GlossaryS


 * Scientific Notation:**
 * 4.38 X10to the -7 is the same as .000000438
 * 4.38x 10 to the 2 is the same as 438
 * If its a negative exponent its a smaller number not a negative
 * Square Root:**
 * a number that when multiplied by itself equals a given number. For example the square root of 16 is 4.

** Subtracting: **
 * Double Negative applies unless there are absolute value signs or Negative signs are next to each other. The negative sign cannot be separated by a Variable, Constant, Coefficient or a Absolute Value sign

**Sum:**
 * the answer for an addition problem.


 * Simplifying expressions**: Writing an expression in its most compact manner without changing the value of the expression. Add like terms but you can only combine like terms.

__//**Substituting numbers as variables:**//__ When a number appears as a letter in an equation. The letter represents a number that belongs in the equation. e.g. x = 9. 4x= 3

Solving an equations: is when there is an equal sign in the equation. X+2=6

__**Similar Triangles**__ Exact same shape, but different sizes.