Thursday, October 28, 2010

Daily Scribe

Info learned in class
the difference between variables (m), variable expression (problem with variable in it), number expression (problem with only numbers in it)

can't use x for multiplication anymore. use a dot or star.

Evaluation Expression = do the math

Steps to find out variable expression
identify variables, example: 27y = 27(3)


evaluation expression

area of a triangle
B=base=5cm,  height=H=4cm

B*H/2=
5*4/2=

representing situations with integers
lose $7.00 = -7

8 steps forward = 8

easy way to do it:
___ ._________.__.__.__
-4 -3 -2 -1 0 1  2    3   4

Greatest to least: -3, 2,3 and 4 

Vocab:
Absolute value 

Definition: a numbers distance from zero on the number line. 

examples: /-9\ = 9 spaces
/-6\ = 6

easy mistakes:
/9\ = -9 NOT the opposite

simple definition:

opposites have same absolute value

Opposite:
Definition: Numbers that are the same distance from zero on the number line, but in the opposites directions

examples:
-2 and 2
-13 and 13
-0.7 and 0.7

easy mistakes:
10 and -5
8 and 8

These are not examples of opposites.

Integers
Definition: The whole numbers and their opposites
whole numbers are 0,1,2, ..

Examples:
6 , -7, 14, 0, -352

easy mistakes:
Miss-spelling the word interger

Other examples of easy mistakes: 1/2, infinity, pi, 0.75


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