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Expressions Guided Notes

This document provides guidance on creating equivalent expressions. It defines key terms like expressions, terms, variables, coefficients and constants. It explains the properties of operations including commutative, associative, identity and distributive properties. Examples are given to illustrate each property. Students are asked to identify the key parts of expressions, apply properties of operations and create equivalent expressions that don't appear identical. The goal is to help students understand what makes expressions equivalent even if they don't look the same.

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Expressions Guided Notes

This document provides guidance on creating equivalent expressions. It defines key terms like expressions, terms, variables, coefficients and constants. It explains the properties of operations including commutative, associative, identity and distributive properties. Examples are given to illustrate each property. Students are asked to identify the key parts of expressions, apply properties of operations and create equivalent expressions that don't appear identical. The goal is to help students understand what makes expressions equivalent even if they don't look the same.

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CREATING EQUIVALENT EXPRESSIONS Guided Notes

Definition of Expressions

An ________________ is a combination of numbers, variables, and at least ________


arithmetic operator .

Types of Expressions

Numerical Expressions Algebraic Expressions

It consists of _____________ and It consists of numbers , ____________ , and


_______________ ______________ . arithmetic operators.

Ex. 1 + 2 + 3 Ex. x + 1
4+8 5x + 7y + 9

Key Word Definition Create an algebraic


expression and highlight the
part(s) the represents the
key word.
Term A term can be a positive or
negative number, a variable,
or a constant multiplied to a
variable.
Variable A variable is a letter or
symbol used to represent a
value or values.
Coefficient A coefficient is the number
attached to a variable. It is
the numerical factor in a
multiplication expression.
Constant A number that is fixed. It 9x + 10
cannot change its value.
Like Terms These are terms with the
same variables. If an
expression has more than
one constant, those are also
like terms.
Use the Smart Art textbox to label the 4 small circles.

Properties
of
Operations

Properties of Math Operations


Properties Description Create your own
Examples
Commutative Property Changing the ________ of the
terms does not change the
result.
___________ Property Changing the ________ of the
terms does not change the
result.
Identity Property In addition, any term added to
____ is equal to itself.

In multiplication, any term


multiplied to ____ is equal to
itself.
Distributive Property of Multiplying a term to a group of
_______________ over addends is _________ to the
______ of the products of the
_______________ term and each of the addends.
Four Squares Activity

Commutative Property Associative Property


a+b=b+a 8 + (18 + 2) = (8 +18) + 2

Distributive Property
Identity Property 2 (2x + 5) = 4x + 10
a·1=a
Expressions & Equations for Sorting

2 (11) + 2 (6) a+0=a

1 (5 + 10 + 20) a = 1a
8 + (18 + 2) ab = ba

2 (11 + 6) a+b=b+a

10 · 3 · 2 (a+b)+c=a(b+c)

44 · 1 (ab) c = a (bc)

59 + 0 a ( b + c ) = ab + ac

(1 + 2) + 7 2 (2x + 5) = 4x + 10
CULMINATING ACTIVITY
Work in groups of 4-5. Discuss your answers. Arrive at a consensus before
writing them down. Then submit your work.
1. If two expressions are equivalent, should they always look the same? Explain.

2. How do you determine whether two expressions are equivalent if they don’t look
identical?

3. Create pairs of equivalent expressions that don’t look alike. Give 5 examples. Show
your work. Justify your answers.

a.

b.

c.

d.

e.

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