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MATHEMATIC SYMBOLS ‘SYMBOL | NAME READ AS EXPLANATION = equals is equal to; equals Represent the same value + Inequation or not Two items or numbers do not represent ° equal the same value Ir > Strictinequality | Greater than wey xis greater than y > ‘Much greater than x>>y_xis much greater than y < ‘Strictinequality | Less than ‘x [it follows then that) x7=4 => x=2 in general false (since x could be -2) CI) | Setbrackets {a,b,c} means the set consisting of a, b, ande 0 Precedence Parentheses Perform the operations inside the grouping. parentheses first Pronunciation in mathematies The language of mathematics can be written either as mathematical notation (aumbers and symbols) or as verbal expressions. Both can be translated from one to the other. This translation between each has to be exact, always clear and never in doubt for it to communicate accurately Pronunciation involves haw we read mathematical expressions. Poor pronunciation can result in ambiguous or erroneous results. FOR EXAMPLE, the student pronunciation “a plus b over c” might be used for either “a+ bye" OR “a+ (b/c) To avoid this problem, the student can say: ‘The quantity “a +b, the quantity divided by c” “a + the quantity b over c” “a+b (long pause) over <” “a + (a long pause) b over ¢ (quickly) “a+ ball overc” VERBAL PHRASE EXPRESSION ADDITION. ‘The sum of six and a number Btw The sum of six and a number is o+ Eight more than a number yt Anumber plus five nS ‘A number increased by seven x47 VERBAL PHRASE EXPRESSION. ‘SUBTRACTION ‘A number decreased by nine -9 ‘The difference between 5 and a number 5-y 4 less than a number y-4 7 minus @ number 10 VERBAL PHRASE (MULTIPLICATION, EXPRESSION The product of 9 and a number on jes a number 10n Anumber multiplied by 3 3n One fourth of a number Yon Twice a number 2n ‘VERBAL PHRASE DIVISION, EXPRESSION The quotient of number and 6 7 divided by a number Sinto.25 One-half of twenty /6 7/0. 25/5 % (20) Mathematic Verbal Expression Notation ox. Five x (avoid “five times x”) ‘ab ‘ab (avoid “a times 6); x42 xplus two x-2 x minus bwo 5 (Negative five [or less accurately] minus five. The temperature is negative 5°. 5-2) Five minus negative two [or] five minus two 3x42 ‘Three x plus two [avoid “three times x plus two] 3+ 2) Three times the quantity x plus two [or} Three times (pause) x plus two Th spoken mathematics, parentheses are hard to say aloud. “The quantity” Is @ phrase used to alert the istener to parenthe: ses, Also, pauses can be used to try to indicate parentheses. x2. xdivided by two ‘a number divided by two a+b plus b, all divided c [or] a plus b, the quantity, divided by ¢ c ax three xsquared, 3 times x squared, Three times a number multiplied itself the quantity three x, , squared [or] three x, all squared [or] the quantity three x (pause) squared a the square root of two [some say “root 2"] Axta the square root of the quantity x plus two ‘equals for] is equal to [not “equals to") xta=b xplus a equals b < 15 less than [avoid “Is smaller than"] ab ais less than b < is less than or equal to > is greater than [avoid “is bigger then] = Is greater than or equal to Xis between 2 and 2 X>-2andX<2 2x62 [Negative two is less than xis less than two for] "Negative two is less than xand x is less than two [or ess accurately] Minus two Is less than xis less than two Fel the absolute value of the quantity x [same say “absolute x"] [x2] the absolute value of the quantity x plus two Ixle2 the absolute value of x (pause) plus two x x cubed [or] to the third [or] x to the third power Fa xtothe pth [or] xto the p ax ‘Atimes x squared

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