algebra Vocab

2. A grouping together of one or more factors
5. To change two or more terms to just one term so that you can perform other processes
7. Any combination of values and operations that can be used to show how things belong together and compare to one another.
10. an imaginary straight line that divides a shape into two identical parts, thereby creating one part as the mirror image of the other part.
12. To find the answer
15. a statement of an order relationship—greater than, greater than or equal to, less than, or less than or equal to—between two numbers or algebraic expressions.
17. a point at which a function's value is greatest.
18. A small number written slightly above and to the right of a variable or number
20. a numerical or constant quantity placed before and multiplying the variable in an algebraic expression

1. addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, square root, and so on.
3. a symbol (usually a letter) standing in for an unknown numerical value in an equation
4. involving the condition that a group of quantities connected by operators gives the same result whatever the order of the quantities involved
6. the axis of a plane Cartesian coordinate system parallel to which ordinates are measured
8. the principal or horizontal axis of a system of coordinates, points along which have a value of zero for all other coordinates.
9. grouping of terms or values that use a sign to show an equal relationship
11. point at which the value of a function is less than or equal to the value at any nearby point
13. A letter that always represents an unknown number
14. the quantitative relation between two amounts showing the number of times one value contains or is contained within the other.
16. To combine all that can be combined, reduce the number of terms, and put an expression in an easily understandable form.
19. A value or number that never changes in an equation