Midterm Vocabulary

3. when a number is raised to a power of two
5. _______ terms can be combined because they have the same variable and/or exponents
7. a constant or a variable in an expression; separated by plus and minus signs
8. the goal of any two-step equation is to __________ the variable
11. another word for opposite in terms of operations
12. the top number in a fraction
13. the term(s) without a variable
19. the bottom number in a fraction
21. when a number is raised to a power of three
22. when we divide like bases, we _________ the exponents
24. to convert a decimal to a __________, you must put either 10, 100, or 1000 under the digits then simplify
26. numbers that cannot be represented as fractions, decimals that do not repeat or terminate, non-perfect squares
27. the number attached to the variable in an expression or equation
28. to convert a fraction to a __________, you must divide the numerator by the denominator

1. a sign showing balance between two expressions
2. to convert a decimal to a __________, you must move the decimal point to the right two times
4. does not have an equal sign and can only be simplified
6. the name for the power a number is raised to
9. has an equal sign and can therefore be solved
10. property in which the number outside the parenthesis is multiplied by each term in the parenthesis
14. anything raised to a zero power equals ______
15. order of operations; the acronym for the order in which we simplify and/or solve math problems
16. the number that goes under a whole number to make it a fraction without changing the value
17. when raising a power to another power, you should _________ the exponents
18. when we multiply like bases, we _____ the exponents
20. numbers that can be represented as fractions, terminating decimals, or repeating decimals (includes whole numbers and perfect squares)
23. the letter used in an expression or equation to represent a value that we don't know yet
25. after distributing, you must __________ like terms before solving the equation