Equations Chapter Vocabulary - Big Ideas Ch 6

The variable that represents the input values of a function

When you subtract the same number from each side of an equation, the two sides remain equal

An equation that represents two quantities that change in relationship to one another

The variable that represents the output values of a function.

An ordered pair (x,y)that makes an equation true

A value that makes an equation true

When you multiply each side of an equation by the same nonzero number, the two sides remain equal

Operations that "undo" each other, such as addition and subtraction, or multiplication and division

When you add the same number to each side of an equation, the two sides remain equal

When you divide each side of an equation by the same nonzero number, the two sides remain equal.

A mathematical sentence that uses an equal sign to show that two expressions are equal

The product of a nonzero number n and its reciprocal, 1/n, is 1.