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Module 3 Overview - GSU
Module 3 Overview - GSU
Module 3 Highlights
Andrea Hendricks Math 0098 Pre-college Algebra
The following pages lead you through important information you need to know about
the topics in this module and where you can find additional help and practice in the
accompanying textbook.
1. What is the difference between an expression and an equation? (Section 2.1, Objective 1)
2. What is a solution of an equation? A solution is the value of the variable that makes the equation
_________. (Section 2.1, Objective 2)
3. Review Objective 3 Examples and Objective 4 Examples in Section 2.1 for examples on how to set up
equations correctly by translating from the verbal statements to the algebraic statements.
4. A linear equation in one variable is an equation that can be written in the form _______________. (See
Section 2.2, Objective 1)
5. Equivalent equations are equations with the same _____________ ________. (See Section 2.2, Objective
2)
11. If a linear equation contains fractions, we can multiply each side of the equation by the ____________ to
clear fractions. (Section 2.4, Objective 1)
12. If a linear equation contains decimals, we can multiply each side of the equation by an appropriate
power of ________ to clear decimals. (Section 2.4, Objective 2)
13. A linear equation that is not true for any value of the variable is called a _________________. A
contradiction has ________ _____________. The solution set is the _____________ _________, or null set,
. (Section 2.4, Objective 3)
14. A linear equation that is true for all values of the variable is a(n) __________________. An identity has
__________________ _____________ ______________. The solution set is _________ ________
_____________, denoted . (Section 2.4, Objective 4)
For a mixed review: Complete Piece It Together: Sections 2.1 – 2.4, Exercises 1 – 20 (Page 135)
16. The circumference and area formulas for circles are (Section 2.5, Objective 2)