DETOYATO, GLADYS P. M.A.

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MATHEMATICS
PAPER #3A - ICT MATH
VARIABLES, SYMBOLS AND ALGEBRAIC EXPRESSIONS
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le**er# 'r #%&b'l# (#e$ *' re+re#en* (n,n'-n n(&ber#.
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variable -/'#e !l(e "# (n,n'-n.
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#%&b'l n "#
variable -/'#e "n$"0*e$ !l(e "# 3 be0(#e 3 1 3 2 3.
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*r(e 'r 5l#e.
I5 n 2 6, 3 4 n 2 3 "# 5l#e.
I5 n 2 7, 3 4 n 2 3 "# *r(e.
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n(&ber $e*er&"ne$
b% */e r*"' , -/ere 0 #*n$# 5'r 0"r0(&5eren0e n$ $ 5'r
$"&e*er. I* /#
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SYMBOLS
NAME MEANING
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2 e@(l e@(l"*%
A n'* e@(l "ne@(l"*%
B, C Le## */n , gre*er
*/n
rel*"'n#
D, E Gre*er 'r e@(l, le## 'r
e@(l
rel*"'n#

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(#e$ *' -r"*e n
e)+re##"'n.
Example A. >)%, 3&
3
F n, > 4 6G, re Algebraic Expressions.
Example B. In */e lgebr"0 e)+re##"'n 6)
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6)
H
, 7), >) n$ 3 re 0lle$ terms of the expression;
6)
H
n$ 7) re unlike or dissimilar termsI
7) n$ >) re like or similar termsI
-3 "# constant term.
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6 n$ )
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re factors.
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