Common Core Math 1

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Guided Notes: Same Yet Different, Equivalent Expressions
1. Review: Write the simplest equivalent expression for each of the following.
a. 8x 3x 2x 50

b. 6a (20 + 4a)

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c. 0.8(10n 30)

d. t 20 0.3t

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2. Equivalent Expressions:
a. Equivalent means ______________in value
i. Two expressions are called equivalent if they can be simplified to the same thing
b. Decide if the expression below are equivalent:
3.2x + 5.4x

and

8.6x

4y + 7y 12

and

-12 + 11y

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Equivalent =

Equivalent =

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No

3. Determine whether or not the following pairs of expressions are equivalent.

3(x 2)

and

6 3x

7x + 14

and

7(x + 2)

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Equivalent =

Equivalent =

Yes

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No

Yes

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4. Try on your own: Determine which of the following pairs of expressions are equivalent.

x + 4 and 3(3x + 1)5x+1

and 2y + 3
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Equivalent =

Yes

or

No

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5. Properties: There are five properties that we will talk about today:
1. Distributive Property
2. Commutative Property

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No

3. Associative Property
4. Connecting Addition and Subtraction
5. Connecting Multiplication and Division
6. Distributive Property: a(b + c) = ab + ac and
ab + ac = a(b + c)
For Example: ______________=________________
and
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7. Commutative Property: a + b = b + a
For Example: ______________=________________
8. Associative Property: a + (b + c) = (a + b) + c
For Example:
3x + 5 + 4x + 7 = ________________ = ___________________
9. Connecting Addition and Subtraction: a b = a + (-b)
This property can be applied to rewrite an expression that involves subtraction so that the terms involved
can be rearranged using the commutative and associative properties of addition.
For example:
4x 3 5x + 7 = ________________ = ________________ = _________________
10. Connecting Multiplication and Division:

This property can be combined with the distributive property.

For example:
= _____________________ = ______________________

11. Expanding an Expression:

When you are given an expression and asked to write an __________________ expression that does not
contain ________________________
For example: Expand 4(y + 2) = ______________________
12. Practice Expanding Expressions: Expand the following expressions.
a.

b.

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13. Factoring:

Working backwards: the opposite of _____________________ is called factoring.

Factoring: to break a number or expression into numbers or expressions that can be __________________
together to get the original number or expression.
For Example: Earlier we distributed 4(y + 2) in to 4y + 8. To factor 4y + 8 you would pull a ___ out of each
term, resulting in __________________.
14. Practice Factoring: Factor the following expressions.
a. 2x + 6

b. 20 5y

c. 6y 9

d. 8 +12 y

e. xy 7x

f. 3x = 15y

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