Evaluating Expressions and Solving Equations Honors Algebra II with Trigonometry Mr. Agnew
Essential Stuff Essential Question Essential Vocabulary How do you solve multi-step linear equations? Essential Vocabulary Like terms Equation Variable
Remember… Simplify – to combine all like terms in an expression (answer may contain numbers and variables) Evaluate – to find the value of an expression using given values of variable(s) (answer is a number) Solve – to find the value of a variable in an equation
Solving Equations When solving an equation, isolate variable. Eliminate parentheses with the distributive property Eliminate fractions by multiplying by a common denominator Three types of answers: One solution No solution All Real Numbers Class Examples
Homework: Homework 1.2: Solving Equations