1. Evaluating Expressions and Solving Equations
Honors Algebra II with Trigonometry
Mr. Agnew

2. Essential Stuff Essential Question Essential Vocabulary
How do you solve multi-step linear equations?
Essential Vocabulary
Like terms
Equation
Variable

3. 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

4. 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

5. Homework:
Homework 1.2: Solving Equations