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Constants, Variables and Algebraic Expressions

This document defines and provides examples of constants, variables, terms, expressions, and algebraic operations. It differentiates between constants and variables, defines terms and expressions, and provides examples of evaluating algebraic expressions for given variable values and calculating perimeters using formulas.

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Constants, Variables and Algebraic Expressions

This document defines and provides examples of constants, variables, terms, expressions, and algebraic operations. It differentiates between constants and variables, defines terms and expressions, and provides examples of evaluating algebraic expressions for given variable values and calculating perimeters using formulas.

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Constants, Variables and

Algebraic Expressions
At the end of the lesson, you should be
able to:
1. Differentiate between constants and
variables in a given algebraic
expression;
2. Evaluate algebraic expressions for
given values of the variables.
 Algebra comes from the Arabic word,
al-jabr (which means restoration), which in
turn was part of the title of a mathematical
book written around the 820 AD by Arab
mathematician, Muhammad ibn Musa al-
Khwarizmi.
 constant – a constant is a number on its
own. For example, 1 or 127;
 variable – a variable is a symbol, usually
letters, which represent a value or a number.
For example, a or x. In truth, you have been
dealing with variables since pre-school in
the form of squares ( ), blank lines (___) or
other symbols used to represent the
unknowns in some mathematical sentences
or phrases;
 term – a term is a constant or a variable or
constants and variables multiplied together. For
example, 4, xy or 8yz. The term’s number part
is called the numerical coefficient while the
variable or variables is/are called the literal
coefficient/s. For the term 8yz, the numerical
coefficient is 8 and the literal coefficients are yz;
 expression – an Algebraic expression is a group
of terms separated by the plus or minus sign.
For example, x – 2 or 4x + ½y – 45.
How do you understand the following symbols
and expressions?
SYMBOLS / EXPRESSIONS MEANING

symbol that stands for any


1) x value or number.

2) 2 + 3 the sum of 2 and 3.


a symbol for the relation
3) = between the expressions on
its left and right sides.
Problem:
 Which of the following is/are equal to 5?

a. 2 + 3
b. 6 – 1
c. 10/2
d. 1+4
e. all of these
Problem:
 Let x be any real number. Find the
value of the expression 3x (the
product of 3 and x) if
a. x = 5
b. x = 1/2
c. x = -0.25
Problem:
 Recall the formula for finding the
perimeter of a rectangle, P = 2L + 2W.
This means you take the sum of twice
the length and twice the width of the
rectangle to get the perimeter.
Suppose the length of a rectangle is
6.2 cm and the width is 1/8 cm. What is
the perimeter?
 Evaluate each algebraic expression when
x = 10
1. x + 8
2. x + 49
3. x + x
4. x - x
5. x - 7
6. 42 - x
ROW 1ST TERM 2ND TERM
a. 10 23
b. 11 25
c. 12 27
d. 13 ______
e. 15 ______
f. 18 ______
g. 37 ______
h. n ______
ROW 1ST TERM 2ND TERM
a. 10 23
b. 11 25
c. 12 27
d. 13 29
______
e. 15 33
______
f. 18 39
______
g. 37 77
______
h. n 2(n) +3
______

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