Sehej Bhasin

Class VII
 ?CTIVITY 3.
Rekha was 24 when her son Raju was born.
@ 1. Fill in the table below.
Raju¶s age 1 4 7 12 18 25
Calculation 1+24 ____ ____ ____ ____ ____
Rekha¶s ?ge 25 ____ ____ ____ ____ ____
@ 2. Explain in words how to find Rekha¶s age if you know
Raju¶s age.
@ 3. Write a mathematical sentence for Rekha¶s age.
@ 4. If you let the variable µa¶ stands for Raju¶s age in years,
write an expression for Rekha¶s age in terms of a.
What is algebra? ?
EBR?

Is defined as a branch of
mathematics in which symbols,
usually letters of the alphabet,
are used to represent unknown
numbers and in doing so
generalize the facts in
arithmetic.
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SY
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SY
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is greater than, is more than
 is less than
 is not equal to
 is greater than or equal to
 is less than or equal to
 OPER?TIOv? SY
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?dded to, the sum of, increase by, plus, total of,
more than

inus, decreased by, subtracted to, subtracted
 from, reduced by, diminished by, less than, less,
remainder of , difference of, take away
   
 Times, multiplied by, the product of, of

 Quotient of, divided by, ratio of, over

2 The square of x, x squared, the second power of

 x, x to the second power
Square root of
 SY
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Parenthesis ( )
Brackets [ ]
Braces { }
Bar â
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Ë is a single or a Ë is any symbol for a number
combination of which may consist of a
mathematical operations, single number with or
symbols, variables and without operation symbols,
constants which represent or of two or more numbers
a number with operation and grouping
Ë Examples: symbols.
4
7  3 ± 2 
3
2

3 2
˜ Ë Examples:
3 2 3
2@8 100 10
2
˜ 2 ±1 (12) @ (6 3) 345
COvST?vT
ƒ is a fixed quantity or one that does not
change its value in relation to variables
ƒ is a value or quantity which never change
regardless of the condition of the problem.
V?RI?B E
ƒ is a symbol (blank, box, letter) which may take
one or more than one values from a given set
of allowable values called 

˜   or
domain.
ƒ is a value or quantity which changes
depending upon the condition of the problem
 EX?
P ES
ƒ 10a + b
ƒ á È constant
ƒ
and È variables
ƒ 3x È 5
ƒ 3 and 5 È constants
ƒ x V variable
ƒ P = 4s
ƒ 4 È constant
ƒ P and s V variables
 TER

@ is a part of an algebraic expression
separated by plus or minus sign
v
ERIC? COEFFICIEvT
@ is a constant which determines the number
of times a variable is to be multiplied
@ is the numerical factor in a term
ITER? COEFFICIEvT
@ ?re the variables, the letter coefficients or
the unknown quantities
B?SE
@ Is the repeated factor in a product

EXPOvEvT
@ Is a number written at the upper right hand of
a symbol to indicate the number of times that
symbol is used as a factor.
 EX?
P ES:
2 3 is the numerical coefficient
3
@
@ x is the base
@ 2 is the exponent
@ x2 is the literal coefficient
This means (3)(x)(x)
3
5
@2 @
@
5 and 2 are the numerical coefficient
y is the base
@ 3 is the exponent
@ a and y3 are the literal coefficient
This means (5)(a) + (2)(y)(y)(y)
 TYPES OF ?
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OvO
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@ Is an algebraic expression consisting of one term.
@ 30x; V 10xyz; 2(x+y)
@ BIvO
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@ Is an algebraic expression consisting of two terms
@ 30x È 10xyz; V 12n+83ab2c
@ TRIvO
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@ Is an algebraic expression consisting of three terms
@ 30x È 10xyz +4xy; 12n3 + 4mn V 15
@ PO YvO
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TIvO
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@ Is an algebraic expression consisting of two or more terms
@ 5y3 V2y2 +y V5; 3m5n3 V3abc +4p2q È 8y +6