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X Marks The Thought
We introduce algebra, giving a translation of the word from the Arabic phrase for “reunion of broken parts”. We introduce equations and see an equation of the kind that students will have see, where an icon stands for an unknown. We replace the icon with “x” and demonstrate solving simple equations by using inverse operations. We also see examples of simplifying an expression by collecting like terms.
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