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6th grade
Unit 6: Lesson 14
Equivalent expressionsEquivalent expressions
Sal finds equivalent expressions by combining like terms and using the distributive property.
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i see people using PEMDAS as order of operations. But what i learned was BEDMAS
Brackets
Exponents
Division
Multiplication
Addition
Subtraction
Im pretty sure it means the same thing but why does everyone have a different name for it?(14 votes)
they are the same its just different names like parentheses and brackets(2 votes)
Is a number with multiple letters accountable? (2jkl).(6 votes)
What matters is the idea of a common factor , if you have:
2kjl +4kj +2 you can still factor this as : 2(kjl + 2kj +1) the expressions are still equivalent(3 votes)
what does sal mean when he said he can factor the two out? and how did he get one from the two?(4 votes)
Factoring is the opposite of multiplying by distribution.
For example:
Multiplication: 2(5x+1) = 2(5x) + 2(1) = 10x+2
To factor, you reverse the process. You identify the common factor in both terms (the 2), you write the 2 in front and you divide each term by 2.
10x+2 = 2(10x/2 + 2/2) = 2(5x+1)
Notice, the 2/2 = 1, that is where the 1 is coming from in the video.
Hope this helps.(2 votes)
how should i remember order of ops (operations)?(2 votes)- P/G Parentheses or Grouping
E exponents
M/D multiplication or division (left to right)
A/S addition or subtraction (left to right)(3 votes)
أين العرب هنا؟ :)(2 votes)
i'm confused...could you translate that to English please?(5 votes)
I still don't get it..How can I learn this without having negative thoughts about how dumb I really am?(3 votes)- It’s important to give yourself time, understanding math concepts is a matter of effort but also patience, don’t beat yourself down because you think you can’t do it, and ask questions if you get stuck(1 vote)
This helps slightly, but I still don't get it. Can anyone help?(3 votes)
why do you have a 1 left over at1:42?(2 votes)
When you multiply 2 by x and 2 by y and 2 by 1 you get 2x+2y+2. I hope that helps.(2 votes)
- Wow,ok how about 15x+4+y+5(3 votes)
- In this case you can’t make any useful factorizations, notice that to factor an expression, every argument should in this case be a multiple of 5 in order to factor out a 5(1 vote)
- Solution for d in the equation 6e=ef+3d(2 votes)
- You can't get a numeric value for "d" because you don't know the value of "e". To solve the equation for "d", you use the same techniques that you would use for any equation.
1) Move "ef" across the equaly by subtracting it from both sides. You will have unlike terms on the right side, so you can't combine "6e" with "-ef".
2) Then, divide both sides by 3.
Hope this helps.(2 votes)
1:42Video transcript
- Which expressions are equivalent to x plus two-y plus x plus two? Select all that apply. Alright. Let's see if I can manipulate
this thing a little bit. Let me just rewrite it so I have x plus... x plus two-y plus x plus two. So, the first thing that jumps out at me, before I even look at these choices, here I have an x over here,
I have an x over there. Well, if I have one x, and
then I can add it to another x that would be two-x so
I could rewrite this... let me do this in a different color. I could rewrite this x and this x, if I add them together
that's going to be two-x. So, this is...actually, I
don't want to skip any steps. So, that's x plus x plus two-y... now I'm just switching
the order...plus two. And then these two x's right over here, I can just rewrite that as two-x. So, I have two-x plus two-y... plus two-y plus two. Now, let's see, out of all my choices... so, this one, this is two-x plus four-y plus four. So, that's not right, I have
two-x plus two-y plus 2, so I can rule this one out. Now, this one's interesting, it looks like they have factored out a two. Let's see if we factor out
a two here, what happens? So, we do see that two
is a factor of that term, it's a factor of that term,
and it's a factor of that term. So, let's see if we can factor it out. So, this is going to be two times x, I'll do the x in that same
magenta color, two times x plus, we have just a y left when
you factor out the two. And then if you factor out a two here, you're just going to have a one left. So, two times x plus y plus one. Which is exactly what they have over here. And since I was able to find a choice, I will not pick "None of the above".