Inverse Operations

Front

What is the inverse operation of subtraction?

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Addition

Front

What is the inverse operation of addition?

Back

Subtraction

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What is the inverse operation of multiplication?

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Division

Front

What is the inverse operation of division?

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Multiplication

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What is the relationship between inverse operations?

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Inverse operations undo each other.

Front

How can you check if two operations are inverses?

Back

Perform both operations on a number; if you return to the original number, they are inverses.

Front

What is the inverse operation of raising a number to a power?

Back

Taking the root of that number.

Front

What is the inverse operation of taking the square root?

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Squaring the number.

Front

In the context of equations, what does it mean to isolate a variable?

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To manipulate the equation so that the variable is on one side and all other terms are on the other.

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How do you apply inverse operations to solve an equation?

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Use inverse operations to move terms across the equals sign to isolate the variable.