Inverse Operations

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What is the inverse operation of subtraction?

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Addition

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CCSS.1.OA.A.1

Front

What is the inverse operation of addition?

Back

Subtraction

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CCSS.2.NBT.B.5

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What is the inverse operation of multiplication?

Back

Division

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CCSS.3.OA.C.7

Front

What is the inverse operation of division?

Back

Multiplication

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CCSS.4.NBT.B.6

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What is the relationship between inverse operations?

Back

Inverse operations undo each other.

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CCSS.HSA.REI.A.1

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How can you check if two operations are inverses?

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

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CCSS.HSF-BF.B.4B

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

Back

Taking the root of that number.

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What is the inverse operation of taking the square root?

Back

Squaring the number.

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CCSS.8.EE.A.2

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

Back

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?

Back

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

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CCSS.6.EE.B.7