Day 3 Equivalent Expressions Independent Practice

An equivalent expression is an expression that has the same value as another expression for all values of the variable(s) involved.

Factoring an expression means rewriting it as a product of its factors, which can help simplify the expression or solve equations.

Expanding an expression involves multiplying out the factors to write it as a sum of terms, which can make it easier to work with.

The distributive property states that a(b + c) = ab + ac, allowing you to multiply a single term by two or more terms inside a set of parentheses.

A rational expression is a fraction where the numerator and the denominator are both polynomials.