FUNDAMENTAL CONCEPTS OF ALGEBRA
FUNDAMENTAL CONCEPTS OF ALGEBRA Arithmetic quantities are represented by numbers that represent given values. For example, the number 5 represents the value of five and if we want to express another quantity we must choose a number other than 5. Unlike Arithmetic, in Algebra quantities are studied in a general way, using quantities represented by symbols that are not only numbers but also others such as the letters of the alphabet that can represent any single value. A letter represents any value because that symbol will assume the value that we assign to it, and is unique. After all, within the same problem that letter cannot represent another value other than the one we have assigned. The range of problems that can be solved through algebra is extensive and to face a problem it is required to transform the situation into algebraic expressions containing symbols and signs. symbols Numbers They are used to represent known quantities and ...