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    Mathematical Language

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    The language of mathematics is the system used by mathematicians to communicate mathematical ideas among themselves, and is distinct from natural languages in that it aims to communicate abstract, logical ideas with precision and unambiguity.

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    Mathematical Language

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    The language of mathematics is the system used by mathematicians to communicate mathematical ideas among themselves, and is distinct from natural languages in that it aims to communicate abstract, logical ideas with precision and unambiguity.

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    MATHEMATICAL LANGUAGE

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    The language of mathematics is the system used by mathematicians to communicate mathematical ideas among themselves, and is distinct from natural languages in that it aims to communicate abstract, logical ideas with precision and unambiguity.

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    Mathematical Language

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    Nicaa Nilo
    The language of mathematics is the system used by mathematicians to communicate mathematical ideas among themselves, and is distinct from natural languages in that it aims to communicate abstract, logical ideas with precision and unambiguity.

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    Learning Outcomes
    At the end of this discussion, you must be able to:
    1. Discuss the language and symbols of Mathematics
    2. Identify the different symbols used in mathematics
    3. Convert English statement to mathematical
    statement and vice versa
    4. Appreciate that mathematics is a useful language

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    What is a Mathematical Language?

    • The language of mathematics is the system used by


    mathematicians to communicate mathematical ideas
    among themselves.
    • The language of mathematics makes it easy to
    express the kinds of symbols, syntax and rules that
    mathematicians like to do.
    • Mathematics as a language uses symbols to express
    a formula or to represent a constant.
    • It has syntax to make the expression well-formed to
    make the characters and symbols clear and valid that
    do not violate the rules.

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    Mathematical Symbols
    SYMBOL MEANING
    1. Add
    +
    2. − Subtract
    3. × Multiply
    4.
    ÷ Divide
    5.
    / Divide
    6.
    = Equals
    7.
    ≠ Not equal to
    8.
    ≈ Equivalent
    4
    SYMBOL MEANING
    9. <, ≤ Less than, less than or equal to
    10. >, ≥ greater than, greater than or equal to
    11. ± plus or minus
    12. Infinity
    ∞
    13. Square root
    14. Therefore
    ∴

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    English statement to Mathematical
    Statement

    1. The difference of eight and three is five


    Answer: 𝟖 − 𝟑 = 𝟓
    2. The sum of six and four, diminished by
    seven is three
    Answer: 𝟔 + 𝟒 − 𝟕 =3

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    3. Twice the difference of ten and eight
    is four

    Answer: 𝟐 𝟏𝟎 − 𝟖 = 𝟒

    4. The sum of five times a number and


    one-fifth is eleven
    𝟏
    Answer: 𝟓𝒙 + = 𝟏𝟏
    𝟓

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    5. The product of twice a number and
    six is eight plus a number

    Answer: 𝟐𝒙 ∙ 𝟔 = 𝟖 + 𝒙

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    Mathematical statement to
    English Statement
    𝟏
    1. 𝒙 −𝟐=𝟓
    𝟒
    Answer: The difference between one-fourth
    of a number and two is five

    2. 𝟑𝒙 − 𝟔 = 𝟐𝒙
    Answer: Three times a number diminished
    by six is twice the number
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    3. 𝟓 + 𝟐𝒙 = 𝟏𝟏
    Answer: The sum of five and twice a number
    is eleven

    4. 𝟑𝒙 = −𝟐𝟏

    Answer: Three times a number is the negative


    of twenty one

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    5. 𝟒𝒙 − 𝟏𝟐 = 𝟐 𝒙 − 𝟓
    Answer: The difference between four times
    a number and twelve is twice the difference
    of a number and five

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