Algebraic functions refer to mathematical expressions involving numbers, variables (like x or y), and basic arithmetic operations (such as addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division). These functions can be represented by formulas or equations, and they help in solving problems or describing relationships between quantities.
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Graph paper can be used to help scale drawings, determine perimeter and area of figures, and graph linear equations and
other algebraic functions.
Of course, the reals aren't quite closed
under algebraic functions, since negative numbers have no real square roots (a negative times a negative is positive).
Operations and algebraic thinking are the basis of the core math curriculum and provide a scaffolding to more
complex algebraic functions.
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The algebraic function,» as Harris quite rightly says, «is expressed by and immanent in a spatial figure» and is «universal to its particular manifestations» (AT 74).
They learn to reason abstractly and quantitatively and relate concepts to: counting and putting things in order,
algebraic functions, numbers and operations, measurement and data, geometry and logic.