Writing about Translating Phras

Explain how to translate the phrase into an algebra

expression

a number squared decreased by ten

Step-by-step explanation:

This can only be written one way.

Let the number = x

x^2 - 10

is how the statement translates.

x^2 = x*x

the 2 means that you need two xs.

The ^ means that you multiply the two xs.