This says 4 Squared equals 16 the little 2 means the number appears twice in multiplying so 4416. Definition of algebraic equation. Unfortu-nately in the past this more natural way of thinking about algebra virtually disappeared after first grade.
Write each sentence as an algebraic equation.
3 squared is 9 so a square root of 9 is 3. An equation obtained by equating to zero a sum of a finite number of terms each one of which is a product of positive integral powers including the zero power of the variables. It could look like 3x 9. Before we see how to add and subtract integers we define terms and factors.