Question

Now can you write the meaning of the expressions below in ordinary language?

(i)

(ii)

(iii)

(iv)

(v) x + y + 2

(vi)

(vii) ab + 1

(viii) (a + 1) (b + 1)

Answer 1

(i)

The given expression can be written as one added to half of a number.

(ii)

The given expression can be written as half of the sum of a number and one.

(iii)

The given expression can be written as one added to the square root of a number.

(iv)

The given expression can be written as the square root of the sum of a number and one.

(v) x + y + 2

The given expression can be written as two added to the sum of two numbers.

(vi)

The given expression can be written as the sum of the square roots of two numbers.

(vii) ab + 1

The given expression can be written as one added to the product of two numbers.

(viii) (a + 1) (b + 1)

The given expression can be written as the product of the successors of two numbers.