It means multply
e.g. 5a means '5' multiplied to the value of 'a'.
As in all multplied/addition.
3+3+3+3+3 = 5 X 3 = 15
Instead of writing all the plusses , we shorten it to multiply.
Similarly
a + a +a + a + a = 5 X a = 5a
In algebra the multiplication sign (x) is never shown as it may be confused with the unknown 'x'.
In algebra
addition is shown as 'a + b
subtraction is shown as 'a - b' .
multiplication is shown as 'ab'
division is shown as 'a/b' ( like an fraction).
it means to multiply the number by the letter for example:
4A+2
it means 4 times A. above your problem it may or may not say what "A" is, if it does you will need to multiply 4 by that number. if it does not show what A is you will have to find out what A is, for example:
"4A=8"
so to find A you need to find what times 4 is 8 which is 2.
It can mean that it is a vector.
In Algebra, "is" means Equal (=).
well the . is multiplication. a number and another number separated with a _ is multiplication. a + is addition, and a - is subtraction. got it? teehee!
i means imaginary number or what you would find the square root of to make -1
Generally speaking, a letter in algebra refers to a variable, that is, it is a placeholder for any specific value that can be used in that equation.In algebra syntax, a number next to a variable, or a variable next to another variable, with no explicit arithmetic symbol between them, mean to multiply the two values.So:2aMeans to multiply the variable value of "a" by two.In your question:2aball values should be multiplied. So, the result would be 2 times the variable value of "a" times the variable value of "b".
An unknown number
"n" stands for an unknown number.
"b" is simply a letter in algebra to replace an unknown number.
In algebra, there will be letters. Each letter represents a number. Different letters stand for different numbers. e.g. x=1 but y=3. if there are many X's, they all mean the same thing.If there is a number before the letter, you multiply the number by what the letter represents. So 3p means 3*p. This is very simple algebra. I haven't learned complex algebra yet, but i can understand it. But can't explain it well.
n is any number, (it is not n because it is the first letter of the word number,because the 'n' could be a 'q' or a 'h') Basically, 'n' is any number, and usually when working with algebra, it is easiest to work backwards
The variable is the letter, the thing that can be changed.
D can mean anything, it's only substituting a number that you have to find out. That's how you do basic algebra
a variable (an unknown number/ any number).
It can mean that it is a vector.
if there is a letter (example n, z ) instead of a number in algebra it stands in place of that number. this means if you are doing multiplication you are going to divide the numbers to get the answer for your letter . if you are doing division you do it the other way around! easy
What do you want it to mean. As a variable it can be used for any amount of any substance.
In algebra, letters like a, b, x, y, all represent numbers. We use letters like this when we have an unknown number.