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Mere convention, my dear friend, mere convention.
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What do you call a symbol used to represent the unknown quantity in an equation?
x or any other variable
What is a letter used to represent an unknown quantity?
Unknonwn quantity is any variable a,b,c or x,y
What is done to a variable represent an unknown quantity?
define
What does the x in algebra stand for?
The (unknown) x (I suppose that's what you mean) is a variable. It's commonly used to represent any number. For example if you have the equation 3x+2=5, x represents the number which will verify the equation. x can be used with equations, functions etc.
In x3 x is called?
X is an unknown number.
What does x represent in a function?
The unknown variable in that function.
How could you represent the larger unknown integer in terms of x?
v
What is numeric x in statistics?
In statistics, letter such as; a,..x..,z, is a variable used to represent an unknown value.
A symbol that stands for an unknown quantity?
In maths the symbols x and n are usually used to represent an unknown quantity. These may be referred to as a variable.
What do you call a symbol used to represent the unknown quantity in an equation?
x or any other variable
What does X means in Mathematics?
X is the symbol for multiplication, as in 2X2=4 X (or any other letter) is often used to represent an unknown quantity.
How are variable expressions used to represent a quantity?
They are used to represent known and unknown values in equations. Usually x, y, and z are unknown; and a, b, and c are known. But u can use anything to represent anything! It helps to solve for unknowns that you need to figure out!
What is done to a variable represent an unknown quanity?
A variable is assigned to represent an unknown quantity.
What is a letter used to represent an unknown quantity?
Unknonwn quantity is any variable a,b,c or x,y
What represents an unknown or changeable value?
In mathematical expressions, a variable (a letter used to represent a certain value) represents an unknown or changeable value. It is often the variable x.
What does alpha mean in math?
Normally, alpha is used to represent an angle. Just like "x" is used to represent an unknown number or angle, alpha, theta, beta are used to represent unkown angles.
Solve a number increased by nine is fifteen?
Let x represent the unknown number and use the known numbers to solve. Set up the equation: x + 9 = 15 (subtract 9 from each side to solve for the unknown number) x = 6
