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Algebra is a branch of mathematics that uses exclusively symbols in equations or expressions. Normally no numeric value is assigned to each symbol, so that the relations expressed can be generally applied. The famous equations are all expressed in symbols. For example, Einstein's energy equation of E = mc2,where c is the speed of light. Why assign a value to E, or m and limit the usefulness of the equation. If we assign c = 3E8 m/s, then we need to keep track of the number and the unit that goes with c: namely m and s. After combining a few of this kind of expressions and generate new ones, the physical meaning may be lost. Carry the symbols as long as you can until you need a numerical answer is so much more elegant.

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