Question

performing math operations to get a term or a variable by itself on one side of an equation is called

Answer 1

algebra

Answer 2

yes.

Answer 3

Isolate.

Answer 4

solving?

Answer 5

To solve an algebra problem you isolate the variable by performing mathematical operations on both sides of the equation until you have the variable that you are solving for on one side. This is called isolation or isolating the variable.

Answer 6

from the arabic "al-jabr"

Answer 7

http://www.und.nodak.edu/instruct/lgeller/algebra.html