Identify the Substage of Preoperational Thought in Which the Young

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Short Answer

Identify the substage of preoperational thought in which the young child gains the ability to mentally represent an object that is not present.

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Definitions:

Standard Form

Refers to a way of writing numbers to ensure consistency, often as a particular way of writing algebraic equations or complex numbers.

Perfect Square Trinomial

A trinomial expression in the form a^2 + 2ab + b^2 or a^2 - 2ab + b^2, which can be factored into (a + b)^2 or (a - b)^2, respectively.

Difference Of Cubes

A formula expressing the subtraction of two cubed numbers as a product of a binomial and a trinomial, specifically a^3 - b^3 = (a - b)(a^2 + ab + b^2).

Trinomial

A polynomial with three terms, typically of the form ax^2 + bx + c.