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Special products of radical expressions: Conjugates and squaring

A demonstration of squaring a binomial with radical terms and then a second example showing how conjugate binomials can be multiplied.

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Finding the LCD of rational expressions with quadratic denominators

Factoring quadratics to find the LCD of two fractions in algebra

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Simplifying a ratio of polynomials: Problem type 2

A second look at factoring the top and bottom of a fraction in algebra that then reduces that fraction.

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Simplifying a ratio of polynomials: Problem type 1

This shows how to factor the numerator and denominator of a fraction in algebra so that we can reduce the same factors ono the top and the bottom because they divide to one.

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Factoring a product of a quadratic trinomial and a monomial

A two step process is shown here. First, as always, look for a greatest common factor (GCF) and remove it from all terms. Then second, the resulting quadratic expresssion can then be factored into…

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Finding the roots of a quadratic equation with leading coefficient greater than 1

This is a quadractic equation that can be factored to solve it. The zero product property allows writing the factors each equal to 0 and then solving those linear equatioins.

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Finding the roots of a quadratic equation with leading coefficiant 1

This applies the factoring methods learned previously to solving a quadratic equation in standard form, that is with all th eterms on the left of the equals sign and 0 on the right

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Factoring a perfect square trinomial with leading coefficient 1

One of the simpler factoring techniques if you know what you are looking for.

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Multiplying conjugate binomials: Univariate

Demonstrates what happens when the F.O.I.L. method is applied to multiply two binomails of the form (a + b) (a - b). It's special circumstance that allows a short cut.

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