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Solving a radical equation that simplifies to a quadratic equation: One radical, advanced

Describes how to approach solving a radical eqaution, then demonstrates the stepss needed. It finishes with a check of the answers, stressing that this is an essential step.

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Word problem involving the Pythagorean Theorem

Application of the equation relating the three sides of a right triangle:: a^2 + b^2 = c^2 where a and b are the shorter sides that make the rigiht angle and c is the lenght of the longest side.

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Solving a distance, rate, time problem using a system of linear equations

Rate X Time = Distance problems are best organized by making a table with the columns labeled with the parts of the formula r x t = d and the different scenarios labeling the rows. Then the…

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Vertical Line Test

This demonstrates why and how to use vertical lines to test whether a graph of any relation is a function or not.

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Writing an equation and drawing its graph to model a real-world situation: Advanced

Shows how to interpret a situatioin and create an equation that creates a mathematical connection between two variables. Then by substituting a couple of input values, we can determine the outputs…

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Solving a distance, rate, time problem using a linear equation

An introduction to distance, rate, and time problems where a chart is helpful to organize the information.

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Solving a one-step word problem using the formula d = rt

A simple word problem to get us started with "distance equals rate (or speed) times time.

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