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Power rules with positive exponents: Multivariate products

An example of how we distribute an exponent outside of parentheses to all factors within.

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

This radical equation when sqaured to eliminate the sqaure root creates a quadratic equation that can then be solved by factoring.

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Simplifying a product involving square roots using the distributive property: Basic

Demonstrates distribution when radicals are invovled.

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Simplifying a quotient involving a sum or difference with a square root

Demonstrations that emphasize the fact that a fraction bar acts like parentheses in that the each part of the fraction must be factored so that there is a product of factors on both top and bottomof…

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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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Simplifying a product of radical expressions: Univariate

Multiplying two radical expressions by showing the factorization of the numbers and using even exponents to remove variable factors.

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Introduction to simplifying a product of radical expressions: Univariate

Some simpler examples of square root multiplication

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Square root multiplication: Advanced

An example that is a little more complicated about how to simplify radicals that are being multiplied

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Introduction to square root multiplication

Some simple straightforward multiplicaions of radicals with no reduction afterward

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Simplifying a radical expression with two variables

Two examples of simplifying expressions under a square root symbol to "liberate" as many factors as possible

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Introduction to simplifying a radical expression with an odd exponent

This is an example of how to remove as many factors as possible from under a square root to become a "whole" expression

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Solving a rational equation that simplifies to quadratic: Binomial denominators, constant numerators

Here we solve a rational equation by multiplying each of the terms in the equation by the LCD of all of the fractions. This allows us to divide to one all of the factors in the denominators and the…

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Solving a rational equation that simplifies to linear: Factorable quadratic denominators

Demonstrates using factoring skills to separate and identify all of the necessary factors that make the LCD (Least common denominator) that can be used as a multiplier through a rational equation to…

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Solving a rational equation that simplifies to linear: Denominators a, x, or ax

Demonstrates multiplying each term in a rational equation by the least common denominator of all fractions so that the denominators can be eliminated and the resulting linear equation can then be…

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Complex fractions: GCF factoring

Demonstrates how to reduce a complex fraction when the technique of factoring a greatest common factor (GCF) is needed.

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Complex fraction without variables: Problem type 2

Shows how to simplify a large fractions with fractioins embedded in it. The simplest way involves multiplying all small fractions by their least common denominator so the individual denominators…

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