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Identifying solutions to a linear equation in two variables

A demo that shows how to substitute possible x-y ordered pairs into an equation to find out whether they create a true statement, determining which are solutions and which are not.

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Reading a point in the coordinate plane

Just a short demo of how read the location of an (x, y) point on a Cartesian coordinate graph

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Multiplicative property of inequality with integers

This states the Multiplicative Propery of Inequality, then demonstates how it works with two examples.

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Multiplication of 3 or 4 integers

A review of the sign rules for multiplication and three examples to demonstrate these.

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Rationalizing a denominator: Square root of a fraction

This discusses what rationals and irratioinals are, then goes on to demonstrate how to eliminate any radical number in the denominator.

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Complex fraction with negative exponents: Problem type 2

This demonstrates how to convert negative exponents in a complex fraction to the reciprocal positive exponents and then use the LCD of all fractions to simplify.

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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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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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Identifying solutions to a linear inequallity in two variables

Just an exercise in testing whether an ordered pair makes an inequality statement true when plugged in for the variables.

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Graphing a parabola of the form y=ax^2

Demonstrates how to make t his graph per instructions, and also shows how to deal with a fractional leading coefficient.

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Solving for a variable in terms of other variables using multiplication or division: Advanced

A second example of how to use multiplication or division to isolate a chosen variable in a formula.

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Multiplicative property of equality with integers

Describes multiplying or dividing both sides of an quationn by the same value in order to get the variable alone on one side

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Additive property of equality with integers

The beginnings of understanding how to solve equations by doing something to both sides, keeping it equal

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Average of two numbers

Just add the two together and dvide by two, but this is also handy to find the halfway point between two numbers on a number line.

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Converting a fraction to a percentage: Denominator of 20, 25, or 50

Fraction conversions that are simpler than they look.

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Converting a fraction to a percentage: Denominator of 4, 5, or 10

Conversions using money as a way to think them through.

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