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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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Writing an equation and graphing a line given its slope and y-intercept

The informaton given here can be entered directly into the y = mx + b or slope-intercept form. Then the y-intercept is used as a starting point where you apply rise over run to the given slope to…

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Set Builder Notation

Shows how to take the descriptive set builder notation and write a roster set to represent the same one.

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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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Integer multiplication and division

A review of the sign results when multiplying integers and then three examples to demonstrate those rules.

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Addition and subtraction with 3 integers

This describes how integers interact when combined, treating minus signs as a negative sign on the number and thinking that all of the integers are being added with negatives and postives working in…

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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 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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Rational exponents: Unit fraction exponents and bases involving signs

Two examples of how to deal with fractional exponents on negative numbers.

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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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Finding the LCD of rational expressions with quadratic denominators

Factoring quadratics to find the LCD of two fractions in algebra

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Finding the roots of a quadratic equation needing simplification

This demonstrates how some quadratic equations need to be simplified and put in standard form before the quadratic expression can be factored so the factors can be set to zero and solved.

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Graphing a function of the form f (x) = ax + b: Fractional slope

Shows how thits form is simply the same as y = mx + b, and then writes the slope and y-intercpt down. It ends with using these to graph the line of points that satisfy this function.

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Evaluating functions: Linear and quadratic or cubic

Speaks to the meaning of f(x), i.e. function notation. Then demnstrates how to get the value of two different functons given the input value.

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Finding slopes of lines parallel and perpendicular to a line given in the form Ax + By = C

Shows how to convert Ax + By = C to y = mx + b then what and why the slopes for parallell and perpendicular lintes are what they are.

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Finding slopes of lines parallel and perpendicular to a line given in slope-intercept form

Describes how and why the slopes of parallel and perpendicular lines can be found

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