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Solving an exponential equation by finding common bases: Linear exponents

Shows how to create common bases so that then the exponents can be set equal to each other and that equation can be solved.

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Least common multiple of two monomials

A clarification on what common multiple means and why the least common one is larger than or at least as large as either number or expression. Then there follows an example of two multivariate…

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Dividing rational expressions involving linear expressions

A brief informal reasoning of why any division can be changed to a multiplication by reciprocating the second number or fraction, i. e. the number going into the other number. Then an example of…

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Greatest common factor of two multivariate monomials

Expands each monomial as a list of all of its prime factors, then showing those that both lists have in common to develope the GCF.

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Combining like terms in a quadratic expression

Adding like terms when there are squared variables as well as single variables in the expression

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Order of operations with integers and exponents

Three examples of this topic

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