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Solving a two-step linear inequality: Problem type 1

Shows one example of solving a iinear inequality in two steps.

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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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Identifying numbers as integers or non-integers

A brief description of what integers consist of followed by a list of numbers where it is decided whether each is an integer or not.

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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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Square roots of perfect squares with signs

This describes what to look for when simplifying radicals.

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Solving a rational equation that simplifies to linear: Denominator x + a

Shows cross multipication of two single fractions set equat to each other to create a new equation that has no fractions and is then solvable by the typical methods.

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Adding rational expressions with denominators ax - b and b - ax

Describes how to deal with denominators that are simply opposite in sign when adding or subtracting fractional expressions.

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Synthetic division

This demonstrates why symthetic division works when dividing by a simple binomial as in x + a or x - a. Then it shows how to fill in the answers for this type of question.

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Multiplying conjugate binomials: Univariate

Demonstrates what happens when the F.O.I.L. method is applied to multiply two binomails of the form (a + b) (a - b). It's special circumstance that allows a short cut.

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Simplifying a sum or difference of three univariate polynomials

The key to getting this type of question is distributing any minus sign on the outside of the parentheses to each term on the inside thereby changing all of the i nner signs to their opposite

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Solving a linear equation with several occurrences of the variable: Variables on both sides

Another type of equation to solve, and a crucial intermediary form that occurs in more complicated forms of finding the solution tp equations.

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Solving a multi-step equation given in fractional form

Multiplying through the whole equation by the LCD of all terms is the key and first step in solving any equations witihi fractions

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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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Distributive property: Integer coefficients

The next step in understanding distribution.

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