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Solving an equation written in factored form

Starts with cautiioning against multiplying the factors back together and describes the zero product property to justify this warning. Then shows how to continue from the factored form to separate…

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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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Solving a compound linear inequality: Interval notation

This describes how to solve each side of a compound inequality, then using the graphs of each part determine the interval notation for the entire compound statement.

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Solving a compound linear inequality: Graph solution, basic

Presents a compound inequality where both sides have to be solved for the variable first, and then shows how to graph the simplified results

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Discriminant of a quadratic equation

Gives the three possible answers that result from calculating a discriminant, then demonstratew with two different quadratic equations.

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Solving a radical equation that simplifies to a linear equation: One radical, advanced

Two examples here of solving radical equations. Both have one radical that each need isotation before squaring both sides.. Emphasis is p laced on checking your answer because the one arrived at…

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

Two examples that show different possible results from solving a radical equation. You must always check the answer to these.

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Solving a rational equation that simplifies to linear: Unlike binomial denominators

Shows how to find a common denominator to use as a multiplier for each term in a rational equation (an equation with fractions) to then eliminate the denotminators and the result will be a more…

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Solving a rational equation that simplifies to linear: Like binomial denominators

This has two examples so that you can learn to watch out for what looks like a solution but is not because it creates division by zero if you check the answer in the original equation. The other…

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Classifying systems of linear equations from graphs

Looks at the three types of graphs that can occur with a system of two linear equaltions in two variables.

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Identifying solutions to a system of linear equations

This demonstrates testing possible answers to a system of two equations to see whether they are truly answers or not. Note that each answer has to work for both equations, but if it doesn't…

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Identifying solutions to a two-step linear inequality in one variable

Demonstrating how to substitute several values for the variable in an inequality to see if they are valid solutions.

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Solving a linear equation with several occurrences of the variable: Variables on the same side

One type of equation you will have to know how to solve

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Identifying solutions to a linear equation in one variable: Two-step equations

Shows how to substitute values for the variable in a simple equation and determine what values, if any, make it equal.

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