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Example Question #2 : Square Of Sum
Which of the following is the square of
?
Use the square of a sum pattern, substituting
for and for in the pattern:
Example Question #1 : Factoring Squares
Which real number satisfies
?
Simplify the base of 9 and 27 in order to have a common base.
(3x)(9)=272
= (3x)(32)=(33)2
=(3x+2)=36
Therefore:
x+2=6
x=4
Example Question #2 : Factoring Squares
Which of the following is a factor of
?
The terms of
have as their greatest common factor, so
is a prime polynomial.
Of the five choices, only
is a factor.Example Question #2 : Factoring Squares
Simplify
The easiest way to approach this problem is to break everything into exponents.
is equal to and 27 is equal to . Therefore, the expression can be broken down into . When you cancel out all the terms, you get , which equals .Example Question #2361 : Sat Mathematics
Which of the following expression is equal to
When simplifying a square root, consider the factors of each of its component parts:
Combine like terms:
Remove the common factor,
:
Pull the
outside of the equation as :
Example Question #2 : How To Factor A Common Factor Out Of Squares
Which of the following is equal to the following expression?
First, break down the components of the square root:
Combine like terms. Remember, when multiplying exponents, add them together:
Factor out the common factor of
:
Factor the
:
Combine the factored
with the :
Now, you can pull
out from underneath the square root sign as :
Example Question #4 : Squaring / Square Roots / Radicals
Which of the following expressions is equal to the following expression?
First, break down the component parts of the square root:
Combine like terms in a way that will let you pull some of them out from underneath the square root symbol:
Pull out the terms with even exponents and simplify:
Example Question #12 : Squaring / Square Roots / Radicals
What is,
?
To find an equivalency we must rationalize the denominator.
To rationalize the denominator multiply the numerator and denominator by the denominator.
Factor out 6,
Extract perfect square 9 from the square root of 18.
Example Question #831 : Algebra
Subtract
from , given:
A complex number is a combination of a real and imaginary number. To subtract complex numbers, subtract each element separately.
In equation
, is the real component and is the imaginary component (designated by ). In equation , is the real component and is the imaginary component. Solving for ,
Example Question #2 : How To Subtract Complex Numbers
Simplify the exponent,
.
When you have an exponent on the outside of parentheses while another is on the inside of the parentheses, such as in
, multiply the exponents together to get the answer: .
This is different than when you have two numbers with the same base multiplied together, such as in
. In that case, you add the exponents together.Certified Tutor
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