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Operations On Algebraic Expressions:: Distributive Property

The document discusses various topics in operations on algebraic expressions including: the distributive property, factoring different types of expressions such as binomials, quadratics, and cubics, working with exponents and roots, inequalities, functions, rational functions, and logic of integers. It provides examples and tips for each topic to help simplify expressions and solve different types of problems.

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Operations On Algebraic Expressions:: Distributive Property

The document discusses various topics in operations on algebraic expressions including: the distributive property, factoring different types of expressions such as binomials, quadratics, and cubics, working with exponents and roots, inequalities, functions, rational functions, and logic of integers. It provides examples and tips for each topic to help simplify expressions and solve different types of problems.

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Operations on Algebraic Expressions:

Distributive Property

Perfect Square of a Binomial

Factoring:
Difference of Two Squares

Finding Common Factors


3x + 9 = 3(x + 3)

Factorizing by grouping
xy + xb + ay + ab
x(y + b) + a(y + b)
(x + a)(y + b)

Factoring Quadratics
x2-5x +6
x2 - 3x- 2x + 6
x(x 3) -2(x 3)
(x 2)(x 3)

Factorizing cubic binomials


x3 y3 = (x y)(x2 + xy + y2)
x3 + y3 = (x + y)(x2 xy + y2)

Exponents:

Evaluating Expressions with Exponents and Roots


Tip: Try to get every term in the same base.
e.g. 33 * 9 = 3 m
33 * 32 = 3m
35 = 3m
m=5

Tip: When working with different bases it is easier to convert a bigger base to a smaller
base with an exponent
e.g. 22 * 8 3
2 2 * (2 3 )3
22 * 29
2 11

Inequalities:
Note: When doing an inequality question dividing by a negative number will switch the
inequality signs.
e.g. -5x 25
x -5

Tip: Test your values to check if answer is correct


e.g. let x = -6
-5 * -6 = 30

30 25 (correct)

Functions:
Note: Modulus functions only return a positive value
Tip: When trying to find the unknown within a modulus equate the function contained
within the modulus setting to the positive and negative sign of its result
e.g. (x 7)= 4
x 7 = 4 & -4
x = 11 & 3

Note: Upward vertical translation of graph


e.g. f(x) + 3
Note: Downward vertical translation of graph
e.g. f(x) 3
Note: Vertical translations do not change the x value, they change the y value based on the
magnitude of the translation
e.g. The point (1, 3) lies on f(x). What is the new point under the translation f(x) + 3
= (1, 3 + 3)
= (1, 6)
The x value hasnt changed but the y value has changed by +3

Note: Right horizontal translation of graph


e.g. f(x 3)
Note: Left horizontal translation of graph
e.g. f(x + 3)
Note: Horizontal translations are counterintuitive. Horizontal translations do not change the y
value, they change the x value based on the magnitude of the translation as well as the direction.
e.g. The point (1, 3) lies on f(x). What is the new point under the translation f(x -3)
f(x 3) is a right horizontal translation of magnitude 3

= (1 + 3, 3)
= (4, 3)

Note: A rational function with an expression in the denominator will not have a domain value
that equates the denominator to 0.
e.g. x2 + 2x + 3
x+3
Denominator: x + 3 = 0
x = -3
when x = -3 the denominator when computed will result to 0
Anything divided by 0 is undefined/ cannot be determined
Therefore when x = -3 the function is undefined

LOGIC OF INTEGERS
1. An integer does not have a decimal or fractional result.
e.g. 8/3 is not an integer
1.445 is not an integer
5 is an integer
8/2 is an integer because the result is 4 which has neither a decimal nor a fraction
2. Integers can include positive or negative numbers.
e.g. 5, -5, 4, -4
3. Zero 0 is an integer
4. When 2 integers are multiplied together the result will always be an integer
e.g. 4 * 8 = 32
3 * -2 = -6
-4 * -4 = 16
5. Two positive integers when multiplied together will always result in a positive integer
e.g. 4 * 4 = 16
3*3=9
6. Multiplying a negative integer by a positive integer will always result in a negative
integer.
e.g. -7 * 2 = -14
5 * -1 = -5

7. Multiplying two negative integers or an even number of integers together will always
result in a positive integer.
e.g. -3 * -4 = 12
-2 * -3 * -1 = -6
-2 * -3 * -1 * -1 = 6
8. A perfect square is a number with an integer as its square root. A perfect square is
obtained by raising an integer to a positive even integer.
e.g. 22 = 4
42 = 16
34 = (32)2 = 92 = 81 [Note: we divided the power (4) by 2 to get the value of the root
of the squared integer]
56 = (53)2 = 1252 = 15625
9. A perfect cube is a number with an integer as its cubed root. A perfect cube is obtained by
raising an integer to a positive multiple of 3.
e.g 33 = 27
23 = 8
26 = (22)3 = 43 = 64 [Note: we got the value of the cube root by dividing the power by
3]
39 = (33)3 = 273 = 19683
10. When multiplying two perfect squares together the result will always be a perfect square.
e.g. 9 * 16 = 144 = (122)
25 * 4 = 100 = (102)
11. When multiplying two perfect cubes together the result will always be a perfect cube.
e.g. 27 * 64 = 1728 = (123)
8 * 27 = 216 = (63)
12. When an integer is obtained by multiplying the square of an integer and the cube of
another integer the integer can be broken down into a product of its prime factors.
e.g. a3b2 = 432
432 = 2*2*2*2*3*3*3
= 24 * 33
= 42 * 33 => (a=3 and b = 4)
= 16*27
3 2
b a = 32
= 2*2*2*2*2
= 25
= 23 * 22 => (b & a = 2)
=8*4

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