MATH 11

ALGEBRA REVIEW

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 REVIEW: SIMPLIFYING EXPRESSIONS
 When simplifying an expression, we use BEDMAS to
decide which operation to goes first

 Brackets, Exponents, Divide, Multiply, Add, Subtract

( 23
16  5 8 )  432
2
16  2 1
34  33
Ex: Simplify the following expressions:

ii) 4  2  5 iii )2  3  4 

51
i) 3  4 
2

2  3 4
4

3 16 4   10
2  3  256 
4  10
48 2  768
14 770
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 PRACTICE: SIMPLIFY EACH OF THE FOLLOWING
EXPRESSIONS

a)5  8  7  b)14  3  2 
2

5   56 14  3  4
14  12
 61
 26
3  43  2 
c )7  3  2 
5 2
d)
4 1
7  3  2 
3

3  64  2 
7  3  8
4 1
21   8  3  62 
 62
168 3
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 n
DEALING WITH EXPONENTS: x
 The exponent indicates the number of times the base will
multiply with each other

x  x x x x
4

Ex: Evaluate the following:

 4    4   4   4  64
3

2 2 2 2

4
 
2 16
            
5  5  5  5  5 625

3
 3
1  4    1  4  3    3    3   1  4  27  
2 2 2 2  8 
 27   14.5
 1  
 2 
ISOLATING VARIABLES:
 Isolating a variable means moving the variable to one
side of the equation away from all the other values
b  c x
2  4  3x M  12  5x a
d
2  4  3x M  12  5x
a  d  b   c x
24 M  12
x x ad  b   c  x
3 5
ad  b
x
c
 The purpose of isolating a variable is to create an
equation for that variable

 To isolate a variable, do the opposite of BEDMAS

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 PRACTICE: FOR EACH OF THE FOLLOWING
EQUATIONS, ISOLATE “X”
cx
a)a  bcx b) a  b 
d
a cx d  a  b
x ab  x
bc d c
d  a  b  cx
b
c)a  b  c  x  d )a 
3

cx
a
x 3
b
bc cx 
a
a b
3 x c  x
bc a
HW:
 Assignment 1a