Precalculus : Algebra of Functions

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Example Questions

Example Question #1 : Algebra Of Functions

Simplify the following expression:

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Correct answer:

Explanation:

When multiplying polynomials, add their exponents.

Example Question #2 : Algebra Of Functions

Simplify this polynomial:

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Correct answer:

Explanation:

When dividing polynomials, you must subtract corresponding exponents.

Thus, our answer is

.

Example Question #3 : Algebra Of Functions

Simplify the following:

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Correct answer:

Explanation:

When dividing, we must subtract the exponents.

Thus, our answer is  .

Example Question #1082 : Pre Calculus

Fully expand the expression: 

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None of the other answers

Correct answer:

Explanation:

The first step is to rewrite the expression:

Now that it is expanded, we can FOIL (First, Outer, Inner, Last) the expression:

First :  

Outer:  

Inner: 

Last: 

 

Now we can simply add up the values to get the expanded expression:

Example Question #1083 : Pre Calculus

Evaluate 

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None of the other answers

Correct answer:

Explanation:

When adding two expressions, you can only combine terms that have the same variable in them.

In this question, we get:

Now we can add each of the results to get the final answer:

Example Question #3 : Add, Subtract, Multiply, And Divide Functions

Simplify the following expression:

 .

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Correct answer:

Explanation:

First, we can start off by factoring out constants from the numerator and denominator. 

The 9/3 simplifies to just a 3 in the numerator. Next, we factor the top numerator into , and simplify with the denominator. 

 

We now have

 

Example Question #4 : Add, Subtract, Multiply, And Divide Functions

Simplify the expression:

.

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Correct answer:

Explanation:

First, distribute the -5 to each term in the second expression:

Next, combine all like terms

to end up with

.

Example Question #1091 : Pre Calculus

If  and , what does  equal?

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Correct answer:

Explanation:

We begin by factoring  and we get .

Now, When we look at  it will be .

We can take out  from the numerator and cancel out the denominator, leaving us with .

Example Question #1092 : Pre Calculus

If  and , then what is  equal to?

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Correct answer:

Explanation:

First, we must determine what  is equal to. We do this by distributing the 3 to every term inside the parentheses,.

Next we simply subtract this from , going one term at a time:

Finally, combining our terms gives us .

Example Question #2 : Algebra Of Functions

Fully expand the expression: 

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Correct answer not listed

Correct answer:

Explanation:

In order to fully expand the expression , let's first rewrite it as:

.

Then, using the FOIL(First, Outer, Inner, Last) Method of Multiplication, we expand the expression to:

First: 

Outer: 

Inner: 

Last:

 

, which in turn

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