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How Do You Find the Volume of a Box Whose Sides are Monomials?

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Length times width times height. Yes, the formula for the volume of a rectangular shape. But the values are monomials. Use the knowledge you have to multiply the monomials and then write it in simplest form.
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How Do You Subtract Polynomials Vertically?

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Subtract polynomials? Huh? First off find the additive inverse of the number you are subtracting. Next rewrite the polynomials one on top of the other. Make sure to line up the like terms and then write in placeholders. Now add the terms...
Instructional Video3:33
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What's FOIL?

For Teachers 6th - 12th
FOIL= first, outside, inside, last. Use this method to multiply two binomials. The teacher demonstrates this method using variables. Then she demonstrates with numbers and variables and writes out each term being multiplied. Finally,...
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How Do You Determine if a Sequence is Arithmetic or Geometric?

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Learners who view this video should gain a better understanding of the difference between a geometric sequence and an arithmetic sequence. The video includes an example of each, with step-by-step instructions on how to figure out which...
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How Do You Find the Common Difference in a Sequence?

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Briefly show your class or individual learners how to find the common difference in an arithmetic sequence. A quick and simple video, this resource should guide pupils toward understanding the concept of common difference. Appropriate...
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How Do You Add Polynomials?

For Teachers 7th - 9th
So you want to learn how to add polynomials? Here are the steps: rewrite by removing the parentheses, identify the like terms, group like terms together, combine the like terms, and finally rewrite the simplified expression.
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How Do You Solve a Word Problem by Subtracting Polynomials?

For Teachers 7th - 10th
It's not a complicated word problem, but the picture frame just gives the problem a little context. So you are trying to find the difference, which means subtraction. The instructor reviews how to distribute the negative sign to the...
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How Do You Use the Formula for Inverse Variation?

For Teachers 8th - 11th
Inverse, reverse, indirect, what? Indirect variation, indirect proportion, constant of variation, inverse proportion, inverse variation, oh my!! Just watch the video and the instructor will explain these things rather straightforward.
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What's the Inverse Variation or Indirect Proportionality Formula?

For Teachers 6th - 9th
Indirect variation, indirect proportionality, inverse proportionality, constant of variation, inverse of variation. What's all this mean? How are they related? What are these terms used for? A simple explanation: if one variable...
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What is a Term?

For Teachers 6th - 9th
What does the word term mean in the math world? Is a term a part of a polynomial? Are terms those pieces of a polynomial separated by either an addition or a subtraction sign? Knowing the vocabulary of math is very important. So watch...
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What's an Arithmetic Sequence?

For Teachers 6th - 7th
2, 4, 6, 8, who do we appreciate? Do the numbers in this sequence make it an arithmetic sequence? Watch this video and find out.
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How Do You Write a Rule for a Geometric Sequence?

For Teachers 8th - 9th
Learners can review how to write a rule for the geometric sequence 2, 4, 8, 16. The tutor explains through direct instruction how they can use the rule to find the 6th, 9th, and 15th terms. This clip is best suited for individuals who...
Instructional Video7:49
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What is the Formula for the nth Term in a Geometric Sequence?

For Teachers 10th - 12th
What is the difference between an arithematic sequence and a geometric sequence? In an arithematic sequence the constant ratio is added, and in a geometric sequence the constant ratio is multiplied. Watch this video and learn how to use...
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What Does the Constant 'k' do in y = |x|+k?

For Teachers 8th - 11th
How do you translate absolute value equations vertically? What's a parent equation? What is a constant k in an equation? How does the value of the constant k change the graph of the equation vertically? So many questions. Watch as the...
Instructional Video7:54
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How Do You Solve a Word Problem Using an Exponential Function?

For Teachers 8th - 11th
In six days Tina gets exponentially better at the number of times she can jump rope. Let's create an equation and see how many times Tina can jump rope on the sixth day. First identify the variables. Next make a table, then plug in the...
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What is Exponential Growth?

For Teachers 8th - 11th
Exponential functions often involve the rate of increase or decrease of something. When it's a rate of increase, you have an exponential growth function! The instructor discusses exponential function and how to determine if a value makes...
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How Do You Add Polynomials Vertically?

For Teachers 8th - 10th
The instructor demonstrates how to line up two polynomials vertically to add them together. She emphasizes lining up the terms with the same powers. She also identifies some places where there is no term and shows how to write a...
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How Do You Find the Additive Inverse of a Polynomial?

For Teachers 8th - 9th
Finding the additive inverse is not as complicated as you might think. The instructor demonstrates how to multiply each of the terms in the polynomial by -1 and explains how this works. But wait, there's a quicker way. What's that you...
Instructional Video5:30
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How Do You Subtract Polynomials Vertically?

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Subtract polynomials? Huh? First off, find the additive inverse of the number you are subtracting. Next, rewrite the polynomials one on top of the other. Make sure to line up the like terms and then write in placeholders. Now, add the...
Instructional Video4:47
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How Do You Use the Formula for the Product of a Sum and a Difference?

For Teachers 8th - 9th
Multiply two binomials that have the same terms but different signs. One way is to FOIL it and then combine like terms. Another, shorter way to do it is to use a formula. There's a formula for the product of a sum and a difference. Using...
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How Do You Multiply Binomials Using the Distributive Property?

For Teachers 8th - 9th
Check this out. Multiply binomials using the distributive property. It's really not that difficult to do. Watch this video as the instructor illustrates the steps to distribute, and then combines the like terms to simplify.
Instructional Video2:57
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What's FOIL?

For Teachers 8th - 10th
FOIL= first, outside, inside, last. Use this method to multiply two binomials. The teacher demonstrates this method using variables. Then she demonstrates with numbers and variables and writes out each term being multiplied. Finally,...
Instructional Video5:14
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Where Does the Formula for a Term in an Arithmetic Sequence Come From?

For Teachers 10th - 12th
There is a formula to find the nth term in an arithematic sequence. But first, the instructor in the video will go through several steps and lots of explanations about how to get that formula. Watch and listen carefully. And then maybe,...
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How Do You Multiply a Monomial by a Polynomial?

For Teachers 6th - 12th
The instructor gives an example of how to multiply a monomial times a trinomial. She explains verbally what she is doing but does not write each multiplication step on the board.

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