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For example, 3x 2 − 2xy + c is an algebraic expression. Since taking the square root is the same as raising to the power 1 / 2 , the following is also an algebraic expression: + See also: Algebraic equation and Algebraic closure
4 − 5 × 6: The multiplication must be done first, and the formula has to be rearranged and calculated as −5 × 6 + 4. So ± and addition have to be used rather than subtraction. When + is pressed, the multiplication is performed. 4 × (5 + 6): The
Simplification is the process of replacing a mathematical expression by an equivalent one that is simpler (usually shorter), according to a well-founded ordering. Examples include:
A method analogous to piece-wise linear approximation but using only arithmetic instead of algebraic equations, uses the multiplication tables in reverse: the square root of a number between 1 and 100 is between 1 and 10, so if we know 25 is a perfect square (5 × 5), and 36 is a perfect square (6 × 6), then the square root of a number greater than or equal to 25 but less than 36, begins with ...
For example: 24 x 11 = 264 because 2 + 4 = 6 and the 6 is placed in between the 2 and the 4. Second example: 87 x 11 = 957 because 8 + 7 = 15 so the 5 goes in between the 8 and the 7 and the 1 is carried to the 8. So it is basically 857 + 100 = 957.
Equivalent statement 2: x n + y n = z n, where integer n ≥ 3, has no non-trivial solutions x, y, z ∈ Q. This is because the exponents of x, y, and z are equal (to n), so if there is a solution in Q, then it can be multiplied through by an appropriate common denominator to get a solution in Z, and hence in N.
The National Credit Union Administration tells consumers to use words for dollars and fractions out of 100 for cents. For example, if your check is for $19.99, you would write it out as ...
For example, y = x 2 fails the horizontal line test: it fails to be one-to-one. The inverse is the algebraic "function" x = ± y {\displaystyle x=\pm {\sqrt {y}}} . Another way to understand this, is that the set of branches of the polynomial equation defining our algebraic function is the graph of an algebraic curve .