Happy Holidays!

[Buddy]

Just a note that I will need to be absent from the forum for a few days while I play catch up with some things that's been needing my attention.

For those who celebrate Thanksgiving or anything else, I wanted to wish you all Happy Holidays!

 

[ScioAgapeOmnis]

Happy holidays to you too, Buddy, and I hope to see you back soon! If it's your classes keeping you busy then good luck and give'em hell :)

 

[RyanX]

I second that! Happy Holidays Buddy, SAO and everybody else on here! I will be only peaking in periodically from now till Sunday. I hope everybody partaking in the holidays enjoys their time off and ponders what they are thankful for in their lives. I know I feel especially grateful for this group and everybody on the Cass forums. This past year has been a whirlwind for me and I feel blessed to have the stability of this group and the efforts here told hold me together.

For this and for everybody here, I say THANK YOU! :)

 

[Voyageur]

Thanks Buddy, SAO, RyanX and to everyone else for being there and helping in lessons; Happy Holidays and do take good care! :)

 

[knowledge_of_self]

Happy Holidays to you Buddy and everyone who is celebrating. We've already had our thanksgiving in Canada, but happy thanksgiving to all you American folk.

Also, take care Buddy and hope to see you back soon :)

 

[Buddy]

If it's your classes keeping you busy then good luck and give'em hell :)

Thanks for the well wishes, ya'll. I'm back to my regular schedule, but school is tough going right now. Actually, it's just Algebra that's giving me a hard time. I'm into factoring quadratic equations, and before I even understood that, I moved into 'zero product property.' My progress can be compared to a herd of snails stampeding through peanut butter.

I don't suppose anyone knows a web resource that makes this stuff easier to understand?

 

[Masamune]

Actually, it's just Algebra that's giving me a hard time. I'm into factoring quadratic equations, and before I even understood that, I moved into 'zero product property.' My progress can be compared to a herd of snails stampeding through peanut butter.

I don't suppose anyone knows a web resource that makes this stuff easier to understand?

Hi Buddy,
What type of algebra are you taking? As for factoring quadratic equations, are you just doing something like x^2 - 6x +1 = 0? Or something more difficult with the quadratic formula?

 

[Vulcan59]

I don't suppose anyone knows a web resource that makes this stuff easier to understand?

Hi Buddy,

If you haven't had a look, check out Wolfram MathWorld. Lot's of good stuff. :)

 

[Buddy]

Hi Masamune. It is called Intermediate Algebra by Ignacio Bello and Fram Hopf., 3rd Edition, McGraw-Hill ISBN 978-0-07-353345-2.

Factoring Polynomial equations:

Example I understand:

-9x4y-9x3y-6x2y-6xy Problem
-3xy(3x3+3x2+2x+2) Pull out Greatest common factor
-3xy[3x2(x+1)+2(x+1)] Factored by grouping
-3xy(x+1)(3x2+2) Completely Factored

Example I don't understand:

-4x4-4x3y+2x2y+2xy2 Problem
-2x(2x3-2x2y+xy+y2) I got this far and got stuck



Concerning Zero product property, the rules are:
If AB = 0
Then A=0, B=0, or both = 0

Example:

x2+4x=0
x(x+4)=0

2 solutions------> x=0 or x+4=0
-4 -4
-----> x=-4

That one is ok as long as they don't get any more complicated, but if I can't factor it, I also can't set the equation to zero so that I can find the zero product property.


Hope I didn't confuse you too much, but thanks for asking. I'm gonna check out that link Vulcan59 kindly provided. Thanks, Vulcan!

 

[Masamune]

Example I don't understand:

-4x4-4x3y+2x2y+2xy2 Problem
-2x(2x3-2x2y+xy+y2) I got this far and got stuck

Okay when you pull out a -2x then the first two terms in the parenthesis will be positive and the last two will be negative:

-2x(2x3+2x2y-xy-y2)
and then factor out terms:
-2x(2x2(x+y) -y(x+y))
then you can group these together:
-2x((2x2-y)(x+y))

And I think that is completely factored. :)

 

[Buddy]

Thanks, Masamune. You are the bomb! I need to spend more time studying. Thank you! :)

 

[Masamune]

Thanks, Masamune. You are the bomb! I need to spend more time studying. Thank you! :)

Not a problem. I love these types of problems and I like teaching math so feel free to ask if you need some more help. ;)

 

[truth seeker]

Not a problem. I love these types of problems and I like teaching math so feel free to ask if you need some more help. ;)

Ugh, this makes my head hurt just looking at it!

 

[RedFox]

Happy holidays :)

My progress can be compared to a herd of snails stampeding through peanut butter.

Or climbing a wall using peanut butter being over taken by snails?

Well that image just made my day!

I vaguely remember doing quadratic equations at school and being quite good at them (I loved algabra).....having looked at the above however I find myself lost and my head hurting also! Been a long time....

 

[truth seeker]

Hilarious! Did you draw that yourself!