ShmoopTube
Where Monty Python meets your 10th grade teacher.
Search Thousands of Shmoop Videos
Intermediate Algebra Videos 25 videos
ACT Math: Intermediate Algebra Drill 4, Problem 2. What is the root of this equation?
ACT Math Intermediate Algebra Drill 1, Problem 3. Can you find the value of a in this expression?
ACT Math Intermediate Algebra Drill 2, Problem 2. How else can the expression be written?
ACT Math 1.1 Intermediate Algebra 359 Views
Share It!
Description:
ACT Math Intermediate Algebra Drill 1, Problem 1. What is the product of (a – 3) 2 ?
Transcript
- 00:02
And here is another shmoop de jour...
- 00:05
Find the product: quantity a minus 3 squared.
- 00:07
And here are the potential answers...
- 00:12
Well. It's just a basic FOIL question.
- 00:14
It'll go like this:
Full Transcript
- 00:20
We have quantity a minus 3 times quantity a minus 3
- 00:25
and that gives us a squared minus 3a minus 3a plus 9
- 00:30
or a squared minus 6a plus 9.
- 00:33
So that's it. The answer is E. That's a wrap.
Related Videos
We don't like knocking people down to size, but we do like simplifying radicals. Join us?
ACT Math: Plane Geometry Drill 3, Problem 1. What is the area of the trapezoid shape in the video?
ACT Math: Coordinate Geometry Drill 1, Problem 1. Which inequality is expressed by the number line?
ACT Math: Intermediate Algebra: Drill 3, Problem 1. Find the fifth number in the series.
If fleeing criminals always fled the scene of the crime at perfect right angles, it would be much easier to determine their whereabouts. Fortunatel...