ISEE Upper Level Math : How to add exponential variables

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Example Questions

Example Question #1 : Variables And Exponents

Rewrite the polynomial in standard form:

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The degree of a term of a polynomial with one variable is the exponent of that variable. The terms of a polynomial in standard form are written in descending order of degree. Therefore, we rearrange the terms by their exponent, from 5 down to 0, noting that we can rewrite the  and constant terms with exponents 1 and 0, respectively:

Example Question #252 : Algebraic Concepts

Simplify:

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Example Question #253 : Algebraic Concepts

Assume that . Simplify:

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Example Question #2 : Variables And Exponents

If , simplify:

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Example Question #254 : Algebraic Concepts

If , simplify:

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Example Question #1 : Variables And Exponents

Define  

What is  ?

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Substitute  for  in the definition:

Example Question #1 : How To Add Exponential Variables

Add:

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Example Question #255 : Algebraic Concepts

Simplify:

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We can expand the first term using FOIL:

Reorder the expression to group like-terms together.

Simplify by combining like-terms.

Example Question #6 : Variables And Exponents

Simplify:

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Expand each term by using FOIL:

Rearrange to group like-terms together.

Simplify by combining like-terms.

Example Question #7 : Variables And Exponents

Simplify:

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The expression can not be simplified further

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Start by reordering the expression to group like-terms together.

Combine like-terms to simplify.

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