Algebra 

Discussion in 'Off Topic' started by ltachi, May 9, 2012.

  1. Same here blockey, and I Can hardly remember my age and birthday, much less memorize any vocab definition.
     
  2. Sweet 
     
  3. Yea, science and math rules 
     
  4. I like science too 

    I mean, math isnt hard, but I just dont like it, so I dont pay much attention to it. Im kinda like the "at the moment" kinda guu. Whatever i learn that day I ace it... But I forget it lile a month later 

    Short term memory loss... Lol.
    Unless its important.. Like the formula for how to solve fir X on a triangle and stuff is long gone... lol
     
  5. Short term memory loss goes well with me in just about any social science. Anything such as history or government is just memorize for test and forget immediately after. Never happens to me with math though  I still remember math
     
  6. What if it's a square root of a fraction?


    Like (square root symbol) of 1/4 (plus) 2/5 ?
     
  7. Well this whole exam thing I'll be studying hard for. Future depends on it.... Lol.

    THIS is important. ha
     
  8. When you square root an entire fraction, that is the same as square rooting the numerator and square rooting the denominator. In other words, if you have the square root of (1/4) then that's the square root of 1 divided by the square root of 4. Which means that the numerator is just 1 and the denominator is 2 (the square root of 4). But for the square root of (2/5) there's no easy simplification.
     
  9. Square root of 2/5




    Square root of 2 / square root of five. Multiply numerator and denominator by the square root of five. It equals the square root of ten / 5
     
  10. Or if you are square rooting the entire thing then you make a common denominator and add them up. Then your answer is the square root of (13/20)
     
  11. Oh..... I remember now 

    Thanks! Ima upload a picture..
     
  12. Oh yes. It is not simplest form to have a square root in the denominator if the grader is super picky.  Azarah is right
     
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    Like this one. Column A is on the left and column B is on the right...

    Which one's value is greater?
     
  14. Wait... Is it the same answer?
     
  15. Inside the square root symbol is also a quantity. Do for b you do 1/4 plus 1/25 and then simplify. For the other one it's the square root of 1/4 plus the square root of 1/25. I think 
     
  16. No. A is 1/2 plus 1/5



    B is the square root of 29/100. A is bigger.
     
  17. That's what I said. 
     
  18. Isnt it 1/4? Cuz 25 is 1/4 of 100... ?
     
  19. J0P0 it looks like the community is doing a good job of helping you, but if you have anymore math related questions feel free to pm me. 