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Boundless Algebra
Introduction to Equations, Inequalities, and Graphing
Algebra Textbooks Boundless Algebra Introduction to Equations, Inequalities, and Graphing
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Section 1

Variables and Expressions

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Boundless Algebra
Algebra
by Boundless
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Introduction to Variables

Variables are useful in mathematics for many reasons, and can be used to denote different types of arbitrary or unknown numbers.

Adding and Subtracting Algebraic Expressions

Simplifying algebraic expressions may require one to follow some key steps to add and subtract like terms.

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Multiplying Algebraic Expressions

The process for multiplying algebraic expressions differs for monomials and polynomials.

Simplifying Radical Expressions

Radical expressions containing variables can be simplified to a basic expression in a similar way to those involving only integers.

Simplifying Exponential Expressions

The rules for operating on numbers with exponents can be applied to variables with exponents as well.

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Rational Algebraic Expressions

The addition and subtraction of rational expressions are bound by all of the same rules as the addition and subtraction of fractions.

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