College algebra cheat sheet

1. simplify (distribution, combine like terms 2.move x to one side by add/sub 3.add/sub the constant on variable side to each side 4.multiply or divide by coeffiecient to each side

no exponents on the variable

1. make equal to zero 2.write in order ax^2+bx+c 3. factor, quadratic formula

1. multiply a*c 2. make a factor/sum table of a*c 3. match the exact sum to b 4. rewrite equation as these factors (x+one factor of the factor sum)(x+other factor of factor sum) 5.If a=1 you are done congrats if a is not 1, then divide each constant by \"a\" and reduce a. take the bottom of the fraction of each constant and bring it up in front of the variable, bottoms up.

x=(-b+- squareroot(b^2-4ac))/2a

1. varaible has to have a degree of 2 2. has at most 2 answers 3.most of the time has three terms

1. is to solve for the square root by add/sub and or multiply/divide 2. square each side 3. repeat till no more square roots solve for x

1. has a square root symbol

1. solve for absolute value 2.get rid of absolute value signs and make 2 equations. make them equal the vaule of the answer one positive one negative.