This animated Math Shorts video explains how the distributive property can help students model and create equivalent expressions. In the accompanying classroom activity, students play a quick game where they identify common factors...

Simplify expressions with rational numbers using the distributive property of multiplication. This student-generated video focuses on using the distributive property to create equivalent expressions when multiplying by negative numbers...

How to add and subtract rational expressions is explained through the use of examples and a video lesson. [2:09]

Learn how to solve equations and simplify expressions through the use of examples and a video lesson. [1:20]

Goes over the properties that apply to algebraic expressions and equations. Includes examples and practice questions.

Learners explore the concept of absolute value. The tutorial examines how to simplify expressions with absolute value. The activity includes definitions and examples with detailed solutions.

Apply your critical thinking skills to learn about multiplication and division of exponents. This interactive exercise focuses on positive and negative exponents and combining exponents in an effort to get you to recognize patterns and...

Gain an understanding of how to solve radical equations by viewing an example and a video lesson.

Gain an understanding of how to divide polynomials by taking a look at examples.

This task illustrates the process of rearranging the terms of an expression to reveal different aspects about the quantity it represents. Aligns with A-SSE.B.3.

In this task, students will rewrite fractions as a sum of distinct unit fractions. To solve the problem, students will rewrite a simple rational expression and will need to study the arithmetic of these unit fractions with a variable in...

Provides examples and a video lesson that illustrates how to represent a function as a rule or graph.

Learn from other student's mistakes by reviewing examples of the following Algebra topics: rational expressions, radical expressions, function notation, solving linear equations, solving linear inequalities, solving quadratic equations,...

Learn from other student's mistakes by reviewing examples of the following Trigonometry topics: values of trigonometric functions, values of inverse trigonometric functions, solving triangles, simplifying trigonometric expressions, and...

A landscaping company prepares two mixtures of fertilizer. In this task, students investigate what happens to the value of an expression when a quantity is changed. Aligns with A-SSE.A.1 and A-SSE.A.1.b.

This task about a box of chocolates has students use the given equations to answer questions about weight and price, as well as interpret the expressions in the equations. Aligns with A-SSE.A.1 and A-SSE.A.1.a.

An introduction to exponential equations that describe growth and decay over time. Variables and constants in the equation are explained.

Explore the relationship between degrees Fahrenheit and degrees Celsius. This video focuses on developing an expression to model the relationship between the temperature scales using a line graph to calculate slope and the y intercept.

Watch as the National Museum of Mathematics uses an image of a visitor to create a "Human Tree" using dilations. This video focuses on how similar figures can create dilations and how exponents can be used in an equation to express the...

Provides a thorough step-by-step approach to combining like terms. Takes the student through important vocabulary used, as well as examples to help explain the topic. Several pages of notes are offered along with relevant links at the end.

Given the height and volume of a certain cylinder, Jill uses the volume formula to compute its radius. If a second cylinder has the same volume as the first, but is 100 times taller, what is its radius? Aligns with A-SSE.A.1.

Purplemath gives several examples which clearly show the process of completing the square to find the maximum and minimum solutions to a quadratic equation.

For this task, students are asked to interpret equations representing a bank account's balance where the interest is compounded monthly versus yearly. Aligns with A-SSE.A.1 and A-SSE.A.1.a.