Algebra Help Worksheet List

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Basics

Basic Equations

Sample Problem:	x + 9 = 18 – 2x
Solution:	x = 3

Basic Proportions

Sample Problem:	4 8 - = -- x 20
Solution:	x = 10

Consecutive Integer Word Problems

Sample Problem:	What are two consecutive even integers that have a sum of 26?
Solution:	12, 14

Simplifying

Simplifying and Solving Equations with Multiple Signs

Sample Problem:	– -16 – x = 13
Solution:	x = 3

Simplifying and Solving Equations by Combining Like Terms

Sample Problem:	6x – 2 + 2x = -2 + 4x + 8
Solution:	x = 2

Multiplication

Two Single Terms

Sample Problem:	11s * 12s³
Solution:	132s⁴

Distributive Property

Sample Problem:	2(4 + 9x)
Solution:	8 + 18x

FOIL Method

Sample Problem:	(1 + x)(3 + 2x)
Solution:	3 + 5x + 2x²

Exponents

Of Numbers

Sample Problem:	5²
Solution:	25

Of Variables

Sample Problem:	(k²m³)²
Solution:	k⁴m⁶

Of Polynomials (Parentheses)

Sample Problem:	(2y + 9)²
Solution:	4y² + 36y + 81

Advanced Simplifying

Order of Operations

Sample Problem:	3 + 2 * 5x(y + 1)
Solution:	3 + 10xy + 10x

Negative Exponents

Negative Exponents of Numbers

Sample Problem:	2^-3
Solution:	1/8

Negative Exponents of Variables

Sample Problem:	j^-3
Solution:	1/j³

Negative Exponents in Fractions

Sample Problem:	a^-2b/a
Solution:	b/a³

Substitution

Substitution Introduction

Sample Problem:	Evaluate: b + x², where b = -2 and x = p + 1.
Solution:	p² – 2p – 1

Factoring

Factoring Numbers

Sample Problem:	15
Solution:	1, 3, 5, 15

Finding a Greatest Common Factor (GCF) of Two Numbers

Sample Problem:	42, 98
Solution:	14

Finding a Greatest Common Factor (GCF) of Two Terms

Sample Problem:	21x²y, 7xy³
Solution:	3xy

Factoring a GCF From an Expression

Sample Problem:	5x² + 15x³
Solution:	5x²(1 + 3x)

Factoring a Difference Between Two Squares

Sample Problem:	x² – 49
Solution:	(x + 7)(x – 7)

Factoring a Trinomial

Sample Problem:	5u² + -11uv + 6v²
Solution:	(5u – 6v)(u – v)

Factoring Completely

Sample Problem:	x⁴ + 7x³ + 12x²
Solution:	x²(x + 3)(x + 4)

Equations – Advanced

Solve By Factoring

Sample Problem:	x² – 12x + 27 = 0
Solution:	x = 3, 9

Completing the Square

Sample Problem:	x² + x – 3.75 = 0
Solution:	x = -2.5, 1.5

Solve Using the Quadratic Formula

Sample Problem:	x² + x – 3.75 = 0
Solution:	x = -2.5, 1.5

Graphing

Reading the Coordinates of Points on a Graph

Sample Problem:
Solution:	(3, 3)

Determining the Slope of a Line

Sample Problem:
Solution:	slope: 1.5

Determining x and y Intercepts of a Line

Sample Problem:
Solution:	y intercept: 1

Determining a Linear Equation From the Graph of a Line

Sample Problem:
Solution:	y = x + 1

Determining a Linear Equation From Two Points (Using the two-point formula)

Sample Problem:	(5, 13) and (10, 23)
Solution:	y = 2x + 3