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 Combine and simplify expressions as much as possible.
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Algebra Diagnostic Test

Algebra

Combine and simplify expressions as much as possible.
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  • No algebraic simplification.
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                1    1
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          1    3    3    1
       1    4     6    4     1
    1    5   10   10    5    1

...in which elements in a row are the sum of the two elements in the row above it. These numbers are the Binomial Coefficients. is the cube of the binomial so the coefficients can be taken from the third row above: 1  3  3  1 and the exponents on start with and count down, while the exponents on start with and count up:

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  • Rearrange so the equation is of the form:
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-- DickFurnas - 21 Apr 2007

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