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What is Algebra?
The name Algebra is made up of two Arabic words. The science of Algebra came into Europe through Arabs, and therefore is called by its Arabic name. But it is believed to have been known in India before the Arabs got hold of it. Any fact which we know or have been told about our problem is called a datum. The number of pounds of sugar we are to buy is one datum; the price per pound is another. The plural of datum is data. It is a good plan to write all one’s data on one column or page of the paper and work one’s sum on the other. Thi Read More...
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Algebra basics terms
A Quadratic Equation is an equation of the second degree, containing but one unknown quantity.
A Pure Quadratic Equation is a quadratic equation involving only the square of the unknown quantity; as, 2 a^ = 5.
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Quantity and Numbers in Algebra
"Whatever may be regarded as being made up of parts like the whole is called a Quantity.
To measure a quantity of any kind is to find how many times it contains another known quantity of the same kind.
A known quantity which i Read More...
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It Pays To Use Other Books To Learn Algebra
Every person learns differently from anyone else. It doesn't matter if the subject matter is English, or history or math, every person learns at different rate. Some methods that work well for one person, do not suit the other person at all. Some Read More...
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Algebra Help Software
Need help making sense of algebra? Have algebra lectures in your classroom left you scratching your head and wondering: �How on earth did they get that answer�? Do not despair, because help is at hand. AlgebraSolver from Softmath can make all the Read More...
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