Algebra

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Basic Algebra

Function Notation f(x): Common Question Patterns on the SAT

Tackling SAT Algebra Word Problems with the Total-Building Approach

Master Percent Daily Value Problems Using Proportions on the SAT

A Smarter Way to Solve SAT Algebra: Matching Coefficient Method

Dividing Expressions with Variables Made Easy with Long Division

Linear Equations

How Linear Equations Are Tested on the SAT, and How to Solve Them

How x- and y-Intercepts Are Tested on the SAT

What Is Tested on the SAT About Perpendicular Lines?

How to Find the Slope Between Two Points

Quadratic Equations

Everything You Need to Know About Quadratic Equations for the Digital SAT

Using Quadratic Formula or Not? How to Know Which to Use on the SAT

How to Find the Vertex Using the Vertex Formula

How Vertex Form Is Tested on the SAT Math Section

Completing the Square the Easy Way

Quick Way to Find the Sum and Product of Quadratic Solutions

Square Roots and Exponents

Taking Square Roots In Solving Equations: When ± Is Required

The Right Way to Use Exponent Rules on the SAT

How to Simplify Fractional Exponents in Two Easy Steps

Absolute Value Equations

How to Solve Absolute Value Equations on the SAT

How to Solve Equations with Multiple Absolute Values

Other Topics

How to Solve Three-Factor Equations on the SAT

What You Need to Know About Circle Equations on the SAT