The Top Ten List of Algebra Mistakes

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[bandguy281]

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[PrincessAvril10101]

I had watch this and record which #s I made mistakes on

10 6 4 2

I hope I get these points

[ThinkwellVids]

@PrincessAvril10101 That is what I love about this video. It lets you know you aren't alone in making these mistakes and reminds you of them so you can avoid them in the future. Good luck!

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[zimzambob]

I feel like such a nerd for doing this lmao but here it is:

For all the idiots who say #10 and #2 contradict themselves are completely wrong.

#10:

-8^2 IS NOT (-8)^2. Without the parenthesis, -8^2 = (-1)(8)(8), which equals -64. Do you guys see it now? (-8)^2 = (-8)(-8) = 64, which is 100% correct. I see where you guys are coming from, but thats why its a top 10 mistake.

#2:

5*5 = 25, -5 * -5 = 25. What's wrong? How does this contradict #10?

[ThinkwellVids]

@edv11nas Glad Professor Burger could help you out! I've met him and he is truly a nice guy who loves math.

[Rachman1337]

I'm in Calculus 4 at the University of Michigan.

And the hardest part of the class is the algebra.

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[iampeeay01]

LOL.. thanks so much for sharing this video... :)

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[cantbackdown123]

i was watching vids of u from my school website u r funny my mom told me to study from this extra help thing and i came across u lol

[DatenshiZ]

hm high school math...

[Jcuchiha1000]

dude your such a nerd lol

[MissDJ]

you're a great teacher... but i know i'll forget how to do this by tomorrow... also i get lost right after simplying, upto the point of graphing.. so basically if i get everything wrong in the end it doesn't matter that i'm on the right track for the first half...

[kdmq]

Why did the write the A and B in the logs in #9 like they're the base of the logs? LOL

[hougy5]

@idonthaveausername4

x-(3+x) = x-3-x because of the negative sign before the parenthesis. Technically, the answer is just -3 since the "x" and "-x" cancel out,