Laws of Exponents& Radicals

l l a , b e R , a , b > 0 , a n dp , e , t , s a r e e Q , t h e n :

Factorial
(n-2)...(2) (1) n! = n (n-1) 5! = 5 (4) (3) (2) (1)

1. e'x*=a'"} #
2. t = a'-" as

= n + e - ru . ( A ' =

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(a * 0 )
ai =,la
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6 . d = 1 (a+ 0)

3. (afs = ars a. @blr = dU

7 . r= J a a - t b

ar

Factoring
*-e =(a+ bl(a-bl d b - a b = a b ( a+ 1 ) ( a - 1 ) *-2ab+B=(a-672 a3-6e=(a-bl(*+ab+81 *+Zab+8=(a+672

$. 6;=-r/6r

Binomial Theorem ( x + h , = n + ( I ) * - , , .(f) )e-2f . (oJ* -kf * ...+ f,

d+F=(a+b)(*-ab+El

Absolute Value(d > 0)

i l rl . ai f andonl y f 4 < x < d x> l*1, a if andonlyif either d or x < 4

nrtrere(*o)= ffi
Binomial Expansion
a ( b + C l =a b + a c (a+ bl (c+ d)= ac+ ad+ bc+bd (a+bYz=*+2ab+E (a-PYz=fi-2ab+8 (a+61s=a3+3*b+3a8+6 @- nyt=fi-34b+3a8-F = (a + O7+ d + 4*b + 6*E + 4# +6

la+bl<lal+lol -l"l<a<lal

lnequalities
lfa>bandb>c,thena>c lf a > b, then a+c > b+c lf a > b ard c > 0, then ac > bc lf a > b and c < 0, then ac < bc

= (a+ 61s d + Sdb + l0a3e + 1O*6 + 5afa+ F (**l - (x+ al (x- al

QuadraticFormula
ff a * 0, the roots of a* + bx + c = 0 are

(x8- a3)= (x- al (* + ax+ *l (.xs as)= (x+ a) (*+ att+ *)

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Logarithms
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,*"i=

bg" x- l9g^y

fog".rr= rlog"x