LCM Using Prime Factorization

The expanded form of LCM is Lease common multiple which means find the common multiple with least value for a given set of numbers. This can be done by using either prime numbers or by using composite numbers or with a combination of prime numbers and composite numbers. The LCM can also be written with exponents.
Steps to Find the Lcm Using Prime Factorization:

Step 1: Write the given set of numbers.

Step 2: Take the first number from the given set.

Step 3: Write the number with the multiples of prime numbers.

Step 4: Repeat step 2 and Step 3 for all the numbers in a given set.

Step 5: Choose the highest exponent term form all and multiply it to get LCM of given numbers.
Example Problems – Lcm Using Prime Factorization:

Example 1- LCM using prime factorization:

Find the LCM of 30 and 10.

Solution:

The given numbers are 30 and 10.

First it needs to find the prime factors of 30.

30 = 2*15

     = 2 * 3  * 5

The prime factors of 30 are 21, 31 and 51.

Next it needs to find the prime factors of 10.

10 = 2 * 5.

The prime factors of 10 are 21 and 51.

The highest exponent of all terms is 21, 31 and 51.

The LCM of 30 and 10 is 2 * 3* 5 `=>` 30.

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Example 2- LCM using prime factorization:

Find the LCM of 42 and 60.

Solution:

The given numbers are 42 and 60.

First it needs to find the prime factors of 42.

42 = 2*21

     = 2 * 3  * 7

The prime factors of 30 are 21, 31 and 71.

Next it needs to find the prime factors of 60.

60 = 2 * 30

     = 2 * 2 * 15

     = 2* 2 * 3* 5

The prime factors of 10 is 22 , 31 and 51.

The highest exponent of all terms is 22, 31, 51 and 71.

The LCM of 30 and 10 is 22 * 3* 5* 7 `=>` 420.

Example 3- LCM using prime factorization:

Find the LCM of 50 and 100.

Solution:

The given numbers are 50 and 100.

First it needs to find the prime factors of 50.

50 = 2*25

     = 2 * 5  * 5

The prime factors of 50 are 21 and 52

Next it needs to find the prime factors of 60.

100 = 2 * 50

       = 2 * 2 * 25

       = 2* 2 * 5* 5

The prime factors of 10 is 22 and 52

The highest exponent of all terms is 22 and 52

The LCM of 30 and 10 is 22 * 52 `=>` 100

Equivalent Percentage

Percentage is a number represents fraction of 100. In percentage, numerator is any number but denominator is only 100. So that it is called as Percentage. We can denote percentage of a number by using symbol %.

Example of Percentage: `50/100` (or) 50%

Equivalent percentage is a percentage for equivalent fraction or decimal.

In this article, we shall see about how to find equivalent percentage for given values.
Example Problems – Equivalent Percentage:

Problem 1:

What is the equivalent percentage of 5 out of 10.

Solution:

Step 1:

First, we divide numerator by denominator.

So `5/10` = 0.5

Step 2:

Multiply and divide the above decimal value by 100.

 `(0.5*100)/100`

Step 3:

So we get, `50/100` is equal to 50%.

Answer:

Equivalent percentage of `5/6` is 50%.

Problem 2:

What is the equivalent percentage of 6 out of 8.

Solution:

Step 1:

First, we divide numerator by denominator.

So `6/8` = 0.75

Step 2:

Multiply and divide the above decimal value by 100.

 `(0.75*100)/100`

Step 3:

So we get, `75/100` is equal to 75%.

Answer:

Equivalent percentage of `6/8` is 75%.

Problem 3:

What is the equivalent percentage of fraction `4/5` .

Solution:

Step 1:

First, we divide numerator by denominator.

So `4/5` = 0.8

Step 2:


Multiply and divide the above decimal value by 100.

`(0.8*100)/100 `

Step 3:

So we get, `80/100` is equal to 80%.

Answer:

Equivalent percentage of `4/5` is 80%.

Problem 4:

What is the equivalent percentage of 0.06?

Solution:

Multiply and divide the given decimal value by 100

`(0.06*100)/100 `

So we get, `6/100` is equal to 6%.

Answer:

Equivalent percentage of 0.06 is 6%.

Problem 5:

What is the equivalent percentage of 0.25?

Solution:

Multiply and divide the given decimal value by 100

`(0.25*100)/100 `

So we get, `25/100` is equal to 25%.

Answer:

Equivalent percentage of 0.25 is 25%.
Practice Problems: Equivalent Percentage

Problem 1:

What is the equivalent percentage of `8/5` ?

Answer:

160%

 Problem 2:

What is the equivalent percentage of `10/1000` ?

Answer:

1%

Problem 3:

What is the equivalent percentage of 0.81?

Answer:

81%

Problem 4:

What is the equivalent percentage of 0.025?

Answer:

2.5%

How to Solve polynomials

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An algebraic expression of the form a₀+a₁x+a₂x²+….+a_nxⁿ where a₀, a₁, a₂,….a_n are real numbers, n is a positive integer is called a polynomial in x.

Polynomial consists of:-

Constants: Like -8, 3/5, 20

Variables: Like a and b or x and y

Exponents: Like the 2 in a²

Purpose of Polynomials:

Listed below is the purpose of polynomials.

• Polynomials show in a wide mixture of area of mathematics and science.
• They are used to form polynomial equations, which instruct a wide range of troubles, from simple word tribulations to complex harms in the sciences.
• The purpose of polynomials is to describe polynomial functions, which emerge in setting range from fundamental chemistry and physics to economics and social science.
• Polynomials are used in calculus and arithmetic examination to estimate extra functions.
• In advanced mathematics, polynomials are used to build polynomial rings, a mid concept in intangible algebra and reckoning geometry.

Introduction of distributive property problems

An operation is distributive if the result of applying it to a sum of terms equals the sum of the results of applying it to the terms individually.
a ( b + c ) = ( a x b ) + ( a x c )
Here, ‘a’ is multiplied with the sum of two terms ‘b and c’ in the left hand side which, gives the same answer when ‘a’ is multiplied individually with ‘b’ and ‘c’ and then added.

Distributive Property Problems Example Part - 1:

1) Solve the problem using distributive property 9(9 + x).

Solution:

=9(9 + x)

=(9 * 9 + x * 9)

=(81 + 9x)


2) Solve the problem using distributive property 2(4 + 9x)

Solution:

2(4 + 9x)

(4 * 2 + 9x * 2)

(8 + 18x)


3) Solve the problem using distributive property 7(-1 + x)

Solution:

=7(-1 + x)

=(-1 * 7 + x * 7)

=(-7 + 7x)


4) Solve the problem using distributive property 12(a + b + c)

Solution:

=12(a + b + c)

=(a * 12 + b * 12 + c * 12)

=(12a + 12b + 12c)


5) Solve the problem using distributive property 7(a + c + b)

Solution:

=7(a + b + c)

=(a * 7 + b * 7 + c * 7)

=(7a + 7b + 7c)

Distributive Property Example Problems Part - 2:


6) Solve the problem using distributive property -10(3 + 2 + 7x)

Solution:

-10(3 + 2 + 7x)
Combine like terms: 3 + 2 = 5
-10(5 + 7x)
(5 * -10 + 7x * -10)
(-50 + -70x)


7) Solve the problem using distributive property -1(3w + 3x + -2z)

Solution:

=-1(3w + 3x + -2z)
=(3w * -1 + 3x * -1 + -2z * -1)
=(-3w + -3x + 2z)


8) Solve the problem using distributive property 1(-2 + 2x2y3 + 3y2)

Solution:

=1(-2 + 2x2y3 + 3y2)

=(-2 * 1 + 2x2y3 * 1 + 3y2 * 1)

=(-2 + 2x2 y3 + 3y2)


9) Solve the problem using distributive property 5(5 + 5x)

Solution:

=5(5 + 5x)

=(5 * 5 + 5x * 5)

=(25 + 25x)


 10) Solve the problem using distributive property y(1 + x)

Solution:

=(y + yx)

=(y + xy)

11) Solve the problem using distributive property 5(x + 10).

Solution:

=5( x + 10)
=(5* x + 5 * 10)
=(5x + 50)

Calculus problems solver

All the algebra, functions, relations etc that we study in math can be termed as pre-calculus. The next huge topic in math is calculus. Calculus is distinct from pre-calculus. In calculus there is less of static properties and more of dynamic properties. We talk of one quantity tending to another in calculus.
Calculus is a wide topic that encompasses various subtopics. The most common of which are: Limits, continuity, differential calculus and integral calculus.

The origin of calculus goes back at least 2500 years to the ancient Greeks. They use to find help with calculus problems of how to find area of any polygon.  The method they used was like this: the polygon was divided into triangles and the area of the triangles was added to find the area of the entire polygon, which is very similar to what we do in integration.

In solving calculus problems like finding the area of closed region bounded by curves, it is not possible to split the region to triangles as the boundaries are curved. The Greek method was to inscribe polygons in the figure the circumscribe polygons about the figure and then let the number of sides of the polygon increase. The limiting position of these areas was the area under consideration. Eudoxus used this method to solve calculus problems pertaining to area of circle and to prove the famous formula of A = pi r^2.

The problem of trying to find the slope of the tangent line to a curve gave rise to the branch of calculus called differential calculus. In problems of finding rate of increase of quantities, velocity, acceleration etc, the idea of limits is useful.

Sample calculus problems:

1. The price of a box of pencils is as follows: 5x/(x-1). Where x is the number of boxes one buys. So that means the more then number boxes that a person buys, the lower is the per box cost. What would the price tend to if a person buys lesser and lesser number of boxes?
Solution: The above problem is same as solving the limit: lim(x->1)(5x/(x-1)). We can see that x tends to 1, the term tends to infinity. So if someone wants to buy just one box, the cost would be pretty high.

2. Radius of a circle increases at a constant rate of 4 cm/s. Find the rate of change of area of circle when radius is 6cm.
Solution: This is application of derivatives.
A = pir^2
dA/dt = 2pir.dr/dt
dr/dt=4 and r=6
so, dA/dt = 2*pi*6*4 = 48pi (cm)^2/s

Improper Fractions

Fractions form an integral part of our lives. Fraction is part of a whole. Hence, in a fraction we have two numbers. One on the top called numerator and the other on the bottom called denominator.
We classify fractions as proper fractions and improper fractions based on the values of numerator.

Improper fractions: 
Fractions with numerator greater than the denominator are called improper fractions.
Example: 13/4, 12/5
How to simplify improper fractions:
This is nothing but reducing improper fractions.
As the numerator is greater than the denominator in improper fractions, when we do the long division of this fraction, we will be getting a quotient greater than 1 and a remainder.
We can generalize the simplification by an algorithm:
Step 1: Perform the long division
Step 2:
Example: Simplify the improper fraction 18/7

Step 2:  Simplified form of the mixed fraction is


Improper fractions:

Improper fractions have two parts on simplification. The part which does not have denominator is called whole part and the part with denominator is called fractional part. The other name for the simplified improper fraction is mixed fraction.
Mixed fraction has both whole number part and a fractional part.

Adding improper fractions:
We adopt four steps to add improper fractions.
Step 1: Find the Least common multiple of the denominators
Step 2: Find the equivalent fractions of individual fractions such that the denominators of both the fractions are same.
Step 3: Add both the numerators and write the common denominator
Step 4: Simplify the improper fraction if need be
Example: 11/3 + 5/4
(11 x 4)/(3 x 4) + (5 x 3)/ (4 x 3)
= (44/12) + (15/12)
= 59/12
=4 11/12

Multiplying Improper Fractions
In this, the method adopted is as same as in multiplication of proper fractions. We follow three steps to evaluate the product of two improper fractions.
Step 1: Multiply both the numerators and write the result in numerator
Step 2: Multiply both the denominators and write the result in denominator
Step 3: Simplify if need be
Multiply 15/7 and 4/3
Step 1: Numerator = 15 x 4 = 60
Step 2: Denominator = 7 x 3 = 21
Step 3: Required product = 60/21 = 3 x 20/ 3 x7 = 20/7 = 2 6/7

Dividing Improper Fractions
In this as well, we follow the general rules of division of fractions.
Step 1: Write the first fraction
Step 2: Find the multiplicative inverse of the second fraction
Step 3: Multiply the results of steps 1 and 2 following the algorithm of multiplication of fractions.
Example:
Divide 15/ 7 by 4/3
Step 1: 15/7
Step 2: Multiplicative inverse of 4/3 is ¾
Step 3: 15/7 x 3/4 = (15 x 3)/ (4 x 7) = 45/28.
What is an improper fraction?
Improper fractions are those whose numerators are greater than denominators. The value of improper fractions is always greater than one.

Unit Conversion

Unit conversion is converting from one unit to another of the same quantity. Unit conversion is used when we have to compare or convert any quantity in any particular form. Unit conversion can be done for length, volume, time, temperature, area, energy etc. It is done using conversion factors.
For example: -
I kilogram = 1000 grams
1 foot = 12 inches
1 meter = 100 centimeters
1 minute = 60 seconds
1 day = 24 hours
What is the Metric Unit for Length?
The metric unit of length is meter.
Unit conversion length
1 meter = 1000 millimeter
1 meter = 100 centimeter
1 meter = 10 decimeter
1 meter = 0.001 kilometers
How to do unit conversions?
Unit conversions can be done by using the following steps: -
Write the given value.
For example: - Convert 582 cm to m.
Find conversion factor for the given and the desired units
In the above example the conversion factor is 100 cm = 1m.
Write it as a fraction with the given units as a denominator or in the opposite direction.
582 cm (1 m)/(100 cm)
Cancel the ‘like’ units that is cm in the numerator can be cancelled by cm in the denominator.
582 cm (1 m)/(100 cm )=582  (1 m)/100

Multiply odd units, we will be left with 582 times 1 m in numerator which gives 582 m and 100 in denominator which gives 582 m/100 = 5.82 m
5.82 m
For example: -
If we have to convert 12 millimeter to kilometer, then the steps would be: -
Convert 12 mm to km
Conversion factors are: -
1000 mm = 1 m
1000 m = 1 km
1.2 mm(1m/1000mm)((1 km)/(1000 m))
=0.0000012 km
This is how unit conversion is done when we have any quantity in a unit and we need to convert it in different unit.