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Master the Determinant of a 2x2 Matrix: Easy Steps & Tips

ACCUPLACER Test Prep: Master Key Concepts & Skills

Numbers and Relations

Place value

Comparing and ordering numbers

Comparing Integers

Comparing Numbers

Comparing Fractions

Rounding numbers

Rounding Decimals

Rounding Integers — Up to 9999

Number Theory

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Prime factorization

Number properties: Prime or Composite

Number properties: Prime?

Prime factors – Word Problem

Divisibility Rules

Divisibility

Determining Common Factors

Common Factors — Word problem: bouquet

Common Factors — Word problem: party

Common Factors

Factors

Determining Common Multiples

Common Multiples — Word problem: meals

Common Multiples — Word problem: watches

Multiples

Lowest Common Multiple - 2 Numbers – Word Problem

Lowest Common Multiple 2 Numbers

Introduction to exponents

Expanded powers

Exponents — Express as a power of 10

Exponents — Word problem: express as a power

Exponents — Express as a power of two — Whole number

Adding and Subtracting Integers

Introduction to integer addition

Adding 1-digit integers

Opposite Integers — Up to 10

Adding integers

Adding 2-digit integers

Introduction to integer subtraction

Integer Subtraction — Missing Value

Subtracting 1-digit integers

Subtracting integers

Subtracting 2-digit integers

Application of integer operations

Application of Integer Operations – Word Problem

Application of Integer Operations  – Word Problem

Multiplying and Dividing Integers

Understanding integer multiplication

Multiplying 1-digit Integers

Multiplying 1-digit integers Mixed Sign

Multiplying integers

Multiplying 2-Digit Integers

Multiplying 1 and 2 Digit Integers

Understanding integer division

Dividing by 1-Digit Integers

Dividing by 1-Digit Integers Mixed Sign

Dividing integers

Dividing by 2-Digit Integers

Dividing by 2-Digit Integers Mixed Sign

Applications of integer operations

Multiple Integer Operations

Three Step Integer Operations Combined Multiply Divid

Three Step Integer Operations Divide Add Or Minus Multiply

Three Step Integer Operations Divide Add Or Minus

Three Step Integer Operations Multiply Add Minus Divide

Three Step Integer Operations Multiply Add Or Minus

Operations with Decimals

Adding and subtracting decimals

Subtracting Decimals — Data Table

Ordering Decimals — Data Table

Decimals – Word Problem

Adding Decimals

Subtracting Decimals

Multiplying decimals

Multiplying Decimals

Dividing decimals 

Dividing Decimals

Order of operations (PEMDAS)

Mixed Operations with Decimals

Mixed Operations

Identify the Order of Operations

Order of Operations — Word Problem

Mixed Operations with Decimals Bracket

Mixed Operations with Bracket Square

Fractions, Decimals, and Percents

Taxes, discounts, tips and more

Discounts — Word Problem

Taxes — Word Problem

Percentage - Applying a Discount Price– Word Problem

Percentage - Applying a Discount Percent – Word Problem

Percentage - Applying a Tax Total – Word Problem

Percentage - Applying a tax Percent – Word Problem

Simple interest

Simple Interest — Word Problem

Basic Concepts of Simple Interest – Word Problem

Borrowing Money for More Than One Year  – Word Problem

Investigate the Advantages of Borrowing Money  – Word Problem

Percent of a number

Percent of a Number

percent of a number – Word Problem

Percent of a Number  Fraction Percent

Percent of a Number Integer Percent 

Percent of a number number With Decimal Percent 

Percent of a Number  Three Digits Number Percent

Adding and multiplying percents

Add and Multiply Percents — Word Problem

Add and Multiply Percents – Word Problem

Representing percents

Converting among decimals, fractions, and percents

Conversion — Decimal to Fraction

Conversion — Decimal to Percent

Conversion — Fraction to Decimal

Conversion — Fraction to Percent

Conversion — Percent to Decimal

Conversion — Percent to Fraction

Convert a Decimal to a Fraction

Convert a Decimal to a Percent

Convert a Fraction to a Decimal

Convert a Fraction to a Percent

Convert a Percent  to a Decimal

Convert a Percent to a Fraction

Applications of percents

Percent Discounts

Adding and Subtracting Fractions

Using models to add and subtract fractions

Add Fractions With Models

Subtract Fractions With Models

Adding fractions with like denominators

Adding Fractions — with like denominators — 3-digit without simplifying

Adding Fractions — with like denominators — 3-digit

Adding Fractions — Word problem: baking

Add fractions with like denominator

Adding Fractions — with like denominators — 1-digit

Adding Fractions — with like denominators — 2-digit

Adding Fractions — Word problem: beads

Subtracting fractions with like denominators 

Subtract fractions with like denominator

Subtracting Fractions — with like denominators — 2-digit

Subtracting Fractions — with like denominators — Larger 2-digit

Subtracting Fractions — with like denominators — 3 digit

Subtracting fractions — Word problem: competition

Subtracting fractions — Word problem: snack

Adding and subtracting fractions with unlike denominators

Adding and Subtracting Fractions — Find the lowest common denominator (LCD)

Adding and Subtracting Fractions — Find the LCD and evaluate

Add fractions with unlike denominator

Subtract fractions with unlike denominator

Adding and Subtracting Fractions — Word problem: cargo ship

Adding Fractions — with unlike denominators

Subtracting Fractions — with unlike denominators

Adding and subtracting mixed numbers

Adding Mixed Numbers — Word Problem

Subtracting Mixed Numbers — Word Problem

Add mixed fractions with like denominator

Add mixed fractions with unlike denominator

Multiplying and Dividing Fractions

Multiplying fractions and whole numbers

Multiply a fraction with a whole number

Multiplying Fractions — with whole numbers — 1 digit

Multiplying Fractions — with whole numbers — 2 digits

Application of Multiplying Fractions and Whole Numbers – Word Problems

Dividing fractions with whole numbers

Divide a fraction by a whole number

Divide a Fraction by a Whole Number

Divide a Fraction by a Whole Number Number RHS

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Mastering the Determinant of a 2x2 Matrix

What You'll Learn

Identify the components of a 2x2 matrix (entries A, B, C, D)

Apply the determinant formula: AD minus BC

Calculate determinants for matrices with positive and negative entries

Use the diagonal connection method to remember the formula

What You'll Practice

Computing determinants of 2x2 matrices with various integer entries

Working with negative numbers in determinant calculations

Applying the AD - BC formula to different matrix configurations

Why This Matters

Before You Start — Make Sure You Can:

This Unit Includes

7 Video lessons

Learning resources

Skills

Determinants

2x2 Matrices

Matrix Operations

Linear Algebra

Formula Application