import { ArrowRight, Layers, Grid3X3, Hash, Sigma, BookOpen, } from "lucide-react"; import LessonShell, { ConceptCard, FormulaBox, ExampleCard, TipCard, PracticeFromDataset, } from "../../../components/lessons/LessonShell"; import FactoringWidget from "../../../components/lessons/FactoringWidget"; import RadicalWidget from "../../../components/lessons/RadicalWidget"; import { EQUIV_EXPR_EASY, EQUIV_EXPR_MEDIUM, } from "../../../data/math/equivalent-expressions"; interface LessonProps { onFinish?: () => void; } const SECTIONS = [ { title: "Distributive Property", icon: ArrowRight }, { title: "Combining Like Terms", icon: Layers }, { title: "Factoring Techniques", icon: Grid3X3 }, { title: "Special Products", icon: Hash }, { title: "Exponents & Radicals", icon: Sigma }, { title: "Practice & Quiz", icon: BookOpen }, ]; export default function EquivalentExpressionsLesson({ onFinish }: LessonProps) { return ( {/* Section 1: Distributive Property */}

Distributive Property

The distributive property lets you multiply a factor across terms inside parentheses. It also works in reverse — factoring out a common factor.

a(b + c) = ab + ac

3(2x − 5) = 6x − 15

−2(x² − 4x + 1)

= −2x² + 8x − 2

Watch for distributing negatives — a very common source of SAT errors. Remember: −(a − b) = −a + b, not −a − b.

{/* Section 2: Combining Like Terms */}

Combining Like Terms

Like terms have the same variable raised to the same power. Only the coefficients can differ. You can add or subtract like terms by combining their coefficients.

Like Terms ✓

3x² and −5x², 7xy and 2xy

Unlike Terms ✗

3x² and 3x, 2xy and 2x

3x² + 5x − 2x² + x − 7

= (3x² − 2x²) + (5x + x) − 7

= x² + 6x − 7

{/* Section 3: Factoring Techniques */}

Factoring Techniques

Factoring is the reverse of distributing. For trinomials x² + bx + c, find two numbers that add to b and{" "} multiply to c.

x² + bx + c = (x + p)(x + q) where p + q = b and p × q = c

Factor: x² + 7x + 12

Need: p + q = 7 and p × q = 12

p = 3, q = 4 →{" "} (x + 3)(x + 4)

Factor: 2x² + 5x − 3

Product: 2 × (−3) = −6. Sum: 5

Numbers: 6 and −1. Split: 2x² + 6x − x − 3

Group: 2x(x + 3) − 1(x + 3) ={" "} (2x − 1)(x + 3)

{/* Section 4: Special Products */}

Special Products

These patterns appear constantly on the SAT. Memorize them!

a² − b² = (a + b)(a − b) a² + 2ab + b² = (a + b)² a² − 2ab + b² = (a − b)²

Factor: 4x² − 25

= (2x)² − 5² ={" "} (2x + 5)(2x − 5)

Factor: x² + 10x + 25

= x² + 2(5)(x) + 5² ={" "} (x + 5)²

{/* Section 5: Exponents & Radicals */}

Rational Exponents & Radicals

Radicals and rational exponents are two ways to express the same thing.

x1/n = ⁿ√x   and   xm/n{" "} = ⁿ√(xm)
Rule Formula
Product xa × xb = xa+b
Quotient xa ÷ xb = xa−b
Power of a Power (xa)b = xab
Zero Exponent x⁰ = 1 (x ≠ 0)
Negative x−n = 1 ÷ xn

Simplify: x3/2 × x1/2

= x(3/2 + 1/2) ={" "}

Explore: Fractional Exponents ↔ Radicals

Drag the sliders to see how the power (numerator) and root (denominator) relate.

{/* Section 6: Practice & Quiz */}

Practice & Quiz

{EQUIV_EXPR_EASY.slice(0, 2).map((q) => ( ))} {EQUIV_EXPR_MEDIUM.slice(0, 1).map((q) => ( ))}
); }