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Algebra: Multiplying Polynomials

Multiplying Polynomials Algebra Introducing Polynomials Classifying Polynomials Adding and Subtracting Polynomials Multiplying Polynomials Dividing Polynomials Unlike addition and…

U.S. Voting Rights

  When the Constitution was written, only white male property owners (about 10 to 16 percent of the nation's population) had the vote. Over the past two centuries, though, the term "government by…

What Makes Versailles So Special?

What makes it different from any other palace? Throughout Western Europe, centuries-old castles and palaces are spread across the countryside. Representing another lifetime and giving insight into…

Treaty of Ghent: Article the First

His Britannic Majesty and the...Article the SecondArticle the First There shall be a firm and universal Peace between His Britannic Majesty and the United States, and between their…

Pete Buttigieg

Pete Buttigieg was the mayor of South Bend, Indiana whose unusual pedigree -- Navy reservist, Rhodes scholar, married gay man, small-city mayor -- made him a much-discussed candidate for the 2020…

Oliver Ellsworth: Landholder I

Landholder IOliver Ellsworth5 November 1787To the Holders and Tillers of Land. The writer of the following passed the first part of his life in mercantile employments, and by Industry and…

Theories of the Universe: The Important Part

The Important PartTheories of the UniverseIt's All Held Together with StringsA Brief History of String TheoryThe Important PartThe Second Requirement, Extra DimensionsHow Many Dimensions Are There…

Geometry: Similar Triangles

Similar TrianglesGeometrySimilar TrianglesRatio, Proportion, and Geometric MeansProperties of Similar TrianglesThe Big Three When you have two congruent triangles, you have triangles that are…

bankruptcy

(Encyclopedia) bankruptcy, in law, settlement of the liabilities of a person or organization wholly or partially unable to meet financial obligations. The purposes are to distribute, through a court-…

strength of materials

(Encyclopedia) strength of materials, measurement in engineering of the capacity of metal, wood, concrete, and other materials to withstand stress and strain. Stress is the internal force exerted by…