Math 110 Algebra - Fall 2018

EXPONENTS

Exponents

After completing this section, students should be able to:

• Explain the product rule, quotient rule, and power rule for exponentiation by
writing out powers of a variable as repeated multiplication.
• Rewrite expressions with negative exponents so that all exponents are positive.
• Use the product rule, quotient rule, and power rule to simplify exponential ex-
pressions.
• Decide whether equations involving exponents are always true or not by testing
examples.
• Rewrite fractional exponents in terms of radicals.
• Calcuate numbers raised to fractional exponents without a calculator.

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 EXPONENTS

Here are the exponent rules:

1. The Product Rule

2. The Quotient Rule

3. The Power Rule

4. Power of Zero

5. Negative Exponents

6. Fractional Exponents

7. Distribute an Exponent over a Product

8. Distribute an Exponent over a Quotient

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 EXPONENTS

Example. Simplify the following expressions and write your answers without negative
exponents:
3x−2 4y3
(a) 4 (b) −5
x y

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Example. Simplify the expression and write your answer without negative exponents:
y3z5
7z−2 y7

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 EXPONENTS

Example. Simplify the expression and write your answer without negative exponents:
!3/2
25x4 y−5
x−6 y3

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 EXPONENTS

Question. Which statements are true for all positive values of x and y? (Select all that
apply.)
A. x2 + y2 = (x + y)2

B. x2 y2 = (xy)2

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 EXPONENTS

y4
Question. Which expression is equivalent to −2 ?
4x
A. 4x2 y4
x2 y4
B.
4
y4
C. √
4 x
√ 4
xy
D.
4

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Question. Without using a calculator, decide which of the following expressions is

equal to −3. (Select all correct answers.)
A. −811/4

B. (−81)1/4

C. −271/3

D. (−27)1/3

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 EXPONENTS

Example. Simplify and write your answer without negative exponents.

!3/2
49x8 y−5 49x8 y−5
!

x−6 y3 x−6 y3

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Extra Example. Simplify and write your answer without negative exponents.

!3/4
16a−2b8c20
a6b−4

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 RADICALS

Radicals

After completing this section, students should be able to:

1. Determine whether equations involving radicals are always true or not by testing
with examples.
2. Simplify expressions involving radicals by ”pulling as much as possible” out of
the radical sign.
3. Rationalize the denominator by multiplying the numerator and denominator by a
radical expression or by a conjugate of a radical expression.

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Rules for Radicals

√n
• a·b=

r
a
• n
=
b

• am/n =

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 RADICALS

Example. Compute (25)−3/2

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 RADICALS

Example. Simplify. (Assume all variables represent positive numbers.)

q
60x2 y6z−11

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 RADICALS

Example. Rationalize the denominator. (Assume x represents a positive number.)

3x
√
x

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 RADICALS

Review. Which formulas are correct? (Select all that apply.)

√ √ √
A. ab = a b
r √
a a
B. = √
b b
√ √ √
C. a−b= a− b
√ √ √
D. a+b= a+ b
√
E. a2 + b2 = a + b

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 RADICALS

Question. Without using a calculator, compute 16−3/4.

A. 12
B. −12
1
C. 12
D. 8
E. −8
1
F. 8

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 RADICALS

Example. Simplify the radical.

q
24x6 y5

r
x9 y16
64z

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 RADICALS

Example. Simplify.
q q
5xy7 15x3 y3

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 RADICALS

Question. Do these two expressions represent the same thing or different things?
(Assume x and y represent positive numbers.)
√
3 x
A. √
5 y
√
3 xy
B.
5y

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 RADICALS

Question. Do these two expressions represent the same thing or different things?
(Assume a and b represent positive numbers.)
√
5+ a
1. √
3− a
√
15 + 8 a + a
2.
9−a

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 RADICALS

Extra Example. Rewrite by rationalizing the denominator:

√
a+7
√
a+1

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 RADICALS

Extra Example. Rewrite by rationalizing the denominator:

√ √
4x + y
p
2 3xy

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 RADICALS

√
Question. True or False: x2 + 9 = x + 3

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 FACTORING

Factoring

After completing this section, students should be able to:

• Factor an expression by pulling out common factors from each term.
• Factor a difference of two squares.
• Factor a sum or difference of two cubes.
• Factor some expressions with four terms by grouping.
• Factor quadratics when possible.
• Combine these factoring methods to factor a complex expression several times.

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 FACTORING

1. Pull out the greatest common factor

Example. Factor 15 + 25x

Example. Factor x2 y + y2x3

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 FACTORING

2. Factor by grouping
Example. Factor x3 + 3x2 + 4x + 12

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 FACTORING

3. Factor quadratics
Example. Factor x2 − 6x + 8

Example. Factor 10x2 + 11x − 6

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 FACTORING

4. Difference of squares
a2 − b2
Example. Factor x2 − 16

Example. Factor 9p2 − 1

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 FACTORING

5. Difference or sum of cubes

a3 − b3 =

a3 + b3 =

Example. Factor y3 + 27

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 FACTORING

Question. Which of these expressions DOES NOT factor?

A. x2 + x

NEXT TIME MAKE THIS ONE HARDER LIKE 9x2 − 25

B. x2 − 25

C. x2 + 4

D. x3 + 2x2 + 3x + 6

E. 5x2 − 14x + 8

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Question. Factoring by grouping is handy for factoring which of these expressions?

How can you tell?
A. 10u8v6 + 15u2v2x3

B. 2y5 − 7y4 − 14y + 49

C. 2z2 + 3z − 14

Question. What are some of the main techniques of factoring?

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 FACTORING

Extra Example. Factor 2z2 + 3z − 14.

Extra Example. Factor −5v2 − 45v + 50

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 RATIONAL EXPRESSIONS

Rational Expressions

After completing this section, students should be able to:

• Simplify rational expressions by factoring and cancelling common factors.
• Find the least common denominator for two or more rational expressions.
• Add and subtract rational expressions.
• Multiply and divide rational expressions.
• Simplify complex rational expressions that involve sums or differences of rational
expressions divided by sums or differences of rational expressions.
• Recoginze common errors in simplifying rational expressions such as cancelling
across a plus or minus sign.

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 RATIONAL EXPRESSIONS

Reduce to lowest terms

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Example. Simplify by reducing to lowest terms.
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3x + 6
Example. Simplify by reducing to lowest terms.
x2 + 4x + 4

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 RATIONAL EXPRESSIONS

Multiplying and Dividing

Example. Compute
4 2
a) ·
3 5

4
b) 5
2
3

x2 + x
Example. Compute x + 4
x+1
x2 − 16

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 RATIONAL EXPRESSIONS

Adding and Subracting

7 4
Example. Subtract −
6 15

3 5
Example. Add + 2
2x + 2 x − 1

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 RATIONAL EXPRESSIONS

Question. True or False:

5xy y
1. =
5xz z

5x + y y
2. =
5x + z z

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 RATIONAL EXPRESSIONS

Example. Subtract

x x+6
−
4x − 9 5x

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 RATIONAL EXPRESSIONS

Example. Compute
x 6x
+
9 − 2x 2x − 9

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 RATIONAL EXPRESSIONS

x 7
−
Example. Simplify 7 x
8 8
−
7 x

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 RATIONAL EXPRESSIONS

2 1
Extra Example. Subtract −
x2 − 6x − 16 x2 − 11x + 24

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 RATIONAL EXPRESSIONS

Extra Example. Simplify

4x − 12
x2 + 2x
x2 − x − 6
x2

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 SOLVING QUADRATIC EQUATIONS

Solving Quadratic Equations

After completing this section, students should be able to:

• Rewrite a quadratic equation in standard form
• Solve a quadratic equation by factoring
• Solve a quadratic equation using the quadratic formula
• Recognize when a quadratic equation has no real roots
• Solve a linear or quadratic equation in which the coefficients are themselves vari-
ables, to get solutions in terms of the other variables.

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 SOLVING QUADRATIC EQUATIONS

Example. Find all real solutions for the equation y2 = 18 − 7y

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 SOLVING QUADRATIC EQUATIONS

Example. w2 = 121

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 SOLVING QUADRATIC EQUATIONS

Example. Find all real solutions for the equation x(x + 2) = 7

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 SOLVING QUADRATIC EQUATIONS

1 1
Example. Find all real solutions for the equation y2 = y − 2
2 3

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 SOLVING QUADRATIC EQUATIONS

Example. Find all real solutions for the equation (x + 2)2 = 3x + 7

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 SOLVING QUADRATIC EQUATIONS

Example. Find all real solutions for the equation

x4 − 8x2 − 9 = 0

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 SOLVING QUADRATIC EQUATIONS

Example. Find all real solutions for the equation

3x2/3 + 5x1/3 = 8

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 SOLVING QUADRATIC EQUATIONS

Extra Example. Solve for r:

S
− 2pr = pr2
h

Extra Example. Solve for p:

S
− 2pr = pr2
h

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 SOLVING RATIONAL EQUATIONS

Solving Rational Equations

By the end of this section, students should be able to:

• Solve rational equations by clearing the denominator
• Recognize and exclude extraneous solutions to rational equations
• Solve rational equations with several variables for one of the variables

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 SOLVING RATIONAL EQUATIONS

x 1
Example. Solve: =1+
x+3 x

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 SOLVING RATIONAL EQUATIONS

4c 1 3c2 + 3
Example. Solve: − =
c − 5 c + 1 c2 − 4c − 5

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 SOLVING RATIONAL EQUATIONS

8x2 4 9x
Example. Solve 2 = +
x −1 x−1 x+1

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 SOLVING RATIONAL EQUATIONS

1 7
Extra Example. Solve 4 − =
v+1 v+4

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 SOLVING RATIONAL EQUATIONS

Review. What are the main steps to solving a rational equation?

Question. What is an extraneous solution?

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 SOLVING RATIONAL EQUATIONS

5P + c
Solve z = for P
P

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 SOLVING RATIONAL EQUATIONS

1 1 1
Example. Solve for w: + + =6
x y w

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 SOLVING RATIONAL EQUATIONS

S
Extra Example. Solve − 2pr = pr2 for h.
h

S
Extra Example. Solve − 2pr = pr2 for p
h

S
Extra Example. Solve − 2pr = pr2 for r
h

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 SOLVING RATIONAL EQUATIONS

Find the error:

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 RADICAL EQUATIONS

Radical Equations

By the end of this section, students should be able to

• Solve an equation with square root signs by isolating the square root and squaring
both sides.
• Solve an equation with fractional exponents by isolating the fractional exponent
and taking both sides to the reciprocal exponent power.
• Solve an equation with fractional exponents that can be written in quadratic form.
• Solve an equation with radical signs and several variables for one of the variables.

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 RADICAL EQUATIONS

√
Example. Find all real solutions for the equation x + x = 12

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 RADICAL EQUATIONS

1
Example. Find all real solutions for the equation 2p4/5 =
8

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 RADICAL EQUATIONS

Question. Which step is wrong in this “solution”?

y + 3y + 1 = 3
p
(0.1)
(y + 3y + 1)2 = 32
p
(0.2)
y + ( 3y + 1)2 = 9
2
p
(0.3)
y2 + 3y + 1 = 9 (0.4)
y2 + 3y − 8 = 0 (0.5)
√
−3 ± 9 + 32
y= (0.6)
2

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 RADICAL EQUATIONS

Question. What is the best first step to solve this equation? y + 3y + 1 = 3

p

A. Isolate y by subtracting 3y + 1 to both sides.

p

B. Isolate 3y + 1 by subtracting y from both sides.

p

C. Square both sides.

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 RADICAL EQUATIONS

What are the solutions to y + 3y + 1 = 3 ?

p

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 RADICAL EQUATIONS

Example. What is a good next step to solve this equation for t?

(t + 3)2/3 = 4
A. Take the cube root of both sides.

B. Cube both sides.

C. Take the 2/3 power of both sides.

D. Take the 3/2 power of both sides.

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 RADICAL EQUATIONS

Solve (t + 3)2/3 = 4.

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 RADICAL EQUATIONS

s
L
Example. Solve for g: T = 2π
g

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 RADICAL EQUATIONS

Extra Example. 5c2/5 − 11c1/5 + 2 = 0

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 RADICAL EQUATIONS

√
3
Extra Example. Find all real solutions for the equation 5x2 − 4x − x = 0

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 ABSOLUTE VALUE EQUATIONS

Absolute Value Equations

After completing this section, students should be able to

• Solve equations with absolute value signs and linear expressions inside the abso-
lute value signs.
• Recognize when absolute value equations have no solutions.

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 ABSOLUTE VALUE EQUATIONS

Example. Solve the equation 3|x| + 2 = 4

Example. Solve the equation |3x + 2| = 4

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 ABSOLUTE VALUE EQUATIONS

Example. Solve the equation 5|4p − 3| + 16 = 1

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 ABSOLUTE VALUE EQUATIONS

Example. Solve 3|1 − 2x| − 1 = 8

A. 1
B. -1
C. 1 or -1
D. -1 or 2
E. 1, -1, 2, or -2
F. No solution.

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Example. Solve 5|x − 3| + 7 = 2

A. 2
B. 2 or -2
C. 4
D. 4 or -4
E. 2 or 4
F. No solution.

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 REVIEW FOR TEST 1

Review for Test 1

Question. True or False: x2 + y2 = x + y

p

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 REVIEW FOR TEST 1

Consider the following types of equations and methods.

Method
Type of Equation:
1. Clear the denominators
1. Rational equation 2. Quadratic formula
3. Raise both sides to an exponent
2. Quadratic equation or factor 4. Take a root of both sides
5. Rewrite absolute value as cases
3. Equation with fractional exponents
6. Basic methods: distributing, moving
all terms with the variable to one side
4. Radical equation and all other variables to the other side,
factoring out the variable, and divid-
5. Absolute value equation ing

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 REVIEW FOR TEST 1

For each of the following equations, decide on the type of equation and the method(s)
you would use to solve it. You do not actually have to solve the equation.
1. 3
2x = x
4

2. 5x5 = 17

3. |4 + x| = 6

4. 3x(x + 2) = 5(x − 1)

5. A = P(1 + rt) for r

1 1 1
6. + = for b
a b c

4 − 3x
7. y = for x
5x − 9
√
8. y = 3 − 4 + x for x

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 ABSOLUTE VALUE INEQUALITIES

Absolute Value Inequalities

After completing this section, students should be able to:

• Solve inequalaties involving absolute value signs with linear expressions inside
the absolute value signs.
• Recognize when absolute value inequalities have no solutions.
• Recognize when absolute vale inequalities have all real numbers as solutions.

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 ABSOLUTE VALUE INEQUALITIES

Example. What x-values satisfy |x| < 5?

Example. What x-values satisfy |x| ≥ 5?

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 ABSOLUTE VALUE INEQUALITIES

Example. Solve |3 − 2t| < 4

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 ABSOLUTE VALUE INEQUALITIES

Example. Solve |3 − 2t| > 4

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 ABSOLUTE VALUE INEQUALITIES

Example. Solve 2|4x + 5| + 7 ≥ 1

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 ABSOLUTE VALUE INEQUALITIES

Example. If we write |4x + 1| ≤ 3, what does this mean?

A. x is less than or equal to 3
B. x is between -3 and 3, inclusive
C. 4x + 1 is less than or equal to 3
D. 4x + 1 is between -3 and 3, inclusive

Example. Solve |4x + 1| ≤ 3

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 ABSOLUTE VALUE INEQUALITIES

Example. If we write |4x + 1| > 3, what does this mean?

A. 4x + 1 is bigger than 3
B. 4x + 1 is between -3 and 3
C. 4x + 1 is both less than -3 and bigger than 3
D. either 4x + 1 is less than -3, or else 4x + 1 is bigger than 3

Example. Solve |4x + 1| > 3

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 ABSOLUTE VALUE INEQUALITIES

Question. Which inequaltiy has ”all real numbers” as its solution?

A. |5x + 6| ≤ −5

B. |5x + 6| ≥ −5

C. |5x + 6| ≤ 5

D. |5x + 6| ≥ 5

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 COMPOUND LINEAR INEQUALITIES

Compound Linear Inequalities

After completing this section, students should be able to:

• Solve compound linear inequalities connected by an ”AND” statement or an ”OR”
statement, or written in the form  <  < 
• Graph solutions of inequalities on a number line.
• Write solutions to inequalities in interval notation.
• Recognize when compound linear inequalities have no solutions or have all real
numbers as solutions.

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 COMPOUND LINEAR INEQUALITIES

Example. Solve: −5(x + 2) + 3 > 8

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 COMPOUND LINEAR INEQUALITIES

Example. Solve: 3x − 4 ≤ x − 8 OR 6x + 1 > 10

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 COMPOUND LINEAR INEQUALITIES

Solve: − 23 y > −12 AND −4y + 2 > 5

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 COMPOUND LINEAR INEQUALITIES

Example. Solve: −3 ≤ 6x − 2 < 10

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 COMPOUND LINEAR INEQUALITIES

Example. Graph the solutions to x ≤ 5 AND x > 0 on the number line. Then write the
solution in interval notation.

Example. Graph the solutions to x ≤ 5 OR x > 0 on the number line. Then write the
solution in interval notation.

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 COMPOUND LINEAR INEQUALITIES

Example. Find the solutions to the system of inequalities 6 − 3y ≥ 5y OR 2y ≥ 4 + y.

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 COMPOUND LINEAR INEQUALITIES

Question. Which system of inequalities has no solutions?

A. x < 7 AND x > 2

B. x < 7 OR x > 2

C. x < 7 AND x > 10

D. x < 7 OR x > 10

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 COMPOUND LINEAR INEQUALITIES

Example. Which of the following expressions are equivalent to: ”x ≤ 1 OR x > 3”

(select all that apply)
A. 1 ≥ x > 3

B. 3 < x ≤ 1

C. [1, 3)

D. (−∞, 1] ∪ (3, ∞)

E. x ≤ 1 AND x > 3

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 COMPOUND LINEAR INEQUALITIES

Extra Example. Find the solutions to the system of inequalities 2 − 4x < 5 AND
2x + 5 ≤ 13 − x.

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 POLYNOMIAL AND RATIONAL INEQUALITIES

Polynomial and Rational Inequalities

After completing this section, students should be able to:

• Solve a polynomial or rational inequality by making a sign chart.
• Determine whether the endpoints of intervals should be included or not included
in the solution of a polynomial or rational inequality and explain why.
• Graph the solution to a polynomial or rational inequality on the number line.
• Write the solution to a polynomial or rational inequality using interval notation.
• Explain why it is not correct to solve the inequality x2 < 4 by taking the square
root of both sides to get x < 2.

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 POLYNOMIAL AND RATIONAL INEQUALITIES

Example. Solve x2 < 4

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 POLYNOMIAL AND RATIONAL INEQUALITIES

Example. Solve x3 ≥ 5x2 + 6x

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 POLYNOMIAL AND RATIONAL INEQUALITIES

x2 + 6x + 9
Example. Solve ≤0
x−1

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 POLYNOMIAL AND RATIONAL INEQUALITIES

Example. The solution to (x + 2)(x + 1) ≤ 0 is

A. (−∞, −1]
B. (−∞, −2]
C. [−2, ∞)
D. [−2, −1]
E. (−∞, −2] ∪ [−1, ∞)

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x+3
Example. The solution to > 0 is
x+1
A. (−1, ∞)
B. (−3, ∞)
C. (−∞, −3) ∪ (−1, ∞)
D. (−3, −1)

x+3
What about >0?
x+1
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 POLYNOMIAL AND RATIONAL INEQUALITIES

Example. Solve x2 + x + 1 > 0

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 POLYNOMIAL AND RATIONAL INEQUALITIES

3 4
True or False: The inequality ≥ has the exact same solutions as the inequal-
x+1 6−x
ity 3(6 − x) ≥ 4(x + 1).

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 POLYNOMIAL AND RATIONAL INEQUALITIES

3 4
Example. Solve ≥
x+1 6−x

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 DISTANCE FORMULA

Distance Formula

After competing this section, students should be able to:

• Find the distance between two points on the plane.
• Explain how the distance formula is related to the Pythagorean Theorem for trian-
gles.

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 DISTANCE FORMULA

Example. Find the distance between the points P(−1, 5) and Q(4, 2).

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 MIDPOINT FORMULA

Midpoint Formula

After competing this section, students should be able to:

• Explain the midpoint formula in terms of average values.
• Find the midpoint of a line segment, given the coordinates of the endpoints.

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 MIDPOINT FORMULA

Example. Find the midpoint of the segment between the points P(−1, 5) and Q(4, 2).

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 CIRCLES

Circles

After competing this section, students should be able to:

• Find the equation for a circle given its center and radius.
• Find the center and radius of a circle, given its equation in standard form.
• Complete the square to rewrite the equation for a circle in standard form.
• Find the equation of a circle given two points at the end of a diameter, or given its
center and one point on the circle.
• Explain how the equation for a circle is related to the distance formula or the
Pythagorean Theorem for triangles.

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 CIRCLES

Example. Find the equation of a circle of radius 5 centered at the point (3, 2).

Note. The equation of a circle with radius r centered at the point (h, k) is given by:

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 CIRCLES

Example. Does this equation represent a circle? If so, what is the center and what is
the radius?

(x − 5)2 + (y + 6)2 = 5

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 CIRCLES

Example. Does this equation represent a circle? If so, what is the center and what is
the radius?

9x2 + 9y2 + 72x − 18y + 36 = 0

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 CIRCLES

Example. What is the equation of a circle with center (3, −2) and radius 5?

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 CIRCLES

Example. Does this equation represent a circle? If so what is the center and what is
the radius?

3x2 + 3y2 − 18x + 30y + 6 = 0

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 CIRCLES

Example. Find the center and radius of this circle.

x2 + y2 + 14x − 18y − 2 = 0

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 CIRCLES

Example. Find the equation of a circle whose diameter has endpoints (−3, −6) and
(5, 4).

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 CIRCLES

Extra Example. Given the point P(1, 5), find all points whose y-coordinate is 3 that are
a distance of 7 units from point P.

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 LINES

Lines

After finishing this section, students should be able to:

• Find the equation of a line given a slope and a y-intercept, or a slope and one point,
or two points.
• Determine the equation of a line in an applied context, such as given a table of
values for two variables, or given an initial value and a rate of change.
• Interpret the slope and y-intercept in the equation of a line in an applied context.
• Use the equation of a line to make predictions in an applied context.
• Find the equations of vertical and horizontal lines.

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Example. Find the equation of this line.

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Example. Find the equation of these lines.

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Example. Find the equation of the line through the points (1, 2) and (4, −3).

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Example. A line has slope 15 and passes through the point P(3, 1). The equation for this
line is y = 51 x + . Fill in the box.

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Example. A company sells hats. If the selling price is $8, they sell 300. If the selling
price is $6, they sell 420. The relationship between the selling price and the number
sold is linear. Which pair of points can be used to construct the equation of this line?
(Choose all that apply.)
A. (8, 6) and (300, 420)
B. (8, 300) and (6, 420)
C. (8, 420) and (6, 300)
D. (300, 8) and (420, 6)

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How many hats would the company be able to give away if it offered them for free?

At what price would the company not be able to sell ANY hats?

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Example. Write the equation for a line through the points P(4, 2) and Q(4, −1).
A. x = 4
B. y = 4
C. x = 2
D. y = 2
E. Undefined.

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Example. Which of the following pieces of information is enough to find the equation
for a line? (Select all that apply.)
A. the slope and the y-intercept
B. the slope and the x-intercept
C. the x-intercept and the y-intercept
D. the slope and a point on the line that is not an intercept
E. two points on the line

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Extra Example. The deer population in Farrington village is growing at a constant rate
of 60 deer per year. Two years after Mark McCombs moved there, the population was
340. What was the population 10 years after he moved in?

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Extra Example. Snow is falling at a rate of inch per hour. How long will it take for
4
the snow height to increase by 6 inches?

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 PARALLEL ANAD PERPENDICULAR LINES

Parallel anad Perpendicular Lines

After completing this section, students should be able to:

• Determine if two lines are parallel, perpendicular, or neither based on their equa-
tions.
• Given an equation for a line and a point not on the line, find the equation of a line
parallel to the given line that goes through a given point.
• Given an equation for a line and a point, find the equation of a line perpendicular
to the given line that goes through a given point.

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 PARALLEL ANAD PERPENDICULAR LINES

Example. Find the equation of a line that is parallel to the line 3y − 4x + 6 = 0 and goes
through the point (−3, 2) .

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 PARALLEL ANAD PERPENDICULAR LINES

Example. Find the equation of a line that is perpendicular to the line 6x + 3y = 4 and
goes through the point (4, 1).

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Example. Find the equation of the line that is parallel to y = 3 and goes through the
point (−2, 1).

Example. Find the equation of the line that is perpendicular to y = 4 and goes through
the point (3, 4).

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Example. Which of these lines is perpendicular to 4x − 5y = 7?

4 4
A. y = x +
5 7
4
B. y = − x + 3
5
5 6
C. y = x +
4 4
5
D. y = − x − 1
4
E. None of them.

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Example. Find an equation for a line PARALLEL to the line 4x − 6y + 1 = 0 through

the point P(1, −5).

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Example. Find an equation for a line PERPENDICULAR to the line 4x − 6y + 1 = 0

through the point P(1, −5).

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Functions

After completing this section, students should be able to

• Decide whether a relationship between input and output values is a function or
not, based on an equation, a graph, or a table of values.
• Find the corresponding output value for a given input value for a function given
in equation, graphical, or tabular form.
• Find the corresponding input value(s) for a given output value for a function given
in equation, graphical, or tabular form.
• Find the domains of functions given in equation form involving square roots and
denominators.
• Find the domains and ranges of functions given in graphical or tabular form.
√
• Identify the graphs of the “toolkit functions” y = x, y = x , y = x , y = x, y = |x|,
2 3

1 1
y = , y = 2 , y = 2x, y = log(x)
x x

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Definition. A function is correspondence between input numbers (x-values) and out-

put numbers (y-value) that sends each input number (x-value) to exactly one output
number (y-value).

Sometimes, a function is described with an equation.

Example. y = x2 + 1, which can also be written as f (x) = x2 + 1

What is f (2)? f (5)?

What is f (a + 3)?

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Sometimes, a function is described with a graph.

Example. The graph of y = g(x) is shown below

What is g(2)? g(5)?

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Definition. The domain of a function is all possible x-values. The range is the y-values.

Example. What is the domain and range of the function g(x) graphed below?

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Example. What are the domains of these functions?

x
A. g(x) = 2
x − 4x + 3

√
B. f (x) = 3 − 2x

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√
3 − 2x
C. h(x) =
x2 − 4x + 3

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Example. The graph of y = f (x) is drawn below.

1. Find f (7).
2. Find all values a for which f (a) = 5.

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x+4
Example. Suppose f (x) = . Find all x such that f (x) = 3.
x+1
A. -1
1
B. 2
7
C. 4
D. 4

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√
Example. Find the domain of 1 − x2. Write your answer in interval notation.

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√
3−x
Example. Find the domain of g(x) =
x+1
A. (−∞, 3)
B. (−∞, 3]
C. (−1, 3]
D. (−∞, −1) ∪ (−1, 3)
E. (−∞, −1) ∪ (−1, 3]

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Toolkit Functions

After completing this section, students should be able to:

√ 1
• Match the graphs of y = x, y = x2, y = x3, y = x, y = |x|, y = 2x, y = log(x), y = ,
x
1
and y = 2 with their equations.
x
√
• Sketch approximate graphs of y = x, y = x2, y = x3, y = x, y = |x|, y = 2x,
1 1
y = log(x), y = , and y = 2 from memory, without having to plot individual
x x
points.

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√
y=x y = x2 y = x3 y= x

1 1
y = |x| y = 2x y= y=
x x2

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Example. Match the toolkit functions to the equations.

1. 2. 3. 4.

5. 6. 7. 8.
√
A. y = x B. y = x2 C. y = x3 D. y = x
1
E. y = |x| F. y = G. y = 2x H. y = log(x)
x

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Transforming Functions

After completing this section, students should be able to

• Identify the motions corresponding to adding or multiplying numbers or intro-
ducing a negative sign on the inside or the outside of a function.
• Draw the transformed graph, given an original graph of y = f (x) and an equation
like y = −3 f (x + 2), using a point by point analysis or a wholistic approach.
• Identify the equation for transformed graphs of toolkit functions like y = |x| and
y = x2
• Identify a point on a transformed graph, given a point on the original graph and
the equation of the transformed graph.

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Review of Function Notation

√
Example. Rewrite the following, if g(x) = x.
a) g(x) − 2 =
b) g(x − 2) =
c) g(3x) =
d) 3g(x) =
e) g(−x) =

√
Example. Rewrite the following in terms of g(x), if g(x) = x.
√
f) x + 17 =
√
g) x + 12 =
√
h) −36 · x =
q
i) 14 x =

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Example. Graph
√
• y= x
√
• y= x−2
√
• y= x−2

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Rules for transformations:

• Numbers on the outside of the function affect the y-values and result in vertical
motions. These motions are in the direction you expect.

• Numbers on the inside of the function affect the x-values and result in horizontal
motions. These motions go in the opposite direction from what you expect.

• Adding results in a shift (translations)

• Multiplying results in a stretch or shrink

• A negative sign results in a reflection

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√
Example. Consider g(x) = x. How do the graphs of the following functions compare
√
to the graph of y = x?
√
a) y = x − 4

√
b) y = x + 12

√
c) y = −3 · x

q
d) y = 1
4x

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√
Rules of Function Transformations (see graph animations involving y = x and y =
sin(x))
• A number added on the OUTSIDE of a function ...

• A number added on the INSIDE of a function ....

• A number multiplied on the OUTSIDE of a function ....

• A number mulitplied on the INSIDE of a function ....

• A negative sign on the OUTSIDE of a function ....

• A negative sign on the INSIDE of a function ....

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Example. Consider h(x) = x2. How do the graphs of the following functions compare
to the graph of y = x2?
a) y = 3x2

b) y = (x − 27 )2

c) y = x2 + 5

d) y = (5x)2

e) y = −3(x − 2)2 + 7

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Note. There are two approaches to graphing transformed functions:

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Example. The graph of a certain function y = f (x) is shown below.

Use transformations to draw the graph of the function y = − f (2x). Label at least 5
points on your final graph.

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Example. The graph of a certain function y = f (x) is shown below.

Use transformations to draw the graph of the function y = f (x + 1) + 2. Label at least

5 points on your final graph.

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Example. Suppose the graph of y = f (x) contains the point (3, −1). Identify a point
that must be on the graph of y = 2 f (x − 1).
A. (2, −1)
B. (2, −1)
C. (4, −1)
D. (4, −2)

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Quadratic Functions

After completing this section, students should be able to:

• Find the x-intercepts and y-intercept or a quadratic function.
• Find the vertex of a quadratic function.
• Determine from the equation of a quadratic function if the graph will be pointing
up or down.
• Graph a quadratic function from its equation.
• Convert a quadratic function from standard form to vertex form and vice versa.

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Example. Which of these equations represent quadratic functions?

• g(x) = −5x2 + 10x + 3

• f (x) = x2

• y = 3x − 2

• y = 2(x − 3)2 + 4

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Example. Graph the following functions. For each graph label the vertex and the
x-intercepts.
A. f (x) = x2 B. y = −3x2

C. y = 2(x − 3)2 + 4 D. g(x) = 5x2 + 10x + 3

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Summary
To graph a quadratic function f (x) = ax2 + bx + c
• The graph has the shape ....

• The parabola opens up if ... and down if ...

• To find the x-intercepts ...

• To find the vertex ...

• To find additional points on the graph ....

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Example. Convert this quadratic function to standard form: f (x) = −4(x − 3)2 + 1

Example. Convert this quadratic function to vertex form: g(x) = 2x2 + 8x + 6

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Example. What is the vertex for this quadratic function? f (x) = 3(x + 4)2 − 1
A. (4, 1)
B. (4, −1)
C. (−4, 1)
D. (−4, −1)

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Example. Does the graph of this quadratic function open up or down? y = −5x2 +40x−3
A. Up
B. Down

Example. Find the vertex for the quadratic function y = −5x2 + 40x − 3
Write your answer as an ordered pair.

Write the equation for this function in vertex form y = a(x − h)2 + k
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Example. Find the x-intercepts and the vertex for y = 3x2 + 7x − 5.

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Justification of the Vertex Formula Find the x-intercepts and vertex for y = ax2 + bx + c.

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Applications of Quadratic Functions

After completing this section, students should be able to:

• Write a quadratic equation to model a real world problem.
• Use a quadratic equation to answer questions involving maximums and minimums
in a real world context.
• Use a quadratic equation to determine values of one variable based on given values
of the other in a real world context.

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Example. A projectile is launched straight up into the air so that its height in feet above
the ground after t seconds is given by the function

h(t) = −16t2 + 380t + 100

• How high does it go?

• When does it reach its maximum height?

• When does it hit the ground?

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Example. A rancher plans to build a rectangular corral according to the plan shown
in the diagram.

If the rancher has a total length of 800 feet of fencing, determine the dimensions that
will allow for the maximum enclosed area.

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Example. A rain gutter is formed by bending up the sides of a 30-inch wide and very
long rectangular metal sheet. Where should we put the bends to maximize the amount
of rain the gutter can carry?

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Polynomials

After completing this section, students should be able to:

• Find the leading term, leading coefficient, and degree of a polynomial.
• Describe the relationship between the degree of the polynomial and the number
of turning points.
• Predict the end behavior of the graph of a polynomial from the degree and the
leading coefficient.
• Use the graph of a polynomial to determine what are all the possible options for
degree and what the sign of the leading coefficient must be.
• Find the x- and y-intercepts of a rational function.
• Use the graph of a function to determine if a zero has multiplicity one or two.
• Write down the equation of polynomial from its graph.
• Match graphs of polynomials to equations.

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Definition. The degree of the polynomial is

The leading term is

Definition. The leading coefficient is

Definition. The constant term is

Example. For p(x) = 5x3 − 3x2 − 7x4 + 2x + 18, what is the

• degree?
• leading term?
• leading coefficient?
• constant term?

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Definition. In the graph of f (x) = x4 + 2x3 − 15x2 − 12x + 36 below, the marked points
are called ...

Compare the degrees of the polynomials to the number of turning points:

f (x) = −2x2 + 2x + 8 f (x) = 3x3 − 5x2 − 7x + 13 f (x) = x4 + 6x2 − 17

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Definition. The end behavior of a function is how the “ends” of the function look as
x → ∞ and x → −∞.

Consider the end behavior for these polynomials:

f (x) = −2x2 + 2x + 8 f (x) = x4 + 2x3 − 15x2 − 12x + 36

f (x) = 3x3 − 5x2 − 7x + 13 f (x) = −x3 + 12x

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Example. What can you tell about the equation for the polynomial graphed below?

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Example. Which figure shows the graph of y = −2x5 + 12x4 − 22x3 + 12x2 + 1?

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Extra Example. The graph of a polynomial function f (x) is shown below. What is the
sign of the leading coefficient of f ? What are the possible values for the degree of f ?

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Example. Which figure shows the graph of y = (x − 3)(x + 4)2?

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Note. It is possible to use a number line to show that the graph of y = (x − 3)(x + 4)2
”bounces” off the x-axis at x = −4 but not at x = 3.

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Example. Find the equation for this graph:

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Exponential Functions and Graphs

After completing this section, students should be able to

• Identify the domain, range, and horizontal asymptote of an exponential function
from its graph or from its equation.
• For a function of the form, y = a · bx, explain how the values of a and b determine
whether the graph is increasing or decreasing, how steeply it is increasing or
decreasing, and what the value of its y-intercept is.
• Graph exponential functions and their transformations.
• Match the graphs of exponential functions to their equations.

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Definition. An exponential function is a function that can be written in the form

f (x) = a · bx
where a and b are real numbers, a , 0, and b > 0.

Note. We require that a , 0 because ...

Note. We require that b > 0 because ...

The number a is called the ...

and the number b is called the ...

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Example. Graph the function f (x) = 3 · 2x

 x
Example. Graph the function g(x) = 3 · 1
2 .

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Example. Graph the function y = a · bx for different values of a and b simultaneously.

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Fact. In the graph of y = a · bx:

• The parameter gives the y-intercept.
• The parameter tells how the graph is increasing or decreasing.
• If b > 1, the graph is .
• If b < 1, the graph is .
• The closer b is to the number , the flatter the graph.
So, for example, the graph of y = 0.25x is (circle one) flatter / more steep than the graph
of y = 0.4x.

Fact. The graph of an exponential function y = a · bx

• has a horizontal asymptote at the line .
• has domain .
• has range .

Note. The most famous exponential function in the world is f (x) = ex. This func-
tion is sometimes written as f (x) = exp(x). The number e is Euler’s number, and is
approximately 2.71828182845904523...

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Question. What are some examples of exponential functions in the real world? Hint:
what quantities have ”exponential growth” or ”exponential decay”?

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Example. Which graph represents which?

 x
1
1. y = 5 ·
3

2. y = 3 · 2x

3. y = 4 · 2−x

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What is the domain, range, and horizontal asymptote for each of these three functions?
 x
1
1. y = 5 ·
3

2. y = 3 · 2x

3. y = 4 · 2−x

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Summary: In the equation y. = a · bx, how do a and b affect the graph ? Consider:
• y-intercept

• x-intercept

• Increasing / decreasing

• Steepness

• Domain

• Range

• Horizontal asymptote(s)

• Vertical asymptote(s)

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Example. For the following function, determine the domain, range, and horizontal
asymptote:
 x
1
y=4· −6
2

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Example. For the following function, determine the domain, range, and horizontal
asymptote:
 x+1
1
y=− +2
4

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Example. Match the equations to the graphs.

1. 2. 3.

4. 5.
A. y = 4 · 0.9x B. y = 4 · 1.5x C. y = 4 · 3−x D. y = 3 · 2x
E. y = −3 · 2x

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Applications of Exponential Functions

After completing this section, students should be able to:

• Write an exponential function to model exponential growth or decay.
• Given the equation of an exponential function, determine the initial value, the
growth factor, and the percent by which the quantity is increasing or decreasing
during each time unit.

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Example. You are hired for a job and the starting salary is $40,000 with an annual raise
of 3% per year. How much will your salary be after 1 year? 2 years? 5 years? t years?

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Example. The United Nations estimated the world population in 2010 was 6.79 billion,
growing at a rate of 1.1% per year. Assume that the growth rate stays the same. Write
an equation for the population at t years after the year 2010.

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Example. Seroquel is metabolized and eliminated from the body at a rate of 11% per
hour. If 400 mg are given, how much remains in the body after 24 hours?

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Example. During the Ebola epidemic in 2014, the total number of Ebola cases in Guinea,
Sierra Leone, and Liberia was increasing by 25% every week. By June 1, there were
528 reported cases. Which of the following functions represents the total number of
Ebola cases t weeks after June 1?
A. f (t) = 528 + 25t
B. f (t) = 528 + 0.25t
C. f (t) = 528 · 25t
D. f (t) = 528 · (0.25)t
E. f (t) = 528 · (1.25)t

Based on this model, how many cases do you expect 32 weeks after June 1?
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Example. The USDA reports that on Jan 1, 2016, there were 2.59 million honey bee
colonies, which was an 8% drop from the number one year previously. If the number
of honey bee colonies continues to drop by 8% each year, which function represents
the number of honey bee colonies t years after Jan 1, 2016?
A. f (t) = 2.59 · (−0.08)t
B. f (t) = 2.59 · (0.08)t
C. f (t) = 2.59 · (0.92)t
D. f (t) = 2.59 · (1.08)t

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Example. Suppose the price of a 1 terabyte external hard drive is given by the function
P(t) = 65 · 0.84t where t is time in years since 2016 and P(t) is price in dollars.
1. Is the price of the hard drive increasing or decreasing?

2. At what rate is it increasing or decreasing? Give your answer as a percent.

3. What was the price in 2016?

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Extra Example. The number of opioid overdose deaths per 100,00 people in the US is
approximated by the equation D(t) = 9.0 · 1.14t, where t is the number of years since
2014 and D(t) is the number of deaths per year.
1. How many opioid overdose deaths were there in 2014?

2. Is the number of deaths increasing or decreasing?

3. At what rate is the number of deaths changing?

4. How many opioid overdose deaths do you expect per 100,000 people in 2018?

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Compound Interest

After completing this section, students should be able to:

• Explain where the formula for compound interest comes from.
• Solve for the final amount of money from the initial amount of money, or vice
versa, given information about the interest rate, the compounding period, and the
number of years.
• Solve for the final amount of money from the initial amount of money, or vice
versa, for continuously compounded interest, given information about the interest
rate and the number of years.
• Compare the money accumulated when interest is compounded at different time
periods and continuously.

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Example. Suppose you invest $ 200 in a bank account that earns 3% interest every
year. If you make no deposits or withdrawals, how much money will you have after
10 years?

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Example. You deposit $300 in an account that earns 4.5% annual interest compounded
semi-annually. How much money will you have 7 years?

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Example. You take out a loan for $1,200 at an annual interest rate of 6%, compounded
monthly. If you pay back the loan with interest as a lump sum, how much will you
owe after 3 years?

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Example. You invest $4000 in an account that gives 2.5% interest compounded contin-
uously. How much money will you have after 5 years?

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Summary:
• Let r represent ...
• Let t represent ...
• Let A represent the initial amount of money ...
Annual interest:

Compound interest, compounded n times per year:

Compound interest, compounded continuously.

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Example. Match the equations with their descriptions:

A. Money earns 5% interest once a year.
1. y = Pert

B. Money earns 2% interest compounded

monthly.
2. y = P(1 + r)t
C. Money earns interest compounded
continuously, at an APR of 4%.

nt
r

3. y = P 1 + D. A population grows at a rate of 3% an-
n
nually.

E. A population grows at a continuous

4. y = a · bt rate of 7% per year.

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Question. If you invest $1000, how much money do you have after a year,
(a) at a 5% APR compounding annually?
(b) at a 5% APR compounded monthly?
(c) at a 5% APR compounded daily?
(d) at a 5% compounded continuously?

Question. What is the APY (annual percentage yield) in each of these cases?
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Extra Example. Your grandparents are loaning you $5000 to buy a car. Instead of
making monthly payments, they ask that you pay back all the money in 10 years, with
interest, all as a lump sum. They give you three options:
Option 1: Annual interest rate of 9.0% compounded once a year.
Option 2: Annual interest rate of 8.95%, compounded monthly.
Option 3: Annual interest rate of 8.95%, compounded continuously.
Which is best for you? Which is worst?

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Continuous Growth

After completing this section, students should be able to:

• Write an equation to describe other quantities, like population, that grow or shrink
continuously.
• Compare and contrast the formulas y = a · bt and a · (1 + r)t for exponential growth
and the formula y = a · ert for continuous exponential growth and explain why the
two formulas yield different results when the same value of a and r is used in both.

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Example. Write equations to describe each of the following populations:

a) A population grows at a continuous rate of 6% per year.

b) A population shrinks at a continuous rate of 10.5% per year.

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Example. Which population is growing fastest?

a) A population that grows at a continuous rate of 19% per year.
b) A population that grows at a rate of 19% per year.

For the population that grows at a continuous rate of 19% per year, by what percent
does it actually increase at the end of each year?

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Compare and contrast the formulas for:

Exponential Growth Continuous Exponential Growth

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Example. Rewrite the equation y = 40e0.17t in the form y = a · bt and in the form
y = P(1 + r)t .

Question. Could we rewrite the equation y = 88 · 1.07t in the form y = Pert?

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Logarithms

After completing this section, students should be able to:

• Rewrite a log equation as an exponential equation and vice versa.
• Compute simple logarithms by hand by expressing the logarithm expression as a
question about exponents.
• Explain how to simplify expressions like log4 4z and 5log5 t and why this makes
sense.
• Explain why logs are useful.

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Definition. loga b = c means ac = b .

You can think of logarithms as exponents: logab is the exponent (or “power”) that you
have to raise a to, in order to get b. The number a is called the base of the logarithm.
The base is required to be a positive number.

Example.
log2 8 = 3 because 23 = 8
log2 y =  means 2 = y

Example. Evaluate the following expressions by hand by rewriting them using expo-
nents instead of logs:
a) log2 16 =
b) log2 2 =
c) log2 21 =
d) log2 81 =
e) log2 1 =

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Example. Evaluate the following expressions by hand by rewriting them using expo-
nents instead of logs:
a) log10 1, 000, 000 =
b) log10 0.001 =
c) log10 0 =
d) log10 −100 =

Note. It is possible to take the log of numbers that are but not of numbers
that are . In other words, the domain of the function f (x) = loga(x) is:
.

Note. ln x means loge x, and is called the natural log.

log x, with no base, means log10 x and is called the common log.

You can find ln x and log x for various values of x using the buttons on your calculator.

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Example. Rewrite using exponents.

a) log3 19 = −2

b) log 13 = 1.11394

c) ln 1e = −1

Example. Rewrite the following using logs. Do not solve for any variables.
a) 3u = 9.78

b) e3x+7 = 4 − y

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What are logs?

A way of writing exponents:
log2 8 means ...

log2 8 = 3 because ...

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What are logs good for?

• Working with quantities of wildly different sizes.

• Solving equations with variables in the exponents.

y = Pert y = 100e0.05t

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Example. What is log5 125? What is log5 15 ?

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Example. Rewrite the log expression as an exponential expression: log3(2y) = 4.

Example. Rewrite the exponential expression in terms of logs: e4u = 5

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Extra Example. Evaluate log4 43

Extra Example. What is log6 6x?

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Extra Example. Evaluate 2log2 32

1
Extra Example. Evaluate 3log3 9

Extra Example. Evaluate 5log5 57

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Extra Example. Evaluate 2log2(a+6).

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Extra Example. Rewrite as an exponential equation and solve for x:

logx+3 0.01 = 2

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Log Functions and Graphs

After completing this section, students should be able to:

• Recognize the graphs of log functions.
• Graph a basic log function by hand.
• Find the asymptote and intercepts of log functions like y = log2(x) and transformed
log functions like y = log(x + 3).
• Find the domains of functions involving logs.

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Example. Graph y = log2(x) by plotting points.

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Example. Graph y = ln(x) + 5. Find the domain, range, and asymptotes.

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Example. Graph y = log(x + 2). Find the domain, range, and asymptotes.

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Find the domain of f (x) = ln(2 − 3x).

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Example. Graph
y = log2(x) y = log2(x) y = ln(x)

What is the
• domain

• range

• asymptote(s)

• intercept(s)
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Which one of these graphs represents y = log(x + 3)?

Where does the graph of y = log(x) have an asymptotes? What about y = log(x + 3)?

What is the domain of y = log(x)? What about y = log(x + 3)?

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What is the domain of f (x) = log(x2 − 1)?

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Combining Logs and Exponents

After completing this section, students should be able to:

• Recognize that loga ab = b and explain why this is true.
• Recognize that aloga b = b and explain why this is true.

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Example. Evaluate:
a) log10 103

b) loge e4.2

c) 10log10 1000

d) eloge 9.6

Log Rule: For any base a, loga ax =

Log Rule: For any base a, aloga x =

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Example. Find 3log3 1.4

Example. Find ln(ex)

Example. Find 10log(3z)

Example. True or False: ln 10x = x.

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Example. Simplify the following expressions:

3 D. 7log7 18
A. log4 4

B. log2 2−5 E. ln e

1
C. 4log4 64 F. eln 5

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Extra Example. Evaluate log6 62x+7

Extra Example. Evaluate 2log2(a+6).

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Log Rules

After completing this section, students should be able to:

• Write down the product, quotient, and power rules for logs as equations, and
describe them in words.
• Explain how the product, quotient, and power rules for logs are related to the
corresponding rules for exponents.
• Use the log rules to expand the log of a complicated expression into a sum or
difference of multiplies of logs.
• Use the log rules to condense an expression involving a sum or difference of
multiples of logs into a single log.

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Note. Recall some of the exponent rules.

1.

2. Product rule:

3. Quotient rule:

4. Power rule:

Note. The exponent rules hold for any base, not just base 2.

The corresponding logarithm rules are:

1.

2. Product rule:

3. Quotient rule:

4. Power rule:

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Note. The logarithm rules hold for any base, not just base 2.
Exponent Rule Log Rule Name of Log Rule

a0 = 1 –

am · an = am+n

am
an = am−n

(am)n = amn

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Example. Rewrite the following as a sum or difference of logs:

 
x
a) log yz

b) log(5 · 2t)

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Example. Rewrite as a single log:

a) log5 a − log5 b + log5 c

b) ln(x + 1) + ln(x − 1) − 2 ln(x2 − 1)

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Review. loga ab =

Review. aloga b =

Note. Which order of operations is the correct interpretation for log2 37 ?

(a) log2(37)

(b) (log2 3)7

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Name of Rule Exponent Rule Log Rule Description of Log Rule in Words

Zero Power 30 =

Product Rule 3a 3b =

3a
Quotient Rule =
3b

Power Rule (3a)b =

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Example. Rewrite these expressions using log rules.

 
(a) log (x · y) =
4

 
(b) log x · y 4
=

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Example. Use the properties of logs to expand the following expression:

p3 4

 y 
log  4 
xz

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Example. Use properties of logs to expand the following expression:

(x + 4)5
!
log √
x3
(log(x+4)) 5
A. √ 3
(log(x))
5 log(x+4)
B. 3 log(x)
2

C. 5 log(x + 4) − 23 log(x)
D. 5 log(x) + 5 log(4) − 32 log(x)

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Example. Write the expression as a single log:

ln(x + 1)
3 ln(x) − ln(x − 7) +
2

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Example. Write the expression as a single log:

1
log3(x + 2) − log3(y) − log3(z − 1)
3
 
(x+2)
A. log3 1 y(z−1)
3
 
(x+2)
B. log3 y(z−1)1/3
 
(x+2)(z−1)1/3
C. log3 y
 
D. log3 x + 2 − y − (z − 1) 1/3

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Example. Remembering the log rules, decide which of the following statements are
true. (Select all correct answers, and assume all arguments of ln are positive numbers.)
A. ln(x + 1) + ln(x − 1) = ln(x2 − 1)

ln(x)
B. ln(x) − ln(y) = ln(y)

C. ln(9x + 17) = ln(9x) + ln(17)

ln(x2 )
D. ln(x) = 2 for x , 1

E. ln(5x3) = 3 ln(5x)

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Extra Example. Remembering the log rules, decide which of the following statements
are true. (Select all correct answers, and assume all arguments of ln are positive
numbers.)
A. log( 1a ) = − log(a)

B. 102 log x = x2

log(w)
C. log(w − v) = log(v)

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Solving Exponential Equations

After completing this section students should be able to:

1. Use logs to solve equations with variables in the exponent.

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Example. Solve: 5 · 2x+1 = 17

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Example. Solve: 22x−3 = 5x−2

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Example. Solve: 5 · e−0.05t = 3 · e0.2t

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Example. In 2015, the population of Guatemala was 16.3 million and was growing at
a rate of 2.1% per year.
1. Write an equation to model the population of Guatemala, assuming this rate of
growth continues. Let t represent the number of years since 2015.

2. If this rate continues, when will the population of Guatemala reach 100 million?

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Example. In 2015, the population of Nigeria was 182 million and was growing at a
continuous rate of 2.7% per year.
1. Write an equation to model the population of Nigeria, assuming this rate of growth
continues. Let t represent the number of years since 2015.

2. If this rate continues, when will the population of Nigeria reach 1 billion?

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Example. Solve for x: 11−x+2 = 14−10x

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Example. Solve for x: 42−3x = 5x

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Solving Log Equations

After completing this sections, students should be able to:

• Solve equations with log expressions in them.

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Example. Solve: 2 ln(2x + 5) − 3 = 1

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Example. Solve: log(x + 3) + log(x) = 1

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Example. Solve: log3 5 = x

Example. Solve: 4 · x6 − 1 = 18

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Example. Solve for x:

3 log2(x + 3) − 1 = 6

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Example. Solve for x: log(x + 2) + log(x − 1) = 1

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Doubling Time and Half Life

After completing this section, students should be able to:

• Define doubling time and half life.
• Calculate doubling time of half life from an equation for exponential growth or
decay or from a growth or decay rate.
• Use double time or half life to write an equation to model exponential growth or
decay in a real world applications.

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Example. Suppose you invest $1600 in a bank account that earns 6.5% annual interest,
compounded monthly. How many years will it take until the account has $2000 in it,
assuming you make no further deposits or withdrawals?

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Example. A population of bacteria contains 1.5 million bacteria and is growing by 12%
per day. What is its doubling time?

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Example. Suppose a bacteria population doubles every 15 minutes. Write an equation

for its growth using the exponential equation y = a · bt, where t represents time in
minutes.

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Example. The half life of radioactive Carbon-14 is 5750 years. A sample of bone that
originally contained 200 grams of C-14 now contains only 40 grams. How old is the
sample?

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Example. Suppose today, your grandparents put $10,000 in a bank account in your
name, earning 4.5% annual interest, compounded monthly. How long will it take for
that money to double (assuming no money is added or withdrawn)?

What if the original deposit is $20,000 ?

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Example. The doubling time of a bacteria population is 18 hours. How long will it
take for the bacteria culture to grow from 5 grams to 12 grams?

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Example. Tylenol has a half life of approximately 2.5 hours. If you take Tylenol once
and then repeat the dose again after 4 hours, how much of the original dose is still in
your system when you take the second dose?

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Summary:
• What are the equations we use to model exponential growth and decay (including
interest rate problems)?
• In what situations do we use each type?
• In what situations can we freely choose between two or more equations?

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Example. A car that was worth $15,000 in 2015 is now worth $11,000.
A. Assuming an exponential decay model, what will the car be worth in 2025?

B. Assuming a linear model, what will the car be worth in 2025?

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Example. Write an equations to model the following situations:

1. In the year 2000, the population of raccoons on Island A was 70 thousand and
increasing at a rate of 5% per year. Write an equation to model the raccoon
population over time, where t represents years since 2000.

2. In the year 2000, the population of raccoons on Island B was 70 thousand and
increasing at a rate of 5 thousand raccoons per year. Write an equation to model
the raccoon population over time, where t represents years since 2000.

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Extra Example. In 1991 hikers found the preserved body of a man partially frozen in
a glacier in the Austrian Alps. It was found that the body of Otzi (as the iceman came
to be called) contained 53% as much Carbon-14 as the body of a living person. What
is the approximate date of his death?

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Solving Systems of Equations

After completing this section, students should be able to:

• Determine if an (x, y) pair is the solution to a system of equations in two variables.
• Use substitution to solve a system of linear equations in two variables.
• Use elimination to solve a system of linear equations in two variables.
• Determine algebraically if a system of linear equations has one solution, no solu-
tions, or infinitely many solutions.
• Explain how graphing the two linear equations in a system of equations can
show whether the system will have one solution, no solutions, or infinitely many
solutions.
• Use substitution or elimination to solve a system of non-linear equations in two
variables.

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Example. Solve the system of equations:

3x − 2y = 4
5x + 6y = 2

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Example. Solve the system of equations:

8y = 1 + 4x
3x − 6y = 2

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Example. Solve the system of equations:

x + 5y = 6
3x + 15y = 18

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Example. Solve for x and y:

1 1
x= y−6
5 4
3 1
− x + y = −2
4 2

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Example. Which system of equations has NO solutions?

A. x + y = 1, 2x + y = 3

B. x + y = 1, 2x + 2y = 4

C. x + y = 1, 2x + 2y = 2

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Example. Solve for x and y:

x2 = y − 10
3x + y = 14

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Example. Solve for x and y:

x2 + y2 = 25
x2 − 2y = 1

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Applications of Systems of Equations

After completing this section, students should be able to:

• Set up and solve systems of equations involving distance, rate, and time.
• Set up and solve systems of equations involving mixtures and percents.
• Set up and solve systems of equations involving costs, perimeters and areas, and
other applications.

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Distance, Rate, and Time

Example. Elsa’s boat has a top speed of 6 miles per hour in still water. While traveling
on a river at top speed, she went 10 miles upstream in the same amount of time she
went 30 miles downstream. Find the rate of the river current.

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Mixtures

Example. Household bleach contains 6% sodium hypochlorite. How much household

bleach should be combined with 70 liters of a weaker 1% sodium hypochlorite solution
to form a solution that is 2.5% sodium hypochlorite?

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Example. Two factory plants are making TV panels. Yesterday, Plant A produced 7000
fewer panels than Plant B did. Five percent of the panels from Plant A and 3% of the
panels from Plant B were defective. If the two plants together produced 1090 defective
panels, how many panels did Plant A produce?

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Example. A chef plans to mix 100% vinegar with Italian dressing. The Italian dressing
contains 12% vinegar. The chef wants to make 160 milliliters of a mixture that contains
23% vinegar. How much vinegar and how much Italian dressing should she use?

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Example. Hannah and Linda and Caroline participated in a triathalon relay. Hannah
did the swimming, Linda did the biking, and Caroline did the running. The biking
distance plus the running distance together was 11 miles. Linda spent 30 minutes
on the bike and Caroline spent 15 minutes running. If LindaÕs average speed on
the bicycle was 10 mph faster than CarolineÕs average speed running, find LindaÕs
average biking speed and CarolineÕs average running speed.

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Extra Example. Two trains leave towns 462 miles apart at the same time and travel
toward each other. One train travels 20 miles per hour faster than the other. If they
meet in 3 hours, what is the rate of each train?

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Rational Functions
After completing this section, students should be able to:
• Find the vertical asymptotes of a rational function.
• Find the horizontal asymptotes of a rational function.
• Find the holes of a rational function.
• Find the x- and y-intercepts of a rational function,
• Match equations of rational functions to graphs.
• Write down the equation of a rational function from its graph.

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3x2 − 12
Example. The graph of the function h(x) = 2 is shown below.
x + 3x − 10

How is the graph of this function h(x) different from the graph of a polynomial?

What is the end behavior of the graph?

What is the behavior of the graph of this function h(x) near x = −5?

What is going on at x = 2?
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For a rational function

• find the vertical asymptotes by:

• find the holes by:

• find the horizontal asymptotes by:

Example. What are the horizontal asymptotes for these functions?

5x + 4
1. f (x) = 2
3x + 5x − 7

2x3 + 4
2. g(x) = 3
3x − 7x

x2 + 4x − 5
3. h(x) =
2x − 1

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Example. Find the vertical asymptotes, horizontal asymptotes, and holes:

3x2 + 3x
q(x) = 3
2x + 5x2 − 3x

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Example. Find the horizontal asymptotes of these three functions:

−2x4 − 3x3 + x2 + 7x + 1
1. f (x) =
5x4 + 7

x2 − 4x + 4
2. g(x) = 3
5x + 9x2 + 2x − 7

4x3 + 5x − 7
3. h(x) = 2
3x − 2x + 6

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Example. Which of these rational functions has a horizontal asymptote at y = 2?

2x
A. y =
(x − 3)(x + 5)

2x2
B. y =
(x − 3)(x + 5)

x−2
C. y =
2x2

(x + 4)(x − 1)
D. y =
(x − 2)(x + 3)

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x+2
Example. The function f (x) = 2 has a vertical asymptote at x = −1 and a hole
x + 3x + 2
at x = −2. How could we predict this from its equation?

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Example. Find the horizontal asymptotes, vertical asymptotes, x- and y-intercepts,

and holes of
(x − 2)(x − 3)
f (x) =
(x − 3)(x + 1)2

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(x − 3)(x + 2)
Example. Find the graph of the function y =
(x + 4)(x − 1)

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Example. Find the equation of this rational function.

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Combining Functions

After completing this section, students should be able to:

• Find equations for the sum, difference, product, and quotient of two functions,
given their equations.
• Use graphs or tables of values to find the sum, difference product, or quotient of
two functions, evaluated at a number.

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We can combine functions, such as f (x) = x + 1 and g(x) = x2 in the following ways.
• Add them together: ( f + g)(x) =

• Subtract them: ( f − g)(x) =

• Multiply them: ( f · g)(x) =

!
f
• Divide them: (x) =
g

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Example. The following graphs represent two functions h and p.

Find

b) (ph)(−3)
a) (h − p)(0)

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Example. Suppose f (x) = x2 and g(x) = 3x − 2. Find

(a) ( f + g)(2)

(b) ( f − g)(x)

(c) ( f g)(−1)

f
(d) (x)
g

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Example. Let t represent the number of years since 2010 and consider the following:
• f (t) is the number of tickets sold per week by Mission X Escape at time t.
• g(t) is the number of tickets sold per week by Bull City Escape at time t.
• p(t) is the cost of a ticket at Mission X as a function of time t.
• q(t) is the cost of a ticket at Bull City Escape as a function of time t.
• d(t) is the population of Durham in thousands of people at time t.

How could you represent the following quantities as functions of t?

1. The total number of escape room tickets sold per week in Durham as a function of
time? (Assume there are only the two venues: Mission X and Bull City.)

2. The weekly revenue at of Mission X Escape as a function of time?

3. The total weekly revenue from escape room tickets in Durham, as a function of
time?

4. The total per capita weekly revenue from escape room tickets in Durham, as a
function of time?

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Composition of Functions

After completing this section, students should be able to:

• Find the composition of two functions given as equations.
• Use graphs or tables of values to find the composition of two functions, evaluated
at a point.
• Decompose a function into the composition of two other functions.

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The composition of two functions: g ◦ f (x) is defined by:

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Example. The tables below define the functions f and g.

x 1 2 3 4 5 x 4 5 6 7 8 9
f (x) 8 3 6 7 4 g(x) 1 3 8 10 2 2

Find:
a) g ◦ f (4)

b) f ◦ g(4)

c) f ◦ f (2)

d) f ◦ g(6)

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Example. Let p(x) = x2 + x. Let q(x) = −2x. Find:

a) q ◦ p(1)

b) q ◦ p(x)

c) p ◦ q(x)

d) p ◦ p(x)

Note. In general, f ◦ g , g ◦ f !
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Example. h(x) = x2 + 7. Find functions f and g so that h(x) = f ◦ g(x).

Example. r(x) = (7x + 2)3. Find f and g such that r(x) = f ◦ g(x).

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Example. Two children decided to run a lemonade and hot chocolate stand. The
function
f (x) = 3|x − 65| + 10
represents the number of drinks sold as a function of the day’s high temperature in
degrees Fahrenheit. The function
g(x) = 0.5x − 5
represents the profit in dollars as a function of the number of drinks sold.

The kids want to know how much they’ll make if the day’s high temperature is 75◦
degrees. Find the answer for them.

In general, how much money will they make as a function of the temperature in
degrees Fahrneheit?

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Example. Let f (x) = 1

x and g(x) = x2 + 3x. Find
a) f ◦ g(x)

b) g ◦ f (x)

c) g ◦ g(x)

d) f ◦ f (x)

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r
3 1
Example. Consider the function H(x) = . Find two function f and g such that
x+1
H(x) = f ◦ g(x).

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Example. Consider the function P(x) = 4e3x−7. Find two function f and g such that
H(x) = f ◦ g(x).

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Inverse functions

After completing this section, students should be able to:

• Based on the graph of a function, determine if the function has an inverse that is a
function.
• Draw the graph of an inverse function, given the graph of the original.
• Use a table of values for a function to write a table of values for its inverse.
• Determine if two given functions are inverses of each other by computing their
compositions.
• Use a formula for a function to find a formula for its inverse.
• Find the range of the inverse function from the domain of the original function.
• Find the domain of the inverse function from the range of the original function.

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Example. Suppose f (x) is the function defined by the chart below:

In other words,
x 2 3 4 5 • f (2) = 3
f (x) 3 5 6 1 • f (3) = 5
• f (4) = 6
• f (5) = 1
Definition. The inverse function for f , written f −1(x), undoes what f does.

• f −1( 3 ) = 2
I[

• f −1( )=

• f −1( )=
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• f −1( )=

x 3
f −1(x) 2
Key Fact 1. Inverse functions reverse the roles of y and x.
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Graph y = f (x) and y = f −1(x) on the same axes below. What do you notice about the
points on the graph of y = f (x) and the points on the graph of y = f −1?

Key Fact 2. The graph of y = f −1(x) is obtained from the graph of y = f (x) by reflecting
over the line .

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In our same example, compute:

f −1 ◦ f (2) = f ◦ f −1(3) =
f −1 ◦ f (3) = f ◦ f −1(5) =
f −1 ◦ f (4) = f ◦ f −1(6) =
f −1 ◦ f (5) = f ◦ f −1(1) =

Key Fact 3. f −1 ◦ f (x) = and f ◦ f −1(x) = . This is the mathematical

way of saying that f and f −1 undo each other.

Example. f (x) = x3. Guess what the inverse of f should be. Remember, f −1 undoes
the work that f does.

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Example. Find the inverse of the function:

5−x
f (x) =
3x

1
Note. f −1(x) means the inverse function for f (x). Note that f −1(x) , f (x) .

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Question. Do all functions have inverse functions? That is, for any function that you
might encounter, is there always a function that is its inverse?

Try to find an example of a function that does not have an inverse function.

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Key Fact 4. A function f has an inverse function if and only if the graph of f satisfies
the horizontal line test (i.e. every horizontal line intersects the graph of y = f (x) in at
most one point.)

Definition. A function is one-to-one if it passes the horizontal line test. Equivalently,

a function is one-to-one if for any two different x-values x1 and x2, f (x1) and f (x2) are
different numbers. Sometimes, this is said: f is one-to-one if, whenever f (x1) = f (x2),
then x1 = x2.
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Example. (Tricky) Find p−1(x), where p(x) = x − 2 drawn above. Graph p−1(x) on the
same axes as p(x).

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For the function p(x) = x − 2, what is:
• the domain of p?
• the range of p?
• the domain of p−1?
• the range of p−1 ?

Key Fact 5. For any invertible function f , the domain of f −1(x) is and
the range of f −1(x) is .

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END OF VIDEO
What are some facts about inverse functions?

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Example. The graph of f (x) is show below. Find the graph of f −1(x).

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Example. For each function graph, determine whether it has an inverse function.

A. B.

C. D.

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5−x
Example. Consider the function g(x) = . What is the RANGE of g−1(x)?
x+2
Hint: you do not need to compute a formula for g−1(x) to answer this question.

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x
Example. If f (x) = − 1, what is the inverse function f −1(x)?
2
1
A) p(x) = x
2 −1

2
B) r(x) = +1
x

C) v(x) = 2(x + 1)

D) w(x) = 2x + 1

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Example. Find the inverse function for the exponential function f (x) = 10x.

Example. Find the inverse function for the exponential function g(x) = ex.

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Example. Graph g(x) = 10x and its inverse g−1(x) = log10 x on the same axes.

List the properties of the graphs, including domain, range, and asymptotes.
y = log10(x)
y = 10x

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Example. Find the inverse of the function:

3x + 1
f (x) =
x−6

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7−x
Example. Find the inverse of the function: f (x) =
2x + 3
Find the domain and range of f (x) and f −1(x).

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Example. According to math lore, if you are age x, the oldest person that it is okay for
you to date is given by the formula d(x) = 2x − 14. Plug in your own age for x and see
how old a person you can date.

Suppose you want to date a younger person instead of an older person. Invert the
formula to find out how young a person someone of a given age can date.

Plug in your own age for x into d−1(x) and see how young a person you can date.

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Extra Example. h(x) = 7 − x3. Find h−1(x) by reversing the roles of y and x and solving
for y.

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√
Extra Example. Find f −1(x), where f (x) = x + 1. Graph f −1(x) on the same axes as
f (x).

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For the function f (x) = x + 1, what is:
• the domain of f ?
• the range of f ?
• the domain of f −1?
• the range of f −1 ?

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Symmetry and Even and Odd Functions

After completing this sections, students should be able to:

• Identify whether a graph is symmetric with respect to the x-axis, symmetric with
respect to the y-axis, symmetric with respect to the origin, or none of these.
• Determine whether a function is even or odd or neither, based in its equation.

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Definition. A graph is sym-

Definition. A graph is sym- Definition. A graph is sym-
metric with respect to the ori-
metric with respect to the x- metric with respect to the y-
gin if ...
axis if ... axis if ...

Whenever a point (x, y) is on Whenever a point (x, y) is on Whenever a point (x, y) is on

the graph, the point the graph, the point the graph, the point

is also on the graph. is also on the graph. is also on the graph.

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Example. Which graphs are symmetric with respect to the x-axis, the y-axis, the origin,
or neither?

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Example. Which graphs are symmetric with respect to the x-axis, the y-axis, the origin,
or neither?
2
1. y = 3 + x
x

2. x2 + 2y4 = 6

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Definition. A function f (x) is even if ...

Example. f (x) = x2 + 3 is even because ...

Definition. A function f (x) is odd if ...

1
Example. f (x) = 5x − is odd because ...
x

Question. There is no word like even or odd for when a function’s graph is symmetric
with respect to the x-axis. Why not?
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Example. Determine whether the functions are even, odd, or neither.

1. f (x) = 4x3 + 2x

2. g(x) = 5x4 − 3x2 + 1

3. h(x) = 2x3 + 7x2

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Piecewise Functions

After completing this sections, students should be able to:

• Evaluate piecewise functions at a given x-value.
• Graph piecewise functions

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Example. The function f is defined as follows:


1 − x
 2
if x < 1
f (x) = 

−2x + 3 if x ≥ 1


1. What is f (−2)? What is f (1)?

2. Graph y = f (x).

3. Is f (x) continuous?

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Another example, fill in from notes

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Review

Decide which of the following statements are true. (Select all correct answers, and
assume all arguments of ln are positive numbers.)
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A. x2 + 4 = x + 2

B. log( 1a ) = − log(a)

C. 102 log x = x2

log(w)
D. log(w − v) = log(v)

E. log2(x + 8) = log2(x) + 3

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What are some types of equations we have solved?

What are some techniques for solving equations?

What are extraneous solutions? When do we have to watch for them?

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What types of equations are these? What technique is needed to solve them?
3 4
1. =
2−x x
2. (x − 2)(x + 1) = 3 for x
3. 2x = 3x+1
4. 5x5 = 17
5. 7 log(5x) = 2
√
6. 4 + x + 2 = x
7. 3x2/3 + 1 = 28
4 − 3x
8. y = for x
5x − 9

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What kinds of inequalities have we solved? What techniques do we use?

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x2 − 1
1. >0
x+3

2. 7 < 1 − 3|2 − 4x|

3. x3 + 5x2 ≤ 6x

4. 8x + 4 > 5x − 2 and 2 − 3x < 5x

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What do we have to worry about when looking for domains?

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What types of equations are these? What technique is needed to solve them?
1. A = P(1 + rt) for r
1 1 1
2. + = for b
a b c
4 − 3x
3. y = for x
5x − 9
4. a + b = rx − 4x2 for x
5. M = log( SI ) for S
6. bat = 3 + x for t
7. bat = 3 + x for a
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8. 4 + x = 3y for x

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