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Intermediate Algebra
MPC 099

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Table of Contents

Module A: Compound Inequalities and

Systems of Equations ..............................3

Module B: Radicals ..................................27

Module C: Quadratics ..............................51

Module D: Rational Equations .................80

Module E: Functions ................................95

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 MPC 099 Module A:
Compound Inequalities and
Systems of Equations

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 Compound Inequalities - AND

Compound Inequality:

AND:

Solving Inequalities is just like solving _____________, just be sure to __________________ when we

_______________________ by a ________________________

Example A Example B

6 5 11 AND 7 2 44 11 10 3 2 AND 2 9 3 2 10 52

Practice A Practice B

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 Compound Inequalities - OR

OR:

Don't forget to ________________________ when _____________________ by a _________________

To represent two parts of a graph in interval notation we use ____

Example A Example B

4 7 5 OR 4 8 20 8 9 4 19 OR 2 6 8 2 8 50

Practice A Practice B

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 Compound Inequalities - Tripartite

Tripartite Inequalities:

Be sure when solving to balance on ______________________________________

Example A Example B

5 2 17 9 4 4 3 7

Practice A Practice B

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 Absolute Value Inequalities - Simple

Absolute Value:

Consider: | | 2 | | 2

Example A Example B

| | 8 | | 5

Practice A Practice B

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 Absolute Value Inequalities - Solving

To solve we first set up a __________________________ then __________ it!

Example A Example B

|3 5| 8 |2 7| 3

Practice A Practice B

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 Absolute Value Inequalities - Isolate Absolute

Before we can set up a compound inequality, we must first _____________ the absolute value!

Beware: with absolute value we cannot ___________________ or _____________________________

Example A Example B

2 7|3 4| 19 5 2|4 1| 17

Practice A Practice B

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 Systems of Equations - Introduction to Substitution

System of Equations: Several ______________ and several ____________ working ______________

The solution to a system of equations is given as an _______________________ written _______

Substitution: replace the ____________ with what it ____________________

Example A Example B

3 4 7 11
2 3 12 1

Practice A Practice B

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 Systems of Equations - Substitute Expression

Just as we can replace a variable with a number, we can also replace it with an ___________________

Whenever we substitute it is important to remember _____________________

Example A Example B

5 3 2 6 24
5 11 5 22

Practice A Practice B

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 Systems of Equations - Solve for a Variable

To use substitution we may have to _______________ a lone variable

If there are several lone variables ____________________

Example A Example B

6 4 14 5 17
2 13 7 8 5

Practice A Practice B

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 Systems of Equations - Substitution with Special Cases

If the variables subtract out to zero then it means either

there is ___________________________ or ___________________________

Example A Example B

4 7 5 3
21 3 12 8 3 15

Practice A Practice B

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 Systems of Equations - Addition

If there is no lone variable, it may be better to use __________________

This method works by adding the _____________ and ______________ sides of the equations together!

Example A Example B

8 3 12 5 9 29
2 3 6 5 6 11

Practice A Practice B

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 Systems of Equations - Addition with Multiplication

Addition only works if one of the variables have ____________________________

To get opposites we can multiply _________________ of an equation to get the values we want!

Be sure when multiplying to have a ________________ and __________________ in front of a variable.

Example A Example B

2 4 4 5 3 3
4 5 21 7 12 12

Practice A Practice B

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 Systems of Equations - Multiplying Two Equations

Sometimes we may have to multiply _________________ by something to get opposites

The opposite we look for is the __________ of both coefficients.

Example A Example B

6 4 26 3 7 2
4 7 13 10 5 30

Practice A Practice B

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 Systems of Equations - Special Cases with Addition

If the variables subtract out to zero then it means either

there is ___________________________ or ___________________________

Example A Example B

2 4 16 10 4 6
3 6 20 25 10 15

Practice A Practice B

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 Systems of 3 Variables - Simple

To solve systems with three variables we must ____________________ the ___________________

variable ____________________

This will give us ______ equations with ________ variables we can then solve for!

Example A Example B

2 4 20 3 3 5 16
2 2 3 5 2 6 5 35
4 2 2 26 5 12 5 28

Practice A Practice B

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 3 Variables - Multiplying to Eliminate Variables

To eliminate a variable, we may have to ______________ one or more equations to get _____________

Example A

2 2 8
6 3 3 27
3 5 15

Practice A

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 Value/Interest Problems - Value with 1 Variable

Value Table:

The equation always comes from the __________________________

Example A Example B

Brian has twice as many dimes as quarters. If the A child has three more nickels than dimes in her
value of the coins is $4.95, how many of each does piggy-bank. If she has $1.95 in the bank, how many
he have? of each does she have?

Practice A Practice B

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 Value/Interest Problems - Interest with 1 Variable

Interest Table:

The equation always comes from the __________________________

Example A Example B

Sophia invested $1900 in one account and $1500 Carlos invested $2500 in one account and $1000 in
in another account that paid 3% higher interest another which paid 4% lower interest. At the end
rate. After one year she had earned $113 in of a year he had earned $345 in interest. At what
interest. At what rates did she invest? rates did he invest?

Practice A Practice B

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 Value/Interest Problems - Value with 2 Variables

With two variables the equations will come from the ______________ and _______________ columns.

Example A Example B

Scott has $2.15 in his pocket made up of eleven If 105 people attended a concert and tickets for
quarters and dimes. How many of each coin does adults cost $2.50 while tickets for children cost
he have? $1.75 and total receipts for the concert were $228,
how many children and how many adults went to
the concert?

Practice A Practice B

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 Value/Interest - Interest with 2 Variables

With two variables the equations will come from the ______________ and _______________ columns.

Example A Example B

A woman invests $4600 in two different accounts. A bank loaned out $4900 to two different
The first paid 13%, the second paid 12% interest. companies. The first loan had a 4% interest rate;
At the end of the first year she had earned $586 in the second had a 13% interest rate. At the end of
interest. How much was in each account? the first year the loan had accrued $421 in
interest. How much was loaned at each rate?

Practice A Practice B

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 Mixture Problems - Known Starting Amount

Mixture Table:

The equation always comes from the __________________________

Example A Example B

A store owner wants to mix chocolate an nuts to You need a 55% alcohol solution. On hand, you
make a new candy. How many pounds of have 600 mL of 10% alcohol mixture. You also have
chocolate costing $8.50 per pound should be a 95% alcohol mixture. How much of the 95%
mixed with 25 pounds of nuts that cost $2.50 per mixture should you add to obtain your desired
pound to make a mixture worth $4.33 per pound? solution?

Practice A Practice B

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 Mixture - Unknown Starting Amount

With two variables the equations will come from the ______________ and _______________ columns.

Example A Example B

A chemist needs to create 100 mL of a 38% acid A coffee distributor needs to mix a coffee blend
solution. On hand she has a 20% acid solution and that normally sells for $8.90 per pound with
a 50% acid solution. How many mL of each should another coffee blend that normally sells for $11.30
she use? per pound. If the distributor wishes to create 70
pounds of coffee that can sell for $11.16 per
pound, how many pounds of each kind of coffee
should the mix?

Practice A Practice B

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 Mixture - Pure Solutions

The percentage of acid (or other chemical) in pure acid is ________

The percentage of acid (or other chemical) in water is ________

Example A Example B

You need 1425 mL of 10% alcohol solution. On You need a 60% methane solution. On hand you
hand you have a 5% alcohol mixture and pure have 180 mL of an 85% methane solution. How
alcohol. How much of each should you use? much water will you need to add to obtain the
desired solution?

Practice A Practice B

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MPC 099 Module B:
Radicals

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 Simplify Radicals - Prime Factorization

Prime Factorization:

To find a prime factorization we ________________ by _______________

A few prime numbers:

Example A Example B

1350 168

Practice A Practice B

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 Simplify Radicals - Perfect Roots

Roots: √ where is the ___________________

Roots of an expression with exponents: ______________ the ______________ by the ______________

Example A Example B

√46656 √1889568

Practice A Practice B

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 Simplify Radicals - Not Perfect Radicals

To take roots we _______________ the _________________ by the ______________________

When we divide if there is a remainder, the remainder ______________________________________

Example A Example B

√72 √750

Practice A Practice B

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 Simplify Radicals - With Coefficients

If there is a coefficient on the radical: __________________ by what _________________________

Example A Example B

8√600 3 √ 96

Practice A Practice B

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 Simplify Radicals - Variables

Variables in Radicals: __________________ the _________________ by the _____________________

Remainders ______________________________________

Example A Example B

125

Practice A Practice B

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 Add/Subtract/Multiply - Adding Like Radicals

Simplify: 2 5 3 2

Simplify: 2√3 5√7 3√3 2√7

When adding and subtracting radicals we can __________________________________________

Example A Example B

4√6 2√11 √11 5√6 √5 3√5 8 √5 2√5

Practice A Practice B

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 Add/Subtract/Multiply - Simplify and Add

Before adding radicals together __________________

Example A Example B

4√50 5√27 3√2 2√108 81 3 32 24 500

Practice A Practice B

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 Add/Subtract/Multiply - Multiply Monomials

Product Rule: √ · √

Always be sure your final answer is ________________________

Example A Example B

4√6 · 2√15 3 √8 · 7 √10

Practice A Practice B

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 Add/Subtract/Multiply - Distributing with Radicals

Recall:

Always be sure your final answer is ________________________

Example A Example B

5√10 2√6 3√15 7√3 √6 9

Practice A Practice B

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 Add/Subtract/Multiply - FOIL with Radicals

Recall:

Always be sure your final answer is ________________________

Example A Example B

3√7 2√5 √7 6√5 2 √9 5 4 √3 1

Practice A Practice B

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 Add/Subtract/Multiply - Conjugates

Recall:

Always be sure your final answer is ________________________

Example A Example B

4 2√7 4 2√7 4√3 5√6 4√3 5√6

Practice B
Practice A

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 Add/Subtract/Multiply - Perfect Square

Recall:

Always be sure your final answer is ________________________

Example A Example B

√6 √2 2 3√7

Practice A Practice B

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 Rationalize Denominators - Simplifying with Radicals

Expressions with Radicals: Always ________________ the __________________ first

Before ______________ with fractions, be sure to ________________ first

Example A Example B

15 √175 8 √48
10 6

Practice A Practice B

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 Rationalize Denominators - Quotient Rule

Quotient Rule:

Often it is helpful to reduce the ____________ first, then reduce the ________________

Example A Example B

√48 225
√150 20

Practice A Practice B

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 Rationalize Denominators - Monomial Square Root

Rationalize Denominators: No _________________ in the _______________________

To clear radicals: _______________ by extra needed factors in denominator (multiply by same on top!)

It may be helpful to ______________ first (both ____________ and _____________)

Example A Example B

√7 5
√6 15

Practice A Practice B

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 Rationalize Denominators - Monomial Higher Root

Use the ____________________________

To clear radicals: _______________ by extra needed factors in denominator (multiply by same on top!)

Hint: _______________ numbers

Example A Example B

5
7
√
9

Practice A Practice B

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 Rationalize Denominators - Binomial Denominators

What doesn’t work:

√

Recall: 2 √3

Multiply by the _______________________________

Example A Example B

6 3 5√2
5 √3 4 2√2

Practice A Practice B

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 Rational Exponents - Convert

If we divide the exponent by the index, then √

The index is the ________________________

Example A Example B

/
Write as an exponent: √ Write as a radical:

Example C Example D

/
Write as a radical: Write as an exponent
√

Practice A Practice B

Practice C Practice D

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 Rational Exponents - Evaluate

To evaluate a rational exponent _____________________________________

Example A Example B

/ /
81 125

Practice A Practice B

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 Rational Exponents - Simplify

Recall Exponent Properties:

To Simplify:

Example A Example B

/ / / / / / /

/ / / / /

Practice A Practice B

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 Mixed Index - Reduce Index

Using Rational Exponents:

To reduce the index _________________ the ______________ and _____________ by _________

Without using rational exponents:

Hint: _______________ any numbers

Example A Example B

32

Practice A Practice B

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 Mixed Index - Multiply

Using Rational Exponents: √ ·√

Get a _____________________ by _________________ the ____________ and _________________

Without using rational exponents: √ ·√

Hint: _______________ any numbers

Always be sure your final answer is ________________________

Example A Example B

· 4 · 8

Practice A Practice B

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 Mixed Index - Divide

Division with mixed index – Get a ____________________________

Hint: _______________ any numbers

May have to _________________________________

Example A Example B

√ 2
√ 128

Practice A Practice B

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MPC 099 Module C:
Quadratics

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 Complex Numbers – Square Roots of Negatives

Define: √ 1 and therefore,

Now we can calculate: √ 25

Expressions with Radicals: Always ________________ the __________________ first

Before ______________ with fractions, be sure to ________________ first

Example A Example B

15 √ 300 20 √ 80
5 8

Practice A Practice B

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 Complex Numbers – Add/Subtract

works just like _____________________

Example A Example B

5 3 6 5 2 3 6

Practice A Practice B

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 Complex Numbers – Multiply

works just like _____________________

Remember

Example A Example B

3 6 2 5 2

Example C Example D

4 3 2 5 3 2

Practice A Practice B

Practice C Practice D

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 Complex Numbers – Rationalize Monomials

If ______ then we can rationalize it by just multiplying by _______

Example A Example B

5 3 2
4 3

Practice A Practice B

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 Complex Numbers – Rationalize Binomials

Similar to other radicals we can rationalize a binomial by multiplying by the _____________________

Example A Example B

4 4 2
2 5 3 5

Practice A Practice B

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 Equations with Radicals – Odd Roots

The opposite of taking a root is to do an ____________________

√ 4 then

Example A Example B

√2 5 6 √4 7 2

Practice A Practice B

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 Equations with Radicals – Even Roots

The opposite of taking a root is to do an ____________________

With even roots: _______________ in the original equation!

Recall:

Example A Example B

√5 24 √40 3 2 5

Practice A Practice B

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 Equations with Radicals – Isolate Radical

Before we can clear a radical it must first be ________________

Example A Example B

4 2√2 1 2 2√5 1 2 2

Practice A Practice B

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 Equations with Radicals – Two Roots

With two roots, first ________________ one root and ________________ both sides

Then ___________________ the term with the other root and ______________ both sides.

Example A Example B

√ 1 √ 12 √1 8 √ 16 12 1

(practice problems on the next page)

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Practice A Practice B

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 Equations with Exponents – Odd Exponents

The opposite of taking an exponent is to do a ____________________

If 8, then

Example A Example B

3 5 32 2 1 64

Practice A Practice B

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 Equations with Exponents – Even Exponents

Consider: 5 and 5

When we clear an even root we have ____________________

Example A Example B

5 1 49 3 2 81

Practice A Practice B

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 Equations with Exponents – Isolate Exponent

Before we can clear an exponent it must first be ________________

Example A Example B

4 2 2 1 46 5 3 2 6 46

Practice A Practice B

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 Equations with Exponents – Rational Exponents

To multiply to one: 1

We clear a rational exponent by using a __________________

/
Recall:

Recall: Check answer if ____________________, two answer if _____________________________

Example A Example B

/ /
3 6 64 5 1 32

Practice A Practice B

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 Complete the Square – Find

2 is easily factored to ___________________________

To make a perfect square,

Example A Example B

Find and factor the perfect square Find and factor the perfect square
10 7

Example C Example D

Find and factor the perfect square Find and factor the perfect square
3 6
7 5

Practice A Practice B

Practice C Practice D

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 Complete the Square – Rational Solutions

To complete the square: 0

1. Separate ____________ and ______________

2. Divide by ______ (everything!)

3. Find ______ and ______ to _________________

Example A Example B

3 15 18 0 8 32 4

Practice A Practice B

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 Complete the Square – Irrational and Complex Solutions

If we can’t simplify the _____________ we _________________ what we can.

Example A Example B

2 8 3 0 5 3 2 0

Practice A Practice B

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Quadratic Formula – Finding the Formula

Solve by completing the square:

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 Quadratic Formula – Using the Formula

If 0 then

Example A Example B

6 7 3 0 5 2 0

Practice A Practice B

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 Quadratic Formula – Make Equal to Zero

Before using the quadratic formula, the equation must equal ______

Example A Example B

2 15 7 3 5 2 7

Practice A Practice B

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 Quadratic Formula – 0

If a term is missing, we use _____ in the quadratic formula.

Example A Example B

7 49 0 3 54 0

Practice A Practice B

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 Rectangles - Area

Area of a rectangle:

To help visualize the rectangle, ____________________________

Example A Example B

The length of a rectangle is 2 ft longer than the The area of a rectangle is 72 . If the length is 6
width. The area of the rectangle is 48 . What cm more than the width, what are the dimensions
are the dimensions of the rectangle? of the rectangle?

Practice A Practice B

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 Rectangles - Perimeter

Perimeter of a Rectangle:

Tip: Solve the ______________ equation for a variable.

Example A Example B

The area of a rectangle is 54 . If the perimeter is The perimeter of a rectangle is 22 inches. If the
30 meters, what are the dimensions of the area of the same rectangle is 24 , what are the
rectangle? dimensions?

Practice A Practice B

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 Rectangles - Bigger

We may have to draw ________ rectangles.

Multiply/Add to the ____________ to get the big rectangle.

Divide/Subtract to the ______________ to get the small rectangle.

Example A Example B

Each side of a square is increased 6 inches. When The length of a rectangle is 9 feet longer than it is
this happens, the area is multiplied by 16. How wide. If each side is increased 9 feet, then the area
many inches in the side of the original square? is multiplied by 3. What are the dimensions of the
original rectangle?

Practice A Practice B

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 Compound Fractions - Numbers

Compound/Complex Fractions:

Clear ____________ by multiplying each _________ by the _________ of everything!

Example A Example B

3 5 1
2
4 6 2
1 4 9
1
2 3 4

Practice A Practice B

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 Compound Fractions - Monomials

Recall: To find the LCD with variables, use the _______________ exponents

Be sure to check for ___________________!!!!

Example A Example B

9 1 1
1
1 3 1 1

Practice A Practice B

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 Compound Fractions - Binomials

The LCD could have one or more ________________ in it!

Example A Example B

5 5
2 9 9
2 5
3
2 9 9

Practice A Practice B

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 Compound Fractions – Negative Exponents

Recall: 5

If there is any ______ or __________ we can’t just ______________. Instead make _________________

Example A Example B

1 10 25 8 27
1 25 4 6 9

Practice A Practice B

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MPC 099 Module D:
Rational Equations

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 Rational Equations – Clear Denominator

Recall:

Clear fractions by multiplying ____________________ by __________

Example A Example B

5 3 4 2
4
7 5 5

Practice A Practice B

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 Rational Equations – Factoring Denominator

To identify all the factors in the ___________ we may have to ______________ the ________________

Example A Example B

1 3 8 9 2 1
6 7 13 42 9 3 3

Practice A Practice B

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 Rational Equations – Extraneous Solutions

Because we are working with fractions, the ______________ cannot be _________

Example A Example B

2 3 56 2 4 12
8 4 12 32 2 4 6 8

Practice A Practice B

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 Work Problems – One Unknown Time

Adam does a job in 4 hours. Each hour he does _________ of the job.

Betty does a job in 12 hours. Each hour he does ___________ of the job.

Together, each hour they do ____________________ of the job.

This means it takes them, working together, ________ hours to do the entire job.

Work Equation: Use __________________!

Example A Example B

Catherine can paint a house in 15 hours. Dan can Even can clean a room in 3 hours. If his sister Faith
paint it in 30 hours. How long will it take them helps, it takes them 2 hours. How long will it take
working together? Faith working alone?

Practice A Practice B

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 Work Problems – Two Unknown Times

Be sure to clearly identify who is the ________________________!

Example A Example B

Tony does a job in 16 hours less time than Marissa, Alex can complete his project in 21 hours less than
and they can do it together in 15 hours. How long Hillary. If they work together it can get done in 10
will it take each to do the job alone? hours. How long does it take each working alone?

Practice A Practice B

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 Simultaneous Products

Simultaneous Product: _______ equations with ________ variables that are ________________

To solve: ________________ both by the same ______________. Then ____________________

Example A

72
5 2 56

Practice A

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 Distance/Revenue – Revenue Problems

Revenue Table:

To solve: Divide by _______________________

Example A Example B

A group of college students bought a couch for A merchant bought several pieces of silk for $70.
$80. However, five of them failed to pay their He sold all but two of them at a profit of $4 per
share so the others had to each pay $8 more. How piece. His total profit was $18. How many pieces
many students were in the original group? did he originally purchase?

(practice problems on the next page)

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Practice A Practice B

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 Distance/Revenue – Distance Problems

Distance Table:

To solve: Divide by _______________________

Example A Example B

A man rode his bike to a park 60 miles away. On After driving through a construction zone for 45
the return trip he went 2 mph slower which made miles, a woman realized that if she had driven just
the trip take 1 hour longer. How fast did he ride to 6 mph faster she would have arrived 2 hours
the park? sooner. How fast did she drive?

(practice problems on the next page)

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Practice A Practice B

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 Distance/Revenue – Steams and Wind

Downwind/stream:

Upwind/stream:

Example A Example B

Zoe rows a boat downstream for 80 miles. The Darius flies a plane against a headwind for 5084
return trip upstream took 12 hours longer. If the miles. The return trip with the wind took 20 hours
current flows at 3 mph, how fast does Zoe row in less time. If the wind speed is 10mph, how fast
still water? does Darius fly the plane when there is no wind?

(practice problems on the next page)

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Practice A Practice B

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 Frames – Picture Frames

To help visualize the frame ______________________________

Remember the frame is on the ____________ and _______________, also the ______ and __________

Example A Example B

A picture measures 10 inches by 7 inches is placed An 8 inch by 12 inch drawing has a frame of
in a frame of uniform width. If the area of the uniform width around it. The area of the frame is
frame and picture together is 208 square inches, equal to the area of the picture. What is the width
what is the width of the frame? of the frame?

Practice A Practice B

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 Frames – Percent of a Field

Clearly identify the area of the __________ and _____________ rectangles!

Be careful with ___________________, is it talking about the ____________ or _______________?

Example A Example B

A man mows his 40 ft by 50 ft rectangular lawn in A farmer has a 50 ft by 25 ft rectangular field that
a spiral pattern starting from the outside edge. By he wants to increase by 68% by cultivating a strip
noon he is 90% done. How wide of a strip has he of uniform width around the current field. How
cut around the outside edge? wide of a strip should he cultivate?

Practice A Practice B

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MPC 099 Module E:
Functions

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 Functions – Definition and Vertical Line Test

Function:

If it is a function we often write _____ which is read ______________________

A graph is a function if it passes the _______________________, or each ___ has at most one _____.

Example A Example B

Practice A Practice B

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 Functions - Domain

Domain:

Fractions:

Even Radicals:

Example A Example B

3 √2 6 4 3|2 7| 4

Practice C Practice A

1
2

Practice B Practice C

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 Functions – Function Notation

Function notation:

What is inside of the function notation goes ____________________________

Example A Example B

2 5 √2 5
Find 3 Find 20

Practice A Practice B

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 Functions – Evaluate at Expressions

When replacing a variable we always use ___________________________

We can replace the variable with ___________________

Example A Example B

2 5 √2 3
Find 3 Find 8

Practice A Practice B

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 Algebra of Functions – Add/Subtract/Multiply/Divide

Four basic function operations:

1.

2.

3. ·

4.

Example A Example B

4 5
6 8 5

· 1 ·

Practice A Practice B

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 Algebra of Functions - Composition

Composition of Functions:

Example A Example B

√ 6 2
3 3

Practice A Practice B

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 Inverse Functions – Showing Functions are Inverses

Inverse Function:

To test if functions are inverses calculate ___________ and _________ and the answer should be ___

Example A Example B

Are they inverses? Are they inverses?

3 8 5
6
8 3
3 5
3
6

Practice A Practice B

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 Inverse Functions – Find the Inverse

To find an inverse function ___________ the ___ and ___, then solve for ___.

(the _____ is the y!)

Example A Example B

5√ 6 4 3
2
1

Practice A Practice B

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 Inverse Functions – Graph the Inverse

Inverse functions ___________ the ____ and ____

Identify key _________ and ___________ the _______________

Example A Example B

Practice A Practice B

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 Graph Quadratic Functions – Key Points

Quadratic Equations are of the form:

Quadratic Graph: Key Points:

Example A Example B

2 3 3 12 9

Practice A Practice B

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 Exponential Equations – Common Base

Exponential Functions:

Solving Exponential Functions: If the _________ are equal then the ______________ are equal.

Recall Exponent Property:

Example A Example B

7 7 1
81
3

Practice A Practice B

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 Exponential Functions – Binomial Exponents

When multiplying exponents we may have to _______________________

Example A Example B

8 16 1
125
25

Practice A Practice B

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 Compound Interest – N Compounds

Compound Interest:

compounds per year: 1

Example A Example B

Suppose you invest $13000 in an account that pays You loan out $800 to you friend at 3% interest
8% interest compounded monthly. How much compounded quarterly. Your friend pays you back
would be in the account after 9 years? after five years. What does he owe you?

Practice A Practice B

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 Compound Interest – Find Principle

Evaluate_____________________________ first

Example A Example B

How much money would have to be invested at What principle would amount to $800 if invested
6% interest compounded weekly to be worth for 10 years at 12% interest compounded semi-
$1500 at the end of 15 years? annually?

Practice A Practice B

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 Compound Interest – Continuous Compounds

Continuous Interest:

Example A Example B

An investment of $25000 is at an interest rate of What is the balance at the end of 10 years on an
11.5% compounded continuously. What is the investment of $13000 at 4% compounded
balance after 20 years? continuously?

Practice A Practice B

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 Compound Interest – Finding Principle with Continuous Interest

Evaluate_____________________________ first

Example A Example B

To pay an $1100 vacation in 10 years, how much How much should you invest at 12% continuous
money should the Franklins invest at 9% interest interest for 100 years in order to have $1,000,000?
compounded continuously?

Practice A Practice B

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 Logs - Convert

Logarithm:

can be written as ____________

Example A Example B

Write each as a logarithm: Write each as an exponent:

25 log 64 2

5 125 log

Practice A Practice B

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 Logs - Evaluate

To evaluate a log: make the equation ________________ and convert to an __________________

Example A Example B

log 64 1
log
81

Practice A Practice B

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 Logs - Solving

To solve a logarithmic equation:

Example A Example B

log 8 3 log 2 6 2

Practice A Practice B

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