Foundations of Mathematics and Pre-Calculus 10 Workbook

Table of Contents

Number
Lesson 1......... Prime Factors........................................................................................1
Lesson 2......... Applications of Prime Factors..................................................................7
Lesson 3......... Rational and Irrational Numbers.............................................................. 17
Lesson 4......... Number Systems..................................................................................23
Lesson 5......... Radicals..............................................................................................33
Lesson 6......... Entire Radicals and Mixed Radicals - Part One........................................... 39
Lesson 7......... Entire Radicals and Mixed Radicals - Part Two...........................................49
Lesson 8......... Practice Test........................................................................................55

Exponents
Lesson 1......... Powers with Whole Number Exponents....................................................61
Lesson 2......... Combining the Exponent Laws...............................................................71
Lesson 3......... Integral Exponents................................................................................77
Lesson 4......... Scientific Notation............................................................................... 85
Lesson 5......... Rational Exponents - Part One................................................................93
Lesson 6......... Rational Exponents - Part Two............................................................... 99
Lesson 7......... Practice Test......................................................................................107

Measurement
Lesson 1......... Review and Preview............................................................................113
Lesson 2......... Referents in Measurement.................................................................... 123
Lesson 3......... Measuring Devices..............................................................................131
Lesson 4......... Conversion Within the SI System......................................................... 141
Lesson 5......... Conversion Within and Between the SI and Imperial Systems..................... 151
Lesson 6......... Conversion in the SI and Imperial Systems: Square Units & Cubic Units.... 157
Lesson 7......... Surface Area and Volume of Prisms and Cylinders.................................... 165
Lesson 8......... Surface Area and Volume of Pyramids and Cones......................................175
Lesson 9......... Surface Area and Volume of Spheres...................................................... 185
Lesson 10........Practice Test......................................................................................193

Trigonometry
Lesson 1......... Trigonometric Ratios.......................................................................... 199
Lesson 2......... Trigonometric Ratios on a Calculator and Patterns in Trigonometric Ratios...209
Lesson 3......... Calculating the Length of a Side in a Right Triangle.................................219
Lesson 4......... Calculating the Measure of an Angle in a Right Triangle........................... 227
Lesson 5......... Determining Angles and Sides in Right Triangles.....................................235
Lesson 6......... Problem Solving Using Trigonometric Ratios......................................... 241
Lesson 7......... More Problems Solving Using Trigonometric Ratios................................249
Lesson 8......... Practice Test......................................................................................257

Polynomial Operations
Lesson 1......... Review and Preview............................................................................265
Lesson 2......... Multiplying a Polynomial by a Monomial..............................................275
Lesson 3......... Multiplication of Two Binomials.......................................................... 285
Lesson 4......... Multiplication of Polynomials - Part One............................................... 293
Lesson 5......... Multiplication of Polynomials - Part Two...............................................299
Lesson 6......... Problem Solving with Polynomial Products............................................305
Lesson 7......... Practice Test......................................................................................313
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Factoring Polynomial Expressions
Lesson 1......... Common Factors - Part One................................................................. 321
Lesson 2......... Common Factors - Part Two................................................................ 329
Lesson 3......... Factoring Trinomials of the Form x2 + bx + c - Part One......................... 335
Lesson 4......... Factoring Trinomials of the Form x2 + bx + c - Part Two.........................343
Lesson 5......... Difference of Squares........................................................................... 347
Lesson 6......... Factoring ax2 + bx + c (where a ≠ 1).................................................... 355
Lesson 7......... Further Factoring................................................................................365
Lesson 8......... Factoring Review............................................................................... 373
Lesson 9......... Enrichment Lesson - Solving Polynomial Equations.................................377
Lesson 10........Practice Test......................................................................................383

Relations and Functions

Lesson 1......... Review and Preview............................................................................389
Lesson 2......... Relationships Between Two Quantities...................................................399
Lesson 3......... x- and y-intercepts and Interpreting Relations........................................... 413
Lesson 4......... Domain and Range..............................................................................423
Lesson 5......... Relations and the Graphing Calculator....................................................433
Lesson 6......... Interpreting Relations Using a Graphing Calculator...................................449
Lesson 7......... Functions..........................................................................................455
Lesson 8......... Function Notation - Part One................................................................465
Lesson 9......... Function Notation - Part Two............................................................... 471
Lesson 10........Function Notation and Problem Solving.................................................477
Lesson 11........Interpreting Graphs of Functions........................................................... 481
Lesson 12........Practice Test......................................................................................489

Characteristics of Linear Relations

Lesson 1......... Line Segments on a Cartesian Plane.......................................................495
Lesson 2......... The Distance Formula......................................................................... 503
Lesson 3......... The Midpoint of a Line Segment...........................................................511
Lesson 4......... Slope of a Line Segment......................................................................519
Lesson 5......... The Slope Formula.............................................................................529
Lesson 6......... Parallel and Perpendicular Lines.............................................................537
Lesson 7......... Practice Test......................................................................................547

Equations of Linear Relations

Lesson 1......... The Equation of a Line in Slope y-intercept Form - y = mx + b................ 553
Lesson 2......... Writing Equations Using y = mx + b.................................................... 563
Lesson 3......... The General Form Equation Ax + By + C = 0.........................................571
Lesson 4......... Slope-Point Form - y – y1 = m(x – x 1 ).................................................579
Lesson 5......... Further Practice with Linear Equations....................................................587
Lesson 6......... Graphing Linear Equations................................................................... 593
Lesson 7......... Slope as a Rate of Change....................................................................599
Lesson 8......... Practice Test......................................................................................607

Systems of Linear Equations

Lesson 1......... Solving Systems of Linear Equations by Graphing................................... 613
Lesson 2......... Determining the Number of Solutions to a System of Linear Equations........621
Lesson 3......... Solving Systems of Linear Equations by Substitution...............................627
Lesson 4......... Solving Systems of Linear Equations by Elimination................................633
Lesson 5......... Applications of Systems of Linear Equations - Part One............................ 641
Lesson 6......... Applications of Systems of Linear Equations - Part Two............................649
Lesson 7......... Practice Test......................................................................................655