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 For better work & study skills, read logic chapters 1 to 5  in  Three Skills for Algebra. Sooner is better. Good luck.

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After logic  (a) continue reading Three Skills for Algebra, chapters 8 to 14  and do so alongside site area on solving linear2007 Equations ; or (b) see this calculus starter lesson and Volume 3, Why Slopes  & More Math, chapters 2 to 6;


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Problems on Quadratics, Straight Lines, Polynomials, Logs and Exponentials

1. (10 points) Express A and B as simplified, improper fraction:  For the calculation of A, cancel common factors in numerators and denominators before multiplication. For the calculation of B, use the least common denominator.

A =  25
27
. 81
100
 B =   3
26
 + 7
10

For A and B, there is 1 point for right answer and 4 points for following instruction on how to arrive at the answer. Show work!  If you use a calculator (not recommended), show the reasoning needed to arrive at your solution without its use.

2. (10 points)  Use algebra to find the intersection point of the two lines  

y = ¾x - ¼
y = ¼x + 2

3.  (4 points) (a) Find the slope of the straight line K if K is perpendicular to a line L with slope 2.
     (6 points) (b)  Find the slope and an equation for a straight line T which passes through [3,5] and [8, 20].        
                            Express the equation in slope intercept form y= m x + b

4.  (10 points) Compute product (x4+3x3+6x2 + 3x + 1)(x2 + 2x + 1) using  a column  method. 

5.  (10 pointsUse the polynomial long division to find polynomials a(x) (the quotient) and r(x) (the remainder)  such that 

x4+3x3+6x2 + 4x + 2= a(x)(x2 + 2x + 1) + r(x)

with degree (r(x)) < 2. 

6.   (2 points)  (i)  Use the ln(x) button on your calculator to fill in the table (or a copy of it) 

x

1/6 0.2 0.25 1/3 0.5   1 2 3 4 5 6

ln(x)

         

0

         

     (3 points)  (i) Use the ex button on your calculator to complete in the table (or a copy of it). 

x

-1.792

-1.61 -1.39 -1.099 -0.693   0 0.693 1.099 1.39 1.61 1.79
exp(x)

 

       

1

         

   (5 points)   (iii) Draw  the straight line y = x from [-2,-2] to [6,6] on graph paper.  Then on the same graph, use the above points to sketch graph of y = ln(x) for x in the interval [1/6, 6] and  y = exp(x) =  ex  for x in the interval [-1.79, 1.79]. Label all curves.  

7. (3 points) (i) Solve x2-5x+ 4 =0 using factorization by inspection. Show all ways for 4 to equal  the product AB of two integers A and B.  
    (3 points) (ii) Solve x2-5x+4 = 0  with the quadratic formula. Show work.
    (4 points) (iii) Solve x2 - 5x + 4 =0  starting with the method of completing the square. Show work.

8.  (4 points)  (i) Find the x- and y-intercepts of  the quadratic y =  x2-5x+4 and the straight line y =  -2x + 8 with the x- and y-axes. Hint: See 7(ii) or (iii).
     (3 points) 
(ii) Sketch the curves  y =  x2-5x+4 and y =  -2x + 8. Identify the axis of symmetry for the quadratic. Label axes  and all intercepts.
     (3 points) (iii) Find the coordinates of the intersection points for the  quadratic y =  x2-5x+4 and  line y =  -2x + 8.  Show reasoning.  Hint:  x2-3x-4  = (x-4)(x+1). 

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In Volume 2, Three Skills for Algebra, Chapters 8  to 14 and postscript What is a Variable point to a greater & clear use of words in algebra. Chapter 14 introduces a 4th skill for algebra, an  elaboration of  the third: - The direct and indirect use of formulas, numerically and algebraically, is unifying theme that should be mentioned aloud, with words, in each and every use of formula. 

 

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