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Mathematical Applications, Seventh Edition
Ronald J. Harshbarger, University of South Carolina Beaufort
James J. Reynolds, Clarion University of Pennsylvania

Prerequisite Algebra Review

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1.1A To use inequality symbols with integers

1.1B To find the additive inverse and absolute value of a number

1.1C To add or subtract integers

1.1D To multiply or divide integers

1.1E To solve application problems

1.2A To write a rational number as a decimal

1.2B To convert among percents, fractions, and decimals

1.2C To add or subtract rational numbers

1.2D To multiply or divide rational numbers

1.2E To evaluate exponential expressions

1.2F To simplify numerical radical expressions

1.2G To solve application problems

1.3A To use the Order of Operations Agreement to simplify expressions

1.4A To evaluate a variable expression

1.4B To simplify a variable expression using the Properties of Addition

1.4C To simplify a variable expression using the Properties of Multiplication

1.4D To simplify a variable expression using the Distributive Property

1.4E To translate a verbal expression into a variable expression

1.5A To write a set using the roster method

1.5B To write a set using set-builder notation

1.5C To graph an inequality on the number line

2.1A To determine whether a given number is a solution of an equation

2.1B To solve an equation of the form x+a=b

2.1C To solve an equation of the form ax=b

2.1D To solve application problems using the basic percent equation

2.2A To solve an equation of the form ax+b=c

2.2B To solve an equation of the form ax+b=cx+d

2.2C To solve an equation containing parentheses

2.2D To translate a sentence into an equation and solve

2.3A To solve value mixture problems

2.3B To solve percent mixture problems

2.3C To solve investment problems

2.3D To solve uniform motion problems

2.4A To solve an inequality in one variable

2.4B To solve a compound inequality

2.4C To solve application problems

2.5A To solve an absolute value equation

2.5B To solve an absolute value inequality

2.5C To solve application problems

3.1A To solve problems involving lines and angles

3.1B To solve problems involving angles formed by intersecting lines

3.1C To solve problems involving the angles of a triangle

3.2A To solve problems involving the perimeter of geometric figures

3.2B To solve problems involving the area of geometric figures

3.3A To solve problems involving the volume of a solid

3.3B To solve problems involving the surface area of a solid

4.1A To graph points on a rectangular coordinate system

4.1B To determine ordered-pair solutions of an equation in two variables

4.1C To determine whether a set of ordered pairs is a function

4.1D To evaluate a function written in functional notation

4.2A To graph an equation of the form y=mx+b

4.2B To graph an equation of the form Ax+By=C

4.2C To solve application problems

4.3A To find the slope of a straight line

4.3B To graph a line using the slope and the y-intercept

4.4A To find the equation of a line given a point and the slope

4.4B To find the equation of a line given two points

4.4C To solve application problems

4.5A To find parallel and perpendicular lines

4.6A To graph an inequality in two variables

5.1A To solve a system of linear equations by graphing

5.2A To solve a system of linear equations by the substitution method

5.3A To solve a system of two linear equations in two variables by the addition method

5.3B To solve a system of three linear equations in three variables by the addition method

5.4A To evaluate a determinant

5.4B To solve a system of equations by using Cramer's Rule

5.5A To solve rate-of-wind or rate-of-current problems

5.5B To solve application problems using two variables

5.6A To graph the solution set of a system of linear inequalities

6.1A To multiply monomials

6.1B To divide monomials and simplify expressions with negative exponents

6.1C To write a number using scientific notation

6.1D To solve application problems

6.2A To evaluate polynomial functions

6.2B To add or subtract polynomials

6.3A To multiply a polynomial by a monomial

6.3B To multiply two polynomials

6.3C To multiply two binomials

6.3D To multiply binomials that have special products

6.3E To solve application problems

6.4A To divide polynomials

6.4B To divide polynomials using synthetic division

6.4C To evaluate a polynomial using synthetic division

7.1A To factor a monomial from a polynomial

7.1B To factor by grouping

7.2A To factor a trinomial of the form x^2 + bx + c

7.2B To factor completely

7.3A To factor a trinomial of the form a(x^2) + bx + c by using trial factors

7.3B To factor a trinomial of the form a(x^2) + bx + c by grouping

7.4A To factor the difference of two perfect squares or a perfect-square trinomial

7.4B To factor the sum or the difference of two cubes

7.4C To factor a trinomial that is quadratic in form

7.4D To factor completely

7.5A To solve equations by factoring

7.5B To solve application problems

8.1A To simplify a rational expression

8.1B To multiply rational expressions

8.1C To divide rational expressions

8.2A To find the least common multiple(LCM) of two or more polynomials

8.2B To express two fractions in terms of the LCM of their denominators

8.2C To add or subtract rational expressions with the same denominator

8.2D To add or subtract rational expressions with different denominators

8.3A To simplify a complex fraction

8.4A To solve rational equations

8.4B To solve proportions

8.4C To solve problems involving similar triangles

8.4D To solve application problems

8.5A To solve a literal equation for one of the variables

8.6A To solve work problems

8.6B To solve uniform motion problems

8.7A To solve variation problems

9.1A To simplify expressions with rational exponents

9.1B To write exponential expressions as radical expressions and to write radical expressions as exponential expressions

9.1C To simplify radical expressions that are roots of perfect powers

9.2A To simplify radical expressions

9.2B To add or subtract radical expressions

9.2C To multiply radical expressions

9.2D To divide radical expressions

9.3A To simplify a complex number

9.3B To add or subtract complex numbers

9.3C To multiply complex numbers

9.3D To divide complex numbers

9.4A To solve a radical equation

9.4B To solve application problems

10.1A To solve a quadratic equation by factoring

10.1B To write a quadratic equation given its solutions

10.1C To solve a quadratic equation by taking square roots

10.2A To solve a quadratic equation by completing the square

10.3A To solve a quadratic equation by using the quadratic formula

10.4A To solve an equation that is quadratic in form

10.4B To solve a radical equation that is reducible to a quadratic equation

10.4C To solve a fractional equation that is reducible to a quadratic equation

10.5A To solve application problems

10.6A To solve a nonlinear inequality

11.1A To graph a linear function

11.1B To solve application problems

11.2A To graph a quadratic function

11.2B To find the x-intercepts of a parabola

11.2C To find the minimum or maximum of a quadratic function

11.2D To solve application problems

11.3A To graph functions

11.4A To perform operations on functions

11.4B To find the composition of two functions

11.5A To determine whether a function is one-to-one

11.5B To find the inverse of a function

11.6A To graph a parabola

11.6B To find the equation of a circle and to graph the circle

11.6C To graph an ellipse with center at the origin

11.6D To graph a hyperbola with center at the origin

12.1A To evaluate an exponential function

12.1B To graph an exponential function

12.2A To write equivalent exponential and logarithmic equations

12.2B To use the Properties of Logarithms

12.2C To use the change-of-base formula

12.3A To graph a logarithmic function

12.4A To solve an exponential equation

12.4B To solve a logarithmic equation

12.5A To solve application problems