Algebra II workbook for dummies

To succeed in Algebra II, start practicing now Algebra II builds on your Algebra I skills to prepare you for trigonometry, calculus, and a of myriad STEM topics. Working through practice problems helps students better ingest and retain lesson content, creating a solid foundation to build on for futu...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley & Sons c2014.
Hoboken, New Jersey : 2014.
Edición:2nd ed
Colección:--For dummies.
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Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull:https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009629270706719
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  • Contents at a Glance; Table of Contents; Introduction; About This Book; Foolish Assumptions; Icons Used in This Book; Beyond the Book; Where to Go from Here; Part I: Getting Started with Algebra II; Chapter 1: Going Beyond Beginning Algebra; Good Citizenship: Following the Order of Operations and Other Properties; Specializing in Products and FOIL; Variables on the Side: Solving Linear Equations; Dealing with Linear Absolute Value Equations; Greater Math Skills: Equalizing Linear Inequalities; Answers to Problems on Going Beyond Beginning Algebra
  • Chapter 2: Handling Quadratic (and Quadratic-Like) Equations and InequalitiesFinding Reasonable Solutions with Radicals; UnFOILed Again! Successfully Factoring for Solutions; Your Bag of Tricks: Factoring Multiple Ways; Keeping Your Act Together: Factoring by Grouping; Resorting to the Quadratic Formula; Solving Quadratics by Completing the Square; Working with Quadratic-Like Equations; Checking Out Quadratic Inequalities; Answers to Problems on Quadratic (and Quadratic-Like) Equations and Inequalities; Chapter 3: Rooting Out the Rational, the Radical, and the Negative
  • Doing Away with Denominators with an LCDSimplifying and Solving Proportions; Wrangling with Radicals; Changing Negative Attitudes toward Negative Exponents; Divided Powers: Solving Equations with Fractional Exponents; Answers to Problems on Rooting Out the Rational, the Radical, and the Negative; Chapter 4: Graphing for the Good Life; Coordinating Axes, Coordinates of Points, and Quadrants; Crossing the Line: Using Intercepts and Symmetry to Graph; Graphing Lines Using Slope-Intercept and Standard Forms; Graphing Basic Polynomial Curves; Grappling with Radical and Absolute Value Functions
  • Enter the Machines: Using a Graphing CalculatorAnswers to Problems on Graphing for the Good Life; Part II: Functions; Chapter 5: Formulating Functions; Evaluating Functions; Determining the Domain and Range of a Function; Recognizing Even, Odd, and One-to-One Functions; Composing Functions and Simplifying the Difference Quotient; Solving for Inverse Functions; Answers to Problems on Formulating Functions; Chapter 6: Specializing in Quadratic Functions; Finding Intercepts and the Vertex of a Parabola; Applying Quadratics to Real-Life Situations; Graphing Parabolas
  • Answers to Problems on Quadratic FunctionsChapter 7: Plugging In Polynomials; Finding Basic Polynomial Intercepts; Digging Up More-Difficult Polynomial Roots with Factoring; Determining Where a Function Is Positive or Negative; Graphing Polynomials; Possible Roots and Where to Find Them: The Rational Root Theorem and Descartes's Rule; Getting Real Results with Synthetic Division and the Remainder Theorem; Connecting the Factor Theorem with a Polynomial's Roots; Answers to Problems on Plugging In Polynomials; Chapter 8: Acting Rationally with Functions
  • Determining Domain and Intercepts of Rational Functions