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, INSTRUCTOR’S
SOLUTIONS MANUAL
TIM BRITT
Jackson State Community College
COLLEGE ALGEBRA
TWELFTH EDITION
Michael Sullivan
Chicago State University
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, Table of Contents
Chapter R Review
R.1 Real Numbers ............................................................................................................................ 1
R.2 Algebra Essentials ..................................................................................................................... 5
R.3 Geometry Essentials ................................................................................................................ 11
R.4 Polynomials ............................................................................................................................. 16
R.5 Factoring Polynomials ............................................................................................................ 23
R.6 Synthetic Division ................................................................................................................... 28
R.7 Rational Expressions ............................................................................................................... 30
R.8 nth Roots; Rational Exponents ................................................................................................ 40
Chapter 1 Equations and Inequalities
1.1 Linear Equations ...................................................................................................................... 50
1.2 Quadratic Equations................................................................................................................. 68
1.3 Complex Numbers; Quadratic Equations in the Complex Number System............................ 86
1.4 Radical Equations; Equations Quadratic in Form; Factorable Equations................................ 92
1.5 Solving Inequalities ............................................................................................................... 116
1.6 Equations and Inequalities Involving Absolute Value .......................................................... 127
1.7 Problem Solving: Interest, Mixture, Uniform Motion, Constant Rate Job Applications ...... 137
Chapter Review ............................................................................................................................ 145
Chapter Test .................................................................................................................................. 153
Chapter Projects ............................................................................................................................ 155
Chapter 2 Graphs
2.1 The Distance and Midpoint Formulas ................................................................................... 156
2.2 Graphs of Equations in Two Variables; Intercepts; Symmetry ............................................. 169
2.3 Lines ...................................................................................................................................... 183
2.4 Circles .................................................................................................................................... 201
2.5 Variation ................................................................................................................................ 215
Chapter Review ............................................................................................................................ 221
Chapter Test .................................................................................................................................. 227
Cumulative Review ...................................................................................................................... 229
Chapter Project ............................................................................................................................. 231
Chapter 3 Functions and Their Graphs
3.1 Functions................................................................................................................................ 232
3.2 The Graph of a Function ........................................................................................................ 250
3.3 Properties of Functions .......................................................................................................... 259
3.4 Library of Functions; Piecewise-defined Functions .............................................................. 276
3.5 Graphing Techniques: Transformations ................................................................................ 288
3.6 Mathematical Models: Building Functions ........................................................................... 306
Chapter Review ............................................................................................................................ 314
Chapter Test .................................................................................................................................. 321
Cumulative Review ...................................................................................................................... 324
Chapter Projects ............................................................................................................................ 328
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,Chapter 4 Linear and Quadratic Functions
4.1 Properties of Linear Functions and Linear Models ............................................................... 330
4.2 Building Linear Functions from Data .................................................................................... 341
4.3 Quadratic Functions and Their Properties ............................................................................. 347
4.4 Build Quadratic Models from Verbal Descriptions and from Data ...................................... 371
4.5 Inequalities Involving Quadratic Functions........................................................................... 378
Chapter Review ............................................................................................................................ 398
Chapter Test .................................................................................................................................. 406
Cumulative Review ...................................................................................................................... 408
Chapter Projects ............................................................................................................................ 411
Chapter 5 Polynomial and Rational Functions
5.1 Polynomial Functions ............................................................................................................ 414
5.2 Graphing Polynomial Functions; Models ............................................................................... 424
5.3 Properties of Rational Functions ........................................................................................... 440
5.4 The Graph of a Rational Function ......................................................................................... 450
5.5 Polynomial and Rational Inequalities .................................................................................... 506
5.6 The Real Zeros of a Polynomial Function ............................................................................. 527
5.7 Complex Zeros; Fundamental Theorem of Algebra .............................................................. 558
Chapter Review ............................................................................................................................ 567
Chapter Test .................................................................................................................................. 582
Cumulative Review ...................................................................................................................... 586
Chapter Projects ............................................................................................................................ 591
Chapter 6 Exponential and Logarithmic Functions
6.1 Composite Functions ............................................................................................................. 593
6.2 One-to-One Functions; Inverse Functions ............................................................................. 611
6.3 Exponential Functions ........................................................................................................... 634
6.4 Logarithmic Functions ........................................................................................................... 655
6.5 Properties of Logarithms ....................................................................................................... 677
6.6 Logarithmic and Exponential Equations................................................................................ 686
6.7 Financial Models ................................................................................................................... 707
6.8 Exponential Growth and Decay Models; Newton’s Law; Logistic Growth
and Decay Models ............................................................................................................... 715
6.9 Building Exponential, Logarithmic, and Logistic Models from Data ................................... 725
Chapter Review ............................................................................................................................ 729
Chapter Test .................................................................................................................................. 742
Cumulative Review ...................................................................................................................... 746
Chapter Projects ............................................................................................................................ 749
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,Chapter 7 Analytic Geometry
7.2 The Parabola .......................................................................................................................... 752
7.3 The Ellipse ............................................................................................................................. 767
7.4 The Hyperbola ....................................................................................................................... 784
Chapter Review ............................................................................................................................ 803
Chapter Test .................................................................................................................................. 807
Cumulative Review ...................................................................................................................... 810
Chapter Projects ............................................................................................................................ 812
Chapter 8 Systems of Equations and Inequalities
8.1 Systems of Linear Equations: Substitution and Elimination ................................................. 815
8.2 Systems of Linear Equations: Matrices ................................................................................. 838
8.3 Systems of Linear Equations: Determinants.......................................................................... 862
8.4 Matrix Algebra....................................................................................................................... 876
8.5 Partial Fraction Decomposition ............................................................................................. 895
8.6 Systems of Nonlinear Equations ............................................................................................ 913
8.7 Systems of Inequalities .......................................................................................................... 941
8.8 Linear Programming .............................................................................................................. 956
Chapter Review ............................................................................................................................ 970
Chapter Test .................................................................................................................................. 985
Cumulative Review ...................................................................................................................... 993
Chapter Projects ............................................................................................................................ 997
Chapter 9 Sequences; Induction; the Binomial Theorem
9.1 Sequences .............................................................................................................................. 999
9.2 Arithmetic Sequences .......................................................................................................... 1009
9.3 Geometric Sequences; Geometric Series ............................................................................. 1018
9.4 Mathematical Induction ....................................................................................................... 1030
9.5 The Binomial Theorem ........................................................................................................ 1039
Chapter Review .......................................................................................................................... 1046
Chapter Test ................................................................................................................................ 1050
Cumulative Review .................................................................................................................... 1053
Chapter Projects .......................................................................................................................... 1056
Chapter 10 Counting and Probability
10.1 Counting ............................................................................................................................ 1059
10.2 Permutations and Combinations ........................................................................................ 1062
10.3 Probability.......................................................................................................................... 1067
Chapter Review .......................................................................................................................... 1074
Chapter Test ................................................................................................................................ 1076
Cumulative Review .................................................................................................................... 1077
Chapter Projects .......................................................................................................................... 1080
Appendix Graphing Utilities
Section 1 The Viewing Rectangle ............................................................................................. 1083
Section 2 Using a Graphing Utility to Graph Equations ........................................................... 1084
Section 3 Using a Graphing Utility to Locate Intercepts and Check for Symmetry ................. 1089
Section 5 Square Screens ........................................................................................................... 1091
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, Chapter R
Review
Section R.1 16. ( A B) C
1, 3, 4,5, 9 2, 4, 6, 7,8 1,3, 4, 6
1. rational
4 1, 3, 4, 6
2. 4 5 6 3 4 30 3 31
1,3, 4, 6
3. Distributive
17. A 0, 2, 6, 7, 8
4. c
5. a 18. C 0, 2, 5, 7, 8, 9
6. b 19. A B 1, 3, 4, 5, 9 2, 4, 6, 7, 8
7. True 4 0, 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
8. False; The Zero-Product Property states that if a
product equals 0, then at least one of the factors 20. B C 2, 4, 6, 7, 8 1, 3, 4, 6
must equal 0.
1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8 0, 5, 9
9. False; 6 is the Greatest Common Factor of 12
and 18. The Least Common Multiple is the 21. A B 0, 2, 6, 7, 8 0, 1, 3, 5, 9
smallest value that both numbers will divide
0, 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
evenly. The LCM for 12 and 18 is 36.
10. True 22. B C 0, 1, 3, 5, 9 0, 2, 5, 7, 8, 9
0, 5, 9
11. A B 1, 3, 4,5, 9 2, 4, 6, 7,8
1, 2,3, 4, 5, 6, 7,8, 9
23. a. 2,5
12. A C 1, 3, 4,5, 9 1, 3, 4, 6 b. 6, 2,5
1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 9
13. A B 1, 3, 4,5, 9 2, 4, 6, 7,8 4
c. 1
6, , 1.333..., 2,5
2
d.
14. A C 1, 3, 4,5, 9 1, 3, 4, 6 1, 3, 4
15. ( A B) C
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2
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1, 2,3, 4,5, 6, 7,8,9 1,3, 4, 6
b. 0,1
1, 3, 4, 6
c. 5
, 2.060606... 2.06,1.25, 0,1
3
d. 5
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35. a.
0.054
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36. a. 1.001 b. 1.000
b. 0,1 37. a. 0.429 b. 0.428
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2 3 4 38. a. 0.556 b. 0.555
d. None 39. a. 34.733 b. 34.733
e. 1 1 1
0,1, , ,
2 3 4 40. a. 16.200
41. 3 2 5
b. 16.200
26. a. None
42. 5 2 10
b. 1
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c. 1.3, 1.2, 1.1, 1
44. 3 y 2 2
d. None
e. 1.3, 1.2, 1.1, 1 45. 3 y 1 2
46. 2 x 4 6
27. a. None
b. None 47. x 2 6
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48. 2 y 6
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53. 6 4 3 6 12 6
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2 55. 18 5 2 18 10 8
56. 100 10 2 100 20 80
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1 12 1 13
30. a. 25.861 b. 25.861 57. 4
3 3 3
31. a. 28.653 b. 28.653
1 4 1 3
58. 2
32. a. 99.052 b. 99.052 2 2 2
33. a. 0.063 b. 0.062
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