1,001 pre-calculus practice problems for dummies by Sterling, Mary Jane, author instant download

1,001 pre-calculus practice problems for dummies by Sterling, Mary Jane, author instant download

x, 533 pages : 26 cm, This handy guide gives you opportunities to gain confidence in your math skills. The pre-calculus problems are ranked from easy to hard, and are accompanied by detailed explanations and step-by-step solutions for each one, Includes index, Introduction -- pt. I. The questions -- 1. Getting started with algebra basics -- Identifying which system or systems a number belongs to -- Recognizing properties of number systems -- Simplifying expression with the order of operations -- Graphing inequalities -- Graphing formulas -- 2. Solving some equations and inequalities -- Using interval and inequality notation -- Solving linear inequalities -- Solving quadratic inequalities -- Solving absolute value inequalities -- Working with radicals and fractional notation -- Performing operations using fractional exponents -- Factoring using fractional notation -- Solving radical equations -- Rationalizing denominators -- 3. Function basics -- Using function notation to evaluate function values -- Determining the domain and range of a function -- Recognizing even functions -- Identifying odd functions -- Ruling out even and odd functions -- Recognizing one-to-one functions from given relations -- Identifying one-to-one functions from equations -- A function's inverse -- Executing operations on functions -- Performing function composition -- Using the difference quotient -- 4. Graphing and transforming functions -- Functions and their inverses -- Sketching quadratic functions from their equations -- Writing equations from graphs of parabolas -- Graphing radical functions -- Absolute value functions -- Graphs of polynomial functions -- Rational f unctions -- Transformation of functions -- Transforming selected points using functions -- Sketching graphs using basic functions and transformations -- 5. Polynomials -- Using factoring to solve quadratic equations -- Solving quadratic equations by using the quadratic formula -- Using completing the square to solve…