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Pre-Calculus
Chapter 1
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Mathematics
Undergraduate 1
10/07/2008

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What is the distance formula?
Definition
D=[(X2-X1)+(Y2-Y1)]^.5
Term
Solve: Find the distance between (5.6,0) and (0,8.2)
Definition
D=9.93
Term

How do you find the midpoint?

 

Definition
[(X1+X2)/2],[(Y2+Y1)/2]
Term
Find the midpoint of (5.6,0) and (0,8.2)
Definition
midpoint = (2.8,4.1)
Term

How do you find symmetry with respect to the
1) X axis?

2) Y axis?

3) Origin?

Definition

X: Substitute (-X) for (X) and solve

Y: Substitute (-Y) for (Y) and solve

O: Substitute (-X) and (-Y) and solve

Term

What is the circle equation?

 

Definition
r^2=(x-h)^2+(y-k)^2
Term

X^2 + Y^2 = 9

 Find the radius and center

 

Definition

radius = 3

center = (0,0)

Term
How do you find slope?
Definition
(y2-y1)/(x2-x1)
Term
Find the slope and y-intercept of y=3x+13
Definition

Y-intercept = 13

Slope = 3

Term
What is point slope form?
Definition
y-y1=m(x-x1)
Term
Find point-slope form of the equation of a line which goes through (1,-2) and has a slope of 3
Definition

y-y1=m(x-x1)

y-(-2)=3(x-1)
y+2=3x-3

y=3x-5

Term

Find the slope intercept form of the equation of lines which pass through the point (2,-1) and

(a) are parallel to

(b) are perpendicular to

 

Definition

2x-3y=5

-3y=-2x+5

y=(2/3)x-(5/3)

m=(2/3)

 

(a) y=(2/3)x - (7/3)

(b) y=(-3/2)x+2

Term

Evaluate the difference quotient of

f(x)=x^2-4x+7

 

Find [f(x-h)-f(x)]/h

Definition
2x+h-4
Term

How do you find the zeros of a function?

 

Definition
Factor and solve for the variable
Term
What is the average rate of change?
Definition
[f(x2)-f(x1)]/(x2-x1)
Term

Find the average rate of change from x1=-2 to x2=0

 

Definition
1
Term

Find the equation of a line which passes through (1,3) and (4,0)

 

Definition

Slope = -1

then use point-slope form:

y=-x+4

f(x)=-x+4

Term
When does a function narrow or widen?
Definition

 

Narrow                Widen              Narrow  

<------------|---------------|-------------|----------->     -1                 0               1   

Term
How do you find the middle term to complete the square?
Definition
Take (1/2)b and square it
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Complete the square of f(x)=2x^2+8x+7:
Definition

(1) Leave a space

(2) Factor to get (a)

(3) Find midterm and (+-) it

(4) Take out middle term and multiply by (a)

(5) factor, simplify, and you're done.

 

f(x)=[2(x+2)^2]-1

Term
How do you find the axis of symmetry?
Definition
X=(-b/2a)
Term
How do you find the vertex?
Definition

Find the axis of symmetry then:

(1) Input AoS for (x)

Ex: 2(AoS)^2 + 4(AoS) - 3

Term
How do you find the inverse of a function?
Definition

Simply "undo" the function so that:
f(x) = 4x

y=4x

x=4y

y=x/4

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Find the inverse of f(x)=(5-3x)/(2) algebraically
Definition
f-1(x)=(5-2x)/(3)
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