Table Of ContentPreface Resources for Success Review of Basic Concepts R.1 Sets R.2 Real Numbers and Their Properties R.3 Polynomials R.4 Factoring Polynomials R.5 Rational Expressions R.6 Rational Exponents R.7 Radical Expressions Equations and Inequalities 1.1 Linear Equations 1.2 Applications and Modeling with Linear Equations 1.3 Complex Numbers 1.4 Quadratic Equations 1.5 Applications and Modeling with Quadratic Equations 1.6 Other Types of Equations and Applications 1.7 Inequalities 1.8 Absolute Value Equations and Inequalities Test Prep Review Exercises Test Graphs and Functions 2.1 Rectangular Coordinates and Graphs 2.2 Circles 2.3 Functions 2.4 Linear Functions 2.5 Equations of Lines and Linear Models 2.6 Graphs of Basic Functions 2.7 Graphing Techniques 2.8 Function Operations and Composition Test Prep Review Exercises Test Polynomials and Rational Functions 3.1 Quadratic Functions and Models 3.2 Synthetic Division 3.3 Zeros of Polynomial Functions 3.4 Polynomial Functions: Graphs, Applications, and Models 3.5 Rational Functions: Graphs, Applications, and Models 3.6 Variation Test Prep Review Exercises Test Inverse, Exponential, and Logarithmic Functions 4.1 Inverse Functions 4.2 Exponential Functions 4.3 Logarithmic Functions 4.4 Evaluating Logarithms and the Change-of-Base Theorem 4.5 Exponential and Logarithmic Equations 4.6 Applications and Models of Exponential Growth and Decay Test Prep Review Exercises Test Systems and Matrices 5.1 Systems of Linear Equations 5.2 Matrix Solution of Linear Systems 5.3 Determinant Solution of Linear Systems 5.4 Partial Fractions 5.5 Nonlinear Systems of Equations 5.6 Systems of Inequalities and Linear Programming 5.7 Properties of Matrices 5.8 Matrix Inverses Test Prep Review Exercises Test
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