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9780395564806

Basic Algebra

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  • ISBN13:

    9780395564806

  • ISBN10:

    0395564808

  • Format: Hardcover
  • Copyright: 1992-05-01
  • Publisher: McDougal Littell/Houghton Mifflin

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Table of Contents

UNIT A
Working with Variables
Using Letters for Numbers
4(4)
Parentheses, Order of Operations
8(2)
Coefficients and Terms
10(2)
Properties of Addition
12(2)
Exponents and Factors
14(2)
Properties of Multiplication
16(2)
The Distributive Property
18(2)
Properties of 0
20(2)
Properties of 1
22(3)
Introduction to Equations
25(2)
Introduction to Inequalities
27(11)
Solving Equations
Solving Equations by Addition
38(2)
Solving Equations by Subtraction
40(2)
Solving More Equations
42(4)
Equations with More Steps
46(4)
A Mind-Reading Trick
50(2)
Combining Terms
52(2)
Writing Algebraic Expressions
54(4)
Applied Problems and Puzzles
58(4)
Variable on Both Sides of the Equation
62(2)
Equations with Parentheses
64(2)
Puzzles
66(12)
UNIT B
Positive and Negative Numbers
Positive and Negative Numbers
78(2)
Inequalities and Graphs
80(3)
Addition
83(2)
Subtraction
85(4)
Simplifying Expressions
89(2)
Multiplication
91(2)
Simplifying Expressions
93(2)
Division
95(2)
Solving Equations
97(2)
Absolute Value (Optional)
99(13)
Formulas
Perimeter Formulas
112(3)
Area Formulas
115(4)
Volume Formulas
119(5)
Writing Formulas
124(2)
Motion Formulas
126(4)
Cost and Money Problems
130(4)
New Formulas from Old
134(5)
Formulas from Mechanics (Optional)
139(13)
UNIT C
Working with Polynomials
Addition
152(2)
Subtraction
154(2)
Multiplying Monomials
156(2)
Power of Monomials
158(2)
Polynomials Times Monomials
160(2)
Multiplying Polynomials
162(2)
Multiplying at Sight
164(4)
Square of a Binomial
168(2)
Division with Monomials
170(2)
Exponent Rules (Optional)
172(2)
Polynomials Divided by Monomials
174(2)
Dividing Polynomials (Optional)
176(10)
Factoring
Factoring in Arithmetic
186(2)
Common Monomial Factors
188(2)
Using Factoring
190(2)
Factoring Trinomials--Two Sums
192(4)
Factoring Trinomials--Two Differences
196(2)
Factoring Trinomial Squares
198(2)
Factoring Trinomials
200(4)
A Special Product
204(2)
Factoring the Difference of Squares
206(2)
Many Types of Factoring
208(2)
More Difficult Factoring (Optional)
210(14)
UNIT D
Graphs
Graphs You Often See
224(4)
Graphs with Lines and Curves
228(5)
Points on a Graph
233(4)
Solution Pairs
237(4)
Graphs of Equations
241(2)
Slope of a Line
243(2)
Functions
245(6)
Graphs of Inequalities (Optional)
251(11)
Equations with Two Variables
The Graphing Method
262(4)
No Solution, Many Solutions
266(4)
The Substitution Method
270(2)
The Add-or-Subtract Method
272(4)
Word Problems, Two Variables
276(4)
Using Multiplication
280(2)
Cost Problems
282(2)
Boat and Aircraft Problems (Optional)
284(14)
UNIT E
Working with Fractions
Fractions in Algebra
298(2)
Simplifying Fractions
300(2)
The -- 1 Factor
302(2)
Ratio
304(2)
Problems Involving Ratio
306(2)
Proportion
308(2)
Applying Proportions
310(4)
Multiplying Fractions
314(2)
Dividing Fractions
316(3)
Add, Subtract---Same Denominators
319(2)
Renaming Fractions
321(2)
Add, Subtract---Different Denominators
323(2)
More Difficult Fractions (Optional)
325(2)
Equations with Fractions
327(2)
Work Problems
329(5)
Binomial Denominators (Optional)
334(14)
Decimals and Percents
Decimals
348(2)
Division with Decimals
350(2)
Decimals for Fractions
352(2)
Equations with Decimals
354(2)
Using Decimal Equations
356(3)
Percents
359(4)
Using Percents
363(2)
Percents in Equations
365(4)
Interest
369(2)
Investment
371(2)
Mixture Problems
373(15)
UNIT F
Squares and Square Roots
Square Roots
388(2)
Using a Square Root Table
390(2)
Irrational Numbers
392(2)
Simplifying Square Roots
394(2)
Solving Equations
396(2)
Law of Pythagoras
398(4)
Quotients of Square Roots
402(2)
Multiplication and Division
404(2)
Rationalizing the Denominator
406(2)
Addition, Subtraction
408(2)
Radicals and Binomials (Optional)
410(10)
Quadratic Equations
Zero Products
420(2)
Solving Quadratic Equations
422(2)
Solving Quadratic Equations
424(2)
Using Square Roots
426(2)
Using Square Roots
428(2)
The Quadratic Formula
430(4)
Problem Solving
434(2)
Quadratic Graphs
436(13)
Table of Squares 449(1)
Table of Square Roots 450(1)
Extra Practice Exercises 451(30)
Cumulative Reviews 481(11)
Appendix A: Solving Inequalities 492(3)
Appendix B: Modeling Expressions (using algebra tiles) 495(7)
Glossary 502(6)
Index 508
Answers to Self-Tests A1
Answers to Selected Exercises A4

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