Elementary Algebra

by McKeague, Charles P.

• ISBN13: 9780030262586
• ISBN10: 0030262585
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2000-01-01
• Publisher: Brooks Cole

Summary

Algebra is accessible and engaging with this popular text from Charles "Pat" McKeague! ELEMENTARY ALGEBRA is infused with McKeague's passion for teaching mathematics. With years of classroom experience, he knows how to write in a way that you will understand and appreciate. McKeague's attention to detail and exceptionally clear writing style help you to move through each new concept with ease. Real-world applications in every chapter of this user-friendly book highlight the relevance of what you are learning. And studying is easier than ever with the book's multimedia learning resources, including ThomsonNOW for ELEMENTARY ALGEBRA, a personalized online learning companion.

Table of Contents

Preface to the Instructor	xi
Preface to the Student	xix
Features of The New Edition	xxi
The Basics	1	(78)
Notation and Symbols	3	(9)
Real Numbers	12	(12)
Addition of Real Numbers	24	(7)
Subtraction of Real Numbers	31	(9)
Properties of Real Numbers	40	(6)
Multiplication of Real Numbers	46	(8)
Division of Real Numbers	54	(6)
Subsets of the Real Numbers	60	(5)
Addition and Subtraction With Fractions	65	(14)
Summary	73	(2)
Review	75	(2)
Test	77	(2)
Linear Equations and Inequalities	79	(77)
Simplifying Expressions	81	(7)
Addition Property of Equality	88	(8)
Multiplication Property of Equality	96	(8)
Solving Linear Equations	104	(6)
Formulas	110	(10)
Applications	120	(9)
More Applications	129	(6)
Linear Inequalities	135	(9)
Compound Inequalities	144	(12)
Summary	150	(3)
Review	153	(1)
Test	154	(1)
Cumulative Review	155	(1)
Linear Equations and Inequalities in Two Variables	156	(60)
Paired Data and Graphing Ordered Pairs	158	(7)
Solutions to Linear Equations in Two Variables	165	(9)
Graphing Linear Equations in Two Variables	174	(9)
More on Graphing: Intercepts	183	(6)
The Slope of a Line	189	(7)
Finding the Equation of a Line	196	(9)
Linear Inequalities in Two Variables	205	(11)
Summary	211	(1)
Review	212	(1)
Test	213	(1)
Cumulative Review	214	(2)
Systems of Linear Equations	216	(38)
Solving Linear Systems by Graphing	218	(6)
The Elimination Method	224	(9)
The Substitution Method	233	(7)
Applications	240	(14)
Summary	248	(2)
Review	250	(1)
Test	250	(2)
Cumulative Review	252	(2)
Exponents and Polynomials	254	(62)
Multiplication With Exponents	256	(10)
Division With Exponents	266	(10)
Operations With Monomials	276	(9)
Addition and Subtraction of Polynomials	285	(4)
Multiplication With Polynomials	289	(6)
Binomial Squares and Other Special Products	295	(5)
Dividing a Polynomial by a Monomial	300	(4)
Dividing a Polynomial by a Polynomial	304	(12)
Summary	310	(2)
Review	312	(1)
Test	313	(2)
Cumulative Review	315	(1)
Factoring	316	(48)
The Greatest Common Factor and Factoring by Grouping	318	(6)
Factoring Trinomials	324	(4)
More Trinomials to Factor	328	(7)
The Difference of Two Squares	335	(4)
Factoring: A General Review	339	(3)
Solving Equations by Factoring	342	(6)
Applications	348	(16)
Summary	359	(2)
Review	361	(1)
Test	362	(1)
Cumulative Review	363	(1)
Rational Expressions	364	(60)
Reducing Rational Expressions to Lowest Terms	365	(8)
Multiplication and Division of Rational Expressions	373	(8)
Addition and Subtraction of Rational Expressions	381	(7)
Equations Involving Rational Expressions	388	(6)
Applications	394	(9)
Complex Fractions	403	(6)
Proportions	409	(3)
Variation	412	(12)
Summary	418	(2)
Review	420	(1)
Test	421	(2)
Cumulative Review	423	(1)
Roots and Radicals	424	(44)
Definitions and Common Roots	425	(8)
Properties of Radicals	433	(7)
Simplified Form for Radicals	440	(6)
Addition and Subtraction of Radical Expressions	446	(5)
Multiplication and Division of Radicals	451	(5)
Equations Involving Radicals	456	(12)
Summary	463	(2)
Review	465	(1)
Test	466	(1)
Cumulative Review	467	(1)
More Quadratic Equations	468	(1)
More Quadratic Equations	469	(8)
Completing the Square	477	(6)
The Quadratic Formula	483	(6)
Complex Numbers	489	(4)
Complex Solutions to Quadratic Equations	493	(4)
Graphing Parabolas	497	(8)
Summary	505	(1)
Review	506	(1)
Test	507	(1)
Cumulative Review	508	(1)
Appendix A Functions	A.1	(1)
Appendix B Function Notation	B.1	(1)
Appendix C Answers to Odd-Numbered Problems, Chapter Reviews, Chapter Tests, and Cumulative Reviews	C.1	(1)
Index	I.1