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CHAPTER
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Preliminaries
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0.1 POLYNOMIALS AND RATIONAL FUNCTIONS
0.2 GRAPHING CALCULATORS AND COMPUTER
ALGEBRA SYSTEMS
0.3 INVERSE FUNCTIONS
0.4 TRIGONOMETRIC AND INVERSE TRIGONOMETRIC
FUNCTIONS
0.5 EXPONENTIAL AND LOGARITHMIC FUNCTIONS
0.6 TRANSFORMATIONS OF FUNCTIONS

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The Real Number System and Inequalities
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The set of integers consists of the whole numbers and
their additive inverses: 0, ±1,±2,±3, . . . .
A rational number is any number of the form p/q , where
p and q are integers and q ≠ 0. For example, 2/3 and −7/3
are rational numbers.
Notice that every integer n is also a rational number, since
we can write it as the quotient of two integers: n = n/1.

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The Real Number System and Inequalities
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Irrational numbers are all those real numbers that cannot
be written in the form p/q , where p and q are integers.
Recall that rational numbers have decimal expansions that
either terminate or repeat. By contrast, irrational numbers
have decimal expansions that do not repeat or terminate.

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The Real Number System and Inequalities
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We picture the real numbers arranged along the number
line (the real line). The set of real numbers is denoted by
the symbol .

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The Real Number System and Inequalities
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For real numbers a and b, where a < b, we define the
closed interval [a, b] to be the set of numbers between a
and b, including a and b (the endpoints).
That is, .
Similarly, the open interval (a, b) is the set of numbers
between a and b, but not including the endpoints a and b,
that is, .

7.
THEOREM
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1.1
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8.
EXAMPLE
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1.2 Solving a Two-Sided Inequality
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9.
EXAMPLE
Solution
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1.2 Solving a Two-Sided Inequality
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10.
EXAMPLE
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1.3 Solving an Inequality Involving a Fraction
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11.
EXAMPLE
Solution
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1.3 Solving an Inequality Involving a Fraction
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12.
DEFINITION
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1.1
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The Real Number System and Inequalities
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Notice that for any real numbers a and b,
|a · b| = |a| · |b|, although |a + b| ≠ |a| + |b|, in
general.
However, it is always true that |a + b| ≤ |a| + |b|. This is
referred to as the triangle inequality.
The interpretation of |a − b| as
the distance between a and b is
particularly useful for solving
inequalities involving absolute values.

14.
EXAMPLE
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1.7 Solving Inequalities
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Solve the inequality |x − 2|< 5.

15.
EXAMPLE
Solution
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1.7 Solving Inequalities
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16.
THEOREM
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1.1
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The distance between the
points (x1, y1) and (x2, y2) in
the Cartesian plane is given by

17.
EXAMPLE
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1.8 Using the Distance Formula
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Find the distance between the points (1, 2) and (3, 4).

18.
EXAMPLE
Solution
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1.8 Using the Distance Formula
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19.
DEFINITION
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1.2
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For x1 ≠ x2, the slope of
the straight line through
the points (x1, y1) and (x2, y2)
is the number
When x1 = x2 and y1 ≠ y2,
the line through (x1, y1)
and (x2, y2) is vertical and the slope is undefined.
Notice that a line is horizontal if and only if its slope is zero.

20.
EXAMPLE
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1.10 Using Slope to Determine if Points Are
Colinear
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Use slope to determine whether the points (1, 2), (3, 10)
and (4, 14) are colinear.

21.
EXAMPLE
Solution
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1.10 Using Slope to Determine if Points Are
Colinear
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Since the slopes are the same, the points must be
colinear.

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POINT-SLOPE FORM OF A LINE
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23.
EXAMPLE
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1.12 Finding the Equation of a Line Given Two
Points
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Find an equation of the line through the points (3, 1) and
(4, −1), and graph the line.

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EXAMPLE
Solution
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1.12 Finding the Equation of a Line Given Two
Points
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25.
THEOREM
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1.2
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Two (nonvertical) lines are parallel if they have the same
slope.
Further, any two vertical lines are parallel.
Two (nonvertical) lines of slope m1 and m2 are
perpendicular whenever the product of their slopes is −1
(i.e., m1 · m2 = −1).
Also, any vertical line and any horizontal line are
perpendicular.

26.
EXAMPLE
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1.14 Finding the Equation of a Perpendicular
Line
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Find an equation of the line perpendicular to y = −2x + 4
and intersecting the line at the point (1, 2).

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EXAMPLE
Solution
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1.14 Finding the Equation of a Perpendicular
Line
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The slope of y = −2x + 4 is −2.
The slope of the perpendicular
line is then −1/(−2) = ½.

28.
DEFINITION
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1.3
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A function f is a rule that
assigns exactly one element
y in a set B to each element
x in a set A. In this case, we write y = f (x).
We call the set A the domain of f. The set of all values f(x)
in B is called the range of f , written {y|y = f (x), for some
x in set A}.

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1.3
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Unless explicitly stated otherwise, whenever a function f
is given by a particular expression, the domain of f
is the largest set of real numbers for which the
expression is defined.
We refer to x as the independent variable and to y as the
dependent variable.

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Functions
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By the graph of a function f, we mean the graph of the
equation y = f (x).
That is, the graph consists of all points (x, y), where x is in
the domain of f and where y = f (x).
Notice that not every curve is the graph of a function,
since for a function, only one y-value can correspond to a
given value of x.

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Functions
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We can graphically determine whether a curve is the
graph of a function by using the vertical line test:
If any vertical line intersects the graph in more than
one point, the curve is not the graph of a function
since, in this case, there are two y-values for a given
value of x.

32.
EXAMPLE
Solution
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1.16 Using the Vertical Line Test
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Determine which of the curves correspond to functions.

33.
EXAMPLE
Solution
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1.16 Using the Vertical Line Test
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34.
DEFINITION
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1.4
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A polynomial is any function that can be written in the
form
where a0, a1, a2, . . . , an are real numbers (the
coefficients of the polynomial) with an ≠ 0 and n ≥ 0 is an
integer (the degree of the polynomial).

35.
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1.5
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Any function that can be written in the form
where p and q are polynomials, is called a rational
function.

36.
EXAMPLE
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1.18 A Sample Rational Function
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Find the domain of the function

37.
EXAMPLE
Solution
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1.18 A Sample Rational Function
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Functions
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The square root function is defined in the usual way.
When we write we mean that y is that number
for which y2 = x and y ≥ 0.
In particular, . Be careful not to write erroneous
statements such as . In particular, be careful to
write
Similarly, for any integer n ≥ 2, whenever yn = x,
where for n even, x ≥ 0 and y ≥ 0.

39.
EXAMPLE
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1.19 Finding the Domain of a Function
Involving a Square Root or a Cube Root
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40.
EXAMPLE
Solution
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1.19 Finding the Domain of a Function
Involving a Square Root or a Cube Root
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Functions
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A solution of the equation f (x) = 0 is called a zero of the
function f or a root of the equation f (x) = 0.
Notice that a zero of the function f corresponds to an x-
intercept of the graph of y = f (x).

42.
EXAMPLE
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1.20 Finding Zeros by Factoring
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Find all x- and y-intercepts of f (x) = x2 − 4x + 3.

43.
EXAMPLE
Solution
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1.20 Finding Zeros by Factoring
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y-intercept x-intercepts
For the quadratic equation ax2 + bx + c = 0 (for a ≠ 0), the
solution(s) are also given by the familiar quadratic
formula:

44.
THEOREM
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1.3
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45.
REMARK
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1.3
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Polynomials may also have complex zeros. For instance,
f (x) = x2 + 1 has only the complex zeros x = ±i, where i
is the imaginary number defined by .
We confine our attention in this text to real zeros.

46.
THEOREM
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1.4
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(Factor Theorem)

47.
EXAMPLE
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1.22 Finding the Zeros of a Cubic Polynomial
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48.
EXAMPLE
Solution
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1.22 Finding the Zeros of a Cubic Polynomial
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By calculating f (1), we can see that one zero of this
function is x = 1.
Factor: