Prerequisites

Mathematical Word Power

Set of real numbers
Multiplying Polynomials by another polynomial
Factoring
Dividing polynomials by another polynomial
Rational expressions
Radicals
Complex numbers
Ordered pairs
Summation notation

Submitted by: Salvador V. Santos
Submitted to: Virgilio Maranan





Mathematical Word Power
Choose the correct meaning.

4. Absolute Value
a. positive number. c. the denominator that appears the least
b. definite number d. the least common multiple

6. complementary angles
a. angles that complement c. two angles whose degree measures
each other total 180
b. angles with the same vertex d. two angles whose degree measures
total 90
7. Inequality
a. two different equations c. a larger number
b. an equation that is not d. a statement that expresses the inequity
correct. of two algebraic expressions.

10. y-intercept
a. any point the y-axis c. the second number in an ordered pair
b. the point where the y-axis d. the point where a graph intersects
the axis.
11. slope
a. the slope line c. the measure of the steepness of a line
b. the run divided by the rise d. the change in x divided by the change in y.
Set of real numbers
Review:
1. Write each as a quotient of integers:
a. 6 -

2. Write each in decimal form:
a. 15/16 - 0.9375 or 0.94
b. 27/100 - 0.27
c. 18/7 - 2.5714 or 2.57

11. show that 16

= 4

- 4

= 4

12. Explain why 49

and

are the same

= 7

) =

= 7 =

13. Compute:
a. 81 - 9 () = 9
b. 81 - 9 () = 9


Multiplying Polynomials
Multiplying the following vertically

7. (x-6) (x+4)

8. (x+5) (x+7)

9. (3

-1) (4

-5)
12

= 12

10. (4

)
8

=8

11. (x=4) (

Factoring
Factor each polynomial completely.

18.

= (

19.

= (

20.

=

21.

=

22.

=





Dividing One Polynomial by another
Find the following quotients

1.

2.

3.

= 2a+3a-4


4.

= 2a-3a-1


5.

Radical Expressions
Multiply and divide as indicate.

4.

5.

6.

4a-9 = 4a+12a-4

-9


7.

8.

m -1m

=

Complex Numbers
Find the following products.

15. 4i(5+6i) = -24+20i
16. 3i(4+5i) = -15+12i
17. 7i(5-4i) = 28+35i
18. 12i(3-i) = 12+36i
19. (4+3i) (5+i) = 17+19i









Ordered Pairs

Find a message by substituting the letters arranged in the grid for
the pairs of coordinates listed below, each pair coordinates locates
a letter of the message in the grid. What is the message?




N E V E R R E A S O N
(5,3) (1,2) (0,7) (7,8) (9,5) (3,8) (6,2) (2,5) (4,6) (9,9) (7,5)

F R O M W H A T Y O U
(1,9) (3,4) (8,3) (3,1) (6,9) (4,2) (1,6) (8,1) (6,6) (5,8) (2,3)

D ON O TK N O W
(6,4) (1,5) (8,7) (3,7) (5,7) (7,3) (0,3) (2,8) (9,7)





Summation Notation
Write out the following sums. Do not compute the sums.


1.

2.

3.

) =

) + (

) +(

) + (

4.

+2) +

+2) +

+2) +

+2) +

+2)

5. Compute

if

= 1.2,

= 2.8,

= 3.9,

= 1.5

=

3.9

= 4.3
=