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1
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What do real number include?

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Include Irrational, rational, and integer numbers.

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2
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Include Irrational, rational, and integer numbers.

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Real numbers

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3
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What does the € symbol mean?

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“In”

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4
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Symbol that means “in”

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5
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The four ways to represent a function?

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Graphically, algebraically, numerically using tables, verbally.

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Graphically, algebraically, numerically using tables, verbally.

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The four ways to represent a function

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7
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What makes graph not a function?

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Does not pass vertical line test and has has two values of y for every x.

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8
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Does not pass vertical line test and has has two values of y for every x.

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Not a function.

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9
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Draw graph of hot water faucet.

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S

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10
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How is this factored?:

2x^2-5x-12

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Multiply the first and last constants and see what adds to the second number and multiplies to the last.

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11
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Multiply the first and last constants and see what adds to the second number and multiplies to the last.

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Dealing with unfactorable functions.

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12
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How do you test if two functions (f(x) and g(x)) are inverses of each other?

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Plug g(x) into f(x) and f(x) into g(x) and if you get x on both functions, they are inverses.

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13
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How is the function f(x)=|x| written in piecewise form?

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{ -x if x< 0

{ x if x>= 0

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14
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{ -x if x< 0

{ x if x>= 0

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Piecewise version of the function f(x)=|x|

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15
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How can you test if a function is even?

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If its graph is symmetric across the y-axis and f(x)=f(-x)

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16
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If its graph is symmetric across the y-axis and f(x)=f(-x)

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Testing if a function is even.

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17
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Increasing function definition.

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x1 < x2 and f(x1) < f(x2)

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18
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x1 < x2 and f(x1) < f(x2)

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Increasing function definition

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19
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In an even function on the graph, is the function increasing or decreasing?

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Neither (points upward both sides)

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20
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When is a function neither increasing nor decreasing on a graph?

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When it is even (points upward both sides)

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21
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3 examples of real world mathematical models of functions.

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Population size, demand of a product, falling object

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22
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Population size, demand of a product, falling object

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Examples of real world mathematical models of functions.

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23
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Slope intercept form

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y=mx+b

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24
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y=mx+b

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Slope intercept form

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25
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Point Point form

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m=y2-y1/x2-x1

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26
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m=y2-y1/x2-x1

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Point Point form

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27
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How is a polynomial function defined?

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P(x)=a(n)x^n + a(n-1)x^n-1 + … a(1)x(1) + a(0)

28
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P(x)=a(n)x^n + a(n-1)x^n-1 + … a(1)x(1) + a(0)

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Polynomial function definition

29
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What is the domain of a polynomial?

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All reals

30
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Have domain of all reals

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Polynomials

31
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How many roots does the graph of a function NOT touching the x-axis have?

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None

32
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What kind of graph of a function has no roots?

A

A function not touching the x-axis

33
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How can you tell how many roots a function has with this?:

b^2 -4ac

A

< 0, no real roots
> 0, 2 real roots
= 0, 1 real root

34
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< 0, no real roots
> 0, 2 real roots
= 0, 1 real root

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Using b^2 -4ac to find roots

35
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Power function

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f(x)=x^a where “a” is a real number

36
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f(x)=x^a where “a” is a real number

A

Power function

37
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What makes a function not a polynomial?

A

Power is not an integer

38
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When the power of a function is not an integer, it is not a

A

Polynomial

39
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How do you graph ^3√x or any other odd denominator power?

A

Similar to x^3 but the graph gets flatter along the y-axis

40
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Similar to x^3 but the graph gets flatter along the y-axis

A

Graphs with odd roots as powers

41
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Graph f(x)=x^-1 OR 1/x

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A

42
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What is a hyperbola?

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Function with x and y-axis’ as its asymtotes

43
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Function with x and y-axis’ as its asymtotes

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Hyperbola

44
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How is a rational number defined?

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P/q, where both P and q are integers

45
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P/q, where both P and q are integers

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Rational number

46
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What does the “pipe” “|” mean in a domain?

A

“Such that”

47
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Means “such that”

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“Pipe” “|” in domains

48
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How makes a rational function?

A

Square roots or division

49
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Square roots and division make what kind of function?

A

Rational

50
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How is a sin graph plotted?

A

With 0 at 0 and period every π

51
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With 0 at 0 and period every π

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Sin graph

52
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How is the cos graph plotted?

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0 at 1 and period every π/2

53
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0 at 1 and period every π/2

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Cos graph

54
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What is odd and what is even?:

sin and cos

A

Sin is odd, cos is even

55
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What is the domain of sinx/cosx and why?

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{x€R|x≠π/2 + nπ} because every π/2, sin is 0. Adding π to π/2 gives another multiple of π/2.

56
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What are three features of polynomial graphs?

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No breaks, holes, or corners

57
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No breaks, holes, or corners

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Polynomial graphs

58
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What is a characteristic of log graphs?

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They always have (1,0) as a point

59
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They always have (1,0) as a point

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Log graphs

60
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Exponential function definition

A

b^x ehere b>0

61
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b^x ehere b>0

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Exponential function

62
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Characteristic of exponential function graphs

A

Always hit the point (0,1)

63
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Always hit the point (0,1)

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Exponential functions

64
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What happens to a log graph as the base gets bigger?

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It gets lower and closer to y-axis

65
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Gets lower and closer to y-axis as base b gets bigger

A

Log graphs

66
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What is vertex form?

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y=a(x-h)^2 +k where (h,k) is the vertex