A
Absolute maximum, 212
Absolute value
of complex numbers, 113, 327
definition of, 5–6
multiplicative property of, 97
of real numbers, 5–6
Absolute value equations
on graphing calculator, 100
procedures to solve, 96–97
Absolute value function, 225, 240, 250
Absolute value inequalities
applications involving, 100
explanation of, 99
on graphing calculators, 100
solutions to “greater than,” 98–99
solutions to “less than,” 98
AC (alternating current) circuits, 771
Accumulated value, 468
Acute angles, 519
Addition
associative property of, 15–16
commutative property of, 15
of complex numbers, 107
distributive property of multiplication over, 17
of matrices, 860–861
of polynomials, 27–28
of radical expressions, 60–61
of rational expressions, 48–49
Addition method. See Elimination
Additive identity, 16, 861
Additive inverse, 16, 17, 861
Additive property
of equality, 74–75, 87
of inequality, 87
Algebra
fundamental theorem of, 315–318
of matrices, 859–866
used to verify identities, 617–618
of vectors, 742–743
Algebraic expressions
evaluation of, 14–15
explanation of, 13, 74, 96
simplification of, 17–18
translating English phrases into,
13–14
Algebraic fractions, 45
Algebraic methods
explanation of, 414–415
to solve trigonometric equations,
682–683
Algebraic models, 51
Algebraic terms, 13
Algorithm, division, 305
Allowable values, 90–92
Alpha (), 504
Alternating current, 771–773
Alternating sequences, 1019
Ambiguous case
of law of sines, 715–717
occurrence of, 726
Amortization, 471–472
Amplitude
on graphing calculators, 567–568
of sine and cosine functions, 563
of trigonometric functions, 563
variable, 611–612
Analytical geometry
algebraic tools used in, 920–921
circle and ellipse and, 927
explanation of, 920
introduction to, 920–924, 1006
Analytic parabolas. See Parabolas
Angle reduction formulas, 639
Angles
acute, 505
central, 508
complementary, 504–505
coterminal, 508, 538, 547
of depression, 524, 525
of elevation, 524, 525
explanation of, 504, 601
functions of acute, 519
between intersecting, 540
measurement of, 504–505, 507–508
negative, 507, 508
nonstandard, 510–511, 631
obtuse, 505
positive, 507, 508
quadrantal, 508
reference, 535–536, 545, 613
right, 504
standard, 508, 613, 983
straight, 504
sum of tangents of, 652
supplementary, 504–505
Angular velocity, 512–513
Annuities, 471–472
Aphelion, 987
Approximation
of irrational numbers, 4
of real zeroes, 344–345
Arc length
explanation of, 509
formula for, 509, 511
of right parabolic segment, 961–962
Area. See also Surface area
of circular sector, 509–510
of ellipse, 937
of Norman window, 898
of rectangle, 868
of regular polygons, 586
of triangles, 372, 629, 784, 857, 895–896
Argument, 767
Arithmetic sequences
applications of, 1030–1031
explanation of, 1027
finding common difference in, 1027–1028
finding nth partial sum in, 1029–1030
finding nth term in, 1028–1029
Aryabhata, 518
Associated minor matrices, 877
Associations, 283
Associative properties, 15–16
Asymptotes
of central hyperbola, A–6
horizontal, 350–351, 364, 426
oblique, 364–366
vertical, 348–350, 362
Asymptotic behavior, 347, 348, 942
Augmented matrices, A–3
matrix inverses and, 904–905
of system of equations, 848–849
triangularizating, 850–852
Augmented matrix method, 874–875
Average distance, 155
Average rate of change
applied to projectile velocity, 213, 214
calculation of, 214
difference quotient and, 215–217
explanation of, 198–200, 213
Average value, of trigonometric functions, 563,588
Axis of symmetry, 226
B
Back-substitution, 75
Base, 7
Base-e exponential functions, 427–429
Beats, 698
Best fit
line of, 285–286
parabola of, 286–288
Beta (), 504
Binomial coefficients, 1079–1080
Binomial conjugates, 29–30, 108
Binomial cubes, 113
Binomial expansion, 1081–1082
Binomial experiment, 1082
Binomial powers, 1077–1079
Binomial probability, 1082, 1083
Binomials
expansion of, 1078
explanation of, 26
F-O-I-L method for multiplying, 29
product of, 28, 29
square of, 30–31
Binomial theorem
binomial coefficients and, 1079–1080
explanation of, 777, 1077, 1080–1081
finding specific term of binomial expansion
and, 1081–1082
Pascal’s triangle and, 1077–1079
Bisection, 344
Body mass index formula, 94
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