using diagrams, 12, 54, 82, 83, 89,
95, 103, 138, 139, 262, 263, 264,
505, 570, 578, 584, 648, 684, 687
using equations, 59, 84, 89, 132, 133,
248, 263, 701, 708
using graphs, 309, 311, 315, 317,
333, 364, 522, 705, 748
using models to factor, 511
using models to multiply, 497
using number lines, 30, 39
using polynomials, 488, 490
using standard form of linear equation,
324
using tables, 8 , 61, 294, 317, 336,
733
math key, of graphing calculator, 764,
775
matrices
adding, 727
defined, 726, 787
elements in, 726
multiplying, 727
and solving systems of equations,
385-386
subtracting, 727
Matrices and Solving Systems,
385-386
maximum, 547
maximum dimensions, 147
MAXIMUM feature, of graphing
calculator, 555
mean
defined, 738, 788
finding, 738-741
measurement
exercises, 121, 429, 703
indirect, 131
measure of dispersion, 740
Measures (Table 1), 814
measures of central tendency, 738.
See also mean; median; mode
adding constants to, 741
multiplying by constants, 741
median, 738-741, 788
Mental Math
exercises, 26, 48, 49, 50, 120, 191,
422, 508, 527, 564
problems, 24, 55, 505, 507
meter sticks, 341
Mid-Chapter Quiz, 29, 115, 193, 252,
321, 393, 446, 510, 575, 632, 690,
761
midpoint, 114
minimum, 547
minimum dimensions, 147
Mixed Review, 15, 22, 28, 36, 44, 66 ,
87, 93, 108, 114, 129, 143, 150,
170, 183, 199, 213, 239, 251, 267,
273, 306, 314, 328, 335, 350, 369,
384, 392, 399, 423, 431, 445, 452,
472, 496, 509, 517, 528, 533, 552,
581, 588, 594, 601, 631, 638, 651,
676, 683, 697, 704, 731, 737, 759,
768, 774
mode, 738-741, 788
mode key, of graphing calculator, 713
Modeling, as Big Idea, 233, 282, 283,
293, 352, 353, 363, 407, 408, 545,
602, 603
Modeling Equations With Variables on
Both Sides, 101
Modeling Multi-Step Inequalities, 185
Modeling One-Step Equations, 80
models. See mathematical modeling
monomial
defined, 486, 536
dividing a polynomial by, 678
factoring out, 493, 520
More Algebraic Properties, 184
Multiple Choice
exercises, 9, 35, 74-76, 158-160, 188,
227, 228-229, 288-289, 341, 358-
360, 412-414, 480-482, 540-542,
608-610, 658-660, 720-721
problems, 19, 41, 47, 54, 131, 146,
195, 208, 235, 270, 309, 332, 379,
397, 435, 441, 492, 500, 548, 569,
616, 620, 672, 680, 692, 749, 765
multiple representations, 18, 39, 62,
63, 137, 138, 171, 173, 178, 209,
242, 246, 253, 254, 255, 296, 297,
302, 303, 311, 315, 324, 325, 330,
331, 337, 338, 339, 365, 366, 453,
455, 460, 462, 487, 499, 530, 547,
548, 585, 589, 591, 596, 614, 639,
640, 645, 700, 708, 709, 728, 733,
734, 739, 743, 745, 748, 753, 778
exercises, 278
multiplication
of binomials, 498-501
Counting Principle, 763
of exponents, 433
of fractions, 804
involving measures of central tendency,
741
modeling, of binomials, 497
by a negative number, 178-179
of negative numbers, 38-39
of numbers in scientific notation, 427
of numbers with different signs, 39
of polynomials, 671
by a positive number, 178-179
of positive numbers, 38-39
of powers, 425-427
properties of. See property(ies)
of radical expressions, 627of rational expressions, 670-671
of real numbers, 38-39
scalar, 727
solving equations using, 83
solving inequalities using, 178-180
solving systems of linear equations
using, 380, 381
of a trinomial and a binomial, 501
of a trinomial and a monomial, 492
Multiplication Counting Principle, 763
Multiplication Property
of -1 , 24, 47
of Equality, 83, 153
of exponents, 428, 433-435
of Inequality, 178
multiplicative inverse, 40
Multiplying and Dividing Fractions,
804
Multiplying Powers, 424
Multiplying Powers With the Same
Base, 425
music, 71, 126, 127, 478, 736, 761, 764
mutually exclusive events
defined, 776, 790
probability of, 776-777N
natural numbers, 18
negative correlation, 336
negative exponents, 418-420, 475
negative numbers, 30-31, 38-39, 40,
60, 178-179, 181, 208, 256
negative slope, 295
negative square root, 39
n factorial, 764
no correlation, 335, 336
nonempty sets, 197
nonlinear function rules
graphing, 256
writing, 249, 264
nonlinear functions
defined, 246, 285
graphs of, 246, 247
patterns and, 246-248
representing, 248
rules describing, 249
vs. linear functions, 246
Normal Distributions, 783
notation
combination, 765
permutation, 764
null set. See empty set
number cubes, 60, 775
number line(s)
absolute value indicated on, 31