Intermediate Algebra (11th edition)

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1 Review of the Real Number System 1.1 Basic Concepts STUDY SKILLS Using Your Math Textbook xviii 1.2 Operations on Real Number ...

ix Preface It is with pleasure that we offer the eleventh edition of Intermediate Algebra. With each new edition, the text has b ...

Now Try ExercisesTo actively engage students in the learning process, we now include a parallel margin exercise juxtaposed with ...

Solving quadratic equations by substitution (Section 9.3) Evaluating expressions involving the greatest integer (Section 11.1) G ...

Emphasis on Problem-SolvingWe introduce our six-step problem-solving method in Chapter 2 and integrate it throughout the text. T ...

N A comprehensive set of Chapter Review Exercises,keyed to individual sections for easy student reference, as well as a set of M ...

Linda Smoke, Central Michigan University Erik Stubsten, Chattanooga State Technical Community College Tong Wagner, Greenville Te ...

Preface xv STUDENT SUPPLEMENTS INSTRUCTOR SUPPLEMENTS Annotated Instructor’s Edition N Provides “on-page” answers to all text ex ...

xvi Preface STUDENT SUPPLEMENTS INSTRUCTOR SUPPLEMENTS Available for Students and Instructors MyMathLab®Online Course (Access co ...

Preface xvii N MathXL Exercise Builderallows instructors to create static and algorithmic exercises for their online assignments ...

STUDY SKILLS Your textbook is a valuable resource.You will learn more if you fully make use of the features it offers. General F ...

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OBJECTIVES 2 CHAPTER 1 Review of the Real Number System OBJECTIVE 1 Write sets using set notation.A setis a collection of object ...

Listing the Elements in Sets List the elements in each set. (a) The natural numbers less than 4 are 1, 2, and 3. This set is (b) ...

A rational number written as a fraction, such as or can also be expressed as a decimal by dividing the numerator by the denomina ...

FIGURE 5shows the set of real numbers. Every real number is either rational or ir- rational. Notice that the integers are elemen ...