Math 110
Notes: Review Topics
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Review
Make sure to point out that today is "Chapter R Amnesty Day"
Start by taking your assigned section, with your group, and reviewing the material
Use your book, and the provided handouts, to help guide you
Summarize what's important, and what to look for
Be ready to present (5 minutes – 10 tops) near the end of class.
Topics:
Set builder notation, roster notation?
Finding the domain of a variable
(Function notation – we’ll do
this in 2.1)
Pythagorean Theorem
Applies to right triangles
Def: Hypotenuse
Exponents
Rational Exponents
Radicals
Using the TI-83 to get
exponents, etc
a2  b2  c2
Areas, Volumes of various shapes
This is a great opportunity to emphasize the whole 'perfect squares' thing, and that if we have the final term
equal to ½ the middle term, squared, we know we can factor the expression into a perfect square. This is particularly
pertinent, since in the next lectre, we'll be looking at 'solving a quadratic equation by completing the square', and the 'why do we
use this particular formula?' question can probably be best answered by preemptively showing them how to factor expressions
into perfect squares.
Add, subtract, multiply (FOIL) polynomials
Dividing polynomials
Diff. of 2 Squares:
x 2  a 2  x  a x  a 
Perfect Squares:
x  a 2  x 2  2ax  a 2
Factoring
Diff of 2 cubes:

Sum of 2 cubes:
x  a  x  a x

 ax  a 
x 3  a 3  x  a  x 2  ax  a 2
3
3
2
2
x  a 2  x 2  2ax  a 2
Factoring By Grouping:
Start with 4 terms (say), then reverse of the distributive property for multiplication twice, ending up with
ax  bc  ax  bd , which can then be factored into ax  bc  d 
Factoring 2nd degree polynomial:
x 2  bx  c
Factoring 2nd degree polynomial:
ax 2  bx  c
Factor it into:
x  Dx  E 
1.
2.
Where D + E = b, and D*E = c
3.
Figure out a*c
Find 2 integers (d,e) that multiply to a*c, and
add to b
Rewrite the original expression as:
ax 2  dx  ex  c
4. Factor that by grouping
Rational Expressions:
Combine factoring w/ basic fraction stuff. Lotsa' canceling
Simplify/Reduce To Lowest Terms: numerator/denominator don't have any common factors (other than 1/-1,
obviously)
Radicals:
Point out that 9 gets us only the positive root, while x  9 
Don’t forget to VERIFY the answer, when solving a radical equation
Graphing stuff – we’ll do this in 1.3, etc.
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Math 110
x2   9  x   9
© 2004, Michael Panitz ®2004, Michael Panitz
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