{"product_id":"algebra-ii-workbook-for-dummies-isbn-9781119543114","title":"Algebra II Workbook For Dummies","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBoost your chances of scoring higher at Algebra II\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAlgebra II introduces students to complex algebra concepts in preparation for trigonometry and calculus. In this new edition of \u003ci\u003eAlgebra II Workbook For Dummies\u003c\/i\u003e, high school and college students will work through the types of Algebra II problems they'll see in class, including systems of equations, matrices, graphs, and conic sections. Plus, the book now comes with free 1-year access to chapter quizzes online! \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA recent report by ACT shows that over a quarter of ACT-tested 2012 high school graduates did not meet any of the four college readiness benchmarks in mathematics, English, reading, and science. \u003ci\u003eAlgebra II Workbook For Dummies\u003c\/i\u003e presents tricky topics in plain English and short lessons, with examples and practice at every step to help students master the essentials, setting them up for success with each new lesson.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eTracks to a typical Algebra II class\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eCan be used as a supplement to classroom learning or for test prep\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIncludes plenty of practice and examples throughout\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eComes with free access to chapter quizzes online\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eGet ready to take the intimidation out of Algebra II!\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIntroduction\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAbout This Book 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFoolish Assumptions 2\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIcons Used in This Book 2\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBeyond the Book 3\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhere to Go from Here 3\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart 1: Getting Started With Algebra II \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e5\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 1: Going Beyond Beginning Algebra\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e 7\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGood Citizenship: Following the Order of Operations and Other Properties 7\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSpecializing in Products and FOIL 10\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eVariables on the Side: Solving Linear Equations 11\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDealing with Linear Absolute Value Equations 12\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGreater Math Skills: Equalizing Linear Inequalities 14\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAnswers to Problems on Going Beyond Beginning Algebra 16\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 2: Handling Quadratic (and Quadratic-Like) Equations and Inequalities\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e 21\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFinding Reasonable Solutions with Radicals 22\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eUnFOILed Again! Successfully Factoring for Solutions 23\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eYour Bag of Tricks: Factoring Multiple Ways 25\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eKeeping Your Act Together: Factoring by Grouping 26\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eResorting to the Quadratic Formula 27\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSolving Quadratics by Completing the Square 29\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWorking with Quadratic-Like Equations 30\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChecking Out Quadratic Inequalities 32\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAnswers to Problems on Quadratic (and Quadratic-Like) Equations and Inequalities 34\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 3: Rooting Out the Rational, the Radical, and the Negative\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003e43\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDoing Away with Denominators with an LCD 44\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSimplifying and Solving Proportions 46\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWrangling with Radicals 48\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChanging Negative Attitudes toward Negative Exponents 49\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDivided Powers: Solving Equations with Fractional Exponents 51\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAnswers to Problems on Rooting Out the Rational, the Radical, and the Negative 53\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 4: Graphing for the Good Life\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003e61\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCoordinating Axes, Coordinates of Points, and Quadrants 62\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCrossing the Line: Using Intercepts and Symmetry to Graph 64\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGraphing Lines Using Slope-Intercept and Standard Forms 67\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGraphing Basic Polynomial Curves 69\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGrappling with Radical and Absolute Value Functions 71\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEnter the Machines: Using a Graphing Calculator 73\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAnswers to Problems on Graphing for the Good Life 77\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart 2: Functions\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e 89\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 5: Formulating Functions\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e 91\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEvaluating Functions 91\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDetermining the Domain and Range of a Function 93\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRecognizing Even, Odd, and One-to-One Functions 94\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eComposing Functions and Simplifying the Difference Quotient 96\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSolving for Inverse Functions 99\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAnswers to Problems on Formulating Functions 101\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 6: Specializing in Quadratic Functions\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003e107\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFinding Intercepts and the Vertex of a Parabola 108\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eApplying Quadratics to Real-Life Situations 109\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGraphing Parabolas 111\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAnswers to Problems on Quadratic Functions 113\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 7: Plugging in Polynomials\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003e119\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFinding Basic Polynomial Intercepts 120\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDigging up More-Difficult Polynomial Roots with Factoring 122\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDetermining Where a Function Is Positive or Negative 123\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGraphing Polynomials 125\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePossible Roots and Where to Find Them: The Rational Root Theorem and Descartes’s Rule 127\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGetting Real Results with Synthetic Division and the Remainder Theorem 130\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConnecting the Factor Theorem with a Polynomial’s Roots 132\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAnswers to Problems on Plugging in Polynomials 134\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 8: Acting Rationally with Functions\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003e143\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDetermining Domain and Intercepts of Rational Functions 144\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroducing Vertical and Horizontal Asymptotes 145\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGetting a New Slant with Oblique Asymptotes 147\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRemoving Discontinuities 148\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGoing the Limit: Limits at a Number and Infinity 149\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGraphing Rational Functions 151\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAnswers to Problems on Rational Functions 156\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 9: Exposing Exponential and Logarithmic Functions\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003e163\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEvaluating e-Expressions and Powers of e 164\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSolving Exponential Equations 165\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMaking Cents: Applying Compound Interest and Continuous Compounding 167\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChecking out the Properties of Logarithms 169\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePresto-Chango: Expanding and Contracting Expressions with Log Functions 171\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSolving Logarithmic Equations 173\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThey Ought to Be in Pictures: Graphing Exponential and Logarithmic Functions 175\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAnswers to Problems on Exponential and Logarithmic Functions 179\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart 3: Conics And Systems Of Equations \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e189\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 10: Any Way You Slice It: Conic Sections\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e 191\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePutting Equations of Parabolas in Standard Form 192\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eShaping Up: Determining the Focus and Directrix of a Parabola 194\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBack to the Drawing Board: Sketching Parabolas 196\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWriting the Equations of Circles and Ellipses in Standard Form 198\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDetermining Foci and Vertices of Ellipses 201\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRounding Out Your Sketches: Circles and Ellipses 203\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHyperbola: Standard Equations and Foci 205\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDetermining the Asymptotes and Intercepts of Hyperbolas 206\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSketching the Hyperbola 208\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAnswers to Problems on Conic Sections 211\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 11: Solving Systems of Linear Equations\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e 221\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSolving Two Linear Equations Algebraically 221\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eUsing Cramer’s Rule to Defeat Unruly Fractions 223\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA Third Variable: Upping the Systems to Three Linear Equations 225\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA Line by Any Other Name: Writing Generalized Solution Rules 227\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDecomposing Fractions Using Systems 229\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAnswers to Problems on Systems of Equations 231\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 12: Solving Systems of Nonlinear Equations and Inequalities\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e 237\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFinding the Intersections of Lines and Parabolas 237\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCrossing Curves: Finding the Intersections of Parabolas and Circles 239\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppealing to a Higher Power: Dealing with Exponential Systems 240\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSolving Systems of Inequalities 242\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAnswers to Problems on Solving Systems of Nonlinear Equations and Inequalities 245\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart 4: Other Good Stuff: Lists, Arrays, And Imaginary Numbers \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e251\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 13: Getting More Complex with Imaginary Numbers \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e253\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSimplifying Powers of i 254\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNot Quite Brain Surgery: Doing Operations on Complex Numbers 255\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e“Dividing” Complex Numbers with a Conjugate 256\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSolving Equations with Complex Solutions 257\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAnswers to Problems on Imaginary Numbers 259\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 14: Getting Squared Away with Matrices\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003e263\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDescribing Dimensions and Types of Matrices 263\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAdding, Subtracting, and Doing Scalar Multiplication on Matrices 265\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTrying Times: Multiplying Matrices by Each Other 267\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Search for Identity: Finding Inverse Matrices 268\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eUsing Matrices to Solve Systems of Equations 272\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAnswers to Problems on Matrices 274\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 15: Going Out of Sequence with Sequences and Series \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e279\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWriting the Terms of a Sequence 279\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDifferences and Multipliers: Working with Special Sequences 282\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBacktracking: Constructing Recursively Defined Sequences 283\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eUsing Summation Notation 284\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFinding Sums with Special Series 286\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAnswers to Problems on Sequences and Series 289\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 16: Everything You Ever Wanted to Know about Sets and Counting\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003e293\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWriting the Elements of a Set from Rules or Patterns 294\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGet Together: Combining Sets with Unions, Intersections, and Complements 295\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMultiplication Countdowns: Simplifying Factorial Expressions 297\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChecking Your Options: Using the Multiplication Property 298\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCounting on Permutations When Order Matters 300\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMixing It Up with Combinations 301\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRaising Binomials to Powers: Investigating the Binomial Theorem 303\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAnswers to Problems on Sets and Counting 304\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart 5: The Part Of Tens\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003e309\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 17: Basic Graphs\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e 311\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePutting Polynomials in Their Place 311\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLining Up Front and Center 312\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBeing Absolutely Sure with Absolute Value 313\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGraphing Reciprocals of x and x2 .313\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRooting Out Square Root and Cube Root .314\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGrowing Exponentially with a Graph 315\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLogging In on Logarithmic Graphing 316\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 18: Ten Special Sequences and Their Sums\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003e317\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAdding as Easy as One, Two, Three 317\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSumming Up the Squares 318\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFinding the Sum of the Cubes 318\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNot Being at Odds with Summing Odd Numbers 319\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEvening Things Out by Adding Up Even Numbers 319\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAdding Everything Arithmetic 319\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGeometrically Speaking 320\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEasing into a Sum for e 320\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSigning In on the Sine 321\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePowering Up on Powers of 2 322\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAdding Up Fractions with Multiples for Denominators 322\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 323\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMary Jane 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