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, Elementary and Intermediate Algebra for College Students
Solutions Manual, 5th Edition
Allen R. Angel
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5TH EDITION
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
PART ONE - BASIC CONCEPTS
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Ch. 01 Real Numbers
Ch. 02 Solving Linear Equations and Inequalities
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Ch. 03 Formulas and Applications of Algebra
Ch. 04 Graphing Linear Equations
Ch. 05 Systems of Linear Equations and Inequalities
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PART TWO - POLYNOMIALS AND RATIONAL EXPRESSIONS
Ch. 06 Exponents and Polynomials
Ch. 07 Factoring
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Ch. 08 Rational Expressions and Equations
PART THREE - INTERMEDIATE ALGEBRA TOPICS
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Ch. 09 Roots and Radicals
Ch. 10 Quadratic Equations
Ch. 11 Functions and Their Graphs
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Ch. 12 Exponential and Logarithmic Functions
Ch. 13 Conic Sections
Ch. 14 Sequences, Series, and the Binomial Theorem
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sum of grades 45. a. 13 – 8 = 5 more students
41. a. mean
number of exams 13
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50 59 67 80 56 last b. 1.63 times greater
60 8
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360 312 last c. 44 – 3 = 41 more students
last 360 312 44
d. 14.67 times greater
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Lamond needs at least a 48 on the last exam.
46. 6(78) = 468
312 last
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b. 70 47. Answers will vary.
6 One possible solution is:
420 312 last 50, 60, 70, 80, 90
last 420 312 50 60 70 80 90
mean
108 5
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Lamond would need 108 points on the last 350
exam, so he cannot get a C. 5
42. a. To earn a B she would need to accumulate 70
5(80) = 400 points. 48. The mean will decrease because the new value is
minimum grade on the fifth exam less than the current mean.
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= 400 – the sum of the first four exams
= 400 – (95 + 88 + 82 + 85) 6(10) = 60
= 400 – 350 60 5
mean
= 50 11
Heather needs to earn a minimum of 50 on the
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next exam.
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b. To earn an A she would need to accumulate 5.91
5(90) = 450 points.
minimum grade on the fifth exam 49. The mean is greater. The median is the middle
value of the five numbers, which is 5. The mean
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= 450 – the sum of the first four exams
= 450 – (95 + 88 + 82 + 85) is the average of the five numbers, which
= 450 – 350 includes one very high number (70) that will
= 100 greatly affect the mean.
Heather needs to earn a 100 on the next exam. 2 3 5 6 70
mean
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41, 496
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35, 256
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59,124 17.2
b. 1.42 times greater
41, 496 50. a. The meter reading is 16,504.
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69, 732 b. electrical cost = ( number of kilowatt hour
c. 1.18 times greater used)(cost per kilowatt hour)
59,124
= (16,504 – 16,064)(0.243)
44. a. 44 – 4 = 40 more students = 440(0.243)
= 106.92
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b. 11 times greater Your electrical cost would be $106.92.
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c. 21 – 7 = 14 more students
Exercise Set 1.3
21 1. When two fractions are being added or
d. 3 times greater
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have the same (common) denominator.
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1 1 25. The greatest common factor of 24 and 28 is 4.
2. 5 is usually written as 5 , which is called a
3 3 24 24 4 6
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mixed number. 28 28 4 7
3. Letters that represent numbers are called 26. The greatest common factor of 24 and 42 is 6.
variables. 24 24 6 4
4. In the expression 2, 4, 6, 8, … the three dots, 42 42 6 7
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called an ellipsis, signify the sequence continues 27. The greatest common factor of 36 and 76 is 4.
indefinitely. 36 36 4 9
1 1 2 76 76 4 19
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3 2 3 28. The greatest common factor of 16 and 72 is 8.
6. Numbers or variables that are multiplied together 16 16 8 2
are called factors. 72 72 8 9
29. The greatest common factor of 18 and 42 is 6.
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7. In the fraction , 4 is called the denominator. 18 18 6 3
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42 42 6 7
8. 15 is the GCF of 30 and 75.
30. The greatest common factor of 60 and 105 is 15.
4 2 60 60 15 4
9. To perform the division we rewrite it as
7 3 105 105 15 7
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Therefore, the fraction is already simplified.
3 7 32. 35 and 36 have no common factors other than 1.
10. 40 is the LCD of the fractions and .
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8 10 Therefore, the fraction is already simplified.
11. 2 3 3 33. The greatest common factor of 100 and 150 is
50.
12. 2 3 5
100 100 50 2
13. 2 2 3 5
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150 150 50 3
14. 2 2 2 2 5 34. The greatest common factor of 112 and 144 is
16.
15. 2 3 5 5
112 112 16 7
16. 2 2 3 3 5 144 144 16 9
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17. The greatest common factor of 18 and 30 is 6. 13 30 13 43
35. 2
18. The greatest common factor of 21 and 33 is 3. 15 15 15
19. The greatest common factor of 60 and 80 is 20. 1 45 1 46
36. 15
20. The greatest common factor of 45 and 63 is 9. 3 3 3
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21. The greatest common factor of 150 and 294 is 6. 2 21 2 23
37. 7
3 3 3
22. The greatest common factor of 126 and 162 is
18. 3 56 3 59
38. 14
4 4 4
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23. The greatest common factor of 4 and 14 is 2.
4 42 2 5 54 5 59
39. 3
14 14 2 7 18 18 18
24. The greatest common factor of 18 and 24 is 6. 2 18 2 20
40. 2
18 18 6 3
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24 24 6 4
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