INSTRUCTOR’S SOLU V
TIONS MANUAL V
C TRIMBLE & ASSOCIATES
V V V
P REALGEBRA AND V
I NTRODUCTORY A LGEBRA V
SIXTH EDITION V
Elayn Martin-Gay
v
University of New Orleans
v v v
,Copyrightv©v2025,v2019,v2015vbyvPearsonvEducation,vInc.vorvitsvaffiliates.vAllvRightsvReserved.vManufacturedvinvthevU
nitedvStatesvofvAmerica.vThisvpublicationvisvprotectedvbyvcopyright,vandvpermissionvshouldvbevobtainedvfromvthevpublis
hervpriorvtovanyvprohibitedvreproduction,vstoragevinvavretrievalvsystem,vorvtransmissionvinvanyvformvorvbyvanyvmeans,vel
ectronic,vmechanical,vphotocopying,vrecording,vorvotherwise.vForvinformationvregardingvpermissions,vrequestvforms,van
dvthevappropriatevcontactsvwithinvthevPearsonvEducationvGlobalvRightsvandvPermissionsvdepartment,vpleasevvisitvwww.
pearsoned.com/permissions/.
PEARSONvandvMYLABvarevexclusivevtrademarksvownedvbyvPearsonvEducation,vInc.vorvitsvaffiliatesvinvthevU.S.vand/
orvothervcountries.
Unlessvotherwisevindicatedvherein,vanyvthird-
partyvtrademarks,vlogos,vorviconsvthatvmayvappearvinvthisvworkvarevthevpropertyvofvtheirvrespectivevowners,vandvanyvrefe
rencesvtovthird-
partyvtrademarks,vlogos,vicons,vorvothervtradevdressvarevforvdemonstrativevorvdescriptivevpurposesvonly.vSuchvreferences
varevnotvintended vtovimplyvanyvsponsorship,vendorsement,vauthorization, vorvpromotionvofvPearson’s vproductsvbyvthevow
nersvofvsuchvmarks,vorvanyvrelationshipvbetweenvthevownervandvPearsonvEducation,vInc.,vorvitsvaffiliates,vauthors,vlicens
ees,vorvdistributors.
PPID:vA103000323530
, Contents
Chapter 1
v 1
Chapter 2
v 42
Chapter 3
v 71
Chapter 4
v 101
Chapter 5
v 164
Chapter 6
v 209
Chapter 7
v 253
Chapter 8
v 284
Chapter 9
v 324
Chapter 10
v 368
Chapter 11
v 414
Chapter 12
v 454
Chapter 13
v 507
Chapter 14
v 569
Chapter 15
v 613
Chapter 16
v 647
Appendix 698
Practice Final Exam
v v 704
,
TIONS MANUAL V
C TRIMBLE & ASSOCIATES
V V V
P REALGEBRA AND V
I NTRODUCTORY A LGEBRA V
SIXTH EDITION V
Elayn Martin-Gay
v
University of New Orleans
v v v
,Copyrightv©v2025,v2019,v2015vbyvPearsonvEducation,vInc.vorvitsvaffiliates.vAllvRightsvReserved.vManufacturedvinvthevU
nitedvStatesvofvAmerica.vThisvpublicationvisvprotectedvbyvcopyright,vandvpermissionvshouldvbevobtainedvfromvthevpublis
hervpriorvtovanyvprohibitedvreproduction,vstoragevinvavretrievalvsystem,vorvtransmissionvinvanyvformvorvbyvanyvmeans,vel
ectronic,vmechanical,vphotocopying,vrecording,vorvotherwise.vForvinformationvregardingvpermissions,vrequestvforms,van
dvthevappropriatevcontactsvwithinvthevPearsonvEducationvGlobalvRightsvandvPermissionsvdepartment,vpleasevvisitvwww.
pearsoned.com/permissions/.
PEARSONvandvMYLABvarevexclusivevtrademarksvownedvbyvPearsonvEducation,vInc.vorvitsvaffiliatesvinvthevU.S.vand/
orvothervcountries.
Unlessvotherwisevindicatedvherein,vanyvthird-
partyvtrademarks,vlogos,vorviconsvthatvmayvappearvinvthisvworkvarevthevpropertyvofvtheirvrespectivevowners,vandvanyvrefe
rencesvtovthird-
partyvtrademarks,vlogos,vicons,vorvothervtradevdressvarevforvdemonstrativevorvdescriptivevpurposesvonly.vSuchvreferences
varevnotvintended vtovimplyvanyvsponsorship,vendorsement,vauthorization, vorvpromotionvofvPearson’s vproductsvbyvthevow
nersvofvsuchvmarks,vorvanyvrelationshipvbetweenvthevownervandvPearsonvEducation,vInc.,vorvitsvaffiliates,vauthors,vlicens
ees,vorvdistributors.
PPID:vA103000323530
, Contents
Chapter 1
v 1
Chapter 2
v 42
Chapter 3
v 71
Chapter 4
v 101
Chapter 5
v 164
Chapter 6
v 209
Chapter 7
v 253
Chapter 8
v 284
Chapter 9
v 324
Chapter 10
v 368
Chapter 11
v 414
Chapter 12
v 454
Chapter 13
v 507
Chapter 14
v 569
Chapter 15
v 613
Chapter 16
v 647
Appendix 698
Practice Final Exam
v v 704
,
