College Algebra, 4th Edition

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• Absolute value, 9–10

  • equations involving, 158–161

  • inequalities involving, 160–163

• Absolute value function, 255, 257

• Acid(s), 490

• Acid rain, 489–490

• Adams, Evelyn Marie, 778

• Addition. See also Sum(s)

  • of complex numbers, 121

  • of fractions, 14

  • of matrices, 607–608, 609

  • of polynomials, 32

  • of radical expressions, 65–66

  • of rational expressions, 53–56

• Addition method, for solving systems of linear equations, 519–520

• Additive Rule, probability and, 781–782

• Air search, 158, 161–162

• Algebra

  • Fundamental Theorem of Algebra and, 377

  • medieval, 514

  • origin of word, 514

• Algebraic expressions, 14–16

  • defined, 14

  • value of, 14–15

• Algebraic numbers, 436

• Algorithms

  • Division Algorithm, 352–354

  • origin of word, 514

• Al-Khwarizmi, Muhammad ibn Musa, 514

• Alternating ...