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FAKULTAS TEKNOLOGI INFORMASI UNIVERSITAS KRISTEN SATYA WACANA MATRIKULASI MATEMATIKA Review of Algebra Topic Review of Algebra Arithmetic Operations Fractions Factoring Completing The Square Quadratic Formula Binomial Theorem Radicals Exponents Inequalities Absolute Value 2 Review of Algebra Here we review the basic rules and procedures of algebra that you need to know in order to be successful in calculus 3 1. ARITHMETIC OPERATIONS The real numbers have the following properties: 4 In particular, putting a = -1 in Distributive Law, we get and so 5 Example 1 6 If we use the Distributive Law three times, we get This says that we multiply two factors by multiplying each term in one factor by each term in the other factor and adding the products. 7 Schematically, we have In this case where c = a and d = b, we have or (1) Similarly, we obtain (2) 8 Example 2 9 2. FRACTIONS Two add two fraction with the same denominator, we use the Distributive Law: Thus, it is true that 10 But remember to avoid the following common error: (For instance, take a = b = c = 1 to see the error) 11 To add two fraction with different denominators, we use a common denominator: We multiply such fractions s follows: 12 In particular, it is true that To divide two fractions, we invert and multiply: 13 Example 3 14 15 3. FACTORING We have used the Distributive Law to expand certain algebraic expressions. We sometimes need to reverse this process (again using the Distributive Law) by factoring an expression as a product of simpler ones. The easiest situation occurs when the expression has a common factor as follows: 16 To factor a quadratic of the form x2 + bx + c we note that so we need to choose numbers r and s so that r + s = b and rs = c. 17 Example 4 Factor x2 + 5x - 24 Solution The two integers that add to give 5 and multiply to give -24 are -3 and 8. Therefore x2 + 5x - 24 = (x - 3)(x + 8) 18 Example 5 Factor 2x2 − 7x − 4 Solution Even though the coefficient of x2 is not 1, we can still look for factors of the from 2x + r and x + s, where rs = −4. Experimentation reveals that 2x2 − 7x − 4 = (2x + 1)(x − 4) 19 Some special quadratics can be factored by using Equations 1 or 2 (from right to left) or by using the formula for a difference of squares: (3) 20 The analogous formula for a difference of cubes is (4) Which you can verify by expanding the right side. For a sum of cubes we have (5) 21 Example 6 22 Example 7 Simplify Solution Factoring numerator and denominator, we have 23 The Factor Theorem To factor polynomials of degree 3 or more, we sometimes use the following fact. If P is a polynomial and P(b) = 0, then x − b is a factor of P(x). (6) 24 Example 8 Factor x3 − 3x2 − 10x + 24 Solution Let P(x) = x3 − 3x2 − 10x + 24. If P(b) = 0, where b is an integer, then b is a factor of 24. Thus possibilities for b are ∓1, ∓2, ∓3, ∓4, ∓6,∓8, ∓12,and ∓24. We find P(1) = 12, P(-1) = 30, P(2) = 0. By the Factor Theorem, (x − 2) is a factor. 25 Instead of substituting further, we use long division as follows: Therefore 26 4. COMPLETING THE SQUARE Completing the square is a useful technique for graphing parabolas or integrating rational functions. Completing the square means rewriting a quadratic ax2 + bx + c in the form a(x + p)2 + q and can be accomplished by: 1. 2. Factoring the number a from the terms involving x. Adding and subtracting the square of half the coefficient of x. 27 In general, we have 28 Example 9 Rewrite x2 + x + 1 by completing the square. Solution The square of half the coefficient of x is 1/4. Thus 29 Example 10 Rewrite 2x2 − 12x + 11 by completing the square. Solution 30 5. QUADRATIC FORMULA By completing the square as above we can obtain the following formula for the roots of a quadratic equation. The Quadratic Formula The roots of the quadratic equation ax2 + bx + c = 0 are (7) 31 Example 10 Solve the equation 5x2 + 3x − 3 Solution With a = 5, b = 3, and c = -3, the quadratic formula gives the solutions 32 The quantity b2 − 4ac that appears in the quadratic formula is called the discriminant. There are three possibilities: If b2 − 4ac > 0, the equation has two real roots. If b2 − 4ac = 0, the roots are equal. If b2 − 4ac < 0, the equation has no real root. (The roots are complex.) In case (3) the quadratic ax2 + bx + c can’t be factored and is called irreducible. 33 These three cases correspond to the fact that the number of times the parabola y = ax2 + bx + c crosses the x-axis is 2, 1, or 0 (see Figure 1). 34 Example 12 The quadratic x2 + x + 2 is irreducible because its discriminant is negative Solution Therefore, it is impossible to factor x2 + x + 2. 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51