GRE Algebra.

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Key words that represent ADDITION:

sum, gain, rise, and, plus, grow, increase, enlarge, added to, combined, greater than, more than, larger than difference, minus, reduce, subtracted from, less than, decreased by, decrease, lower, lose, smaller than, fewer than, diminish, drop product, multiplied by, triple, times, twice, of, double, half distance = speed time work = rate time mixture = concentration amount of solution cost = rate number of items

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Key words that represent SUBTRACTION: Key words that represent MULTIPLICATION: Distance (formula) Work (formula) Mixture (formula) Cost (formula)

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Two ways of solving a linear equations Substitution: solve one equation for one of the variables, and substitute that variable into the other equation. Combination: Add or subtract one equation from another to cancel out one of the variables FOIL ( -2) = FOIL *F*irst *O*uter *I*nner *L*ast *(+5) (-2)* = -2 +5 -10 = +3 10 a - b = (a-b)(a+b) 9 - 4 = (3 - 2) (3 + 2) (a + b) = a + 2ab + b ( + 3) = + 2()(3) + 3= + 6 + 9 (a - b) = a - 2ab + b ( - 5) = - 2()(5) + 5= - 10 + 25

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10.( +5)

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- b = + b) = - b) =

general, x + bx + c can be factored The product of the first terms in each binomial = into two binomials, under these the first term of the polynomial. conditions: The product of the last terms of the binomials = the third term of the polynomial. The sum of the remaining products = the second term of the polynomial the polynomial -8 -20 into two binomials linear equation (def) 820= (10) (+2) A linear equation is an equation in which all the variables are raised to the first power (there are no squares or cubes). + 6 = 10

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17.If

a linear equation has fractions as coefficients, Multiply both sides of the equation by how do you isolate the variable? the lowest common denominator (LCD) If (2)/3 + (4)/10 = /2 30 is the LCD of 3, 10, and 2. 10(2) +3(4) = 15 13 32 = 15 32 = 2 =16 do you convert a negative fraction into a positive one? multiply both the numerator and the denominator by -1

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quadratic equation that can be factored into two different binomials will have __ solutions?

Two solutions

quadratic equations tht can be factored into one solution the square of one binomial will have __ solutions formula polynomial + + = 0 =( 4) / (2) if -4=0 there will be *one* solution if -4>0 there will be *two* solutions if -4<0 there will be *no* solution

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22.Translate

into algebra: Then ( 10)/20 represents the A number of chairs, , is arranged for a banquet so that number of chairs at each table other 10 of the chairs are placed at the head table and the than the head table. remaining chairs are divided equally among 20 other dining tables. an inequality is multiplied or divided by a negative number... (formula) ..the direction of the inequality is reversed Interest = principal rate* time** *expressed as a decimal **expressed in years =(1+): value of investment: original investment: interest rate% *: time in years =(1+ )^(C): value of investment: original investment: annual rate % in decimalC: #of times compinded annually: time in years A relationship between values. Each input value has exactly one output value. the set of input numbers for a function is the domain. the set of output values for a function is the range. ... ... 1. Find m=(change in y)/(change in x)2. Find b by plugging in values of m, x, and y, and solve for b. use the equation of f(x) and replace every x with the equation of g(x) 1. Use pythagorean theorem: CB=CA + AB 2. Try to find special triangles =( ) + ( )Point A(,) and Point B(,) = + when a line gets higher as you move to the right. when a line gets lower as you move to the right.

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24.Interest

25.Value

of an investment with simple interest (formula) of investment with compound interest (formula) function

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28.What 29.What 30.Find 31.Find

is the domain of a function is the range of a function maximum value of a function minimum value of a function + by=mx + b*

32.*f(x)=mx 33.How 34.Two

do you solve f(g(x))

ways of finding distance between two points between two points (formula) form

35.Distance

36.slope-intercept 37.how

to find slope of a line slope = (rise)/(run) = (change in y)/(change in x)

38.When 39.When

will the slope be positive? will the slope be negative?

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of perpendicular lines is of parallel lines is the solution for a system of linear equations...

negative reciprocal of each other have the same slope the point of intersection between two lines.

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possible outcomes of one task is n and the occurence of both tasks = (n)(m) ex: Bag1 of another task is m, the occurrence of has 3 candies, Bag2 has 4 chocolates. both tasks = Occurrence of candy and chocolate=(3)(4) of ways in which n objects can be ordered = of different subsets of r objects that can be selected from n objects (rn), without regard to the other selection= of n objects, taken k at a time (formula) of n objects, taken k at a time (formula) n!ex: #of ways the letters ABC can be ordered= 3!=3x2x1 (n!)/(n-r)!(r!) ex: # of different groups of 3 ppl that can be selected from 5 ppl. 5!/(5-3)! (3!)=10 nPk= n!/(n-k)! Number of different ways k objects can be arranged in order, from n objects nCk= n!/k!(n-k)!Number of different ways that k objects as a group can be selected from a larger n number of objects

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46.Permutation

47.Combination

48.Probability 49.Probability 50.Possibility 51.Possibility

that an event E occurs: P(E)= ? P(E)= (#of outcomes involving E) / (#of total possible outcomes) (formula) Probability = (#of desired outcomes) / (#of total possible outcomes)

that an event E and an event F P(E and F)= P(E) x P(F) occur together: P(E and F)= ? that at least an event E or an event F occur: P(E or F)= ? of an event NOT happening:P(not event)= of a set of consecutive integers that are evenly spaced a problem, if is any number, then test these numbers... a problem, if x>0 then test these numbers... a problem, if -1<x<1 then test these numbers... a positive fraction is raised to an exponent, the value will get ___ a positive integer is raised to an exponent, the value will get ___ P(E or F)= P(E)+P(F)-[P(E)xP(F)]P(E or F)= P(E) +P(F)-[P(E and F)] P(not event)=1-P(event) [ first term + last term ] / 2 if is any number, then test -2, -1, -, 0, , 1, 2 if x>0, then test , 1, 2 if -1<x<1 then test -, 0, smaller.ex: ()=0.5>0.25 bigger.ex: 2=42<4 A *single* term.62 The general name for expressions with *more than one* term. 69 + 2 8 + 165 A polynomial with exactly *2* terms. 69 + A polynomial with exactly *3* terms.9 + 2 8 + 165

52.Probability 53.Mean 54.On 55.On 56.On 57.If 58.If

59.Monomial 60.Polynomial

61.Binomial 62.Trinomial

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3 4 when =2

3 4 = 3(2) 4(2)= 34 42=12 8= 4

/ ( ) in terms of and if / () = 2 / (3 2) =2 and =3 does a function automatically have a restricted domain (2)? larger the absolute value of the slope... is the slope of a horizontal line? is the slope of a vertical line? When we need to avoid having a zero in the denominator, or avoid taking the square root of a number. the steeper the slope. slope = 0 its undefined because we can't divide by 0. The overlapping sections.

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67.What 68.What 69.What 70.What

is the solution for a set of inequalities?

is it called when a point is It is called a reflection about the origin. reflected to the quadrant opposite of it (i.e. I to III or II to IV) is the graph of f( ) shifted upward units? is the graph of f( ) shifted downward units? is the graph of f( ) shifted left units? f() + f() f( + )

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is the graph of f( ) shifted right f( ) units? do you find the yintercept? do you find the xintercept? replace with 0 replace with 0

If $10,000 is invested at 8 =(1+ )^(C)=10,000 (1+)=10,000 (1.04) percent annual interest, =$10,816 compounded semiannually, what is the balance after 1 year? If $12,000 is invested at 6 Interest = principal rate* time**(*decimal **expressed in percent annual interest, how years)Interest = 12,000 0.06 Interest = $540 much interest is earned after 9 months? to count the number of POSSIBILITIES Use multiplication to find the number of possibilities when items can be arranged in various ways.

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Count possibilities. How Look at each digit individually. 1st digit: 1: has 3 possibilities2nd many three-digit numbers can digit: 3: has 2 possibilities3rd digit: 5: has 1 possibilityAnswer: be formed with the digits 1, 3, 321=6 and 5 each used only once? to calculate a simple probability What is the probability of throwing a 5 on a fair sixsided die? Probability = Number of favorable outcomes / Total number of possible outcomes

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# of favorable outcomes: 1# of possible outcomes: 6Probability =

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to solve a COMBINED info: the rate at which people or machines perform work WORK PROBLEM individually.question: compute the rate at which they work together (or vive versa)all variables must stand for units of TIME + = ogether To paint a room, Joe takes 4 + = ogether 4 + 8 = hours = 2hrs 40 mins hours and Pete takes twice as long. How long would it take to paint the same room, if each of them works at his respective individual rate? to determine a COMBINED RATION The ratio of to is :. The ratio of to is :. What is the ratio of to ? Multiply one or both ratios by whatever you need to in order to get the terms they have in common to match = b c= = = ::

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If 5 pounds of raisins that cost $1 ($1)(5)+($2.40)(2)=$9.80=total cost for 7 pounds of the per pound are mixed with 2 pounds mixture.The cost per pound is $9.80/7 = $1.40 of almonds that cost $2.40 per pound, what is the cost per pound of the resulting mixture? How many liters of a solution (percent difference between the weaker solution and the that is 10 percent alcohol by volume desired solution) (amount of weaker solution) = (percent must be added to 2 liters of a difference between stronger solution and the desired solution that is 50 percent alcohol solution) (amount of stronger solution)n(15-10)=2(50by volume to create a solution that 15)5n=2(35)n=70/5=14 is 15 percent alcohol by volume? problem involving both/neither (formula) Of the 120 students, 65 are studying French, 51 are studying Spanish, and 53 are studying neither language. How many are studying both French and Spanish? Group 1 + Group 2 + Neither - Both = Total Group 1 + Group 2 + Neither - Both = Total65 + 51 + 53 Both = 120169 - Both = 120Both = 49

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