Ram Palanati

MATH FINAL REVIEW GUIDE-Just The Hard Stuff

1. Radicals
a. Properties
i. n(xn) = x
1. if n is even: +/- x
2. if n is odd: x takes same sign
ii. n(xn) = x1/n
iii. xn * xz = xn+z
iv. Axn + Cxn = (A+C)(xn)
2. Rational Expressions

i.

ii.
iii.
3. Logarithms
a. Properties
i. Logb1 = 0
ii. Logb bx = X
iii. Logbb = 1
iv. b LogbX = X
v. Logb MN = LogbM + LogbN
vi. Logb M/N = LogbM - LogbN
vii. Logb Mx = X * Logb M
viii. If Logb M = Logb N, then M = N
b. Functions
i. F(x) = N(x)/D(x)
ii. Asymptotes- All have vertical, t
1. Vertical- if X is in denominator
a. Set D(X) = 0 and solve and X = D(0)
2. Horizontal
a. Degree of N>Degree of D; asymptote is y = 0
b. Degree of N = Degree of D: y = an / bn
c. Degree of N > Degree of D; NONE
3. Slant- only if degree of N(x) exactly 1 higher than degree of D(x)
a. Polynomial long division to find it
4. Exponential Growth/Decay
a. Radioactive decay and half life stuff- A = A0 2-t/h
b. Compound Interest P = P0 (1+i/n)nt
c. Continuous Compounding Interest- P = P0 eit

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5. Conics- Centers at (h,k)

a. Circles
i. (x - h)2 + (y - k)2 = r2
b. Ellipse
i. (x - h)2 + (y - k)2 = 1
a2
b2
2
2
ii. B + C = A2
c. Hyperbola
i. (x - h)2 - (y - k)2 = 1 - Horizontal
a2
b2
ii. (y - k)2 - (x - h)2 = 1 - Vertical
a2
b2
2
2
iii. A + B = C2
d. Parabola
i. (x-h)2 = 4p(y - k) -Vertical
ii. (y-k)2 =4p(x - h) -Horizontal

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