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College Algebra, 2013a

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Index 1079<br />

instantaneous, 161, 472<br />

slope of a line, 154<br />

rational exponent, 398<br />

rational functions, 301<br />

rational number<br />

definition of, 2<br />

set of, 2<br />

Rational Zeros Theorem, 269<br />

ray<br />

definition of, 693<br />

initial point, 693<br />

real axis, 991<br />

Real Factorization Theorem, 292<br />

real number<br />

definition of, 2<br />

set of, 2<br />

real part of a complex number, 991<br />

Reciprocal Identities, 745<br />

rectangular coordinates<br />

also known as Cartesian coordinates, 919<br />

conversion into polar, 924<br />

rectangular form of a complex number, 991<br />

recursion equation, 654<br />

reduced row echelon form, 570<br />

reference angle, 721<br />

Reference Angle Theorem<br />

for cosine and sine, 722<br />

for the circular functions, 747<br />

reflection<br />

of a function graph, 126<br />

of a point, 10<br />

regression<br />

coefficient of determination, 226<br />

correlation coefficient, 226<br />

least squares line, 225<br />

quadratic, 228<br />

total squared error, 225<br />

relation<br />

algebraic description, 23<br />

definition, 20<br />

Fundamental Graphing Principle, 23<br />

Remainder Theorem, 258<br />

revenue function, 82<br />

Richter Scale, 431<br />

right angle, 694<br />

root<br />

index, 397<br />

radicand, 397<br />

Roots of Unity, 1006<br />

rotation matrix, 986<br />

rotation of axes, 974<br />

row echelon form, 569<br />

row operations for a matrix, 568<br />

scalar multiplication<br />

matrix<br />

associative property of, 581<br />

definition of, 580<br />

distributive properties of, 581<br />

properties of, 581<br />

vector<br />

associative property of, 1018<br />

definition of, 1017<br />

distributive properties of, 1018<br />

properties of, 1018<br />

scalar projection, 1039<br />

secant<br />

graph of, 800<br />

of an angle, 744, 752<br />

properties of, 802<br />

secant line, 160<br />

sequence<br />

n th term, 652<br />

alternating, 652<br />

arithmetic<br />

common difference, 654<br />

definition of, 654<br />

formula for n th term, 656<br />

sum of first n terms, 666<br />

definition of, 652<br />

geometric<br />

common ratio, 654<br />

definition of, 654<br />

formula for n th term, 656<br />

sum of first n terms, 666

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