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Integrated Publishing: Maximum and Minimum Points
An explanation of how to find maximum (or minimum) point of a quadratic equation, including graphs to enhance understanding. Includes several examples/exercises, with solutions on the page.
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Integrated Publishing: Calculating the Horsepower Rating
Relates the horsepower rating seen on many motors to the energy and time requirements.
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Integrated Publishing: The Discriminant
A thorough investigation of what the discriminant is and how it is used. Contains examples and exercises, with answers on the page.
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Integrated Publishing: Trinomial Squares
Discussion on trinomial squares. Includes examples as well as practice problems.
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Integrated Publishing: Pressure and Head
Detailed site dealing with pressure and force. The site is very complete with numerous examples and illustrations.
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Components of Logarithms
A basic informational page on logarithms, including examples and practice problems.
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Integrated Publishing: Equation of a Straight Line
This math tutorial shows the relationship of a slope to a straight line and how to write equations in point-slope or slope-intercept form.
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Integrated Publishing: Area Under a Curve
A step-by-step explanation of the formulas needed to find the area under a curve by working through an example problem.
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Integrated Publishing: The Ambiguous Case
This page from Integrated Publishing discusses the ambiguous case, which arises in trigonometry when you are given two sides of a triangle and the angle opopsite one of them. In an ambiguous case two different triangles could conform to...
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Integrated Publishing: The Inclined Plane and the Wedge
Outlines the wedge and inclined plane, including their uses in everyday life and their mechanical advantages.
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Integrated Publishing/the Screw
A full and complete discussion of the simple machine called the screw, a modified inclined plane. Many examples and drawings and applications.
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Integrated Publishing: Pulley Mechanical Advantage
Good illustrations and explanations for finding the mechanical advantage of pulley systems.
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Integrated Publishing: Power and Horsepower
Good defintions of both power and horsepower, including nice diagrams and calculations.
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Integrated Publishing: How Mechanical Advantage Is Used
Describes how pulley systems are used in the real world, including the role of the mechanical advantage in selecting the proper pulley system.
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Integrated Publishing: Fractional Exponents
An overview of fractional (i.e., rational) exponents, including an example and practice problems with solutions.
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Chapter 10: Factoring Polynomials
Contains a brief explanation of how to factor polynomials.
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Integrated Publishing: Rational and Irrational Numbers
Content, suitable for an introductory algebra course, explains the difference between rational and irrational numbers, how to rationalize the denominator, how to evaluate radicals and the square root process. Practice problems included.
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Web Algebra: The Ellipse
A lengthy example on how to formulate the equation of an ellipse.
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Integrated Publishing: Force and Mechanical Advantage
Explains the relationship between force and mechanical advantage with diagrams, examples and calculations.
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Integrated Publishing: Irrational Roots
A brief lesson on when irrational roots occur when solving quadratic equations, and how to find them. Contains examples, exercises, and solutions.
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Integrated Publishing: Roots, Exponents, and Radicals
Information on powers, roots, exponents, and radicals.
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Integrated Publishing: Joint Variation
Contains definitions and examples of joint variations.
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Integrated Publishing: Levers
A quite lengthy chapter on the simple machine the lever. Includes uses, classes, mechanical advantage, formulae, etc. A full discussion, with good illustrations.
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Integrated Publishing: Graphical Interpretation of Roots
This site compares the graphs of three quadratic functions, and explains how certain characteristics of the graph relate to properties of the equations and their solutions. Contains practice problems, including real-world examples.