EXERCISES 1.

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Exercises 2433.
Indicate on a number line the numbers x that satisfy the condition.

24. x 3
25. x 3/2.
26. 2 x 3.
27. x2 < 16.
28. x2 16.
29. |x| 0.
30. x2 0.
31. |x 4| 2.
32. |x + 1| > 3.
33. |x + 3| 0.
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Exercises 5156.
Write the expression in factored form.

51. x2 10x + 25.

52. 9x2 4.
53. 8x6 + 64.
54. 27x3 8.
55. 4x2 + 12x + 9.
56. 4x4 + 4x2 + 1.
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Exercises 5764.
Find the real roots of the equation.

57. x2 x 2 = 0.
58. x2 9 = 0.
59. x2 6x + 9 = 0.
60. 2x2 5x 3 = 0.
61. x2 2x + 2 = 0.
62. x2 + 8x + 16 = 0.
63. x2 + 4x + 13 = 0.
64. x2 2x + 5 = 0.
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EXERCISES 1.3 - Page 16

Exercises 120.
Solve the inequality and mark the solution set on a number line.

1. 2 + 3x < 5.
2. 1/2(2x + 3) < 6.
3. 16x + 64 16.
4. 3x + 5 > 1/4(x 2).
5. 1/2(1 + x) < 1/3(1 x).
6. 3x 2 1 + 6x.
7. x2 1 < 0.
8. x2 + 9x + 20 < 0.
9. x2 x 6 0.
10. x2 4x 5 > 0.
11. 2x2 + x 1 0.
12. 3x2 + 4x 4 0.
13. x(x 1)(x 2) > 0.
14. x(2x 1)(3x 5) 0.
15. x3 2x2 + x 0.

16. x2 4x + 4 0.
17. x3(x 2)(x + 3)2 < 0.
18. x2(x 3)(x + 4)2 > 0.
19. x2(x 2)(x + 6) > 0.
20. 7x(x 4)2 < 0.
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EXERCISES 1.4 - Page 23

Exercises 14.
Find the distance between the points.
1. P0(0, 5), P1(6,3).
2. P0(2, 2), P1(5, 5).
3. P0(5,2), P1(3, 2).
4. P0(2, 7), P1(4, 7).

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Exercises 58.
Find the midpoint of the line segment P0P1.
5. P0(2, 4), P1(6, 8).
6. P0(3,1), P1(1, 5).
7. P0(2,3), P1(7,3).
8. P0(a, 3), P1(3, a).

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Exercises 914.
Find the slope of the line through the points.
9. P0(2, 5), P1(4, 1).
10. P0(4,3), P1(2,7).
11. P(a, b), Q(b, a).
12. P(4,1), Q(3,1).
13. P(x0, 0), Q(0, y0).
14. O(0, 0), P(x0, y0).

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Exercises 1520.
Find the slope and y-intercept.
15. y = 2x 4.
16. 6 5x = 0.
17. 3y = x + 6.
18. 6y 3x + 8 = 0.
19. 7x 3y + 4 = 0.
20. y = 3.

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Exercises 2124.
Write an equation for the line with
21. slope 5 and y-intercept 2.
22. slope 5 and y-intercept 2.
23. slope 5 and y-intercept 2.
24. slope 5 and y-intercept 2.

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Exercises 2934.
Find an equation for the line that passes through the point P(2, 7) and is
29. parallel to the x-axis.
30. parallel to the y-axis.
31. parallel to the line 3y 2x + 6 = 0.
32. perpendicular to the line y 2x + 5 = 0.
33. perpendicular to the line 3y 2x + 6 = 0.
34. parallel to the line y 2x + 5 = 0.

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Exercises 3538.
Determine the point(s) where the line intersects the circle.
35. y = x, x2 + y2 = 1.
36. y = mx, x2 + y2 = 4.
37. 4x + 3y = 24, x2 + y2 = 25.
38. y = mx + b, x2 + y2 = b2.

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Exercises 3942.
Find the point where the lines intersect.
39. l1 : 4x y 3 = 0, l2 : 3x 4y + 1 = 0.
40. l1 : 3x + y 5 = 0, l2 : 7x 10y + 27 = 0.
41. l1 : 4x y + 2 = 0, l2 : 19x + y = 0.
42. l1 : 5x 6y + 1 = 0, l2 : 8x + 5y + 2 = 0.
43. Find the area of the triangle with vertices (1,2), (1, 3),(2, 4).
43.Determine the slope of the line that intersects the circle x + y = 169 only at the point (5, 12).
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