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| **quadratic formula**: x = (-b ±√(b²-4ac)) / 2a | **quadratic formula**: x = (-b ±√(b²-4ac)) / 2a | ||
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| + | **PEMBAS/BODMAS ** - order of operations: Parentheses (brackets), exponents (order), multiply/divide, add/subtract | ||
| ==== System of equations==== | ==== System of equations==== | ||
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| (nᵃ)ᵇ = nᵃᵇ | (nᵃ)ᵇ = nᵃᵇ | ||
| n⁻ᵃ = 1/nᵃ | n⁻ᵃ = 1/nᵃ | ||
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| + | (Note: The square root sign, √, refers only to the //positive// root. Use ± to include both roots.) | ||
| Factorial: | Factorial: | ||
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| composition of functions: (f’g)(x) = f(g(x)), order of evaluation is important | composition of functions: (f’g)(x) = f(g(x)), order of evaluation is important | ||
| - | inverse of function - only possible if no two values of x produce the same result | + | |
| + | **Inverse** of a function - only possible if no two values of x produce the same result | ||
| + | Example: To find f⁻¹(x) for f(x) = 5x + 3 | ||
| + | y = 5x + 3 | ||
| + | y-3 = 5x | ||
| + | x = (y-3)/5 | ||
| + | f⁻¹(x) = (x-3)/5 (replace y with x on the last step, | ||
| + | since x is input to the function, and y is output) | ||
| graphing an inverse: reflection of the graph about the line y=x | graphing an inverse: reflection of the graph about the line y=x | ||
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