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Larson Texts

Larson Precalculus: Magnitude of a Scalar Multiple [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Example and some exercises on how to find the magnitude of a scalar multiple.
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Larson Texts

Larson Precalculus: Operations of Complex Numbers in the Complex Plane [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
A 3-page handout with examples and exercises in adding, subtracting, and multiplying complex numbers in the complex plane, as well as finding complex conjugates.
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Windstream

Ojk's Precalculus Study Page: Quadratic Functions: Graphs

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
A tutorial devoted to the steps used to graph a quadratic function. Includes tables, graphs, and several sample problems.
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Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments: Key Curriculum Press Precalculus: Intro to Linear Regression

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
Students will find the sum of the squares of the residuals for a function found by linear regression.
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Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments: Key Curriculum Press Precalculus: Periodic Daily Temperature

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students will transform the cosine function so that it fits, approximately, data on the average daily temperatures for a city.
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Windstream

Ojk's Precalculus Study Page: Applications to Trig Navigation and Surveying

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This tutorial applies all of the tools from triangle trigonometry to two specific cases: navigation and surveying. There are examples of each, as well as several exercises with solutions.
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Windstream

Ojk's Precalculus Study Page: Remainder and Factor Theorems

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
An introduction to two important uses of synthetic substitution, the remainder theorem and the factor theorem. Includes examples and sample problems with solutions.
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Windstream

Ojk's Precalculus Study Pages: Solving Right Triangles

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
An introduction to all six trigonometric function in the setting of right triangles. This tutorial begins with the six definitions and goes through applications involving angles of elevation and angles of depression. Includes several...
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Windstream

Ojk's Precalculus Study Page: Area of a Triangle

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
An introduction to finding the area of a triangle using the sine function. Includes several pictures and examples.
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Windstream

Ojk's Precalculus Study Page: Double and Half Angle Formulas

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This tutorial introduces the double-angle and half-angle formulas for sine, cosine, and tangent, and gives sample application and proof exercises. Assumes knowledge of the sum and difference formulas.
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Windstream

Ojk's Precalculus Study Page: Logarithmic Functions

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
A wonderful study tutorial explaining logarithmic functions. Learn how to solve simple logarithmic functions. Includes many graphs and examples.
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Windstream

Ojk's Precalculus Study Page: Limits of Infinite Sequences

For Students 9th - 10th
A wonderful study tutorial explaining the limits of infinite sequences. There are theorems and examples.
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Cool Math

Coolmath: Advanced Composition of Functions

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
A precalculus tutorial on the advanced composition of functions.
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Cool Math

Coolmath: Exponentials and Logarithms

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Wrap up a bigger pre-calculus tutorial by taking a look at exponentials and logarithms.
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Windstream

Ojk's Precalculus Study Page: The Law of Sines

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
An introduction to solving acute and obtuse triangles by using the law of sines, including a derivation of the formula. Includes several pictures and examples.
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Windstream

Ojk's Precalculus Study Page: Functions of Two Variables

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
An introduction to functions with two variables, including several examples relating to linear programming. The tutorial includes graphical examples of the functions and also review questions located at the bottom of the page.
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Windstream

Ojk's Precalculus Study Page: The Number E and the Function E^x

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
An introduction to the natural exponential function, beginning with the limit definition of the irrational number e. Includes several examples and exercises with solutions which deal with the compound interest formula.
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Windstream

Ojk's Precalculus Study Page: Change of Base Formula

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
An introduction to logarithms with bases other than 10 and e, and how to work with them when solving equations. This tutorial includes lots of examples and exercises with solutions.
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Windstream

Ojk's Precalculus Study Page: Translations of Sine and Cosine Curves

For Students 9th - 10th
This study tutorial covers more advanced graphing of sine and cosine functions, including horizontal and vertical translations (phase shifts and vertical shifts). Includes several examples and graphs.
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Windstream

Ojk's Precalculus Study Page: Laws of Logarithms

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Eight laws reguarding logarithms. The laws include the Law of X, 0, 1, and more. Sample problems and solutions provided.
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Windstream

Ojk's Precalculus Study Page: Evaluating and Graphing Sine and Cosine

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
An introduction to graphing the sine and cosine functions by using the 30-60-90 and 45-45-90 right triangle values of the two functions as guides.
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University of St. Andrews (UK)

University of St. Andrews: A History of the Calculus

For Students 9th - 10th
A site detailing the history of calculus. Many links to informative pages on historical figures. Also links to birthplace maps.
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Cool Math

Coolmath: Graphing Rational Functions Vertical Asymptotes

For Students 6th - 8th
This Precalculus review (Calculus preview) lesson explains how to find the vertical asymptotes when graphing rational functions.
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Cool Math

Coolmath: Functions the Difference Quotient

For Students 6th - 9th Standards
This precalculus review lesson reviews the difference quotient.

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