Appendex

690
APPENDIX A
Real Numbers, Intervals, and Inequalities
EXERCISE SET A
1. (a) rational (b) integer, rational (c) integer, rational
(d) rational (e) integer, rational (f) irrational
(g) rational (h) 467 integer, rational
2. (a) irrational (b) rational (c) rational (d) rational
3. (a) x = 0.123123123 . . ., 1000x = 123 + x, x = 123/999 = 41/333
(b) x = 12.7777 . . ., 10(x − 12) = 7 + (x − 12), 9x = 115, x = 115/9
(c) x = 38.07818181 . . ., 100x = 3807.81818181 . . ., 99x = 100x − x = 3769.74,
x =
3769.74
99
=
376974
9900
=
20943
550
(d)
4296
10000
=
537
1250
4. x = 0.99999 . . ., 10x = 9 + x, 9x = 9, x = 1
5. (a) If r is the radius, then D = 2r so
8
9
D
2
=
16
9
r
2
=
256
81
r2
. The area of a circle of radius
r is πr2
so 256/81 was the approximation used for π.
(b) 22/7 ≈ 3.1429 is better than 256/81 ≈ 3.1605.
6. (a)
223
71
<
333
106
<
63
25
17 + 15
√
5
7 + 15
√
5
<
355
113
<
22
7
(b) Ramanujan’s (c) Athoniszoon’s (d) Ramanujan’s
7. Line 2 3 4 5 6 7
Blocks 3, 4 1, 2 3, 4 2, 4, 5 1, 2 3, 4
8. Line 1 2 3 4 5
Blocks all blocks none 2, 4 2 2, 3
9. (a) always correct (add −3 to both sides of a ≤ b)
(b) not always correct (correct only if a = b)
(c) not always correct (correct only if a = b)
(d) always correct (multiply both sides of a ≤ b by 6)
(e) not always correct (correct only if a ≥ 0 or a = b)
(f) always correct (multiply both sides of a ≤ b by the nonnegative quantity a2
)
10. (a) always correct
(b) not always correct (for example let a = b = 0, c = 1, d = 2)
(c) not always correct (for example let a = 1, b = 2, c = d = 0)
11. (a) all values because a = a is always valid (b) none
12. a = b, because if a = b then a < b and b < a are contradictory

Exercise Set A 691
13. (a) yes, because a ≤ b means a < b or a = b, thus a < b certainly means a ≤ b
(b) no, because a < b is false if a = b is true
14. (a) x2
− 5x = 0, x(x − 5) = 0 so x = 0 or x = 5
(b) −1, 0, 1, 2 are the only integers that satisfy −2 < x < 3
15. (a) {x : x is a positive odd integer} (b) {x : x is an even integer}
(c) {x : x is irrational} (d) {x : x is an integer and 7 ≤ x ≤ 10}
16. (a) not equal to A because 0 is not in A (b) equal to A
(c) equal to A because (x − 3)(x2
− 3x + 2) = 0, (x − 3)(x − 2)(x − 1) = 0 so x = 1, 2, or 3
17. (a) false, there are points inside the triangle that are not inside the circle
(b) true, all points inside the triangle are also inside the square
(c) true (d) false (e) true
(f) true, a is inside the circle (g) true
18. (a) ∅, {a1}, {a2}, {a3}, {a1, a2}, {a1, a3}, {a2, a3}, {a1, a2, a3} (b) ∅
19. (a)
4
(b)
−3
(c)
−1 7
(d)
−3 3
(e)
−3 3
(f)
−3 3
20. (a)
84
(b)
52
(b)
3
(d) none
21. (a) [−2, 2] (b) (−∞, −2) ∪ (2, +∞)
22. (a)
−3 4
(b)
4 116 8
(c)
−5 1
(d)
2 74
(e)
0 4
(f)
1 2.3
(g) (h)
0 5
23. 3x < 10; (−∞, 10/3)
10
3
24. 1
5 x ≥ 8; [40, +∞)
40
25. 2x ≤ −11; (−∞, −11/2]
11
2
−
26. 9x < −10; (−∞, −10/9)
10
9
−
27. 2x ≤ 1 and 2x > −3; (−3/2, 1/2]
1
2
3
2
−
28. 8x ≥ 5 and 8x ≤ 14; [5
8 , 7
4 ]
7
4
5
8

692 Appendix A
29.
x
x − 3
− 4 < 0,
12 − 3x
x − 3
< 0,
4 − x
x − 3
< 0;
(−∞, 3) ∪ (4, +∞)
4
3
3 4
0
0
0
3 4
− − −
+++++
+++
+ +
+++++ + +
− − −− − −
− − −
4 − x
x − 3
x − 3
4 − x
30.
x
8 − x
+ 2 =
16 − x
8 − x
≥ 0;
(−∞, 8) ∪ [16, +∞)
16
8
8 16
0
0
0
8 16
− − −
−−−−−
−−−
− −
+++++ + +
+ + ++ + +
+ + +
16 − x
8 − x
16 − x
8 − x
0
0
0
2
+ + +
+−−−−
−−−
+ +
+−−− + + +
+ + ++ + +
− − −
x − 2
3
2
−
23
2
−
2
3
2
x +
3
2
x − 2
x +
3
2
−
31.
3x + 1
x − 2
− 1 =
2x + 3
x − 2
< 0,
x + 3/2
x − 2
< 0;
(−3
2 , 2)
0
0
0
−4
+ + +
+−−−−
−−−
+ +
+−−− + + +
+ + ++ + +
− − −
x + 14
x + 4
x + 4−4
−4
x + 14
−14
−14
−14
32.
x/2 − 3
4 + x
− 1 > 0,
x − 6
4 + x
− 2 > 0,
x + 14
x + 4
< 0;
(−14, −4)
0
0
0
2
+ + +
−++++
+++
− −
+−−− + + +
− − −− − −
+ + +
x + 2
2 − x
2
2
2 − x
x + 2
−2
−2
−2
33.
4
2 − x
− 1 =
x + 2
2 − x
≤ 0; (−∞, −2] ∪ (2, +∞)

Exercise Set A 693
0
0
0
− − −
++ +++
+++
+ +
++ +++ + +
− − −− − −
− − −
x − 5
5
5
13
2
13
2
5 13
2
− x
13
2
x − 5
− x
13
2
34.
3
x − 5
− 2 =
13 − 2x
x − 5
≤ 0,
13/2 − x
x − 5
≤ 0;
(−∞, 5) ∪ [13
2 , +∞)
0
0
0 0
3−3
−3
−3
+ + +
+−−−−
−−−
+ +
+−−− + + +
+ + ++ + +
− − −
x + 3
x − 3
3
3
(x + 3)(x − 3)
35. x2
− 9 = (x + 3)(x − 3) > 0;
(−∞, −3) ∪ (3, +∞)
0
0
0 0
+ + +
+−−−−
−−−
+ +
+−−− + + +
+ + ++ + +
− − −
− 5
x + 5
x − 5
( )( )x + 5 x − 5
− 5
− 5
5
5
5
36. x2
− 5 = (x −
√
5)(x +
√
5) ≤ 0; [−
√
5,
√
5]
0 0
4−2
−2
+ + ++ + +
0
−2
+ + ++−−− + + +
x + 2
4
0 +−−−−
−−−
+ +− − −
x − 4
4
(x − 4)(x + 2)
37. (x − 4)(x + 2) > 0; (−∞, −2) ∪ (4, +∞)

694 Appendix A
38. (x − 3)(x + 4) < 0; (−4, 3)
3
−4
−4 3
−4 3
0
0
00
+ + +
+++++
−−−
+ +
−−−−− − −
+ + ++ + +
− − −
x − 3
x + 4
(x − 3)(x + 4)
39. (x − 4)(x − 5) ≤ 0; [4, 5]
4 5
4 5
00 −−− + + ++ + +
5
0 + + +−−−−− − −
x − 5
4
0 +++++ + +− − −
x − 4
(x − 4)(x − 5)
40. (x − 2)(x − 1) ≥ 0;
(−∞, 1] ∪ [2, +∞)
1 2
1 2
00 −−− + + ++ + +
2
0 + + +−−−−− − −
x − 2
1
0 +++++ + +− − −
x − 1
(x − 1)(x − 2)
41.
3
x − 4
−
2
x
=
x + 8
x(x − 4)
> 0;
(−8, 0) ∪ (4, +∞)
− −+++ + +− −
4
0
4
+ +−−−−− − − −
x − 4
0
0
0
+ +−−−−− − + +
x
−8
0
−8
40−8
0
+++++ + +− − +
x + 8
x(x − 4)
(x + 8)
0
0
0
2
+ + +
− −−−−
−−−
+ +
++−− + + +
+ ++− −
− − −
x − 2
5
2
−
25
2
−
2
++ + +−
−−−
+ +− − −
x + 1
0
−1
−1
−1
x +
5
2
(x + 1)(x − 2)
x +
5
2
5
2
−
42.
1
x + 1
−
3
x − 2
=
−2x − 5
(x + 1)(x − 2)
≥ 0,
x + 5/2
(x + 1)(x − 2)
≤ 0;
(−∞, −5
2 ] ∪ (−1, 2)
43. By trial-and-error we find that x = 2 is a root of the equation x3
− x2
− x − 2 = 0 so x − 2
is a factor of x3
− x2
− x − 2. By long division we find that x2
+ x + 1 is another factor so
x3
− x2
− x − 2 = (x − 2)(x2
+ x + 1). The linear factors of x2
+ x + 1 can be determined by first
finding the roots of x2
+ x + 1 = 0 by the quadratic formula. These roots are complex numbers

Exercise Set A 695
so x2
+ x + 1 = 0 for all real x; thus x2
+ x + 1 must be always positive or always negative.
Since x2
+ x + 1 is positive when x = 0, it follows that x2
+ x + 1 > 0 for all real x. Hence
x3
− x2
− x − 2 > 0, (x − 2)(x2
+ x + 1) > 0, x − 2 > 0, x > 2, so S = (2, +∞).
44. By trial-and-error we ﬁnd that x = 1 is a root of the equation x3
− 3x + 2 = 0 so x − 1 is a
factor of x3
− 3x + 2. By long division we ﬁnd that x2
+ x − 2 is another factor so x3
− 3x + 2 =
(x − 1)(x2
+ x − 2) = (x − 1)(x − 1)(x + 2) = (x − 1)2
(x + 2). Therefore we want to solve
(x − 1)2
(x + 2) ≤ 0. Now if x = 1, then (x − 1)2
> 0 and so x + 2 ≤ 0, x ≤ −2. By inspection,
x = 1 is also a solution so S = (−∞, −2] ∪ {1}.
45.
√
x2 + x − 6 is real if x2
+ x − 6 ≥ 0. Factor to get (x + 3)(x − 2) ≥ 0 which has as its solution
x ≤ −3 or x ≥ 2.
46.
x + 2
x − 1
≥ 0; (−∞, −2] ∪ (1, +∞)
47. 25 ≤
5
9
(F − 32) ≤ 40, 45 ≤ F − 32 ≤ 72, 77 ≤ F ≤ 104
48. (a) n = 2k, n2
= 4k2
= 2(2k2
) where 2k2
is an integer.
(b) n = 2k + 1, n2
= 4k2
+ 4k + 1 = 2(2k2
+ 2k) + 1 where 2k2
+ 2k is an integer.
49. (a) Assume m and n are rational, then m =
p
q
and n =
r
s
where p, q, r, and s are integers so
m + n =
p
q
+
r
s
=
ps + rq
qs
which is rational because ps + rq and qs are integers.
(b) (proof by contradiction) Assume m is rational and n is irrational, then m =
p
q
where p and
q are integers. Suppose that m + n is rational, then m + n =
r
s
where r and s are integers
so n =
r
s
− m =
r
s
−
p
q
=
rq − ps
sq
. But rq − ps and sq are integers, so n is rational which
contradicts the assumption that n is irrational.
50. (a) Assume m and n are rational, then m =
p
q
and n =
r
s
where p, q, r, and s are integers so
mn =
p
q
·
r
s
=
pr
qs
which is rational because pr and qs are integers.
(b) (proof by contradiction) Assume m is rational and nonzero and that n is irrational, then
m =
p
q
where p and q are integers and p = 0. Suppose that mn is rational, then mn =
r
s
where r and s are integers so n =
r/s
m
=
r/s
p/q
=
rq
ps
. But rq and ps are integers, so n is
rational which contradicts the assumption that n is irrational.
51. a =
√
2, b =
√
3, c =
√
6, d = −
√
2 are irrational, and a + d = 0, a rational; a + a = 2
√
2, an
irrational; ad = −2, a rational; and ab = c, an irrational.
52. (a) irrational (Exercise 49(b)) (b) irrational (Exercise 50(b))
(c) rational by inspection; Exercise 51 gives no information
(d)
√
π must be irrational, for if it were rational, then so would be π = (
√
π)
2
by Exercise 50(a);
but π is known to be irrational.
53. The average of a and b is 1
2 (a + b); if a and b are rational then so is the average, by Exercise 49(a)
and Exercise 50(a). On the other hand if a = b =
√
2 then the average of a and b is irrational, but
the average of a and −b is rational.

696 Appendix A
54. If 10x
= 3, then x > 0 because 10x
≤ 1 for x ≤ 0. If 10p/q
= 3 with p, q integers, then 10p
= 3q
.
Following Exercise 48, if n = 2k is even, then n2
, n3
, n4
, . . . are even; and if n = 2k + 1 then
n2
, n3
, n4
, . . . are odd. Since 10p
= 3q
, the left side is even and the right side is odd, a contradiction.
55. 8x3
− 4x2
− 2x + 1 can be factored by grouping terms:
(8x3
−4x2
)−(2x−1) = 4x2
(2x−1)−(2x−1) = (2x−1)(4x2
−1) = (2x−1)2
(2x+1). The problem,
then, is to solve (2x − 1)2
(2x + 1) < 0. By inspection, x = 1/2 is not a solution. If x = 1/2, then
(2x − 1)2
> 0 and it follows that 2x + 1 < 0, 2x < −1, x < −1/2, so S = (−∞, −1/2).
56. Rewrite the inequality as 12x3
− 20x2
+ 11x − 2 ≥ 0. If a polynomial in x with integer coefficients
has a rational zero
p
q
, a fraction in lowest terms, then p must be a factor of the constant term
and q must be a factor of the coefficient of the highest power of x. By trial-and-error we find that
x = 1/2 is a zero, thus (x − 1/2) is a factor so
12x3
− 20x2
+ 11x − 2 = (x − 1/2) 12x2
− 14x + 4
= 2(x − 1/2) 6x2
− 7x + 2
= 2(x − 1/2)(2x − 1)(3x − 2) = (2x − 1)2
(3x − 2).
Now to solve (2x − 1)2
(3x − 2) ≥ 0 we first note that x = 1/2 is a solution. If x = 1/2 then
(2x − 1)2
> 0 and 3x − 2 ≥ 0, 3x ≥ 2, x ≥ 2/3 so S = [2/3, +∞) ∪ {1/2}.
57. If a < b, then ac < bc because c is positive; if c < d, then bc < bd because b is positive, so ac < bd
(Theorem A.1(a)). (Note that the result is still true if one of a, b, c, d is allowed to be negative,
that is a < 0 or c < 0.)
58. no, since the decimal representation is not repeating (the string of zeros does not have constant
length)

697
APPENDIX B
Absolute Value
EXERCISE SET B
1. (a) 7 (b)
√
2 (c) k2
(d) k2
2. (x − 6)2 = x − 6 if x ≥ 6, (x − 6)2 = −(x − 6) = −x + 6 if x < 6
3. |x − 3| = |3 − x| = 3 − x if 3 − x ≥ 0, which is true if x ≤ 3
4. |x + 2| = x + 2 if x + 2 ≥ 0 so x ≥ −2. 5. All real values of x because x2
+ 9 > 0.
6. |x2
+ 5x| = x2
+ 5x if x2
+ 5x ≥ 0 so x(x + 5) ≥ 0 which is true for x ≤ −5 or x ≥ 0.
7. |3x2
+ 2x| = |x(3x + 2)| = |x||3x + 2|. If |x||3x + 2| = x|3x + 2|, then |x||3x + 2| − x|3x + 2| = 0,
(|x| − x)|3x + 2| = 0, so either |x| − x = 0 or |3x + 2| = 0. If |x| − x = 0, then |x| = x, which is
true for x ≥ 0. If |3x + 2| = 0, then x = −2/3. The statement is true for x ≥ 0 or x = −2/3.
8. |6 − 2x| = |2(3 − x)| = |2||3 − x| = 2|x − 3| for all real values of x.
9. (x + 5)2 = |x + 5| = x + 5 if x + 5 ≥ 0, which is true if x ≥ −5.
10. (3x − 2)2 = |3x − 2| = |2 − 3x| = 2 − 3x if 2 − 3x ≥ 0 so x ≤ 2/3.
13. (a) |7 − 9| = | − 2| = 2 (b) |3 − 2| = |1| = 1
(c) |6 − (−8)| = |14| = 14 (d) | − 3 −
√
2| = | − (3 +
√
2)| = 3 +
√
2
(e) | − 4 − (−11)| = |7| = 7 (f) | − 5 − 0| = | − 5| = 5
14.
√
a4 = (a2)2 = |a2
|, but |a2
| = a2
because a2
≥ 0 so it is valid for all values of a.
15. (a) B is 6 units to the left of A; b = a − 6 = −3 − 6 = −9.
(b) B is 9 units to the right of A; b = a + 9 = −2 + 9 = 7.
(c) B is 7 units from A; either b = a + 7 = 5 + 7 = 12 or b = a − 7 = 5 − 7 = −2. Since it is
given that b > 0, it follows that b = 12.
16. In each case we solve for e in terms of f:
(a) e = f − 4; e is to the left of f. (b) e = f + 4; e is to the right of f.
(c) e = f + 6; e is to the right of f. (d) e = f − 7; e is to the left of f.
17. |6x − 2| = 7
Case 1: Case 2:
6x − 2 = 7 6x − 2 = −7
6x = 9 6x = −5
x = 3/2 x = −5/6
18. |3 + 2x| = 11
Case 1: Case 2:
3 + 2x = 11 3 + 2x = −11
2x = 8 2x = −14
x = 4 x = −7
19. |6x − 7| = |3 + 2x|
Case 1: Case 2:
6x − 7 = 3 + 2x 6x − 7 = −(3 + 2x)
4x = 10 8x = 4
x = 5/2 x = 1/2
20. |4x + 5| = |8x − 3|
Case 1: Case 2:
4x + 5 = 8x − 3 4x + 5 = −(8x − 3)
−4x = −8 12x = −2
x = 2 x = −1/6

698 Appendix B
21. |9x| − 11 = x
Case 1: Case 2:
9x − 11 = x −9x − 11 = x
8x = 11 −10x = 11
x = 11/8 x = −11/10
22. 2x − 7 = |x + 1|
Case 1: Case 2:
2x − 7 = x + 1 2x − 7 = −(x + 1)
x = 8 3x = 6
x = 2; not a solution
because x must also
satisfy x < −1
23.
x + 5
2 − x
= 6
Case 1: Case 2:
x + 5
2 − x
= 6
x + 5
2 − x
= −6
x + 5 = 12 − 6x x + 5 = −12 + 6x
7x = 7 −5x = −17
x = 1 x = 17/5
24.
x − 3
x + 4
= 5
Case 1: Case 2:
x − 3
x + 4
= 5
x − 3
x + 4
= −5
x − 3 = 5x + 20 x − 3 = −5x − 20
−4x = 23 6x = −17
x = −23/4 x = −17/6
25. |x + 6| < 3
−3 < x + 6 < 3
−9 < x < −3
S = (−9, −3)
26. |7 − x| ≤ 5
−5 ≤ 7 − x ≤ 5
−12 ≤ −x ≤ −2
12 ≥ x ≥ 2
S = [2, 12]
27. |2x − 3| ≤ 6
−6 ≤ 2x − 3 ≤ 6
−3 ≤ 2x ≤ 9
−3/2 ≤ x ≤ 9/2
S = [−3/2, 9/2]
28. |3x + 1| < 4
−4 < 3x + 1 < 4
−5 < 3x < 3
−5/3 < x < 1
S = (−5/3, 1)
29. |x + 2| > 1
Case 1: Case 2:
x + 2 > 1 x + 2 < −1
x > −1 x < −3
S = (−∞, −3) ∪ (−1, +∞)
30.
1
2
x − 1 ≥ 2
Case 1: Case 2:
1
2
x − 1 ≥ 2
1
2
x − 1 ≤ −2
1
2
x ≥ 3
1
2
x ≤ −1
x ≥ 6 x ≤ −2
S = (−∞, −2] ∪ [6, +∞)
31. |5 − 2x| ≥ 4
Case 1: Case 2:
5 − 2x ≥ 4 5 − 2x ≤ −4
−2x ≥ −1 −2x ≤ −9
x ≤ 1/2 x ≥ 9/2
S = (−∞, 1/2] ∪ [9/2, +∞)
32. |7x + 1| > 3
Case 1: Case 2:
7x + 1 > 3 7x + 1 < −3
7x > 2 7x < −4
x > 2/7 x < −4/7
S = (−∞, −4/7) ∪ (2/7, +∞)

Exercise Set B 699
33.
1
|x − 1|
< 2, x = 1
|x − 1| > 1/2
Case 1: Case 2:
x − 1 > 1/2 x − 1 < −1/2
x > 3/2 x < 1/2
S = (−∞, 1/2) ∪ (3/2, +∞)
34.
1
|3x + 1|
≥ 5, x = −1/3
|3x + 1| ≤ 1/5
−1/5 ≤ 3x + 1 ≤ 1/5
−6/5 ≤ 3x ≤ −4/5
−2/5 ≤ x ≤ −4/15
S = [−2/5, −1/3) ∪ (−1/3, −4/15]
35.
3
|2x − 1|
≥ 4, x = 1/2
|2x − 1|
3
≤
1
4
|2x − 1| ≤ 3/4
−3/4 ≤ 2x − 1 ≤ 3/4
1/4 ≤ 2x ≤ 7/4
1/8 ≤ x ≤ 7/8
S = [1/8, 1/2) ∪ (1/2, 7/8]
36.
2
|x + 3|
< 1, x = −3
|x + 3|
2
> 1
|x + 3| > 2
Case 1: Case 2:
x + 3 > 2 x + 3 < −2
x > −1 x < −5
S = (−∞, −5) ∪ (−1, +∞)
37. (x2 − 5x + 6)2 = x2
− 5x + 6 if x2
− 5x + 6 ≥ 0 or, equivalently, if (x − 2)(x − 3) ≥ 0;
x ∈ (−∞, 2] ∪ [3, +∞).
38. If x ≥ 2 then 3 ≤ x − 2 ≤ 7 so 5 ≤ x ≤ 9; if x < 2 then 3 ≤ 2 − x ≤ 7 so −5 ≤ x ≤ −1.
S = [−5, −1] ∪ [5, 9].
39. If u = |x − 3| then u2
− 4u = 12, u2
− 4u − 12 = 0, (u − 6)(u + 2) = 0, so u = 6 or u = −2. If
u = 6 then |x − 3| = 6, so x = 9 or x = −3. If u = −2 then |x − 3| = −2 which is impossible. The
solutions are −3 and 9.
41. |a − b| = |a + (−b)|
≤ |a| + | − b| (triangle inequality)
= |a| + |b|.
42. a = (a − b) + b
|a| = |(a − b) + b|
|a| ≤ |a − b| + |b| (triangle inequality)
|a| − |b| ≤ |a − b|.
43. From Exercise 42
(i) |a| − |b| ≤ |a − b|; but |b| − |a| ≤ |b − a| = |a − b|, so (ii) |a| − |b| ≥ −|a − b|.
Combining (i) and (ii): −|a − b| ≤ |a| − |b| ≤ |a − b|, so ||a| − |b|| ≤ |a − b|.

700
APPENDIX C
Coordinate Planes and Lines
EXERCISE SET C
1.
x
y
(-4, 1)
(-4, 7) (6, 7)
(6, 1)
2. area = 1
2 bh = 1
2 (5 − (−3))(1) = 4
x
y
(-3, 2)
(4, 3)
(5, 2)
3. (a) x = 2
2
x
y
(b) y = −3
-3
x
y
(c) x ≥ 0
x
y
(d) y = x
x
y
(e) y ≥ x
x
y
(f) |x| ≥ 1
x
y
-1 1

Exercise Set C 701
4. (a) x = 0
x
y
(b) y = 0
x
y
(c) y < 0
x
y
(d) x ≥ 1 and y ≤ 2
x
y
1
2
(e) x = 3
x
y
3
(f) |x| = 5
x
y
5-5
5. y = 4 − x2
x
y
4
5-5
6. y = 1 + x2
x
y
5
5-5

702 Appendix C
7. y =
√
x − 4
x
y
4
5
8. y = −
√
x + 1
x
y
-5 5
5
9. x2
− x + y = 0
y
x
-3
-2
-1
-1 1 2
10. x = y3
− y2
y
x
-1
1
-2 -1 1 2
11. x2
y = 2
x
y
5
5-5
12. xy = −1
x
y
1
1
13. (a) m =
4 − 2
3 − (−1)
=
1
2
(b) m =
1 − 3
7 − 5
= −1
(c) m =
√
2 −
√
2
−3 − 4
= 0 (d) m =
12 − (−6)
−2 − (−2)
=
18
0
, not deﬁned
14. m1 =
5 − 2
6 − (−1)
=
3
7
, m2 =
7 − 2
2 − (−1)
=
5
3
, m3 =
7 − 5
2 − 6
= −
1
2
15. (a) The line through (1, 1) and (−2, −5) has slope m1 =
−5 − 1
−2 − 1
= 2, the line through (1, 1) and
(0, −1) has slope m2 =
−1 − 1
0 − 1
= 2. The given points lie on a line because m1 = m2.
(b) The line through (−2, 4) and (0, 2) has slope m1 =
2 − 4
0 + 2
= −1, the line through (−2, 4) and
(1, 5) has slope m2 =
5 − 4
1 + 2
=
1
3
. The given points do not lie on a line because m1 = m2.

Exercise Set C 703
16.
x
y
5
5-5
17.
x
y
4
5-5
x
y
120°60°
18. The triangle is equiangular because it is equilateral. The
angles of inclination of the sides are 0◦
, 60◦
, and 120◦
(see ﬁgure), thus the slopes of its sides are tan 0◦
= 0,
tan 60◦
=
√
3, and tan 120◦
= −
√
3.
19. III < II < IV < I 20. III < IV < I < II
21. Use the points (1, 2) and (x, y) to calculate the slope: (y − 2)/(x − 1) = 3
(a) if x = 5, then (y − 2)/(5 − 1) = 3, y − 2 = 12, y = 14
(b) if y = −2, then (−2 − 2)/(x − 1) = 3, x − 1 = −4/3, x = −1/3
22. Use (7, 5) and (x, y) to calculate the slope: (y − 5)/(x − 7) = −2
(a) if x = 9, then (y − 5)/(9 − 7) = −2, y − 5 = −4, y = 1
(b) if y = 12, then (12 − 5)/(x − 7) = −2, x − 7 = −7/2, x = 7/2
23. Using (3, k) and (−2, 4) to calculate the slope, we ﬁnd
k − 4
3 − (−2)
= 5, k − 4 = 25, k = 29.
24. The slope obtained by using the points (1, 5) and (k, 4) must be the same as that obtained from
the points (1, 5) and (2, −3) so
4 − 5
k − 1
=
−3 − 5
2 − 1
, −
1
k − 1
= −8, k − 1 = 1/8, k = 9/8.
25.
0 − 2
x − 1
= −
0 − 5
x − 4
, −2x + 8 = 5x − 5, 7x = 13, x = 13/7
26. Use (0, 0) and (x, y) to get
y − 0
x − 0
=
1
2
, y =
1
2
x. Use (7, 5) and (x, y) to get
y − 5
x − 7
= 2,
y − 5 = 2(x − 7), y = 2x − 9. Solve the system of equations y =
1
2
x and y = 2x − 9 to get
x = 6, y = 3.
27. Show that opposite sides are parallel by showing that they have the same slope:
using (3, −1) and (6, 4), m1 = 5/3; using (6, 4) and (−3, 2), m2 = 2/9;
using (−3, 2) and (−6, −3), m3 = 5/3; using (−6, −3) and (3, −1), m4 = 2/9.
Opposite sides are parallel because m1 = m3 and m2 = m4.
28. The line through (3, 1) and (6, 3) has slope m1 = 2/3, the line through (3, 1) and (2, 9) has slope
m2 = −8, the line through (6, 3) and (2, 9) has slope m3 = −3/2. Because m1m3 = −1, the
corresponding lines are perpendicular so the given points are vertices of a right triangle.

704 Appendix C
29. (a)
8
3
x
y
(b)
3
x
y
(c)
-2
x
y
(d)
4
-7
x
y
30. (a)
3
-4
x
y
(b)
-8
x
y
(c)
x
y
(d)
2
5
x
y
31. (a)
-1
x
y
5-5
(b)
3
x
y
5-5

Exercise Set C 705
(c)
x
y
5-5
5
32. (a)
2
x
y
5-5
(b)
x
y
5-5
5
(c)
x
y
5-5
5
33. (a) m = 3, b = 2 (b) m = −
1
4
, b = 3
(c) y = −
3
5
x +
8
5
so m = −
3
5
, b =
8
5
(d) m = 0, b = 1
(e) y = −
b
a
x + b so m = −
b
a
, y-intercept b
34. (a) m = −4, b = 2 (b) y =
1
3
x −
2
3
so m =
1
3
, b = −
2
3
(c) y = −
3
2
x + 3 so m = −
3
2
, b = 3 (d) y = 3 so m = 0, b = 3
(e) y = −
a0
a1
x so m = −
a0
a1
, b = 0
35. (a) m = (0 − (−3))/(2 − 0)) = 3/2 so y = 3x/2 − 3
(b) m = (−3 − 0)/(4 − 0) = −3/4 so y = −3x/4
36. (a) m = (0 − 2)/(2 − 0)) = −1 so y = −x + 2
(b) m = (2 − 0)/(3 − 0) = 2/3 so y = 2x/3

706 Appendix C
37. y = −2x + 4 38. y = 5x − 3
39. The slope m of the line must equal the slope of y = 4x−2, thus m = 4 so the equation is y = 4x+7.
40. The slope of the line 3x + 2y = 5 is −3/2 so the line through (−1, 2) with this slope is y − 2 =
−
3
2
(x + 1); y = −
3
2
x +
1
2
.
41. The slope m of the line must be the negative reciprocal of the slope of y = 5x + 9, thus m = −1/5
and the equation is y = −x/5 + 6.
42. The slope of the line x − 4y = 7 is 1/4 so a line perpendicular to it must have a slope of −4;
y + 4 = −4(x − 3); y = −4x + 8.
43. y − 4 =
−7 − 4
1 − 2
(x − 2) = 11(x − 2), y = 11x − 18.
44. y − 6 =
1 − 6
−2 − (−3)
(x − (−3)), y − 6 = −5(x + 3), y = −5x − 9.
45. The line passes through (0, 2) and (−4, 0), thus m =
0 − 2
−4 − 0
=
1
2
so y =
1
2
x + 2.
46. The line passes through (0, b) and (a, 0), thus m =
0 − b
a − 0
= −
b
a
, so the equation is
y = −
b
a
x + b.
47. y = 1 48. y = −8
49. (a) m1 = 4, m2 = 4; parallel because m1 = m2
(b) m1 = 2, m2 = −1/2; perpendicular because m1m2 = −1
(c) m1 = 5/3, m2 = 5/3; parallel because m1 = m2
(d) If A = 0 and B = 0, then m1 = −A/B, m2 = B/A and the lines are perpendicular because
m1m2 = −1. If either A or B (but not both) is zero, then the lines are perpendicular because
one is horizontal and the other is vertical.
(e) m1 = 4, m2 = 1/4; neither
50. (a) m1 = −5, m2 = −5; parallel because m1 = m2
(b) m1 = 2, m2 = −1/2; perpendicular because m1m2 = −1.
(c) m1 = −4/5, m2 = 5/4; perpendicular because m1m2 = −1.
(d) If B = 0, then m1 = m2 = −A/B and the lines are parallel because m1 = m2. If B = 0 (and
A = 0), then the lines are parallel because they are both perpendicular to the x-axis.
(e) m1 = 1/2, m2 = 2; neither
51. y = (−3/k)x + 4/k, k = 0
(a) −3/k = 2, k = −3/2
(b) 4/k = 5, k = 4/5
(c) 3(−2) + k(4) = 4, k = 5/2
(d) The slope of 2x − 5y = 1 is 2/5 so −3/k = 2/5, k = −15/2.
(e) The slope of 4x + 3y = 2 is −4/3 so the slope of a line perpendicular to it is 3/4;
−3/k = 3/4, k = −4.

Exercise Set C 707
x
y
5-5
5
52. y2
= 3x: the union of the graphs of y =
√
3x and y = −
√
3x
x
y
5-5
5
53. (x − y)(x + y) = 0: the union of the graphs of
x − y = 0 and x + y = 0
54. F =
9
5
C + 32
-30 30
-30
50
C
F
55. u = 3v2
u
v
8
5
5-1
Y
X56. Y = 4X + 5
57. Solve x = 5t + 2 for t to get t =
1
5
x −
2
5
, so y =
1
5
x −
2
5
− 3 =
1
5
x −
17
5
, which is a line.

708 Appendix C
58. Solve x = 1 + 3t2
for t2
to get t2
=
1
3
x −
1
3
, so y = 2 −
1
3
x −
1
3
= −
1
3
x +
7
3
, which is a line;
1 + 3t2
≥ 1 for all t so x ≥ 1.
59. An equation of the line through (1, 4) and (2, 1) is y = −3x + 7. It crosses the y-axis at y = 7, and
the x-axis at x = 7/3, so the area of the triangle is
1
2
(7)(7/3) = 49/6.
x
y
5-5
5
60. (2x − 3y)(2x + 3y) = 0, so
2x − 3y = 0, y =
2
3
x or 2x + 3y = 0,
y = −
2
3
x. The graph consists of the lines y = ±
2
3
x.
61. (a) yes (b) yes (c) no (d) yes
(e) yes (f) yes (g) no

709
APPENDIX D
Distances, Circles, and Quadratic Equations
EXERCISE SET D
1. in the proof of Theorem D.1
2. (a) d = (−1 − 2)2 + (1 − 5)2 =
√
9 + 16 =
√
25 = 5
(b)
2 + (−1)
2
,
5 + 1
2
= (1/2, 3)
3. (a) d = (1 − 7)2 + (9 − 1)2 =
√
36 + 64 =
√
100 = 10
(b)
7 + 1
2
,
1 + 9
2
= (4, 5)
4. (a) d = (−3 − 2)2 + (6 − 0)2 =
√
25 + 36 =
√
61
(b)
2 + (−3)
2
,
0 + 6
2
= (−1/2, 3)
5. (a) d = [−7 − (−2)]2 + [−4 − (−6)]2 =
√
25 + 4 =
√
29
(b)
−2 + (−7)
2
,
−6 + (−4)
2
= (−9/2, −5)
x
y
C(4, 10)
A(1, 1)
B(-2, -8)
d3
d2
d1
6. Let A(1, 1), B(−2, −8), and C(4, 10) be the given points
(see diagram). A, B, and C lie on a straight line if and only if
d1 + d2 = d3, where d1, d2, and d3 are the lengths of the line
segments AB, AC, and BC. But
d1 = (−2 − 1)2 + (−8 − 1)2 = 3
√
10,
d2 = (4 − 1)2 + (10 − 1)2 = 3
√
10,
d3 = (4 + 2)2 + (10 + 8)2 = 6
√
10; because d1 + d2 = d3,
it follows that A, B, and C lie on a straight line.
7. Let A(5, −2), B(6, 5), and C(2, 2) be the given vertices and a, b, and c the lengths of the sides
opposite these vertices; then
a = (2 − 6)2 + (2 − 5)2 =
√
25 = 5 and b = (2 − 5)2 + (2 + 2)2 =
√
25 = 5.
Triangle ABC is isosceles because it has two equal sides (a = b).
8. A triangle is a right triangle if and only if the square of the longest side is equal to the sum of the
squares of the other two sides (Pythagorean theorem). With A(1, 3), B(4, 2), and C(−2, −6) as
vertices and s1, s2, and s3 the lengths of the sides opposite these vertices we ﬁnd that
s2
1 = (−2 − 4)2
+ (−6 − 2)2
= 100, s2
2 = (−2 − 1)2
+ (−6 − 3)2
= 90, s2
3 = (4 − 1)2
+ (2 − 3)2
= 10,
and that s2
1 = s2
2 + s2
3, so ABC is a right triangle. The right angle occurs at the vertex A(1, 3).
9. P1(0, −2), P2(−4, 8), and P3(3, 1) all lie on a circle whose center is C(−2, 3) if the points P1,
P2 and P3 are equidistant from C. Denoting the distances between P1, P2, P3 and C by d1, d2
and d3 we ﬁnd that d1 = (0 + 2)2 + (−2 − 3)2 =
√
29, d2 = (−4 + 2)2 + (8 − 3)2 =
√
29, and
d3 = (3 + 2)2 + (1 − 3)2 =
√
29, so P1, P2 and P3 lie on a circle whose center is C(−2, 3) because
d1 = d2 = d3.

710 Appendix D
10. The distance between (t, 2t − 6) and (0, 4) is
(t − 0)2 + (2t − 6 − 4)2 = t2 + (2t − 10)2 =
√
5t2 − 40t + 100;
the distance between (t, 2t − 6) and (8, 0) is (t − 8)2 + (2t − 6)2 =
√
5t2 − 40t + 100,
so (t, 2t − 6) is equidistant from (0, 4) and (8, 0).
11. If (2, k) is equidistant from (3,7) and (9,1), then
(2 − 3)2 + (k − 7)2 = (2 − 9)2 + (k − 1)2, 1 + (k − 7)2
= 49 + (k − 1)2
,
1 + k2
− 14k + 49 = 49 + k2
− 2k + 1, −12k = 0, k = 0.
12. (x − 3)/2 = 4 and (y + 2)/2 = −5 so x = 11 and y = −12.
13. The slope of the line segment joining (2, 8) and (−4, 6) is
6 − 8
−4 − 2
=
1
3
so the slope of the perpen-
dicular bisector is −3. The midpoint of the line segment is (−1, 7) so an equation of the bisector is
y − 7 = −3(x + 1); y = −3x + 4.
14. The slope of the line segment joining (5, −1) and (4, 8) is
8 − (−1)
4 − 5
= −9 so the slope of the perpen-
dicular bisector is
1
9
. The midpoint of the line segment is (9/2, 7/2) so an equation of the bisector is
y −
7
2
=
1
9
x −
9
2
; y =
1
9
x + 3.
15. Method (see figure): Find an equation of the perpendicular bisector of the line segment joining
A(3, 3) and B(7, −3). All points on this perpendicular bisector are equidistant from A and B, thus
find where it intersects the given line.
x
y
A(3, 3)
B(7, -3)
4x - 2y + 3 = 0
The midpoint of AB is (5, 0), the slope of AB is −3/2 thus the
slope of the perpendicular bisector is 2/3 so an equation is
y − 0 =
2
3
(x − 5)
3y = 2x − 10
2x − 3y − 10 = 0.
The solution of the system
4x − 2y + 3 = 0
2x − 3y − 10 = 0
gives the point (−29/8, −23/4).
16. (a) y = 4 is a horizontal line, so the vertical distance is |4 − (−2)| = |6| = 6.
(b) x = −1 is a vertical line, so the horizontal distance is | − 1 − 3| = | − 4| = 4.
x
y
4x – 3y + 10 = 0
(2, 1)
P
17. Method (see figure): write an equation of the line
that goes through the given point and that is
perpendicular to the given line; find the point P
where this line intersects the given line; find the
distance between P and the given point.
The slope of the given line is 4/3, so the slope of a
line perpendicular to it is −3/4.

Exercise Set D 711
The line through (2, 1) having a slope of −3/4 is y−1 = −
3
4
(x−2) or, after simplification, 3x+4y =
10 which when solved simultaneously with 4x − 3y + 10 = 0 yields (−2/5, 14/5) as the point of
intersection. The distance d between (−2/5, 14/5) and (2, 1) is d = (2 + 2/5)2 + (1 − 14/5)2 = 3.
18. (See the solution to Exercise 17 for a description of the method.) The slope of the line
5x + 12y − 36 = 0 is −5/12. The line through (8, 4) and perpendicular to the given line is
y −4 =
12
5
(x−8) or, after simplification, 12x−5y = 76. The point of intersection of this line with
the given line is found to be
84
13
,
4
13
and the distance between it and (8, 4) is 4.
19. If B = 0, then the line Ax + C = 0 is vertical and x = −C/A for each point on the line. The line
through (x0, y0) and perpendicular to the given line is horizontal and intersects the given line at
the point (−C/A, y0). The distance d between (−C/A, y0) and (x0, y0) is
d = (x0 + C/A)2 + (y0 − y0)2 =
(Ax0 + C)2
A2
=
|Ax0 + C|
√
A2
which is the value of
|Ax0 + By0 + C|
√
A2 + B2
for B = 0.
If B = 0, then the slope of the given line is −A/B and the line through (x0, y0) and perpendicular
to the given line is
y − y0 =
B
A
(x − x0), Ay − Ay0 = Bx − Bx0, Bx − Ay = Bx0 − Ay0.
The point of intersection of this line and the given line is obtained by solving
Ax + By = −C and Bx − Ay = Bx0 − Ay0.
Multiply the first equation through by A and the second by B and add the results to get
(A2
+ B2
)x = B2
x0 − ABy0 − AC so x =
B2
x0 − ABy0 − AC
A2 + B2
Similarly, by multiplying by B and −A, we get y =
−ABx0 + A2
y0 − BC
A2 + B2
.
The square of the distance d between (x, y) and (x0, y0) is
d2
= x0 −
B2
x0 − ABy0 − AC
A2 + B2
2
+ y0 −
−ABx0 + A2
y0 − BC
A2 + B2
2
=
(A2
x0 + ABy0 + AC)2
(A2 + B2)2
+
(ABx0 + B2
y0 + BC)2
(A2 + B2)2
=
A2
(Ax0 + By0 + C)2
+ B2
(Ax0 + By0 + C)2
(A2 + B2)2
=
(Ax0 + By0 + C)2
(A2
+ B2
)
(A2 + B2)2
=
(Ax0 + By0 + C)2
A2 + B2
so d =
|Ax0 + By0 + C|
√
A2 + B2
.
20. d =
|4(2) − 3(1) + 10|
42 + (−3)2
=
|15|
√
25
=
15
5
= 3. 21. d =
|5(8) + 12(4) − 36|
√
52 + 122
=
|52|
√
169
=
52
13
= 4.

712 Appendix D
22. Method (see ﬁgure): Let A(0, a), B(b, 0), and C(c, 0) be
the given vertices; ﬁnd equations for the perpendicular
bisectors L1, L2, and L3 and show that they all intersect
at the same point.
x
y
L3
L1
L2
B(b, 0)
A(0, a)
C(c, 0)line L1: The midpoint of BC is
b + c
2
, 0 and since
L1 is vertical, an equation for L1 is x =
b + c
2
;
line L2: The midpoint of AB is
b
2
,
a
2
; the slope of AB is −
a
b
(if b = 0) so the slope of
L2 is
b
a
(even if b = 0) and an equation of L2 is y −
a
2
=
b
a
x −
b
2
;
line L3: The midpoint of AC is
c
2
,
a
2
; the slope of AC is −
a
c
(if c = 0) so the slope of
L3 is
c
a
(even if c = 0) and an equation of L3 is y −
a
2
=
c
a
x −
c
2
.
For the point of intersection of L1 and L2, solve x =
b + c
2
and y −
a
2
=
b
a
x −
b
2
.
The point is found to be
b + c
2
,
a2
+ bc
2a
. The point of intersection of L1 and L3 is obtained by
solving the system x =
b + c
2
and y−
a
2
=
c
a
x −
c
2
, its solution yields the point
b + c
2
,
a2
+ bc
2a
.
So L1, L2, and L3 all intersect at the same point.
23. (a) center (0,0), radius 5 (b) center (1,4), radius 4
(c) center (−1, −3), radius
√
5 (d) center (0, −2), radius 1
24. (a) center (0, 0), radius 3 (b) center (3, 5), radius 6
(c) center (−4, −1), radius
√
8 (d) center (−1, 0), radius 1
25. (x − 3)2
+ (y − (−2))2
= 42
, (x − 3)2
+ (y + 2)2
= 16
26. (x − 1)2
+ (y − 0)2
= (
√
8/2)2
, (x − 1)2
+ y2
= 2
27. r = 8 because the circle is tangent to the x-axis, so (x + 4)2
+ (y − 8)2
= 64.
28. r = 5 because the circle is tangent to the y-axis, so (x − 5)2
+ (y − 8)2
= 25.
29. (0, 0) is on the circle, so r = (−3 − 0)2 + (−4 − 0)2 = 5; (x + 3)2
+ (y + 4)2
= 25.
30. r = (4 − 1)2 + (−5 − 3)2 =
√
73; (x − 4)2
+ (y + 5)2
= 73.
31. The center is the midpoint of the line segment joining (2, 0) and (0, 2) so the center is at (1, 1).
The radius is r = (2 − 1)2 + (0 − 1)2 =
√
2, so (x − 1)2
+ (y − 1)2
= 2.
32. The center is the midpoint of the line segment joining (6, 1) and (−2, 3), so the center is at (2, 2).
The radius is r = (6 − 2)2 + (1 − 2)2 =
√
17, so (x − 2)2
+ (y − 2)2
= 17.
33. (x2
− 2x) + (y2
− 4y) = 11, (x2
− 2x + 1) + (y2
− 4y + 4) = 11 + 1 + 4, (x − 1)2
+ (y − 2)2
= 16;
center (1,2) and radius 4

Exercise Set D 713
34. (x2
+ 8x) + y2
= −8, (x2
+ 8x + 16) + y2
= −8 + 16, (x + 4)2
+ y2
= 8; center (−4, 0) and radius
2
√
2
35. 2(x2
+ 2x) + 2(y2
− 2y) = 0, 2(x2
+ 2x + 1) + 2(y2
− 2y + 1) = 2 + 2, (x + 1)2
+ (y − 1)2
= 2;
center (−1, 1) and radius
√
2
36. 6(x2
− x) + 6(y2
+ y) = 3, 6(x2
− x + 1/4) + 6(y2
+ y + 1/4) = 3 + 6/4 + 6/4,
(x − 1/2)2
+ (y + 1/2)2
= 1; center (1/2, −1/2) and radius 1
37. (x2
+ 2x) + (y2
+ 2y) = −2, (x2
+ 2x + 1) + (y2
+ 2y + 1) = −2 + 1 + 1, (x + 1)2
+ (y + 1)2
= 0;
the point (−1, −1)
38. (x2
− 4x) + (y2
− 6y) = −13, (x2
− 4x + 4) + (y2
− 6y + 9) = −13 + 4 + 9, (x − 2)2
+ (y − 3)2
= 0;
the point (2, 3)
39. x2
+ y2
= 1/9; center (0, 0) and radius 1/3
40. x2
+ y2
= 4; center (0,0) and radius 2
41. x2
+ (y2
+ 10y) = −26, x2
+ (y2
+ 10y + 25) = −26 + 25, x2
+ (y + 5)2
= −1; no graph
42. (x2
− 10x) + (y2
− 2y) = −29, (x2
− 10x + 25) + (y2
− 2y + 1) = −29 + 25 + 1,
(x − 5)2
+ (y − 1)2
= −3; no graph
43. 16 x2
+
5
2
x + 16(y2
+ y) = 7, 16 x2
+
5
2
x +
25
16
+ 16 y2
+ y +
1
4
= 7 + 25 + 4,
(x + 5/4)2
+ (y + 1/2)2
= 9/4; center (−5/4, −1/2) and radius 3/2
44. 4(x2
− 4x) + 4(y2
− 6y) = 9, 4(x2
− 4x + 4) + 4(y2
− 6y + 9) = 9 + 16 + 36,
(x − 2)2
+ (y − 3)2
= 61/4; center (2, 3) and radius
√
61/2
45. (a) y2
= 16 − x2
, so y = ±
√
16 − x2. The bottom half is y = −
√
16 − x2.
(b) Complete the square in y to get (y − 2)2
= 3 − 2x − x2
, so y − 2 = ±
√
3 − 2x − x2,
or y = 2 ±
√
3 − 2x − x2. The top half is y = 2 +
√
3 − 2x − x2.
46. (a) x2
= 9 − y2
so x = ± 9 − y2. The right half is x = 9 − y2.
(b) Complete the square in x to get (x − 2)2
= 1 − y2
so x − 2 = ± 1 − y2, x = 2 ± 1 − y2.
The left half is x = 2 − 1 − y2.
47. (a)
-5 5
5
x
y
(b) y =
√
5 + 4x − x2
= 5 − (x2 − 4x)
= 5 + 4 − (x2 − 4x + 4)
= 9 − (x − 2)2
-1 5
3
x
y

714 Appendix D
48. (a)
-2
-2
2
x
y
(b)
3 5
-2
2
x
y
49. The tangent line is perpendicular to the radius at the point. The slope of the radius is 4/3, so
the slope of the perpendicular is −3/4. An equation of the tangent line is y − 4 = −
3
4
(x − 3), or
y = −
3
4
x +
25
4
.
50. (a) (x + 1)2
+ y2
= 10, center at C(−1, 0). The slope of CP is −1/3 so the slope of the tangent
is 3; y + 1 = 3(x − 2), y = 3x − 7.
(b) (x − 3)2
+ (y + 2)2
= 26, center at C(3, −2). The slope of CP is 5 so the slope of the tangent
is −
1
5
; y − 3 = −
1
5
(x − 4), y = −
1
5
x +
19
5
.
51. (a) The center of the circle is at (0,0) and its radius is
√
20 = 2
√
5. The distance between P and
the center is (−1)2 + (2)2 =
√
5 which is less than 2
√
5, so P is inside the circle.
(b) Draw the diameter of the circle that passes through P, then the shorter segment of the
diameter is the shortest line that can be drawn from P to the circle, and the longer segment
is the longest line that can be drawn from P to the circle (can you prove it?). Thus, the
smallest distance is 2
√
5 −
√
5 =
√
5, and the largest is 2
√
5 +
√
5 = 3
√
5.
52. (a) x2
+ (y − 1)2
= 5, center at C(0, 1) and radius
√
5. The distance between P and C is 3
√
5/2
so P is outside the circle.
(b) The smallest distance is
3
2
√
5 −
√
5 =
1
2
√
5, the largest distance is
3
2
√
5 +
√
5 =
5
2
√
5.
53. Let (a, b) be the coordinates of T (or T ). The radius from (0, 0) to T (or T ) will be perpendicular
to L (or L ) so, using slopes, b/a = −(a−3)/b, a2
+b2
= 3a. But (a, b) is on the circle so a2
+b2
= 1,
thus 3a = 1, a = 1/3. Let a = 1/3 in a2
+ b2
= 1 to get b2
= 8/9, b = ±
√
8/3. The coordinates of
T and T are (1/3,
√
8/3) and (1/3, −
√
8/3).
54. (a) (x − 2)2 + (y − 0)2 =
√
2 (x − 0)2 + (y − 1)2; square both sides and expand to get
x2
− 4x + 4 + y2
= 2(x2
+ y2
− 2y + 1), x2
+ y2
+ 4x − 4y − 2 = 0, which is a circle.
(b) (x2
+ 4x) + (y2
− 4y) = 2, (x2
+ 4x + 4) + (y2
− 4y + 4) = 2 + 4 + 4, (x + 2)2
+ (y − 2)2
= 10;
center (−2, 2), radius
√
10.
55. (a) [(x − 4)2
+ (y − 1)2
] + [(x − 2)2
+ (y + 5)2
] = 45
x2
− 8x + 16 + y2
− 2y + 1 + x2
− 4x + 4 + y2
+ 10y + 25 = 45
2x2
+ 2y2
− 12x + 8y + 1 = 0, which is a circle.
(b) 2(x2
− 6x) + 2(y2
+ 4y) = −1, 2(x2
− 6x + 9) + 2(y2
+ 4y + 4) = −1 + 18 + 8,
(x − 3)2
+ (y + 2)2
= 25/2; center (3, −2), radius 5/
√
2.
56. If x2
− y2
= 0, then y2
= x2
so y = x or y = −x. The graph of x2
− y2
= 0 consists of the graphs
of the two lines y = ±x. The graph of (x − c)2
+ y2
= 1 is a circle of radius 1 with center at (c, 0).

Exercise Set D 715
Examine the ﬁgure to see that the system cannot have just one solution, and has 0 solutions if
|c| >
√
2, 2 solutions if |c| =
√
2, 3 solutions if |c| = 1, and 4 solutions if |c| <
√
2, |c| = 1.
x
y
1
x
y
1
2 solutions 3 solutions
x
y
x
y
4 solutions 0 solutions
2
57. y = x2
+ 2
x
y
(0, 2)
58. y = x2
− 3
x
y
(0, -3)
3– 3
59. y = x2
+ 2x − 3
-3 1
-3
x
y
(-1, -4)
60. y = x2
− 3x − 4
-1 4
-4
x
y
3
2
25
4( ), –

716 Appendix D
61. y = −x2
+ 4x + 5
-1 5
5
x
y
(2, 9)
62. y = −x2
+ x
1
x
y
1
2
1
4( ),
63. y = (x − 2)2
4
x
y
(2, 0)
64. y = (3 + x)2
9
x
y
(-3, 0)
65. x2
− 2x + y = 0
2
x
y
(1, 1)
66. x2
+ 8x + 8y = 0
-8
x
y
(-4, 2)
67. y = 3x2
− 2x + 1
1
x
y
2
3
1
3( ),
68. y = x2
+ x + 2
2
x
y
7
4
1
2( ),–

Exercise Set D 717
69. x = −y2
+ 2y + 2
2
x
y
(3, 1)
1 – 3
1 + 3
70. x = y2
− 4y + 5
5
x
y
(1, 2)
71. (a) x2
= 3 − y, x = ±
√
3 − y. The right half is x =
√
3 − y.
(b) Complete the square in x to get (x−1)2
= y+1, x = 1±
√
y + 1. The left half is x = 1−
√
y + 1.
72. (a) y2
= x + 5, y = ±
√
x + 5. The upper half is y =
√
x + 5.
(b) Complete the square in y to get (y − 1/2)2
= x + 9/4, y − 1/2 = ± x + 9/4, y = 1/2 ±
x + 9/4. The lower half is y = 1/2 − x + 9/4.
73. (a)
x
y
-5
5
(b)
4
x
y
5
74. (a)
4
x
y
5
(b)
3
x
y
5
75. (a)
1 2
8
16
t
s
(b) The ball will be at its highest point when
t = 1 sec; it will rise 16 ft.

718 Appendix D
76. (a) 2x + y = 500, y = 500 − 2x. (b) A = xy = x(500 − 2x) = 500x − 2x2
.
(c) The graph of A versus x is a parabola with its vertex (high point) at
x = −b/(2a) = −500/(−4) = 125, so the maximum value of A is
A = 500(125) − 2(125)2
= 31,250 ft2
.
77. (a) (3)(2x) + (2)(2y) = 600, 6x + 4y = 600, y = 150 − 3x/2
(b) A = xy = x(150 − 3x/2) = 150x − 3x2
/2
(c) The graph of A versus x is a parabola with its vertex (high point) at
x = −b/(2a) = −150/(−3) = 50, so the maximum value of A is
A = 150(50) − 3(50)2
/2 = 3,750 ft2
.
78. (a) y = ax2
+ bx + c = a x2
+
b
a
x + c
= a x2
+
b
a
x +
b2
4a2
+ c −
b2
4a
= a x +
b
2a
2
+ c −
b2
4a
(b) If a < 0 then y is always less than c −
b2
4a
except when x = −
b
2a
, so the graph has its high
point there. If a > 0 then y is always greater than c −
b2
4a
except when x = −
b
2a
, so the
graph has its low point there.
79. (a) The parabola y = 2x2
+ 5x − 1 opens upward and has x-intercepts of x = (−5 ±
√
33)/4, so
2x2
+ 5x − 1 < 0 if (−5 −
√
33)/4 < x < (−5 +
√
33)/4.
(b) The parabola y = x2
− 2x + 3 opens upward and has no x-intercepts, so x2
− 2x + 3 > 0 if
−∞ < x < +∞.
80. (a) The parabola y = x2
+ x − 1 opens upward and has x-intercepts of x = (−1 ±
√
5 )/2, so
x2
+ x − 1 > 0 if x < (−1 −
√
5 )/2 or x > (−1 +
√
5 )/2.
(b) The parabola y = x2
− 4x + 6 opens upward and has no x-intercepts, so x2
− 4x + 6 < 0 has
no solution.
81. (a) The t-coordinate of the vertex is t = −40/[(2)(−16)] = 5/4, so the maximum height is
s = 5 + 40(5/4) − 16(5/4)2
= 30 ft.
(b) s = 5 + 40t − 16t2
= 0 if t ≈ 2.6 s
(c) s = 5 + 40t − 16t2
> 12 if 16t2
− 40t + 7 < 0, which is true if (5 − 3
√
2 )/4 < t < (5 + 3
√
2 )/4.
The length of this interval is (5 + 3
√
2 )/4 − (5 − 3
√
2 )/4 = 3
√
2/2 ≈ 2.1 s.
82. x + 3 − x2
> 0, x2
− x − 3 < 0, (1 −
√
13)/2 < x < (1 +
√
13)/2

719
APPENDIX E
Trigonometry Review
EXERCISE SET E
1. (a) 5π/12 (b) 13π/6 (c) π/9 (d) 23π/30
2. (a) 7π/3 (b) π/12 (c) 5π/4 (d) 11π/12
3. (a) 12◦
(b) (270/π)◦
(c) 288◦
(d) 540◦
4. (a) 18◦
(b) (360/π)◦
(c) 72◦
(d) 210◦
5. sin θ cos θ tan θ csc θ sec θ cot θ
(a)
√
21/5 2/5
√
21/2 5/
√
21 5/2 2/
√
21
(b) 3/4
√
7/4 3/
√
7 4/3 4/
√
7
√
7/3
(c) 3/
√
10 1/
√
10 3
√
10/3
√
10 1/3
(a) 1/
√
2 1/
√
2 1
√
2
√
2 1
(b) 3/5 4/5 3/4 5/3 5/4 4/3
(c) 1/4
√
15/4 1/
√
15 4 4/
√
15
√
15
7. sin θ = 3/
√
10, cos θ = 1/
√
10 8. sin θ =
√
5/3, tan θ =
√
5/2
9. tan θ =
√
21/2, csc θ = 5/
√
21 10. cot θ =
√
15, sec θ = 4/
√
15
11. Let x be the length of the side adjacent to θ, then cos θ = x/6 = 0.3, x = 1.8.
12. Let x be the length of the hypotenuse, then sin θ = 2.4/x = 0.8, x = 2.4/0.8 = 3.
13. θ sin θ cos θ tan θ csc θ sec θ cot θ
(a) 225◦
−1/
√
2 −1/
√
2 1 −
√
2 −
√
2 1
(b) −210◦
1/2 −
√
3/2 −1/
√
3 2 −2/
√
3 −
√
3
(c) 5π/3 −
√
3/2 1/2 −
√
3 −2/
√
3 2 −1/
√
3
(d) −3π/2 1 0 — 1 — 0
14. θ sin θ cos θ tan θ csc θ sec θ cot θ
(a) 330◦
−1/2
√
3/2 −1/
√
3 −2 2/
√
3 −
√
3
(b) −120◦
−
√
3/2 −1/2
√
3 −2/
√
3 −2 1/
√
3
(c) 9π/4 1/
√
2 1/
√
2 1
√
2
√
2 1
(d) −3π 0 −1 0 — −1 —

720 Appendix E
(a) 4/5 3/5 4/3 5/4 5/3 3/4
(b) −4/5 3/5 −4/3 −5/4 5/3 −3/4
(c) 1/2 −
√
3/2 −1/
√
3 2 −2
√
3 −
√
3
(d) −1/2
√
3/2 −1/
√
3 −2 2/
√
3 −
√
3
(e) 1/
√
2 1/
√
2 1
√
2
√
2 1
(f) 1/
√
2 −1/
√
2 −1
√
2 −
√
2 −1
(a) 1/4
√
15/4 1/
√
15 4 4/
√
15
√
15
(b) 1/4 −
√
15/4 −1/
√
15 4 −4/
√
15 −
√
15
(c) 3/
√
10 1/
√
10 3
√
10/3
√
10 1/3
(d) −3/
√
10 −1/
√
10 3 −
√
10/3 −
√
10 1/3
(e)
√
21/5 −2/5 −
√
21/2 5/
√
21 −5/2 −2/
√
21
(f) −
√
21/5 −2/5
√
21/2 −5/
√
21 −5/2 2/
√
21
17. (a) x = 3 sin 25◦
≈ 1.2679 (b) x = 3/ tan(2π/9) ≈ 3.5753
18. (a) x = 2/ sin 20◦
≈ 5.8476 (b) x = 3/ cos(3π/11) ≈ 4.5811
(a) a/3
√
9 − a2/3 a/
√
9 − a2 3/a 3/
√
9 − a2
√
9 − a2/a
(b) a/
√
a2 + 25 5/
√
a2 + 25 a/5
√
a2 + 25/a
√
a2 + 25/5 5/a
(c)
√
a2 − 1/a 1/a
√
a2 − 1 a/
√
a2 − 1 a 1/
√
a2 − 1
20. (a) θ = 3π/4 ± 2nπ and θ = 5π/4 ± 2nπ, n = 0, 1, 2, . . .
(b) θ = 5π/4 ± 2nπ and θ = 7π/4 ± 2nπ, n = 0, 1, 2, . . .
21. (a) θ = 3π/4 ± nπ, n = 0, 1, 2, . . .
(b) θ = π/3 ± 2nπ and θ = 5π/3 ± 2nπ, n = 0, 1, 2, . . .
22. (a) θ = 7π/6 ± 2nπ and θ = 11π/6 ± 2nπ, n = 0, 1, 2, . . .
(b) θ = π/3 ± nπ, n = 0, 1, 2, . . .
23. (a) θ = π/6 ± nπ, n = 0, 1, 2, . . .
(b) θ = 4π/3 ± 2nπ and θ = 5π/3 ± 2nπ, n = 0, 1, 2, . . .
24. (a) θ = 3π/2 ± 2nπ, n = 0, 1, 2, . . . (b) θ = π ± 2nπ, n = 0, 1, 2, . . .
25. (a) θ = 3π/4 ± nπ, n = 0, 1, 2, . . . (b) θ = π/6 ± nπ, n = 0, 1, 2, . . .

Exercise Set E 721
26. (a) θ = 2π/3 ± 2nπ and θ = 4π/3 ± 2nπ, n = 0, 1, 2, . . .
(b) θ = 7π/6 ± 2nπ and θ = 11π/6 ± 2nπ, n = 0, 1, 2, . . .
27. (a) θ = π/3 ± 2nπ and θ = 2π/3 ± 2nπ, n = 0, 1, 2, . . .
(b) θ = π/6 ± 2nπ and θ = 11π/6 ± 2nπ, n = 0, 1, 2, . . .
28. sin θ = −3/5, cos θ = −4/5, tan θ = 3/4, csc θ = −5/3, sec θ = −5/4, cot θ = 4/3
29. sin θ = 2/5, cos θ = −
√
21/5, tan θ = −2/
√
21, csc θ = 5/2, sec θ = −5/
√
21, cot θ = −
√
21/2
30. (a) θ = π/2 ± 2nπ, n = 0, 1, 2, . . . (b) θ = ±2nπ, n = 0, 1, 2, . . .
(c) θ = π/4 ± nπ, n = 0, 1, 2, . . . (d) θ = π/2 ± 2nπ, n = 0, 1, 2, . . .
(e) θ = ±2nπ, n = 0, 1, 2, . . . (f) θ = π/4 ± nπ, n = 0, 1, 2, . . .
31. (a) θ = ±nπ, n = 0, 1, 2, . . . (b) θ = π/2 ± nπ, n = 0, 1, 2, . . .
(c) θ = ±nπ, n = 0, 1, 2, . . . (d) θ = ±nπ, n = 0, 1, 2, . . .
(e) θ = π/2 ± nπ, n = 0, 1, 2, . . . (f) θ = ±nπ, n = 0, 1, 2, . . .
32. Construct a right triangle with one angle equal to 17◦
, measure the lengths of the sides and
hypotenuse and use formula (6) for sin θ and cos θ to approximate sin 17◦
and cos 17◦
.
33. (a) s = rθ = 4(π/6) = 2π/3 cm (b) s = rθ = 4(5π/6) = 10π/3 cm
34. r = s/θ = 7/(π/3) = 21/π 35. θ = s/r = 2/5
36. θ = s/r so A =
1
2
r2
θ =
1
2
r2
(s/r) =
1
2
rs
37. (a) 2πr = R(2π − θ), r =
2π − θ
2π
R
(b) h = R2 − r2 = R2 − (2π − θ)2R2/(4π2) =
√
4πθ − θ2
2π
R
38. The circumference of the circular base is 2πr. When cut and flattened, the cone becomes a circular
sector of radius L. If θ is the central angle that subtends the arc of length 2πr, then θ = (2πr)/L
so the area S of the sector is S = (1/2)L2
(2πr/L) = πrL which is the lateral surface area of the
cone.
60°
h3
7
39. Let h be the altitude as shown in the figure, then
h = 3 sin 60◦
= 3
√
3/2 so A =
1
2
(3
√
3/2)(7) = 21
√
3/4.
A B
C
30° 45°
h9 a
c1 c2
40. Draw the perpendicular from vertex C as shown in the figure,
then
h = 9 sin 30◦
= 9/2, a = h/ sin 45◦
= 9
√
2/2,
c1 = 9 cos 30◦
= 9
√
3/2, c2 = a cos 45◦
= 9/2,
c1 + c2 = 9(
√
3 + 1)/2, angle C = 180◦
− (30◦
+ 45◦
) = 105◦
41. Let x be the distance above the ground, then x = 10 sin 67◦
≈ 9.2 ft.
42. Let x be the height of the building, then x = 120 tan 76◦
≈ 481 ft.

722 Appendix E
43. From the ﬁgure, h = x − y but x = d tan β,
y = d tan α so h = d(tan β − tan α).
x
h
y
αβ
d
d
x
y
h
α β
44. From the ﬁgure, d = x − y but x = h cot α,
y = h cot β so d = h(cot α − cot β),
h =
d
cot α − cot β
.
45. (a) sin 2θ = 2 sin θ cos θ = 2(
√
5/3)(2/3) = 4
√
5/9
(b) cos 2θ = 2 cos2
θ − 1 = 2(2/3)2
− 1 = −1/9
46. (a) sin(α − β) = sin α cos β − cos α sin β = (3/5)(1/
√
5) − (4/5)(2/
√
5) = −1/
√
5
(b) cos(α + β) = cos α cos β − sin α sin β = (4/5)(1/
√
5) − (3/5)(2/
√
5) = −2/(5
√
5)
47. sin 3θ = sin(2θ + θ) = sin 2θ cos θ + cos 2θ sin θ = (2 sin θ cos θ) cos θ + (cos2
θ − sin2
θ) sin θ
= 2 sin θ cos2
θ + sin θ cos2
θ − sin3
θ = 3 sin θ cos2
θ − sin3
θ; similarly, cos 3θ = cos3
θ − 3 sin2
θ cos θ
48.
cos θ sec θ
1 + tan2
θ
=
cos θ sec θ
sec2 θ
=
cos θ
sec θ
=
cos θ
(1/ cos θ)
= cos2
θ
49.
cos θ tan θ + sin θ
tan θ
=
cos θ(sin θ/ cos θ) + sin θ
sin θ/ cos θ
= 2 cos θ
50. 2 csc 2θ =
2
sin 2θ
=
2
2 sin θ cos θ
=
1
sin θ
1
cos θ
= csc θ sec θ
51. tan θ + cot θ =
sin θ
cos θ
+
cos θ
sin θ
=
sin2
θ + cos2
θ
sin θ cos θ
=
1
sin θ cos θ
=
2
2 sin θ cos θ
=
2
sin 2θ
= 2 csc 2θ
52.
sin 2θ
sin θ
−
cos 2θ
cos θ
=
sin 2θ cos θ − cos 2θ sin θ
sin θ cos θ
=
sin θ
sin θ cos θ
= sec θ
53.
sin θ + cos 2θ − 1
cos θ − sin 2θ
=
sin θ + (1 − 2 sin2
θ) − 1
cos θ − 2 sin θ cos θ
=
sin θ(1 − 2 sin θ)
cos θ(1 − 2 sin θ)
= tan θ
54. Using (47), 2 sin 2θ cos θ = 2(1/2)(sin θ + sin 3θ) = sin θ + sin 3θ
55. Using (47), 2 cos 2θ sin θ = 2(1/2)[sin(−θ) + sin 3θ] = sin 3θ − sin θ
56. tan(θ/2) =
sin(θ/2)
cos(θ/2)
=
2 sin2
(θ/2)
2 sin(θ/2) cos(θ/2)
=
1 − cos θ
sin θ

Exercise Set E 723
57. tan(θ/2) =
sin(θ/2)
cos(θ/2)
=
2 sin(θ/2) cos(θ/2)
2 cos2(θ/2)
=
sin θ
1 + cos θ
58. From (52), cos(π/3 + θ) + cos(π/3 − θ) = 2 cos(π/3) cos θ = 2(1/2) cos θ = cos θ
59. From the ﬁgures, area =
1
2
hc but h = b sin A
so area =
1
2
bc sin A. The formulas
area =
1
2
ac sin B and area =
1
2
ab sin C
follow by drawing altitudes from vertices B and C, respectively. A B
C
h
a
c
b
A
E
B
C
D
h1
h2
a
c
b
60. From right triangles ADC and BDC,
h1 = b sin A = a sin B so a/ sin A = b/ sin B.
From right triangles AEB and CEB,
h2 = c sin A = a sin C so a/ sin A = c/ sin C
thus a/ sin A = b/ sin B = c/ sin C.
61. (a) sin(π/2 + θ) = sin(π/2) cos θ + cos(π/2) sin θ = (1) cos θ + (0) sin θ = cos θ
(b) cos(π/2 + θ) = cos(π/2) cos θ − sin(π/2) sin θ = (0) cos θ − (1) sin θ = − sin θ
(c) sin(3π/2 − θ) = sin(3π/2) cos θ − cos(3π/2) sin θ = (−1) cos θ − (0) sin θ = − cos θ
(d) cos(3π/2 + θ) = cos(3π/2) cos θ − sin(3π/2) sin θ = (0) cos θ − (−1) sin θ = sin θ
62. tan(α + β) =
sin(α + β)
cos(α + β)
=
sin α cos β + cos α sin β
cos α cos β − sin α sin β
, divide numerator and denominator by
cos α cos β and use tan α =
sin α
cos α
and tan β =
sin β
cos β
to get (38);
tan(α − β) = tan(α + (−β)) =
tan α + tan(−β)
1 − tan α tan(−β)
=
tan α − tan β
1 + tan α tan β
because
tan(−β) = − tan β.
63. (a) Add (34) and (36) to get sin(α − β) + sin(α + β) = 2 sin α cos β so
sin α cos β = (1/2)[sin(α − β) + sin(α + β)].
(b) Subtract (35) from (37). (c) Add (35) and (37).
64. (a) From (47), sin
A + B
2
cos
A − B
2
=
1
2
(sin B + sin A) so
sin A + sin B = 2 sin
A + B
2
cos
A − B
2
.
(b) Use (49) (c) Use (48)
65. sin α + sin(−β) = 2 sin
α − β
2
cos
α + β
2
, but sin(−β) = − sin β so
sin α − sin β = 2 cos
α + β
2
sin
α − β
2
.

724 Appendix E
66. (a) From (34), C sin(α + φ) = C sin α cos φ + C cos α sin φ so C cos φ = 3 and C sin φ = 5,
square and add to get C2
(cos2
φ+sin2
φ) = 9+25, C2
= 34. If C =
√
34 then cos φ = 3/
√
34
and sin φ = 5/
√
34 so φ is the ﬁrst-quadrant angle for which tan φ = 5/3.
3 sin α + 5 cos α =
√
34 sin(α + φ).
(b) Follow the procedure of part (a) to get C cos φ = A and C sin φ = B, C =
√
A2 + B2,
tan φ = B/A where the quadrant in which φ lies is determined by the signs of A and B because
cos φ = A/C and sin φ = B/C, so A sin α + B cos α =
√
A2 + B2 sin(α + φ).
67. Consider the triangle having a, b, and d as sides. The angle formed by sides a and b is π − θ so
from the law of cosines, d2
= a2
+b2
−2ab cos(π−θ) = a2
+b2
+2ab cos θ, d =
√
a2 + b2 + 2ab cos θ.

725
APPENDIX F
Solving Polynomial Equations
EXERCISE SET F
1. (a) q(x) = x2
+ 4x + 2, r(x) = −11x + 6
(b) q(x) = 2x2
+ 4, r(x) = 9
(c) q(x) = x3
− x2
+ 2x − 2, r(x) = 2x + 1
2. (a) q(x) = 2x2
− x + 2, r(x) = 5x + 5
(b) q(x) = x3
+ 3x2
− x + 2, r(x) = 3x − 1
(c) q(x) = 5x3
− 5, r(x) = 4x2
+ 10
3. (a) q(x) = 3x2
+ 6x + 8, r(x) = 15
(b) q(x) = x3
− 5x2
+ 20x − 100, r(x) = 504
(c) q(x) = x4
+ x3
+ x2
+ x + 1, r(x) = 0
4. (a) q(x) = 2x2
+ x − 1, r(x) = 0
(b) q(x) = 2x3
− 5x2
+ 3x − 39, r(x) = 147
(c) q(x) = x6
+ x5
+ x4
+ x3
+ x2
+ x + 1, r(x) = 2
5. x 0 1 −3 7
p(x) −4 −3 101 5001
6. x 1 −1 3 −3 7 −7 21 −21
p(x) −24 −12 12 0 420 −168 10416 −7812
7. (a) q(x) = x2
+ 6x + 13, r = 20 (b) q(x) = x2
+ 3x − 2, r = −4
8. (a) q(x) = x4
− x3
+ x2
− x + 1, r = −2 (b) q(x) = x4
+ x3
+ x2
+ x + 1, r = 0
9. Assume r = a/b a and b integers with a > 0:
(a) b divides 1, b = ±1; a divides 24, a = 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 12, 24;
the possible candidates are {±1, ±2, ±3, ±4, ±6, ±8, ±12, ±24}
(b) b divides 3 so b = ±1, ±3; a divides −10 so a = 1, 2, 5, 10;
the possible candidates are {±1, ±2, ±5, ±10, ±1/3, ±2/3, ±5/3, ±10/3}
(c) b divides 1 so b = ±1; a divides 17 so a = 1, 17;
the possible candidates are {±1, ±17}
10. An integer zero c divides −21, so c = ±1, ±3, ±7, ±21 are the only possibilities; substitution of
these candidates shows that the integer zeros are −7, −1, 3
11. (x + 1)(x − 1)(x − 2) 12. (x + 2)(3x + 1)(x − 2)
13. (x + 3)3
(x + 1) 14. 2x4
+ x3
− 19x2
+ 9
15. (x + 3)(x + 2)(x + 1)2
(x − 3) 17. −3 is the only real root.
18. x = −3/2, 2 ±
√
3 are the real roots. 19. x = −2, −2/3, −1 ±
√
3 are the real roots.

726 Appendix F
20. −2, −1, 1/2, 3 21. −2, 2, 3 are the only real roots.
23. If x − 1 is a factor then p(1) = 0, so k2
− 7k + 10 = 0, k2
− 7k + 10 = (k − 2)(k − 5), so k = 2, 5.
24. (−3)7
= −2187, so −3 is a root and thus by Theorem F.4, x + 3 is a factor of x7
+ 2187.
25. If the side of the cube is x then x2
(x − 3) = 196; the only real root of this equation is x = 7 cm.
26. (a) Try to solve
a
b
>
a
b
3
+ 1. The polynomial p(x) = x3
− x + 1 has only one real root
c ≈ −1.325, and p(0) = 1 so p(x) > 0 for all x > c; hence there is no positive rational
solution of
a
b
>
a
b
3
+ 1.
(b) From part (a), any real x < c is a solution.
27. Use the Factor Theorem with x as the variable and y as the constant c.
(a) For any positive integer n the polynomial xn
− yn
has x = y as a root.
(b) For any positive even integer n the polynomial xn
− yn
has x = −y as a root.
(c) For any positive odd integer n the polynomial xn
+ yn
has x = −y as a root.

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