Precalculus
Demana Waits Foley Kennedy
Precalculus

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Chapter 1 Explorations

Section 1.2, Extension of Exploration 1 (Page 89)

5. Let and
   (a) Complete the following tables.

   (b) How is the quotient related to Y?


Section 1.3, Extension of Exploration 1 (Page 107)

Form a new set of 12 functions (g(x) from the set of twelve basic functions (f(x)) by defining g(x) = f(-x).

1.–4. Repeat parts 1.–4. using the new functions g(x).


Section 1.5, Extension of Exploration 65 (Page 141)

Go to the Compensation Administration page of the United States Office of Personnel Management (http://www.opm.gov/oca). Click on "Salaries and Wages," then "Special Salary Rate Tables," and then on the web site for "Worldwide Engineers."

(a) For the Grade 5 Salaries graph salary (y) as a function of step (x) as a line graph, connecting the points to make a continuous graph.

(b) Explain what transformation you would apply to the graph in (a) to produce a graph showing the salaries in Italian Lire.

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