MTH150 – Chapter 6 W.

Haddad

Section 6.1
ORDER OF OPERATIONS
1. First, perform all operations within parentheses or other grouping symbols (according to
the following order).
2. Next, perform all exponential operations (that is, raising to powers or finding roots).
3. Next, perform all multiplications and divisions from left to right.
4. Finally, perform all additions and subtractions from left to right.

Example 1: Evaluate
a) b)

c) d)

e) f)

Example 2: Evaluate the expression for .

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Example 3: Evaluate the expression .

Example 4: Evaluate the expression

Example 5: A ball is thrown upward off a bridge 40 feet above ground. Its height, in feet, above
ground, t seconds after it is thrown, can be determined by the expression
Find the height of the ball, above ground, 2 seconds after it is thrown.

Example 6: Evaluate

Example 7: Evaluate.
a)

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b)

c)

d)

Example 8:

Example 9:

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Example 10: The cost, in dollars, for Crescent City Tours to provide a tour for x people can be
determined by the expression Determine the cost for Crescent City Tours to
provide a tour for 75 people.

Example 11: Determine whether x = 2 and y = -3 are a solution to the equation.

Example 12: Evaluate

Example 13: Evaluate when and

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Properties of the Real Numbers

Example 1: Combine like terms in each expression.

a)

b)

c)

d)

Example 2: Find the solution to the equation

Example 3: Find the solution to the equation

Example 4: Find the solution to

Example 5: Solve the equation

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Example 6: Solve the equation

Example 7: Solve the equation

Example 8: Solve the equation

Example 9: Solve the equation

Example 10: Solve the equation

Example 11: Solve

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Example 12: Solve

Example 13: Solve

Example 14:

Example 15:

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