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7i – Solving Radical Equations .............................................................................................................................. 110

Chapter 7 Test ........................................................................................................................................................ 111

Chapter 8 Expanding & Solving Polynomials ........................................................................................................... 113

8a – Multipl

y

ing Pol

y

nomials ................................................................................................................................ 114

8b – Factoring ........................................................................................................................................................ 115

8c – Factoring ........................................................................................................................................................ 116

8d – Factoring ........................................................................................................................................................ 117

8e – Solve b

y

 Factoring ......................................................................................................................................... 118

8f – Difference of Squares ..................................................................................................................................... 119

8g – More Practice Factoring ................................................................................................................................ 120

8h –Quadratic Formula .......................................................................................................................................... 121

8i – more Quadratic Formula ................................................................................................................................. 122

8j – Graphing Quadratics ....................................................................................................................................... 123

8k – Graphing Quadratics ...................................................................................................................................... 124

8L – Quadratic Word Problems ............................................................................................................................. 125

8m –Comple

x

 Numbers ......................................................................................................................................... 126

8n –Comple

x

 Numbers continued .......................................................................................................................... 127

Chapter 8 Test ........................................................................................................................................................ 128

Algebra Cumulative Review...................................................................................................................................... 130

Appendix ................................................................................................................................................................... 131

1 Sets and Operations of Numbers ........................................................................................................................ 132

2 Functions and Relations ...................................................................................................................................... 133

3 - Linear Functions ............................................................................................................................................... 134

4- Systems of Linear Functions ............................................................................................................................. 135

5 - Quadratic Functions ......................................................................................................................................... 136

6a - Exponentials ................................................................................................................................................... 137

6b - Logarithmic Functions ................................................................................................................................... 138

6c - Solving Logarithmic Functions ...................................................................................................................... 139

7 - Rational Functions ............................................................................................................................................ 140

8 - Irrational Functions .......................................................................................................................................... 141

9 - Polynomials of any Degree .............................................................................................................................. 142

Final Exam................................................................................................................................................................. 144

Answer Key ............................................................................................................................................................... 155

Acknowledgements 

 
I want to acknowledge that this booklet does not contain all the worksheets needed to cover the entire algebra 
curriculum.  This book began ten years ago when I assisted a colleague, Dr. Keith Calkins, remediate high school 
students entering a rigorous advanced mathematics program.  The worksheets I developed then focused on common 
weak areas my students needed to strengthen.  Since that time I worked a couple of years with Dr. Lynelle Weldon 
who directed the task to remediate university students before placing them into university mathematics courses.  A 
few of her study guides became a blue print for a few of mine and those got inserted into this book as well.  Then I 
spent three years developing a two-year pre-algebra course for a combined seventh and eighth grade class.  Since 
there was always an influx of new students each year, the curriculum was the same each year with the difference 
only in the activities and worksheets.  The worksheets I developed were for certain days when I could find no 
resources on hand for what I wanted the students to master.  These worksheets found their way into this book as 
well.  So you can conclude that this booklet you are perusing is a compilation of ten years of supplemental writing.  
Hopefully you will find it useful.  
 
I want to thank Dr Calkins and Dr Weldon for their inspiration and their examples!  Pun intended.