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Appendix C Theory

1.1 What is a function?

Theorem 1.1.36 Vertical line test

1.2 Linear and quadratic functions

Theorem 1.2.18 Properties of linear functions
Procedure 1.2.21 Equations of lines
Theorem 1.2.24 Zero product
Theorem 1.2.27 Quadratic formula
Procedure 1.2.29 Solving quadratic equations
Theorem 1.2.31 Quadratic factoring identities
Theorem 1.2.33 Properties of quadratic functions

1.3 Modeling with Linear and Quadratic Functions

Theorem 1.3.4 Linear function equivalence
Theorem 1.3.16 Height of falling object

1.4 Algebraic functions

Theorem 1.4.5 Power identities
Corollary 1.4.8 Radical identities

1.5 Algebraic functions: continued

Theorem 1.5.10 Roots of polynomials
Procedure 1.5.11 Polynomial long division
Theorem 1.5.15 Integer root theorem
Procedure 1.5.18 Factoring polynomials and finding roots
Theorem 1.5.21 Factoring tools
Procedure 1.5.22 Solving polynomial equations
Corollary 1.5.26 Polynomial equality
Theorem 1.5.27 Quotients of functions
Corollary 1.5.28 Domain and zeros of rational functions

1.6 Transformations and symmetry

Theorem 1.6.14 Function transformations
Theorem 1.6.33 Vertex form

1.8 Solving inequalities

Theorem 1.8.1 Elementary inequality rules
Theorem 1.8.8 Sign of a product
Theorem 1.8.11 Constancy of sign: algebraic functions
Procedure 1.8.12 Sign diagram
Theorem 1.8.15 Inequalities and squares

1.10 Piecewise-defined functions and absolute value

Theorem 1.10.14 Absolute value function is algebraic
Theorem 1.10.16 Properties of absolute value
Procedure 1.10.21 Graphing \(f(x)=\abs{g(x)}\)

1.11 Introduction to limits

Theorem 1.11.15 One-sided limits test

1.12 Limit rules

Theorem 1.12.1 Constant and identity function formulas
Theorem 1.12.2 Limit rules
Theorem 1.12.6 Polynomial and rational function evaluation
Theorem 1.12.11 Absolute value evaluation

1.14 Limits: formal definition

Procedure 1.14.10 Epsilon-delta proof for limits
Theorem 1.14.15 Triangle inequality

1.15 Continuity

Theorem 1.15.10 Continuous functions
Theorem 1.15.11 Continuity rules
Theorem 1.15.12 Continuity composition rule
Theorem 1.15.13 Algebraic functions are continuous
Theorem 1.15.14 Algebraic function evaluation
Theorem 1.15.18 Intermediate value theorem (IVT)
Theorem 1.15.23 Constancy of sign: continuous functions

1.16 Limits at infinity

Theorem 1.16.7 Limit at infinity formulas

1.17 Infinite limits

Theorem 1.17.5 Power functions and their reciprocals
Theorem 1.17.6 Infinite limit formulas
Theorem 1.17.9 Limit at infinity: rational functions