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College Algebrasenior contributing authorJay abramson,arizona state UniversityContributing Authors Valeree Falduto,Palm Beach State College Rachael Gross,Towson University David Lippman,Pierce College Melonie Rasmussen,Pierce College Rick Norwood,East Tennessee State University Nicholas Belloit,Florida State College Jacksonville Jean-Marie Magnier,Springfield Technical Community College Harold Whipple Christina Fernandez The following faculty contributed to the development of OpenStax Precalculus,the text from which this product was updated and derived.Honorable MentionNina Alketa,Cecil CollegeKiran Bhutani,Catholic University of AmericaBrandie Biddy,Cecil CollegeLisa Blank,Lyme Central SchoolBryan Blount,Kentucky Wesleyan CollegeJessica Bolz,The Bryn Mawr SchoolSheri Boyd,Rollins CollegeSarah Brewer,Alabama School of Math and ScienceCharles Buckley,St.Gregorys UniversityKenneth Crane,Texarkana CollegeRachel Cywinski,Alamo CollegesNathan CzubaSrabasti Dutta,Ashford UniversityKristy Erickson,Cecil CollegeNicole Fernandez,Georgetown University/Kent State UniversityDavid French,Tidewater Community CollegeDouglas Furman,SUNY UlsterErinn Izzo,Nicaragua Christian AcademyJohn JaffeJerry Jared,Blue Ridge SchoolStan Kopec,Mount Wachusett Community CollegeKathy KovacsSara Lenhart,Christopher Newport UniversityJoanne Manville,Bunker Hill Community CollegeKarla McCavit,Albion CollegeCynthia McGinnis,Northwest Florida State CollegeLana Neal,University of Texas at AustinSteven Purtee,Valencia CollegeAlice Ramos,Bethel CollegeNick Reynolds,Montgomery Community CollegeAmanda Ross,A.A.Ross Consulting and Research,LLCErica Rutter,Arizona State UniversitySutandra Sarkar,Georgia State UniversityWilly Schild,Wentworth Institute of TechnologyTodd Stephen,Cleveland State UniversityScott Sykes,University of West GeorgiaLinda Tansil,Southeast Missouri State UniversityJohn Thomas,College of Lake CountyDiane Valade,Piedmont Virginia Community CollegeAbout Our TeamSenior Contributing AuthorJay Abramson has been teaching College Algebra for 33 years,the last 14 at Arizona State University,where he is a principal lecturer in the School of Mathematics and Statistics.His accomplishments at ASU include co-developing the universitys first hybrid and online math courses as well as an extensive library of video lectures and tutorials.In addition,he has served as a contributing author for two of Pearson Educations math programs,NovaNet Precalculus and Trigonometry.Prior to coming to ASU,Jay taught at Texas State Technical College and Amarillo College.He received Teacher of the Year awards at both institutions.Reviewers Phil Clark,Scottsdale Community College Michael Cohen,Hofstra University Matthew Goodell,SUNY Ulster Lance Hemlow,Raritan Valley Community College Dongrin Kim,Arizona State University Cynthia Landrigan,Erie Community College Wendy Lightheart,Lane Community College Carl Penziul,Tompkins-Cortland Community College Sandra Nite,Texas A&M University Eugenia Peterson,Richard J.Daley College Rhonda Porter,Albany State University Michael Price,University of Oregon William Radulovich,Florida State College Jacksonville Camelia Salajean,City Colleges of Chicago Katy Shields,Oakland Community College Nathan Schrenk,ECPI University Pablo Suarez,Delaware State University Allen Wolmer,Atlanta Jewish AcademyOpenStaxRice University6100 Main Street MS-375Houston,Texas 77005To learn more about OpenStax,visit https:/openstax.org.Individual print copies and bulk orders can be purchased through our website.2017 Rice University.Textbook content produced by OpenStax is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License(CC BY 4.0).Under this license,any user of this textbook or the textbook contents herein must provide proper attribution as follows:-If you redistribute this textbook in a digital format(including but notlimited to EPUB,PDF,and HTML),then you must retain on every pageview the following attribution:Download for free at https:/openstax.org/details/books/college-algebra.-If you redistribute this textbook in a print format,then you must includeon every physical page the following attribution:Download for free athttps:/openstax.org/details/books/college-algebra.-If you redistribute part of this textbook,then you must display on everydigital format page view(including but not limited to EPUB,PDF,andHTML)and on every physical printed page the following attribution:Download for free at https:/openstax.org/details/books/college-alge-bra.-If you use this textbook as a bibliographic reference,please includehttps:/openstax.org/details/books/college-algebra.The OpenStax name,OpenStax logo,OpenStax book covers,OpenStax CNX name,OpenStax CNX logo,OpenStax Tutor name,Openstax Tutor logo,Connexions name,Connexions logo,Rice University name,and Rice University logo are not subject to the license and may not be reproduced without the prior and express written consent of Rice University.For questions regarding this licensing,please conta