Contents in Brief

Welcome to Pearson's Prentice Hall Algebra 2 student book. Throughout this textbook, you will find content that has been developed to cover all of the American Diploma Project's (ADP) math benchmarks. The End-of-Course Assessment is modeled after the ADP Algebra 2 test and can serve as practice before taking the actual ADP test.

• Using Your Book for Success viii
• Contents xxii
• Entry-Level Assessment xxxvi
  • Chapter 1 Expressions, Equations, and Inequalities 1
  • Chapter 2 Functions, Equations, and Graphs 57
  • Chapter 3 Linear Systems 131
  • Chapter 4 Quadratic Functions and Equations 191
  • Chapter 5 Polynomials and Polynomial Functions 277
  • Chapter 6 Radical Functions and Rational Exponents 357
  • Chapter 7 Exponential and Logarithmic Functions 431
  • Chapter 8 Rational Functions 495
  • Chapter 9 Sequences and Series 561
  • Chapter 10 Quadratic Relations and Conic Sections 611
  • Chapter 11 Probability and Statistics 671
  • Chapter 12 Matrices 753
  • Chapter 13 Periodic Functions and Trigonometry 817
  • Chapter 14 Trigonometric Identities and Equations 893
• End-of-Course Assessment 956
• Skills Handbook 964–976
  • Percents and Percent Application, 964; Operations With Fractions, 965; Ratios and Proportions, 966; Simplifying Expressions With Integers, 967; Area and Volume, 968; The Coordinate Plane, Slope, and Midpoint, 969; Operations With Exponents, 970; Factoring and Operations With Polynomials, 971; Scientific Notation and Significant Digits, 972; The Pythagorean Theorem and the Distance Formula, 973; Bar and Circle Graphs, 974; Descriptive Statistics and Histograms, 975; Operations With Rational Expressions, 976
• Reference 977–985
  • Measures, 977; Symbols, 978; Properties and Formulas, 979; Formulas From Geometry, 985
• Visual Glossary 986
• Selected Answers 1039
• Index 1122
• Acknowledgments 1144

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