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Math 133 College Algebra Homework Problems

Below are the required homework problems from each section covered in the textbook. Homework should be scanned and uploaded to the appropriate section assignment.

When a problem says to use a graphing utility (calculator) to graph a function, you should sketch what the graph looks like on your paper. Be sure to change the viewing window as appropriate and label enough tick marks that the scaling on each axis is clear.

Chapter 1
1.1:   15, 19, 21, 37, 43, 53, 59, 61, 75, 83, 87, 109.
1.2:   23, 27, 33, 37, 53, 55, 61, 71, 75.
1.3:   11, 15, 17, 23, 35, 37, 43, 47, 51, 63, 67, 71.
1.4:   11, 13, 21, 23, 27, 29, 35, 47, 63, 67, 71, 81.
1.5:   13, 17, 19, 35, 47, 51, 69, 77, 81, 83.
1.6:   19, 21, 23, 29, 33, 35.
1.7:   15, 17, 29, 33, 51, 57, 61, 63, 67, 71, 75, 77, 79, 81.

Chapter 2
2.1:   13, 17, 25, 31, 33, 37, 39, 49, 57, 61.
2.2:   13, 17, 27, 41, 47, 49, 51, 53, 57, 63, 67, 73, 77, 93.
2.3:   9, 11, 13, 19, 25, 29, 33, 39, 41, (45-48)*.

Chapter 3
3.1:   19, 21, 23, 25, 27, 29, 31, 35, 37, 43, 51, 53, 55, 61, 65, 69, 73, 111.
3.2:   11, 13, 15, 17, 19, 21, 23, 25, 27, 31, 35.
3.3:   13, 15, 17, 19, 21, 23, 25, 27, 33, 37, 39, 43, 49, 53, 59, 61, 67, 71.
3.4:   (11-18)*, (19-26)*, 27, 29, 31, 33, 35, 37, 43, 45.
3.5:   7, 9, 11, 13, 15, 17, (19, 21, 23, 25)*, 27, 39, 43, 51, 57, 59, 61.
3.6:   (3, 5, 7, 9, 19)#.

Chapter 4
4.1:   15, 17, 19, 21, 23, 27, 31, 33, 35, 37, 39, 45.
4.2:   (5-7)*, (8-10)*, 11, 17, 19.
4.3:   13, 15, 17, 19, 23, 27, 29, 35, 45, 49, 51, 55, 59, 85, 89.
4.5:   3, 5, 11, 15, 17, 21, 33, 35.

Chapter 5
5.1:   17, 19, 21, 23, 25, 27, 39, 47, 49, 59, 61, 69, 71, 87, 89, 101.
5.2:   13, 15, 21, 29, 35, 37, 41, 57, 61, 65, 79, 87.
5.3:   9, 13, 17, 19, 25, 27, 33, 37.
5.4:   17, 21, 29, 31, 39, 47, 49, 51, 53, 57.
5.5:   11, 25, 31, 33, 35, 51, 53, 57.
5.6:   5, 7, 19, 21, 25, 27, 33, 35, 37, 43.

Chapter 6
6.1:   11, 15, 17, 23, 25, 29, 35, 39, 43, 49.
6.2:   (13-16)*, (17, 19)*, 21, 23, 25, 29, 31, 37, 43, 45, 49, 53, 61, 63, 65, 69.
6.3:   15, 17, 23, 27, 29, 31, 33, 43, 51, 63, 67, 69, 73, 77, 79, 81, 107, 111.
6.4:   11, 13, 15, 19, 21, 25, 27, 29, 31, 39, 41, 43, 51, 52, 53, 77, 79, 89, 91, 93, 95, 97.
6.5:   13, 15, 17, 19, 23, 37, 39, 43, 45, 49, 53, 55, 57, 61, 63, 69, 71, 75.
6.6:   9, 11, 15, 27, 29, 39, 41, 43, 47, 49, 51, 63, 73, 75.
6.7:   7, 9, 11, 13.
6.8:   1, 3, 5, 7, 9.

Chapter 8
8.1:   9, 17, 19, 21, 25, 27, 31, 43, 45, 47, 49.
8.2:   7, 13, 17, 23, 27, 29, 37, 39, 41, 43, 51, 53, 55, 65, 69.
8.7:   15, 17, 19, 25, 27, 29, 31, 35, 37, 39, 43, 53.

Groups of problems marked with * count as one problem for grading purposes.

Problems marked with # have a hint below:
3.6  #3-19: When asked for the value of x that makes a function the largest/smallest, use the "maximum" or "minimum" function on your calculator and give the answer to 2 decimal places.