[...]... Determine the inverse tangent of a number 2 Determine the inverse sine and cosine of a number using the graphing calculator 3 Identify the domain and range of the inverse sine, cosine, and tangent functions Activity 6.4 Objective: Project Activity 6.5 Objectives: Solving a Murder 609 1 Determine the measure of all sides and angles of a right triangle How Stable Is That Tower? 614 1 Solve problems using... the final selling price 4 a The input is any number and the output is the square of the number b The square of a number is the input and the output is the number 5 a In the following table, elevation is the input and amount of snowfall is the output ELEVATION (IN FEET) SNOWFALL (IN INCHES) 2000 4 3000 6 4000 9 5000 12 Activity 1.1 Parking Problems b In the preceding table, snowfall is the input and. .. work, both in and out of class It is the belief of the authors that students learn mathematics best when they are actively involved in solving problems that are meaningful to them The text is primarily a collection of situations drawn from real life Each situation leads to one or more problems By answering a series of questions and solving each part of the problem, you will be using and learning one or... Getting Started with the TI-83/TI-84 Plus Family of Calculators A-35 Selected Answers A-51 Glossary A-79 Index I-1 Preface Our Vision Mathematics in Action: Algebraic, Graphical, and Trigonometric Problem Solving, Fourth Edition, is intended to help college mathematics students gain mathematical literacy in the real world and simultaneously help them build a solid foundation for future study in mathematics. .. classroom learning with real-world applications • Prepare effectively for further college work in mathematics and related disciplines • Learn to work in groups as well as independently • Increase knowledge of mathematics through explorations with appropriate technology • Develop a positive attitude about learning and using mathematics • Build techniques of reasoning for effective problem solving • Learn... using the Mathematics in Action approach for the first time • Skills worksheets for topics with which students typically have difficulty • Sample chapter tests and final exams for individual and group assessment • Sample journal topics for each chapter • Learning in groups with questions and answers for instructors using collaborative learning for the first time • Incorporating technology, including... of similar right triangles using proportions 3 Determine the sine, cosine, and tangent of an angle using a right triangle 4 Determine the sine, cosine, and tangent of an acute angle by using the graphing calculator Activity 6.2 Objectives: A Gasoline Problem 597 1 Identify complementary angles 2 Demonstrate that the sine of one of the complementary angles equals the cosine of the other Activity 6.3... apparent to us that teaching the same content in the same way to students who have not previously comprehended it is not effective, and this realization motivated us to develop a new approach Mathematics in Action is based on the principle that students learn mathematics best by doing mathematics within a meaningful context In keeping with this premise, students solve problems in a series of realistic... online teaching and learning environment, and by MathXL®, our online homework, tutorial, and assessment system MyMathLab is available to qualified adopters For more information, visit www.mvmathlab.com or contact your Pearson representative Acknowledgments xix Acknowledgments The Consortium would like to acknowledge and thank the following people for their invaluable assistance in reviewing and testing... the sine and cosine functions Activity 6.7 Objectives: It Won’t Hertz 637 1 Convert between degree and radian measure 2 Identify the period and frequency of a function defined by y = a sin 1bx2 or y = a cos 1bx2 using the graph Activity 6.8 Objectives: Get in Shape 1 Determine the amplitude of the graph of y = a sin 1bx2 and y = a cos 1bx2 644 2 Determine the period of the graph of y = a sin 1bx2 and . designations have been printed in initial caps or all caps. Library of Congress Cataloging -in- Publication Data Mathematics in action: Algebraic, graphical, and trigonometric problem solving / the Consortium. Determine the inverse tangent of a number. 2. Determine the inverse sine and cosine of a number using the graphing calculator. 3. Identify the domain and range of the inverse sine, cosine, and. 1bx2. y = a sin 1bx2 y = a cos 1bx2y = a sin 1bx2 y = cos x.y = sin x Contents xiii xiv Preface Our Vision Mathematics in Action: Algebraic, Graphical, and Trigonometric Problem Solving, Fourth Edition,