NAVEDTRA 14139 Mathematics Basic Math and Algebra

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NONRESIDENTTRAINING

COURSEJune 1985

Mathematics, Basic

Math and Algebra

NAVEDTRA 14139


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COMMANDING OFFICER

NETPDTC

6490 SAUFLEY FIELD ROAD

PENSACOLA FL 32509-5237

7 Aug 2002

ERRATA #1

Specific Instructions and Errata for

Nonresident Training Course

MATHEMATICS, BASIC MATH AND ALGEGRA

NAVEDTRA 14139

1. No attempt has been made to issue corrections for errors in

typing, punctuation, etc., which do not affect your ability to

answer problems/questions.

2. In the assignment portion of the course, a question with no

choices is a True/False question. For True/False questions,

answer 1 for True and 2 for False.


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PREFACE

By enrolling in this self-study course, you have demonstrated a desire to improve yourself and the Navy.Remember, however, this self-study course is only one part of the total Navy training program. Practical

experience, schools, selected reading, and your desire to succeed are also necessary to successfully round

out a fully meaningful training program.

COURSE OVERVIEW: This course provides a review of basic arithmetic and continues through some ofthe early stages of algebra. Emphasis is placed on decimals, percentages and measurements, exponents,

radicals and logarithms. Exercises are provided in factoring polynomials, linear equations, ratio, proportionand variation, complex numbers, and quadratic equations. The final assignment affords the student anopportunity to demonstrate what he or she has learned concerning plane figures, geometric construction andsolid figures, and slightly touches on numerical trigonometry.

THE COURSE: This self-study course is organized into subject matter areas, each containing learningobjectives to help you determine what you should learn along with text and illustrations to help youunderstand the information. The subject matter reflects day-to-day requirements and experiences of

personnel in the rating or skill area. It also reflects guidance provided by Enlisted Community Managers(ECMs) and other senior personnel, technical references, instructions, etc., and either the occupational or

naval standards, which are listed in the Manual of Navy Enlisted Manpower Personnel Classificationsand Occupational Standards, NAVPERS 18068.

THE QUESTIONS: The questions that appear in this course are designed to help you understand thematerial in the text.

VALUE: In completing this course, you will improve your military and professional knowledge.

Importantly, it can also help you study for the Navy-wide advancement in rate examination. If you arestudying and discover a reference in the text to another publication for further information, look it up.

1980 EditionReprinted 1985

Published byNAVAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENTAND TECHNOLOGY CENTER

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I represent the fighting spirit of theNavy and those who have gonebefore me to defend freedom anddemocracy around the world.

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INSTRUCTIONS FOR TAKING THE COURSE

ASSIGNMENTS

The text pages that you are to study are listed atthe beginning of each assignment. Study thesepages carefully before attempting to answer thequestions. Pay close attention to tables and

illustrations and read the learning objectives.The learning objectives state what you should beable to do after studying the material. Answeringthe questions correctly helps you accomplish theobjectives.

SELECTING YOUR ANSWERS

Read each question carefully, then select theBEST answer. You may refer freely to the text.

The answers must be the result of your ownwork and decisions. You are prohibited fromreferring to or copying the answers of others andfrom giving answers to anyone else taking thecourse.

SUBMITTING YOUR ASSIGNMENTS

To have your assignments graded, you must beenrolled in the course with the Nonresident

Training Course Administration Branch at theNaval Education and Training Professional

Development and Technology Center(NETPDTC). Following enrollment, there aretwo ways of having your assignments graded:

(1) use the Internet to submit your assignmentsas you complete them, or (2) send all the

assignments at one time by mail to NETPDTC.

Grading on the Internet: Advantages to

Internet grading are:

you may submit your answers as soon as

you complete an assignment, and

you get your results faster; usually by thenext working day (approximately 24 hours).

In addition to receiving grade results for eachassignment, you will receive course completion

confirmation once you have completed all the

assignments. To submit your assignment

answers via the Internet, go to:

http://courses.cnet.navy.mil

Grading by Mail: When you submit answer

sheets by mail, send all of your assignments atone time. Do NOT submit individual answersheets for grading. Mail all of your assignmentsin an envelope, which you either provideyourself or obtain from your nearest Educational

Services Officer (ESO). Submit answer sheetsto:

COMMANDING OFFICERNETPDTC N331

6490 SAUFLEY FIELD ROADPENSACOLA FL 32559-5000

Answer Sheets: All courses include onescannable answer sheet for each assignment.

These answer sheets are preprinted with yourSSN, name, assignment number, and course

number. Explanations for completing the answersheets are on the answer sheet.

Do not use answer sheet reproductions: Useonly the original answer sheets that we

providereproductions will not work with ourscanning equipment and cannot be processed.

Follow the instructions for marking youranswers on the answer sheet. Be sure that blocks

1, 2, and 3 are filled in correctly. Thisinformation is necessary for your course to be

properly processed and for you to receive credit

for your work.

COMPLETION TIME

Courses must be completed within 12 months

from the date of enrollment. This includes timerequired to resubmit failed assignments.


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PASS/FAIL ASSIGNMENT PROCEDURES

If your overall course score is 3.2 or higher, youwill pass the course and will not be required to

resubmit assignments. Once your assignmentshave been graded you will receive course

completion confirmation.

If you receive less than a 3.2 on any assignment

and your overall course score is below 3.2, youwill be given the opportunity to resubmit failedassignments. You may resubmit failedassignments only once. Internet students willreceive notification when they have failed an

assignment--they may then resubmit failedassignments on the web site. Internet students

may view and print results for failedassignments from the web site. Students who

submit by mail will receive a failing result letterand a new answer sheet for resubmission of eachfailed assignment.

COMPLETION CONFIRMATION

After successfully completing this course, youwill receive a letter of completion.

ERRATA

Errata are used to correct minor errors or delete

obsolete information in a course. Errata mayalso be used to provide instructions to thestudent. If a course has an errata, it will beincluded as the first page(s) after the front cover.

Errata for all courses can be accessed andviewed/downloaded at:

http://www.advancement.cnet.navy.mil

STUDENT FEEDBACK QUESTIONS

We value your suggestions, questions, and

criticisms on our courses. If you would like tocommunicate with us regarding this course, weencourage you, if possible, to use e-mail. If youwrite or fax, please use a copy of the StudentComment form that follows this page.

For subject matter questions:

E-mail: [email protected]: Comm: (850) 452-1001, Ext. 1520

or 1518DSN: 922-1001, Ext. 1520 or 1518

FAX: (850) 452-1694(Do not fax answer sheets.)

Address: COMMANDING OFFICER

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NAVAL RESERVE RETIREMENT CREDIT

If you are a member of the Naval Reserve, you

may earn retirement points for successfullycompleting this course, if authorized undercurrent directives governing retirement of NavalReserve personnel. For Naval Reserve retire-ment, this course is evaluated at 22 points,which will be credited in units as shown below:

Unit 1 12 points upon satisfactorycompletion of Assignments 1 through 6

Unit 2 10 points upon satisfactorycompletion of Assignments 7 through 11

(Refer to Administrative Procedures for NavalReservists on Inactive Duty, BUPERSINST

1001.39, for more information about retirementpoints.)


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MATHEMATICS, VOLUME 1

Figure 5-1.Place values including decimals.

Figure 5-2.Conversionof a decimal fractionto shortened form.

are zeros in the denominator of the fractionalform.

Figure 5-3 shows the fraction 24358 and100000

what is meant when it is changed to the short-ened form. This figure is presented to showfurther that each digit of a decimal fractionholds a certain position in the digit sequenceand has a particular value.

By the fundamental rule of fractions, it

should be clear that 5 50 500= = . Writing

10 100 1000

the same values in the shortened way, we have0.5 = 0.50 = 0.500. In other words, the value ofa decimal is not changed by annexing zeros atthe right-hand end of the number. This is not

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Figure 5-3.Steps in the conversion of adecimal fraction to shortened form.

true of whole numbers. Thus, 0.3, 0.30, and0.300 are equal but 3, 30, and 300 are not equal.

Also notice that zeros directly after the deci-mal point do change values. Thus 0.3 is notequal to either 0.03 or 0.003.

Decimals such as 0.125 are frequently seen.Although the 0 on the left of the decimal pointis not required, it is often helpful. This is par-

ticularlytrue in an expression such as 32 0.1.In this expression, the lower dot of the divisionsymbol must not be crowded against the decimalpoint; the 0 serves as an effective spacer. Ifany doubt exists concerning the clarity of anexpression such as .125, it should be written as0.125.


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MATHEMATICS. VOLUME 1

0.2000.0250.002

0.227

Figure 6-1.(A) Parts of a micrometer;(B) micrometer scales.

of an inch. Multiplying times 0.025 inch, we

find that each marking on the thimble repre-sents 0.001 inch.

0.025 inch since1

is equal to 0.025. The40

sleeve has 40 markings to the inch. Thus eachspace between the markings on the sleeve isalso 0.025 inch. Since 4 such spaces are 0.1inch (that is, 4 x 0.025), every fourth mark islabeled in tenths of an inch for convenience inreading. Thus, 4 marks equal 0.1 inch, 8 marksequal 0.2 inch, 12 marks equal 0.3 inch, etc.

To enable measurement of a partial turn,the beveled edge of the thimble is divided into25 equal parts. Thus each marking on the

thimble is1

of a complete turn, or1

of 1

25 25 401

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READING THE MICROMETER

It is sometimes convenient when learning toread a micrometer to writedown the component

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parts of the measurement as read on the scalesand then to add them. For example, in figure6-1 (B) there are two major divisions visible(0.2 inch). One minor division is showingclearly (0.025 inch). The marking on the thimblenearest the horizontal or index line of the sleeve

is the second marking (0.002 inch). Addingthese parts, we have

Thus, the reading is 0.227 inch. As explainedpreviously, this is read verbally as "two hun-dred twenty-seven thousandths." A more skill-ful method of reading the scales is to read alldigits as thousandths directly and to do anyadding mentally. Thus, we read the major divi-sion on the scale as two hundred thousandthsand the minor division is added on mentally.The mental process for the above setting thenwould be two hundred twenty-five; two hundredtwenty-seven thousandths.

Practice problems:

1. Read each of the micrometer settings shownin figure 6-2.

Figure 6-2.Micrometer settings.


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Assignment 7

Fundamentals of Algebra; Factoring Polynomials

Textbook Assignment: Chapters 9, 10 (111-117)

7-1. The literal numbers a, x, and p are moregeneral than the numbers 9, 8, and 7.

7-2. The commutative law for addition is il-lustrated by the equation1 . ab = ba2. a + a = b + b3. a + b = b + a4. a(b + c) = ab + ac

7-3. The associat ive law of mult ipl icat ion isi l lustrated by the equation1. abc = acb = cba2. a x (b + c) = c x (b + a)3. a (b + c + d) = ab + ac + ad4. a (bc) = abc = (ab)c

7-4. If a = 2, b = -3, and c = 4, the algebraicsum of a - b - c equals

1. -52. 13 . 34. 9

7-5. If r = 1, s = 3, t = 12, and x = 15, whatis the value of the expression

2rx?t -

s

1 . - 3 3. 22. - 2 4. 3

7-6. The algebraic expression

is considered to be three numbers.

7-7. What is the value of the algebraic ex-pression

5x2 - 2xy + (3x)

2

when x = 2 and y = -3?1 . 442. 683. 1244. 14 8

7-8. What name is given to the algebraic ex-pression ax - 2bx + cx

2- 4?

1. Monomial2 . B in om ia l3 . T ri n om i al4 . Po lynom ial

7-9. Which statement is true regarding themonomial 17xyz?1. 17 i s t he coe f fi c i en t o f xyz .2. 17x is the coef f ic ient of yz.3. 17xy i s the coe ff i c i en t of z .4. Each of the above is a true statement.

7-10. In the expression xy, what is the co-e f f i c ien t o f xy?1. 12. x

3. y

4 . x y

7-11. What is the coef f ic ient of x2y in theexpression x

2y - ab?

1. 12. 23. x

2

4. y

7- 12 . Two terms of an expression are said to bel ike i f they con ta in1. at least one factor in common2. the same numerical coefficient3. the same l i tera l factors wi th only

their exponents d i f ferent4. the same l i teral factors raised to the

same powers

7-1 3. The like terms in the expression

2 ac2 - 2bc

2 + ac

2 - 2c

2 are

1 . 2ac2 and 2bc

2

2 . 2ac2 and ac

2

3. 2ac2 and 2c

2

4. 2bc2 and 2c2

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