Problems 1-2; 4-7
There are many problems throughout the text labeled IN YOUR OWN WORDS. Just relax. Do not be afraid to give your opinion. For the most part, these questions do not have "right" or "wrong" answers. You should spend about five minutes in answering each of these questions.

Problem 3
The perfect squares are 1² = 1, 2² = 4, 3² = 9, Simply complete this pattern.

Problems 8-11
See Example 1.

Problems 12-15
See Example 2.

Problems 16-21
See Examples 3 and 4.

Problems 22-25
See Example 9.

Problems 26-31
See Examples 5, 6, 7, and 8.

Problems 32-42
See Examples 10 and 11.

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