Head First Algebra Confirmed Errata

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The errata list is a list of errors and their corrections that were found after the product was released. If the error was corrected in a later version or reprint the date of the correction will be displayed in the column titled "Corrected".

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Color Key: Serious Technical Mistake Minor Technical Mistake Language or formatting error Typo Question

Version	Location	Description	Submitted By
Printed	Page 21 Big Bag o' Games graphic	On page 2 the games system is called KillerX, on page 21 it is called oPod. Note from the Author or Editor: change game system name in the graphic to KillerX from oPOD.	jr.larsen
Printed	Page 30 KillerX 2.0 graphic	This is really minor, but: The OPOD name is in the item code for the game system. For consistency it should be KILLX-112. Note from the Author or Editor: The OPOD name is in the item code for the game system. For consistency it should be KILLX-112. Change it to KILLX - 112	jr.larsen
Printed	Page 70 First problem - solution to 6 + 5x - 8y + 3y	The problem simplifies to: 2 + 3x -8y + 3y; the final answer is given as 3 + 3x -5y. It should be : 2 + 3x -5y	Tracey Pilone
Printed	Page 70 Solution to the final problem starting with (9 times3)/x times xy	the final question simplifies to 25y-16 +.5 -x. The final answer should be 25y-15.5-x.	Tracey Pilone
Printed	Page 134 6. down	Question Down 6. Exponent ?? I go for Base * Base * Base :-> Answer 139 Exponent ?? Note from the Author or Editor: Answer to 139 needs to be changed to "base"	Dimitri
Printed	Page 187 Bottom right hand page	In the sidebar it states that "...the RISE of the slope is that number, and the RUN of that slope is 1" Rise and run are backwards.	Tracey Pilone
Printed	Page 250 the Graph	c + 0.4p = 2.6 (0,2.6) (6.5,0) Then (4,1) is better in focus Grtzzz Dimitri Note from the Author or Editor: Perhaps shift c + 0.4p = 2.6 down slightly so the intersection is more perfectly over (4,1).	Dimitri
Printed	Page 269 Problem statement (repeated on the next page)	Also, on pages 269 and 270 the money collected is $31,566 in the question, and $31,568 in the answer. The problem statements should be corrected to reflect the $31,568.	Tracey Pilone
Printed	Page 273 Mystery description	On p. 273 where it says "Kathleen said that she bought twice as many dresses as shoes and got 6 things all together" it will be changed to say something like "there are a total of 6 bags, with 2 bags per dress and 1 bag per pair of shoes." That means that we'll keep the 2d + s =6 and then we still have parallel lines.	Tracey Pilone
Printed	Page 312 Bottom right example	A minus sign has been lost in the working, with the error propagated to the following lines. 8x + 24x -16x = 2400 becomes 8x(1 + 3 + 2) = 2400 It should be 8x(1 + 3 - 2) = 2400. Note from the Author or Editor: change 8x(1 + 3 + 2) = 2400 to 8x(1 + 3 - 2) = 2400 change 8x(6) to 8x(2) change 48x/48 to 16x/16 change 2400/48 to 2400/16 change x = 50 to x = 150	jr.larsen
Printed	Page 312 bottom - left	suspicious variable transformation Grtzzz . . . Dimitri Note from the Author or Editor: need to change the equation to have p as the variable, not z. the first line should read p/3 - 5/3 = 5	Dimitri
Printed	Page 418 crossword puzzle	Deja Vu Page 373 and 418 Wrong crossword Look at page 420 Grtzzz . . Dimitri Note from the Author or Editor: Page 373 is fine. The crossword on p. 418 and 420 are the same one, but the format is different. The answers were generated from a different grid than the question. They need to match! The .cwz files should have been uploaded, but Tracey can change them if needed.	Dimitri
Printed	Page 426 third dotted line	-1(-d(m)) = (-7300+9(m)) closing parenthesis -1 Grtzz . . Dimitri Note from the Author or Editor: The line in question is missing the last parentheses. It should read -1(-d(m)) = (-7300 + 9(m))-1	Dimitri
Printed	Page 472 'Try this' example	The example is set up to use 12.34 + 5.6, but the 'Right way' and 'Wrong way' both show 12.34 + 4.5 Note from the Author or Editor: change 12.34 + 5.6 to 12.34 + 4.5	jr.larsen
Printed	Page 492 Worked examples Bake your fractions	Answer should be 3 16/28 not 3 22/28 for 2 6/7 x 1 1/4 100 divided by 28 is 3 with remainder 16 not 22. Note from the Author or Editor: Change the 22 in the solution to 16 for the 2 6/7 x 1 1/4 problem.	Alexander Mackenzie
Printed	Page 508 last problem	The answer for 27/4 is given as 8 3/4 but should be 6 3/4. Note from the Author or Editor: The answer for 27/4 is given as 8 3/4 but should be 6 3/4.	Esther
PDF	Page 518 first solution	The answer for 5^5 is given as Note from the Author or Editor: The answer for 5^5 is given as "3215" but should be "3125".	Stefan Zapf