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Unit 3 Test Review

Directions: You must show all work algebraically in order to get credit.

For questions 1 – 12, solve the quadratic equation and give exact solutions. You should be able to use all of the
following methods: zero-factor property, square root property, quadratic formula, completing the square, and u-
substitution.

1. x 2+ 6 x+ 8=0 2. 3 x 2+ x =2 3. 5 x 2+2=x

4. x 2−8 x +5=0 5. 5 x 2+2 x=−2 6. 4 x2 =8 x+5

7. 5 x 2+10=0 8. x 2+ 8 x=−15 9. −2 ( x−3 )2 +1=0

10. ( x +4 )2+ 4=0 2

11. ( a 2−1 ) −5 ( a 2−1 )=14 12. x−√ x=6
13. Farmer Bill wants to plant a rectangular garden. He has 24 ft. of fencing and will use the side of his garage as
one side of the rectangle. Find the dimensions for which the garden will have a maximum area.

14. Find the dimensions of a rectangular Persian rug whose perimeter is 28 ft. and whose area is 48 ft 2.

15. A 60 ft. by 80 ft. parking lot is torn up to install a sidewalk of uniform width around its perimeter. The new area
of the parking lot will be 3200 ft2. How wide is the sidewalk?
For questions 16 – 33, solve the rational, radical, and absolute value equations. Be sure to check for extraneous
solutions when appropriate!

3 2 x2 25
16. = 17. =
x+1 x−3 x−5 x −5

8 2 4 6 5 12 x +31
18. = − 19. + = 2
x −9 x−3 x +3 x+3 x+ 4 x + 7 x+12
2

20. √ z 2+5=z+ 1 21. √3 7 x−6=4

22. √ b+3−2=1 23. √ y−1+ 4=0

24. √ a−8= √ a−2 25. √ x+ 4+ 2=x

1/4
26. ( x 2−15 ) =1 27. ( 2 x+1 )1 /3=−5

28. √ 2 y−5− √ y +3=1 29. √ x−√ x−5=1

30. |x +3|−2=8 31. |3 x +1|−4=−1

32. 5−|4 x +3|=2 33. |2 x−1|−5=−3

For questions 34 – 45, solve and write the solution in interval notation.

34. |3 x +4|<13 35. |5−2 x|≥ 10

36. |2 x−4|≤−6 37. |4 x+ 3|>15

38. (3−x)(x−1)( x+ 5) ≤ 0 39. x ( x +2 ) ( x+7 )( 4−x )> 0

40. 3 x 2−7 x ≤ 6 41. 2 x2 >3 x +2

−3 x 2 x−6
42. ≥0 43. <0
x−5 x−1

2 x−5 x−2
44. ≤1 45. ≤4
x−4 x+3