WS 5.

8 – More Practice Problems Name: ______________________________________

Honors Algebra II Block: _____________ Date _________________

Solve the following equations by graphing, then solve algebraically to check the answer(s).
k( x ) = ( x + 1) − 3
2
1
1. 4 = − (𝑥 + 3 )2 −1 2. 3. 0 ≤ 4 𝑥 2 − 4
b( x ) = x + 4 Y
Y Y

X
X X

Solve the following quadratics by factoring.

4. x2 + 7x + 12 = 0 5. a2 + 5a − 14 = 0 6. x2 + 6x = 16

7. 3x 2 − 8 x + 5 = 0 8. 4a − 9a + 2 = 0
2
9. 5x − 16x + 15 = 4 x − 5
2

Solve the following equations by square roots; complete the square if needed.

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2
10. 4 x + 3 − 1 = 47 11. −3x 2 + 12x − 4 = 11 12. ( x − 6)( x + 4) = 2
Solve the following equations by any method.
13. 3( x + 9) = 12
2
14. 4 x 2 − 35x + 45 = −4 15. ( x − 2 5 )( x + 2 5 ) = −16

Determine the discriminant. Use the discriminant to determine the number of roots and the
nature of the roots (solutions).
1
16. 2( x + 3) − 4 = 9 18. x ( x − 8 ) = −4
2
17. 2x 2 + 11x + 1 = −16
4

Write the expression as a complex number in standard form (a + bi ) .

6i
21. (8 + 20i ) − ( −8 + 12i ) 22. 23. ( −3 + 5i )( −1 + 4i )
3−i

a + bi
24. −8 − ( 3 + 2i ) − ( 9 − 4i ) 25. 26. 5(3 + 2i)(8 + 3i)
c + di

19. Determine the length of the sides of each square if the area of the larger square is 42 cm² more
than the area of the smaller square.

x
2x

20. One leg of a right triangle is 7 cm shorter than the other leg. How long should the shorter leg be to
ensure the hypotenuse is at least 13 cm?