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4) x4 + 5x6 + x3 y2 - 14 4)
A) x4: degree 4; 5x6 : degree 6; x3 y2 : degree 5; -14: degree
0
B) x4: degree 4; 5x6 : degree 6; x3 y2 : degree 3; 14: degree
0
C) x4: degree 4; 5x6 : degree 5; x3 y2 : degree 3; -14: degree
0
D) x4: degree 4; 5x6 : degree 5; x3 y2 : degree 5; 14: degree
0
5) x2 y8 + x3 y + xy2 - 15
1
A) x2y8 : degree 10; x3y: degree 4; xy2 : degree 2; 15: degree 5)
0
B) x2y8 : degree 10; x3y: degree 4; xy2 : degree 3; -15:
degree 0
C) x2y8 : degree 8; x3 y: degree 1; xy2 : degree 2; 15: degree
0
D) x2y8 : degree 2; x3 y: degree 3; xy2 : degree 1; -15: degree
0
9) 17m 3 + 10 - 4m 4 + m 9 + 19m 2 9)
A) 8 B) 10 C) 1 D)
9
2
10) 5x2 y + 2xy5 + x3 y4 + 5x4 10)
A) 3 B) 8 C) 7 D)
1
3
ng Term: 15m 3 Leading Coefficient: 15 16)
4
19) 13p6 + 12p4 w 4 + 16p3 w - 18p5 - 5 19)
A) Leading term: -18p5 Leading coefficient: -
18
B) Leading term: 16p3 w Leading coefficient:
16
C) Leading term: 13p6 Leading coefficient:
13
D) Leading term: 12p4 w4 Leading coefficient:
12
6
29) x2 y2 + x3y - xy3 + 16 29)
A) -xy3 + x2 y2 + x3 y + 16 B) 16 - xy3 + x2 y2 +
x3 y
C) 16 + x3 y + x2 y2 - xy3 D) x3 y + x2 y2 - xy3 +
16
Evaluate the polynomial function for the given value of the variable.
30) Find P(0): P(x) = 5x2 + 5x + 5 30)
A) -5 B) 0 C) 10 D)
5
1
35) Find P - : P(x) = 2x3 - 2x - 35)
3
13
331 371 359
335
A) - B) C) - D) -
27 27 27 27
40) A(x) = -.015x3 + 1.05x gives the alcohol level in an average person's bloodstream x hours after 40)
drinking 8 oz of 100-proof whiskey. If the level exceeds 1.5 units, a person is legally drunk.
Would a person be drunk after 6 hours?
A) Yes B) No
8
41) The distance, s, in feet, traveled by a body falling freely from rest in t seconds is approximated 41)
by the function s(t) = 16t2 . An experimenter on a ladder releases a marble from rest. The
marble takes
2 seconds to fall to the ground. How high was the marble when it was released?
A) 1024 feet B) 4 feet C) 32 feet D) 64 feet
1
42) If an object is dropped, the distance it falls is given by d = gt2 , where g is about 32 ft/sec 2 . 42)
Find
2
46) Total profit P is defined as total revenue R minus total cost C, and is given by the 46)
function
P(x) = R(x) - C(x). Find the total profit P(x) if R(x) = 260x - 0.6x2 and C(x) = 4000 +
0.7x2 .
A) P(x) = 0.1x2 + 260x - 4000 B) P(x) = -1.3x2 - 260x -
4000
C) P(x) = -1.3x2 + 260x - 4000 D) P(x) = 1.3x2 + 260x +
4000
47) In Baseball, the magic number M is given by the polynomial M = G - W1 - L2 + 1, where W1 is 47)
the number of wins for the first-place team, L 2 is the number of losses for the second-place
team, and G is the total number of games in the season, which is 162 in the major leagues.
Compute the
magic number for city A in the major league.
9
City W L
City A 79 63
City B 74 69
City C 72 70
A) 17 B) 15 C) 16 D) 14
1
0
49) -7y9 + 5y9 + 9y9 49)
A) -315y9 B) 7y9 C) -315y27 D)
7y27
50) z + z + z - z 50)
A) 2z B) 0 C) -2z D)
4z
A) Cannot be B) 7(q9 + q 3 )
simplified D) 7q9
C) -5q9 + 12q3
55) 8x2 + 2x - 6x2 + 9x + 5 55)
A) 2x4 + 11x2 + 5 B) 10x3 + 3x3 + 5 C) 13x6 + 5 D) 2x2 + 11x + 5
Add. A) 15a 8
58) (9a 4 - 4a 2 ) + (6a 4 - 7a 2 ) - 11a 4
B) 4a 6
1
1
C
) 58)
1
5
a
4
-
1
1
a
2
D
)
4
a
1
2
1
2
61) (6x5 + 7x4 + 3x3 - 6 ) + (5x5 + 9x4 - 5x3 + 4 ) 61)
A) 11x5 + 16x4 - 2x3 - 2 B) 25x24 - 2
C) 11x10 + 16x8 - 2x6 - 2 D) 3x5 + 3x4 + 10x3 +
12
63) (-9x9 - 4x7 + 8x4 - 3) + (8x8 + 7x4 - 9x) + (-3x7 - 4x4 - 9x + 7) 63)
A) -x9 - x7 + 11x4 + 4 B) -9x9 + 8x 8 - 7x7 + 15x4 + 4
C) -9x9 + 8x8 - 7x7 + 11x4 - 18x + 4 D) -9x9 + 8x 8 - x7 + 15x4 - 18x
+4
5 2 1 5 2 4 3
64) - uv - u v - 2.9 + - uv2 - u5 v2 + 64)
7 3 5 7
5.6
53 2 16 5 2 1 2 5 5 2
A) - uv - u v + 2.7 uv - u v + 2.7
35 21 7 13
B)
239 8 17
C) - uv2 + 2.7 D) - uv2 - u5 v2 + 2.7
105 7 15
7 2
67) -3x4 + x + 5x - 5 67)
2
7 2 7 7 2 7
A) - -3x4 + x + 5x - 5 , 3x4 - x2 - 5x + 5 B) - -3x4 + x - 5 - 5 , -3x4 - x2 - 5x
-5
2 2 2 2
1
3
7 2 7 7 2 7
C) - -3x4 + x - 5 - 5 , -3x4 - x2 + 5x - 5 D) - -3x4 + x - 5 - 5 , 3x4 + x2 + 5x - 5
2 2 2 2
1
4
69) 5ay2 - 4a 3 y + 2a 69)
A) -(5ay2 - 4a 3 y + 2a), B) -(-5ay 2 + 4a 3 y -
-5ay2 + 4a 3 y - 2a 2a),
C) -(5ay2 - 4a 3 y + 2a), -5ay2 + 4a 3 y - 2a
-5ay2 - 4a 3 y + 2a D) None of these
Subtract.
73) (-18a5 + 4a4 ) - (12a 5 + 18a 4 ) 73)
A) -30a 5 + 22a 4 B) -6a5 + 22a 4 C) -30a 5 - 14a 4 D) -
44a 9
1
6
78) (-2r4 + 9r3 - 3r) - (8r 4 - 9r3 + 6r2 - 2r) 78)
A) 6r4 + 6r2 - r B) 10r4 - 18r3 + 6r2 +
r
C) -10r 4 + 18r3 - 6r2 - r D) -6r4 - 6r2 + r
10 2 1 1 1 1
86) x4 + x2 + - x4 + x2 - 86)
11 3 5 11 6 5
1
7
9 1 2 9 5 2
A) x4 + x + B) x4 + x
2
11 2 5 11 6
9 5 2 9 1 2
C) x4 + x + D) x4 + x
2
11 6 5 11 2
Multiply.
87) 4m 2 ∙ 4m 2 87)
A) -16m 4 B) 16m C) -16m D)
16m 4
1
8
89) 6(-8x - 3) 89)
A) -48x - 3 B) -8x - 18 C) -66x D) -48x - 18
10
x2 - 40.6xy - 14y2 D) 19.32x2 - 23.8xy - 14y2 102)
11
1 x - 1
103) x - 4 103)
6
1 5 1 1 1 5 1
A) x2 + B) x2 - x+ C) x2 - x + D) x2 - x-
24 12 24 24 24 12 24
1 2
104) 5m + n 6m - n 104)
3 3
4 2 2 16 2
A) 30m 2 - mn - n B) 30m 2 + mn -
n2
3 9 3 9
4 2 16 2
C) 30m 2 + mn - n 2 D) 30m 2 - mn - n 2
3 9 3 9
7 8
105) -x + y 8x - y 105)
8 9
55 7 2 55 7
A) -8x2 - xy - y B) -8x2 + xy -
y2
9 9 9 9
71 7 71 7
C) -8x2 - xy - y2 D) -8x2 + xy - y2
9 9 9 9
13
112) (2y + 9)(-3y2 - y - 2) 112)
A) -6y3 - 13y - 18 B) -6y3 - 25y2 - 13y -
18
C) -6y3 - 29y2 - 13y - 18 D) -5y2 - 13y - 18
15
2
4
122) s- t 122)
9
8 16 2
A) s2 - st t B) s2 - 8st + 16 t2
81 + 81
8 16 2 16 16 2
C) s2 - st + t D) s2 - st + t
9 81 9 81
16
130) ( 5 m - 12 w)( 5 m + 12 w) 130)
A) 25 m 2 - 120 mw - 144 w2 B) 25 m 2 + 120 mw - 144
w2
C) 25 m 2 - 144 w2 D) 5 m 2 - 12 w2
3 3
131) 3x + 3x - 131)
11 11
9 18 9
A) 3x2 - B) 9x2 - x-
121 11 121
9 9
C) 9x2 + D) 9x2 -
121 121
17
132) (b + 3)(b - 3)(b2 + 9) 132)
A) b4 - 18b2 + 81 B) b4 + 81 C) b4 + 18b2 - 81 D) b4 -
81
138) Find and simplify f(k - 1), given f(x) = 5x2 + 2x + 7. 138)
A) f(k - 1) = 5k2 - 8k + 14 B) f(k - 1) = 5k2 - 8k +
10
C) f(k - 1) = 5k2 + 37k + 14 D) f(k - 1) = -8k2 + 5k +
10
18
142) Find and simplify f(a + h) - f(a) given f(x) = x2 - 142)
2x. B) 2ah + h 2 - 2h + a 2
A) ah ++hh22--2h
C) 2ah 2h D) 2ah + h 2 - 2
19
143) Find and simplify f(t - 3) + c, given f(x) = 4x - 3x2 . 143)
A) -3t2 - 14t - 39 B) -3t2 + 22t - 39 +
c
C) -3t2 - 14t - 39 + c D) -3t2 + 22t - 39
Factor.
144) 8x8 - 20x6 - 12x4 - 20x3 144)
A) x3(8x5 - 20x3 - 12x - 20) B) 4x6 (2x2 - 5) - 4x3 (3x -
5) C) 4x3 (2x5 - 5x3 - 3x - 5) D) 4(2x8 - 5x6 ) - x3 (12x
+ 20)
21
155) -9x + 18 155)
A) 9(x + 2) B) -9x(-1) C) -9(x - 2) D) 9(x +
18)
Solve.
163) An automobile is traveling at 28 ft/sec. The driver applies the brakes in such a way that the 163)
velocity decreases to zero according to the relation v(t) = 28 - 0.28t2 , where t = time. Find an
equivalent expression for v(t) by factoring out a factor with a negative coefficient.
A) 28(1 - 0.01t2 ) B) -2.8(-10 +
0.01t2 ) C) 28(-1 + 0.01t2 ) D) -28(-1 +
2
0.01t )
22
164) The growth of revenue R(t) over a 12-year time period for Acme Computer Products is given 164)
by R(t) = 0.5t + 20t2 thousand dollars, where t = time in years. Find an equivalent expression
for R(t) by factoring out a common factor.
A) 5t(0.1 + 4t) B) 4t(0.1 + 5t) C) 20(0.1t + t2) D) -5t(0.1 - 4t)
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165) Sand is poured carefully into a pile that forms a right circular cone as shown. The total surface 165)
area of the cone with slant height s and base radius r is given by the polynomial πr2 + πrs. Find
an equivalent expression by factoring out a common factor.
166) A lamp shade has the geometric form as shown. The total surface area of a lamp shade with a 166)
slant height s and top and bottom base radii of r2 and r1 is given by πr1 2 + πr22 + πr1 s + πr2 s.
Find an equivalent expression for the total surface area by factoring out a common factor.
r2 2
A) πr1 (r 1 + + sr1 + sr2 ) B) π(r1 + r2 )(r1 + r2 + s)
r1
167) Acme Computer Products finds that the marginal revenue R in producing x computer 167)
networking
1 2
connectors is given by the polynomial function R(x) = 40 - x dollars/connector. Find
an
30
1
equivalent expression for R(x) by factoring out x.
30
1 1 1 1 1200 1 1200
A) x -x B) x(1200 - x) C) x -x D) x +
x
30 x 30 30 x 30 x
1 1 2
168) Throw Me for a Loop Bagels determines that it costs them C(x) = 100 + x- x dollars to 168)
make
2 60
1
x dozen bagels in one day. Find the equivalent expression for C(x) by factoring out .
2
1 1
A) - (200 - x + 0.03x2 ) B) (200 + x - 0.03x2 )
2 2
24
1 1
C) x(200 - 0.03x) D) (200 - x - 0.03x2 )
2 2
25
169) A hemispherical bowl has a radius of 3 in. The volume of water in the bowl is found to be 169)
3πh 2 -
1 3
πh cu. in. when it is h in. deep. Find an equivalent expression for the volume of water by
3
factoring out a common negative factor.
1 1 1
A) πh 2 h - 3 B) -πh 2 h - 3 C) -πh 2 (h - 3) D) -πh 2 h+
3
3 3 3
170) A bullet is fired straight up into the air with a muzzle velocity of 266 m/sec, and it is 1064 + 170)
266t -
4.6t2 m above the ground after t seconds. Find an equivalent expression for the height of the
bullet by factoring out a common factor.
A) 4(266 + 66.5t - 2.3t2 ) B) 2(532 + 133t -
2 2
2.3t ) C) 1064(1 + 66.5t - 1.2t ) D) 2(532 + 133t
+ 2.3t2 )
171) The FDA approves a new drug and has confirmed by independent research that the strength 171)
of
1 1
the reaction to the drug is given by the formula S(d) = αd2 - d3 , where d is the dosage
amount
2 3
of the drug and α is a constant. Find an equivalent expression for S(d) by factoring out a
common factor.
1 1 d2 1 d2 1 1
A) d2 α - d B) α-d C) (α - d) D) d2 α + d
2 3 3 2 2 2 3
172) A science student watching a group of ants moving along a straight line determines that 172)
their position x along the line as a function of time t is given by x(t) = t4 + 2t3 - 15t2 + 45t
cm. Give an equivalent expression for x(t) by factoring out a common factor.
A) t(t3 + 2t2 - 15t + 45) B) t(t3 + 2t2 +
30t) C) t(t2 + 2t + 30) D) t(t2 + 2t -
30)
Factor.
173) 3x(6x - 5) + 4(6x - 5) 173)
A) (18x + 4)(x - 5) B) (3x + 4)(6x - 5) C) (18x - 4)(x + 5) D) (3x - 4)(6x +
5)
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176) 8x4 - 10x2 + 12x2 - 15 176)
A) (2x2 - 3)(4x2 + 5) B) (2x2 + 3)(4x2 -
5) C) (8x2 - 3)(x2 + 5) D) (2x4 + 3)(4x -
5)
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178) x3 + 8x2 + 3x + 24 178)
A) (x + 8)(x2 + 3) B) (x + 8)(x2 - 3) C) (x + 8x)(x2 + 3) D) (x - 8)(x3 +
3)
184) x2 - x - 56 184)
A) (x + 1)(x - 56) B) (x + 8)(x - 7) C) (x + 7)(x - 8) D) Not
factorable
185) x2 + 5x - 36 185)
A) (x - 9)(x + 4) B) (x - 9)(x + 1) C) (x + 9)(x - 4) D) Not
factorable
186) x2 - 2x - 80 186)
A) (x - 8)(x + 1) B) (x - 8)(x + 10) C) (x + 8)(x - 10) D) Not
factorable
187) x2 - x - 48 187)
A) (x + 6)(x - 8) B) (x - 6)(x + 8) C) (x - 48)(x + 1) D) Not
factorable
28
189) u2 - 2uv - 35v2 189)
A) (u - 5v)(u + 7v) B) (u + 5v)(u - 7v) C) (u - 5v)(u + v) D) (u - v)(u +
7v)
29
2 1
192) y2 - y + 192)
9 81
2 1 2 1 2
A) y y - B) y - C) y + D) Not factorable
9 9 9
6 9
193) x2 + x+ 193)
5 25
3 2 6 3 3 2 3 3
A) x2 + B) x + x+ C) x + D) x + x+ x
5 5 5 5 5 5
196) 18 + 7x - x2 196)
A) (x - 2)(x + 9) B) (x - 2)(-x + 9) C) (x + 2)(-x + 9) D) (x + 2)(x -
9)
21
205) 15x2 + 16x + 4 205)
A) (3x - 2)(5x - 2) B) (15x + 1)(x + 4) C) (15x + 2)(x + 2) D) (3x + 2)(5x +
2)
23
217) 6x4 + 21x3 - 12x2 217)
A) (6x2 - 3)(x2 + 4) B) x2 (2x - 1)(3x +
12) C) 3x2 (2x - 1)(x + 4) D) 3x(2x + 1)(x -
4)
24
C) (9y2 - 5)(y2 + 2) D) (3y2 - 5)(3y2 + 2)
25
228) 15z 4 + 2z 2 - 8 228)
A) (5z 4 + 4)(3z - 2) B) (3z 2 + 2)(5z 2 -
4) C) (3z 4 + 2)(5z - 4) D) (5z 2 + 4)(3z 2
- 2)
Solve.
229) A bullet is fired straight up into the air with a muzzle velocity of 1824 ft/sec, and 229)
it is
2
240 + 1824t - 16t ft above the ground after t seconds. Find an equivalent expression for the
height of the bullet by factoring.
A) 16(15 + 114t - t2 ) B) 16(t + 15)(t -
114) C) 16(15 - 114t - t2 ) D) 16(15 +
t)(114 - t)
230) The growth of revenue R(t) over a 15-year time period for IA Robotics is given by 230)
R(t) = 6t3 + 10t2 + 4t thousand dollars, where t = time in years. Find an equivalent expression
for
R(t) by factoring.
A) (6t + 4)(t + 1) B) t(6t + 4)(t + 1) C) t(6t + 1)(t + 4) D) t(4t +6>)(t +
1)
231) IA Robotics finds that the total cost C to produce x smart image processing systems is given by 231)
the
trinomial function C(x) = 60x2 - 1926x + 14,742 dollars. Find an equivalent expression for
C(x) by factoring.
A) (30x - 39)(2x - 378) B) (30x - 378)(2x -
39) C) (30x + 378)(2x - 39) D) (2x - 378)(30x
+ 39)
232) Pet-Me-Some-More Pet Supplies determines it will sell S(x) = 2000 - 200x + 40x2 - 2x3 232)
gourmet dog biscuits in one week if it sells them for x cents each. Find an equivalent
expression for the
trinomial S(x) - 2000 by factoring.
A) -2x(x + 10)2 B) 2x(x - 10)2
C) -2x(x - 10)2 D) -2x(x - 10)(x + 10)
233) The lineshape of a wine bottle can be approximated by the curve shown below, which
corresponds
1
to the function y(x) = x4 - 2x2 + 4. Find an equivalent expression for y(x) by factoring.
4
A
)
26
1 1 233)
(x2 - 4)2 B) (x2 - 2)2
4 4
1 2 1 2
C) - (x + 4)2 D) (x - 4)(x2 + 4)
4 4
27
Factor.
234) x2 + 8xy + 16y2 234)
A) (x + 4y)(x - 4y) B) (x + 4y) 2 C) (x - 4y) 2 D) Not
factorable
239) 9 + 6x + x2 239)
A) (x + 3)(x - 3) B) (x + 3)2 C) (x - 3)2 D) Not
factorable
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247) 4x2 - 81 247)
A) (4x + 1)(x - 81) B) (2x - 9)2 C) (2x + 9)(2x - 9) D) (2x +
9)2
248) x2 y2 - 4 248)
A) (xy - 2)(xy - 2) B) (xy + 4)(xy - 4)
C) (xy + 2)(xy - 2) D) (x2 y2 + 2)(x2 y2 -
2)
1
256) - p2 256)
9
30
1 1 1 1 1 1 1
A) +p -p B) -p -p C) (1 + p)(1 - p) D) +p -p
3 3 3 3 9 9 9
31
258) mn 2 - 16m - 8n 2 + 128 258)
A) (m - 8)(n + 4)(n - 4) B) (mn + 4)(n -
4) C) (mn - 8)(n + 4m)(n + 4m) D) (m - 8)(n -
4)
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269) t3 + 64 269)
A) (t - 64)(t2 - 1) B) (t - 4)(t2 + 4t +
16) C) (t + 4)(t2 + 16) D) (t + 4)(t2 - 4t
+ 16)
271) p6 + 1 271)
A) (p + 1)(p - 1)(p4 - p2 + 1) B) (p3 + 1)(p3 - 1)
C) (p + 1)(p - 1)(p2 + p + 1)(p2 - p + 1) D) (p2 + 1)(p4 - p2 +
1)
272) p6 - 1 272)
A) (p3 + 1)(p3 - 1) B) (p2 + 1)(p4 - p2 + 1)
C) (p + 1)(p - 1)(p4 + p2 + 1) D) (p + 1)(p - 1)(p2 + p + 1)(p2 - p +
1)
Factor completely.
276) 64s3 + 1 276)
A) (64s + 1)(s2 - 4s + 1) B) (4s + 1)(16s2 - 4s + 1)
C) (4s + 1)(16s2 + 1) D) (4s - 1)(16s2 + 4s + 1)
277) t3 + 64 A
)
(
34
t - 64)(t2 - 1) B) (t - 4)(t2 + 4t + 16) C) 277)
(t + 4)(t2 - 4t + 16) D) (t + 4)(t2 + 16)
35
279) 16k2 - 121m 2 279)
A) (4k + 11m)2 B) (4k + 11m)(4k -
11m) C) (4k - 11m)2 D) (16k + m)(k -
121m)
286) x2 - x - 90 286)
A) (x + 1)(x - 19) B) (x + 9)(x - 10) C) (x + 10)(x - 9) D) (x - 10)(x +
10)
37
291) 36x3 + 21x2 + 3x 291)
A) 3(4x2 + 1)(3x + 1) B) x(4x + 1)(9x +
3) C) 3x(4x + 1)(3x + 1) D) x(12x + 3)(3x
+ 1)
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301) 48x2 + 28xy + 4y2 301)
A) (3x + y)(16x + 3y) B) 4(3x - y)(4x -
y) C) 4(3x + y)(4x + y) D) (12x + 4y)(4x
+ y)
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303) 10z 4 - 11z 2 - 6 303)
A) (5z 4 + 2)(2z - 3) B) (2z 4 + 3)(5z - 2)
C) (5z 2 + 2)(2z 2 - 3) D) (2z 2 + 3)(5z 2 -
2)
307) n 4 + n 3 + n + 1 307)
A) n 4 + n 3 + n + 1 B) n(n 3 + 1) + (n 3 +
1) C) n 3 (n + 1) + (n + 1) D) (n + 1)2 (n 2 - n
+ 1)
309) x2 - y2 + 8y - 16 309)
A) (1 - 4)(x + y)(x - y) B) (x - y - 4)(x - y +
4)
C) (x + y - 4)(x - y - 4) D) (x + y - 4)(x - y +
4)
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315) x2 + 5x - 50 = 0 315)
A) 10, -5 B) -10, 1 C) 10, 5 D) -10,
5
5 5 5 5 5 5 5 1
A) , B) ,- C) - ,- D) - ,-
4 2 4 2 4 2 8 5
319) 36k2 - 25 = 0
6 6 5 5
A) , - B) ,- C) 5, 0
5 5 6 6
4 2 3 2 3 2 4 3
A) - ,- B) , C) - ,- D) ,
3 3 4 3 4 3 3 2
325) Given that f(x) = 3x2 - 28x; find all values of a such that f(a) = -9. 325)
1 1 28
A) a = 9 or a = B) a = - or a = -
3 3 9
28
32
C) a = 9 or a = 3 D) a = 0 or a =
3
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326) Given that g(x) = 14x + x2 ; find all values of a such that g(a) = -45. 326)
A) a = 5 or a = 9 B) a = 0 or a = -
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14 1
C) a = - or a = - D) a = -5 or a = -9
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327) Given that g(x) = 13x - x2 ; find all values of a such that g(a) = 42. 327)
A) a = 6 or a = 7 B) a = 13 or a =
0
13 1
C) a = - or a = D) a = -6 or a = -7
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328) Given that f(x) = 4x2 - 16x; find all values of a such that f(a) = 20. 328)
A) a = - 1 or a = 4 B) a = - 1 or a =
20
C) a = - 1 or a = 5 D) a = 1 or a = -5
3x
330) h(x) = 330)
2
-2x + 50
A) {x| x is a real number and x ≠ -5 and x ≠ 5}
B) {x| x is a real number and x ≠ -2 and x ≠ -5 and x ≠ 5 and x ≠
0} C) {x| x is a real number and x ≠ 0}
D) {x| x is a real number and x ≠ 2 and x ≠ -5 and x ≠ 5}
x - 18
331) h(x) = 331)
-8x + 40x2
A) {x| x is a real number and x ≠ -8 and x ≠ 5 and x ≠ -
5}
1
B) {x| x is a real number and x ≠ - }
5
1
C) {x| x is a real number and x ≠ 0 and x ≠ }
5
1
D) {x| x is a real number and x ≠ 0 and x ≠ and x ≠ 18}
5
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1
332) h(x) = 332)
4x3 - 8x2 - 12x
A) {x| x is a real number and x ≠ 0 and x ≠ 1 and x ≠ -
3} B) {x| x is a real number and x ≠ 0 and x ≠ -1 and x
≠ 3}
C) {x| x is a real number and x ≠ 0 and x ≠ 4 and x ≠ -1 and x ≠
3} D) {x| x is a real number and x ≠ 4 and x ≠ -1 and x ≠ 3}
Use only the graph of f(x) = ax 2 + bx + c to find the x-intercepts of the graph and the solutions of the
equation ax 2 + bx + c = 0.
333) f(x) = -x2 + 9x - 333)
20
10 y
-10 -5 5 10 x
-5
-10
10 y
-10 -5 5 10 x
-5
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335) x2 + 5x = 0 335)
y
60
50
40
30
20
10
-15 -10 -5 5 10 15 x
-10
-20
-30
-40
-50
-60
y
60
50
40
30
20
10
-15 -10 -5 5 10 15 x
-10
-20
-30
-40
-50
-60
Solve.
337) Find two consecutive integers such that the sum of their squares is 481. 337)
A) 15 and 16 or -16 and -15 B) 14 and 15 or 15 and -
14
C) 15 and 16 D) 15 and 17 or -17 and -
15
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338) Find three consecutive integers such that the sum of the squares of the smaller two is equal to 338)
the
square of the largest.
A) -3, -4, -5 B) 3, 4, 5
C) -1, 0, 1 or 3, 4, 5 D) -1, 0, 1
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339) Find three consecutive integers such that the square of the sum of the smaller two is 297 more 339)
than the square of the largest.
A) -10, -9, -8 B) 8, 10, 12
C) 10, 11, 12, or -10, -9, -8 D) 10, 11, 12
340) The length of a rectangular frame is 6 cm more than the width. The area inside the frame is 340)
135
square cm. Find the width of the frame.
A) 21 cm B) 15 cm C) 11 cm D) 9
cm
341) A rectangular garden has dimensions of 21 feet by 9 feet. A gravel path of equal width is to be 341)
built
around the garden. How wide can the path be if there is enough gravel for 400 square feet?
A) 5 ft B) 7 ft C) 7.5 ft D) 6 ft
342) Doris has a rectangular fish pond 5 by 8 feet. She wants to put grass in a strip of uniform 342)
width
around the pond. She has enough grass seed for 114 square feet. How wide will the strip
be?
A) 3 ft B) 5.5 ft C) 5 ft D) 4
ft
343) A ladder is resting against a wall. The top of the ladder touches the wall at a height of 9 feet. 343)
Find
the length of the ladder if the length is 3 feet more than its distance from the wall.
A) 15 feet B) 9 feet C) 18 feet D) 12
feet
344) A triangular garden has an area of 119 square feet. The height is 3 feet more than the base. 344)
Find
the base of the garden.
A) 11 feet B) 14 feet C) 17 feet D) 28
feet
345) If an object is thrown upward with an initial velocity of 16 ft/sec, its height after t sec is given 345)
by h
2
= 16t - 16t . Find the number of seconds before the object hits the ground.
A) 8 sec B) 0.5 sec C) 0 sec D) 1
sec
SHORT ANSWER. Write the word or phrase that best completes each statement or answers the question.
348) Assuming you have factored out the largest common factor at the outset, why can reject a
you 39 possible
factor such as (2x + 2) or (3x - 6) when you are factoring a trinomial? 348)
350) Use the FOIL method to show that (5x + 10)(x - 7) is 5x2 - 25x - 70. If you were asked 350)
to completely factor 5x2 - 25x - 70, why would it be incorrect to give (5x + 10)(x - 7) as
your answer?
351) In factoring a trinomial in x as (x + a)(x + b), what must be true of a and b, if the 351)
coefficient of the last term of the trinomial is positive?
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352) Why is the answer (x2 - 256)(x2 + 256) not the correct answer to the instruction 352)
"Factor
(x4 - 65,536) completely"?
353) A student was trying to solve the problem 2x(3x - 6) = 0. The student knew that he or 353)
she should set 3x - 6 = 0 but was confused about whether or not he or she should set
2x = 0, or
2 = 0 and x = 0. How would you advise this student?
355) A student is trying to solve the equation (x + 6)(x - 9) = 6. The student has set x + 6 = 6 355)
and x - 9 = 6 and found that two solutions x = 0, x = 15. The student checks his or her
results by plugging in his or her solutions into the original equation and finds that they
do not work. How would you advise him or her?
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Answer Key
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1) C
2) B
3) C
4) A
5) B
6) D
7) A
8) A
9) D
10) C
11) A
12) C
13) D
14) C
15) A
16) C
17) B
18) A
19) D
20) D
21) D
22) D
23) A
24) B
25) B
26) D
27) A
28) D
29) B
30) D
31) B
32) B
33) B
34) D
35) A
36) A
37) A
38) A
39) B
40) A
41) D
42) A
43) D
44) D
45) A
46) C
47) B
48) C
49) B
50) A
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51) A
52) D
53) D
54) C
55) D
56) D
57) D
58) C
59) D
60) A
61) A
62) D
63) C
64) A
65) A
66) D
67) A
68) A
69) A
70) C
71) C
72) B
73) C
74) B
75) A
76) B
77) D
78) C
79) D
80) D
81) C
82) A
83) A
84) D
85) C
86) A
87) D
88) D
89) D
90) A
91) B
92) D
93) B
94) B
95) D
96) D
97) C
98) C
99) C
100) D
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Answer Key
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101) C
102) D
103) B
104) A
105) D
106) C
107) D
108) A
109) A
110) A
111) B
112) C
113) D
114) A
115) D
116) A
117) D
118) D
119) C
120) D
121) D
122) C
123) A
124) B
125) C
126) D
127) A
128) B
129) C
130) C
131) D
132) D
133) D
134) B
135) C
136) C
137) C
138) B
139) D
140) C
141) C
142) C
143) B
144) C
145) C
146) A
147) A
148) A
149) D
150) B
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Answer Key
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151) D
152) C
153) B
154) A
155) C
156) C
157) C
158) A
159) A
160) C
161) C
162) B
163) D
164) A
165) D
166) C
167) C
168) B
169) B
170) B
171) A
172) A
173) B
174) B
175) C
176) B
177) C
178) A
179) B
180) C
181) B
182) C
183) A
184) C
185) C
186) C
187) D
188) B
189) B
190) A
191) C
192) B
193) C
194) C
195) B
196) C
197) A
198) D
199) B
200) D
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Answer Key
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201) C
202) D
203) A
204) C
205) D
206) D
207) A
208) D
209) B
210) B
211) C
212) D
213) B
214) B
215) D
216) B
217) C
218) D
219) C
220) A
221) C
222) C
223) B
224) C
225) C
226) D
227) C
228) D
229) A
230) B
231) B
232) C
233) A
234) B
235) A
236) A
237) C
238) A
239) B
240) C
241) D
242) C
243) C
244) D
245) D
246) B
247) C
248) C
249) C
250) D
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251) A
252) B
253) C
254) B
255) C
256) A
257) B
258) A
259) D
260) A
261) D
262) D
263) D
264) D
265) C
266) D
267) D
268) B
269) D
270) A
271) D
272) D
273) D
274) A
275) D
276) B
277) C
278) A
279) B
280) D
281) D
282) A
283) C
284) A
285) C
286) B
287) C
288) A
289) A
290) B
291) C
292) C
293) A
294) B
295) D
296) C
297) A
298) D
299) C
300) D
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Answer Key
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301) C
302) D
303) C
304) A
305) A
306) D
307) D
308) A
309) D
310) A
311) C
312) C
313) C
314) C
315) D
316) C
317) C
318) A
319) B
320) C
321) A
322) D
323) C
324) A
325) A
326) D
327) A
328) C
329) C
330) A
331) C
332) B
333) A
334) C
335) B
336) A
337) A
338) C
339) C
340) D
341) A
342) A
343) A
344) B
345) D
346) A factor is a number in a product while a multiple of a number is a product of it and some natural number.
For example, 6 = 2 x 3, so 2 and 3 are FACTORS of 6; 18 = 3 x 6, so 18 is a MULTIPLE of 6.
347) The factorization yields a middle term of -2x rather than 2x:
x2 + 2x - 15 = (x + 5)(x - 3)
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348) Factors such as (2x + 2) or (3x - 6) contain a common factor and, since the largest common factor has already
been removed, such factors are not possible.
349) x2 - y2 is a difference of squares, not a binomial
square. x2 - y2 = (x + y)(x - y)
350) The factor of 5 should be factored out.
351) The numbers a and b must have the same sign (both positive or both negative).
352) The term x2 - 256 can still be factored as (x - 16)(x + 16).
0
353) Setting 2x = 0 is not a problem because x = = 0.
2
5 2 5
354) Set each factor equal to 0 in turn, and solve. There would thus be three equations to solve. - , ,
9 3 9
355) The equation needs to be set to zero in order to use the zero-factor theorem.
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