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1. 2.

The third option is the answer because it
is the only option that has a degree of
three, or in other words,
it is raised to the third power.
It also has a constant of 5.
The fourth option is the answer. 3x^2 and 7x^2 can
be combined since have the same variable, so 10x^2.
next, combining -5x and 8x, we get 3x since they
don't have the same sign (+,-) we should get their
difference as in the law of addition of integers. Thus,
we get 3x, lastly combining the constants we get -6.

3. 4.
The third option is the answer. In subtracting The first option is the answer. The color is yellow which
integers, the number or polynomial that will be means it is positive. Red would mean negative. The
subtracted from the other will have its terms signs shape is a square, so this means that x will be raised
reversed. In the problem, the -15a + 3c will become to the power of 2. With this we get x^2.
15a -3c. Same goes to -22a - 7c which will become
22a + 7c. The rule doesn't apply to -9a-20c though
since it is the polynomial from which the others
will be subtracted from. After reversing the signs,
we can now proceed to addition of the terms which
yields the answer we got.
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5.
Option 2 is the answer. The horizontal figure means
x - 3. The vertical means -2x + 1. Now, when we
multiply them we get -2x^2 + 7x -3.
7.
It is the answer. I used vertical method. When we
multiply 3y by x -5y we get 3xy - 15y. Then we multiply
x by x - 5y and we get x^2 - 5xy. We add the two
products together and we get our answer.
9.
ab is equal to (x + 1)(-3x-5)= -3x^2 -8x - 5. cd is
(x - 4)(-2x - 2)= 2x^2 + 6x + 8. Getting the
difference of the two we get -x^2 - 14x - 13.
6.
Those are wrong-colored tiles. They should be yellow
since the intersecting colors are both red. This should
cause the intersection to be positive which is represented
by the color yellow.
8.
To get the square of a binomial, we first get the square of
the first term which is 4x, that is, 16x^2. Then we multiply
the two terms 4x and 3y and we get 12xy. We multiply this
further by 2 so we get 24xy and the last term 3y will also
be squared so that will be 9y^2. Combining them we get
16x^2 + 24xy + 9y^2.
10.
2x^3y^7 is the answer. All three monomials are divisible by
two. The greatest degree that can be a factor for x is 3, and
for y is 7.
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11.
The GCF of the expression is 5xy.
Factoring the expression, we get our answer.
13.
28 has many factors. We need to choose factors
that when multiplied, will yield -3n as the middle
term. Our answer satisfies the requirement.
15.
Simplifying the expression, we get 3x^2 - 2x - 21.
Now we can factor the trinomial.
12.
The GCF of the expression is 2qr. Factoring the expression,
we get our answer.
14.
4 is a factor of the expression. Dividing the expression by
four we get x^2+2x+1, which is a square of x+1.
16.
10 has 4 factors. The middle term -17x is a negative
number. This means that we don't only need to consider
which factors to choose but also their signs. For our answer,
the products -2x and -15x total -17x. Therefore, our answer
is right.
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17. 18.

There are many factors for the first and last The factors of the expression are 2x, 4x+3, and x+1.
terms as they are composite numbers. This can
make factoring a little bit tricky. We need to put
factors for the first and last terms whose
products, when added, total 19ab. Our answer
satisfies such requirement.

19. 20.
The factors of the expression are (9x+2)
Factoring the expression, we get (y^2 + 8) and
and (9x-2)
(y^2 - 9). Further factoring (y^2 -9), we get
(y+3)(y-3).

21.

The first option is the answer. Factoring the

expression inside the parenthesis, we get
(4a+b)(4a+b). Factoring -9c^2 we get 3c and
-3c. Combining all, we get our answer.
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