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MULTIPLE CHOICE. Choose the one alternative that best completes the statement or answers the question.

Find the greatest common factor of the numbers.

1) 12, 16, 20
A) 8 B) 4 C) 1 D) 12
Answer: B

2) 12, 28, 32, 36

A) 4 B) 1 C) 3 D) 12
Answer: A

3) 56, 32
A) 88 B) 8 C) 4 D) 7
Answer: B

Find the greatest common factor of the terms.

4) 14m 5 , 56m 7
A) 14m 5 B) 56m 5 C) 784m 2 D) 14m 2
Answer: A

5) 104x2 , 52x6
A) 104x2 B) 52x2 C) 26x4 D) 78x2
Answer: B

6) 64a 8 b4 , 56a 6 b8
A) 8a 8 b8 B) 8a 6 b4 C) 448a 8 b8 D) 4a 2 b4
Answer: B

7) 14m 3 , 56m 7 , 196m 4

A) 14m 4 B) 784m 4 C) 56m 3 D) 14m 3
Answer: D

8) 6x, 9
A) 3 B) 6 C) 3x D) 18x
Answer: A

9) m 9 n 6 , mn 5
A) m 9 n 5 B) m 9 n 6 C) n 5 D) mn 5
Answer: D

Complete the factoring.

10) 30x9 = 6x( )
A) 5x B) 180x8 C) 180x10 D) 5x8
Answer: D

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 11) -14z 9 = -2z 7 ( )
A) 7z 7 B) 28z C) -7z 2 D) 7z 2
Answer: D

12) -81x7 y6 = 9x4 y2 ( )

A) -729x3 y4 B) -729x4 y5 C) -9x3 y4 D) -9xy4
Answer: C

13) 5x2 - 25x = 5x( )

A) 5 - x B) x2 - 5 C) x - 5 D) 5 - x2
Answer: C

14) 7x2 y4 + 42x2 y3 = 7x2 y3 ( )

A) 7y + 6x B) x2 y + 6 C) y + 6x2 D) y + 6
Answer: D

Factor out the greatest common factor.

15) 108m 9 + 108m 7 + 72m 2
A) 36m 2 (3m 7 + 3m 5 + 2) B) 36(3m 9 + 3m 7 + 2m 2 )
C) m 2 (108m 7 + 108m 5 + 72) D) No common factor (except 1)
Answer: A

16) 18x9 y8 - 48x6 y6 - 24x3 y2

A) 6x3 (3x6 y8 - 8x3 y6 - 4y2 ) B) 6(3x9 y8 - 8x6 y6 - 4x3 y2 )
C) 6x3 y2 (3x6 y6 - 8x3 y4 - 4) D) No common factor (except 1)
Answer: C

17) 80x9 y9 - 128x3 y4 - 128x7 y2

A) No common factor (except 1) B) 16x3 (5x6 y9 - 8y4 - 8x4 y2 )
C) 16x3 y2 (5x6 y7 - 8y2 - 8x 4 ) D) 16(5x9 y9 - 8x3 y4 - 8x7 y2 )
Answer: C

18) 17m 2 - 10r3

A) m 2 (17 - 10m) B) 2(8m 2 + 5r3 )
C) 3(5m 2 - 3r3 ) D) No common factor (except 1)
Answer: D

19) 5x(3x + 2) + 6(3x + 2)

A) (15x - 6)(x - 2) B) (5x + 6)(3x + 2) C) (5x - 6)(3x - 2) D) (15x + 6)(x + 2)
Answer: B

20) t(7 - m) + s(7 - m)

A) (t - s)(7 - m) B) t(7 - m) + s
C) (t + s)(7 - m) D) No common factor (except 1)
Answer: C

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 21) 6m(9 - m) + 5n(9 - m)
A) (6m - 5n)(9 - m) B) No common factor (except 1)
C) (6m + 5n)(9 - m) D) m(6 + 5n)(9 - 1)
Answer: C

22) 2y + 6
A) 6 B) 2y
C) No common factor (except 1) D) 2(y + 3)
Answer: D

23) 5x2 + 15x

A) 5x(x + 3) B) x(5x + 15) C) 5x(x + 15) D) 5x2 (x + 3)
Answer: A

24) 3x2 y5 + 6x2 y4

A) y + 2 B) 3x2 y4 (y + 2) C) 3x4 y2 (y + 2) D) x2 y4 (3y + 2)
Answer: B

Factor by grouping.
25) 12x2 - 10x + 18x - 15
A) (12x + 3)(x - 5) B) (2x + 3)(6x - 5) C) (12x - 3)(x + 5) D) (2x - 3)(6x + 5)
Answer: B

26) 12x2 + 8xy - 15xy - 10y2

A) (12x - 5y)(x + 2y) B) (4x + 5y)(3x + 2y) C) (4x - 5)(3x + 2) D) (4x - 5y)(3x + 2y)
Answer: D

27) 20a 3 + 8a 2 b - 15ab2 - 6b3

A) (20a 2 - 3b2 )(a + 2b) B) (4a 2 + 3b2 )(5a - 2b)
C) (4a 2 - 3b)(5a + 2b) D) (4a 2 - 3b2 )(5a + 2b)
Answer: D

28) 6 - 2y - 3p + yp
A) (3 + y)(2 - p) B) (3 - y)(2 - p) C) (3 + y)(2 + p) D) (3 - y)(2 + p)
Answer: B

29) 24r2 + 54ry - 4xr - 9xy

A) (4r + 9y)(6r - x) B) (4r + 9y)(x - 6r) C) (9r + 4y)(6r - x) D) (4r + 9y)(6x - r)
Answer: A

30) r3 + r2 + 8r + 8
A) (r2 + 1)(r + 8) B) (r2 + 8)(r + 8) C) (r2 + 8)(r - 8) D) (r2 + 8)(r + 1)
Answer: D

31) x2 + 8x + xy + 8y
A) (x + 8)(x - y) B) (x - 8)(x + y) C) (x - 8)(x - y) D) (x + 8)(x + y)
Answer: D

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 32) r2 - 6r + rt - 6t
A) rt(r - 6) B) (r - 6)(r + t) C) (r + 6)(r - t) D) (r - 6)(r - t)
Answer: B

33) 15m 3 - 5m 2 n 2 - 3mn + n 3

A) (5m 2 - n)(3m - n 2 ) B) (5m 2 + n)(3m - n 2 )
C) (5m - n)(3m 2 - n 2 ) D) (5m 2 - n)(3m + n 2 )
Answer: A

34) 7p3 + 5q3 + 5pq2 + 7p2 q

A) (p + q2 )(5p2 + 7q) B) (p2 + q2 )(5p + 7q) C) (p2 + q2 )(7p + 5q) D) (p2 + q2 )(5p - 7q)
Answer: B

SHORT ANSWER. Write the word or phrase that best completes each statement or answers the question.

Provide an appropriate response.

35) Give an example of three numbers whose greatest common factor is 3.
Answer: Answers vary, but 6, 9, 15 are correct.

MULTIPLE CHOICE. Choose the one alternative that best completes the statement or answers the question.

36) Is x2 y8 a common factor of -x3 y9 and x2 y8 ?

A) No B) Yes
Answer: B

37) Is x3 y7 a common factor of x4 y9 and x2 y7 ?

A) Yes B) No
Answer: B

38) Is x4 y5 z 9 a common factor of x5 y6 z 10and -x4 y6 z 9 ?

A) Yes B) No
Answer: A

39) Is it possible to factor the expression 16x3 (y + 7) + 5(y + 7)? If so, factor it.
A) No B) Yes: (y + 7)(16x3 + 5)
C) Yes: 16x3 (y + 7) + 5 D) Yes: 16x3 (y + 12)
Answer: B

40) Is it possible to factor the expression 4x2 (y + 6) + 3(y - 6)? If so, factor it.
A) No B) Yes: (4x2 + 3)(y - 6)
C) Yes: (4x2 + 3)(y + 6) D) Yes: (4x2 + 3 + 6 + y)
Answer: A

Find the pair of numbers whose product and sum are given.
41) Product: -20 Sum: -1
A) -20 and 1 B) 20 and -1 C) 5 and -4 D) -5 and 4
Answer: D

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 42) Product: 187 Sum: 28
A) 17 and -11 B) -17 and -11 C) -17 and 11 D) 17 and 11
Answer: D

43) Product: 45 Sum: -18

A) 15 and -3 B) -15 and -3 C) 15 and 3 D) -15 and 3
Answer: B

Complete the factoring.

44) x2 + 11x + 28 = (x + 7)( )
A) x + 4 B) x2 + 4 C) x + 21 D) x - 18
Answer: A

45) x2 - 3x - 54 = (x + 6)( )
A) x + 9 B) 9 - x C) x - 9 D) -x - 9
Answer: C

46) x2 - 14x + 48 = (x - 6)( )

A) x2 + 6 B) 6 - x C) x + 8 D) x - 8
Answer: D

47) x2 + 3x - 28 = (x - 4)( )
A) 4 - x B) x2 + 4 C) x - 7 D) x + 7
Answer: D

Factor completely. If the polynomial cannot be factored, write prime.

48) x2 - x - 6
A) (x + 1)(x - 6) B) (x + 3)(x - 2) C) (x + 2)(x - 3) D) Prime
Answer: C

49) x2 + 3x - 108
A) (x - 12)(x + 1) B) (x - 12)(x + 9) C) (x + 12)(x - 9) D) Prime
Answer: C

50) x2 - 2x - 24
A) (x - 4)(x + 1) B) (x - 4)(x + 6) C) (x + 4)(x - 6) D) Prime
Answer: C

51) x2 - x - 40
A) (x + 5)(x - 8) B) (x - 40)(x + 1) C) (x - 5)(x + 8) D) Prime
Answer: D

52) x2 + 62x + 63
A) (x + 63)(x - 1) B) (x + 9)(x - 7) C) (x - 9)(x + 7) D) Prime
Answer: D

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 53) s2 + 8s + 15
A) (s + 15)(s - 1) B) (s + 15)(s + 8) C) (s - 3)(s - 5) D) (s + 3)(s + 5)
Answer: D

54) u2 - 10u + 21
A) (u + 7)(u + 3) B) (u + 7)(u - 3) C) (u - 7)(u + 3) D) (u - 7)(u - 3)
Answer: D

Factor completely.
55) 5x2 - 5x - 30
A) 5(x + 2)(x - 3) B) (5x + 10)(x - 3) C) 5(x - 2)(x + 3) D) Prime
Answer: A

56) 4x2 - 24x + 36

A) (4x - 12)(x - 3) B) 4(x - 9)(x + 1) C) Prime D) 4(x - 3)(x - 3)
Answer: D

57) 2x6 + 14x5 - 16x4

A) x4 (2x - 2)(x + 8) B) 2 4 (x2 + 7x - 8) C) 2x4 (x - 1)(x + 8) D) x4 (x - 1)(2x + 16)
Answer: C

58) x2 + 2x - 120
A) (x - 12)(x + 10) B) (x + 12)(x - 10) C) Prime D) (x - 12)(x + 1)
Answer: B

59) 4x2 - 40x + 100

A) Prime B) (4x - 20)(x - 5) C) 4(x - 5)(x - 5) D) 4(x - 25)(x + 1)
Answer: C

60) x2 + 9xy + 14y2

A) x(x + 9y + 14y2 ) B) (x + 7y)(x + 2y) C) (x - 7y)(x - 2y) D) (x + 7y)(x - 2y)
Answer: B

61) 15y5 - 10y4 + 25y2

A) 5y2 (3y3 - 2y2 + 5y) B) 5y2 (3y3 + 2y2 - 5)
C) 5y2 (3y3 - 2y2 + 5) D) 5y(3y4 - 2y3 + 5y)
Answer: C

62) x4 + 8x3 y - 9x2 y2

A) x2 (x + 9y)(x - y) B) x2 (x - 9y)(x - y) C) x2 (x - 9y)(x + y) D) x(x + 9y)(x - y)
Answer: A

63) p4 q2 - 6p3 q3 - 16p2 q4

A) p2q2 (p - 8q)(p + q) B) p2q2 (p + 8q)(p - 2q)
C) p2q2 (p + q)(p - 2q) D) p2q2 (p - 8q)(p + 2q)
Answer: D

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 64) (m + n)b2 + (m + n)b + 6(m + n)
A) (m + n)(b2 - b + 6) B) (m + n)(b + 6)(b - 6)
C) b(m + n)(b + 7) D) (m + n)(b2 + b + 6)
Answer: D

65) (5m + n)p2 - 9(5m + n)p + 18(5m + n)

A) (5m + n)(p - 3)(p - 6) B) (5m + n)(p + 3)(p + 6)
C) (5m + n)(p - 3)(p + 6) D) (5m + n)(p2 - 9p + 18)
Answer: A

SHORT ANSWER. Write the word or phrase that best completes each statement or answers the question.

Provide an appropriate response.

66) What steps would you take to factor x2 + 7x + 12 ?
Answer: Answers will vary. Find two numbers whose product is 12 and whose sum is 7.

67) What steps would you take to factor x2 - 8x + 15 ?

Answer: Answers will vary. Find two numbers whose sum is -8 and whose product is 15.

68) Use the FOIL method to show that (2x + 4)(x - 5) is 2x2 - 6x - 20. If you were asked to completely factor
2x2 - 6x - 20, why would it be incorrect to give (2x + 4)(x - 5) as your answer?
Answer: The factor of 2 should be factored out.

69) Explain the error in the following:

x2 + 2x - 15 = (x - 5)(x + 3)
Answer: The factorization yields a middle term of -2x rather than 2x:
x2 + 2x - 15 = (x + 5)(x - 3)

70) In factoring a trinomial in y as (y + a)(y + b), what must be true of a and b, if the coefficient of the last term of the
trinomial is negative?
Answer: The numbers a and b must have different signs (one positive and one negative).

MULTIPLE CHOICE. Choose the one alternative that best completes the statement or answers the question.

Factor by grouping.
71) 6x2 - 15x + 10x - 25
A) (3x - 5)(2x + 5) B) (6x - 5)(x + 5) C) (6x + 5)(x - 5) D) (3x + 5)(2x - 5)
Answer: D

72) 30x2 - 25xy + 24xy - 20y2

A) (30x + 4y)(x - 5y) B) (5x + 4)(6x - 5) C) (5x + 4y)(6x - 5y) D) (5x - 4y)(6x - 5y)
Answer: C

73) r2 + 8r + 5r + 40
A) (r + 8)(r + 5) B) (r - 8)(r - 5) C) r(r + 53) D) (r + 8)(r - 5)
Answer: A

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Factor completely.
74) x2 + 3xy - 18y2 = (x + 6y)( )
A) x - 3y2 B) x + y C) x + 3y D) x - 3y
Answer: D

75) u2 - 3uv - 54v2 = (u + 6v)( )

A) u - 9 B) u + 9v C) u + 9v2 D) u - 9v
Answer: D

76) 15m 2 - 26mn + 8n 2 = (3m - 4n)( )

A) 5m + 2n B) 5m - 2n 2 C) 5m - 2n D) m + 2n
Answer: C

77) 3x2 - 9xy - 12y2 = 3( )( )

A) x + 3y, x - 4y B) x + y, x - 4y C) x - 3y, x + 4y D) x - y, x + 4y
Answer: B

78) 2x3 + 6x2 y - 20xy2 = 2x( )( )

A) x + 2y, x - 5y B) x + 4y, x - 5y C) x + 4xy, x - 5y D) x - 2y, x + 5y
Answer: D

Factor by grouping.
79) 15x2 + 19x + 6
A) (15x + 2)(x + 3) B) (3x + 2)(5x + 3) C) (3x - 2)(5x - 3) D) Prime
Answer: B

80) 6y2 + 13y + 6

A) (3y + 2)(2y + 3) B) (6y + 2)(y + 3) C) (3y - 2)(2y - 3) D) Prime
Answer: A

81) 8z 2 + 6z - 9
A) (2z - 3)(4z + 3) B) (8z + 3)(z - 3) C) (2z + 3)(4z - 3) D) Prime
Answer: C

82) 6z 2 + 5z - 6
A) (6z - 2)(z + 3) B) (3z + 2)(2z - 3) C) (3z - 2)(2z + 3) D) Prime
Answer: C

83) 12x2 + 7xt - 12t2

A) (12x + 4t)(x - 3t) B) (3x + 4t)(4x - 3t) C) (3x - 4t)(4x + 3t) D) Prime
Answer: B

84) 6x2 - 5xt - 4t2

A) (6x + t)(x - 4t) B) (2x - t)(3x + 4t) C) (2x + t)(3x - 4t) D) Prime
Answer: C

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 85) 24 - 10x + x2
A) (x - 6)(x - 4) B) (x - 6)(x + 4) C) (x + 6)(x + 4) D) (x + 6)(x - 4)
Answer: A

86) 9x2 - 18xt + 8t2

A) (3x - 2t)(3x - 4t) B) (9x - 2t)(x - 4t) C) (3x + 2t)(3x + 4t) D) Prime
Answer: A

87) 6x2 + 13xt + 6t2

A) (6x + 2t)(x + 3t) B) (3x + 2t)(2x + 3t) C) (3x - 2t)(2x - 3t) D) Prime
Answer: B

88) 25z 4 - 5z 2 - 12
A) (5z 4 + 4)(5z - 3) B) (5z 2 + 4)(5z 2 - 3) C) (5z 2 + 3)(5z 2 - 4) D) (5z 4 + 3)(5z - 4)
Answer: C

Factor completely.
89) 6x2 - 26x - 20
A) Prime B) 2(3x + 2)(x - 5) C) 2(3x - 2)(x + 5) D) (6x + 4)(x - 5)
Answer: B

90) 36x2 + 21xy + 3y2

A) (9x + 3y)(4x + y) B) Prime C) 3(3x - y)(4x - y) D) 3(3x + y)(4x + y)
Answer: D

91) 14y2 + 63y - 35

A) Prime B) 7(2y + 1)(y - 5) C) (14y - 7)(y + 5) D) 7(2y - 1)(y + 5)
Answer: D

92) 12x2 y2 + 17xy2 + 6y2

A) y2 (x + 2)(12x + 3) B) (4x + 2y)(3x + 3y) C) (3x + 2y)(4x + 3y) D) y2 (3x + 2)(4x + 3)
Answer: D

93) 60x2 + 64x + 16

A) 4(3x + 2)(5x + 2) B) 4(3x + 1)(5x + 16) C) 4(3x + 2)(5x - 2) D) (3x + 2)(5x + 2)
Answer: A

94) 6y4 - 33y3 + 36y2

A) 3y2 (2y - 3)(y + 4) B) y2 (2y - 3)(y - 4) C) 3y2 (2y - 3)(y - 4) D) 3y2 (2y + 3)(y - 4)
Answer: C

95) 36m 3 n 3 - 5m 2 n 4 - mn 5
A) mn 3 (9m - n)(4m + n) B) mn 3 (4m + n)(9m - n)
C) n 3(4m - n)(9m + n) D) mn 3 (4m - n)(9m + n)
Answer: D

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 96) 33x4 y2 + 54x3 y2 - 24x2 y2
A) 3x2 y2 (x + 2)(11x - 4) B) 3(x + 2)(11x - 4)
C) 3x2 y2 (x + 2)(11x + 4) D) x2 y2 (x - 2)(11x + 4)
Answer: A

97) -x2 - 2x + 24
A) -1(x + 6)(x - 4) B) -1(x - 6)(x + 4) C) -1(x - 6)(x - 4) D) (x + 6)(x - 4)
Answer: A

98) -4r2 + 33rt - 8t2

A) -1(4r + t)(r - 8t) B) -1(4r - t)(r - 8t) C) (4r - t)(r - 8t) D) -1(4r + t)(r + 8t)
Answer: B

99) 4r2 (y + 3)5 - 4r(y + 3)5 - 3(y + 3)5

A) (y + 3)5 (2r + 3)(2r - 1) B) (y + 3)5 (2r - 3)(2r - 1)
C) (y + 3)5 (2r - 3)(2r + 1) D) (y + 3)5 (4r - 3)(r + 1)
Answer: C

100) 16p2 (r + 7)3 + 40pq(r + 7)3 + 25q2 (r + 7)3

A) (r + 7)3 (4p + 5q)(4p - 5q) B) (r + 7)3 (4p + 5q)2
C) (r + 7)3 (4p - 5q)2 D) (r + 7)3 (4p + q)2
Answer: B

Solve the problem.

101) What pair of integers would be used to rewrite the middle term when factoring 18x2 - 57x + 35 by grouping?
A) 18, -35 B) -18, 35 C) -42, -15 D) 42, 15
Answer: C

Simplify.
102) 172
A) 289 B) 578 C) 19 D) 34
Answer: A

103) 6 3
A) 4 B) 9 C) 216 D) 18
Answer: C

Factor the binomial completely. If it is prime, say so.

104) 64x2 - 9
A) (8x + 3)2 B) (8x - 3)2 C) (8x + 3)(8x - 3) D) Prime
Answer: C

105) 16k2 - 49m 2

A) (4k + 7m)2 B) (4k - 7m)2
C) (4k + 7m)(4k - 7m) D) Prime
Answer: C

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 106) 25y4 - 49
A) (5y2 - 7)2 B) (5y2 + 7)(5y2 - 7) C) (5y2 + 7)2 D) Prime
Answer: B

107) 4s2 - 49t4

A) (2s + 7t2 )2 B) (2s - 7t2 )2 C) (2s + 7t2 )(2s - 7t2 ) D) Prime
Answer: C

108) 98a 4 - 72b2

A) 2(7a 2 + 6b)2 B) 2(7a 2 + 6b)(7a 2 - 6b)
C) 2(7a 2 - 6b)2 D) Prime
Answer: B

109) 147a 4 b - 12b3

A) 3b(7a - 2b)2 B) 3b(7a + 2b)2
C) 3b(7a 2 + 2b)(7a 2 - 2b) D) Prime
Answer: C

110) 192x2 - 3
A) (24x - 3)(8x + 1) B) 3(8x + 1)2 C) (8x - 1)(24x + 3) D) 3(8x - 1)(8x + 1)
Answer: D

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111) 25m 2 -
4
3 2 3 2 3 3
A) 5m + B) 5m - C) 5m + 5m - D) Prime
2 2 2 2
Answer: C

112) 4x2 + 25
A) (2x + 5)(2x - 5) B) (2x + 5)2 C) (2x - 5)2 D) Prime
Answer: D

113) x4 - 81
A) (x2 - 9)(x + 3)(x - 3) B) (x2 + 9)(x + 3)(x - 3)
C) (x + 3)2 (x - 3)2 D) Prime
Answer: B

Factor completely.
114) x2 + 24x + 144
A) (x + 12)(x - 12) B) (x - 12)2 C) (x + 12)2 D) Prime
Answer: C

115) x2 + 12xy + 36y2

A) (x + 6y)2 B) (x + 6y)(x - 6y) C) (x - 6y)2 D) Prime
Answer: A

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 116) x2 + 1.8x + 0.81
A) (x + 0.9)(x - 0.9) B) (x - 0.9)2 C) (x + 0.9)2 D) Prime
Answer: C

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117) t2 + t +
2 16
1 2 1 2 1 1
A) t + B) t - C) t + t- D) Prime
4 4 4 4
Answer: A

118) 49x2 - 70xy + 25y2

A) (7x + 5y)2 B) Prime C) (7x - 5y)2 D) (7x - 5y)(7x + 5y)
Answer: C

119) 3x2 - 24x + 48

A) 3(x - 4)2 B) 3(x + 4)2 C) (3x - 24)2 D) Prime
Answer: A

120) 49x2 - 70x + 25

A) (7x - 5)2 B) (7x + 5)2 C) (7x - 5)(7x + 5) D) Prime
Answer: A

121) 175x2 - 70x + 7

A) (35x - 7)(5x - 1) B) 7(5x + 1)(5x - 1) C) 7(25x2 - 10x + 1) D) 7(5x - 1)2
Answer: D

122) b2 - 24b + 144

A) (b - 12)2 B) (b + 12)(b - 12) C) (b + 12)2 D) Prime
Answer: A

123) (x + y)3 + (x - y)3

A) 2x(x2 - 3y2 ) B) 2x(x2 + 3y2 ) C) x(x2 + 3y2 ) D) x(x2 - 3y2 )
Answer: B

124) 5w - 5x + 5w2 - 5x2

A) 5(w - x)(1 + w - x) B) 5(w - x)(w + x) C) 5(w - x)(1 + w + x) D) (w - x)(1 + w + x)
Answer: C

Factor the polynomial completely.

125) 729p3 - 1
A) (9p - 1)(81p2 + 9p + 1) B) (9p + 1)(81p2 - 9p + 1)
C) (9p - 1)(81p2 + 1) D) (729p - 1)(p2 + 9p + 1)
Answer: A

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 126) x3 - 125
A) (x + 5)(x2 - 5x + 25) B) (x - 5)(x2 + 5x + 25)
C) (x + 125)(x 2 - 1) D) (x - 5)(x2 + 25)
Answer: B

127) 729y3 - 343

A) (729y - 7)(y2 + 63y + 49) B) (9y - 7)(81y2 + 63y + 49)
C) (9y + 7)(81y2 - 63y + 49) D) (9y - 7)(81y2 + 49)
Answer: B

128) 27a 3 - 64b3

A) (27a - 4b)(a 2 + 12ab + 16b2 ) B) (3a - 4b)(9a 2 + 12ab + 16b2 )
C) (3a - 4b)(9a 2 + 16b2 ) D) (3a + 4b2 )(9a 2 - 12ab + 16b2 )
Answer: B

129) 250k3 m - 16m 4

A) 2m(5k - 2m)(25k2 + 10km + 4m 2 ) B) 2m(125k - 2m)(k2 + 10km + 4m 2 )
C) (10km - 4m 2 )(25k2 + 4m 2 ) D) 2m(5k + 2m 2 )(25k2 - 10km + 4km 2 )
Answer: A

130) 1000s3 + 1
A) (10s - 1)(100s2 + 10s + 1) B) (1000s + 1)(s2 - 10s + 1)
C) (10s + 1)(100s2 - 10s + 1) D) (10s + 1)(100s2 + 1)
Answer: C

131) t3 + 8
A) (t + 2)(t2 - 2t + 4) B) (t + 2)(t2 + 4) C) (t - 2)(t2 + 2t + 4) D) (t - 8)(t2 - 1)
Answer: A

132) 343c3 + 64
A) (7c - 4)(49c2 + 28c + 16) B) (343c + 4)(c2 - 28c + 16)
C) (7c + 4)(49c2 - 28c + 16) D) (7c + 4)(49c2 + 16)
Answer: C

133) y6 + 1
A) (y + 1)(y - 1)(y4 - y2 + 1) B) (y + 1)(y - 1)(y2 + y + 1)(y2 - y + 1)
C) (y3 + 1)(y3 - 1) D) (y2 + 1)(y4 - y2 + 1)
Answer: D

Answer the question.

134) The monomial 81x2 y18 is a perfect square.
True or False?
A) True. B) False.
Answer: A

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 135) The monomial 9x6 y12 is a perfect square.
True or False?
A) False. B) True.
Answer: B

136) What values of n will make xn a perfect square?

A) n must be a power of 3. B) n must be odd.
C) n must be even. D) n must be a multiple of 5.
Answer: C

SHORT ANSWER. Write the word or phrase that best completes each statement or answers the question.

137) Why is the answer (x2 - 64)(x2 + 64) not the correct answer to the instruction "Factor (x4 - 4096) completely"?
Answer: The term x2 - 64 can still be factored as (x - 8)(x + 8).

138) The binomial 4x2 + 16 is the sum of two squares that can be factored. Why is this possible?
Answer: 4 is a factor of 16. The factor 4 can thus be taken out.

MULTIPLE CHOICE. Choose the one alternative that best completes the statement or answers the question.

Solve the equation.

139) (x - 7)(x + 9) = 0
A) {-7, 9} B) {7, -9} C) {7, 9} D) {7, -7, 9, -9}
Answer: B

140) (5y + 16)(4y + 17) = 0

5 4 16 17 16 17
A) - ,- B) , C) {11, 13} D) - ,-
11 17 5 4 5 4
Answer: D

141) x(5x + 30) = 0

1 1
A) 0, - B) {0, -6} C) {0, 6} D) 0,
6 6
Answer: B

142) b(b + 18) = 0

A) {-18, 0} B) {-1, -18} C) {1, -18} D) {18, 0}
Answer: A

143) 16k2 - 49 = 0
4 7 4 7 7
A) ,- B) {7, 0} C) ,0 D) ,-
7 4 7 4 4
Answer: D

144) 6d2 + 21d + 18 = 0

2 1 2 3 3
A) , B) - ,- 2 C) - ,- 2 D) ,2
3 2 3 2 2
Answer: C

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145) x2 - x = 72
A) {-8, 9} B) {8, 9} C) {-8, -9} D) {1, 72}
Answer: A

146) x2 + 5x - 14 = 0
A) {7, -2} B) {-7, 1} C) {7, 2} D) {-7, 2}
Answer: D

147) 6k2 - 47k - 8 = 0

1 1 1 1
A) - , 8 B) ,- C) {-6, 8} D) - ,6
6 47 6 6
Answer: A

148) n 2 - 100 = 0
A) {10} B) {-10} C) {0, 10} D) {-10, 10}
Answer: D

149) x2 + 3x - 18 = 0
A) {-6, 1} B) {-6, 3} C) {6, 3} D) {6, -3}
Answer: B

150) x2 + 8x + 7 = 0
A) {-7} B) {-7, 1} C) {7, -1} D) {-7, -1}
Answer: D

151) x2 + 12x + 36 = 0
A) {6} B) {6, 1} C) {-6} D) {-6, 0}
Answer: C

152) 36x2 = 28 + 72x

1 7 1 3 1 7 1 7
A) - , B) - , C) ,- D) ,
3 3 7 7 3 3 3 3
Answer: A

153) 15r2 = 5r
1 1
A) {0, 3} B) 0, C) D) {0}
3 3
Answer: B

154) r(r - 4) = -4
A) {4, 2} B) {2} C) {2, -2} D) {-2}
Answer: B

155) x(x - 1) = 20
A) {-4, -5} B) {-4, 5} C) {4, -5} D) {4, 5}
Answer: B

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156) 3y(5y + 9) = 6
1 1 1 1
A) B) , -2 C) - , 2 D) ,2
5 5 5 5
Answer: B

157) m(5m - 24) = -16

4 4 4 5
A) - , 4 B) ,4 C) , -4 D) ,4
5 5 5 4
Answer: B

158) 9c3 + 9c2 - 18c = 0

A) - 2, 1 B) {0} C) 2, - 2 D) - 2, 1, 0
Answer: D

159) 20s3 - 42s2 + 33s = 15s

6 3 3 3 3 3
A) , B) ,- C) {0} D) , ,0
5 4 2 2 2 5
Answer: D

160) 15p4 + 12p2 = -28p3

28 28 2 6 2
A) {0} B) - , C) - ,- ,0 D) - ,- 2
3 3 3 5 5
Answer: C

161) 16t3 - 81t = 0

9 9 9 9 9
A) {0} B) ,- C) - , ,0 D)
4 4 4 4 4
Answer: C

162) (x - 7)(63x2 + 41x + 6) = 0

9 2 3 2 3 2
A) - , - B) {7} C) 7, - ,- D) 7, ,
7 9 7 9 7 9
Answer: C

163) (x + 2)(x2 + 2x - 24) = 0

A) {-2, -6, 4} B) {-2} C) {2} D) {2, 6, -4}
Answer: A

164) 4x(x - 7) = (3x - 3)(x - 7)

A) {-7, 3} B) {7, -3} C) {-3} D) {3}
Answer: B

165) 6x(x + 3) = (2x + 12)(x + 3)

A) {-3, 6} B) {-3, 3} C) {3, 6} D) {3, 3}
Answer: B

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 166) (x - 7)2 + x 2 = (x + 1)2
A) {7, -1} B) {4, 12} C) {7, 12} D) {-4, -12}
Answer: B

167) (x - 5)2 + x 2 = (x + 5)2

A) {20} B) {0, -20} C) {0, 20} D) {-20}
Answer: C

168) (3x)2 = (3x + 6)2 - (x + 6)2

A) {-24, 0} B) {0, 24} C) {24} D) {-24}
Answer: B

SHORT ANSWER. Write the word or phrase that best completes each statement or answers the question.

Provide an appropriate response.

169) A student was trying to solve the problem 3x(7x - 2) = 0. The student knew that he or she should set 7x - 2 = 0
but was confused about whether or not he or she should set 3x = 0, or 3 = 0 and x = 0. How would you advise
this student?
0
Answer: Setting 3x = 0 is not a problem because x = = 0.
3

170) How could you solve the equation (9x + 5)(9x - 5)(9x - 10) = 0? How many equations do you need to solve?
What are their solutions?
Answer: Set each factor in turn equal to 0 and solve. There would thus be three equations to solve. The
solutions are - 5 , 5 , and 10 .
9 9 9

171) Why is 13 called a triple solution to the equation (x - 13)3 = 0?

Answer: (x - 13)3 = (x - 13)(x - 13)(x - 13), 13 is a solution to each of the 3 products.

172) A student is solving the equation s2 = 102 and has determined that s = 10. He or she has looked up the answer
in the back of the book and finds that s = -10 is also a solution. The student feels that this is a misprint. How
would you advise him or her?
Answer: 102 = (-10)2 = s2 are both solutions.

173) A student is solving the equation x2 = 13x This student has decided to divide both sides of the equation by x and
finds the solution x = 13. The student checks the answer in the back of the book and finds that x = 0 is also a
solution. The student feels that this is a misprint. How would you advise him or her?
Answer: Order of operations x2 - 13x = x(x - 13) x = 0, x = 13 are solutions.

174) A student is trying to solve the equation (x + 9)(x - 6) = 6. The student has set x + 9 = 6 and x - 6 = 6 and found
that two solutions x = -3, x = 12. 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?
Answer: The equation needs to be set to zero in order to use the zero-factor theorem.

175) A student is told that there are two solutions to the problem 9x2 = 9x. The student can only find one; that is,
x = 1. How could you advise this student?
Answer: Zero is another factor.

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 176) A student is told that there are two solutions to the problem 4x2 = 10x. The student can only find one, namely,
5
x = . How can you advise him or her?
2
Answer: Zero is another solution.

MULTIPLE CHOICE. Choose the one alternative that best completes the statement or answers the question.

177) Find a quadratic equation having the given solutions.

1 1
x = - or x = -
4 2
A) 8x2 + 6x + 1 = 0 B) 4x2 - 4x - 1 = 0 C) 4x2 + 4x + 1 = 0 D) 8x2 - 6x + 1 = 0
Answer: A

Solve the problem.

178) A rectangle has a length of x + 2 and a width of x - 2, and has an area of 60 square units. Find the length and
width of the rectangle. (A = LW)
A) width = 3 units; length = 20 units B) width = 5 units; length = 12 units
C) width = 4 units; length = 15 units D) width = 6 units; length = 10 units
Answer: D

179) A rectangle has a length of x + 3 and a width of x - 3, and has an area of 40 square units. Find the length and
width of the rectangle. (A = LW)
A) width = 1 unit; length = 40 units B) width = 5 units; length = 8 units
C) width = 4 units; length = 10 units D) width = 2 units; length = 20 units
Answer: C

180) A rectangle has a length of x + 5 and a width of x - 5 and has an area of 56 square units. Find the length and
width of the rectangle. (A = LW)
A) width = 4 units; length = 14 units B) width = 1 unit; length = 56 units
C) width = 2 units; length = 28 units D) width = 7 units; length = 8 units
Answer: A

181) A parallelogram has a base of length 2x + 1 and a height of x + 3 and has an area of 42 square units. Find the
base and height of the parallelogram. (A = bh)
A) height = 14 units; base = 3 units B) height = 6 units; base = 7 units
C) height = 7 units; base = 6 units D) height = 3 units; base = 14 units
Answer: B

182) A parallelogram has a base of length x + 7 and a height of x + 2 and has an area of 50 square units. Find the
base and height of the parallelogram. (A = bh)
A) height = 5 units; base = 10 units B) height = 1 unit; base = 50 units
C) height = 2 units; base = 25 units D) height = 6.25 units; base = 8 units
Answer: A

183) A parallelogram has a base of length 3x + 1 and a height of x + 1 and has an area of 96 square units. Find the
base and height of the parallelogram. (A = bh)
A) height = 4 units; base = 24 units B) height = 6 units; base = 16 units
C) height = 8 units; base = 12 units D) height = 2 units; base = 48 units
Answer: B

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184) A triangle has a base of length x + 2 and a height of x + 8 and has an area of 36 square units. Find the base and
1
height. (A = bh)
2
A) base = 8 units; height = 9 units B) base = 6 units; height = 6 units
C) base = 6 units; height = 12 units D) base = 4 units; height = 9 units
Answer: C

185) A triangle has a base of length 3x + 1 and a height of x + 6 and has an area of 45 square units. Find the
1
base and height. (A = bh)
2
A) base = 9 units; height = 5 units B) base = 3 units; height = 15 units
C) base = 3 units; height = 30 units D) base = 10 units; height = 9 units
Answer: D

186) A triangle has a base of length 2x + 3 and a height of x + 3 and has an area of 27 square units. Find the
1
base and height. (A = bh)
2
A) base = 9 units; height = 3 units B) base = 18 units; height = 3 units
C) base = 9 units; height = 6 units D) base = 3 units; height = 9 unit
Answer: C

187) The length of a rectangle is 8 inches more than its width. If 4 inches are taken from the length and added to the
width, the figure becomes a square with an area of 121 square inches. What are the dimensions of the original
figure?
A) 3 in. by 11 in. B) 7 in. by 11 in. C) 11 in. by 11 in. D) 7 in. by 15 in.
Answer: D

188) The length of a rectangular frame is 5 cm more than the width. The area inside the frame is 50 square cm. Find
the width of the frame.
A) 7 cm B) 15 cm C) 5 cm D) 10 cm
Answer: C

189) The area of a square is numerically 12 more than the perimeter. Find the length of the side.
A) 24 units B) 72 units C) 6 units D) 18 units
Answer: C

190) The area of a square is numerically 4 less than the perimeter. Find the length of the side, if the side is greater
than 1.
A) 5 units B) 2 units C) 8 units D) 4 units
Answer: B

191) The height of a box is 5 inches. The length is three inches more than the width. Find the width if the volume is
350 cubic inches.
A) 70 in. B) 7 in. C) 5 in. D) 10 in.
Answer: B

192) The height of a box is 3 inches. Its length is 4 inches more than its width. Find the length if the volume is 96
cubic inches.
A) 32 in. B) 8 in. C) 4 in. D) 3 in.
Answer: B

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193) A rectangular garden has dimensions of 23 feet by 19 feet. A gravel path of equal width is to be built around the
garden. How wide can the path be if there is enough gravel for 400 square feet?
A) 4 ft B) 5 ft C) 6.5 ft D) 6 ft
Answer: A

194) Doris has a rectangular fish pond 5 by 10 feet. She wants to put grass in a strip of uniform width around the
pond. She has enough grass seed for 126 square feet. How wide will the strip be?
A) 4 ft B) 5.5 ft C) 3 ft D) 5 ft
Answer: C

195) Suppose a pyramid has a rectangular base whose width is 2 centimeters less than its length. If the height is 3
1
centimeters and the volume is 15 cubic centimeters, find the length of the base. V = Bh
3
A) 5 cm B) 15 cm C) 2 cm D) 3 cm
Answer: A

196) A square piece of cardboard is to be formed into an open-topped box by cutting 2 inch squares from the corners
and folding up the sides. The volume of the resulting box is given by the formula V = 2(x - 4)2 , where x is the
original length of each side of the piece of cardboard. What is the volume of the box if the original length of
each side of the piece of cardboard is 8 inches?
A) 16 in.3 B) 128 in.3 C) 32 in.3 D) 8 in.3
Answer: C

197) The product of two consecutive integers is 19 more than their sum. Find the integers.
A) 4, 5 or -4, -3 B) -4, -3 C) 5, 6 or -4, -3 D) 5, 6
Answer: C

198) Find three consecutive integers such that the sum of the squares of the smaller two is equal to the square of the
largest.
A) -3, -4, -5 B) -1, 0, 1 C) 3, 4, 5 D) -1, 0, 1 or 3, 4, 5
Answer: D

199) Find three consecutive odd integers such that the sum of all three is 36 less than the product of the smaller two.
A) 7, 9, 11 B) -6, -4, -2
C) 7, 9, 11, or -6, -4, -2 D) 5, 7, 9
Answer: A

200) Find three consecutive integers such that the square of the sum of the smaller two is 189 more than the square of
the largest.
A) 8, 9, 10 B) 6, 8, 10
C) -8, -7, -6 D) 8, 9, 10, or -8, -7, -6
Answer: D

201) The product of two consecutive integers is 2 less than 2 times their sum. Find the integers.
A) 0, 1 B) 0, 1 or 3, 4 C) 0, 1 or 4, 5 D) 3, 4
Answer: B

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202) Two cars leave an intersection. One car travels north; the other east. When the car traveling north had gone 15
miles, the distance between the cars was 5 miles more than the distance traveled by the car heading east. How
far had the eastbound car traveled?
A) 20 mi B) 15 mi C) 30 mi D) 25 mi
Answer: A

203) A ladder is resting against a wall. The top of the ladder touches the wall at a height of 12 feet. Find the length of
the ladder if the length is 4 feet more than its distance from the wall.
A) 24 ft B) 16 ft C) 12 ft D) 20 ft
Answer: D

204) A lot is in the shape of a right triangle. The shorter leg measures 150 meters. The hypotenuse is 50 meters longer
than the length of the longer leg. How long is the longer leg?
A) 300 m B) 250 m C) 200 m D) 150 m
Answer: C

205) A long-distance runner runs 2 miles south and then 5 miles east. How far is the runner from the starting point?
Round approximations to the nearest tenth.

South

2 mi
East --5 mi-->
A) 5.4 mi B) 3.5 mi C) 2.7 mi D) 14.5 mi
Answer: A

206) The diagram below shows the side view of a plan for a slanted roof. Find the unknown length in this roof plan. Round
approximations to the nearest tenth.

8 ft

16 ft
A) 9 ft B) 12 ft C) 17.9 ft D) 160 ft
Answer: C

207) A boat travels 6 miles south and then 9 miles east. How far is the boat from its starting point? Round approximations
to the nearest tenth.

South

6 mi
East --9 mi-->
A) 5.4 mi B) 58.5 mi C) 10.8 mi D) 7.5 mi
Answer: C

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 208) The diagram below shows a rope connecting the top of a pole to the ground. The rope is 29 yd long and touches
the ground 26 yd from the pole. How tall is the pole? Round approximations to the nearest tenth.

? 29 yd

26 yd
A) 27.5 yd B) 82.5 yd C) 6.4 yd D) 12.8 yd
Answer: D

209) A painter leans a ladder against one wall of a house. The ladder is 26 ft long. The base of the ladder is 23 ft from
the house. How high is the wall? Round approximations to the nearest tenth.

? 26 ft

23 ft
A) 24.5 ft B) 73.5 ft C) 6.1 ft D) 12.1 ft
Answer: D

210) Below is a diagram of a water slide. The slide is 22 ft long. The ladder leading to the slide is 18 ft long. How far is
it from the end of the slide to the foot of the ladder? Round approximations to the nearest tenth.

18 ft 22 ft

?
A) 20 ft B) 6.3 ft C) 12.6 ft D) 80 ft
Answer: C

Solve the problem. Round to the nearest tenth, if necessary.

211) If an object is propelled upward from ground level with an initial velocity of 90.2 feet per second, its height h in
feet t seconds later is given by the equation h = -16t2 + 90.2t. After how many seconds does the object hit the
ground?
A) 5.6 sec B) 11.3 sec C) 2.8 sec D) 0.2 sec
Answer: A

212) If an object is propelled upward from a height of 80 feet at an initial velocity of 64 feet per second, then its
height h after t seconds is given by the equation h = -16t2 + 64t + 80. After how many seconds does the object hit
the ground?
A) 4.0 sec B) 11 sec C) 5 sec D) 2.5 sec
Answer: C

213) If an object is propelled upward from a height of 80 feet at an initial velocity of 80 feet per second, then its
height after t seconds is given by the equation h = -16t2 + 80t + 80, where h is in feet. After how many seconds
will the object reach a height of 180 feet?
A) 5 sec B) 10 sec C) 1.3 sec D) 2.5 sec
Answer: D

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 214) If an object is thrown upward with an initial velocity of 48 ft/sec, its height after t sec is given by h = 48t - 16t2 .
Find the maximum height attained by the object. (The object will attain maximum height exactly at the halfway
point in terms of the time t, where t = 0 is at the beginning of the object's flight, and the final time is when the
object hits the ground.)
A) 48 ft B) 32 ft C) 36 ft D) 20 ft
Answer: C

Solve the problem.

215) The table shows the population of a city over the past five years.

Year Population (in millions of people)

1995 65
1996 65.5
1997 67
1998 69
1999 71.5

We used this data to develop the quadratic equation y = .373x 2 + .165x + 65, which models the population of the city
y in millions in the year x, where x = 0 represents 1995, x = 1 represents 1996, and so on. Use the model to find
the estimated population in the year 1997.
A) 1,490,000,000,000 B) 1,490,000 C) 65,538,000 D) 66,822,000
Answer: D

216) The table shows the population of a city over the past five years.

Year Population (in millions of people)

1995 65
1996 65.5
1997 67
1998 69
1999 71.5

We used these data to develop the quadratic equation y = .373x2 + .165x + 65, which models the population of the
city y in millions in the year x, where x = 0 represents 1995, x = 1 represents 1996, and so on. Use the model to
find the estimated population in the year 1998.
A) 71,628,000 B) 1,490,000 C) 1,490,000,000,000 D) 68,852,000
Answer: D

SHORT ANSWER. Write the word or phrase that best completes each statement or answers the question.

Provide an appropriate response.

217) Brenda's teacher asks her to solve the following problem: "The product of two consecutive numbers is 210. Find
the numbers." Brenda knows that she must translate this problem into an equation. What equation could Brenda
write to represent this problem?
Answer: x(x+1) = 210

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218) Tom's teacher asks him to solve the following problem: "The product of two consecutive even numbers is 168.
Find the numbers." Tom rewords the problem and translates to the following equation:

x(x + 1) = 168

Why is this equation not correct and what would the correct equation be?
Answer: Consecutive even numbers differ by 2. If the smallest number is named x, then the other number is x + 2
not x + 1 and the equation is x(x + 2) = 168.

219) Suppose you have to solve the following problem: "The length of a rectangle is 5 ft more than its width and its
area is 84 square feet. Find its width and length." Let x represent the width of the rectangle and translate the
problem into an equation. Do not solve the equation.
Answer: x(x + 5) = 84

220) Mark's teacher asked him to solve the following problem: "One leg of a right triangle is 7 m longer than the
other. The length of the hypotenuse is 13 m. Find the lengths of the legs." Mark translated the problem into the
following equation: (x2 + 7) + x2 = 132 . Why is this equation not correct and what would the correct equation
be?
Answer: If the length of the shorter leg is x then the length of the other leg is x + 7. Substituting into the
Pythagorean theorem a 2 + b2 = c2 gives (x + 7)2 + x 2 = 132 .

221) Tina was asked to solve the following problem: "The product of two consecutive numbers is 90. Find the numbers."
Tina's solution is given below. Do you agree with her conclusion? If not, why not?

x(x + 1) = 90
x2 + x = 90
x2 + x - 90 = 0
(x + 10)(x - 9) = 0
x = -10 or x = 9

The pair of numbers is 9 and 10

Answer: There is nothing in the problem to suggest that the two numbers must be positive thus there is no reason
to discard the negative solution. There are two solutions: the pair of numbers is 9 and 10 or -10 and -9.

222) Write a problem in which the quadratic equation x(x + 3) = 108 must be solved in order to solve the problem.
Answer: Answers will vary. Possible answer is: "The length of a rectangle is 3 cm more than its width and its area
is 108 square cm. Find the length and width of the rectangle".

223) Jason is given the following information: "The shortest side of a triangle is 4 cm less than the middle side. The
length of the longest side is 13 cm." Jason claims that he can find the lengths of the two shorter sides by solving
the following equation:

x2 + (x + 4)2 = 132

What is wrong with his reasoning?

Answer: Jason obtained this equation by using the Pythagorean Theorem. However, we are not told that the
triangle is a right triangle so it is not appropriate to use the Pythagorean Theorem.

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 224) Maria's teacher asked her to solve the following problem: "One leg of a right triangle is 5 m longer than the
other. The length of the hypotenuse is 25 m. Find the lengths of the legs." Maria called the legs x and y and
translated the problem into the following equation: x2 + y2 = 252 . After that she was unsure of how to proceed.
Why is Maria's equation not very useful? Write the correct equation and find the solution to the problem
showing all the steps of your work.
Answer: Maria's equation contains two different variables and thus it cannot be solved. By using the information
about how the two leg lengths are related, it is possible to obtain an equation containing only one
variable.

x2 + (x + 5)2 = 252
x2 + x2 + 10x + 25 = 625
2x2 + 10x + 25 = 625
2x2 + 10x - 600 = 0
2(x2 + 5x - 300) = 0
2(x + 20)(x - 15) = 0
x = -20 or x = 15

A side length cannot be negative, so x = 15 and the leg lengths are 15 m and 20 m.

225) The height of an object after t seconds is given by the equation h = -16t2 + 9t + 5. When h = 0, solving for t
means finding the time when the object hits the ground. A student uses the quadratic formula and finds 2
solutions. One is negative and the other positive. Which solution makes sense? Which does not? Why?
Answer: The positive solution makes sense and the negative solution does not. The model represents time after the
object is launched, and negative time does not make sense in this context.

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226) If an object is dropped, the distance it falls after t seconds is given by d = gt . A student is determining how
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long it would take an object to fall 91 feet on planet x having gravity 9 ft/sec2 . The student determines the two
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solutions t = ± . Are both correct answers? Why or why not?
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Answer: t = - gives negative time which is not correct.
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MULTIPLE CHOICE. Choose the one alternative that best completes the statement or answers the question.

Determine the correct factored form of the given equation.

227) 3x2 + 6x - 45
A) 3(x + 3)(x - 5) B) 3(x - 3)(x - 5) C) (x + 3)(x - 5) D) 3(x - 3)(x + 5)
Answer: D

Factor completely. If the polynomial is prime, say so.

228) 15y2 - 18y
A) 3y(5y + 6) B) -3y(5y + 6) C) y(15y - 18) D) 3y(5y - 6)
Answer: D

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229) 5x4 y2 + 8x 4 y - 4x3 y3
A) x3 (5xy - 8x - 4y2 ) B) x3 y(5xy + 8x - 4y2 )
C) x3 y(5xy - 8x + 4y2 ) D) x3 (5xy2 + 8xy - 4y3 )
Answer: B

230) 12wx - 6wy - 2xz + yz

A) (6 - z)(2wx - y) B) (6w + z)(2x + y) C) (6w - z)(2x - y) D) (6wz)(2x - y)
Answer: C

231) x2 - x - 12
A) (x + 1)(x - 12) B) (x + 3)(x - 4) C) Prime D) (x + 4)(x - 3)
Answer: B

232) 3x2 + x - 4
A) (3x + 1)(x - 1) B) (3x - 4)(x + 1) C) (3x + 4)(x - 3) D) (3x + 4)(x - 1)
Answer: D

233) 25m 2 - 35m + 6

A) (5m - 6)(5m + 1) B) (5m - 1)(5m - 6) C) (5m + 6)(5m - 1) D) (5m - 6)(5m - 1)
Answer: D

234) 5x2 - 45x + 100

A) (5x - 20)(x - 5) B) 5(x - 20)(x + 1) C) Prime D) 5(x - 4)(x - 5)
Answer: D

235) x2 + 49x + 50
A) Prime B) (x - 10)(x + 5) C) (x + 10)(x - 5) D) (x + 50)(x - 1)
Answer: A

236) x2 + 81
A) (x + 9)2 B) Prime C) (x + 9)(x - 9) D) (x - 9)2
Answer: B

237) 14 - 7r - 2p + rp
A) (2 - r)(7 + p) B) (2 - r)(7 - p) C) (2 + r)(7 - p) D) (2 + r)(7 + p)
Answer: B

238) 81x2 - 49
A) (9x + 7)2 B) Prime C) (9x + 7)(9x - 7) D) (9x - 7)2
Answer: C

239) 36a 6 b4 + 60a 3 b2 + 25

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A) (6a 3 b2 - 5) B) (6a 3 b2 + 5)(6a 3 b2 - 5)
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C) Prime D) (6a 3 b2 + 5)
Answer: D

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 240) -3x2 + 30x - 75
A) Prime B) 3(x + 5)2 C) 3(x - 5)2 D) -3(x - 5)2
Answer: D

241) 64x2 - 80xy + 25y2

A) Prime B) (5x + 8y)2 C) (5x - 8y)2 D) (8x - y)2
Answer: C

242) 4y4 - 14y3 - 8y2

A) Prime B) 2y2 (2y + 1)(y - 4) C) y2 (4y - 2)(y + 4) D) 2y2 (2y - 1)(y + 4)
Answer: B

243) y3 - 27
A) (y + 3)(y2 - 3y - 9) B) (y - 3)(y2 + 3y + 9) C) (y - 3)(y2 + 3y - 9) D) (y - 3)(y2 - 9)
Answer: B

244) 2k3 - 54
A) (2x - 3)(x2 + 3 + 18) B) 2(x - 3)(x2 + 9)
C) 2(x + 3)(x2 - 3x + 9) D) 2(x - 3)(x2 + 3x + 9)
Answer: D

245) x4 - 16
A) (x2 - 4)(x + 2)(x - 2) B) (x + 2)2 (x - 2)2
C) (x2 + 4)(x + 2)(x - 2) D) Prime
Answer: C

246) 16p4 - 81q4

A) (2p + 3q)3 (2p - 3q) B) (2p + 3q)(2p + 3q)(4p2 - 9q2 )
C) (2p + 3q)(2p - 3q)(4p2 - 9q2 ) D) (2p + 3q)(2p - 3q)(4p2 + 9q2 )
Answer: D

Solve the equation.

247) (x - 3)(x + 5) = 0
A) {3, 5} B) {3, -5} C) {-3, 5} D) {3, -3, 5, -5}
Answer: B

248) 9r2 - 62r - 7 = 0

1 1 1 1
A) ,- B) - ,7 C) {-9, 7} D) - ,9
62 9 9 9
Answer: B

249) 25k2 - 36 = 0
5 5 5 6 6
A) ,0 B) {6, 0} C) ,- D) ,-
6 6 6 5 5
Answer: D

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Beginning and Intermediate Algebra 6th Edition Lial Test Bank

250) y2 = 4y
A) {0, 2} B) {0, 4} C) {4} D) {-2, 2}
Answer: B

251) x(x - 24) = -144

A) {12, -12} B) {12} C) {24} D) {-12}
Answer: B

252) (x - 3)(x2 - 8x + 12) = 0

A) {3} B) {-3} C) {3, 6, 2} D) {-3, -6, -2}
Answer: C

Solve the problem.

253) The length of a rectangular flower bed is 7 ft. less than 3 times its width. The area of the bed is 20 ft2 . Find the
dimensions of the flower bed.
A) 3 ft by 5 ft B) 4 ft by 5 ft C) 3 ft by 3 ft D) 4 ft by 2 ft
Answer: B

254) The product of two consecutive integers is 29 more than their sum. Find the integers.
A) -5, -4 B) 6, 7 C) 6, 7 or -5, -4 D) 5, 6 or -5, -4
Answer: C

255) A lot is in the shape of a right triangle. The shorter leg measures 120 meters. The hypotenuse is 40 meters longer
than the length of the longer leg. How long is the longer leg?
A) 240 m B) 120 m C) 160 m D) 200 m
Answer: C

256) The table shows the population of a city for five years.

Year Population (in millions of people)

2007 65
2008 65.5
2009 67
2010 69
2011 71.5

This data was used to develop the quadratic equation y = 0.373x2 + 0.165x + 65, which models the population of the
city y in millions in the year x, where x = 0 represents 2007, x = 1 represents 2008, and so on. Use the model to
find the estimated population in the year 2009.
A) 66,822,000 B) 1,490,000 C) 65,538,000 D) 1,490,000,000,000
Answer: A

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