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1. Completely FACTOR 𝟒𝟒𝟒𝟒𝟐𝟐 − 𝟒𝟒𝟒𝟒 − 𝟐𝟐𝟐𝟐 2. Simplify.

a) √−𝟓𝟓𝟓𝟓

b) −√−𝟐𝟐𝟐𝟐

c) 𝒊𝒊𝟐𝟐 + 𝒊𝒊𝟑𝟑 − 𝟐𝟐𝟐𝟐

3. The expression 𝟗𝟗𝟗𝟗𝟐𝟐 + 𝟏𝟏𝟏𝟏𝟏𝟏 + 𝟒𝟒 can be factored into the 4. If 𝒇𝒇(𝒙𝒙) = 𝟐𝟐𝒙𝒙𝟐𝟐 − 𝟏𝟏𝟏𝟏𝟏𝟏, find the value of 𝒇𝒇(𝟑𝟑𝟑𝟑)
form (𝒂𝒂𝒂𝒂 + 𝒃𝒃)𝟐𝟐 where 𝑎𝑎 and 𝑏𝑏 are integers. If 𝒂𝒂 = 𝟑𝟑, then
𝒃𝒃 = ?

5. What is a possible value of b that would make the 6. Solve for x. 𝒙𝒙𝟐𝟐 − 𝒙𝒙 − 𝟏𝟏𝟏𝟏 = 𝟎𝟎
quadratic factorable?
𝟐𝟐𝒙𝒙𝟐𝟐 − 𝒃𝒃𝒃𝒃 + 𝟓𝟓
7. Use the discriminant to determine what type (real or 8. Solve for 𝑥𝑥.
imaginary) and how many solutions there are for the 𝟗𝟗𝟗𝟗𝟐𝟐 + 𝟏𝟏𝟏𝟏𝟏𝟏 = 𝟎𝟎
following equations.

a) 𝟓𝟓𝒙𝒙𝟐𝟐 − 𝟏𝟏𝟏𝟏𝟏𝟏 + 𝟒𝟒 = 𝟎𝟎

b) −𝟐𝟐𝒙𝒙𝟐𝟐 + 𝟒𝟒𝟒𝟒 − 𝟏𝟏𝟏𝟏 = 𝟎𝟎

9. A water powered rocket shoots off the ground with an 10. Complete the square to make a perfect square
initial speed of 96 feet per second. The height of the trinomial.
rocket, ℎ, in feet, as a function of time, 𝑡𝑡, in seconds, is
𝒙𝒙² − 𝟐𝟐𝟐𝟐𝟐𝟐 + ____
given by the function: 𝒉𝒉(𝒕𝒕) = −𝟖𝟖𝒕𝒕𝟐𝟐 + 𝟒𝟒𝟒𝟒𝟒𝟒 + 𝟗𝟗𝟗𝟗. After
how many seconds is the rocket at a height of 80 feet off
the ground? (hint: use the Quadratic Formula)

11. Completing the square and then write the factored

form of the following quadratic. (perfect square
trinomial)
𝒙𝒙𝟐𝟐 − 𝟔𝟔𝟔𝟔 + __

12. Solve for 𝑥𝑥. 𝟏𝟏𝟏𝟏𝒙𝒙𝟐𝟐 − 𝟑𝟑𝟑𝟑 = 𝟎𝟎 13. Solve for 𝑥𝑥. 𝟐𝟐𝟐𝟐𝒙𝒙𝟐𝟐 + 𝟏𝟏𝟏𝟏𝟏𝟏 = 𝟎𝟎
14. Solve for 𝑥𝑥. 𝟗𝟗𝒙𝒙𝟐𝟐 + 𝟒𝟒𝟒𝟒 = 𝟎𝟎 15. Solve for 𝑥𝑥. 𝟑𝟑(𝒙𝒙 − 𝟐𝟐)𝟐𝟐 = −𝟐𝟐𝟐𝟐

16. Solve for 𝑥𝑥. 𝟐𝟐(𝒙𝒙 − 𝟐𝟐)𝟐𝟐 + 𝟏𝟏𝟏𝟏 = 𝟎𝟎 17. Solve for 𝑥𝑥.
𝟒𝟒𝟒𝟒𝟐𝟐 − 𝟏𝟏𝟏𝟏𝟏𝟏 + 𝟏𝟏𝟏𝟏 = 𝟎𝟎

18. Solve for 𝑥𝑥. 19. Solve for 𝑥𝑥.

𝟐𝟐
𝟑𝟑𝒙𝒙 − 𝟐𝟐𝒙𝒙 + 𝟏𝟏𝟏𝟏 = 𝟎𝟎 𝟓𝟓𝒙𝒙𝟐𝟐 + 𝟐𝟐𝟐𝟐 − 𝟏𝟏 = 𝟎𝟎
20. Solve for 𝑥𝑥. 21. Solve for 𝑥𝑥.
𝟑𝟑𝒙𝒙𝟐𝟐 − 𝟔𝟔𝟔𝟔 + 𝟏𝟏𝟏𝟏 = 𝟎𝟎 𝒙𝒙𝟐𝟐 + 𝟔𝟔𝟔𝟔 − 𝟏𝟏𝟏𝟏 = 𝟎𝟎

22. Solve for 𝑥𝑥. 23. Find the product. (𝟒𝟒 − 𝟕𝟕𝟕𝟕)(−𝟕𝟕 + 𝟗𝟗𝟗𝟗).
𝟐𝟐
𝟐𝟐𝟐𝟐 + 𝒙𝒙 − 𝟔𝟔 = 𝟎𝟎

24. Perform the following operations. Leave answers in simplest form.

a) (−3 + 5𝑖𝑖) + (2 − 4𝑖𝑖) b) (−3 + 5𝑖𝑖) − (2 − 4𝑖𝑖)

c) (−3 + 5𝑖𝑖)(2 − 4𝑖𝑖) d) 2𝑖𝑖(11 + 6𝑖𝑖) − (4 − 3𝑖𝑖) + 7𝑖𝑖