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Intermediate Algebra
Exponents and Polynomials

1
Sums and Differences of Polynomials

Problem  1
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Identify \(6x^2+2x-1\) as a monomial, binomial, or trinomial if possible and give the degree.

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Betsy cc
Betsy
Aaron cc
Aaron
Cynthia espanol spanish
Cynthia
Problem  2

Identify \(5x-3\) as a monomial, binomial, or trinomial if possible and give the degree.

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Molly S. cc
Molly S.
Octabio
Octabio
Cynthia espanol spanish
Cynthia
Problem  3
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Identify \(7x^6-5x^3+2x-4\) as a monomial, binomial, or trinomial if possible and give the degree.

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Molly S. cc
Molly S.
Octabio
Octabio
Cynthia espanol spanish
Cynthia
Problem  4

Identify \(-7x^4\) as a monomial, binomial, or trinomial if possible and give the degree.

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Molly S. cc
Molly S.
Octabio
Octabio
Cynthia espanol spanish
Cynthia
Problem  5
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Identify \(15\) as a monomial, binomial, or trinomial if possible and give the degree.

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Molly S. cc
Molly S.
Octabio
Octabio
Cynthia espanol spanish
Cynthia
Problem  6
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Add \(5x^2-4x+2\) and \(3x^2+9x-6\)

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Matt cc
Matt
Brooke cc
Brooke
Anthony cc
Anthony
Edwin espanol spanish
Edwin
Problem  7
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Find the sum of \(-8x^3+7x^2-6x\) and \(10x^3+3x^2-2x-6\)

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Stephanie
Stephanie
Katrina cc
Katrina
Logan cc
Logan
Julieta espanol spanish
Julieta
Problem  8
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Subtract \(\left(9x^2-3x+5\right)-\left(4x^2+2x-3\right)\)

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Anthony cc
Anthony
Brooke cc
Brooke
Matt
Matt
David espanol spanish
David
Problem  9

Subtract \(4x^2-9x+1\) from \(-3x^2+5x-2\)

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Katrina
Katrina
Graham
Graham
Problem  10
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Simplify \(4x-3[2-(3x+4)]\)

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Julieta cc
Julieta
Katrina cc
Katrina
Logan cc
Logan
Julieta cc espanol spanish
Julieta
Problem  11
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Simplify \((2x+3)-[(3x+1)-(x-7)]\)

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Katrina
Katrina
Graham
Graham
Problem  12
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Find the value of \(5x^3-3x^2+4x-5\) when \(x\) is \(2\)

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Katrina cc
Katrina
Logan cc
Logan
Cynthia espanol spanish
Cynthia
Mini Lecture

Mini Lecture
Simplify.

  1. \(2x^2-3x+10x-15\)

  2. \(\left(5x^2+6x+1\right)-\left(4x^2+7x-2\right)\)

  3. \(4x-5\left[3-(x-4)\right]\)

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Mr. McKeague cc
Mr. McKeague

2
Multiplication of Polynomials

Problem  1
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Find the product of \(4x^3\) and \(5x^2-3x+1\)

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Julieta cc
Julieta
Katrina cc
Katrina
Aaron cc
Aaron
Julieta cc espanol spanish
Julieta
Problem  2
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Multiply \(2x-3\) and \(x+5\)

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Katrina cc
Katrina
Aaron cc
Aaron
Edwin espanol spanish
Edwin
Problem  3
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Multiply \((2x-3y)\) and \(\left(3x^2-xy+4y^2\right)\) vertically.

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Katrina cc
Katrina
Aaron cc
Aaron
Cynthia espanol spanish
Cynthia
Problem  4
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Multiply: \((4a-5b)(3a+2b)\)

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Katrina cc
Katrina
Aaron cc
Aaron
Edwin espanol spanish
Edwin
Problem  5
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Multiply: \((3-2t)(4+7t)\)

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Katrina cc
Katrina
Aaron cc
Aaron
Julieta cc espanol spanish
Julieta
Problem  6
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Multiply \(\left(2x+\displaystyle\frac{1}{2}\right)\left(4x-\displaystyle\frac{1}{2}\right)\)

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Katrina cc
Katrina
Aaron cc
Aaron
Edwin espanol spanish
Edwin
Problem  7
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Multiply \(\left(a^5+3\right)\left(a^5-7\right)\)

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Julieta cc
Julieta
Katrina cc
Katrina
Aaron cc
Aaron
Julieta cc espanol spanish
Julieta
Problem  8
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Multiply: \((2x+3)(5y-4)\)

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Katrina cc
Katrina
Aaron cc
Aaron
Edwin espanol spanish
Edwin
Problem  9
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Find \((4x-6)^2\)

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Julieta cc
Julieta
Betsy cc
Betsy
Logan cc
Logan
Julieta cc espanol spanish
Julieta
Problem  10
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Expand \((x+7)^2\)

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Betsy cc
Betsy
Logan cc
Logan
Edwin espanol spanish
Edwin
Problem  11
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Expand \((3t-5)^2\)

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Julieta cc
Julieta
Betsy cc
Betsy
Logan cc
Logan
Julieta cc espanol spanish
Julieta
Problem  12
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Expand \((4x+2y)^2\)

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Betsy cc
Betsy
Logan cc
Logan
Edwin espanol spanish
Edwin
Problem  13
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Expand \(\left(5-a^3\right)^2\)

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Julieta cc
Julieta
Betsy cc
Betsy
Logan cc
Logan
Julieta cc espanol spanish
Julieta
Problem  14
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Multiply \((3x-5)\) and \((3x+5)\)

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Nathan cc
Nathan
Betsy cc
Betsy
Logan cc
Logan
Edwin espanol spanish
Edwin
Problem  15
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Multiply: \((x-5)(x+5)\)

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Betsy cc
Betsy
Logan cc
Logan
Julieta espanol spanish
Julieta
Problem  16
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Multiply: \((2a-3)(2a+3)\)

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Betsy cc
Betsy
Logan cc
Logan
Edwin espanol spanish
Edwin
Problem  17
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Multiply \(\left(x^2+4\right)\left(x^2-4\right)\)

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Betsy cc
Betsy
Logan cc
Logan
Julieta espanol spanish
Julieta
Problem  18
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Multiply \(\left(x^3-2a\right)\left(x^3+2a\right)\)

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Betsy cc
Betsy
Logan cc
Logan
Edwin espanol spanish
Edwin
Problem  19
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A company manufactures and sells prerecorded DVDs. They find that they can sell \(x\) DVDs each day at \(p\) dollars per DVD, according to the equation \(x=230-20p\). Find \(R(x)\) and \(R(p)\).

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Betsy
Betsy
Graham
Graham
Edwin espanol spanish
Edwin
Problem  20
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Suppose the daily cost function for the DVDs in the previous example is \(C(x)=200+2x\). Find the profit function \(P(x)\) and then find \(P(130)\).

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Betsy
Betsy
Graham
Graham
Mini Lecture

Mini Lecture
Multiply.

  1. \(4a^3(3a^2-a+1)\)

  2. \((2a-3)(3a^2-5a+1)\)

  3. \((2a+3)(3a+2)\)

  4. \((x-2)^3\)

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Mr. McKeague cc
Mr. McKeague

3
Greatest Common Factor and Factoring by Grouping

Problem  1
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Factor \(8a^3-8a^2-48a\)

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Betsy
Betsy
Aaron
Aaron
Edwin espanol spanish
Edwin
Problem  2
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Factor \(16a^5b^4-24a^2b^5-8a^3b^3\)

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Betsy
Betsy
Aaron
Aaron
Problem  3
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Factor \(5x^2(a+b)-6x(a+b)-7(a+b)\)

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Betsy
Betsy
Aaron
Aaron
Edwin espanol spanish
Edwin
Problem  4
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Factor \(a^2b^2+b^2+8a^2+8\)

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Betsy
Betsy
Aaron
Aaron
Edwin espanol spanish
Edwin
Problem  5
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Factor \(15-5y^4-3x^3+x^3y^4\)

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Betsy
Betsy
Aaron
Aaron
Problem  6
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Factor \(x^3+2x^2+9x+18\)

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Betsy
Betsy
Aaron
Aaron
Mini Lecture

Mini Lecture
Factor.

  1. \(3a^2-21a+30\)

  2. \(10x^4y^2+20x^3y^3-30x^2y^4\)

Factor by grouping.

  1. \(3xy+3y+2ax+2a\)

  2. \(x^3+2x^2-25x-50\)

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Mr. McKeague cc
Mr. McKeague

4
Factoring Trinomials

Problem  1
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Factor \(x^2+2x-15\)

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Stephanie cc
Stephanie
Betsy
Betsy
Aaron
Aaron
Julieta espanol spanish
Julieta
Problem  2
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Factor \(x^2-xy-12y^2\)

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Betsy
Betsy
Aaron
Aaron
Julieta espanol spanish
Julieta
Problem  3
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Factor \(x^2-8x+6\)

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Betsy
Betsy
Aaron
Aaron
Julieta espanol spanish
Julieta
Problem  4
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Factor \(3x^4-15x^3y-18x^2y^2\)

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Betsy
Betsy
Aaron
Aaron
Problem  5
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Factor \(2x^2+13xy+15y^2\)

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Betsy
Betsy
Aaron
Aaron
Julieta espanol spanish
Julieta
Problem  6
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Factor \(12x^4+17x^2+6\)

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Molly M. cc
Molly M.
Keith
Keith
Julieta espanol spanish
Julieta
Problem  7
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Factor \(2x^2(x-3)-5x(x-3)-3(x-3)\)

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Mr. McKeague cc
Mr. McKeague
Stephanie cc
Stephanie
Molly M. cc
Molly M.
Anthony espanol spanish
Anthony
Problem  8
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Factor: \(3x^2-10x-8\)

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Molly M. cc
Molly M.
Keith
Keith
Julieta cc espanol spanish
Julieta
Problem  9
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Factor: \(9x^2+15x+4\)

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Molly M. cc
Molly M.
Keith
Keith
Julieta cc espanol spanish
Julieta
Problem  10
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Factor: \(8x^2-2x-15\)

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Molly M. cc
Molly M.
Keith
Keith
Julieta cc espanol spanish
Julieta
Mini Lecture

Mini Lecture
Factor.

  1. \(x^2+7x+12\)

  2. \(x^2-x-12\)

  3. \(2a^5+4a^4b+4a^3b^2\)

  4. \(10x^2+3xa-18a^2\)

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Mr. McKeague cc
Mr. McKeague

5
Factoring Special Products

Problem  1
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Factor \(x^2-6x+9\)

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Betsy
Betsy
Aaron
Aaron
Julieta espanol spanish
Julieta
Problem  2
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Factor \(16a^2+40ab+25b^2\)

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Betsy
Betsy
Aaron
Aaron
Julieta espanol spanish
Julieta
Problem  3
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Factor \(49-14t+t^2\)

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Betsy
Betsy
Aaron
Aaron
Julieta espanol spanish
Julieta
Problem  4
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Factor \(9x^4-12x^2+4\)

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Betsy
Betsy
Aaron
Aaron
Julieta espanol spanish
Julieta
Problem  5
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Factor \((y+3)^2+10(y+3)+25\)

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Betsy
Betsy
Aaron
Aaron
Julieta espanol spanish
Julieta
Problem  6
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Factor \(8x^2-24xy+18y^2\)

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Betsy
Betsy
Aaron
Aaron
Julieta espanol spanish
Julieta
Problem  7
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Factor \(\; x^2-25\)

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Katrina
Katrina
Aaron
Aaron
Julieta espanol spanish
Julieta
Problem  8
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Factor \(49-t^2\)

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Katrina
Katrina
Keith
Keith
Julieta espanol spanish
Julieta
Problem  9
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Factor \(81a^2-25b^2\)

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Katrina
Katrina
Keith
Keith
Julieta espanol spanish
Julieta
Problem  10
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Factor \(4x^6-1\)

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Katrina
Katrina
Keith
Keith
Julieta espanol spanish
Julieta
Problem  11
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Factor \(x^2-\displaystyle\frac{4}{9}\)

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Katrina
Katrina
Keith
Keith
Julieta espanol spanish
Julieta
Problem  12
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Factor \(16x^4-81y^4\)

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Stephanie cc
Stephanie
Keith
Keith
Julieta espanol spanish
Julieta
Problem  13
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Factor \((x-3)^2-25\)

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Betsy
Betsy
Graham
Graham
Julieta espanol spanish
Julieta
Problem  14
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Factor \(x^2-10x+25-y^2\)

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Betsy
Betsy
Graham
Graham
Julieta espanol spanish
Julieta
Problem  15
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Factor \(x^3+2x^2-9x-18\)

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Betsy
Betsy
Graham
Graham
Julieta espanol spanish
Julieta
Problem  16

Verify the formulas \[a^3+b^3=(a+b)(a^2-ab+b^2)\] and \[a^3-b^3=(a-b)(a^2+ab+b^2)\]

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Mr. McKeague cc
Mr. McKeague
Betsy cc
Betsy
David cc
David
Anthony espanol spanish
Anthony
Problem  17
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Factor \(64+t^3\)

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Betsy
Betsy
Graham
Graham
Julieta espanol spanish
Julieta
Problem  18
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Factor \(27x^3+125y^3\)

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Betsy
Betsy
Graham
Graham
Julieta espanol spanish
Julieta
Problem  19
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Factor \(a^3-\displaystyle\frac{1}{8}\)

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Betsy
Betsy
Graham
Graham
Julieta espanol spanish
Julieta

6
Factoring: A General Review

Problem  1
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Factor \(2x^5-8x^3\).

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Mr. McKeague cc
Mr. McKeague
Betsy cc
Betsy
Mrs. Mooney cc
Mrs. Mooney
David espanol spanish
David
Problem  2
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Factor \(3x^4-18x^3+27x^2\).

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Mr. McKeague cc
Mr. McKeague
Matt cc
Matt
Anthony cc
Anthony
Cynthia espanol spanish
Cynthia
Problem  3
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Factor \(y^3+25y\).

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Mr. McKeague cc
Mr. McKeague
Matt
Matt
David cc
David
David espanol spanish
David
Problem  4
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Factor \(6a^2-11a+4\).

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Mr. McKeague cc
Mr. McKeague
Stephanie cc
Stephanie
Matt cc
Matt
Cynthia espanol spanish
Cynthia
Problem  5
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Factor \(2x^4+16x\)

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Mr. McKeague cc
Mr. McKeague
Betsy cc
Betsy
Aaron cc
Aaron
Julieta espanol spanish
Julieta
Problem  6
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Factor \(2ab^5+8ab^4+2ab^3\).

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Mr. McKeague cc
Mr. McKeague
Stefanie cc
Stefanie
Anthony cc
Anthony
Edwin espanol spanish
Edwin
Problem  7
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Factor \(4x^2-6x+2ax-3a\)

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Stephanie cc
Stephanie
Betsy cc
Betsy
Aaron cc
Aaron
Julieta espanol spanish
Julieta
Problem  8
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Factor \(x^6-y^6\)

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Mr. McKeague cc
Mr. McKeague
Betsy
Betsy
Preston cc
Preston
Edwin espanol spanish
Edwin

7
Solving Equations by Factoring

Problem  1
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Solve: \(\; x^2-2x-24=0\)

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Mr. McKeague cc
Mr. McKeague
Arielle cc
Arielle
Matt cc
Matt
David espanol spanish
David
Problem  2
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Solve \(\displaystyle\frac{1}{3}x^3=\displaystyle\frac{5}{6}x^2+\displaystyle\frac{1}{2}x\)

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Betsy
Betsy
Graham
Graham
Problem  3
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Solve: \(\; 100x^2=300x\)

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Mr. McKeague cc
Mr. McKeague
Arielle cc
Arielle
Matt cc
Matt
David espanol spanish
David
Problem  4
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Solve: \(\; (x-2)(x+1)=4\)

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Mr. McKeague cc
Mr. McKeague
Arielle cc
Arielle
Matt cc
Matt
David espanol spanish
David
Problem  5
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Folve for \(x\): \(\; x^3+2x^2-9x-18=0\)

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Mr. McKeague cc
Mr. McKeague
Arielle cc
Arielle
Matt cc
Matt
Problem  6
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Solve \((x+2)(3x-1)=(x+2)(x+6)\)

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Molly S. cc
Molly S.
Octabio
Octabio
Cynthia espanol spanish
Cynthia
Problem  7
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The sum of the squares of two consecutive integers is \(25\). Find the two integers.

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Betsy
Betsy
Graham
Graham
Problem  8
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The lengths of the three sides of a right triangle are given by three consecutive integers. Find the lengths of the three sides.

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Betsy cc
Betsy
Problem  9

A rectangular garden measures \(40\) meters by \(30\) meters. A lawn of uniform width surrounds the garden and has an area of \(456\) square meters. Find the width of the lawn that surrounds the garden.

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Stephanie cc
Stephanie
Octabio
Octabio
Cynthia espanol spanish
Cynthia
Problem  10
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If an object is projected into the air with an initial velocity of \(v\) feet/second, its height \(h\), in feet, above the ground after \(t\) seconds will be given by \(h=vt-16t^2\). Find \(t\) if \(v=64\) feet/second and \(h=48\) feet.

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Betsy
Betsy
Graham
Graham
Mini Lecture

Mini Lecture.
Solve.

  1. \(x^3-5x^2+6x=0\)

  2. \(\dfrac{1}{10}t^2-\dfrac{5}{2}=0\)

  3. \(9a^3=16a\)

  4. \((x+6)(x-2)=-7\)

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Mr. McKeague cc
Mr. McKeague