4.9 Review

  1. Fill in the following chart.

    Polynomial Type Coefficient(s) Leading Coefficient Constant Term Degree
    a) 7x^3
    b) 4y^2 - 3y
    c) 5a^2 + 3a - 2b
    d) 6x^2 - 4y + 5z - 3
  2. Simplify the expressions.

    a) 8x^2 - 3x + 4 + 6x^2 + 2x - 5

     

     

     

    b) 9y^5 - 2y^3 + 4y - 6 + 3y^3 + 5y - 2

     

     

     

    c) (5x^3 + 2x^2 - 4x) + (3x^3 - x^2 + 5x)

     

     

     

    d) (7y^4 - 2y^3 + 3y) - (3y^4 + 5y^3 - 2y)

     

     

     

    e) (4a^2 - 3a + 7) + (2a^2 + 5a - 8)

     

     

     

    f) (6m^3 - 4m^2 + 3) - (2m^3 + 5m^2 - 1)

     

     

     

  3. Multiply and simplify.

    a) 3 + 2(4x - 6)

     

     

     

    b) 5m - 2(3m + 4n)

     

     

     

    c) 6(3x + 2) + 4(x - 5)

     

     

     

     

    d) 8(2a - 4b) - 3(4a + b)

     

     

     

     

    e) 7(3y - 1) + 5(2y + 3)

     

     

     

     

    f) 4(5x - 2y + 3) + 3(x + y - 6)

     

     

     

     

    g) x(3x^2 - 4x + 5) - 2(2x^2 - 3x + 6)

     

     

     

     

    h) 2y(4y^2 - 5y + 2) + 3(3y^2 + y - 4)

     

     

     

     

  4. Determine the product.

    a) \left( 2x + 3 \right)\left( x + 5 \right)

     

     

     

    b) \left( 3y + 4 \right)\left( 2y - 6 \right)

     

     

     

    c) \left( x^2 + 4 \right)\left( x + 7 \right)

     

     

     

    d) \left( 5a + 2 \right)\left( a - 3 \right)

     

     

     

    e) \left( 3m + 7 \right)\left( 2m - 1 \right)

     

     

     

    f) \left( 2p^2 + 3 \right)\left( p + 4 \right)

     

     

     

  5. a) A blanket is the shape of a triangle and has a base of (2n + 6) m and a height of (4n – 6) m. Write an expression to represent the area of the blanket in the form an2 + bn + c.
    b) Find the area of the blanket given that x = 2.5.

     

     

     

     

  6. A square with side lengths (2x + 6) ft and a rectangle with side lengths (4x – 1) ft and (x + 4) ft have equal areas. Determine the value of x. Write your answer as an exact value.

     

     

     

     

  7. In the following exercises, factor the greatest common factor from each polynomial.

    a) 7n - 42

     

     

    b) 14x{y}^{2} + 21{x}^{2}{y}^{2} - 35{y}^{3}

     

     

    c) 4{x}^{2} + 8x - 16

     

     

    d) 28p{q}^{2} + 42{p}^{2}{q}^{2} - 35{q}^{3}

     

     

    e) 5p^{2} - 25p + 30

     

     

    f) 9q^{2} + 15q - 18

     

     

    g) -3x - 6

     

     

    h) 12{q}^{2} + 18q + 24

     

     

    i) -4b + 16

     

     

    j) 15{x}^{3} - 12x

     

     

    k) 6{x}^{3} - 18{x}^{2} + 24x

     

     

    l) 10{m}^{2} - 50m + 20

     

     

  8. Factor each trinomial of the form {x}^{2}+bx+c.

    a) {x}^{2}+4x+3

     

     

     

    b) {x}^{2}-8x+12

     

     

     

    c) {p}^{2}+5p-6

     

     

     

    d) {y}^{2}-6y-7

     

     

     

    e) {x}^{2}-12-11x

     

     

     

    f) 4y^2 + 16y - 48

     

     

     

  9. Factor where possible.

    a) 36 - x^2

     

     

     

    b) 64 - y^2

     

     

     

    c) 100a^2 - 25b^2

     

     

     

    d) 121p^2 - 49q^2

     

     

     

    e) 49x^2 - 9z^2

     

     

     

    f) 144m^2 - 81n^2

     

     

     

  10. Factor.

    a) 2x^{2} + 9x - 5

     

     

     

     

    b) 5x^{2} + 2x - 3

     

     

     

     

    c) 3x^{2} - 2x - 8

     

     

     

     

    d) 4x^{2} + 19x - 5

     

     

     

     

    e) 6x^{2} + 9x - 6

     

     

     

     

    f) 2x^{2} - 5x + 3

     

     

     

     

    g) 6 - 7x -20x^{2}

     

     

     

    h) 8x^{2} + 42x + 40

     

     

     

Answers

1.

Polynomial Type Coefficient(s) Leading Coefficient Constant Term Degree
a) 7x^3 Monomial 7 7 0 3
b) 4y^2 - 3y Binomial 4, -3 4 0 2
c) 5a^2 + 3a - 2b Trinomial 5, 3, -2 5 0 2
d) 6x^2 - 4y + 5z - 3 Polynomial 6, -4, 5 6 -3 2

2.

a) 14x^2 - x - 1 b) 9y^5 + y^3 + 9y - 8
c) 8x^3 + x^2 + x d) 4y^4 - 7y^3 + 5y
e) 6a^2 + 2a - 1 f) 4m^3 - 9m^2 + 4

3.

a) 8x - 9 b) -m - 8n
c) 22x - 8 d) 4a - 35b
e) 31y + 8 f) 23x - 5y - 6
g) 3x^3 - 8x^2 + 11x - 12 h) 8y^3 - y^2 + 7y - 12

4.

a) 2x^2 + 13x + 15 b) 6y^2 - 10y - 24
c) x^3 + 7x^2 + 4x + 28 d) 5a^2 - 13a - 6
e) 6m^2 + 11m - 7 f) 2p^3 + 8p^2 + 3p + 12
5. a) 4n2 + 6n – 18
b) 22 m2
6. \frac{-16}{9}

7.

a) 7(n - 6) b) 7y^2(2x + 3x^2 - 5y)
c) 4(x^2 + 2x - 4) d) 7q^2(4p + 6q^2 - 5q)
e) 5(p^2 - 5p + 6) f) 3(3q^2 + 5q - 6)
g) -3(x + 2) h) 6(2q^2 + 3q + 4)
i) -4(b - 4) j) 3x(5x^2 - 4)
k) 6x(x^2 - 3x + 4) l) 10(m^2 - 5m + 2)

8.

a) \left(x+1\right)\left(x+3\right) b) \left(x-2\right)\left(x-6\right) c) \left(p-1\right)\left(p+6\right)
d) \left(y+1\right)\left(y-7\right) e) \left(x-12\right)\left(x+1\right) f) 4(y - 2)(y + 6)

9.

a) (6 - x)(6 + x) b) (8 - y)(8 + y) c) 25(2a - b)(2a + b)
d) (11p - 7q)(11p + 7q) e) (7x - 3z)(7x + 3z) f) 9(4m - 3n)(4m + 3n)

10.

a) (2x - 1)(x + 5) b) (5x - 3)(x + 1) c) (3x + 4)(x - 2) d) (4x - 1)(x + 5)
e) (3x + 6)(2x - 1) f) (2x - 3)(x - 1) g) (3 + 4x)(2 - 5x) h) 2(4x + 5)(x + 4)

 

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