13. Multiply the following polynomials and simplify:
10x4(2x5 + x)
20x9 + 10x5
(7x5 + 4x4 - 6)(10x3 + 6x)
70x8 + 40x7 + 42x6 + 24x5 - 60x3 - 36x
14. Divide:
12x3 - 3x2 - 16x + 4 / 4x - 1
3x2 - 4
15. Find the greatest common factor of the following terms:
75, 90
15
10x4y, 78x6y
2x4y
16. Factor the following polynomials:
10x4 + 30x3 - 40x2
10x2(x - 1)(x + 4)
x2 + 7x + 6
(x + 6)(x + 1)
x5 - 4x4 - 45x3
x3(x - 9)(x + 5)
17. For question 16, exercises b) and c), solve for x:
x =
-6
and
-1
x =
0
,
9
and
-5
18. You have 4 books to read. How many different ways can you read your books?
24
19. Use the following data to construct a box and whiskers plot:
9, 23, 21, 29, 33, 16, 28
20. A bag contains 3 blue balls, 6 red balls, and 6 white balls. You pick a ball from the bag and put it in your pocket. What is the probability of picking:
A white ball?
40.00%
A blue ball or red ball?
60.00%
Two red balls?
14.29%
A blue ball and a white ball?
8.57%
21. Solve and graph the following systems of linear equations:
x + y = 9 x - y = 19
A(14,-5)
5x - y = 15 x + 14y = 3
B(3,0)
22. Write the following fractions in simplest form:
40xy5
10x6y6
4
x5y
(x - 1)
(x2 - 2x + 1)
1
x - 1
23. Solve the equation below in two different ways. First, solve it using the quadratic formula. Secondly, solve it by completing the square.
-x2 = -12x + 27
x1 = 3, x2 = 9
24. Convert the following repeating decimal into a fraction:
x =
6.5
59
9
25. Solve the following equation:
14
x
= 14
x = 1
26. Rationalize the denominator of each fraction below:
14
10
15
6
14
15
45
27. Use a trigonometric ratio to find x:
x = 13.86 cm
28. The sum of two consecutive even integers is 42. What are the integers? (Hint: use 2x as the first even integer)
a=20, b=22
29. After you leave your house, you walk 16 blocks south and 12 blocks east. How far are you from your house?
I am
20
blocks from my house.
30. Each side of a square is decreased by 6 ft. The area of the newly created square is 81ft2. What was the original length of one side of the square?