Exam

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

Provide an appropriate response.

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1) Simplify: x4 y 3 1)

a 5/3b3/4 5
2) Simplify and express your answer in terms of positive exponents: 2)
a7/3 4

3) Simplify: 7(x - y) - 4(y - x) 3)

4) Simplify: 3(x - 7) - 4(x 2 - x) + 2(1 - x) 4)

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

5) Simplify: (x + y + z) - (x + 3y - 7z) - (-3x - y + 8z) 5)

A) y - 3z
B) 3x - y
C) -x + 3y + 2z
D) y - 3x
E) -x + 2z

6) (x + 6)(x - 2) = 6)
A) x2 + 8x - 12
B) x2 + 4x - 12
C) x2 + 8x + 12
D) x2 - 4x - 12
E) x2 - 8x - 12

x 3 + 4x 2 - 12x
7) 7)
4x
A) 5x 2 - 12x
x2
B) +x-3
4
x2
C) - 4x 2 - 12x
4
D) x3 - 11x
E) x3 + 4x2 - 3

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

8) Completely factor: 3ax + 9ay 8)

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 9) Completely factor: x 7/5y 3 - 35x 2/5y 4 9)

10) Completely factor: 4xy3 + 6xy2 - 2xy4 10)

11) Completely factor: x 2 - 36 11)

12) Completely factor: x 2 + 4x + 3 12)

13) Completely factor: x 2 - 10x + 16 13)

14) Completely factor: 4y2 - 25 14)

15) Completely factor: x 2 + 6x + 9 15)

16) Completely factor: x 2 + x - 12 16)

17) Completely factor: 4x 2 + 5x - 6 17)

18) Completely factor: 3x 4 + 6x 3 + 3x 2 18)

19) Completely factor: (x + 3)2 (x - 5)3 - (x + 3)(x - 5)4 19)

20) Completely factor: 2t2 + 8t + 6 20)

21) Completely factor: x 2 y + 11xy2 21)

22) Completely factor: x -2 + 8x-1 - 20 22)

x+7 6
23) Perform the operation and simplify your answer: · 23)
x 3x + 21

z2 - 4 z2
24) Perform the operation and simplify your answer: · 24)
z 2 + 2z z - 2

3-x x+1
25) Perform the operation and simplify your answer: · 25)
2
x -x-2 2x -6

x 2 - 3x + 2 x 2 - x - 6
26) Perform the operation and simplify your answer: · 26)
x 2 - 7x + 12 x 2 + x - 2

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27) 27)
2
9x
Perform the operation and simplify your answer:
3y
4

28) 28)
2x - 2y
3z
Perform the operation and simplify your answer:
x-y
6z 3

29) 29)
x
2
x -4
Perform the operation and simplify your answer:
2
(x + 2)2

2x - 2 x2 - 1
30) Perform the operation and simplify your answer: ÷ 30)
x 2 - 2x - 8 x 2 - 5x + 4

4 x
31) Perform the operation and simplify your answer: + 31)
2x - 1 x + 3

5-x
32) Perform the operation and simplify your answer: -1 32)
5

x+4 x-2
33) Perform the operation and simplify your answer: + 33)
x 2 + 2x + 1 x2 + 5x + 4

34) 34)
a b
+
b a
Perform the operation and simplify your answer:
a b
-
b a

3
35) Rationalize the denominator: 35)
5+ 3

1
36) Rationalize the denominator: 36)
3- 2

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

x2 - x - 6 x2 - 9
37) ÷ = 37)
x 2 + 8x + 16 x 2 - x - 20
(x + 2)(x - 5)
A)
(x + 4)(x + 3)
(x + 2)(x - 3)
B)
(x - 5)(x + 4)
(x - 2)(x - 5)
C)
(x + 4)(x - 3)
(x + 2)(x + 3)(x - 3)2
D)
(x - 5)(x + 4)3
(x - 2)(x + 5)
E)
(x + 4)(x - 3)

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

2x 2 - 2
38) Simplify: 38)
x 3 - x2

1
x+
y
39) Divide and simplify: 39)
1
x-
y

2x 2 + 3 x2 + 1
40) Simplify: + 40)
x2 + 1

2+ x
41) Rationalize the denominator and simplify: 41)
2- x

x 5 3x
42) Simplify: + + 42)
2x + 2 x 2x2 + 2x

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Answer Key
Testname: UNTITLED1

1) x20y15
b15/4
2)
a
3) 11x - 11y
4) -4x 2 + 5x - 19
5) B
6) B
7) B
8) 3a(x + 3y)
9) x2/5y3 (x - 35y)
10) 2xy2(2y + 3 - y 2)
11) (x + 6)(x - 6)
12) (x + 1)(x + 3)
13) (x - 2)(x - 8)
14) (2y + 5)(2y - 5)
15) (x + 3)2
16) (x + 4)(x -3)
17) (4x - 3)(x + 2)
18) 3x 2 (x + 1)2
19) 8(x + 3)(x - 5)3
20) 2(t + 3)(t + 1)
21) xy(x + 11y)
22) (x-1 + 10)(x-1 - 2)
2
23)
x
24) z
1
25) -
2(x - 2)
x-2
26)
x-4
8
27)
27xy
28) 4z2
x(x + 2)
29)
2(x - 2)
2(x - 1)
30)
(x + 2)(x + 1)
2x 2 + 3x + 12
31)
(2x - 1)(x + 3)
x
32) -
5
2x 2 + 7x + 14
33)
(x + 1)2 (x + 4)
a2 + b2
34)
a2 - b2
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Answer Key
Testname: UNTITLED1

15 - 3
35)
2
3+ 2
36)
7
37) A
2(x + 1)
38)
x2
xy + 1
39)
xy - 1
3x 2 + 4
40)
x2 + 1
4+4 x+x
41)
4-x
x 2 + 13x + 10
42)
2x 2 + 2x