REVIEW EXERCISES
CHAPTER 6
6.1 Factor out the greatest common factor, or factor by grouping.
1. 2.
3. 4.
6.2 Factor completely.
5. 6. 7.
8. 9. 10.
11. 12. 13.
14. 15. 16.
6.3
17.Concept Check To begin factoring what are the possible first terms of
the two binomial factors if we consider only positive integer coefficients?
18.Concept Check What is the first step you would use to factor
Factor completely.
- 10 z^2 - 3 z- 1 23. 8 v^2 + 17 v- 21 24. 24 x^5 - 20 x^4 + 4 x^3
2 k^2 - 5 k+ 2 3 r^2 + 11 r- 4 6 r^2 - 5 r- 6
2 z^3 + 9 z^2 - 5 z?
6 r^2 - 5 r-6,
3 r^5 - 6 r^4 s- 45 r^3 s^29 x^4 y- 9 x^3 y- 54 x^2 y 2 x^7 + 2 x^6 y- 12 x^5 y^2
8 p^3 - 24 p^2 - 80 p 3 x^4 + 30 x^3 + 48 x^2 p^7 - p^6 q- 2 p^5 q^2
r^2 - r- 56 r^2 - 4 rs- 96 s^2 p^2 + 2 pq- 120 q^2
x^2 + 5 x+ 6 y^2 - 13 y+ 40 q^2 + 6 q- 27
2 xy- 8 y+ 3 x- 12 6 y^2 + 9 y+ 4 xy+ 6 x
7 t+ 14 60 z^3 + 30 z
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25.- 6 x^2 + 3 x+ 30 26. 10 r^3 s+ 17 r^2 s^2 + 6 rs^3 27. 48 x^4 y+ 4 x^3 y^2 - 4 x^2 y^3
28.Concept Check On a quiz, a student factored by grouping as follows.
His answer
He thought his answer was correct, since it checked by multiplication. WHAT WENT
WRONG?Give the correct factored form.
6.4
29.Concept Check Which one of the following is the difference of squares?
A. B. C. D.
30.Concept Check Which one of the following is a perfect square trinomial?
A. B. C. D.
Factor completely.
6.5 Solve each equation, and check your solutions.
43. 44.
45.x 12 x- 52 = 0 46.z^2 + 4 z+ 3 = 0
14 t+ 321 t- 12 = 0 1 x+ 721 x- 421 x+ 32 = 0
343 x^3 - 64 1000 - 27 x^6 x^6 - y^6
9 t^2 - 42 t+ 49 m^3 + 1000 125 k^3 + 64 x^3
144 p^2 - 36 q^2 x^2 + 100 r^2 - 12 r+ 36
n^2 - 49 25 b^2 - 121 49 y^2 - 25 w^2
x^2 +x+ 1 y^2 - 4 y+ 9 4 x^2 + 10 x+ 25 x^2 - 20 x+ 100
32 x^2 - 1 4 x^2 y^2 - 25 z^2 x^2 + 36 25 y^3 - 1
= 4 x 14 x- 12 - 514 x- 12
= 16 x^2 - 4 x- 20 x+ 5
16 x^2 - 24 x+ 5
16 x^2 - 24 x+ 5