- 91.commutative property
- 93.No, because it is not a product.
It is the difference between and. - ; yes 95. 97.
Section 6.2 (pages 371–373)
1.1 and 48, and , 2 and 24, and , 3 and 16, and ,
4 and 12, and , 6 and 8, and ; The pair with a sum of
is and. 3.1 and , and 24, 2 and , and 12,
3 and , and 8, 4 and , and 6; The pair with a sum of is
3 and. 5.aandbmust have different signs, one positive and one
negative. 7.A prime polynomial is a polynomial that cannot be factored
by using only integers in the factors. 9.C 11.
- 33.prime
- 41.prime 43. 45.
Section 6.3 (pages 378–380)
- (a)2, 12, 24, 11 (b)3, 8 (Order is irrelevant.) (c) 3 m, 8m
(d) (e)
(f ) 9.B 11.B 13.A
- ; , , or ,
- ;
21.The binomial cannot be a factor because its terms have a
common factor of 2, which the polynomial terms do not have.
- 37.prime 39.
- 118 x^2 - 5 y 212 x^2 - 3 y 2 67. 2124 a+b 21 a- 2 b 2
112 x+ 121 x- 42 124 y+ 7 x 21 y- 2 x 2
13 x+ 421 x+ 42 - 5 x 12 x+ 721 x- 42
m^4 n 13 m+ 2 n 212 m+n 2 1 x- 521 x- 12
15 a+ 3 b 21 a- 2 b 2 14 s+ 5 t 213 s-t 2
3 n^215 n- 321 n- 22 y^215 x- 4213 x+ 12
314 x- 1212 x- 32 q 15 m+ 2218 m- 32
14 y+ 1215 y- 112 215 x+ 3212 x+ 12
15 m- 4212 m- 32 14 w- 1212 w- 32
13 m- 1215 m+ 22 13 s- 1214 s+ 52
13 a+ 721 a+ 12 12 y+ 321 y+ 22
2 x- 6
2 z^2 - 5 z- 32 z+1,z-3, or z-3, 2z+ 1
2 a+ 5 b x^2 + 3 x- 4 x+ 4 x- 1 x- 1 x+ 4
12 m+ 321 m+ 42 = 2 m^2 + 11 m+ 12
2 m^2 + 3 m+ 8 m+ 12 12 m+ 321 m+ 42
12 t+ 1215 t+ 22 13 z- 2215 z- 32 12 s-t 214 s+ 3 t 2
12 p+q 21 r- 921 r- 32 2 y^2 +y- 28 15 z^2 - 4 z- 4
z^81 z- 7 y 21 z+ 3 y 2 1 a+b 21 x+ 421 x- 32
a^31 a+ 4 b 21 a-b 2 yz 1 y+ 3 z 21 y- 2 z 2
5 m^21 m^3 + 5 m^2 - 82 mn 1 m- 6 n 21 m- 4 n 2
41 x+ 521 x- 22 2 t 1 t+ 121 t+ 32 2 x^41 x- 321 x+ 72
1 t+ 2 z 21 t- 3 z 2 1 x+y 21 x+ 3 y 2 1 v- 5 w 21 v- 6 w 2
1 x+ 1621 x- 22 1 r+ 2 a 21 r+a 2
1 z- 721 z- 82 1 r- 621 r+ 52 1 a+ 421 a- 122
1 m+ 521 m- 42 1 y- 521 y- 32
y- 9 1 y+ 821 y+ 12 1 b+ 321 b+ 52
p+ 6 x+ 11 x- 8 y- 5 x+ 11
a^2 + 13 a+ 36
- 8
- 8 - 3 - 6 - 4 - 5
- 3 - 16 - 24 - 1 - 12 - 2
- 4 - 12 - 6 - 8 - 19
- 1 - 48 - 2 - 24 - 3 - 16
2 x^4 + 6 x^3 + 10 x^2
12 x- 321 y- 42 x^2 - 3 x- 54 x^2 + 9 x+ 14
2 x 1 y- 42 31 y- 42
2 x 1 y- 42 - 31 y- 42
11 + 2 b 21 a^5 - 32
15 - 2 p 21 m+ 32 13 r+ 2 y 216 r-t 2
14 m-p^2214 m^2 - p 2 1 y+ 321 y+x 2
1 a^2 +b^2213 a+ 2 b 2 13 - a 214 - b 2
1 z+ 2217 z-a 2 13 r+ 2 y 216 r-x 2 69. 71.
- , 4
- , , 7, 11 93. 95.
Section 6.4 (pages 387–389)
1.1; 4; 9; 16; 25; 36; 49; 64; 81; 100; 121; 144; 169; 196; 225; 256;
289; 324; 361; 400 3.1; 8; 27; 64; 125; 216; 343; 512; 729; 1000
- (a)both of these (b)perfect cube (c)perfect square
(d)perfect square 7. 9.
11.prime 13. 15.
- 23.prime 25.
- can be factored as. The completely factored
form is. 33. 10 35. 9 37.
Summary Exercises on Factoring (pages 390–391)
1.G 2.H 3.A 4.B 5.E 6.I 7.C 8.F 9.I 10.E
- 7 k 12 k+ 521 k- 22 44. 15 +r 211 - s 2
13 k- 221 k+ 22 15 a^3 b^213 b^3 - 4 a+ 5 a^3 b^22
613 m+ 2 z 213 m- 2 z 2 14 m- 3212 m+ 12
112 x- 121 x+ 42 12 k- 322 18 p- 121 p+ 32
13 y- 4212 y+ 12 1 m+ 921 m- 92 16 z+ 121 z+ 52
13 y- 1213 y+ 52 414 x+ 52 1 m+ 521 m- 32
10 nr 110 nr+ 3 r^2 - 5 n 2 13 n- 2212 n- 52
1 z- 5 a 21 z+ 2 a 2 501 z^2 - 22 1 x- 521 x- 42
513 y+ 12 8 a^31 a- 321 a+ 22 14 k+ 1212 k- 32
15 z- 6212 z+ 12 21 m- 821 m+ 32 17 xy 1 x^2 y+ 32
1 m- 4 n 21 m+n 2 1 p- 1121 p- 62 1 z+ 721 z- 62
7 y^41 y+ 621 y- 42 61 a+ 2 b+ 3 c 2
1 a- 621 a+ 22 1 a+ 821 a+ 92 61 y- 221 y+ 12
1 m-p+ 221 m+p 2 546 5 - 56
1 x-0.5 (^22) Ax+ 21 BAx^2 -^12 x+ 41 B 4 mn
A^6 m+^45 BA^6 m-^45 B^1 x+0.8^21 x-0.8^2 At+ 21 B^2
1 x+y 21 x^2 - xy+y^221 x^6 - x^3 y^3 +y^62 Ap+ 31 BAp- 31 B
13 m^2 + 2 n 219 m^4 - 6 m^2 n+ 4 n^22
12 x- 5 y^2214 x^2 + 10 xy^2 + 25 y^42
15 t+ 2 s 2125 t^2 - 10 ts+ 4 s^22
13 a+ 4 b 219 a^2 - 12 ab+ 16 b^22
12 p+ 9 q 214 p^2 - 18 pq+ 81 q^22
21 x- 2 y 21 x^2 + 2 xy+ 4 y^22
51 x+ 221 x^2 - 2 x+ 42 1 y- 2 x 21 y^2 + 2 yx+ 4 x^22
13 x- 4219 x^2 + 12 x+ 162 61 p+ 121 p^2 - p+ 12
1 m+ 221 m^2 - 2 m+ 42 1 k+ 1021 k^2 - 10 k+ 1002
z^2125 z^2 + 5 z+ 12 1 a- 121 a^2 +a+ 12
18 x+ 3 y 22 215 h- 2 y 22 k 14 k^2 - 4 k+ 92
1 x- 422 21 x+ 622 14 x- 522 17 x- 2 y 22
1 k^2 + 921 k+ 321 k- 32 1 w+ 122
k^2 - 9 1 k+ 321 k- 32
1 x^2 + 121 x+ 121 x- 12 1 p^2 + 1621 p+ 421 p- 42
14 r+ 5 a 214 r- 5 a 2 1 p^2 + 721 p^2 - 72
413 x+ 2213 x- 22 114 p+ 152114 p- 152
41 m^2 + 42 13 r+ 2213 r- 22
1 y+ 521 y- 52 1 x+ 1221 x- 122
- 11 - 7 49 p^2 - 9 x^2 + 12 x+ 36
1 m+ 12315 q- 2215 q+ 12 1 r+ 32313 x+ 2 y 22 - 4
- 113 x+ 421 x- 12 - 11 a+ 2 b 212 a+b 2
14 x+ 3 y 216 x+ 5 y 2 - 11 x+ 721 x- 32
112 x- 5212 x- 32 18 x^2 - 3213 x^2 + 82
x^2 y^5110 x- 121 x+ 42 4 ab^219 a+ 121 a- 32
Answers to Selected Exercises A-15