2.03
Factoring the Common Factor
from Basic Algebra: One Step at
a Time © 2002-2011
P.
139-146
Dr. Robert J. Rapalje
Seminole State College of Florida
Sanford, FL 32773
ANSWERS TO ALL EXERCISES ARE INCLUDED AT THE
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ANSWERS 2.03
p. 140-145:
1.
3(x+5); 2. 8(x+3); 3. 7(x-4); 4.
5(x-5); 5. 17(2x+y); 6. 14(x+2y);
7. 12(x+3y);
8. 15(x+4y); 9. 7(x+1);
10. 3(x2+1);
11. 21(2x2+1);
12. 15(2x2+1);
13. 5x(x+3); 14. 7x(x+3); 15. 7x(x+2);
16. 7x(x-2); 17. 3x(x+4);
18. 3x(7x+10); 19. 2x(8x-9); 20. 6x(2x-5);
21. x2(x+3);
22. x2(x+4);
23. x(x2+4);
24. x2(x-4);
25. 4x2(x+2);
26. 4x(x2+2); 27.
4x2(3x-2);
28. 8x2(2x-3);
29. 16x2(x+2);
30. 6x2(2x+3);
31. 6x2(2x-3);
32. 15x2(3x+2);
33. 12(x2+1);
34. 12(2x2+1);
35. 12x(2x+1); 36. 12x(12x+1); 37. 16x2(1+3x);
38. 16x2(1-3x);
39. 12x3(2x+3);
40. 24x2(x+1);
41. 24x(x2+1);
42. 8x2(3x2+2);
43. 3(2x+3y-4); 44. 3(x+2y+4z);
45. 9(x+2y+1); 46. 10(3x+2y+1); 47. 5(6x+4y-1);
48. 7(5x+4y-2z); 49. 10(3x2+2xy-y2);
50. 10x(3x2+2y+x);
51. 12x(x2+2x+2);
52. 3x(4x2-
8x+1); 53. 19x2(x+y+2);
54. 12x2(3x+2y+1);
55. 16x2(1+2x);
56. 16x2(x+2);
57. 4x2(4-3x);
58. 4x2(4x-3);
59. y3(y2-14);
60. x3(x7+5);
61. 4x2y2(4y-3x);
62. 4x2y3(x+2y);
63. 5x2y(xy2+2);
64. 8x4y2(x-2y);
65. 4x3y3(2x2+3y);
66. 8x2y4(x+3y2);
67. -(x2+4x-6);
68. -(x2-5x+1);
69. -(x2-3x-7);
70. -6(x2-2); 71.
-3(2x+3y-5); 72. -4(2x-5y+6); 73. -x(x+4);
74. -x(x+7); 75. -x(x-7); 76. -4x(1-3x);
77. -4x(2+3x); 78. -4(x2+y2);
79. -x(x+3-8y); 80. -4(x2+4x-4);
81. -(8-8x+x2);
82. -8(1+x+x2);
83. -8(-1+2x+5x2);
84. -5(-7-4x+x2);
85a) x(y+7); b) a(y+7);c) $(y+7);d) (Junk)(y+7);e)
(x+4)(y+7);
86a) y(4x+3); b)
a(4x+3); c) $(4x+3);d) (Junk)(4x+3);e) (y-7)(4x+3);
87. (x+4)(a-5); 88.
(b+7)(5a+3); 89. (3x+4)(5a+9b); 90. (9y-7)(10a-3); 91. (x-y)2;
92. (x-y)(x-y+4);
93. (x-y)(x+y-4); 94. (2x+3y)(x-y+4);
95. (x+y)(x+y-z); 96. (x-y)(x-y-z);
97. (x-y)(x-2y);
98. x(x+y); 99. (2x+3y)(2x+3y-5);
100. (2x-3y)(2x-3y-5); 101. (2x+3y)(2x+3y+5);
102. 2x(x+y).
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