Chapter 12

Algebra 1: Concepts and Skills · 626 exercises

Problem 68

Choose a method and solve the quadratic equation. Explain your choice. $$ x^{2}+2=6 $$

2 step solution

Problem 68

Solve the equation by factoring. $$ -9 x+4=-2 x^{2} $$

3 step solution

Problem 68

Find the product. $$ (6 y-4)(6 y+4) $$

3 step solution

Problem 68

Simplify the radical expression. $$\frac{3 \sqrt{7}}{\sqrt{9}}$$

3 step solution

Problem 69

Simplify the expression. $$ \frac{5}{4 x}+\frac{7}{3 x} $$

3 step solution

Problem 69

Choose a method and solve the quadratic equation. Explain your choice. $$ 2 x^{2}+7 x+3=0 $$

3 step solution

Problem 69

Solve the equation by factoring. $$ 2+3 x^{2}=-5 x $$

3 step solution

Problem 69

Find the product. $$ (3 x+5 y)(3 x-5 y) $$

4 step solution

Problem 69

Simplify the radical expression. $$4 \sqrt{\frac{11}{16}}$$

3 step solution

Problem 70

Simplify the expression. $$ \frac{6 x}{x+1}+\frac{2 x+4}{x+1} $$

5 step solution

Problem 70

Choose a method and solve the quadratic equation. Explain your choice. $$ 2 x^{2}-200=0 $$

2 step solution

Problem 70

Solve the equation using the cross product property. Check your solutions. $$ \frac{2}{x+3}=\frac{1}{x-6} $$

4 step solution

Problem 70

Find the product. $$ (x+7 y)^{2} $$

3 step solution

Problem 70

Use the quadratic formula to solve the equation. If the solution involves radicals, round to the nearest hundredth. $$x^{2}+4 x-8=0$$

3 step solution

Problem 71

Write the fraction as a percent. $$ \frac{2}{5} $$

2 step solution

Problem 71

Choose a method and solve the quadratic equation. Explain your choice. $$ x^{2}-24 x=6 $$

4 step solution

Problem 71

Solve the equation using the cross product property. Check your solutions. $$ \frac{6}{x}=\frac{7}{x-5} $$

4 step solution

Problem 71

Find the product. $$ (2 a-9 b)^{2} $$

3 step solution

Problem 71

Use the quadratic formula to solve the equation. If the solution involves radicals, round to the nearest hundredth. $$x^{2}-6 x+1=0$$

4 step solution

Problem 72

Write the fraction as a percent. $$ \frac{4}{5} $$

3 step solution

Problem 72

Choose a method and solve the quadratic equation. Explain your choice. $$ 3 x^{2}-48=0 $$

3 step solution

Problem 72

Solve the equation using the cross product property. Check your solutions. $$ \frac{7}{x+4}=\frac{2}{x-6} $$

5 step solution

Problem 72

Factor the expression. $$ x^{2}+18 x+81 $$

3 step solution

Problem 73

Write the fraction as a percent. $$ \frac{1}{3} $$

2 step solution

Problem 73

Choose a method and solve the quadratic equation. Explain your choice. $$ x^{2}+3 x+4=1 $$

4 step solution

Problem 73

Find the domain of the function. Then use several values in the domain to make a table of values for the function. $$ y=\sqrt{x}-3 $$

4 step solution

Problem 73

Factor the expression. $$ x^{2}-12 x+36 $$

3 step solution

Problem 73

Use the quadratic formula to solve the equation. If the solution involves radicals, round to the nearest hundredth. $$x^{2}+3 x-1=0$$

5 step solution

Problem 74

Write the fraction as a percent. $$ \frac{9}{10} $$

2 step solution

Problem 74

Choose a method and solve the quadratic equation. Explain your choice. $$ 3 x^{2}+7 x+2=0 $$

4 step solution

Problem 74

Find the domain of the function. Then use several values in the domain to make a table of values for the function. $$ y=\sqrt{x}+4 $$

4 step solution

Problem 74

Factor the expression. $$ 4 x^{2}+28 x+49 $$

4 step solution

Problem 74

Use the quadratic formula to solve the equation. If the solution involves radicals, round to the nearest hundredth. $$2 x^{2}+x-3=0$$

5 step solution

Problem 75

Write the fraction as a percent. $$ \frac{5}{8} $$

3 step solution

Problem 75

The path of a diver diving from a 10 -foot high diving board is $$ h=-0.44 x^{2}+2.61 x+10 $$ where \(h\) is the height (in feet) of the diver above water and \(x\) is the horizontal distance from the end of the board. How far from the end of the board will the diver enter the water?

3 step solution

Problem 75

Find the domain of the function. Then use several values in the domain to make a table of values for the function. $$ y=6 \sqrt{x} $$

3 step solution

Problem 75

Find the reciprocal of the mixed number. Write your answer in lowest terms. $$ 2 \frac{1}{9} $$

2 step solution

Problem 75

Use the quadratic formula to solve the equation. If the solution involves radicals, round to the nearest hundredth. $$4 x^{2}-6 x+1=0$$

3 step solution

Problem 76

Write the fraction as a percent. $$ \frac{11}{20} $$

3 step solution

Problem 76

Suppose you throw a ball upward from a height of 5 feet and with an initial velocity of 15 feet per second. The vertical motion model \(h=-16 t^{2}+15 t+5\) gives the height \(h\) (in feet) of the ball, where \(t\) is the number of seconds that the ball is in the air. Find the time that it takes for the ball to reach the ground \((h=0)\) after it has been thrown.

4 step solution

Problem 76

Find the domain of the function. Then use several values in the domain to make a table of values for the function. $$ y=11 \sqrt{x} $$

4 step solution

Problem 76

Find the reciprocal of the mixed number. Write your answer in lowest terms. $$ 4 \frac{2}{5} $$

3 step solution

Problem 76

Find the product. $$(x-2)(x+11)$$

6 step solution

Problem 77

Write the fraction as a percent. $$ \frac{4}{100} $$

2 step solution

Problem 77

Which of the following is a solution of the equation \(2 x^{2}+8 x-25=5 ?\) A. \(-\sqrt{19}-2\) B. \(\sqrt{17}-2\) C. \(\sqrt{21}-2\) D. \(\sqrt{17}+1\)

3 step solution

Problem 77

Find the domain of the function. Then use several values in the domain to make a table of values for the function. $$ y=\sqrt{x+3} $$

3 step solution

Problem 77

Find the reciprocal of the mixed number. Write your answer in lowest terms. $$ 1 \frac{3}{10} $$

2 step solution

Problem 77

Find the product. $$(x+4)(3 x-7)$$

4 step solution

Problem 78

Write the fraction as a percent. $$ \frac{9}{25} $$

2 step solution

Problem 78

What term should you add to \(x^{2}-\frac{1}{2} x\) to create a perfect square trinomial? F. \(\frac{1}{2}\) G. \(\frac{1}{4}\) H. \(\frac{1}{16}\) J. \(\frac{1}{32}\)

3 step solution

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