Chapter 7
Elementary Algebra · 323 exercises
Problem 223
Factor. \(49 x^{2}-28 x y+4 y^{2}\)
5 step solution
Problem 224
Factor. \(25 r^{2}-60 r s+36 s^{2}\)
5 step solution
Problem 226
Factor. \(100 y^{2}-20 y+1\)
6 step solution
Problem 228
Factor. \(100 x^{2}-25 x+1\)
3 step solution
Problem 229
Factor. \(10 k^{2}+80 k+160\)
4 step solution
Problem 230
Factor. \(64 x^{2}-96 x+36\)
5 step solution
Problem 231
Factor. \(75 u^{3}-30 u^{2} v+3 u v^{2}\)
4 step solution
Problem 232
Factor. \(90 p^{3}+300 p^{2} q+250 p q^{2}\)
4 step solution
Problem 233
Factor. \(x^{2}-16\)
5 step solution
Problem 234
Factor. \(n^{2}-9\)
4 step solution
Problem 235
Factor. \(25 v^{2}-1\)
3 step solution
Problem 236
Factor. \(169 q^{2}-1\)
4 step solution
Problem 237
Factor. \(121 x^{2}-144 y^{2}\)
4 step solution
Problem 238
Factor. \(49 x^{2}-81 y^{2}\)
3 step solution
Problem 239
Factor. \(169 c^{2}-36 d^{2}\)
3 step solution
Problem 240
Factor. \(36 p^{2}-49 q^{2}\)
3 step solution
Problem 241
Factor. \(4-49 x^{2}\)
3 step solution
Problem 242
Factor. \(121-25 s^{2}\)
3 step solution
Problem 243
Factor. \(16 z^{4}-1\)
4 step solution
Problem 244
Factor. \(m^{4}-n^{4}\)
4 step solution
Problem 245
Factor. \(5 q^{2}-45\)
4 step solution
Problem 246
Factor. \(98 r^{3}-72 r\)
3 step solution
Problem 249
Factor. \(x^{3}+125\)
3 step solution
Problem 251
Factor. \(z^{3}-27\)
3 step solution
Problem 252
Factor. \(v^{3}-216\)
4 step solution
Problem 253
Factor. \(8-343 t^{3}\)
4 step solution
Problem 254
Factor. \(125-27 w^{3}\)
5 step solution
Problem 255
Factor. . \(8 y^{3}-125 z^{3}\)
6 step solution
Problem 256
Factor. \(27 x^{3}-64 y^{3}\)
5 step solution
Problem 258
Factor. \(6 x^{3}-48 y^{3}\)
5 step solution
Problem 260
Factor. \(-2 x^{3}-16 y^{3}\)
4 step solution
Problem 261
Factor. \(64 a^{2}-25\)
3 step solution
Problem 262
Factor. \(121 x^{2}-144\)
4 step solution
Problem 264
Factor. \(4 p^{2}-100\)
4 step solution
Problem 265
Factor. \(16 x^{2}-72 x+81\)
4 step solution
Problem 266
Factor. \(36 y^{2}+12 y+1\)
4 step solution
Problem 267
Factor. \(8 p^{2}+2\)
3 step solution
Problem 270
Factor. \(27 u^{3}+1000\)
5 step solution
Problem 271
Factor. \(45 n^{2}+60 n+20\)
6 step solution
Problem 272
Factor. \(48 q^{3}-24 q^{2}+3 q\)
2 step solution
Problem 273
Sue and Alan are planning to put a 15 foot square swimming pool in their backyard. They will surround the pool with a tiled deck, the same width on all sides. If the width of the deck is \(w\), the total area of the pool and deck is given by the trinomial \(4 w^{2}+60 w+225\). Factor the trinomial.
5 step solution
Problem 274
The height a twelve foot ladder can reach up the side of a building if the ladder's base is \(b\) feet from the building is the square root of the binomial \(144-b^{2}\). Factor the binomial.
3 step solution
Problem 277
Explain why \(n^{2}+25 \neq(n+5)^{2}\). Use algebra, words, or pictures.
4 step solution
Problem 278
Maribel factored \(y^{2}-30 y+81\) as \((y-9)^{2}\). Was she right or wrong? How do you know?
5 step solution
Problem 279
Factor completely. \(10 x^{4}+35 x^{3}\)
3 step solution
Problem 280
Factor completely. \(18 p^{6}+24 p^{3}\)
4 step solution
Problem 281
Factor completely. \(y^{2}+10 y-39\)
6 step solution
Problem 282
Factor completely. \(b^{2}-17 b+60\)
5 step solution
Problem 283
Factor completely. \(2 n^{2}+13 n-7\)
6 step solution
Problem 284
Factor completely. \(8 x^{2}-9 x-3\)
7 step solution