Chapter 1

Intermediate Algebra · 348 exercises

Problem 1

In the following exercises, use the divisibility tests to determine whether each number is divisible by 2 , by \(3,\) by \(5,\) by \(6,\) and by 10 . 84

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Problem 2

In the following exercises, use the divisibility tests to determine whether each number is divisible by 2 , by \(3,\) by \(5,\) by \(6,\) and by 10 . 96

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Problem 3

In the following exercises, use the divisibility tests to determine whether each number is divisible by 2 , by \(3,\) by \(5,\) by \(6,\) and by 10 . 896

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Problem 4

In the following exercises, use the divisibility tests to determine whether each number is divisible by 2 , by \(3,\) by \(5,\) by \(6,\) and by 10 . 942

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Problem 5

In the following exercises, use the divisibility tests to determine whether each number is divisible by 2 , by \(3,\) by \(5,\) by \(6,\) and by 10 . 22,335

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Problem 6

In the following exercises, use the divisibility tests to determine whether each number is divisible by 2 , by \(3,\) by \(5,\) by \(6,\) and by 10 . 39,075

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Problem 7

In the following exercises, find the prime factorization. 86

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Problem 8

In the following exercises, find the prime factorization. 78

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Problem 9

In the following exercises, find the prime factorization. 455

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Problem 11

In the following exercises, find the prime factorization. 432

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Problem 12

In the following exercises, find the prime factorization. 627

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Problem 13

In the following exercises, find the least common multiple of each pair of numbers using the prime factors method. 8,12

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Problem 14

In the following exercises, find the least common multiple of each pair of numbers using the prime factors method. 12,16

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Problem 15

In the following exercises, find the least common multiple of each pair of numbers using the prime factors method. 28,40

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Problem 16

In the following exercises, find the least common multiple of each pair of numbers using the prime factors method. 84,90

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Problem 17

In the following exercises, find the least common multiple of each pair of numbers using the prime factors method. 55,88

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Problem 18

In the following exercises, find the least common multiple of each pair of numbers using the prime factors method. 60,72

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Problem 19

In the following exercises, simplify each expression. $$ 2^{3}-12 \div(9-5) $$

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Problem 20

In the following exercises, simplify each expression. $$ 3^{2}-18 \div(11-5) $$

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Problem 21

In the following exercises, simplify each expression. $$ 2+8(6+1) $$

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Problem 22

In the following exercises, simplify each expression. $$ 4+6(3+6) $$

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Problem 23

In the following exercises, simplify each expression. $$ 20 \div 4+6(5-1) $$

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Problem 24

In the following exercises, simplify each expression. $$ 33 \div 3+4(7-2) $$

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Problem 25

In the following exercises, simplify each expression. $$ 3(1+9 \cdot 6)-4^{2} $$

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Problem 26

In the following exercises, simplify each expression. $$ 5(2+8 \cdot 4)-7^{2} $$

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Problem 27

In the following exercises, simplify each expression. $$ 2[1+3(10-2)] $$

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Problem 28

In the following exercises, simplify each expression. $$ 5[2+4(3-2)] $$

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Problem 29

In the following exercises, simplify each expression. $$ 8+2[7-2(5-3)]-3^{2} $$

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Problem 30

In the following exercises, simplify each expression. $$ 10+3[6-2(4-2)]-2^{4} $$

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Problem 31

In the following exercises, evaluate the following expressions. When \(x=2\), (a) \(x^{6}\) (b) \(4^{x}\) (c) \(2 x^{2}+3 x-7\)

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Problem 32

In the following exercises, evaluate the following expressions. When \(x=3\), (a) \(x^{5}\) (b) \(5^{x}\) (c) \(3 x^{2}-4 x-8\)

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Problem 33

In the following exercises, evaluate the following expressions. When \(x=4, y=1\) \(x^{2}+3 x y-7 y^{2}\)

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Problem 34

In the following exercises, evaluate the following expressions. When \(x=3, y=2\) \(6 x^{2}+3 x y-9 y^{2}\)

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Problem 35

In the following exercises, evaluate the following expressions. When \(x=10, y=7\) \((x-y)^{2}\)

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Problem 36

In the following exercises, evaluate the following expressions. When \(a=3, b=8\) \(a^{2}+b^{2}\)

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Problem 37

In the following exercises, simplify the following expressions by combining like terms. $$ 7 x+2+3 x+4 $$

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Problem 38

In the following exercises, simplify the following expressions by combining like terms. $$ 8 y+5+2 y-4 $$

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Problem 39

In the following exercises, simplify the following expressions by combining like terms. $$ 10 a+7+5 a-2+7 a-4 $$

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Problem 40

In the following exercises, simplify the following expressions by combining like terms. $$ 7 c+4+6 c-3+9 c-1 $$

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Problem 41

In the following exercises, simplify the following expressions by combining like terms. $$ 3 x^{2}+12 x+11+14 x^{2}+8 x+5 $$

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Problem 42

In the following exercises, simplify the following expressions by combining like terms. $$ 5 b^{2}+9 b+10+2 b^{2}+3 b-4 $$

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Problem 43

In the following exercises, translate the phrases into algebraic expressions. (a) the difference of \(5 x^{2}\) and \(6 x y\) (b) the quotient of \(6 y^{2}\) and \(5 x\) (c) Twenty-one more than \(y^{2}\) (d) \(6 x\) less than \(81 x^{2}\)

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Problem 44

In the following exercises, translate the phrases into algebraic expressions. (@) the difference of \(17 x^{2}\) and \(5 x y\) (b) the quotient of \(8 y^{3}\) and \(3 x\) (C) Eighteen more than \(a^{2}\); (1) \(11 b\) less than \(100 b^{2}\)

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Problem 45

In the following exercises, translate the phrases into algebraic expressions. (a) the sum of \(4 a b^{2}\) and \(3 a^{2} b\) (b) the product of \(4 y^{2}\) and \(5 x\) (c) Fifteen more than \(m\) (d) \(9 x\) less than \(121 x^{2}\)

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Problem 46

In the following exercises, translate the phrases into algebraic expressions. (a) the sum of \(3 x^{2} y\) and \(7 x y^{2}\) (b) the product of \(6 x y^{2}\) and \(4 z\) (c) Twelve more than \(3 x^{2}\) (d) \(7 x^{2}\) less than \(63 x^{3}\)

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Problem 47

In the following exercises, translate the phrases into algebraic expressions. (a) eight times the difference of \(y\) and nine (b) the difference of eight times \(y\) and 9

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Problem 48

In the following exercises, translate the phrases into algebraic expressions. (a) seven times the difference of \(y\) and one (b) the difference of seven times \(y\) and 1

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Problem 49

In the following exercises, translate the phrases into algebraic expressions. (a) five times the sum of \(3 x\) and \(y\) (b) the sum of five times \(3 x\) and \(y\)

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Problem 50

In the following exercises, translate the phrases into algebraic expressions. (a) eleven times the sum of \(4 x^{2}\) and \(5 x\) (b) the sum of eleven times \(4 x^{2}\) and \(5 x\)

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Problem 51

Eric has rock and country songs on his playlist. The number of rock songs is 14 more than twice the number of country songs. Let \(c\) represent the number of country songs. Write an expression for the number of rock songs.

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