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
6 step solution
Problem 11
In the following exercises, find the prime factorization. 432
8 step solution
Problem 12
In the following exercises, find the prime factorization. 627
6 step solution
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) \(3 x^{2}-4 x-8\)
6 step solution
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. $$ 10 a+7+5 a-2+7 a-4 $$
6 step solution
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 \(81 x^{2}\)
4 step solution
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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