Chapter 6
Introductory Algebra for College Students · 696 exercises
Problem 1
Factor each trinomial, or state that the trinomial is prime. Check each factorization using FOIL multiplication. $$x^{2}+7 x+6$$
3 step solution
Problem 1
Factor each difference of two squares. $$x^{2}-25$$
3 step solution
Problem 1
Solve each equation using the zero-product principle. $$x(x+7)=0$$
2 step solution
Problem 1
Before getting to multiple-step factorizations, let's be sure that you are comfortable with exercises requiring only one of the factoring techniques. Factor each polynomial. $$-7 x^{2}+35 x$$
3 step solution
Problem 1
Find the greatest common factor of each list of monomials. 4 and \(8 x\)
3 step solution
Problem 1
Use the method of your choice to factor each trinomial, or state that the trinomial is prime. Check each factorization using FOIL multiplication. $$2 x^{2}+5 x+3$$
4 step solution
Problem 2
Factor each trinomial, or state that the trinomial is prime. Check each factorization using FOIL multiplication. $$x^{2}+9 x+8$$
4 step solution
Problem 2
Factor each difference of two squares. $$x^{2}-16$$
2 step solution
Problem 2
Solve each equation using the zero-product principle. $$x(x-3)=0$$
3 step solution
Problem 2
Before getting to multiple-step factorizations, let's be sure that you are comfortable with exercises requiring only one of the factoring techniques. Factor each polynomial. $$-6 x^{2}+24 x$$
3 step solution
Problem 2
Find the greatest common factor of each list of monomials. 5 and \(15 x\)
4 step solution
Problem 2
Use the method of your choice to factor each trinomial, or state that the trinomial is prime. Check each factorization using FOIL multiplication. $$3 x^{2}+5 x+2$$
5 step solution
Problem 3
Factor each trinomial, or state that the trinomial is prime. Check each factorization using FOIL multiplication. $$x^{2}+7 x+10$$
3 step solution
Problem 3
Factor each difference of two squares. $$y^{2}-1$$
3 step solution
Problem 3
Solve each equation using the zero-product principle. $$(x-6)(x+4)=0$$
3 step solution
Problem 3
Before getting to multiple-step factorizations, let's be sure that you are comfortable with exercises requiring only one of the factoring techniques. Factor each polynomial. $$25 x^{2}-49$$
3 step solution
Problem 3
Find the greatest common factor of each list of monomials. \(12 x^{2}\) and \(8 x\)
3 step solution
Problem 3
Use the method of your choice to factor each trinomial, or state that the trinomial is prime. Check each factorization using FOIL multiplication. $$3 x^{2}+13 x+4$$
6 step solution
Problem 4
Factor each trinomial, or state that the trinomial is prime. Check each factorization using FOIL multiplication. $$x^{2}+9 x+14$$
4 step solution
Problem 4
Factor each difference of two squares. $$y^{2}-9$$
3 step solution
Problem 4
Solve each equation using the zero-product principle. $$(x-3)(x+8)=0$$
3 step solution
Problem 4
Before getting to multiple-step factorizations, let's be sure that you are comfortable with exercises requiring only one of the factoring techniques. Factor each polynomial. $$100 x^{2}-81$$
4 step solution
Problem 4
Find the greatest common factor of each list of monomials. $$20 x^{2} \text { and } 15 x$$
4 step solution
Problem 4
Use the method of your choice to factor each trinomial, or state that the trinomial is prime. Check each factorization using FOIL multiplication. $$2 x^{2}+7 x+3$$
2 step solution
Problem 5
Factor each trinomial, or state that the trinomial is prime. Check each factorization using FOIL multiplication. $$x^{2}+11 x+10$$
2 step solution
Problem 5
Factor each difference of two squares. $$4 x^{2}-9$$
2 step solution
Problem 5
Solve each equation using the zero-product principle. $$(x-9)(5 x+4)=0$$
3 step solution
Problem 5
Before getting to multiple-step factorizations, let's be sure that you are comfortable with exercises requiring only one of the factoring techniques. Factor each polynomial. $$27 x^{3}-1$$
3 step solution
Problem 5
Find the greatest common factor of each list of monomials. $$-2 x^{4} \text { and } 6 x^{3}$$
4 step solution
Problem 5
Use the method of your choice to factor each trinomial, or state that the trinomial is prime. Check each factorization using FOIL multiplication. $$2 x^{2}+11 x+12$$
3 step solution
Problem 6
Factor each trinomial, or state that the trinomial is prime. Check each factorization using FOIL multiplication. $$x^{2}+13 x+12$$
3 step solution
Problem 6
Factor each difference of two squares. $$9 x^{2}-25$$
2 step solution
Problem 6
Solve each equation using the zero-product principle. $$(x+7)(3 x-2)=0$$
3 step solution
Problem 6
Before getting to multiple-step factorizations, let's be sure that you are comfortable with exercises requiring only one of the factoring techniques. Factor each polynomial. $$64 x^{3}-1$$
3 step solution
Problem 6
Find the greatest common factor of each list of monomials. $$-3 x^{4} \text { and } 6 x^{3}$$
3 step solution
Problem 6
Use the method of your choice to factor each trinomial, or state that the trinomial is prime. Check each factorization using FOIL multiplication. $$2 x^{2}+19 x+35$$
3 step solution
Problem 7
Factor each trinomial, or state that the trinomial is prime. Check each factorization using FOIL multiplication. $$x^{2}-7 x+12$$
4 step solution
Problem 7
Solve each equation using the zero-product principle. $$10(x-4)(2 x+9)=0$$
3 step solution
Problem 7
Factor each difference of two squares. $$25-x^{2}$$
2 step solution
Problem 7
Before getting to multiple-step factorizations, let's be sure that you are comfortable with exercises requiring only one of the factoring techniques. Factor each polynomial. $$5 x+5 y+x^{2}+x y$$
4 step solution
Problem 7
Find the greatest common factor of each list of monomials. $$9 y^{5}, 18 y^{2}, \text { and }-3 y$$
3 step solution
Problem 7
Use the method of your choice to factor each trinomial, or state that the trinomial is prime. Check each factorization using FOIL multiplication. $$5 y^{2}-16 y+3$$
2 step solution
Problem 8
Factor each trinomial, or state that the trinomial is prime. Check each factorization using FOIL multiplication. $$x^{2}-13 x+40$$
2 step solution
Problem 8
Solve each equation using the zero-product principle. $$8(x-5)(3 x+11)=0$$
3 step solution
Problem 8
Factor each difference of two squares. $$16-x^{2}$$
3 step solution
Problem 8
Before getting to multiple-step factorizations, let's be sure that you are comfortable with exercises requiring only one of the factoring techniques. Factor each polynomial. $$7 x+7 y+x^{2}+x y$$
3 step solution
Problem 8
Find the greatest common factor of each list of monomials. $$10 y^{5}, 20 y^{2}, \text { and }-5 y$$
4 step solution
Problem 8
Use the method of your choice to factor each trinomial, or state that the trinomial is prime. Check each factorization using FOIL multiplication. $$5 y^{2}-17 y+6$$
5 step solution
Problem 9
Factor each trinomial, or state that the trinomial is prime. Check each factorization using FOIL multiplication. $$x^{2}-12 x+36$$
3 step solution
Problem 9
Use factoring to solve each quadratic equation. Check by substitution or by using a graphing utility and identifying \(x\) -intercepts. $$x^{2}+8 x+15=0$$
4 step solution