Chapter 5
1. Find the prime factorization.
88
A) 8.11 B) 22.3.11 C) 23.11 D) 2.44
2. Find the greatest common factor for the given numbers.
9, 48
A) 6 B) 9 C) 1 D) 3
3. Find the greatest common factor of the given terms.
6wx, 14xy, 10wy
A) 2wx B) 1 C) 2wxy D) 2
4. Factor out the greatest common factor.
(m - 4)8 + (m - 4)m
A) The polynomial is prime. C) (m - 4)8 + m
B) m2 + 4m - 32 D) (m - 4)(8 + m)
5. Factor out the greatest common factor.
81s2t2 - 63s2t + 54st2
A) -9s2t2(-9st + 7s - 6t) C) The polynomial is prime.
B) st(81st - 63s + 54t) D) -9st(-9st + 7s - 6t)
6. Factor out the opposite of the greatest common factor.
35y3 - 7y2
A) -7y2(5y - 1) B) -7y2(-5y + 7) C) -7y2(-5y + 1) D) -y2(35y - 7)
7. Factor.
16r2 - 25
A) The expression is prime. C) (4r - 5)(4r + 5)
B) (4r - 5)2 D) (16r - 5)(16r + 5)
8. Factor.
36u2 - 12u + 1
A) The expression is prime. B) (6u - 1)2 C) (6u - 1)(6u + 1) D) (6u + 1)2
9. Factor completely.
8w3x - 800wx
A) The expression is prime. C) 8wx(w - 10)2
B) 8wx(w - 10)(w + 10) D) 8wx(w2 - 102)
10. Factor completely.
b3r3 - 12b2r2 + 36br
A) br(br - 6)2 B) r(b3r - 6b2) C) br(b2r2 - 12br + 36) D) br(br - 6)(br + 6)
11. Factor.
vw - 9w - 2v + 18
A) (v - 9)(w - 2) C) (v + 9)(w + 2)
B) The expression is prime. D) (v - 2)(w - 9)
12. Factor.
qrs - 5q - 6rs + 30
A) (q - 6)(rs - 5) C) The expression is prime.
B) (q + 6)(rs - 5) D) (q - 5)(rs - 6)
13. Factor.
n2 + 5np + 25p2
A) The polynomial is prime. C) (n + 5p)2
B) (n - 5p)(n + 5p) D) (n + p)(n + 5)
14. Factor the given polynomial completely. If the polynomial is prime, say so.
w2 - 8w
A) The polynomial is prime. B) w(w - 8) C) w(w2 - 8w) D) (w - 8)(w + 8)
15. Factor the given polynomial completely. If the polynomial is prime, say so.
x3 + xy + 2x2 + 2y
A) The polynomial is prime. C) (x + 2)(x + y)
B) (x + 2)(x2 + y) D) (x2 + 2)(x + y)
16. Factor the given polynomial completely. If the polynomial is prime, say so.
5r2 + 34r + 45
A) (5r - 9)(r + 5) C) The polynomial is prime.
B) (5r - 9)(r - 5) D) (5r + 9)(r + 5)
17. Factor the given polynomial completely.
6v2w - 48vw + 90w
A) w(6v - 30)(6v - 18) C) The polynomial is prime.
B) 6w(v - 5)(v - 3) D) 6w(v2 - 8v + 15)
18. Factor the polynomial below completely, given that the binomial following it is a factor of the polynomial.
n3 + 4n2 - 9n - 36, n + 3
A) (n + 3)(n2 - 7n - 12) C) (n + 3)(n2 + n - 12)
B) (n + 3)(n + 3)(n - 4) D) (n + 3)(n - 3)(n + 4)
19. Factor.
125x3 - 27
A) (5x - 3)(25x2 - 15x + 9) C) (5x + 3)(25x2 - 15x + 9)
B) (5x + 3)(25x2 - 30x + 9) D) (5x - 3)(25x2 + 15x + 9)
20. Factor the given polynomial completely.
c4 + d4
A) c2d2(c2 - d2) C) The polynomial is prime.
B) (c - d)2(c + d)2 D) (c - d)(c + d)(c2 + d2)
21. Factor the given polynomial completely.
z6 - 8z3 + 7
A) The polynomial is prime. C) (z3 - 7)(z - 1)(z2 + z + 1)
B) (z3 - 7)(z - 1)(z2 - z - 1) D) (z3 + 7)(z + 1)(z2 + z + 1)
22. Solve the given equation.
w2 = 8w
A) 8 B) 64 C) 0, 8 D) 8, -8
23. Solve the given equation.
v3 - 3v2 - 13v + 15 = 0
A) -3, 1, 5 B) 3, -1 C) 1, 5 D) 3, 1, -5
24. Solve the equation.
1/5x2 - 4/5x -1 =0
A) 1, 5 B) -1, -5 C) -1,5 D) 1,-5
25. Audrey uses a slingshot to shoot a marble from a window. The height of the marble h(t) in feet at time t seconds is given by the function h(t) = -16t2 - 54t + 306. How many seconds elapse before the marble hits the ground?
A) 6 sec B) 5 sec C) 3 sec D) 4 sec