Algebra PreTest Answers

1) 3(2) + 4(1) = 6 + 4 = 2
2) 7x
3) 6x3
4) 12
5) 9
6) 10x
7) 9x
8) 22 = 212 = 14 = .25
9) (a+ b)(a + b)= a2 + ab +ba + b2 = a2 + 2ab + b2
10) 62 + 82 = 36 + 64 = 100 = 10
11) 28x7
12) 27x6
13) | 8 + 15| = |7| = 7
14) 8x2 + 2x
+ x2 = 9x2 + 2x

15) x1/2 = x
6
16) x2
17) 1 + 0 + 0 + 1 + 0 = 2
18) x2 6x + 8 = (x 2)(x 4)
19) x2 9x = x(x 9)
20) x2 9 = (x + 3)(x 3)
21)
x3 9x= x(x2 9)
= x(x + 3)(x 3)
22) 32 = 16 2 = 4 2
23) (x2 x + 4)(x2 + x + 4) = x4 + x3 + 4x2 x3 x2 4x + 4x2 + 4x + 16 = x4 + 7x2 + 16
24) 3x2 6y
25) x5 + 11x4 + 18x3 = x3 (x2 + 11x + 18) = x3 (x + 2)(x + 9)
26) x4 1 = (x2 + 1)(x2 1) = (x2 + 1)(x + 1)(x 1)
3
2
27) x
p 1 = (x 1)(x + x+ 1)
28) 121x8 y 6 z 3 = 11x4 y 3 z z
2 +y 2
29) xy + xy = x xy
2

(x+2)
x+2
30) (x+2)(x2)
= x2
31) x3 + 9x2 x 9 = x2 (x + 9) (x + 9) = (x + 9)[x2 1] = (x + 9)(x + 1)(x 1)
32) x6 + 7x3 8 = (x3 1)(x3 + 8) = (x 1)(x2 + x + 1)(x + 2)(x2 2x + 4)
33) (x y)(w + z) = xw + xz yw yz
x7 y 8 z 3
8x5 y 11 z 7
x7 z 3
34)
=
=
2 y 3 z 4
24x
3
3y 8

93
93 5
9 15
35) 2 5 = 2 5 5 = 10
3
4x
3(x 4) 4x2
4x2 + 3x 12
36)

=
=
x(x
x(x + 4)(x 4)
x(x + 4)(x 4)
+ 4) (x + 4)(x
4)
2 2+9 2
11 2
37)
=
4
 2 4 2
x y
x2 y
(x + y)(x y) x2 y
38)

= x(x y)
x+y
xy
x+y

p xy
39) (x2 + 1)2 2(x2 + 1) + 1 = x4 + 2x2 + 1 2x2 2 + 1 = x4 = x2
40) Let r be the radius of the circle. The side length of the square is the diameter of the
r2
r2

circle, or 2r. The ratio of the area of the circle to that of the square is then (2r)
2 = 4r 2 = 4

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42)
43)
44)

3
4+ 5
3(4 + 5)

=
11
4 5 4+ 5
(x 4)(x2 + 4x + 16)
x2 + 4x + 16
x(x + 4)

=
(x + 4)(x 4)
x
x
(x + 2)(x + 3) (x 2)(x + 5)

=1
(x + 2)(x 2) (x + 3)(x + 5)
yx
yx
x2 y 2
x2 y 2
xy
yx
xy
=
2

=
=
2
x2 y 2
xy
x y
xy
(x + y)(x y)
x+y
2 2
x y

x3 + 6x2 + 12x + 8 6x2 12x 6 2

x3

= 2 =x
45) 2
x
x + 5x + 6 + x 5x 20 + 14 x
3
Here we used that (x + 2) = (x + 2)(x + 2)(x + 2) = (x + 2)(x2 + 4x + 4) = x3 + 6x2 + 12x + 8
212 x6 y 3
= x5 because 163 = (24 )3 = 212 .
46)
3 xy 3
16

47) 2x2 = x 2
48) x4 = x2
x+1
49)
x+4
50) x2 (x + 1) + (x + 1) = (x + 1)(x2 + 1)