COLLEGE ALGEBRA (ANSWER KEY)

16. below the page, graph for #16

1. 𝑥 − 1
4𝑥 3 −5𝑥 2 +6𝑥−5
17. 𝑥 ≥ −4 ; 𝑥 ≥ 3 -4 0 3
2.
𝑥−1 18. 𝑥 < 7;𝑥 < 3 0 3 7
𝑥 5 −4𝑥 4 −24𝑥 3 +30𝑥 2 −65𝑥+14
3. 19. (2𝑥 − 3𝑦)(𝑥 + 𝑦)(𝑥 2 − 𝑥𝑦 + 𝑦 2 )
(𝑥 2 −𝑥+2)(𝑥 2 +4𝑥−1)
20. (2𝑥 − 3)(𝑥 + 1)(𝑥 2 − 𝑥 + 1)
3
4. 7
𝑥2 21. { 3 ,− }
2
(2𝑚+3)2
5. 11
𝑚+2 22. { 9 ,− }
2
𝑥 2 +𝑥𝑦+𝑦 2
6. 23. {
3
, −
1
}
2𝑥 2
10 7
7. 𝑥√2 + 2𝑥 4 √6𝑥 + 9𝑥 3 1 2
24. { , − }
4 3
25𝑥√3𝑥−2√3𝑥
8. 5𝑦 4 𝑧 2
10𝑦 25.
6𝑥 9
15
√𝑎7 𝑑22
9. 𝑎3
2 26.
𝑏3 (𝑥−𝑦)
10
10. 𝑥= 𝑥+2𝑦
23 27.
𝑥+𝑦
2𝑧(−𝑧+1)
11. 𝑏= 28. 8% =15,000 ; 14%=45,000
𝑧+1
𝑠−𝑝
12. 𝑡= 29. P29=150g ; P33=50g
𝑝𝑟

13. 𝑥 ≥ −5 [ graph for #16 ]

14. 𝑥 ≤ 24
15. Y

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