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𝑥+2
| |+5= 6
3
𝑥+2
| |=1
3
𝑥+2 𝑥+2
=1 ; = −1
3 3
𝑥 + 2 = 3 ; 𝑥 + 2 = −3
𝑥 = 1 ; 𝑥 = −5
|3𝑥 + 1| = |2𝑥 − 3|
3𝑥 + 1 = 2𝑥 − 3 ; 3𝑥 + 1 = −(2𝑥 − 3)
3𝑥 + 1 = 2𝑥 − 3 ; 3𝑥 + 1 = −2𝑥 + 3
𝑥 = −4 ; 5𝑥 = 2
2
𝑥 = −4 ; 𝑥 =
5
3. Solve the inequality and write the final answer in interval notation.
|3𝑥 − 7| ≥ 1
3𝑥 − 7 ≥ 1 ; 3𝑥 − 7 ≤ −1
3𝑥 ≥ 8 ; 3𝑥 ≤ 6
8
𝑥≥ ; 𝑥≤2
3
8
(−∞, 2] ∪ [ , ∞)
3
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4. Solve the inequality and write the final solution in interval notation. Show all work for full credit.
𝑥+2
≥0
𝑥−3
𝑥+2=0 ; 𝑥−3=0
𝑥 = −2 ; 𝑥 = 3
𝑥 4 − 36 = −35𝑥 2
𝑥 4 + 35𝑥 2 − 36 = 0
(𝑥 2 + 36)(𝑥 2 − 1) = 0
𝑥 2 + 36 = 0 ; 𝑥 2 − 1 = 0
𝑥 2 = −36 ; 𝑥 2 = 1
𝑥 = ±√−36 ; 𝑥 = ±√1
𝑥 = ±6𝑖 ; 𝑥 = ±1
√𝑥 − 1 = 7 − 𝑥
2
(√𝑥 − 1) = (7 − 𝑥)2
𝑥 − 1 = 49 − 14𝑥 + 𝑥 2
0 = 𝑥 2 − 15𝑥 + 50
0 = (𝑥 − 10)(𝑥 − 5)
𝑥 − 10 = 0 ; 𝑥 − 5 = 0
𝑥 = 10 (𝑒𝑥𝑡𝑟𝑎𝑛𝑒𝑜𝑢𝑠) ; 𝑥 = 5
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7. Solve the equation by completing the square. Show all work for full credit.
3𝑥 2 + 18𝑥 = −24
𝑥 2 + 6𝑥 = −8
𝑥 2 + 6𝑥 + 9 = −8 + 9
(𝑥 + 3)2 = 1
𝑥 + 3 = ±√1
𝑥 + 3 = ±1
𝑥 = −3 ± 1
𝑥 = −2 ; 𝑥 = −4
8. Solve the equation using the Quadratic Formula. Show all work for full credit.
5 = 𝑥 2 + 2𝑥
0 = 𝑥 2 + 2𝑥 − 5
𝑎 = 1; 𝑏 = 2; 𝑐 = −5
−2 ± √22 − 4(1)(−5)
𝑥=
2(1)
−2 ± √24
𝑥=
2
−2 ± 2√6
𝑥=
2
𝑥 = −1 ± √6
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5𝑖
4+𝑖
5𝑖 4 − 𝑖
= ⋅
4+𝑖 4−𝑖
20𝑖 − 5𝑖 2
=
16 − 𝑖 2
20𝑖 + 5
=
17
5 20
= + 𝑖
17 17
(8 − 3𝑖)2
= (8 − 3𝑖)(8 − 3𝑖)
= 64 − 48𝑖 + 9𝑖 2
= 55 − 48𝑖
11. Two students leave the College by car travelling in opposite directions. If one car averages 45 mph
and the other 50 mph, how long will it take for the cars to be 285 miles apart?
95𝑥 = 285
𝑥=3
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12. A homeowner has 100 ft of fencing to enclose a rectangular garden. If the garden is to be 5 ft longer
than it is wide, find its dimensions.
𝑥 + 𝑥 + (𝑥 + 5) + (𝑥 + 5) = 100
4𝑥 + 10 = 100
4𝑥 = 90
𝑥 = 22.5
𝑥 + 5 = 22.5 + 5 = 27.5
1 2𝑥 2
𝑥+ =
2𝑥 − 3 2𝑥 − 3
1 2𝑥 2
(2𝑥 − 3)𝑥 + (2𝑥 − 3) ( )= (2𝑥 − 3) ( )
2𝑥 − 3 2𝑥 − 3
2𝑥 2 − 3𝑥 + 1 = 2𝑥 2
−3𝑥 + 1 = 0
−3𝑥 = −1
1
𝑥=
3
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5
𝐶 = (𝐹 − 32); 𝐹
9
9
𝐶 = 𝐹 − 32
5
9
𝐶 + 32 = 𝐹
5
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