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4.11: Proficiency Exam

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    Proficiency Exam

    Exercise \(\PageIndex{1}\)

    In the expression below, specify the number of terms that are present, then list them.

    \(3a(a+1)−(a+2)(a−3)\)

    Answer

    two: \(3a(a+1), −(a+2)(a−3)\)

    Exercise \(\PageIndex{2}\)

    List, if there are any, the common factors of:

    \(20x^3y^2 + 15x^3y^2z^2 + 10x^3z^2\)

    Answer

    \(5x^3\)

    Exercise \(\PageIndex{3}\)

    How many \(y^2(b+2)\)'s are in \(8xy^2(b+2)(b-6)\)

    Answer

    \(8x(b-6)\)

    Exercise \(\PageIndex{4}\)

    Write the coefficient of \(x^3\) in \(8x^3y^3z\)

    Answer

    \(8y^3z\)

    Exercise \(\PageIndex{5}\)

    Find the value of \(P^2\) if \(k = 4\) and \(a = 3\).

    \(P^2 = ka^3\)

    Answer

    \(108\)

    Exercise \(\PageIndex{6}\)

    Classify the polynomial given below as a monomial, bionomial, trinomial, or none of these. Specify the degree of the polynomial and write the numerical coefficient of each term.

    \(3x^3y + 4xy^4 + 8x^2y^2z^0w, z \not = 0\)

    Answer

    trinomial; 5th degree;

    numerical coefficients: 3, 4, 8

    Simplify the algebraic expressions for the following problems.

    Exercise \(\PageIndex{7}\)

    \(4x^2 + 3x + 2x + 11x^2 - 3\)

    Answer

    \(15x^2 + 5x - 3\)

    Exercise \(\PageIndex{8}\)

    \(3a[2(a+1)+4]−18a\)

    Answer

    \(6a^2\)

    Exercise \(\PageIndex{9}\)

    \((x+2)(x+4)\)

    Answer

    \(x^2 + 6x + 8\)

    Exercise \(\PageIndex{10}\)

    \((3a−7)(2a+10)\)

    Answer

    \(6a^2 + 16a - 70\)

    Exercise \(\PageIndex{11}\)

    \((y+3)^2\)

    Answer

    \(y^2 + 6y + 9\)

    Exercise \(\PageIndex{12}\)

    \((6a + 7y)^2\)

    Answer

    \(36a^2 + 84ay + 49y^2\)

    Exercise \(\PageIndex{13}\)

    \((4x-9y)^2\)

    Answer

    \(16x^2 - 72xy + 81y^2\)

    Exercise \(\PageIndex{14}\)

    \(3x^2(2x+5)(3x+1)\)

    Answer

    \(18x^4 + 51x^3 + 15x^2\)

    Exercise \(\PageIndex{15}\)

    \((3a−b)(4a−3b)\)

    Answer

    \(12a^2 - 13ab + 3b^2\)

    Exercise \(\PageIndex{16}\)

    \(-6y^2(2y+3y^2-4)\)

    Answer

    \(-18y^4 - 12y^3 + 24y^2\)

    Exercise \(\PageIndex{17}\)

    \(-4b^3(b^2-1)^2\)

    Answer

    \(-4b^7 + 8b^5 - 4b^3\)

    Exercise \(\PageIndex{18}\)

    \((2a^3 + 3b^2)^2\)

    Answer

    \(4a^6 + 12a^3b^2 + 9b^4\)

    Exercise \(\PageIndex{19}\)

    \(6a(a-2)-(2a^2 + a - 11)\)

    Answer

    \(4a^2 - 13a + 11\)

    Exercise \(\PageIndex{20}\)

    \((5h+2k)(5h−2k)\)

    Answer

    \(25h^2 - 4k^2\)

    Exercise \(\PageIndex{21}\)

    Subtract \(4a^2 - 10\) from \(2a^2 + 6a + 1\)

    Answer

    \(-2a^2 + 6a + 11\)

    Exercise \(\PageIndex{22}\)

    Add three times \(6x-1\) to two times \(-4x + 5\)

    Answer

    \(10x+7\)

    Exercise \(\PageIndex{23}\)

    Evaluate \(6k^2 + 2k - 7\) if \(k = -1\)

    Answer

    \(-3\)

    Exercise \(\PageIndex{24}\)

    Evaluate \(-2m(m-3)^2\) if \(m = -4\)

    Answer

    \(392\)

    Exercise \(\PageIndex{25}\)

    What is the domain of \(y = \dfrac{3x-7}{x+3}\)?

    Answer

    All real numbers except \(-3\)


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