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7.8: Factoring Expressions and Solving by Factoring- Answers to the Homework Exercises

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    GCF and Grouping

    1. \(9+8b^2\)
    1. \(7(8-5p)\)
    1. \(-3a^2b(1-2ab)\)
    1. \(10(2x^4-3x+3)\)
    1. \(5(6b^9+ab-3a^2)\)
    1. \(5x^3y^2z(4x^5z + 3x^2 + 7y)\)
    1. \(5q(6pr-p+1)\)
    1. \(-10x^{11}(4+2x-5x^2+5x^3)\)
    1. \(x-5\)
    1. \(10(5x-8y)\)
    1. \(4x^3(2y^2+1)\)
    1. \(3(7p^6+10p^2+9)\)
    1. \(3(7p^6+10p^2+9)\)
    1. \(3(p+4q-5q^2r^2)\)
    1. \(7b(4+2b+5b^2+b^4)\)
    1. \(-4x^2(6x^4+x^2-3x-1)\)
    1. \((8r^2-5)(5r-1)\)
    1. \((3b^2-7)(5b+7)\)
    1. \((7x^2-4)(5x-4)\)
    1. \((8x+3)(4y+5x)\)
    1. \((2x+7y^2)(y-4x)\)
    1. \((4u+3)(8v-5)\)
    1. \((3u-7)(v-2u)\)
    1. \((5x^2-8)(7x-2)\)
    1. \((6x^2+5)(x-8)\)
    1. \((7n^2-5)(n+3)\)
    1. \((3a+b^2)(5b-2)\)
    1. \((m-5)(5n+2)\)
    1. \(2(u+3)(2v+7u)\)
    1. \((7a-2)(8b-7)\)

    Factoring Trinomials of the Form \(x^2+bx+c\)

    1. \((p+9)(p+8)\)
    1. \((x+1)(x-10)\)
    1. \((x-7)(x+10)\)
    1. \((p+6)(p+9)\)
    1. \((u-5v)(u-3v)\)
    1. \((x-9y)(x-2y)\)
    1. \((x+6y)(x-2y)\)
    1. \(6(a-4)(a+8)\)
    1. \(6(x+9y)(x+7y)\)
    1. \((x-5)(x+6)\)
    1. \((b-10)(b-7)\)
    1. \((a+3)(a-9)\)
    1. \((m-5n)(m-10n)\)
    1. \((x+8y)(x+2y)\)
    1. \((x+5y)(x+9y)\)
    1. \(5(n-8)(n-1)\)
    1. \(5(m^2+6mn-18n^2)\)

    Factoring Trinomials of the Form \(ax^2+bx+c\)

    1. \(p=1\)
    1. \(p=1\)
    1. \((7x-6)(x-6)\)
    1. \((5a+7)(a-4)\)
    1. \((2x+5)(x+7)\)
    1. \((5k+3)(k+2)\)
    1. \((3x+2y)(x+5y)\)
    1. \(3(2x+1)(x-7)\)
    1. \(2(7x-2)(x-4)\)
    1. \((k-4)(4k-1)\)
    1. \((m-3n)(4m+3n)\)
    1. \(2(2x+7y)(3x+5y)\)
    1. \((7n-2)(n-6)\)
    1. Prime, not factorable
    1. \((7x-6)(x+5)\)
    1. \((3r+7)(r+3)\)
    1. \((7x+5y)(x-y)\)
    1. \(2(5a+3)(a-6)\)
    1. \((r+1)(4r-3)\)
    1. \((r-1)(4r+7)\)
    1. \(2(2x^2-3xy+15y^2)\)
    1. \(4(x+3y)(4x+3y)\)
    1. \((x-2y+9)(x-2y-2)\)
    1. \((5a-3b+4)(5a-3b+4)\)
    1. \((w^{1/5}+8)(w^{1/5}-10)\)
    1. \((x^{1/3}+10)(x^{1/3}-2)\)

    Special Products

    1. \((r+4)(r-4)\)
    1. \((p+2)(p-2)\)
    1. \(3(x+3)(x-3)\)
    1. \(2(3a+5b)(3a-5b)\)
    1. \((x+3)^2\)
    1. \((5p-1)^2\)
    1. \((2a-5b)^2\)
    1. \((2-m)(4+2m+m^2)\)
    1. \((6-u)(36+6u+u^2)\)
    1. \((4x+3y)(16x^2-12xy+9y^2)\)
    1. \((a^2+9)(a+3)(a-3)\)
    1. \((x^2+y^2)(x+y)(x-y)\)
    1. \((x+3)(x-3)\)
    1. \((2v+1)(2v-1)\)
    1. \(5(n+2)(n-2)\)
    1. \(4(m^2+16n^2)\)
    1. \((n-4)^2\)
    1. \((x+1)^2\)
    1. \(2(3m-2n)^2\)
    1. \((x+4)(x^2-4x+16)\)
    1. \((5x-6)(25x^2+30x+36)\)
    1. \(4(2m-3n)(4m^2+6mn+9n^2)\)
    1. \((x^2+16)(x+4)(x-4)\)
    1. \((4a^2+b^2)(2a+b)(2a-b)\)

    Factoring, A General Strategy

    1. \(3(2a+5y)(4z-3h)\)
    1. \(-2(x-4y)(x^2+4xy+16y^2)\)
    1. \(2(3u-2)(9u^2+6u+4)\)
    1. \((x-3y)(x-y)\)
    1. \((m+2n)(m-2n)\)
    1. \(2(4+3x)(16-12x+9x^2)\)
    1. \(n(n+2)(n+5)\)
    1. \(x(5x+2)\)
    1. \((m-4x)(n+3)\)
    1. \(3(3m+4n)(3m-4n)\)
    1. \(2(m-2n)(m+5n)\)
    1. \(4(2x+3y)^2\)
    1. \(x(2x+3y)(x+y)\)
    1. \((5x+3)(x-5)\)
    1. \((x-3y)(x^2+3xy+9y^2)\)
    1. \(3m(m+2n)(m-4n)\)
    1. \((3a+x^2)(c+5d^2)\)
    1. \((4a+3b)(4a-3b)\)
    1. \(2(4x+3y)(4x-3y)\)
    1. \(v(v+1)\)
    1. \(3n^2(3n-1)\)

    Solve by Factoring

    1. \(7,-2\)
    1. \(-5,5\)
    1. \(-\dfrac{5}{7},-3\)
    1. \(4,0\)
    1. \(\dfrac{3}{7},-8\)
    1. \(-4,-3\)
    1. \(\dfrac{8}{3},-5\)
    1. \(-4,1\)
    1. \(-\dfrac{5}{2},-8\)
    1. \(-4,3\)
    1. \(4,-8\)
    1. \(-\dfrac{7}{8},8\)
    1. \(8,0\)
    1. \(-\dfrac{1}{7},-8\)
    1. \(8,-4\)
    1. \(-\dfrac{1}{2},\dfrac{5}{3}\)
    1. \(2,-3\)
    1. \(-\dfrac{6}{5},-7\)
    1. \(5,7\)

    Solve Applications by Factoring

    1. \(8,13\)
    1. \(6,8\)
    1. \(4,11\)
    1. \(4,7\)
    1. \(6,9\)
    1. \(13\times 9\) inches
    1. \(9\times 5\) inches
    1. \(10\times 4\) inches
    1. \(12\times 8\) inches
    1. \(11\times 8\) inches
    1. \(7\) seconds
    1. \(16\) units

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