4.1E: Exercises
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Add and Subtract Polynomials
In the following exercises, add or subtract the polynomials.
1. \(4p+11p\)
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\(15p\)
2. \(−8y^3−5y^3\)
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\(−13y^3\)
3. \((4a^2+9a−11)+(6a^2−5a+10)\)
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\(10a^2+4a-1\)
4. \((8m^2+12m−5)−(2m^2−7m−1)\)
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\(6m^2+19m−4\)
5. \((y^2−3y+12)+(5y^2−9)\)
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\(6y^2-3y+3\)
6. \((5u^2+8u)−(4u−7)\)
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\(5u^2+4u+7\)
7. Find the sum of \(8q^3−27\) and \(q^2+6q−2\).
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\(2x^2−2x+23\)
8. Find the difference of \(x^2+6x+8\) and \(x^2−8x+15\).
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\(14x-7\)
In the following exercises, simplify.
9. \(17mn^2−(−9mn^2)+3mn^2\)
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\(29mn^2\)
10. \(18a−7b−21a\)
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\(−7b−3a\)
11. \(2pq^2−5p−3q^2\)
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\(2pq^2−5p−3q^2\)
12. \((6a^2+7)+(2a^2−5a−9)\)
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\(8a^2−5a−2\)
13. \((3p^2−4p−9)+(5p^2+14)\)
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\(8p^2-4p+5\)
14. \((7m^2−2m−5)−(4m^2+m−8)\)
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\(−3m-3m+3\)
15. \((7b^2−4b+3)−(8b^2−5b−7)\)
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\(-b^2-b-10\)
16. Subtract \((8y^2−y+9)\) from \( (11y^2−9y−5) \)
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\(3y^2−8y−14\)
17. Find the difference of \((z^2−4z−12)\) and \((3z^2+2z−11)\)
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\(-2z^2+6z+1\)
18. \((x^3−x^2y)−(4xy^2−y^3)+(3x^2y−xy^2)\)
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\(y^3-5xy^2+2x^2y+x^3\)
19. \((x^3−2x^2y)−(xy^2−3y^3)−(x^2y−4xy^2)\)
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\(3y^3+3xy^2-3x^2y+x^3\)
Multiply Monomials
In the following exercises, multiply the monomials.
20. \((−6p^4)(9p)\)
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\(-54p^{5}\)
21. \(\left(\frac{1}{3}c^2\right)(30c^8)\)
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\(10c^{10}\)
22. \((8x^2y^5)(7xy^6)\)
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\(56x^3y^{11}\)
23. \( \left(\frac{2}{3}m^3n^6\right)\left(\frac{1}{6}m^4n^4\right)\)
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\(\dfrac{m^7n^{10}}{9}\)
Multiply a Polynomial by a Monomial
In the following exercises, multiply.
24. \(7(10−x)\)
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\(70-7x\)
25. \(a^2(a^2−9a−36)\)
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\(a^4−9a^3−36a^2\)
26. \(−5y(125y^3−1)\)
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\(-625y^4+5y\)
27. \((4n−5)(2n^3)\)
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\(8n^4−10n^3\)
Multiply a Binomial by a Binomial
In the following exercises, multiply the binomials using any method:
28. \((a+5)(a+2)\)
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\(a^2+7a+10\)
29. \((y−4)(y+12)\)
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\(y^2+8y−48\)
30. \((3x+1)(2x−7)\)
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\(6x^2-19x-7\)
31. \((6p−11)(3p−10)\)
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\(18p^2−93p+110\)
32. \((n+8)(n+1)\)
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\(n^2+9n+8\)
33. \((k+6)(k−9)\)
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\(k^2−3k−54\)
34. \((5u−3)(u+8)\)
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\(5u^2+37u-24\)
35. \((2y−9)(5y−7)\)
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\(10y^2−59y+63\)
36. \((p+4)(p+7)\)
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\(p^2+11p+28\)
37. \((x−8)(x+9)\)
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\(x^2+x−72\)
38. \((3c+1)(9c−4)\)
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\(27c^2-3c-4\)
39. \((10a−1)(3a−3)\)
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\(30a^2−33a+3\)
Multiply a Polynomial by a Polynomial
In the following exercises, multiply using any method
40. \((x+1)(x^2−3x−21)\)
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\(x^3-2x^2-24x-21\)
41. \((5b−2)(3b^2+b−9)\)
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\(15b^3−b^2−47b+18\)
42. \((m+6)(m^2−7m−30)\)
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\(m^3-m^2-72m-180\)
43. \((4y−1)(6y^2−12y+5)\)
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\(24y^2−54y^2+32y−5\)
Multiply Special Products
In the following exercises, square each binomial using the Binomial Squares Pattern.
44. \((x−3)^2\)
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\(x^2 - 6x + 9\)
45. \((x−5)^2\)
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\(x^2 - 10x + 25\)
46. \((x+1)^2\)
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\(x^2 + 2x + 1\)
47. \((x+3)^2\)
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\(x^2 + 6x + 9\)
48. \((2x−y)^2\)
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\(4x^2-4xy+y^2\)
49. \((x+\dfrac{3}{4})^2\)
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\(x^2+\dfrac{3}{2}x+\dfrac{9}{16}\)
50. \((8p^3−3)^2\)
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\(64p^6-48p^3+9\)
51. \((5p+7q)^2\)
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\(25p^2+70pq+49q^2\)
In the following exercises, multiply each pair of conjugates using the Product of Conjugates.
52. \((y+5)(y−5)\)
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\(y^2−25\)
53. \((x-4)(x+4)\)
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\(x^2−16\)
54. \((a+3)(a−3)\)
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\(a^2−9\)
55. \((m+1)(m-1)\)
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\(m^2−1\)
56. \((x+9)(x−9)\)
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\(x^2-81\)
57. \((3y+5)(3y−5)\)
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\(9y^2−25\)
58. \((6x+y)(6x−y)\)
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\(36x^2−y^2\)
59. \((a+\dfrac{2}{3}b)(a−\dfrac{2}{3}b)\)
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\(a^2−\dfrac{4}{9}b^2\)
60. \((12x^3−7y^2)(12x^3+7y^2)\)
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\(144x^6−49y^4\)
61. \((13a^2−8b4)(13a^2+8b^4)\)
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\(169a^4-64b^8\)

