
# 7.6E: Exercises


## Practice Makes Perfect

Use the Zero Product Property

In the following exercises, solve.

Exercise $$\PageIndex{43}$$

$$(x−3)(x+7)=0$$

$$x=3$$, $$x=−7$$

Exercise $$\PageIndex{44}$$

$$(y−11)(y+1)=0$$

Exercise $$\PageIndex{45}$$

$$(3a−10)(2a−7)=0$$

$$a=\frac{10}{3}$$, $$a=\frac{7}{2}$$

Exercise $$\PageIndex{46}$$

$$(5b+1)(6b+1)=0$$

Exercise $$\PageIndex{47}$$

$$6m(12m−5)=0$$

$$m=0$$, $$m=\frac{5}{12}$$

Exercise $$\PageIndex{48}$$

$$2x(6x−3)=0$$

Exercise $$\PageIndex{49}$$

$$(y−3)^2=0$$

$$y=3$$

Exercise $$\PageIndex{50}$$

$$(b+10)^2=0$$

Exercise $$\PageIndex{51}$$

$$(2x−1)^2=0$$

$$x=\frac{1}{2}$$

Exercise $$\PageIndex{52}$$

$$(3y+5)^2=0$$

In the following exercises, solve.

Exercise $$\PageIndex{53}$$

$$x^2+7x+12=0$$

$$x=−3$$, $$x=−4$$

Exercise $$\PageIndex{54}$$

$$y^2−8y+15=0$$

Exercise $$\PageIndex{55}$$

$$5a^2−26a=24$$

$$a=−\frac{4}{5}$$, $$a=6$$

Exercise $$\PageIndex{56}$$

$$4b^2+7b=−3$$

Exercise $$\PageIndex{57}$$

$$4m^2=17m−15$$

$$m=\frac{5}{4}$$, $$m=3$$

Exercise $$\PageIndex{58}$$

$$n^2=5−6n$$

Exercise $$\PageIndex{59}$$

$$7a^2+14a=7a$$

$$a=−1$$, $$a=0$$

Exercise $$\PageIndex{60}$$

$$12b^2−15b=−9b$$

Exercise $$\PageIndex{61}$$

$$49m^2=144$$

$$m=\frac{12}{7}$$, $$m=−\frac{12}{7}$$

Exercise $$\PageIndex{62}$$

$$625=x^2$$

Exercise $$\PageIndex{63}$$

$$(y−3)(y+2)=4y$$

$$y=−1$$, $$y=6$$

Exercise $$\PageIndex{64}$$

$$(p−5)(p+3)=−7$$

Exercise $$\PageIndex{65}$$

$$(2x+1)(x−3)=−4x$$

$$x=\frac{3}{2}$$, $$x=−1$$

Exercise $$\PageIndex{66}$$

$$(x+6)(x−3)=−8$$

Exercise $$\PageIndex{67}$$

$$16p^3=24p^2−9p$$

$$p=0$$, $$p=\frac{3}{4}$$

Exercise $$\PageIndex{68}$$

$$m^3−2m^2=−m$$

Exercise $$\PageIndex{69}$$

$$20x^2−60x=−45$$

$$x=\frac{3}{2}$$

Exercise $$\PageIndex{70}$$

$$3y^2−18y=−27$$

​​​​​Solve Applications Modeled by Quadratic Equations

In the following exercises, solve.

Exercise $$\PageIndex{71}$$

The product of two consecutive integers is 56. Find the integers.

7 and 8; −8 and −7

Exercise $$\PageIndex{72}$$

The product of two consecutive integers is 42. Find the integers.

Exercise $$\PageIndex{73}$$

The area of a rectangular carpet is 28 square feet. The length is three feet more than the width. Find the length and the width of the carpet.

4 feet and 7 feet

Exercise $$\PageIndex{74}$$

A rectangular retaining wall has area 15 square feet. The height of the wall is two feet less than its length. Find the height and the length of the wall.

Exercise $$\PageIndex{75}$$

A pennant is shaped like a right triangle, with hypotenuse 10 feet. The length of one side of the pennant is two feet longer than the length of the other side. Find the length of the two sides of the pennant.

6 feet and 8 feet

Exercise $$\PageIndex{76}$$

A reflecting pool is shaped like a right triangle, with one leg along the wall of a building. The hypotenuse is 9 feet longer than the side along the building. The third side is 7 feet longer than the side along the building. Find the lengths of all three sides of the reflecting pool.

Mixed Practice

In the following exercises, solve.

Exercise $$\PageIndex{77}$$

(x+8)(x−3)=0

x=−8, x=3

Exercise $$\PageIndex{78}$$

(3y−5)(y+7)=0

Exercise $$\PageIndex{79}$$

$$p^2+12p+11=0$$

p=−1, p=−11

Exercise $$\PageIndex{80}$$

$$q^2−12q−13=0$$

Exercise $$\PageIndex{81}$$

$$m^2=6m+16$$

m=−2, m=8

Exercise $$\PageIndex{82}$$

$$4n^2+19n=5$$

Exercise $$\PageIndex{83}$$

$$a^3−a^2−42a=0$$

a=0, a=−6, a=7

Exercise $$\PageIndex{84}$$

$$4b^2−60b+224=0$$

Exercise $$\PageIndex{85}$$

The product of two consecutive integers is 110. Find the integers.

10 and 11; −11 and −10

Exercise $$\PageIndex{86}$$

The length of one leg of a right triangle is three more than the other leg. If the hypotenuse is 15, find the lengths of the two legs.

Everyday Math

Exercise $$\PageIndex{87}$$

Area of a patio If each side of a square patio is increased by 4 feet, the area of the patio would be 196 square feet. Solve the equation (s+4)2=196(s+4)2=196 for s to find the length of a side of the patio.

10 feet

Exercise $$\PageIndex{88}$$

Watermelon drop A watermelon is dropped from the tenth story of a building. Solve the equation −16t2+144=0−16t2+144=0 for tt to find the number of seconds it takes the watermelon to reach the ground.

Writing Exercises

Exercise $$\PageIndex{89}$$

Explain how you solve a quadratic equation. How many answers do you expect to get for a quadratic equation?

Exercise $$\PageIndex{90}$$