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Practice 1. Pedro bought a total of 18 paperback and hardcover books for a total of $150. If each paperback was on sale for $6.50 and the hardcovers were on sale for $9.50 each, calculate how many paperbacks and how many hardcovers Pedro bought. 2. Three cans of tuna fish and four cans of corned beef cost $12.50. Howe...
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a + 5s = 100 Now solve the system of equations. The coefficient of a is the same in both equations, so subtract one equation from the other to eliminate a. a + 5s = 100 – a + s = 50 4s = 50 fi s = 12.5 Substitute 12.5 for s in one of the original equations. a + s = 50 a + 12.5 = 50 a = 37.5 That means that 37.5 gallons...
must be mixed to produce 138 pounds of a mixture that would be worth 80 cents per pound? 6. A pharmacist has a bottle of 10% boric acid and a bottle of 6% boric acid. A prescription requires 50 milliliters of a 7% boric acid solution. What volume of each solution should the pharmacist mix to get the desired solution? ...
2% rate of return per year. If the total return from the investments after one year was $200, how much money was invested at each rate? 8. Stephen collected a total of 75 quarters and half-dollars. If he collected $30.50, how many coins of each type did he collect? 9. Robert used his 10% discount card to buy 4 pizzas ...
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speed Downriver: When traveling downriver, the water speed adds to the boat speed. So boat speed downriver = x + y Use the formula Distance = Speed Γ— Time: 120 miles = (x + y) Γ— 3 hours 120 = 3(x + y) 120 3 = x + y 40 = x + y Upriver: When traveling upriver, the water speed acts against the boat speed. So boat speed u...
way) would take with no wind. 4. A red car and a blue car start at the same time from towns that are 16 miles apart, and travel towards each other. The red car is 7 mph faster than the blue car. After 15 minutes the cars are 7 miles apart. Find the speed of each car. Section 5.3 Section 5.3 Section 5.3 β€” Applications ...
of 25 mph. Marshall leaves the same house 15 minutes later, and drives the same route, but twice as fast as Casey. At what time will Marshall pass Casey, and how far will they be from home when he does? 9. Pittsburgh is 470 miles from Chicago and 350 miles from Philadelphia. Trains leave Chicago and Philadelphia at th...
eggs for 20 cents each. 1) How many days will it be before you break even? Assume you manage to sell all the eggs laid without any going to waste. 2) On one set of axes, draw graphs to show how the costs and amount earned will change over the first 50 days. The β€œbreak-even” point is when the amount of money you have e...
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more variables. For example, 13, 2xΒ², and –x3yn4 are all monomials. A Polynomial Can Have More Than One Term A polynomial is an algebraic expression that has one or more terms (each of which is a monomial). For example, x + 1 and –3xΒ² + 2x + 1 are polynomials. There are a couple of special types of polynomial: A binom...
omial, binomial, or trinomial. 21. 3x2 + 4 – 8 + x2 23. 3x2y – 2x2y + 8 25. 4x3 + 7 – x3 + 4 – 3x3 – 11 27. 3xy + 4xy + 5x2y – 4xy2 22. 8x3 + x4 – 6x3 + 4 24. 7 – 2y + 3 – 10 26. 5x2 + 9x2 + 4 + 2y 28. 9x5 + 2x2 + 4x4 + 5x5 – 3x4 – x2 Finding the Degree of a Polynomial The degree of a polynomial in x is the size of the...
a2 + 16 3. 42xy 2. 2c – 4a + 6 4. 16a2b + 4ab2 Simplify each of the following polynomials. 5. 0.7x2 + 9.8 – x2 6. 17x2 – 14x9 + 7x9 – 7x2 + 7x9 7. 0.8x4 + 0.3x2 + 9.6 – x2 – 9x4 + 1.6x2 State the degree of the following polynomials. 8. x – 9x6 + 4 9. 14x8 + 16x10 + 4x8 10. 2x2 – 4x4 + 7x5 11. 2x2 – 4x + 8 Simplify each...
. Key words: polynomial like terms inverse Adding Polynomials Adding Polynomials Adding polynomials isn’t difficult at all. The only problem is that you can only add certain parts of each polynomial together. The Opposite of a Polynomial The opposite of a number is its additive inverse. The opposite of a positive numbe...
x – 1 + 3 – 7 = xΒ² + 7x – 5 Method B β€” Vertical Lining Up of Terms –5xΒ² + 3x – 1 + 6xΒ² – x + 3 + 5x – 7 xΒ² + 7x – 5 Both methods give the same solution. Don’t forget: See Topic 1.2.4 for the definition of multiplication. Multiplying a Polynomial by a Number Multiplying a polynomial by a number is the same as adding the...
3 + x – 4) + (x3 – 8) + (4x3 – 3x – 1) 3. (–x6 + x – 5) + (2x6 – 4x – 6) + (–2x6 + 2x – 4) 4. (3x2 – 2x + 7) + (4x2 + 6x – 8) + (–5x2 + 4x – 5) 5. (0.4x3 – 1.1) + (0.3x3 + x – 1.0) + (1.1x3 + 2.1x – 2.0) 6. 7. – 4a3 – 2a + 3 8a4 – 2a3 – 4a + 8 7a4 – 4a – 7 1.1c2 + 1.4c – 0.48 –4.9c2 – 3.6c + 0.98 7.3c2 + 0.13 Multiply ...
just need to combine like terms, then carry out all the subtractions to simplify the expression. Subtracting Polynomials Subtracting polynomials is the same as subtracting numbers. To subtract Polynomial A from Polynomial B, you need to subtract each term of Polynomial A from Polynomial B. Then you can combine any lik...
) = –7xΒ² + x + 5 + 5xΒ² – 3x + 8 = –7xΒ² + 5xΒ² + x – 3x + 5 + 8 = –2xΒ² – 2x + 13 Alternatively, you can do subtraction by lining up terms vertically: Example 3 Subtract –5xΒ² + 3x – 8 from –7xΒ² + x + 5. OR –7xΒ² + x + 5 + (5xΒ² – 3x + 8) –2xΒ² – 2x + 13 This is the opposite of –5xΒ² + 3x – 8 Solution –7xΒ² + x + 5 – (–5xΒ² + 3x...
x – 3x – Independent Practice Subtract the polynomials and simplify the resulting expression. 1. (5a + 8) – (3a + 2) 2. (8x – 2y) – (8x + 4y) 3. (–4x2 + 7x – 3) – (2x2 – 4x + 6) 4. (3a2 + 2a + 6) – (2a2 + a + 3) 5. –3x4 – 2x3 + 4x – 1 – (–2x4 – x3 + 3x2 – 5x + 3) 6. 5 – [(2k + 3) – (3k + 1)] 7. – 10a2 + 4a – 1 – (7a2 +...
Standards: 2.0: Students understand and use such operations as taking the opposite, finding the reciprocal, taking a root, and raising to a fractional power. They understand and use the rules of exponents. 10.0: Students add, subtract, multiply, and divide monomials and polynomials. Students solve multistep problems, ...
+ 4x) = 10xΒ² – 6x – 10 + 4xΒ² + 4x = 10xΒ² + 4xΒ² – 6x + 4x – 10 = 14xΒ² – 2x – 10 b) Perimeter of P1 – Perimeter of P2 = (10xΒ² – 6x – 10) – (4xΒ² + 4x) = 10xΒ² – 6x – 10 – 4xΒ² – 4x = 10xΒ² – 4xΒ² – 6x – 4x – 10 = 6xΒ² – 10x – 10 272 Section 6.1 β€” Adding and Subtracting Polynomials Guided Practice Find the perimeter of each of...
5x3 – 5). 10. Find the sum of the opposites of: –2x3 + 3x2 – 5x + 1 and 3x3 – 2x2 + 3x – 3 11. Find the difference between the opposites of: –2x2 – 3x + 5 and 3x2 + 2x – 4 12. Simplify –2(3x2p – 2xp + 1) + 4(2x2p – xp – 3) – 5(x2p – 2xp – 1). 13. If the perimeter of the figure shown is 90 inches, what are the dimensio...
–b (if x Ο€ 0) 4) (cx)b = cbxb a b 5) x = b a x or ( b a ) x 6) x–a = 1 x a (if x Ο€ 0) 7) x0 = 1 Example 1 Simplify the expression (–2x2m)(–3x3m3). Solution (–2x2m)(–3x3m3) = (–2)(–3)(x2)(x3)(m)(m3) = 6x2+3Β·m1+3 = 6x5m4 Put all like variables together Use Rule 1 and add the powers Example 2 Simplify the expression (3a2x...
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using the distributive property. Example 1 Simplify the expression –2a(a + 3a2). Solution –2a(a + 3a2) is a product of the monomial –2a and the binomial (a + 3a2), so multiply each term of the binomial by the monomial. = –2a(a) + (–2a)(3a2) = –2a2 – 6a3 To find the product of two polynomials, such as (a – 2b)(3a + b),...
+ b)(a – b) = a2 – b2 9. (a – b)2 = a2 – 2ab + b2 8. (a + b)2 = a2 + b2 10. (a + b)(a + b) = a2 + 2ab + b2 You Can Multiply Polynomials with Lots of Terms Check it out: Multiply each term in one set of parentheses by every term in the second set of parentheses. Example 5 Simplify (x + 2)(x2 + 2x + 3). Solution (x + 2)...
(a2 – b2)(a + ab + b) = a3 – b3 You Can Also Use the Stacking Method You can find the product of 63 and 27 by β€œstacking” the two numbers and doing long multiplication: Don’t forget: The units, tens, hundreds, and thousands are in separate columns Γ— 63 2 Γ— 63 You can use the same idea to find the products of polynomial...
. (2x + 7)(3x + 5) 6. (2x – 4y)(3x – 3y + 4) Use the stack method to multiply. Show all your work. 7. (x2 – 4)(x + 3) 9. (4x2 – 5x)(1 + 2x – 3x2) 8. (x – y)(3x2 + xy + y2) 10. (x + 4)(3x2 – 2x + 5) Use these formulas to find each of the products in Exercises 11–16. (a + b)2 = a2 + 2ab + b2 (a – b)2 = a2 – 2ab + b2 (a +...
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x(30x2 + 28x – 32) + 6(30x2 + 28x – 32) Multiply out again = 120x3 + 112x2 – 128x + 180x2 + 168x – 192 = 120x3 + 112x2 + 180x2 – 128x + 168x – 192 Commutative law = (120x3 + 292x2 + 40x – 192) in3 Example 3 Find the volume of a box made from the sheet below by removing the four corners and folding. 2x 2x 2x 2x 2x 2x 2x...
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