0. Review of Algebra

Factoring Polynomials

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In Exercises 1–22, factor the greatest common factor from each polynomial.12x⁴ − 8x²
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In Exercises 1–22, factor each difference of two squares. Assume that any variable exponents represent whole numbers.36x² - 49y²
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In Exercises 1–68, factor completely, or state that the polynomial is prime. 4a²b − 2ab − 30b
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In Exercises 1–30, factor each trinomial, or state that the trinomial is prime. Check each factorization using FOIL multiplication.x² − 8x + 15
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In Exercises 1–22, factor the greatest common factor from each polynomial.32x⁴ + 2x³ + 8x²
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In Exercises 1–22, factor each difference of two squares. Assume that any variable exponents represent whole numbers.x²y² - 1
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Work each problem. Which of the following is the correct complete factorization of $x^{4} - 1$ ?
A. $(x^{2} - 1) (x^{2} + 1)$
B. $(x^{2} + 1) (x + 1) (x - 1)$
C. $open paren x squared minus 1 close paren squared$
D. $(x - 1)^{2} (x + 1)^{2}$
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Work each problem. Which of the following is the correct factorization of x³+8?
A. (x+2)³
B. (x+2)(x²+2x+4)
C. (x+2)(x²-2x+4)
D. (x+2)(x²-4x+4)
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In Exercises 1–30, factor each trinomial, or state that the trinomial is prime. Check each factorization using FOIL multiplication.y² − 12y + 20
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In Exercises 1–22, factor the greatest common factor from each polynomial.4x²y³ + 6xy
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In Exercises 1–22, factor each difference of two squares. Assume that any variable exponents represent whole numbers.9x⁴ - 25y⁶
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Factor out the greatest common factor from each polynomial. See Example 1. 12m+60
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Express the distance between the numbers -17 and 4 using absolute value. Then evaluate the absolute value.
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In Exercises 11–16, factor by grouping. x³−3x²+4x−12
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In Exercises 1–30, factor each trinomial, or state that the trinomial is prime. Check each factorization using FOIL multiplication.a² + 5a − 14
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