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MA109 – Review for Test 1
Read the questions carefully, and answer them in the space provided. Always
simplify and factor completely. Leave answers in simplest radical form unless
instructed differently. No decimals, unless instructed.
1. Evaluate the expression. a = – 2 b = 3 c = 6
a2 + b2 __________ √3𝑐 + 4𝑏 __________________
| 3a – 2c | __________ −𝑏
2𝑎 ____________________
2. Simplify. No negative exponents in your answers.
4x2 ( 2x + 5y ) ____________ 2x4y-7 ___________________
3. Square the binomial.
( x + 6 )2 ( 3x – 5y )2
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5. Factor.
6x3 + 24x2 x2 – 4x – 45
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14xy2 – 7x2y 3x2 + 10x – 8
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x2 – 16 2x3 + 10x2 + 12x
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6. Solve the equations.
5x + 10 – 3x = x + 19 1
6 ( 7t – 4 ) = 𝑡+3
3
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7. Solve the inequality, write the answer in interval notation.
A. – 2x – 8 < – 14 B. 8 < 5x + 13 < 28
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8. Plot the points. Graph the line.
