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This document contains examples of solving quadratic equations by factoring trinomials and using the quadratic formula. It includes step-by-step worked examples of factoring expressions, solving quadratic equations, and applying the Pythagorean theorem to find dimensions of a rectangle.

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This document contains examples of solving quadratic equations by factoring trinomials and using the quadratic formula. It includes step-by-step worked examples of factoring expressions, solving quadratic equations, and applying the Pythagorean theorem to find dimensions of a rectangle.

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Checkpoint: Assess Your Understanding, pages 197199


3.1
1. Multiple Choice Which expression is the factored form of
3x2 + 11x - 4?
A. (3x + 4)(x - 1) B. (3x + 1)(x - 4)
C. (3x - 1)(x + 4) D. (3x - 4)(x + 1)

2. Factor.
a) 36x2 - 49y2 b) 0.5x2 - 3.5x + 5
 (6x)2  (7y)2  0.5(x2  7x  10)
 (6x  7y)(6x  7y)  0.5(x  2)(x  5)

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1 1
c) 10x2 + 29x - 21 d) 5x2 180 y 2

 ax2  yb
1 1 2
 10x2  35x  6x  21
5 36

 ax  yb ax  yb
1 1 1
 5x(2x  7)  3(2x  7)
5 6 6
 (5x  3)(2x  7)

3. Factor.
a) (7x + 4)2 - (3y - 2)2
 [(7x  4)  (3y  2)][(7x  4)  (3y  2)]
 [7x  4  3y  2][7x  4  3y  2]
 (7x  3y  2)(7x  3y  6)

b) 3(2x - 1)2 + 14(2x - 1) + 8


 [3(2x  1)  2][(2x  1)  4]
 (6x  3  2)(2x  1  4)
 (6x  1)(2x  3)

4. Determine whether 2x - 5 is a factor of each polynomial.


a) 10x2 + 23x - 5 b) 6x2 - 17x + 5
Write the trinomial as: Write the trinomial as:
(2x  5)(5x  b) (2x  5)(3x  b)
 10x2  (2b  25)x  5b  6x2  (2b  15)x  5b
Equate constant terms. Equate constant terms.
5b  5, so b  1 5b  5, so b  1
Check: Check:
(2x  5)(5x  1) (2x  5)(3x  1)
 10x2  23x  5  6x2  17x  5
So, 2x  5 is not a factor. So, 2x  5 is a factor.

3.2
5. Multiple Choice Which values of x are solutions of 3x2 + 2x = 8?
4 3
A. x = 3, x = -2 B. x = 4, x = -2
2 3
C. x = 3, x = -4 D. x = 2, x = -4

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6. Solve by factoring, then verify each solution.


a) x2 - 8x - 33 = 0 b) 8x2 + 22x - 21 = 0
(x  11)(x  3)  0 (2x  7)(4x  3)  0
Either x  11  0, Either 2x  7  0,
then x  11; then x  3.5; or
or x  3  0, then x  3 4x  3  0, then x  0.75

7. Solve each equation.


a) (x - 2)(x + 3) = 24 b) 5x2 - 20x = x2 + 8x - 49
x2  x  6  24  0 5x2  20x  x2  8x  49  0
x2  x  30  0 4x2  28x  49  0
(x  5)(x  6)  0 (2x  7)(2x  7)  0
Either x  5  0, then x  5; 2x  7  0, then x  3.5
or x  6  0, then x  6

8. Solve each equation, then verify the solution.



a) 4x + 3 = x b) 2x - 7 + 5 = x

4x  x  3 2x  7  x  5
2
( 4x)  (x  3)2 ( 2x  7)2  (x  5)2
4x  x2  6x  9 2x  7  x2  10x  25
0  x2  10x  9 0  x2  12x  32
0  (x  9)(x  1) 0  (x  4)(x  8)
Either x  9  0, then x  9; Either x  4  0, then x  4;
or x  1  0, then x  1 or x  8  0, then x  8
I used mental math to verify. I used mental math to verify.
x  1; the root is x  9 x  4; the root is x  8

9. The diagonal of a rectangle is 17 cm long. The rectangle is 7 cm


longer than it is wide. What are the dimensions of the rectangle?
Let the width of the rectangle be x centimetres.
Then the length of the rectangle, in centimetres, is: x  7
Use the Pythagorean Theorem to write an equation.
x2  (x  7)2  172
x  x  14x  49  289  0
2 2

2x2  14x  240  0 Divide each term by 2.


x2  7x  120  0
(x  15)(x  8)  0
Either x  15  0 or x80
x  15 x8
Since the width cannot be negative, the width is 8 cm, and the length
is: (8  7) cm, or 15 cm

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