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College Algebra Practice Ex1

This document provides a series of practice exercises involving college algebra concepts and operations. The exercises include: 1) Adding, subtracting, multiplying, and dividing polynomials. 2) Using special product formulas to expand expressions. 3) Factoring polynomials completely. 4) Reducing fractions to lowest terms. 5) Performing operations on rational expressions.
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College Algebra Practice Ex1

This document provides a series of practice exercises involving college algebra concepts and operations. The exercises include: 1) Adding, subtracting, multiplying, and dividing polynomials. 2) Using special product formulas to expand expressions. 3) Factoring polynomials completely. 4) Reducing fractions to lowest terms. 5) Performing operations on rational expressions.
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COLLEGE ALGEBRA PRACTICE EXERCISES 1

I. Know the structure of the real number system (rational, irrational, integers, natural numbers,
decimals). Know also the properties of real numbers.

II. Do as indicated.
1. Add 2x 2 + xy − 5 y 2 and − 7x 2 − 5xy − 6 y 2 .
2. Subtract 2a + 2b – 4c from the sum of 4a – 7b + 12c and 5b – 3c.
3. 9x – (2y – 3x) – {y – ( 2y – x)} – [2y + 2(4x – 3y)]
4. 2a 3 − 5a{ a 2 + 4[2a − 5( a − 3) + 3] − a 2 }
5. a. ( 55 36 )4 b. ( −4 x 3 y 4 )3 ( −2x 4 y7 )3 c. (5x 0 y7 )( −5 y 8 )2
d. (25 )( 2 −7 )( 2 −2 ) e. (3s5t −4 ) −6 f. ( −5m−1n 4 )3 (n −3m−2 ) −7
4 2
 3a 2   bc 2  3u 2v3 28w 2 u ( a b + 3 d b + 2 )3 ( x n + 2 y 2n +1 ) p
6. a.  3 0    b.  c. d.
b c   9a 6  7w 4 33u 2v 2 a 3b d 6 ( x p +1 y 2 p − 2 )n
   
2 −2 −4
 2−2   3− 4   3a 2ab − 3 c7  9 −1 t −3 y 5 9 2 a −1
7. a.  3    b.   c. d.
 3   26   2a − 3b3 c 0  (4 −1 ty − 2 ) − 3 ( 3 a +1 ) n
     
2
 3 −1 − 2  − 2 
19 −14 4 −2 x −1 y 3 z 4 u v w
e. 10 10 f. g.  − 2 − 2  
10 −510 3 6−3 x 4 y2 z −3  u v w  

 
8.a. 3xy(2x – 3y)(x + 5y) b. 3xy(2x + 3x 2 y) − 2x 2 y(4 − xy)
9. a. (4 x 2 − 4 x + 1)( 2x 2 + 3x − 3) b. (2x 2 − 3xy + y 2 )( x 2 + 4 xy − 3 y 2 )
10. (2x 2n − x n + 10)( x − 1)
11. a. Divide 6x 3 + 5x 2 − 4 x + 4 by 2x + 3 b. Divide 4 x 3 − 2x + 3 by 2x - 1
12. a. Divide 4 x 3 − 5x 4 − 4 x 2 + 4 by x + 2 b. Divide 16a 4n − 64a10n by 2a 3n
13. a. Divide x 9 + x 5 + x 2 + 1 by x 2 − x + 1 b. Divide 3x 4 − 4 x 2 + 8x + 3 by 3x 2 + 6x + 2
14. a. Divide x 3 + y 3 by x − 2 y b. Divide 4 x 2 − 6xy − 3 y 2 by 2x + 3 y
c. Divide 3z 3 − 11z 2 x − 18zx 2 − 6x 3 by z − 5x
III. Use special product formulas to find the following.

1. 7x + 3 y)( 2x − 4 y) 12. (6m + 5n)( 6m + 5n)


2. (2mn − 3r )(5mn + 2r ) 13. (5t3 − 2) (5t3 − 2)
3. ( 5x − 3 y )2 14. ( x n − y n )3
4. ( 3x 2 + 2 y3 )2 15. ( 5x − y + 2z )2
5. ( 5x 3 y − 3z 4 )2 16. ( a − 6b − 2c)2
6. ( 4x − y)3 17. ( 2x − y + 2z + 3w)2
7. ( xy2 + 2c)3 18. [(3x − 2 y) + 4 z ] [(3x − 2 y) − 4 z ]
2 3
8. ( 3x − x ) 19. [( 2x 2 − x ) − 3] [(2x 2 − x ) + 3]
9. (4 x − 3 y )( 4 x + 3 y) 20. [2( x + y) − 5][3( x + y) + 4 ]
10. ( 5a 3 − 7b4 ) ( 5a 3 + 7b4 ) 21. [( 2x 2 − x ) + ( x 3 − 1)] [( 2x 2 − x ) − ( x 3 − 1)]
 ab c  ab c 
11.  +  −  22. [( a 2 − 2b) + ( x 3 − y 2 )] [( a 2 − 2b) − ( x 3 − y 2 )]
 3 4  3 4 

IV. Factor the following completely.


1. 2x 3 + 4 x 2 − 10x 16. a 2b2 − ab − 20
2. 6xy2 z 3 − 12x 2 yz 2 + 4 xy3 z 2 17. 10x 2 + 11x − 6
3. 3y(2x + 5) – 4x(2x + 5) 18. 6 p4 − 13 p2 q 2 + 6q4
4. 3x 2 ( x + 3 y) + 6xz( x + 3 y)2 19. 16x 6 + 24 x 5 + 9x 4
5. 2 5x 2 − 16z 2 20. x 2 + 10xy + 25 y 2
6. 4 x 4 − y 8 z 6 21. a 2 − ab + + a − b
7. x 3 y 4 − 9xd6 22. 2c 2 + 4cd − 3c − 6d
8. 81(2x + 3z )2 − 4r 4 23. x 4 + 2x 2 + 1 − x 2
9. 64a 2 − 4(4m − 3n)2 24. 4 x 2 − 3xy − 24xz + 18 yz
10. 27a 3 − b3 25. a 2 − 2ab + b2 − ac + bc
11. a 3 + 8b6 26. x 3 − y3 − x 2 + 2xy − y 2
12. 8x12 − y 9 27. 2c 2 + 5cd − 3d 2 + 8c3 − d 3
13. 64( x − 3b)3 − a 3 28. 2( x − 3)( 4 x + 7)2 + 8( x − 3)2 (4 x + 7)
14. 9a 3 − 4b2 c 2 a 29. 6( x − y)2 + 23( x − y) − 4
15. 625x 4 y − 81y 9 30. 25(4 x 2 − 12xy + 9 y 2 ) − 9a 2b2

V. Reduce the following fractions to lowest terms. Assume none of the denominators is zero.
36x 2 y 5 6a 2 − 7 a − 3 x 3 − 27 4b2 − 1
1. 2. 3. 4.
30xy7 4 a 2 − 8a + 3 3−x 12b2 + b − 4b3 − 3

VI. Perform the indicated operations. Assume none of the denominators is zero.
40x 3 y 2 27 xy y 2 − 2 y − 15 y 2 − 6 y + 9
1.  2. 
24 xy 4 8x 2 y 3 y2 − 9 12 − 4 y
c 3 + dc 2 bc 2 + bd 2 bc 27x 3 − y 3x 2 + 2xy − 3 y 2 xy + 3 y 2
3. 2 2
 2 2
 4.  
c +d c −d c−d 3x 2 − 4 xy + y 2 9x 2 + 3xy + y 2 x 2 − 9 y 2
x +1 x + 3 3x − 2 y 2 x − y
5. − 6. +
x +2 x 5x − 3 3 − 5x
2 3 x 6x + 6 x +1
7. − 8. − 2 +
12x − 3 2x − 4 x 2
2 x +3 x −9 x −3
1 2 2x − 1 x +3 2x − 3
9. − 10. 2
+ 2 − 2
a −3 3−a 2x − x − 6 6x + x − 12 3x − 10x + 8
x + 1 x 2 − 2x + 1  3 1  x +4
11.  12.  − 
x (1 − x ) x2 −1  x − 2 x +1 x − 2
c+2 c−2 c  3x 3x + 2   x + 2 x 
13. − + 14.  − 2   − 2 
3c − 5 3c − 3 1 − c  x − 3 x − 6x + 9   x + 3 x + 6x + 9 
1 1 4
x2 − −
5x + 1 x x 2 x3
15. x +6 + − 16. 17.
2
12x + 5x − 2 3x + 2 1 1 1 1
x +1 + + +
x x 2 4 2x
5 3 x2 1 2

1
+ x−
x − 2 2x + 1 x −1 x p + q p − 2q
18. 19. 20. 21.
1 + 12x x2 −1 1 p+q
−1 x+ 1− 2−
2−x 1 2x p − 2q
1+ 1+
x y

VII. Simplify the following expressions. Assume all the variables make them defined.
x −1 + y −1 y −2 − x −1 y −1 − 6x −2 a −2 − a −3 y −2
1. 2. 3.
( x + y ) −1 x −1 y − 2 + 2x − 2 y −1 a −3 y −2 − y −2
4( x − 3) −4 u+v xy −2 − yx −2
4. ( x −2 + y −2 ) −1 5. 6. 7.
8( x − 3) − 2 u −1 + v −1 y −1 − x −1

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