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Factoring and Solving Quadratic Equations Worksheet: Example Problems

This document provides 25 example problems involving factoring and solving quadratic equations. The problems cover factoring polynomials completely, solving quadratic equations by factoring, and solving quadratic equations algebraically. The answers to the problems are provided.

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Factoring and Solving Quadratic Equations Worksheet: Example Problems

This document provides 25 example problems involving factoring and solving quadratic equations. The problems cover factoring polynomials completely, solving quadratic equations by factoring, and solving quadratic equations algebraically. The answers to the problems are provided.

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Factoring and Solving Quadratic Equations Worksheet

Math Tutorial Lab Special Topic∗

Example Problems
Factor completely.

1. 3x + 36 9. 2x3 − 16x2 − 18x


2. 4x2 + 16x 10. 4x2 + 17x − 15
3. x2 − 14x − 40
11. −8x2 − 15x + 2
2
4. x + 4x − 12
12. x3 − 3x2 + 5x − 15
5. x2 − 144
13. 5rs + 25r − 3s − 15
6. x4 − 16
7. 81x2 − 49 14. 125x3 − 64

8. 50x2 − 72 15. 2x3 + 128y 3

Solve the following equations.

16. (x − 4)2 − 9 = 0 21. 6x2 − 48x − 54 = 0


17. (x − 10)2 − 48 = 0 22. 4x2 + 2x = 12

18. x2 + 14x + 45 = 0 23. 9x2 + 7x − 4 = 0


19. x2 + 6x − 10 = 30 24. 3x2 + 9x − 6 = 0
20. 4x2 − 100 = 0 25. x3 − 5x2 − 4x + 20 = 0

∗ Created by Maria Gommel, July 2014

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Answers
1. 3(x + 12)
2. 4x(x + 4)
3. (x − 10)(x − 4)
4. (x + 6)(x − 2)

5. (x + 12)(x − 12)
6. (x2 + 4)(x + 2)(x − 2)
7. (9x + 7)(9x − 7)

8. 2(5x + 6)(5x − 6)
9. 2x(x − 9)(x + 1)
10. (4x − 3)(x + 5)
11. (−8x + 1)(x + 2)

12. (x2 + 5)(x − 3)


13. (5r − 3)(s + 5)
14. (5x − 4)(25x2 + 20x + 16)

15. (x + 4y)(x2 − 4xy + 16y 2 )


16. x = 7 and x = 1
√
17. x = 10 ± 4 3
18. x = −5 and x = −9

19. x = 4 and x = −10


20. x = 5 and x = −5
21. x = 9 and x = −1
3
22. x = −2 and x = 2
√
−7± 193
23. x = 18
√
−3± 17
24. x = 2

25. x = 2, x = −2, and x = 5

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