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1
Multiplication with Exponents and Scientific Notation

Problem 1

Simplify

  1. \(4^3\)

  2. \(-3^4\)

  3. \((-2)^5\)

  4. \(\left(-\displaystyle\frac{3}{4}\right)^2\)

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Molly S.
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Betsy
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Julieta
Problem 2

Simplify

  1. \(5^3 \cdot 5^6\)

  2. \(x^7 \cdot x^8\)

  3. \(3^4 \cdot 3^8 \cdot 3^5\)

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Preston
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Molly S.
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Betsy
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Cynthia
Problem 3

Simplify

  1. \(\left(4^5\right)^6\)

  2. \(\left(x^3\right)^5\)

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Preston
Molly S. cc
Molly S.
Betsy cc
Betsy
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Anthony
Problem 4

Simplify \(\left(-\displaystyle\frac{1}{4}x^2y^3\right)^2\)

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Gordon
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Gordon
Problem 5

Simplify \(\left(x^4\right)^3\left(x^2\right)^5\)

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Preston
Lauren cc
Lauren
Gordon cc
Gordon
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Gordon
Problem 6

Simplify \((2y)^3(3y^2)\)

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Preston
Lauren cc
Lauren
Gordon cc
Gordon
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Gordon
Problem 7

Simplify \(\left(2x^2y^5\right)^3\left(3x^4y\right)^2\)

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Preston
Lauren cc
Lauren
Gordon cc
Gordon
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Gordon
Problem 8

Write \(376,000\) in scientific notation.

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Preston
Betsy cc
Betsy
Gordon cc
Gordon
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Gordon
Problem 9

Write \(4,758,000\) in scientific notation.

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Molly S.
Logan cc
Logan
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Cynthia
Problem 10

Write \(4.52\times 10^3\) in expanded form.

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Preston
Betsy cc
Betsy
Gordon cc
Gordon
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Gordon
Problem 11

Mini Lecture
Simplify.

  1. \(\left(\displaystyle\frac{1}{2}\right)^4\)

  2. \(x^4\cdot x^5\)

  3. \(\left(x^2\right)^5\)

  4. \((4xyz)^3\)

  5. \(\left(3x^2\right)\left(2x^3\right)\left(5x^4\right)\)

  6. Write in scientific notation: \(43,200\)

  7. Write in expanded form: \(2.49\times 10^3\)

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Mr. McKeague

2
Division with Exponents and Negative Exponents

Problem 1

Simplify

  1. \(2^{-3}\)

  2. \(5^{-2}\)

  3. \(3x^{-6}\)

  4. \((4x)^{-3}\)

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Mr. McKeague
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Elisabeth
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Julieta
Problem 2

Simplify

  1. \(\displaystyle\frac{x^9}{x^6}\)

  2. \(\displaystyle\frac{x^4}{x^{10}}\)

  3. \(\displaystyle\frac{2^{15}}{2^{20}}\)

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Betsy
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Molly S.
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Preston
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Anthony
Problem 3

Simplify

  1. \(\left(\displaystyle\frac{x}{2}\right)^3\)

  2. \(\left(\displaystyle\frac{5}{y}\right)^2\)

  3. \(\left(\displaystyle\frac{2}{3}\right)^4\)

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Betsy
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Molly S.
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Gordon
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Gordon
Problem 4

Simplify

  1. \(8^0\)

  2. \(8^1\)

  3. \(4^0+4^1\)

  4. \(\left(2x^2y\right)^0\)

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Betsy
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Molly S.
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Preston
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David
Problem 5

Simplify \(\displaystyle\frac{\left(5x^3\right)^2}{x^4}\)

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Betsy
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Molly S.
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Gordon
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Gordon
Problem 6

Simplify \(\displaystyle\frac{x^{-8}}{\left(x^2\right)^3}\)

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Betsy
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Molly S.
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Preston
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Anthony
Problem 7

Simplify \(\left(\displaystyle\frac{y^5}{y^3}\right)^2\)

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Betsy
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Molly S.
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Gordon
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David
Problem 8

Simplify \(\left(3x^5\right)^{-2}\)

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Betsy
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Molly S.
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Preston
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Anthony
Problem 9

Simplify \(\; x^{-8} \cdot x^5\)

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Betsy
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Molly S.
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Gordon
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Gordon
Problem 10

Simplify \(\displaystyle\frac{\left(a^3\right)^2a^{-4}}{\left(a^{-4}\right)^3}\)

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CJ
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Molly S.
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Gordon
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Anthony
Problem 11

One square is larger than another. If the side of the larger square is \(3\) times as long as the side of the smaller square, how many of the smaller squares will fit inside the larger square?

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Betsy
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Molly S.
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Preston
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Cynthia
Problem 12

You have two cubes. If the side of one cube is \(3\) times the side of the other cube, how many of the smaller cubes will fit inside the larger cube?

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Betsy
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Molly S.
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Preston
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Anthony
Problem 13

Write \(0.000584\) in scientific notation.

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Molly S.
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Logan
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Cynthia
Problem 14

Mini Lecture
Simplify.

  1. \(3^{-2}\)

  2. \(5^{-3}\)

  3. \(\displaystyle\frac{x^{10}}{x^4}\)

  4. \(\displaystyle\frac{5^1}{5^3}\)

  5. \(\displaystyle\frac{2^5}{2^{-3}}\)

  6. \(\displaystyle\frac{\left(a^3\right)^2\left(a^4\right)^5}{\left(a^5\right)^2}\)

  7. Write in expanded form: \(4.23\times 10^{-3}\)

  8. Write in scientific notation: \(0.000357\)

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Mr. McKeague

3
Operations with Monomials

Problem 1

Multiply.

  1. \(\left(-3x^2\right)\left(4x^3\right)\)

  2. \(\left(\dfrac{4}{5}x^5\cdot y^2\right)\left(10x^3\cdot y\right)\)

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Preston
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Julieta
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David
Problem 2

Divide

  1. \(\displaystyle\frac{15x^3}{3x^2}\)

  2. \(\displaystyle\frac{39x^2y^3}{3xy^5}\)

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Betsy
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Preston
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Molly S.
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David
Problem 3

Divide \(25a^5b^3\) by \(50a^2b^7\).

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Betsy
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Preston
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Molly S.
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David
Problem 4

Multiply \(\left(4 \times 10^7\right)\left(2 \times 10^{-4}\right)\)

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Betsy
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Preston
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Molly S.
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David
Problem 5

Divide \(\displaystyle\frac{9.6 \times 10^{12}}{3\times 10^4}\)

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Betsy
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Preston
Molly S. cc
Molly S.
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David
Problem 6

Combine the following monomials.

  1. \(-3x^2+15x^2\)

  2. \(9x^2y-20x^2y\)

  3. \(5x^2+8y^2\)

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Betsy
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Preston
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Molly S.
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David
Problem 7

Apply the distributive property and simplify.

  1. \(x^2\left(1-\dfrac{1}{x}\right)\)

  2. \(ab\left(\dfrac{1}{b}-\dfrac{1}{a}\right)\)

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Betsy
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Preston
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Molly S.
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David
Problem 8

Simplify \(\displaystyle\frac{\left(6x^4y\right)\left(3x^7y^5\right)}{9x^5y^2}\)

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Betsy
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Preston
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Stefanie
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David
Problem 9

Simplify \(\displaystyle\frac{\left(6.8\times 10^5\right)\left(3.9\times 10^{-7}\right)}{7.8\times 10^{-4}}\)

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Stefanie
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Preston
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Molly S.
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David
Problem 10

Simplify \(\displaystyle\frac{14x^5}{2x^2}+\displaystyle\frac{15x^8}{3x^5}\)

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Betsy
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Preston
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Molly S.
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David
Problem 11

Mini Lecture
Simplify.

  1. \(\left(4x^2y\right)\left(3x^3y^3\right)\left(2xy^4\right)\)

  2. \(\displaystyle\frac{21a^2b^3}{-7ab^5}\)

  3. \(\displaystyle\frac{8.4\times 10^5}{2\times 10^2}\)

  4. \(10x^3-8x^3+2x^3\)

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Mr. McKeague

4
Addition and Subtraction with Polynomials

Problem 1

Add \(\left(2x^2-5x+3\right)+\left(4x^2+7x-8\right)\)

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Preston
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Molly S.
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Stefanie
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David
Problem 2

Add \(x^2+3x+2x+6\)

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Preston
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Molly S.
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Arielle
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Cynthia
Problem 3

Subtract \(\left(3x^2+x+4\right)-\left(x^2+2x+3\right)\)

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Preston
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Molly S.
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Lauren
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David
Problem 4

Subtract \(-4x^2+5x-7\) from \(x^2-x-1\)

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Preston
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Molly S.
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Gordon
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Gordon
Problem 5

Find the value of \(3x^2-5x+4\) when \(x=-2\).

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Preston
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Molly S.
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Lauren
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David
Problem 6

Find the value of \(2x^2+3x+5\) when \(x=3\)

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Molly S.
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Logan
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Julieta
Problem 7

Mini Lecture
Indicate the degree.

  1. \(4x^2-4x+1\)

  2. \(90x\)

Combine.

  1. \(\left(x^2+5x+6\right)+\left(x^2+3x+4\right)\)

  2. \(\left(5a^2-a-6\right)-\left(-3a^2-2a+4\right)\)

  3. Subtract \(3y^2+7y-15\) from \(11y^2+11y+11\)

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Mr. McKeague

5
Multiplication of Polynomials

Problem 1

Multiply \(\,3x^2\left(2x^2+4x+5\right)\)

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Mr. McKeague
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Molly S.
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Gordon
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Gordon
Problem 2

Multiply \((3x-5)(2x-1)\)

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Mr. McKeague
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Lauren
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CJ
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Cynthia
Problem 3

Multiply \((2x+3)(5x-4)\)

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Mr. McKeague
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Molly S.
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Gordon
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Gordon
Problem 4

Multiply \((2x+3)(3x^2-2x+1)\)

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Arielle
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Molly S.
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Preston
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David
Problem 5

Multiply.

  1. \(4a^2\left(2a^2-3a+5\right)\)

  2. \((x-2)(y+3)\)

  3. \((x+y)(a-b)\)

  4. \((5x-1)(2x+6)\)

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Arielle
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Molly S.
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Gordon
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Gordon
Problem 6

Multiply: \((3x-2)^2\)

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Mr. McKeague
Betsy cc
Betsy
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Preston
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David
Problem 7

Multiply using the FOIL method.

  1. \((2x-3)(2x+3)\)

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Dr. Cavanah
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Preston
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Betsy
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David
Problem 8

Multiply using the FOIL method.

  1. \((x-5)(x+5)\)

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Betsy
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Preston
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David
Problem 9

Multiply: \((3x-1)(3x+1)\)

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Lauren
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Betsy
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Preston
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David
Problem 10

The length of a rectangle is \(3\) more than twice the width. Write an expression for the area.

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Lauren
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Molly S.
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Preston
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David
Problem 11

A store selling flash drives for computers knows from past experience that it can sell \(x\) flash drives each day at a price of \(p\) dollars each, according to the equation \(x=800-100p\). Write a formula for the daily revenue.

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Molly S.
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Julieta
Problem 12

Mini Lecture
Multiply.

  1. \(2x^2\left(3x^2-2x+1\right)\)

  2. \((x+3)(x+4)\)

  3. \((2x-5)(3x-2)\)

  4. \((x+2)\left(x^2-2x+4\right)\)

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