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Intermediate Algebra
Exponents and Polynomials

1
Sums and Differences of Polynomials

Problem 1

Identify \(6x^2+2x-1\) as a monomial, binomial, or trinomial if possible and give the degree.

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Betsy cc
Betsy
Aaron cc
Aaron
Cynthia spanish language icon
Cynthia
Problem 2

Identify \(5x-3\) as a monomial, binomial, or trinomial if possible and give the degree.

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Molly S. cc
Molly S.
Octabio
Octabio
Cynthia spanish language icon
Cynthia
Problem 3

Identify \(7x^6-5x^3+2x-4\) as a monomial, binomial, or trinomial if possible and give the degree.

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Molly S. cc
Molly S.
Octabio
Octabio
Cynthia spanish language icon
Cynthia
Problem 4

Identify \(-7x^4\) as a monomial, binomial, or trinomial if possible and give the degree.

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Molly S. cc
Molly S.
Octabio
Octabio
Cynthia spanish language icon
Cynthia
Problem 5

Identify \(15\) as a monomial, binomial, or trinomial if possible and give the degree.

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Molly S. cc
Molly S.
Octabio
Octabio
Cynthia spanish language icon
Cynthia
Problem 6

Add \(5x^2-4x+2\) and \(3x^2+9x-6\)

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Matt cc
Matt
Brooke cc
Brooke
Anthony cc
Anthony
Edwin spanish language icon
Edwin
Problem 7

Find the sum of \(-8x^3+7x^2-6x\) and \(10x^3+3x^2-2x-6\)

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Stephanie
Stephanie
Katrina cc
Katrina
Logan cc
Logan
Julieta spanish language icon
Julieta
Problem 8

Subtract \(\left(9x^2-3x+5\right)-\left(4x^2+2x-3\right)\)

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Anthony cc
Anthony
Brooke cc
Brooke
Matt
Matt
David spanish language icon
David
Problem 9

Subtract \(4x^2-9x+1\) from \(-3x^2+5x-2\)

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Katrina
Katrina
Graham
Graham
Problem 10

Simplify \(4x-3[2-(3x+4)]\)

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Julieta cc
Julieta
Katrina cc
Katrina
Logan cc
Logan
Julieta cc spanish language icon
Julieta
Problem 11

Simplify \((2x+3)-[(3x+1)-(x-7)]\)

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Katrina
Katrina
Graham
Graham
Problem 12

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

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Katrina cc
Katrina
Logan cc
Logan
Cynthia spanish language icon
Cynthia
Problem 13

Mini Lecture
Simplify.

  1. \(2x^2-3x+10x-15\)

  2. \(\left(5x^2+6x+1\right)-\left(4x^2+7x-2\right)\)

  3. \(4x-5\left[3-(x-4)\right]\)

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Mr. McKeague cc
Mr. McKeague

2
Multiplication of Polynomials

Problem 1

Find the product of \(4x^3\) and \(5x^2-3x+1\)

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Julieta cc
Julieta
Katrina cc
Katrina
Aaron cc
Aaron
Julieta cc spanish language icon
Julieta
Problem 2

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

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Katrina cc
Katrina
Aaron cc
Aaron
Edwin spanish language icon
Edwin
Problem 3

Multiply \((2x-3y)\) and \(\left(3x^2-xy+4y^2\right)\) vertically.

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Katrina cc
Katrina
Aaron cc
Aaron
Cynthia spanish language icon
Cynthia
Problem 4

Multiply: \((4a-5b)(3a+2b)\)

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Katrina cc
Katrina
Aaron cc
Aaron
Edwin spanish language icon
Edwin
Problem 5

Multiply: \((3-2t)(4+7t)\)

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Katrina cc
Katrina
Aaron cc
Aaron
Julieta cc spanish language icon
Julieta
Problem 6

Multiply \(\left(2x+\displaystyle\frac{1}{2}\right)\left(4x-\displaystyle\frac{1}{2}\right)\)

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Katrina cc
Katrina
Aaron cc
Aaron
Edwin spanish language icon
Edwin
Problem 7

Multiply \(\left(a^5+3\right)\left(a^5-7\right)\)

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Julieta cc
Julieta
Katrina cc
Katrina
Aaron cc
Aaron
Julieta cc spanish language icon
Julieta
Problem 8

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

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Katrina cc
Katrina
Aaron cc
Aaron
Edwin spanish language icon
Edwin
Problem 9

Find \((4x-6)^2\)

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Julieta cc
Julieta
Betsy cc
Betsy
Logan cc
Logan
Julieta cc spanish language icon
Julieta
Problem 10

Expand \((x+7)^2\)

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Betsy cc
Betsy
Logan cc
Logan
Edwin spanish language icon
Edwin
Problem 11

Expand \((3t-5)^2\)

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Julieta cc
Julieta
Betsy cc
Betsy
Logan cc
Logan
Julieta cc spanish language icon
Julieta
Problem 12

Expand \((4x+2y)^2\)

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Betsy cc
Betsy
Logan cc
Logan
Edwin spanish language icon
Edwin
Problem 13

Expand \(\left(5-a^3\right)^2\)

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Julieta cc
Julieta
Betsy cc
Betsy
Logan cc
Logan
Julieta cc spanish language icon
Julieta
Problem 14

Multiply \((3x-5)\) and \((3x+5)\)

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Nathan cc
Nathan
Betsy cc
Betsy
Logan cc
Logan
Edwin spanish language icon
Edwin
Problem 15

Multiply: \((x-5)(x+5)\)

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Betsy cc
Betsy
Logan cc
Logan
Julieta spanish language icon
Julieta
Problem 16

Multiply: \((2a-3)(2a+3)\)

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Betsy cc
Betsy
Logan cc
Logan
Edwin spanish language icon
Edwin
Problem 17

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

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Betsy cc
Betsy
Logan cc
Logan
Julieta spanish language icon
Julieta
Problem 18

Multiply \(\left(x^3-2a\right)\left(x^3+2a\right)\)

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Betsy cc
Betsy
Logan cc
Logan
Edwin spanish language icon
Edwin
Problem 19

A company manufactures and sells prerecorded DVDs. They find that they can sell \(x\) DVDs each day at \(p\) dollars per DVD, according to the equation \(x=230-20p\). Find \(R(x)\) and \(R(p)\).

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Betsy
Betsy
Graham
Graham
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Edwin
Problem 20

Suppose the daily cost function for the DVDs in the previous example is \(C(x)=200+2x\). Find the profit function \(P(x)\) and then find \(P(130)\).

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Betsy
Betsy
Graham
Graham
Problem 21

Mini Lecture
Multiply.

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

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

  3. \((2a+3)(3a+2)\)

  4. \((x-2)^3\)

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Mr. McKeague cc
Mr. McKeague

3
Greatest Common Factor and Factoring by Grouping

Problem 1

Factor \(8a^3-8a^2-48a\)

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Betsy
Betsy
Aaron
Aaron
Edwin spanish language icon
Edwin
Problem 2

Factor \(16a^5b^4-24a^2b^5-8a^3b^3\)

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Betsy
Betsy
Aaron
Aaron
Problem 3

Factor \(5x^2(a+b)-6x(a+b)-7(a+b)\)

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Betsy
Betsy
Aaron
Aaron
Edwin spanish language icon
Edwin
Problem 4

Factor \(a^2b^2+b^2+8a^2+8\)

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Betsy
Betsy
Aaron
Aaron
Edwin spanish language icon
Edwin
Problem 5

Factor \(15-5y^4-3x^3+x^3y^4\)

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Betsy
Betsy
Aaron
Aaron
Problem 6

Factor \(x^3+2x^2+9x+18\)

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Betsy
Betsy
Aaron
Aaron
Problem 7

Mini Lecture
Factor.

  1. \(3a^2-21a+30\)

  2. \(10x^4y^2+20x^3y^3-30x^2y^4\)

Factor by grouping.

  1. \(3xy+3y+2ax+2a\)

  2. \(x^3+2x^2-25x-50\)

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Mr. McKeague cc
Mr. McKeague

4
Factoring Trinomials

Problem 1

Factor \(x^2+2x-15\)

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Stephanie cc
Stephanie
Betsy
Betsy
Aaron
Aaron
Julieta spanish language icon
Julieta
Problem 2

Factor \(x^2-xy-12y^2\)

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Betsy
Betsy
Aaron
Aaron
Julieta spanish language icon
Julieta
Problem 3

Factor \(x^2-8x+6\)

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Betsy
Betsy
Aaron
Aaron
Julieta spanish language icon
Julieta
Problem 4

Factor \(3x^4-15x^3y-18x^2y^2\)

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Betsy
Betsy
Aaron
Aaron
Problem 5

Factor \(2x^2+13xy+15y^2\)

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Betsy
Betsy
Aaron
Aaron
Julieta spanish language icon
Julieta
Problem 6

Factor \(12x^4+17x^2+6\)

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Molly M. cc
Molly M.
Keith
Keith
Julieta spanish language icon
Julieta
Problem 7

Factor \(2x^2(x-3)-5x(x-3)-3(x-3)\)

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Mr. McKeague cc
Mr. McKeague
Stephanie cc
Stephanie
Molly M. cc
Molly M.
Anthony spanish language icon
Anthony
Problem 8

Factor: \(3x^2-10x-8\)

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Molly M. cc
Molly M.
Keith
Keith
Julieta cc spanish language icon
Julieta
Problem 9

Factor: \(9x^2+15x+4\)

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Molly M. cc
Molly M.
Keith
Keith
Julieta cc spanish language icon
Julieta
Problem 10

Factor: \(8x^2-2x-15\)

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Molly M. cc
Molly M.
Keith
Keith
Julieta cc spanish language icon
Julieta
Problem 11

Mini Lecture
Factor.

  1. \(x^2+7x+12\)

  2. \(x^2-x-12\)

  3. \(2a^5+4a^4b+4a^3b^2\)

  4. \(10x^2+3xa-18a^2\)

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Mr. McKeague cc
Mr. McKeague

5
Factoring Special Products

Problem 1

Factor \(x^2-6x+9\)

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Betsy
Betsy
Aaron
Aaron
Julieta spanish language icon
Julieta
Problem 2

Factor \(16a^2+40ab+25b^2\)

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Betsy
Betsy
Aaron
Aaron
Julieta spanish language icon
Julieta
Problem 3

Factor \(49-14t+t^2\)

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Betsy
Betsy
Aaron
Aaron
Julieta spanish language icon
Julieta
Problem 4

Factor \(9x^4-12x^2+4\)

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Betsy
Betsy
Aaron
Aaron
Julieta spanish language icon
Julieta
Problem 5

Factor \((y+3)^2+10(y+3)+25\)

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Betsy
Betsy
Aaron
Aaron
Julieta spanish language icon
Julieta
Problem 6

Factor \(8x^2-24xy+18y^2\)

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Betsy
Betsy
Aaron
Aaron
Julieta spanish language icon
Julieta
Problem 7

Factor \(\; x^2-25\)

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Katrina
Katrina
Aaron
Aaron
Julieta spanish language icon
Julieta
Problem 8

Factor \(49-t^2\)

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Katrina
Katrina
Keith
Keith
Julieta spanish language icon
Julieta
Problem 9

Factor \(81a^2-25b^2\)

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Katrina
Katrina
Keith
Keith
Julieta spanish language icon
Julieta
Problem 10

Factor \(4x^6-1\)

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Katrina
Katrina
Keith
Keith
Julieta spanish language icon
Julieta
Problem 11

Factor \(x^2-\displaystyle\frac{4}{9}\)

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Katrina
Katrina
Keith
Keith
Julieta spanish language icon
Julieta
Problem 12

Factor \(16x^4-81y^4\)

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Stephanie cc
Stephanie
Keith
Keith
Julieta spanish language icon
Julieta
Problem 13

Factor \((x-3)^2-25\)

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Betsy
Betsy
Graham
Graham
Julieta spanish language icon
Julieta
Problem 14

Factor \(x^2-10x+25-y^2\)

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Betsy
Betsy
Graham
Graham
Julieta spanish language icon
Julieta
Problem 15

Factor \(x^3+2x^2-9x-18\)

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Betsy
Betsy
Graham
Graham
Julieta spanish language icon
Julieta
Problem 16

Verify the formulas \[a^3+b^3=(a+b)(a^2-ab+b^2)\] and \[a^3-b^3=(a-b)(a^2+ab+b^2)\]

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Mr. McKeague cc
Mr. McKeague
Betsy cc
Betsy
David cc
David
Anthony spanish language icon
Anthony
Problem 17

Factor \(64+t^3\)

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Betsy
Betsy
Graham
Graham
Julieta spanish language icon
Julieta
Problem 18

Factor \(27x^3+125y^3\)

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Betsy
Betsy
Graham
Graham
Julieta spanish language icon
Julieta
Problem 19

Factor \(a^3-\displaystyle\frac{1}{8}\)

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Betsy
Betsy
Graham
Graham
Julieta spanish language icon
Julieta

6
Factoring: A General Review

Problem 1

Factor \(2x^5-8x^3\).

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Mr. McKeague cc
Mr. McKeague
Betsy cc
Betsy
Mrs. Mooney cc
Mrs. Mooney
David spanish language icon
David
Problem 2

Factor \(3x^4-18x^3+27x^2\).

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Mr. McKeague cc
Mr. McKeague
Matt cc
Matt
Anthony cc
Anthony
Cynthia spanish language icon
Cynthia
Problem 3

Factor \(y^3+25y\).

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Mr. McKeague cc
Mr. McKeague
Matt
Matt
David cc
David
David spanish language icon
David
Problem 4

Factor \(6a^2-11a+4\).

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Mr. McKeague cc
Mr. McKeague
Stephanie cc
Stephanie
Matt cc
Matt
Cynthia spanish language icon
Cynthia
Problem 5

Factor \(2x^4+16x\)

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Mr. McKeague cc
Mr. McKeague
Betsy cc
Betsy
Aaron cc
Aaron
Julieta spanish language icon
Julieta
Problem 6

Factor \(2ab^5+8ab^4+2ab^3\).

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Mr. McKeague cc
Mr. McKeague
Stefanie cc
Stefanie
Anthony cc
Anthony
Edwin spanish language icon
Edwin
Problem 7

Factor \(4x^2-6x+2ax-3a\)

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Stephanie cc
Stephanie
Betsy cc
Betsy
Aaron cc
Aaron
Julieta spanish language icon
Julieta
Problem 8

Factor \(x^6-y^6\)

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Mr. McKeague cc
Mr. McKeague
Betsy
Betsy
Preston cc
Preston
Edwin spanish language icon
Edwin

7
Solving Equations by Factoring

Problem 1

Solve: \(\; x^2-2x-24=0\)

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Mr. McKeague cc
Mr. McKeague
Arielle cc
Arielle
Matt cc
Matt
David spanish language icon
David
Problem 2

Solve \(\displaystyle\frac{1}{3}x^3=\displaystyle\frac{5}{6}x^2+\displaystyle\frac{1}{2}x\)

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Betsy
Betsy
Graham
Graham
Problem 3

Solve: \(\; 100x^2=300x\)

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Mr. McKeague cc
Mr. McKeague
Arielle cc
Arielle
Matt cc
Matt
David spanish language icon
David
Problem 4

Solve: \(\; (x-2)(x+1)=4\)

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Mr. McKeague cc
Mr. McKeague
Arielle cc
Arielle
Matt cc
Matt
David spanish language icon
David
Problem 5

Folve for \(x\): \(\; x^3+2x^2-9x-18=0\)

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Mr. McKeague cc
Mr. McKeague
Arielle cc
Arielle
Matt cc
Matt
Problem 6

Solve \((x+2)(3x-1)=(x+2)(x+6)\)

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Molly S. cc
Molly S.
Octabio
Octabio
Cynthia spanish language icon
Cynthia
Problem 7

The sum of the squares of two consecutive integers is \(25\). Find the two integers.

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Betsy
Betsy
Graham
Graham
Problem 8

The lengths of the three sides of a right triangle are given by three consecutive integers. Find the lengths of the three sides.

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Betsy cc
Betsy
Problem 9

A rectangular garden measures \(40\) meters by \(30\) meters. A lawn of uniform width surrounds the garden and has an area of \(456\) square meters. Find the width of the lawn that surrounds the garden.

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Stephanie cc
Stephanie
Octabio
Octabio
Cynthia spanish language icon
Cynthia
Problem 10

If an object is projected into the air with an initial velocity of \(v\) feet/second, its height \(h\), in feet, above the ground after \(t\) seconds will be given by \(h=vt-16t^2\). Find \(t\) if \(v=64\) feet/second and \(h=48\) feet.

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Betsy
Betsy
Graham
Graham
Problem 11

Mini Lecture.
Solve.

  1. \(x^3-5x^2+6x=0\)

  2. \(\dfrac{1}{10}t^2-\dfrac{5}{2}=0\)

  3. \(9a^3=16a\)

  4. \((x+6)(x-2)=-7\)

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Mr. McKeague cc
Mr. McKeague