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ALG II HONORS REVIEW – Section 5.4 FACTORING STUDY!!!!!

Factor completely. If the polynomial is not factorable, write prime.

1. 21 – 7y + 3x – xy 2. 3a2 + 15a + 24ab

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3. 36x2 – 121 4. 2y5 + 128y2

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5. x2 – 8x –20 6. 18x2 – 3x –10

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7. x2 – 26x + 48 8. 2xy2 – 4x3y + 6x2y2

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9. 16x4 – 9 10.) 2x3 + 250

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Simplify

x 2  6x  5 4x 2  4x  3
11. 12.
2x 2  x  3 8x 3  1

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3 x 2  12 x x2
13. 14.
x 2  16 ( x  5 x  6)( x  3)  2
2

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APPLICATION

15. Find the width of rectangle ABCD if its area is 10x2 + 26xy + 12y2 square centimeters.

L = 5x +3y

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16. The length of one leg of a right triangle is x-6 centimeters, and the area is x  7 x  24 square
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centimeters. What is the length of the other leg?

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