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Practice A
1.3 For use with the lesson Solve x2 + bx + c = 0 by Factoring

Factor the expression. If the expression cannot be factored, say so.

1. x 2 2 x 2 2 2. x 2 1 4x 1 3 3. x 2 2 4x 1 3

4. x 2 2 5x 1 6 5. x 2 1 x 2 2 6. x 2 2 5x 1 4

7. x 2 1 8x 1 15 8. x 2 2 6x 1 8 9. x 2 1 3x 2 18

10. x 2 2 4 11. x 2 2 4x 1 4 12. x 2 1 7x 1 12

13. x 2 1 2x 1 1 14. x 2 2 6x 1 9 15. x 2 2 16

16. x 2 2 10x 1 25 17. x 2 2 x 2 20 18. x 2 2 15x 1 56

Solve the equation.

19. x 2 2 2x 2 3 5 0 20. x2 1 3x 1 2 5 0 21. x 2 2 10x 1 16 5 0

22. x 2 2 2x 1 1 5 0 23. x 2 1 6x 1 8 5 0 24. x 2 1 4x 1 4 5 0

25. x 2 1 7x 2 8 5 0 26. x 2 1 10x 1 25 5 0 27. x 2 2 9x 1 14 5 0

28. x 2 2 49 5 0 29. x 2 2 4x 5 12 30. x 2 5 64

Find the zeros of the function by rewriting the function in intercept form.
31. y 5 x 2 1 x 2 20 32. y 5 x 2 2 9 33. f (x) 5 x 2 2 7x 1 6

34. y 5 x 2 1 14x 1 49 35. g(x) 5 x 2 1 7x 1 10 36. y 5 x 2 2 6x 2 7

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37. h(x) 5 x 2 1 5x 2 24 38. y 5 x 2 2 81 39. y 5 x 2 1 3x

Find the value of x.

40. Area of the rectangle 5 28

x

x13

41. Area of the rectangle 5 32

x24
Lesson 1.3

42. Hopscotch The community playground has a hopscotch pad that is 8 feet longer
than it is wide. The total area of the pad is 48 square feet. What are the dimensions
of the hopscotch pad?

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 Lesson 1.2 Graph Quadratic e. x 2 2 5x 2 5x 1 25; x 2 2 10x 1 25
Functions in Vertex or Intercept f. x 2 2 7x 2 7x 1 49; x 2 2 14x 1 49
Form, continued 2. They have the same terms in each factor.
2 2
7. 3000 ft 8. x 1 2x 1 1 9. 2x 1 2x 2 1 In one factor the terms are added and in the
other factor the terms are subtracted.
10. 2x 2 1 8x 1 8 11. x 2 2 1
3. The first term of the product is the square of
12. 2x 2 2 10x 1 12 13. 2x2 2 5x 2 6
the first term of the binomial factors. The second
Problem Solving Workshop: term of the product is the square of the second
Worked Out Example term of the binomial factors and is subtracted
1. about 0.42 sec; 0.21609 m 2. 10 ft, 5 ft from the first term.
3. 35 ft, 11.025 ft 4. 46 ft, 13.754 ft 4. Because the first term of both factors is x, the
first term of the product will be x 2. Because the
Challenge Practice second term of both factors is 6, the second term
1. True. A quadratic function whose vertex lies of the product will be 62 or 36, and it will be
on the x-axis has only one x-intercept. 2. False. subtracted from the first term. So, the product of
The graph is the parabola y 5 ax 2 translated (x 2 6)(x 1 6) is x 2 2 36.
horizontally h units and vertically k units. 5. Both factors are the same. 6. The first term
3. False. When a quadratic function is written in of the product is the square of the first term of the
vertex form y 5 a(x 2 h)2 1 k, it is obvious from binomial factors. The second term of the product
the form that the axis of symmetry is x 5 h. is twice the product of the first and second terms
4. True. The quadratic function y 5 ax(x 2 p) of the factors. The third term of the product is the
can be rewritten as y 5 a(x 2 0)(x 2 p) and so, square of the second term of the binomial factors.
has two x-intercepts, x 5 0 and x 5 p. All of the terms are added together in the product.
5. Sample answer: opens up: y 5 (x 2 3)(x 1 4); 7. Because the first term of both factors is x, the
opens down: y 5 2(x 2 3)(x 1 4) first term of the product will be x 2. The middle
6. Sample answer: opens up: y 5 (x 2 0)(x 1 1); term of the product will be the product of 2, x, and

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opens down: y 5 2(x 2 0)(x 1 1) 9 or 18x. Because the second term of both factors
is 9, the third term of the product will be 92 or 81.
1 200 2 2x
2y; Distance 5 y b. y 5 }
7. a. r 5 } All of the terms in the product are added. So, the
product of (x 1 9)2 is x 2 1 18x 1 81.
2
1200 2 2x
c. A 5 x}
2
d. A 5 2}

(x
2 0)(x 2 100) 8. Both factors are the same. 9. The first term
100 of the product is the square of the first term of the
e. 50 m by }m binomial factors. The second term of the product

is twice the product of the first and second terms
Lesson 1.3 Solve x2 + bx + c = 0 of the factors. The third term of the product is the
by Factoring square of the second term of the binomial factors.
The first and third terms of the product are added
Teaching Guide and the second term is subtracted.
1. It is equivalent to the original expression. 10. Because the first term of both factors is x, the
2. It is equivalent to the original expression first term of the product will be x 2. The second
3. The product of the dimensions of the rectangle term of the product will be the product of 2, x,
will be equivalent to the original trinomial. and 8 or 16x and will be subtracted. Because the
second term of both factors is 8, the last term of
Investigating Algebra Activity
the product will be 82 or 64. So, the product of
1. a. x 2 2 3x 1 3x 2 9; x 2 2 9 (x 2 8)2 is x 2 2 16x 1 64.
b. x 2 1 5x 2 5x 2 25; x 2 2 25
Practice Level A
c. x 2 1 2x 1 2x 1 4; x 2 1 4x 1 4
1. (x 2 2)(x 1 1) 2. (x 1 1)(x 1 3)
d. x 2 1 4x 1 4x 1 16; x 2 1 8x 1 16
3. (x 2 1)(x 2 3) 4. (x 2 2)(x 2 3)

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 Lesson 1.3 Solve x2 + bx + c = 0 25. 23, 21 26. 4, 6 27. 28 28. 1, 12
by Factoring, continued 29. 27, 21 30. 0, 11 31. 27, 11 32. 215, 0
5. (x 1 2)(x 2 1) 6. (x 2 4)(x 2 1) 33. 217, 17 34. (x 2 3)(x 1 3)(x 2 1 9)
7. (x 1 3)(x 1 5) 8. (x 2 4)(x 2 2) 35. 4x(x 2 5)(x 1 5) 36. (2x 2 3)(x 1 4)

answers
9. (x 2 3)(x 1 6) 10. (x 2 2)(x 1 2) 37. $340 38. 45 mi/h
11. (x 2 2)(x 2 2) 12. (x 1 4)(x 1 3) Study Guide
13. (x 1 1)(x 1 1) 14. (x 2 3)(x 2 3) 1. ( y 1 4)( y 2 1) 2. ( j 2 5)( j 2 6)
15. (x 2 4)(x 1 4) 16. (x 2 5)(x 2 5) 3. cannot be factored 4. cannot be factored
17. (x 1 4)(x 2 5) 18. (x 2 7)(x 2 8) 5. (d 1 7)2 6. (5a 1 k)(5a 2 k) 7. 29 and 9
19. 21, 3 20. 22, 21 21. 2, 8 22. 1 8. 22 and 1 9. 23 10. The new dimensions
23. 24, 22 24. 22 25. 28, 1 26. 25 are 6 ft by 8 ft. 11. 210 and 10
27. 2, 7 28. 27, 7 29. 22, 6 30. 28, 8 Problem Solving Workshop:
31. 25, 4 32. 23, 3 33. 1, 6 34. 27 Worked Out Example
35. 25, 22 36. 21, 7 37. 28, 3 38. 29, 9 1. 11 ft, 8 ft 2. about 30 ft 3. 60; 240 ft by
39. 23, 0 40. 4 41. 8 42. 12 ft by 4 ft 180 ft 4. about 87F

Practice Level B Challenge Practice

1. (x 2 3)(x 1 7) 2. (x 2 5)(x 2 1) 1. Sample answer: c 5 9, (x 1 3)(x 1 3); c 5 8,

(x 1 4)(x 1 2)
3. (x 1 2)(x 1 4) 4. (x 2 3)(x 1 2)
2. Sample answer: c 5 20, (x 1 4)(x 1 5);
5. (x 2 4)(x 1 3) 6. (x 2 4)(x 1 2)
c 5 210, (x 1 10)(x 2 1)
7. (x 2 4)(x 2 5) 8. (x 2 3)(x 1 6)
3. Sample answer: c 5 3, (x 2 3)(x 2 1); c 5 4,
9. (x 2 3)(x 1 3) 10. (x 1 4)(x 1 4) (x 2 2)(x 2 2)
11. (x 2 4)(x 2 7) 12. cannot factor 4. Sample answer: c 5 16, (x 2 8)(x 2 2);
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13. (x 2 4)(x 1 8) 14. (x 2 5)(x 1 2) c 5 25, (x 2 5)(x 2 5) 5. 25, 4

15. (x 2 5)(x 1 5) 16. (x 2 7)(x 2 2) 6. 23, 1 7. 26, 1 8. 28, 1 9. 23, 1
17. (x 2 10)(x 1 10) 18. cannot factor 10. 21, 10 11. 7 ft
19. 23, 2 20. 25, 2 21. 2, 3 22. 2
Lesson 1.4 Solve ax2 + bx + c = 0
23. 24, 23 24. 24, 7 25. 26, 6
by Factoring
26. 23, 5 27. 2, 9 28. 24, 4 29. 1, 6
Teaching Guide
30. 1, 8 31. 25, 23 32. 4, 8 33. 25, 7
1.
34. 25, 6 35. 29, 21 36. 6, 0 37. 3, 9
38. 23, 3 39. 28 40. 3 ft 41. 10

Practice Level C
1. (x 2 3)(x 1 4) 2. (x 1 1)(x 1 2)
3. (x 2 7)(x 2 5) 4. cannot factor The graphs are different
5. (x 1 3)(x 1 3) 6. (x 2 6)(x 1 3) 2. 3x 2; they are the same. 3. 5; they are the
7. (x 2 4)(x 1 6) 8. (x 2 12)(x 1 11) same. 4. 16x; they are different.
9. (x 2 13)(x 1 13) 10. (x 2 15)(x 2 9) 5.

11. (x 1 7)(x 1 14) 12. cannot factor

13. 2, 8 14. 211 15. 29, 8 16. 215, 12
17. 9, 11 18. 214 19. 27, 3 20. 6, 7
21. 25, 4 22. 22, 5 23. 3, 6 24. 21, 1 2x2; they are the same.

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