Chapter 1: Factoring and Quadratic Equations

Section 1.1: The Greatest Common Factor

#1-16: Factor out the GCF.

1) 2y – 10 2) 6x – 12

3) 14x3 – 7x2 + 7x 4) 25y3 – 20y2 + 5y

5) b5 – 3b4 + b3 6) x3 – x2 + 9x

7) 12x4 – 3x3 8) 3y3 – y2

9) 4x3y + 12x2y3 10) 15x4y2 – 10x3y4

11) 16a4b2 – 18ab3 12) 32a2b6 – 24ab7

13) 12xyz3 – 14x2y3 – 2xz 14) 15x3yz + 9x2y3z2 – 6yz

15) 16r2st3 – 4r3st2 + 12rst 16) 8r3st2 + 6r3s2t – 10rst

#17-26: Factor out a (-1) from each polynomial.

17) -x + 2 18) -3x + 5

19) -x – 3 20) -x – 4

21) -5x + 9 22) -7w + 16

23) -3x + 6y – 7 24) -2x – 3y + 9

25) -4x + 6z + 11s 26) -13y + 4z – 11r

#27-38: Factor each polynomial by factoring out the opposite of the GCF.

27) -4x3 – 12x2 28) -20y2 – 15y

29) -12x3 + 4x2 – 8x 30) -42a5 + 24a3 – 4a

31) -3z + 6z3 32) -5y + 10y2

33) -14a4b2 – 6a2b 34) -2a2b2 – 4ab3

35) -8xyz3 – 4x2y3 + 2xyz 36) -15x2yz +12x2y3z3 – 9xyz

37) -16r2st3 – 4r3st2 – 12rst2 38) -8r3st2 – 6r3s2t – 10rst

Chapter 1: Factoring and Quadratic Equations

Section 1.1: The Greatest Common Factor

#39 – 52: Factor out the GCF

39) x(x-4) + 3(x-4) 40) x(x – 5) + 2(x – 5)

41) x2(y – 2) – 3(y – 2) 42) x2(x – 4) – 5(x – 4)

43) 3y(z + 1) – 4(z + 1) 44) 6y(z + 7) – 5(z + 7)

45) x(3x – 4) – 2(3x – 4) 46) x(5x + 1) – 4(5x+1)

47) 3x(2x – 7) + 4(2x – 7) 48) 5x(6x – 1) + 6(6x – 1)

49) 2x2(3x – 5y) – 5(3x – 5y) 50) 7x2(2x – 3y) – 4(2x – 3y)

51) 8y(y – 5) – 9(y – 5) 52) 7y(y+4) – 2(y+4)

Chapter 1: Factoring and Quadratic Equations

Section 1.2: Factoring by Grouping

#1 – 36: Factor by Grouping, state if a polynomial is prime

1) x2 + 5x + 2x + 10 2) x2 + 3x + 4x + 12

3) x2 – 5x – 2x + 10 4) x2 – 3x – 4x + 12

5) x2 + 9x + 4x + 36 6) x2 + x + 36x + 36

7) x2 – 9x – 4x + 36 8) x2 – x – 36x + 36

9) y2 + 10y + 3y + 30 10) y2 + 6y + 5y + 30

11) y2 – 10y – 3y + 30 12) y2 – 6y – 5y + 30

13) 5x2 + 5x + 6x + 6 14) 5x2 +10x + 3x +6

15) 5x2 – 5x – 6x+ 6 16) 5x2 – 10x – 3x + 6

17) 4y2 + 3y + 4y + 3 18) 4y2 + 12y +y + 3

19) 4y2 – 3y – 4y + 3 20) 4y2 – 12y – y + 3

21) 2z2 – 2z + 7z – 7 22) 2z2 + 14z –z – 7

23) 2z2 + 7z – 2z – 7 24) 2z2 – 14z + z – 7

25) x3 + 2x2 + 6x + 12 26) y3 + 8y2 + 4y + 32

27) x3 + 6x + 3x2 + 18 28) z3 + 5z + 10z2 + 50

29) y3 + 4y2 + y + 4 30) x3 + 4x2 + x + 4

31) z3 + 5z2 – z – 5 32) x3 + 9x2 – x – 9

33) 5x3 + 4x2 + 10x + 8 34) 8x3 – 2x2 + 20x – 5

35) 7t3 + 5t2 + 21t + 15 36) 4x3 + 5x2 + 12x + 15

Chapter 1: Factoring and Quadratic Equations
You have to know your multiplication tables very well for the next two sections. This table may help a bit.

12 24 34 46 58 70 82
1*12 1*24 1*34 1*46 1*58 1*70 1*82
2*6 2*12 2*17 2*23 2*29 2*35 2*41
3*4 3*8 5*14
4*6 7*10

14 25 35 48 60 72 100
1*14 1*25 1*35 1*48 1*60 1*72 1*100
2*7 5*5 5*7 2*24 2*30 2*36 2*50
3*16 3*20 4*18 4*25
4*12 4*15 8*9 5*20
6*8 5*12 10*10
6*10

15 26 36 50 62 74 121
1*15 1*26 1*36 1*50 1*62 1*74 1*121
3*5 2*13 2*18 2*25 2*31 2*37 11*11
3*12 5*10
4*9
6*6

16 27 38 52 63 75 144
1*16 1*27 1*38 1*52 1*63 1*75 1*144 6*24
2*8 3*9 2*19 2*26 3*21 3*25 2*72 8*18
4*4 4*13 7*9 5*15 3*48 9*16
4*36 12*12

18 28 40 54 64 76 169
1*18 1*28 1*40 1*54 1*64 1*76 1*169
2*9 2*14 2*20 2*27 2*32 2*38 13*13
3*6 4*7 4*10 3*18 4*16 4*19
5*8 6*9 8*8

20 30 42 55 65 77 225
1*20 1*30 1*42 1*55 1*65 1*77 1*225 15*15
2*10 2*15 2*21 5*11 5*13 7*11 3*75
4*5 3*10 3*14 5*45
5*6 6*7 9*25

21 32 44 56 66 78
1*21 1*32 1*44 1*56 1*66 1*78
3*7 2*16 2*22 2*28 2*33 2*39
4*8 4*11 4*14 3*22 3*26
7*8 6*11 6*13

22 33 45 57 68 80
1*22 1*33 1*45 1*57 1*68 1*80
2*11 3*11 3*15 3*19 2*34 2*40
5*9 4*17 4*20
5*16 8*10
Chapter 1: Factoring and Quadratic Equations

Section 1.3: Factoring Trinomials of the Form x2 + bx + c

#1 – 28: Rewrite as a polynomial with 4 terms (if possible) then factor by grouping and check
your answer, state if a polynomial is prime.

1) x2 + 5x + 6 2) x2 + 7x + 6

3) x2 – 5x + 6 4) x2 – 7x + 6

5) y2 + 5y + 4 6) y2 + 4y + 4

7) y2 – 5y + 4 8) y2 – 4y + 4

9) z2 + 13z + 36 10) z2 + 15z + 36

11) z2 – 13z + 36 12) z2 – 15z + 36

13) x2 + 5x – 6 14) x2 + x – 6

15) x2 - 5x – 6 16) x2 – x – 6

17) x2 + 4x – 12 18) x2 + x – 12

19) x2 – 4x –12 20) x2 – x – 12

21) x2 + 7x + 2 22) x2 + 5x + 2

23) x2 – 7x + 2 24) x2 – 5x + 2

25) y2 + 3y – 11 26) y2 + 2y – 11

27) y2 – 3y – 11 28) y2 – 2y – 11

#29-58: Factor each trinomial without grouping, state if a polynomial is prime.

29) x2 + 11x + 18 30) y2 + 15y + 50

31) c2 + 12c + 20 32) b2 + 6b + 9

33) r2 + 6r + 8 34) x2 + 13x + 36

35) y2 – 10y +16 36) z2 – 7z + 12

37) x2 – 9x + 20 38) y2 – 5y + 6
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Section 1.3: Factoring Trinomials of the Form x2 + bx + c

#29 – 58 continued:

39) x2 – 2x + 3 40) y2 – 12y + 11

41) b2 + 4b – 5 42) a2 + 7a – 8

43) z2 + 5z – 6 44) z2 + 10z – 24

45) x2 + 4x – 12 46) x2 + 3x – 10

47) x2 – 2x – 15 48) y2 – 10y – 24

49) a2 – 9a – 22 50) a2 – 5a – 14

51) x2 – 6x – 16 52) x2 – 8x – 20

53) x2 + 2x + 8 54) x2 + 9x + 5

55) y2 – 2y + 5 56) y2 – 3y + 8

57) x2 – 5x – 9 58) x2 – 2x – 11

#59-74: Factor each trinomial. Make sure to factor out a negative or the GCF where applicable.

59) -x2 – 7x –10 60) -y2 – y + 30

61) -w2 + 18w – 77 62) –b2 + 14b – 33

63) 3x2 +12x – 36 64) 6y2 + 30y + 24

65) 6z2 – 30z + 24 66) 4x2 + 40x – 44

67) x3 + 6x2 – 7x 68) y3 – 5y2 + 6y

69) -2x3 – 10x2 + 12x 70) -2y3 – 10y2 + 48y

71) 20y + 18 + 2y2 72) 10y – 28 +2y2

73) 30z + 3z2 + 45 74) 9z + 3z2 – 54

Chapter 1: Factoring and Quadratic Equations

Section 1.4: Factoring Trinomials in the Form ax2 + bx + c where a ≠ 1

#1 – 18: Rewrite as a polynomial with 4 terms (if possible) then factor by grouping and check
your answer, state if a polynomial is prime.

1) 5x2 + 11x + 6 2) 5x2 +13x + 6

3) 5x2 – 11x + 6 4) 5x2 – 13x + 6

5) 4x2 + 7x + 3 6) 4y2 + 13y + 3

7) 4x2 – 7x + 3 8) 4y2 – 13y + 3

9) 2z2 + 5z – 7 10) 2z2 + 13z – 7

11) 2z2 – 5z – 7 12) 2z2 – 13z – 7

13) 6x2 + 23x + 7 14) 6x2 + 23x + 4

15) 3x2 + 10x + 7 16) 5x2 + 12x + 7

17) 5x2 + 13x + 6 18) 6x2 + 23x + 7

#19-44: Factor, using bottoms up or the guess and check method, state if a polynomial is prime
(notice #19 – 30 are the same as #1-12, and you should get the same answer regardless of the
technique you use to factor.)

19) 5x2 + 11x + 6 20) 5x2 + 13x +6

21) 5x2 – 11x + 6 22) 5x2 – 13x + 6

23) 4x2 + 7x + 3 24) 4y2 + 13y + 3

25) 4x2 – 7x + 3 26) 4y2 – 13y + 3

27) 2z2 + 5z – 7 28) 2z2 + 13z – 7

29) 2z2 – 5z – 7 30) 2z2 – 13z – 7

31) 3x2 – 11x + 10 32) 10x2 + 19x + 6

33) 2b2 – 15b + 7 34) 3w2 – 14w + 8

35) 6y2 – 7y – 5 36) 8y2 – 6y – 5

37) 8a2 + a – 7 38) 4x2 + 4x – 15

Chapter 1: Factoring and Quadratic Equations

#19 – 44: Continued

39) 2x2 – 5x – 7 40) 8y2 – 5y – 3

41) 3x2 + 5x + 6 42) 7x2 + x + 3

43) 2x2 + 5x – 8 44) 3x2 + 7x + 8

#45-64: Factor out the GCF and then factor by bottoms up or the guess and check method.

45) 4m2 + 34m – 18 46) 15n2 + 36n + 21

47) 4z3 – 13z2 + 3z 48) 8x3 – 22x2 + 5x

49) 20x3 – 18x2 + 4x 50) 18y3 – 39y2 + 6y

51) -16x2 + 44x – 10 52) -20x2 + 18x – 4

53) 18x2 – 21x – 15 54) 16x2 – 12x – 10

55) 18x3 – 21x2 – 15x 56) 16x3 – 12x2 – 10x

57) -18x2 + 21x + 15 58) -16x2 + 12x + 10

59) 12x2 + 10x + 12 60) 21x2 + 3x + 9

61) 3x3 + 5x2 + 6x 62) 8y3 – 5y2 + y

63) 4b3 + 6b2 -6b 64) 8a3 + 12a2 – 6a

Chapter 1: Factoring and Quadratic Equations

Section 1.5: Factoring Sums and Differences of Squares

#1- 42: Completely factor the binomials, remember to factor out the GCF first when applicable
(if a problem is prime say so).

1) x2 – 9 2) y2 – 81

3) x2 + 9 4) y2 + 81

5) y2 – 36 6) b2 – 49

7) y2 + 36 8) b2 + 49

9) 25a2 – 81 10) 16b2 – 49

11) 25a2 + 81 12) 16b2 + 49

13) 49x2 – 36 14) 81x2 – 25

15) 49x2 + 36 16) 81x2 + 49

17) x3 – 64x 18) x5 – 121x3

19) x3 + 64x 20) x5 + 121x3

21) 3x2 – 27 22) 2b2 – 98

23) 3x2 + 27 24) 2b2 + 98

25) 9 – 25x2 26) 49 – 16y2

27) 81 – 16x2 28) 121 – 144x2

29) x4 – 9 30) x4 – 25

31) 16x4 – 25 32) 81x4 – 16

33) 98y2 – 2x4 34) 50x4 – 128y2

35) x4 – 16 36) y4 – 81

37) 2x4 – 512 38) 2x4 – 1250

39) y4 – 2401 40) y4 – 4096

41) x4 + 4 42) y2 + 9
Chapter 1: Factoring and Quadratic Equations

Section 1.6: Factoring Sums and Differences of Cubes

#1-42: Completely factor the binomials, remember to factor out the GCF first when applicable
(if a problem is prime say so).

1) x3 + 8 2) y3 + 64

3) x3 – 8 4) y3 – 64

5) b3 + 27 6) x3 + 125

7) b3 – 27 8) x3 – 125

9) x3 + 64 10) y3 + 27

11) x3 - 64 12) y3 + 27

13) 8x3 – 27 14) 125x3 – 64

15) 8x3 + 27 16) 125x3 + 64

17) 27x3 – 125 18) 64x3 – 27

19) 64x3 – y3 20) 27x3 – y3

21) x6 – y3 22) y6 – x3

23) 27x6 – 1 24) 64x6 – 1

25) 125x9 – y6 26) 8x9 – y3

27) 16x3 – 54 28) 3x3 – 81

29) 3x3 + 24 30) 2x3 + 128

31) x4 – 8x 32) y4 – 64y

33) 6x4 – 48x 34) 3y4 – 192y

35) 8x5 + 125x2 36) 3x5 – 375x2

37) 27 – x3 38) 64 – y3

39) 27 + 64x3 40) 125 + 8x3

41) 8 + y6 42) 64 + x9
Chapter 1: Factoring and Quadratic Equations

Section 1.7: A Review of all the Factoring Strategies – Mixed Up

#1-44: Factor completely, state if a polynomial is prime.

1) a2 + 16 2) b2 + 25

3) 81y2 – 4 4) 121x2 – 144

5) b3 + 64 6) x3 + 1

7) 64x3 – 1 8) 27x3 – 64

9) 2x2 – 3x – 9 10) 8y2 – 10y – 3

11) -4x2 + 6x + 18 12) -16x2 + 20x + 6

13) 3x2 – 13x + 10 14) 5x2 – 23x + 12

15) -w2 + 8w – 15 16) –b2 + 7b – 12

17) x2 – 2x + 15 18) y2 – 10y + 24

19) 5x2 + 10x + 6x + 12 20) 5x2 +30x + 3x +18

21) x2 + 5x + 9 22) x2 + 4x + 7

23) 6x4 – 6x 24) 3y4 – 3y

25) 2x2 – 8 26) 3b2 – 12

27) 3x2 + 12 28) 2b2 + 8

29) 3x2 – 5x – 6x + 10 30) 2x2 – 3x – 8x + 12

31) x2 + x + 24x + 24 32) x2 + x + 12x + 12

33) 6x2 + 13x + 6 34) 2x2 + 9x + 9

35) -x2 + 5x + 6 36) -x2 – 5x + 6

37) -3x2 – 12x +36 38) -6y2 – 30y – 24

39) z2 – 5z + 4 40) x2 + 10x – 11

41) x2 – 14x – 15 42) y2 – 23y – 24

43) a2 – a – 2 44) a2 – 2a – 3
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Section 1.8 Solving Quadratic Equations by Factoring

#1 - 21: Solve each equation.

1) (x – 3)(x + 2)=0 2) (x + 3)(x – 5) = 0 3) (x – 1)(x – 7) = 0

4) (x – 9)(x – 10)=0 5) (3x + 12)(2x – 8) = 0 6) (2x – 12)(3x + 15) = 0

7) (2x – 9)(3x + 10)=0 8) (5x + 4)(2x – 3) = 0 9) (5x – 7)(3x – 11) = 0

10) 3x(x – 4)(x + 5)= 0 11) 7x(x – 1)(x + 2) = 0 12) 4x(2x – 10)(3x + 15) = 0

13) 5x(2x + 10)(4x + 20) = 0 14) x(x + 1)(x + 2) = 0 15) x(x – 3)(x + 5) = 0

16) x(7x – 10)(3x – 16) = 0 17) 7(x – 1)(x – 2) = 0 18) 4(x – 3)(x + 5) = 0

19) 2(5x – 30)(3x + 18) = 0 20) 11(4x – 1)(3x–5) = 0 21) 6(2x – 9)(5x – 1) = 0

#22 - 42: Solve each equation.

22) x2 – 5x + 6 = 0 23) x2 – 14x + 45 = 0 24) x2 + 6x – 7 = 0

25) x2 – 5x – 6 = 0 26) y2 – 81 = 0 27) b2 – 25 = 0

28) 25x2 – 16 = 0 29) 49y2 – 16 = 0 30) 3x2 + 5x + 2 =0

31) 5x2 + 9x + 4 =0 32) 2x2 + 3x + 1 = 0 33) 3x2 – 5x – 2 = 0

34) 5x2 + 12x + 4 =0 35) 2x2 + 5x + 3 = 0 36) 3x2 – x – 2 = 0

37) x2 – x – 6 = 0 38) x2 + 11x + 10 = 0 39) 25y2 – 81 = 0

40) 16b2 – 25 = 0 41) 3y2 + 5y – 2 = 0 42) 6x2 – x – 5 = 0

Chapter 1: Factoring and Quadratic Equations

Section 1.8 Solving Quadratic Equations by Factoring

#43 - 60: Solve each equation. (Remember to factor out the GCF first)

43) 3x3 + 5x2 + 2x = 0 44) 10x3 + 18x2 + 8x = 0

45) 4x2 + 2x – 6 = 0 46) 3x2 + 18x – 21 = 0

47) 5x2 – 20 = 0 48) 2x2 – 18 = 0

49) 3x3 – 15x2 + 18x = 0 50) 2x3 – 28x2 + 90x = 0

51) 3x2 – 15x – 18 = 0 52) 2x2 – 28x + 90 = 0

53) 10x2 + 18x + 8 = 0 54) 14x2 + 35x + 21 = 0

55) 10x3 + 18x2 + 8x = 0 56) 14x3 + 35x2 + 21x = 0

57) -2x2 +10x + 12 = 0 58) -3x2 – 18x + 21 = 0

59) x3 – 49x = 0 60) y3 – 25y = 0

#61 - 78: Solve each equation.

61) r(r + 1) = 12 62) x(x – 1) = 6

63) x(x – 4) = -3 64) y(y – 5)= -4

65) (x – 2)(x – 3)= 6 66) (x – 1)(x– 2) = 12

67) (x + 1)(x – 4) = 6 68) (z + 3)(z – 4) = 8

69) 3x(x + 1) = 6 70) 4x(x – 4) = -12

71) (2x – 3)(x + 2) = 4 72) (3x – 4)(x – 5) = -6

73) x(x – 3) +2 = 30 74) 3x(x – 1) – 4 = 2

75) 2x(x – 3) = 5x(x– 4) +8 76) 2(3 – 4x) = x(x – 1) – 2

77) x(x – 4) + 1 = x + 7 78) x(x – 3) + 4 = 3x – 4

Chapter 1: Factoring and Quadratic Equations

Section 1.9: Applications that involve factoring

1) A number is 20 less than its square. Find all such numbers.

2) A number is 12 less than its square. Find all such numbers.

3) The square of a number is 6 more than the number. Find all such numbers.

4) The square of a number is 12 more than the number. Find all such numbers.

5) The product of two consecutive numbers is 72. Find all such numbers.

6) The product of two consecutive numbers is 20. Find all such numbers.

7) The product of two consecutive even numbers is 24. Find all such numbers.

8) The product of two consecutive even numbers is 48. Find all such numbers.

9) The product of two consecutive odd numbers is 63. Find all such numbers.

10) The product of two consecutive odd numbers is 15. Find all such numbers.

11) The length of a rectangular bedroom is 2 feet longer than its width. The area of the
bedroom is 120 square feet. Find the dimensions of the room.

12) The length of a rectangular bedroom is 3 feet longer than its width. The area of the
bedroom is 108 square feet. Find the dimensions of the room.

13) A rectangular garden is 4 feet narrower than it is long. The garden has an area of 32 square
feet. Find the dimensions of the garden.

14) A rectangular garden is 3 feet narrower than it is long. The garden has an area of 54 square
feet. Find the dimensions of the garden.

15) The base of a triangle is 2 feet longer than its height. The area of the triangle is 7.5 square
feet. Find the height of the triangle.

16) The base of a triangle is 1 foot longer than its height. The area of the triangle is 10 square
feet. Find the height of the triangle.
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Section 1.9: Applications that involve factoring

17) The height of a triangle is 2 feet shorter than its base. The area of the triangle is 17.5
square feet. Find the height of the triangle.

18) The height of a triangle is 3 feet shorter than its base. The area of the triangle is 20 square
feet. Find the height of the triangle.

19) The length of the hypotenuse of a right triangle is 8 inches more than the shortest leg. The
length of the longer leg is 7 inches more than the length of the shorter leg. Find the length of
each side of the triangle.

20) The length of the hypotenuse of a right triangle is 4 inches more than the shortest leg. The
length of the longer leg is 2 inches more than the length of the shorter leg. Find the length of
each side of the triangle.

21) The length of a hypotenuse of a right triangle is 1 foot more than the longer leg. The length
of the shorter leg is 1 foot less than the length of the longer leg. Find the length of each side of
the right triangle.

22) The length of a hypotenuse of a right triangle is 2 foot more than the longer leg. The length
of the shorter leg is 2 foot less than the length of the longer leg. Find the number length of
each side of the right triangle.

23) The length of the hypotenuse in a right triangle is 15 inches. The shortest leg is 3 inches
shorter than the length of the longest leg. Find the length of each of the legs.

24) The length of the hypotenuse in a right triangle is 10 inches. The shortest leg is 2 inches
shorter than the length of the longest leg. Find the length of each of the legs.

25) The length of the short leg in a right triangle is 3 inches. The longest leg is 1 inch less than
the length of the hypotenuse. Find the length of each of the each unknown side.

26) The length of the short leg in a right triangle is 5 inches. The longest leg is 1 inch less than
the length of the hypotenuse. Find the length of each of the each unknown side.
Chapter 1: Factoring and Quadratic Equations

Chapter 1: Review

1) Completely factor the polynomial. State if a polynomial is prime.

a) x2 + 7x – 18 b) z2 – 13z + 36

c) -y2 +5y + 14 d) -2y3 – 10y2 + 48y

e) 6x2 + 13x + 5 f) x2 + 2x + 3

g) 9n2 + 24n + 15 h) 4x3 – 16x2 – 84x

i) 25b2 – 81 j) x2 + 64

k) x3 + 125 l) 27y3 – 64

m) 5m2 + m – 6 n) 3n2 + 7n +2

o) -3x3 – 21x2 + 54x p) 2b2 + 3b + 5

q) x2 + 5x + 2x + 10 r) 5x2 + 10x – 3x – 6

2) Solve each equation.

a) 2x(x – 3) = 0 b) (x + 2)(3x – 10)=0

c) x2 – 3x – 10 = 0 d) 5x2 + 16x + 3 =0

e) x(x – 1) = 20 f) x(x + 1) = 20

g) a2 – 49 = 0 h) 25b2 = 16

i) 2x2 + 3x + 1 = 0 j) x(x – 2) = 0

k) y2 + 6y + 9 = 0 l) b2 + 6b = 7

3) The product of two consecutive numbers is 30. Find all such numbers.

4) A rectangular garden is 3 feet narrower than it is long. The garden has an area of 70 square
feet. Find the dimensions of the garden.

5) The length of the hypotenuse in a right triangle is 5 inches. The shortest leg is 1 inch shorter
than the length of the longest leg. Find the length of each of the legs.
Chapter 1: Factoring and Quadratic Equations

Grima, Mat 120 chapter 1 practice test

1 – 12: Completely factor the polynomial. State if a polynomial is prime.

1) x2 + 2x – 24 2) -3y3 – 6y2 + 9y

3) 2n2 + 11n + 5 4) 16x2 – 25

5) x2 + 25 6) x3 + 8

7) 5m2 + m – 4 8) 3n2 – n - 2

9) x2 + 5x + 6x + 30 10) 4x2 – 2x - 10x + 5

11) x3 – 125 12) x2 + 3x + 7

13 – 18: Solve each equation.

13) (x + 2)(3x + 24)=0 14) x2 – 7x – 18 = 0

15) 5x2 - 8x + 3 =0 16) x(x – 3) = 10

17) 5x2 + 3x - 2 = 0 18) 2x(x +4) = 0

19) A rectangular garden is 2 feet narrower than it is long. The garden has an area of 35 square
feet. Find the dimensions of the garden.

20) The length of the hypotenuse in a right triangle is 5 inches. The longest leg is 1 inch longer
than the length of the shortest leg. Find the length of each side.

Answers:

1) (x + 6)(x – 4) 2) -3y(y+3)(y – 1) 3) (2n+1)(n+5) 4) (4x + 5)(4x – 5)

5) prime 6) (x + 2)(x2 – 2x + 4) 7) (5m – 4)(m + 1) 8) (3n + 2)(n – 1)
9) (x+5)(x+6) 10) (2x – 5)(2x – 1) 11) (x – 5)(x2 + 5x + 25) 12) prime
3 2
13) x = -2, -8 14) x = -2,9 15) x = 5 , 1 16) x = -2, 5 17) x = 5 , −1
18) x = 0,-4 19) width 5 ft length 7 ft 20) short let 3 inches long leg 4 inches