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For Exercises 15–64, use the properties of exponents to simplify each expression. (See Example 3)
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- In Exercises 132–137, factor each polynomial. Assume that all variable exponents represent whole numbers. 132. 9x2" + x" – 8 133. 4x2n – 9x" + 5 134. an+2 – a"+2 – 6a? 135. b2n+2 + 3b"+2 10b2 136. 3c"+2 10c"+1 + 3c" 137. 2d"+2 5d"+1 + 3d"arrow_forwardIn Exercises 133–136, factor each polynomial completely. Assume that any variable exponents represent whole numbers. 133. y + x + x + y 134. 36x2" – y2n 135. x* 3n 12n 136. 4x2" + 20x"y" + 25y2marrow_forwardIn Exercises 126–129, determine whether each statement is true or false. If the statement is false, make the necessary change(s) to produce a true statement. 126. Once a GCF is factored from 6y – 19y + 10y“, the remaining trinomial factor is prime. 127. One factor of 8y² – 51y + 18 is 8y – 3. 128. We can immediately tell that 6x? – 11xy – 10y? is prime because 11 is a prime number and the polynomial contains two variables. 129. A factor of 12x2 – 19xy + 5y² is 4x – y.arrow_forward
- For questions 10 – 11, use the table to answer the questions. It is set up to multiply two polynomials. (show your work)arrow_forwardRemove the brackets for the expression below (x10 + x8 – 10) (3 x + 1)arrow_forwardIn Exercises 106–108, factor and simplify each algebraic expression. 106. 16x + 32r4 107. (x² – 4)(x² + 3) - (r? – 4)°(x² + 3)2 108. 12x+ 6xarrow_forward
- Make Sense? In Exercises 135–138, determine whether each statement makes sense or does not make sense, and explain your reasoning. 135. Knowing the difference between factors and terms is important: In (3x?y)“, I can distribute the exponent 2 on each factor, but in (3x² + y)', I cannot do the same thing on each term. 136. I used the FOIL method to find the product of x + 5 and x + 2x + 1. 137. Instead of using the formula for the square of a binomial sum, I prefer to write the binomial sum twice and then apply the FOIL method. 138. Special-product formulas have patterns that make their multiplications quicker than using the FOIL method.arrow_forwardIn Exercises 129–132, determine whether each statement is true or false. If the statement is false, make the necessary change(s) to produce a true statement. 129. 9x? + 15x + 25 = (3x + 5) 130. x - 27 = (x – 3)(x² + 6x + 9) 131. x³ – 64 = (x – 4)3 132. 4x2 – 121 = (2x – 11)arrow_forwardExercises 141–143 will help you prepare for the material covered in the next section. In each exercise, factor the polynomial. (You'll soon be learning techniques that will shorten the factoring process.) 141. x? + 14x + 49 142. x? – 8x + 16 143. х2 — 25 (or x? + 0х — 25)arrow_forward
- College AlgebraAlgebraISBN:9781305115545Author:James Stewart, Lothar Redlin, Saleem WatsonPublisher:Cengage Learning