In Exercises
factoringexfirst -
factoringexlast , factor completely over the integers. Check your answer by multiplication.
\(12t^5 - 8t^3= 4t^3\left (\answer {3t^2-2}\right )\)
\(5(m+3)^2- 4(m+3)^3\)
\((m+3)^2(-4m-7) = -(m+3)^2(4m+7)\)
\((2x-1)(x+3) - 4(2x-1) = (2x-1)\left (\answer {x-1}\right )\)
\(w^2 - 121 = (w-11) \left (\answer {w+11}\right )\)
\(49 - 4t^2\)
\((7-2t)(7+2t) = - (2t-7)(2t+7)\)
\(9z^2 - 64y^4 = (3z-8y^2)\left (\answer {3z+8y^2}\right )\)
\((y+3)^2 - 4y^2\)
\(3(-y+3)(y+1) = -3(y - 3)(y+1)\)
\(y^2 - 24y + 144 = \left (\answer {y-12}\right )^2\)
\(m^4 + 10m^2 + 25 = \left (\answer {m^2+5}\right )^2\)
\(27 - 8x^3\)
\((3-2x)(9 + 6x + 4x^2) = -(2x-3)(4x^2+6x+9)\)
\(t^6 +t^3\)
\(t^3(t+1)(t^2 - t + 1)\)
\(x^2 - 5x - 14 = (x-7)\left (\answer {x+2}\right )\)
\(3t^2 + 16t + 5 = \left (\answer {3t+1}\right )(t+5)\)
\(35+2m - m^2\)
\((7-m)(5+m) = -(m-7)(m+5)\)
\(7w - 2w^2 - 3\)
\((-2w+1)(w-3) = -(2w-1)(w-3)\)
\(3m^3 + 9m^2 - 12m = 3m(m-1)\left (\answer {m+4}\right )\)
\(4(t^2-1)^2 +3(t^2-1) - 10\)
\(x^3 - 5x^2 - 9x + 45 = (x-3)(x+3)\left (\answer {x-5}\right )\)
\(3t^2 + t - 3 - t^3\)
\((t-3)(1-t)(1+t) = -(t-3)(t-1)(t+1)\)
\(y^4 + 5y^2 + 9\)
\(y^4 + 5y^2 + 9 = (y^4 + 6y^2 + 9) - y^2\)
In Exercises
solvebyfactorfirst -
solvebyfactorlast , find all rational number solutions. Check your answers.
\((7x+3)(x-5) = 0\)
\(x = -\frac {3}{7}\) or \(x = 5\)
\((2t-1)^2 (t+4) = 0\)
\(t = \answer {-4}\) (smaller solution)
\(t = \answer {\frac {1}{2}}\) (larger solution)
\((y^2 + 4)(3y^2 +y - 10) = 0\)
\(y = \frac {5}{3}\) or \(y = -2\)
\(4t = t^2\)
\(t = \answer {0}\) (smaller solution)
\(t = \answer {4}\) (larger solution)
\(y+3 = 2y^2\)
\(y = -1\) or \(y = \frac {3}{2}\)
\(26x = 8x^2 + 21\)
\(x = \answer {\frac {3}{2}}\) (smaller solution)
\(x = \answer {\frac {7}{4}}\) (larger solution)
\(16x^4 = 9x^2\)
\(x = 0\) or \(x = \pm \frac {3}{4}\)
\(w(6w+11) = 10\)
\(w = \answer {-\frac {5}{2}}\) (smaller solution)
\(w = \answer {\frac {2}{3}}\) (larger solution)
\(2w^2 + 5w + 2 = - 3(2w+1)\)
\(w=-5\) or \(w = -\frac {1}{2}\)
\((2t+1)^3 = (2t+1)\)
\(t = -1\) , \(t= -\frac {1}{2}\) , or \(t = 0\)
\(\frac {8t^2}{3} = 2t+3\)
\(t = \answer {-\frac {3}{4}}\) (smaller solution)
\(t = \answer {\frac {3}{2}}\) (larger solution)
\(\frac {x^3+x}{2} = \frac {x^2+1}{3}\)
\(x = \answer {\frac {2}{3}}\)
\(\frac {y^4}{3} - y^2 = \frac {3}{2} (y^2 + 3)\)
With help from your classmates, factor \(4x^4 + 8x^2 + 9\) .
With help from your classmates, find an equation which has \(3\) , \(-\frac {1}{2}\) , and \(117\) as solutions.