High School Math : Algebra II

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Example Questions

Example Question #42 : Intermediate Single Variable Algebra

Find the zeros.

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Correct answer:

Explanation:

Factor the equation to . Set  and get one of your 's to be . Then factor the second expression to . Set them equal to zero and you get

Example Question #4 : Factoring Polynomials

Factor the following polynomial:

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Correct answer:

Explanation:

Begin by extracting  from the polynomial:

Now, factor the remainder of the polynomial as a difference of cubes:

Example Question #2 : Factoring Polynomials

Factor the following polynomial:

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Correct answer:

Explanation:

Begin by rearranging like terms:

Now, factor out like terms:

 

Rearrange the polynomial:

Example Question #3 : Factoring Polynomials

Factor the following polynomial:

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Correct answer:

Explanation:

Begin by rearranging like terms:

 

Now, factor out like terms:

 

Rearrange the polynomial:

Factor:

Example Question #2 : Factoring Polynomials

Factor the following polynomial:

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Correct answer:

Explanation:

Begin by separating  into like terms. You do this by multiplying  and , then finding factors which sum to 

Now, extract like terms:

Simplify:

Example Question #11 : Factoring Polynomials

Factor the following polynomial:

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Correct answer:

Explanation:

To begin, distribute the squares:

 

Now, combine like terms:

Example Question #11 : Factoring Polynomials

Factor the following polynomial:

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Correct answer:

Explanation:

Begin by extracting  from the polynomial:

 

Now, distribute the cubic polynomial:

Example Question #12 : Factoring Polynomials

Factor the following polynomial:

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Correct answer:

Explanation:

Begin by extracting like terms:

 

Now, rearrange the right side of the polynomial by reversing the signs:

 

Combine like terms:

 

Factor the square and cubic polynomial:

Example Question #31 : Intermediate Single Variable Algebra

Factor the following polynomial:

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Correct answer:

Explanation:

Begin by rearranging the terms to group together the quadratic:

 

Now, convert the quadratic into a square:

 

Finally, distribute the :

Example Question #11 : Factoring Polynomials

Factor the following polynomial:

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Correct answer:

Explanation:

Begin by extracting  from the polynomial:

 

Now, rearrange to combine like terms:

 

Extract the like terms and factor the cubic:

 

Simplify by combining like terms:

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