Solving
Equations
Functions
Sequences
Factoring
Potpourri
100
Solve: 2x + 2 = 18
x = 8
100

Algebra: Is this a function: {(1, 2), (2, 3), (2, 4)} 

No

100

Is the following sequence Arithmetic or Geometric?

2, 4, 8, 16, 32, ...

Geometric (times 2)

100

Factor the following by GCF:

2x+10

2(x + 5)

100

Who was the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean, only to mysteriously disappear years later while attempting to fly around the globe?

Amelia Earhart

200

Solve: 15x - 7 = 2x + 6

x = 1

200

Solve for T in the equation: I = PRT

T = I/PR

200

Is the following sequence Arithmetic or Geometric?

1, 5, 9, 13, 17, ....

Arithmetic (Add 4)

200

Factor the following by GCF:

10x2 + 40x3

10x2 (1 + 4x)

200

What is the only metal that remains in a liquid state at standard room temperature?

Hint: Thermometers

Mercury

300

Solve: 21 + x = 2(x - 6)

x = 33

300

Algebra: Solve for a: ax + b = c 

Algebra: a = (c - b)/x 

300

Find the common ratio:

3, -12, 48, - 192

r = -4

300

Factor using Difference of Perfect Squares:

16x2 - 25

(4x + 5)(4x - 5)

300

The 1914 assassination of which figure is credited with sparking the start of World War I?

Archduke Franz Ferdinand

400

Solve: x2 - 5 = 11

x = 4

400

Graph y = x2 in your calculator. Is it a function?

Yes (Passes Vertical Line Test)

400

Find the 12th term in the following sequence:

10, 13, 16, 19, ...

43

400

Factor the following trinomial:

x2 + 10x +16

(x+8)(x+2)

400

What band is famous guitarist Flea a part of?

Red Hot Chili Peppers

500

Solve: 2x + 5 - (4x + 6) = 13

x = -7

500

State a value for x that would make this a function:

{(2,3), (5,7), (7,8), (x, 10)}

Any number other than 2, 5, 7.

500

Find the 15th term in the following sequence:

-2, 4, -8, 16, ...

-32768

500

Factor the following trinomial:

x2 - x - 20

(x - 5) (x + 4)

500

List the first 4 planets in our solar system closest to the sun from closest to furthest. 

Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars

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