Factoring
Functions
First Exam
100

Find the GCF of:

21x2y5 − 28x3y4 − 42xy6

7xy4

100

Given function f(x)=3x-8+a

Find f(3)

1+a

100

Find the slope of the following line:

4x + 3y = 12

-4/3

200

Factor this difference of square:

81 − 4x2

(9 − 2x)(9 + 2x)

200

Given f(x)=x2+x-2 and g(x)= 2x-1, evaluate:

f(2)-g(2)

1
200

Solve the equation for x:

xy+9z2=5y+2

x = (5y+2-9z2)/y

300

Factor by grouping:

6x3 + 15x2 − 4x − 10

(3x2 − 2)(2x + 5)

300

Given function f(x) = -2x-7-2a

Find the value of x for which f(x) = 1-2a

x=-4

300

Solve the inequality, write solution in interval notation.

-2x+9 > 15+x

(-∞,-2)

400

Factor using the AC method:

2x2 + 5x − 12

(2x − 3)(x + 4)

400

Given f(x)=2x3-1 and g(x)= -2x, evaluate:

(f-g)(3)

59

400

Find the x and y intercepts of this line:

y = -3 x + 3

x-int: (1,0), y-int: (0,3)

500

Factor COMPLETELY:

3x8y - 10x4y - 8y

y(x4 − 4)(3x4 + 2)

500

Given f(x)=-x2-3x+4 and g(x) = -3x+4, evaluate:

(f ∘ g)(2)

6

500

Solve the system:

y = 2x - 2

4x - y = 8

x=3, y=4