Algebra 1
Name: _________________________________
Unit 6: Practice Quiz 2
Date: _________________
Period: ________
“PRACTICE” QUIZ 2… Factoring Trinomials
Part 1: Factor each polynomial completely. Write “Prime” if an expression cannot be factored.
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t 2  7t  10
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m2  13m  36
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w2  8w  16
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r 2  4r  3
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n2  4n  21
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x 2  x  20
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p 2  12 p  28
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v 2  2vw  48w2
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y2  5 y  6
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x 2  18x  45
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b2  8b  9
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7 x2  9x  2
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2w2  w  21
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3d 2  17d  6
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5s 2  7s  2
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10m2  11mn  8n 2
Part 2: Solve each polynomial equation.
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x 2  8x  48  0
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2 y 2  5 y  88
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r 2  15  8r
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15  4a  4a 2
Part 3: Applications.
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A rectangle has dimensions that are the binomial factors of 11w2  14w  3 .
Which of the following expressions describes the perimeter of the rectangle?
A) 8w  24
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C) 22w  8
D) 24w  8
Which value of c would NOT make n 2  3n  c factorable?
A) 10
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B) 12w  24
B) 15
C) 18
D) 28
Consider a circle whose radius is greater than 5 and whose area is given by
A   x 2  10 x  25 . Find an expression for the radius of the circle.
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A) x  5
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B) x  5
C) x  10
D) x  1
Part 4: Short answer.
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Summarize how you know a trinomial is “prime.”
Response:
25)
What is the difference between factoring a quadratic in the form of x 2  bx  c and ax 2  bx  c ?
Response: