Practice Questions

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MULTIPLE CHOICE. Choose the one alternative that best completes the statement or answers the question.

Solve the equation by factoring.

1) 18 - x2 + 3x = 0 1)
A) {6, -3} B) {6, 3} C) {-3, -6} D) {3, -6}

2) 5x2 + 14x - 3 = 0 2)
1 1
A) {1, -3} B) , -3 C) - , 3 D) - 5, 3
5 5

Find the real or imaginary solutions by using the quadratic formula.

3) 2m 2 + 8m + 7 = 0 3)
-4 ± 30 -4 ± 2 -8 ± 2 -4 ± 2
A) B) C) D)
2 2 2 4

4) x2 + 35 = 5x 4)
5 ± i 115 5 ± 5i
A) B) C) {0, 5} D) {±5}
2 2

1
Solve the equation.
2x + 3 3x
5) - =x 5)
2 x-2
2 2
A) - 1 B) C) - D) - 2
3 5

15 15
6) + =4 6)
x-2 x+2
1 1
A) , -8 B) - ,8 C) - 2, -8 D) {2, 8}
2 2

Solve the equation or inequality.

7) 2x + 4 + 2 = 10 7)
A) 1, - 3 B) 2, - 6 C) - 2, 6 D)

Solve the equation.

2
8) =4 8)
x+3
7 5 5 7 5 7
A) , B) , C) - ,- D) {-3}
2 2 2 2 2 2

2
 x-5 x+2
9) = 9)
9 7
17 53 53 23
A) B) C) - D) -
2 16 2 2

10) 2x + 7 - 5(x + 1) = -(-4x - 7) 10)

5 9 5 9
A) - B) C) D) -
7 7 2 2

11) (2m - 7)2 + 4(2m - 7) - 12 = 0 11)

1 9 13 5 13 5 1 9
A) {- , - } B) {- , } C) { , - } D) { , }
2 2 7 2 2 2 2 2

12) (-8p + 3)2 = -10(-8p + 3) - 21 12)

1 1 3 1 3
A) { , 0} B) {- 1 , - } C) {1 , } D) {-7,-3}
2 4 4 4 4