Practice for Test 1
Practice for Test 1
a. 7x > 21
b. − 7x ≥ 21
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c. − 23 ≤ 3x + 7 < 12
d. − 3 < −2x + 1 ≤ 9
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4. x + 1 ≤ 6 and x < −2
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5. Factor each.
a. 2x 2 + 7x + 6
b. 12x 2 − 5x − 2
c. − 14x 2 + 40x + 6
d. 4x 2 − 49
e. 4x 2 − 20x + 25
6. Solve each equation.
a. 3x 2 = 12x
b. 8x 2 = 2x + 3
c. 5x − 12x 2 = −2
d. 9x 2 = 36
e. 2x 2 + 14x + 28 = ( x + 5)
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7. Identify domain restriction(s). (Find any values for x that will make the denominator equal
to zero.)
9x − 5
2x + 3
8. Simplify.
2x + 6
a. 2
x −9
x +1
b. 2
x + 8x + 7
x+7 x−5
a. ⋅
4x − 20 3x + 21
10x − 30 3x − 9
b. ÷
6x − 5 12x − 10
10. Subtract.
15x − 8 9x
a. −
22x 22x
19 4
b. −
3x − 21 x − 7
11. Add.
5 4
a. +
x+7 x
x+6 4
b. +
x −9 x−3
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