Practice 2 Solutions

Simplify. Write the polynomial expression with positive exponents. Write the remainder as a fraction if one exists.

  1. x4–8x3+15x2–23x–9x+3–1

x+3x3–11x2+48x–167x4–8x3+15x2–23x–9–x4+3x3–11x3+15x2––11x3–33x248x2–23x–48x2+144x –167x–9––167x–501492 +492x+3 

x3–11x2+48x–167+492x+3

  1. 36x2y3+12xy2–24xy–9xy

36x2y3–9xy+12xy2–9xy–24xy–9xy

–4xy2–4y3+83

  1. 3x3+5x2–2x+1x–1

x–13x2+8x+63x3+5x2–2x+1–3x3–3x28x2–2x–8x2–8x6x+1–6x–67+7x–1

3x2+8x+6+7x–1

  1. 2y3–6y–4÷y+1

 y+12y2–2y–42y3+0y2–6y–4–2y3+2y2–2y2–6y––2y2–2y–4y–4––4y–40

2y2–2y–4

  1. y4–3y3+3y2+72y–22y2+3y–1

 y2+3y–1y2–6y+22y4–3y3+3y2+72y–22–y4+3y3–y2–6y3+4y2+72y––6y3–18y2+6y22y2+66y–22–22y2+66y–220

 y2–6y+22

  1. 14a4b3–28a2b2+35ab7a2b–1

14a4b3–28a2b2+35ab7a2b14a4b37a2b–28a2b27a2b+35ab7a2b

2a2b2–4b+5a

  1. 5r3w+9r2w2–3rw3÷45r

5r3w45r+9r2w245r–3rw345r

r2w9+rw25–w315

  1. 5x–15x3+14x2–53x+14

5x–1x2+3x–105x3+14x2–53x+14–5x3–x215x2–53x–15x2–3x –50x+14––50x+104 +45x–1

x2+3x–10+45x–1

  1. 3x4+17x3–12x2–19x+73x2+2x–1

3x2+2x–1x2+5x–73x4+17x3–12x2–19x+7–3x4+2x3–x215x3–11x2–19x–15x3+10x2–5x–21x2–14x+7––21x2–14x+70

x2+5x–7

  1. 2x4–3x3+x–2÷x–2

x–22x3+x2+2x+52x4–3x3+0x2+x–2–2x4–4x3x3+0x2–x3–2x22x2+x–2x2–4x5x–2–5x–108 +8x–2

2x3+x2+2x+5+8x–2

  1. 27y3–83y–2–1

3y–29y2+6y+427y3+0y2+0y–8–27y3–18y218y2+0y–18y2–12y12y–8–12y–80

9y2+6y+4

  1. 10g5h4–12g4h3+15g3h+5gh2÷–15g2h

10g5h4–15g2h–12g4h3–15g2h+15g3h–15g2h+5gh2–15g2h

–2g3h33+4g2h25–g–h3g

Note

Your student may also write this as 

–2g3h33–4g2h25+g+h3g

  1. Determine the height of the pyramid when the volume is 6x3+19x2–11x–14 cubic inches and an area of the base is 2x2+5x–7 square inches.

V=13lwh; Area of the base=lw3V=lwh36x3+19x2–11x–14=2x2+5x–7hh=18x3+57x2–33x–422x2+5x–7

2x2+5x–79x+618x3+57x2–33x–42–18x3+45x2–63x12x2+30x–42–12x2+30x–420

The height of the pyramid is 9x + 6 inches.

  1. The area of a rectangle is 5x2+13x+6 square feet. Find the width of the rectangle if the length is 5x + 3 feet.

A=lw5x2+13x+6=5x+3ww=5x2+13x+65x+35x+3x+25x2+13x+6–5x2+3x10x+6–10x+60

The width is x + 2 feet.

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