ACT Math : Algebra

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Example Questions

Example Question #1121 : Algebra

Distribute:

\(\displaystyle (3x+5)(x+2)\)

Possible Answers:

\(\displaystyle 3x+10\)

\(\displaystyle 3x^2+10\)

\(\displaystyle 3x^2+11x+10\)

\(\displaystyle 3x^2+11x-10\)

Correct answer:

\(\displaystyle 3x^2+11x+10\)

Explanation:

FOIL using the distributive property:

\(\displaystyle (3x+5)(x+2)=3x^2+6x+5x+10=3x^2+11x+10\)

Example Question #1122 : Algebra

Distribute:

\(\displaystyle (2x+4)^{2}\)

Possible Answers:

\(\displaystyle 4x^2+16\)

\(\displaystyle 4x^2+8\)

\(\displaystyle 4x^{2}+8x+16\)

\(\displaystyle 4x^2+16x+16\)

Correct answer:

\(\displaystyle 4x^2+16x+16\)

Explanation:

FOIL using the distributive property.

\(\displaystyle (2x+4)^2=4x^2+8x+8x+16=4x^2+16x+16\)

Example Question #1123 : Algebra

Distribute:

\(\displaystyle (x^{2}-3)^{2}\)

Possible Answers:

\(\displaystyle x^4+9\)

\(\displaystyle x^4+6x^2+9\)

\(\displaystyle x^4+6x^2-9\)

\(\displaystyle x^4-6x^2+9\)

Correct answer:

\(\displaystyle x^4-6x^2+9\)

Explanation:

FOIL using the distributive property.

\(\displaystyle x^4-3x^2-3x^2+9=x^4-6x^2+9\)

Example Question #1124 : Algebra

Distribute:

\(\displaystyle (2x+3)(x^2-4)\)

Possible Answers:

\(\displaystyle 2x^3-3x^2-8x-12\)

\(\displaystyle 2x^3+3x^2-8x+12\)

\(\displaystyle 2x^3+3x^2-8x-12\)

\(\displaystyle 2x^3+3x^2+8x-12\)

Correct answer:

\(\displaystyle 2x^3+3x^2-8x-12\)

Explanation:

FOIL using the distributive property.

\(\displaystyle 2x^3-8x+3x^2-12=2x^3+3x^2-8x-12\)

Example Question #1125 : Algebra

Distribute:

\(\displaystyle (x-1)(2x+7)\)

Possible Answers:

\(\displaystyle 2x^2+5x+7\)

\(\displaystyle 2x^2-5x-7\)

\(\displaystyle 2x^2+5x-7\)

\(\displaystyle -2x^2+5x-7\)

Correct answer:

\(\displaystyle 2x^2+5x-7\)

Explanation:

Use the distributive property to FOIL

\(\displaystyle 2x^2+7x-2x-7\)

Simplify.

\(\displaystyle 2x^2+5x-7\)

Example Question #1126 : Algebra

Distribute:

\(\displaystyle (x-5)^2\)

Possible Answers:

\(\displaystyle 2x^2-10x+25\)

\(\displaystyle x^2-10x+25\)

\(\displaystyle x^2+10x+25\)

\(\displaystyle x^2+10x-25\)

Correct answer:

\(\displaystyle x^2-10x+25\)

Explanation:

FOIL using the distributive property. 

\(\displaystyle (x-5)(x-5)=x^2-5x-5x+25\)

Simplify.

\(\displaystyle x^2-10x+25\)

Example Question #1127 : Algebra

Distribute:

\(\displaystyle (4x+6)(15-x)\)

Possible Answers:

\(\displaystyle 4x^2+54x+90\)

\(\displaystyle 4x^2+54x+45\)

\(\displaystyle 2x^2+54x+90\)

\(\displaystyle 16x^2+54x+90\)

Correct answer:

\(\displaystyle 4x^2+54x+90\)

Explanation:

Use the distributive property to FOIL.

\(\displaystyle 60x-4x^2+90-6x\)

Simplify. 

\(\displaystyle 4x^2+54x+90\)

 

Example Question #1128 : Algebra

\(\displaystyle (x-5)(x+5)=\)

Possible Answers:

\(\displaystyle x^2-25\)

\(\displaystyle x^2+10x-25\)

\(\displaystyle x^2+5x-25\)

\(\displaystyle x^2-5x-25\)

Correct answer:

\(\displaystyle x^2-25\)

Explanation:

Foil using the distributive property.

\(\displaystyle x^2+5x-5x-25\)

\(\displaystyle =x^2-25\)

Example Question #1129 : Algebra

\(\displaystyle (2x+3)^2\)

Possible Answers:

\(\displaystyle 4x^2+6x+9\)

\(\displaystyle 2x^2+12x+9\)

\(\displaystyle 4x^2+12x+3\)

\(\displaystyle 4x^2+12x+9\)

Correct answer:

\(\displaystyle 4x^2+12x+9\)

Explanation:

FOIL using the distributive property. 

\(\displaystyle (2x+3)(2x+3)=4x^2+6x+6x+9\)

\(\displaystyle =4x^2+12x+9\)

Example Question #1130 : Algebra

\(\displaystyle (x-3)(2+x)=\)

Possible Answers:

\(\displaystyle x^2-x-6\)

\(\displaystyle 2x^2-x-6\)

\(\displaystyle x^2-3x-6\)

\(\displaystyle x^2-2x-6\)

Correct answer:

\(\displaystyle x^2-x-6\)

Explanation:

FOIL using the distributive property. 

\(\displaystyle (x-3)(2+x)=2x+x^2-6-3x\)

\(\displaystyle =x^2-x-6\)

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