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(8th) James Stewart - Student Solutions Manual 1

This document provides examples of factoring algebraic expressions. It covers factoring techniques such as difference of squares, grouping, trial and error, and sum and difference of cubes. The examples progress from simpler factoring problems to more complex ones using these various techniques.

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(8th) James Stewart - Student Solutions Manual 1

This document provides examples of factoring algebraic expressions. It covers factoring techniques such as difference of squares, grouping, trial and error, and sum and difference of cubes. The examples progress from simpler factoring problems to more complex ones using these various techniques.

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DIAGNOSTIC TESTS

Test A Algebra
1. (a) (−3)4 = (−3)(−3)(−3)(−3) = 81 (b) −34 = −(3)(3)(3)(3) = −81
1 1
(c) 3−4 = = 23
34 81 (d) 5 = 523−21 = 52 = 25
 2 −2  3 2 521
9 1 1
(e) = = (f ) 16−34 = = √ 1 1
= =
3 2 4
1634 4 3 23
16 8

√ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √
2. (a) Note that 200 = 100 · 2 = 10 2 and 32 = 16 · 2 = 4 2. Thus 200 − 32 = 10 2 − 4 2 = 6 2.
(b) (33 3 )(42 )2 = 33 3 162 4 = 485 7
  2 −12 2
32 3 −2
= 
(c)  3  =  =
(2 −12 )2 = 4 −1 = 4
2 −12  3323 9 36
9 36 97
(3  )
32 3 2

3. (a) 3( + 6)+ 4(2 − 5) = 3 + 18 + 8 − 20 = 11 − 2

(b) ( + 3)(4 − 5) = 42 − 5 + 12 − 15 = 42 + 7 − 15


√ √  √  √ √ √ √ √ 2
(c) +   =  −  +   = 
√ 2
√
 −  − −
√ √ √2  √
 √ 2
 =  − .
Or: Use the formula for the difference of two squares to see that +  − −  =
√

(d) (2 + 3)2 = (2 + 3)(2 + 3) = 42 + 6 + 6 + 9 = 42 + 12 + 9.

Note: A quicker way to expand this binomial is to use the formula ( + )2 = 2 + 2 + 2 with  = 2 and  = 3:
(2 + 3)2 = (2)2 + 2(2)(3) + 32 = 42 + 12 + 9

(e) See Reference Page 1 for the binomial formula ( + )3 = 3 + 32  + 32 + 3 . Using it, we get
( + 2)3 = 3 + 32(2) + 3(22)+ 23 = 3 + 62 + 12 + 8.

4. (a) Using the difference of two squares formula, 2 − 2 = ( + )( − ), we have
42 − 25 = (2)2 − 52 = (2 + 5)(2 − 5).

(b) Factoring by trial and error, we get 22 + 5 − 12 = (2 − 3)( + 4).

(c) Using factoring by grouping and the difference of two squares formula, we have
3 − 32 − 4 + 12 = 2( − 3) − 4( − 3) = (2 − 4)( − 3) = ( − 2)( + 2)(

− 3). (d) 4 + 27 = (3 + 27) = ( + 3)(2 − 3 + 9)

This last expression was obtained using the sum of two cubes formula, 3 + 3 = ( + )(2 −  + 2 ) with  = 
and  = 3. [See Reference Page 1 in the textbook.]

(e) The smallest exponent on  is − 21 , so we will factor out −12 .

332 − 912 + 6−12 = 3−12 (2 − 3 + 2) = 3−12 ( − 1)( − 2)

(f ) 3 − 4 = (2 − 4) = ( − 2)( + 2)


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