Baruch College

Department of Mathematics
CSTM 0120 2SMWA Exam II Practice Questions
Instructor: Jonathan D. Williams
October 29, 2014

NAME:
Instructions
Follow the directions for each question. If the question indicates a specific solution method, then use it. Express your final answer in
simplest form unless otherwise instructed.

1)

Simplify each expression.

(A)

(B)

)(

(C)

2)

Perform each indicated operation.

(A)

(B)

Subtract (

) from the sum of (

) and (

).

3)

Multiply the polynomials.

(

(A)

(B)

(C)

)(

4)

Multiply the given expressions.

(A)

)(

(B)

(C)

5)

)(

Factor each of the following expressions completely.

(A)

(B)

(C)

6)
(A)

Factor each of the following trinomials of the form

(B)

(C)

7)
(A)

(B)

(C)

Factor each of the following trinomials of the form

8)
(A)

(B)

(C)

Factor each of the following trinomials of the form

by grouping.

9)
(A)

(B)

(C)

(D)

Factor each of the following binomials completely.

10) Solve the equation

11) Solve:

)(

12) Find the x-intercept(s) of the following function:

13) The sum of squares of three positive, consecutive numbers is 29. What are the numbers?

14) A negative number subtracted from its square is 6. What is the number?

15) The product of two positive, consecutive, even numbers is 224. Determine the value of each number.