CSTM 0120 - Sample Exam #02 (Solutions)

Baruch College
Department of Mathematics
CSTM 0120 2SMWA Exam II Practice Questions
Instructor: Jonathan D. Williams
October 29, 2014
ANSWER KEY
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)
(A)
Simplify each expression.

(
(
(B)
)(
(A)
) (
)(
)(
( ) (
Perform each indicated operation.

(
(
(
(B)
)(
2)
( ) ( )
( ) ( )
)
(
(C)
Subtract (
)
)
) from the sum of (

(
) and (
)
).
3)
Multiply the polynomials.

(
(A)
)
(
(B)
)
(
(
(
(
)(
)(
)(
)(
)(
(A)
)(
)(
)(
(
(
(C)
Multiply the given expressions.
(
(B)
)
(
)
(
4)
)
)
(C)
)(
)(
)(
)
(
)(
(
(
)
(
) ( )
(
)
) (
5)
Factor each of the following expressions completely.
(A)
(
(B)
)
(
(
(
(
)
)
)
)(
)(
(
(
(
)
( )(
(
)
)
)
(C)
)
(
(
6)
(
(
)(
Factor each of the following trinomials of the form
)
)
)
(A)
)(
(B)
)(
(C)
(
(
(
7)
)
)
)(
(A)
(
(
[(
[ (
(
)
)
)
)
)(
(
(
)
)]
)]
(B)
(
(
[(
[ (
(
(
)
)
)(
)(
)
)
)]
)]
(
)
)
(C)
(
[
(
8)
)
(
) ]
by grouping.
(A)
)(
(B)
(
(
[(
[ (
(
)
)
)
)
)(
(
(
)
)]
)]
(C)
[(
[
(
)
(
)
)(
)]
(
)
)]
9)
Factor each of the following binomials completely.
(A)
(
[( )
(
)
( ) ]
)(
)
(B)
(
[(
(
)
)
( ) ]
)(
(C)
(
[(
(
(
)
) ]
(
)[(
)(
(D)
10) Solve the equation
) [(
)(
)(
(
(
) (
)
(
)(
)
)
)
) (
) ]
) ]
)
11) Solve:
)(
.
(
(
(
)(
(
)
)
)
)
)
)
)
(
)(
12) Find the x-intercept(s) of the following function:

(
Once the GCF of 2 is factored out from the expression on the left side of the equal sign, the resulting
polynomial is prime. Since there is no real value of that satisfies the equation above, the function
will never equal zero. Therefore, there are no x-intercepts.
13) The sum of squares of three positive, consecutive numbers is 29. What are the numbers?
= the 1st number
= the 2nd number
= the 3rd number
Let
(
(
(
(
)
)
)
)
)(
}
Reject
14) A negative number subtracted from its square is 6. What is the number?
Let
= an unknown number
)(
Reject
15) The product of two positive, consecutive, even numbers is 224. Determine the value of each number.
= the 1st number
= the 2nd number
Let
(
(
)(
Reject
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Simplify each expression.

Perform each indicated operation.

) from the sum of (

Multiply the polynomials.

Multiply the given expressions.

Factor each of the following expressions completely.

Factor each of the following trinomials of the form

Factor each of the following trinomials of the form

Factor each of the following trinomials of the form

Factor each of the following binomials completely.

10) Solve the equation

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

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