Factoring Higher Power Polynomials Practice Quiz A2H
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1. Find all roots of p(x) = x3 2x2 + 4x 8. 4. Which of the following are factors of x5 16x ?
I. x
A. x = 2, 2, 2 B. x = 2, 2i
II. (x 2)
C. x = 2, 2i D. x = 2, 2, 2i
III. (x + 2)
IV. (x2 + 4)
A. I, II, and III only B. II, III, and IV only
C. II and IV only D. I, II, III, and IV
2. When factored completely, the expression
3x3 5x2 48x + 80 is equivalent to
A. (x2 16)(3x 5)
B. (x2 + 16)(3x 5)(3x + 5)
5. Factor completely: 64x3 1.
C. (x + 4)(x 4)(3x 5)
D. (x + 4)(x 4)(3x 5)(3x 5) A. (4x 1)3 .
B. (4x 1)(16x2 + 1).
C. (4x + 1)(4x 1).
D. (4x 1)(16x2 + 4x + 1).
3. Factored completely, the expression
12x4 + 10x3 12x2 is equivalent to
A. x2 (4x + 6)(3x 2)
6. When factored completely, x3 + 3x2 4x 12
B. 2(2x2 + 3x)(3x2 2x) equals
C. 2x2 (2x 3)(3x + 2)
A. (x + 2)(x 2)(x 3) B. (x + 2)(x 2)(x + 3)
D. 2x2 (2x + 3)(3x 2)
C. (x2 4)(x + 3) D. (x2 4)(x 3)
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7. Which of the following is a factor of x3 + 8? 10. The sum of the roots of x4 5x2 + 4 = 0 is:
A. x + 4 B. x + 8 A. 3 B. 2 C. 0 D. 4
C. x2 + 2x + 4 D. none of these
11. Factor completely: x5 + 2x3 3x
8. Which of the following is a factorization of the
polynomial 8x3 y3 ?
A. x(x2 1)(x2 + 3)
A. (2x y)(4x2 2xy + y2 )
B. (x3 x)(x2 + 3)
B. (2x y)(4x2 + xy + y2 ) C. x(x 1)(x + 1)(x + 3)
C. (2x y)(4x2 + 2xy + y2 ) D. x(x 1)(x + 1)(x2 + 3)
D. (2x + y)(2x2 2xy y2 )
9. The complete factorization of 2x3 + 5x2 18x 45 12. x5 x3 x2 + 1 factors completely to:
is:
A. (x 1)(x2 + x + 1)(x 1)(x + 1)
A. (x2 + 9)(2x 5)
B. (x + 1)2 (x2 x + 1)(x 1)
B. (2x + 5)(x 3)(x + 3)
C. x2 (x3 + x 1) 1
C. (2x 9)(x + 5)2
D. none of the above
D. (x 45)(2x + 9)(x 2)
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Factoring Higher Power Polynomials Practice Quiz A2H 2/13/2025
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