Lesson 7 Practice Problems
1. Find two numbers that...
a. multiply to -40 and add to -6.
b. multiply to -40 and add to 6.
c. multiply to -36 and add to 9.
d. multiply to -36 and add to -5.
If you get stuck, try listing all the factors of the first number.
2. Create a diagram to show that is equivalent to .
3. Write a or a sign in each box so the expressions on each side of the equal sign
are equivalent.
a.
b.
c.
d.
4. Match each quadratic expression in standard form with its equivalent expression in
factored form.
A. 1.
B. 2.
C. 3.
D. 4.
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5. Rewrite each expression in factored form. If you get stuck, try drawing a diagram.
a.
b.
c.
d.
6. Which equation has exactly one solution?
A.
B.
C.
D.
(From Unit 7, Lesson 5.)
7. The graph represents the height of a passenger car on a ferris wheel, in feet, as a
function of time, in seconds since the ride starts.
Use the graph to help you:
a. Find .
b. Does have a solution?
Explain how you know.
c. Describe the domain of the function.
d. Describe the range of the function.
(From Unit 4, Lesson 11.)
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8. Elena solves the equation by dividing both sides by to get . She says
the solution is 7.
Lin solves the equation by rewriting the equation to get . When
she graphs the equation , the -intercepts are and . She says
the solutions are 0 and 7.
Do you agree with either of them? Explain or show how you know.
(From Unit 7, Lesson 5.)
9. A bacteria population, , can be represented by the equation ,
where is the number of days since it was measured.
a. What was the population 3 days before it was measured? Explain how you
know.
b. What is the last day when the population was more than 1,000,000? Explain how
you know.
(From Unit 5, Lesson 7.)
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