Math 154 ::

Elementary Algebra
Chapter 10 — Answers
Section 10.1

Section 10.2

Section 10.3

Section 10.4

Section 10.5

Chapter 10 — Answers
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 Math 154 :: Elementary Algebra Chapter 10 — Answers

Section 10.1 Factoring

1. Factoring methods covered in Chapter 7 are GCF, grouping, and “un-foiling” or a-c grouping a trinomial or binomial difference
of squares.
2. This answer should be in your own words.
3. x  6 or x  1
4. y  0 or y  4
5. a   13 or a  5
6. w  1 or w  12
7. p  4
8. n  8 or n3
9. z  2 or z 9
10. x  1 or x   12
11. x  8 or x  2

Section 10.1 — Answers 1

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 Math 154 :: Elementary Algebra Chapter 10 — Answers

Section 10.2 The Square Root Property

1. This answer should be in your own words.

2. This answer should be in your own words.
3. x  7
4. a  5
5. y  3 2
6. z   32
7. n  11 or n  1
8. no real solution
9. c  9 or c  11
10. q  2  3 7
11. w  3 2 5
12. p  7 or p  1
13. x  62 3
14. no real solution
15. y  10  11
16. z  1 or z  2
17. m  23 or m  2
7  29
18. w 4
5 2 5
19. d 2
20. x  5 or x  1
21. y  4 or y  1
22.  a  4 2
23.  n  5 2
 c  52 
2
24.

 z  12 
2
25.
26. x  14
27. y  0 or y  4
1 11
28. d 2
29. x  22
30. no solution; –12 is an extraneous solution.

Section 10.2 — Answers 2

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 Math 154 :: Elementary Algebra Chapter 10 — Answers

Section 10.3 Completing the Square

1. This answer should be in your own words.

2. This answer should be in your own words.
3. x  12 or x  2
4. p  3 or p  5
5. y  3  2 3
6. d  6  6
7. no real solution
8. w  1  10
9. a  2  2 5
10. z  7  2 15
11. n  3 3
12. c2  5c  4  0
13. no real solution
7  53
14. q 2
15. y  4 or y  1
16. a  13 or a  2
17. z  6  62
18. m 6
19. w  7 or w  11
20. d  7  2 10

Section 10.3 — Answers 3

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 Math 154 :: Elementary Algebra Chapter 10 — Answers

Section 10.4 The Quadratic Formula

b  b 2  4ac
1. The Quadratic Formula is x  .
2a
2. The Quadratic Formula is derived by solving ax2  bx  c  0 for x by completing the square.
3. This answer should be in your own words.
4. This answer should be in your own words.
5. x  3 or x   12
6. a  3 or a  6
5 33
7. z 2
3 65
8. n 4

9. y 11
2
10. c  13
2
or c0
5 31
11. m 3
12. no real solution
13. x  1  2 3
14. d  13 2105
15. z  4  114
16. a  2 or a  6
17. y  1225 6

18. q  832 6

19. w  0.17 or w  3.84

20. n  0.29 or n  1.54
21. p  1.39 or p  0.73

Section 10.4 — Answers 4

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 Math 154 :: Elementary Algebra Chapter 10 — Answers

Section 10.5 Application Problems Involving Quadratic Equations

For each problem below, define variables, write an equation, solve the equation, and answer the question(s). Give your answer(s) in
simplest form with the correct units when appropriate.
1. x  10.44 cm
2. x  8 feet
3. x  12.65 inches
4. width  18.35 cm; height  16.35 cm
5.  20.40 feet
6.  9.70 feet
7. a) 1 foot
b) 21 feet
c)  0.47 second on the way up;  2.53 seconds on the way down
d)  3.02 seconds
8. a) 0 feet
b) 63 feet
c)  0.74 second on the way up;  3.96 seconds on the way down
d) 17 80 or  4.71 seconds

Section 10.5 — Answers 5

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