ALGECON PRACTICE EXERCISES

I. Know the following: Sets and operation on sets, structure of the real number system (rational, irrational,
integers, natural numbers, and decimals), and the properties of real numbers.
II. Perform the indicated operations
1. Add 2 x 2 xy 5 y 2 and 7 x 2 5xy 6 y 2
2. Subtract 2a + 2b 4c from the sum of 4a 7b + 12c and 5b 3c
3. 9x ( 2y 3x) { y ( 2y - x) } [ 2y + 2 ( 4x - 3y) ]
4. 2a3 5a{a 2 4[2a 5(a 3) 3] a 2}

6. a.

7. a.

3a 2
b3c 0

2 3
33

bc2
9a6

3 4
26

b.
2

19
14
e. 10 10
5
3

c. (5x 0 y 7 )(5 y 8 ) 2
f. (-5m-1n4)3(n-3m-2)-7
( x n 2 y 2 n 1 ) p
(a b 3 d b 2 ) 3
c.
.
a 3b d 6
( x p 1 y 2 p 2 ) n

b. (4 x 3 y 4 ) 3 (2 x 4 y 7 ) 3
e. (3s5t-4)-6

5. a. ( 55 36 ) 4
d. (25)(2-7)(2-2)

3u 2 v 3
7 w4

b.
f.

10 10

28w u
33
u 2v 2
2

3a 2 b 3 c7
2a3 b 3 c0

c.

4 2 x 1 y 3 z 4

9 1 t 3 y 5
(41 ty 2 )3

3 1 2 2
g. u v w

d.

92a 1
(3a 1 )n

2 2
u v w

6 3 x4y 2z 3

a. 3xy( 2x 3y ) ( x + 5y )
b. 3xy (2 x 3x2 y) 2 x2 y(4 xy )
a. (4 x 2 4 x 1)(2 x 2 3x 3)
b. (2 x2 3xy y 2 )( x2 4 xy 3 y 2 )
(2 x 2n x n 10)( x 1)
a. Divide 6 x 3 5x 2 4 x 4 by 2x + 3
b. Divide 4 x 3 2 x 3 by 2x - 1
a. Divide 4 x 3 5x 4 4 x 2 4 by x + 2
b. Divide 16a4n - 64a10n by 2a3n
a. Divide x 9 x 5 x 2 1 by x 2 x 1
b. Divide 3x 4 4 x 2 8x 3 by 3x 2 6 x 2
3
3
a. Divide x + y by x 2y
b. Divide 4x2- 6xy- 3y2 by 2x + 3y
c. Divide 3z3 -11z2x - 18zx2- 6x3 by z - 5x
III. Use special product formulas to find the following.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
13.
14.

1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.

( 7x + 3y ) ( 2x 4y)
( 2mn 3r) ( 5mn + 2r )
( 5x 3 y)2

( 3x 2 2 y 3 ) 2
( 5 x 3 y 3z 4 ) 2
( 4 x y )3
( xy 2 2c) 3
( 3x x 2 ) 3
( 4x - 3y) ( 4x + 3y)
( 5a 3 7b 4 ) ( 5a 3 7b 4 )

ab
4c ) ( 3 4c )
11. ( ab
3

IV. Factor the following completely.

1. 2x 3 4x 2 10x
2. 6xy2 z 3 12x 2 yz 2 4xy3 z 2

12. ( 6m + 5n) ( 6m + 5n )
13. (5t 3 2) (5t 3 2)
14. ( x n y n ) 3
15. ( 5x y 2 z )2
16. ( a 6b 2c)2
17. ( 2 x y 2 z 3w)2
18. [(3x 2 y) 4 z ] [(3x 2 y) 4 z]
19. [(2 x2 x) 3] [(2 x2 x) 3]
20. [ 2( x + y) 5] [ 3 ( x + y) + 4 ]
21. [(2 x 2 x) ( x 3 1)] [(2 x 2 x) ( x 3 1)]
22. [(a 2 2b) ( x 3 y 2 )] [(a 2 2b) ( x 3 y 2 )]

16. a 2 b 2 ab 20
17. 10x 2 11x 6

3. 3y (2x + 5) 4x (2x + 5)

18. 6p 4 13p 2 q 2 6q 4

4. 3x 2 (x 3y ) 6xz(x 3y ) 2

19. 16x 6 24x 5 9x 4

5. 2 5x 2 16z 2

20.

6. 4x 4 y 8 z 6

21. a 2 ab a b

7. x 3 y 4 9xd6

22. 2c 2 4cd 3c 6d

8. 81(2x 3z ) 2 4r 4

23. x 4 2x 2 1 x 2

9. 64a 2 4(4m 3n) 2

24. 4x 2 3xy 24xz 18yz

10. 27a 3 b 3

x 2 10xy 25y 2

25. a 2 2ab b 2 ac bc

11. a 3 8b 6

26. x 3 y 3 x 2 2xy y 2

12. 8x12 y 9

27. 2c 2 5cd 3d 2 8c 3 d 3

13. 64(x 3b) 3 a 3

28. 2(x 3)(4x 7) 2 8(x 3) 2 (4x 7)

14. 9a 3 4b 2 c 2 a

29. 6(x y ) 2 23(x y ) 4

15. 625x 4 y 81y 9

30. 25(4x 2 12xy 9y 2 ) 9a 2 b 2

V. Reduce the ff fractions to lowest terms.

1.

36x 2 y 5
30xy 7

6a 2 7a 3
4a 2 8a 3

2.

3.

x 3 27
3x

VI. Perform the indicated operations

40x 3 y 2 27xy

1.
24xy 4 8x 2 y 3

4b 2 1
12b 2 b 4b 3 3

2.

y 2 y 15 y 2 6y 9

12 4y
y2 9

3.

c 3 dc 2 bc 2 bd 2
bc
2

2
2
2
cd
c d
c d

4.

27x 3 y 3
x 2 2xy 3y 2 xy 3y 2

3x 2 4xy y 2 9x 2 3xy y 2 x 2 9y 2

5.

x1 x 3

x2
x

6.

3 x 2 y 2x y

5x 3 3 5x

8.

x
6x 6
x1
2

x3 x 9
x3

7.

9.

VII.

4.

2
12x 3
2

3
2 x 4x 2

1
2

a3 3a

10.

2x 1
x3
2x 3
2
2
2
2x x 6 6x x 12 3x 10x 8

11.

x 1 x 2 2x 1

x(1 x)
x2 1

1 x4
3
12.

x 2 x 1 x 2

13.

c2
c2
c

3c 5 3c 3 1 c

3x 2 x 2
x
3x

14.
2
2

x 3 x 6 x 9 x 3 x 6 x 9

5x 1

15.

x6

18.

5
3

x 2 2x 1
1 12x
1
2x

12x 2 5x 2

1
x
16.
1
x1
x
x2

x
3x 2

x2
x1
19.
x2 1
x
1
1
x

17.

1
x

20.
1

21.

1
2x
1
y

1 4

2 x3
1 1 1

x 2 4 2x
2
1

p q p 2q
pq
2
p 2q

Simplify the ff expressions

1.
4.
7.

x 1 y 1
(x y ) 1

( x 2 y 2 ) 1
xy 2 yx 2
y 1 x 1

2.
5.

y 2 x 1 y 1 6 x 2
x 1 y 2 2x 2 y 1
4( x 3) 4
8( x 3)

a 2 a 3 y 2

3.

a 3y 2 y 2

6.

u v
u

v 1