Sample  Quiz 6 

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This quiz is under construction, so  keep checking back until completion. But in the meantime, enjoy the problems below (to prepare for the real thing next Thursday.) Update: The quiz is completed and the answers are below, discovered during the review Monday July 3, 2006. Sorry you missed it, if you were not in class.
answers: b b c c b    a a c c a   b c
4.4 
1.  Yo, for people between the ages of 10 and 70, inclusive, the target zone for aerobic exercise is given by the following system of inequalities in which a represents one's age and p is one's pulse rate. 

10 < a < 70

2a + 3p > 450

a + p < 190


Suppose a person is 40 years old  with pulse rate 120 in beats per minute. Is this person inside the target zone?

a   yes
b no
c nota
5.1
2.  What is the degree of this polynomial ? f(x) = x4  - 4x2  
a  2
b  4
c  -1
d  nota
3.  Using the Leading Coefficient Test, we can say the polynomial of the previous problem:
a   falls to the left, rises to the right
b   rises  to the left, falls to the right
c   rises  to the left, rises to the right
d   falls to the left, falls to the right
e  nota
4. What is f(-1) of problem 2?
a     1
b    -5
c   - 3
d     4
e  nota
5. Add. (4x4y - 8x6y2 + 12x8y6) + (4x4y  +   8x6y2  +12x8y6 )
a   8x4y  +   8x6y2  + 24x8y6
b   8x4y   +  24x8y6
c   8x4y   +  16x6y2  + 24x8y6
d  nota
written:
5.2
6. Multiply.  (x - 4) (x + 8)
a  x2 + 4x  -  32
b  x2 - 12x  -  32
c  x2 - 4x  -  32
d  nota
7. Multiply.  7t2(3t12 - 1)
a  21t14  -   7t2
b  21t24  -  7t2
c nota
d
8. Multiply. (m  - 10)(m + 10) 
a   m2 + 100
b  m2 - 10
c  m2 - 100
d  nota
5.3
9  Factor completely.    x9y6  +  12x7y5   + x4y4   - 26x4y3
a  x3y3(x6y3   +  12x4y2   +   xy  -   26)
b  x3y3(x6y3   +  12x4y2   +   xy   -  26x)
c  x4y3(x5y3   +  12x3y2   +   y   -  26)
d  nota
10.  What is one factor of   5x3   +  4x2  +    10x  +   8 ?  Hint:  factor by grouping. 
a   (x2  +  2)
b   (x2  -  2)
c   (x2  + 4)
d   nota
11.  Factor the greatest common factor from the  expression: 4(x + 3)  -  a(x +3).  Note : This problem will help you  understand the process for solving the previous one. 
a   (4 + a)(x + 3)
b   (4 -  a)(x + 3)
c   (4 + a)(x -  3)
d   nota
12. Factor by grouping:   5x3   -   4x2  -  10x  +   8
a  (5x +  4)(x2  -  2)
b   (5x - 4)(x2  +   2)
c   (5x - 4)(x2  -  2)
d   nota