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7.1 Practice A
In Exercises 1–3, find the degree of the monomial.

1. 7n3 2. 1 x5 3. w2 y 5
3

In Exercises 4 –6, write the polynomial in standard form. Identify the degree and
leading coefficient of the polynomial. Then classify the polynomial by the number
of terms.

4. 5h − 4h3 − 2 5. 10 + 4 p3 6. 6v 7

7. The expression −16t 2 + 20t + 100 represents the height of an object t seconds
after it is dropped from a height of 100 feet. Why is this expression a trinomial?
What is its degree?

In Exercises 8 –11, find the sum.

8. (7t + 6) + ( − 4t − 2) 9. (−12v + 3) + (8v − 7)

10. (3 j 2 − 7 j + 1) + ( − 6 j 2 − 4 j + 9) 11. ( 2 w2 − 7 w + 3) + ( 2 w2 + 8w)

In Exercises 12 –15, find the difference.

12. (p − 5) − ( 4 p − 7) 13. (8w + 3) − (9w + 6)

14. (3 y 2 − 6 y + 9) − ( 6 y 2 − 7 y − 2) 15. (5b2 − 6b − 9) − ( −2b 2 + 8b − 1)

16. Describe and correct the error in finding the sum.

In Exercises 17 and 18, find the sum or difference.

17. (3 p 2 − 6 pq + 7 q 2 ) − ( p 2 − 5 pq + 9q 2 )

18. ( x2 − 4 xy + 9 y 2 ) + ( − 8 x 2 + 6 xy − y 2 )

19. Your friend says that when subtracting polynomials, the order in which you subtract
does not matter. Is your friend correct? Explain.

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7.2 Practice A
In Exercises 1–3, use the Distributive Property to find the product.

1. (x + 4)( x + 5) 2. ( x + 1)( x − 6) 3. (x − 2)( x − 7)

In Exercises 4–6, use a table to find the product.

4. (y + 4)( y + 2) 5. (q + 4)( q − 7) 6. (2 x − 3)( x − 1)

7. Describe and correct the error in finding the product of the binomials.

x 5

In Exercises 8–13, use the FOIL Method to find the product.

8. (u + 2)(u + 9) 9. ( w + 6)( w − 5) 10. (m − 1)(m + 8)

11. (y − 6)( y − 3) 12. (q + 12 )(q − 23 ) 13. (2 − 5t )(7 − t )

In Exercises 14 and 15, write a polynomial that represents the area of the
shaded region.
14. 15. 3x − 8

4x + 10
x+6

2x − 3

In Exercises 16–18, find the product.

16. (x + 2)( x 2 + 5 x + 1) 17. (y + 5)( y 2 + 2 y − 6) 18. ( h − 7 )( h 2 − 3h + 2)

19. When multiplying a binomial by a trinomial, is the degree of the product

always 5? Explain.

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7.3 Practice A
In Exercises 1–9, find the product.

1. (x + 7)
2
2. (2w − 3)2 3. ( 4q + 2)
2

4. (n + 4)(n − 4) 5. (v − 7)(v + 7) 6. (5 x + 2)(5 x − 2)

7. (6 + a)(6 − a) 8. ( 13 + p)( 13 − p) 9. (x + 2 y )( x − 2 y )

In Exercises 10–12, use special product patterns to find the product.

10. 19 • 21 11. 49 • 51 12. 332

13. Describe and correct the error in finding the product.

14. A contractor modifies the size of a kitchen.

x ft

30 ft

30 ft x ft

a. The area of the room after the modification is represented by

(30 + x)(30 − x). Find the product.

b. Use the polynomial in part (a) to find the area when x = 6. Which room
has the larger area, the original room or the new room? Explain.

In Exercises 15 and 16, find the product.

( x2 + 5)( x 2 − 5) ( y4 − 2)
2
15. 16.

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7.4 Practice A

In Exercises 1–9, solve the equation.

1. x ( x − 5) = 0 2. 6d ( d + 8) = 0 3. − 3t (t + 7) = 0

4. (3 x + 6)( 2 x − 10) = 0 5. (p + 3)(5 p + 1) = 0 6. (3q + 2) = 0

2

(y − 10) = 0 8. t (t + 4)(t − 5) = 0 9. 7u (u − 9)( 2u − 5) = 0

2
7.

In Exercises 10 and 11, find the x-coordinates of the points where the graph
crosses the x-axis.

10. y = (x − 5)(x + 5) 11. y = (x − 2)(x + 4)

y y

6
4 x

−10
−6 6 x

In Exercises 12–14, factor the polynomial.

12. 4t 2 + 12t 13. 10k 3 − 15k 2 14. 8 x 3 − 20 x 2

In Exercises 15–17, solve the equation.

15. 3t 2 − t = 0 16. 5 y 2 + 10 y = 0 17. 21n + 12n 2 = 0

18. Describe and correct

the error in solving
the equation.

19. The height y of a jumping frog can be modeled by y = −16 x 2 + 4 x, where x is

the time (in seconds) since the frog jumped from the ground. Find the roots of the
equation when y = 0. Explain what the roots mean in this situation.

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7.5 Practice A
In Exercises 1–12, factor the polynomial.

1. x 2 + 5 x + 6 2. x 2 + 8 x + 12 3. z 2 + 11z + 28

4. w2 − 7 w + 12 5. y 2 − 14 y + 24 6. x 2 − 11x + 28

7. x 2 + x − 20 8. y 2 − 6 y − 16 9. m 2 + 8m − 9

10. n 2 − 3n − 40 11. d 2 + 5d − 24 12. z 2 + 3 z − 28

13. A projector displays a rectangular image on a wall. The height of the wall is x feet.
The area (in square feet) of the projection is represented by x 2 − 12 x + 32. The
width of the projection is ( x − 4) feet.

a. Write a binomial that represents the height of the projection.

b. Find the perimeter of the projection when the height of the wall is 10 feet.

14. Describe and correct the error in factoring the polynomial.

In Exercises 15 and 16, find the dimensions of the polygon with the given area.

15. Area = 45 ft 2 16. Area = 35 cm 2

(x − 14) ft (x − 14) cm

(x − 2) ft

(x − 5) cm

17. Write an equation of the form x 2 + bx + c = 0 that has the solutions

x = − 3 and x = 8. Explain how you found your answer.

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