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Flashcard 1: What is the factored form of 2x2+7x+3?
Answer: (2x+1)(x+3). Use AC method: 2⋅3=6, factors 1 and 6 add to 7.
Flashcard 2: What are the zeros of f(x)=(x−4)(x−5)?
Answer: x=4,5. Set each factor equal to zero: x−4=0 or x−5=0.
Flashcard 3: What is the factored form of x2+6x+9?
Answer: (x+3)2. Perfect square trinomial: x2+6x+9=(x+3)2.
Flashcard 4: What are the zeros of f(x)=x2−16?
Answer: x=4,−4. From factored form x2−16=(x−4)(x+4).
Flashcard 5: What are the zeros of f(x)=3x2−10x−8?
Answer: x=−32,4. From factored form 3x2−10x−8=(3x+2)(x−4).
Flashcard 6: What is the factored form of x2+x−12?
Answer: (x+4)(x−3). Find two numbers that multiply to −12 and add to 1: 4 and −3.
Flashcard 7: What is the factored form of x2+7x+12?
Answer: (x+3)(x+4). Find two numbers that multiply to 12 and add to 7: 3 and 4.
Flashcard 8: What are the zeros of f(x)=(x−5)(x+2)?
Answer: x=5,−2. Set each factor equal to zero: x−5=0 or x+2=0.
Flashcard 9: What is the relationship between factors and zeros for f(x)=(x−r)(x−s)?
Answer: Zeros are x=r and x=s. When (x−r)=0 then x=r, and when (x−s)=0 then x=s.
Flashcard 10: What is the factored form of x2−9?
Answer: (x−3)(x+3). Difference of squares: a2−b2=(a−b)(a+b).
Flashcard 11: What are the zeros of f(x)=x2−9?
Answer: x=3,−3. Set each factor equal to zero: x=3 or x=−3.
Flashcard 12: What is the factored form of x2−5x+6?
Answer: (x−2)(x−3). Find two numbers that multiply to 6 and add to −5: −2 and −3.
Flashcard 13: What are the zeros of f(x)=x2−5x+6?
Answer: x=2,3. From factored form x2−5x+6=(x−2)(x−3).
Flashcard 14: What is the factored form of x2+2x−15?
Answer: (x+5)(x−3). Find two numbers that multiply to −15 and add to 2: 5 and −3.
Flashcard 15: What are the zeros of f(x)=(x+5)(x−3)?
Answer: x=−5,3. Set each factor equal to zero: x+5=0 or x−3=0.
Flashcard 16: What is the factored form of x2−2x−8?
Answer: (x−4)(x+2). Find two numbers that multiply to −8 and add to −2: −4 and 2.
Flashcard 17: What is the factored form of x2+11x+24?
Answer: (x+3)(x+8). Find two numbers that multiply to 24 and add to 11: 3 and 8.
Flashcard 18: What are the zeros of f(x)=(x+3)(x+8)?
Answer: x=−3,−8. Set each factor equal to zero: x+3=0 or x+8=0.
Flashcard 19: What is the factored form of x2−11x+24?
Answer: (x−3)(x−8). Find two numbers that multiply to 24 and add to −11: −3 and −8.
Flashcard 20: What are the zeros of f(x)=x2−11x+24?
Answer: x=3,8. From factored form x2−11x+24=(x−3)(x−8).
Flashcard 21: What is the factored form of x2+9x+20?
Answer: (x+4)(x+5). Find two numbers that multiply to 20 and add to 9: 4 and 5.
Flashcard 22: What is the factored form of x2−9x+20?
Answer: (x−4)(x−5). Find two numbers that multiply to 20 and add to −9: −4 and −5.
Flashcard 23: What is the factored form of x2−13x+36?
Answer: (x−4)(x−9). Find two numbers that multiply to 36 and add to −13: −4 and −9.
Flashcard 24: What are the zeros of f(x)=x2−13x+36?
Answer: x=4,9. From factored form x2−13x+36=(x−4)(x−9).
Flashcard 25: What is the factored form of x2+13x+36?
Answer: (x+4)(x+9). Find two numbers that multiply to 36 and add to 13: 4 and 9.
Flashcard 26: What is the factored form of x2−4x−21?
Answer: (x−7)(x+3). Find two numbers that multiply to −21 and add to −4: −7 and 3.
Flashcard 27: What are the zeros of f(x)=(x−7)(x+3)?
Answer: x=7,−3. Set each factor equal to zero: x−7=0 or x+3=0.
Flashcard 28: What is the factored form of x2+4x−21?
Answer: (x+7)(x−3). Find two numbers that multiply to −21 and add to 4: 7 and −3.
Flashcard 29: What is the factored form of x2−6x+9?
Answer: (x−3)2. Perfect square trinomial: x2−6x+9=(x−3)2.
Flashcard 30: What is the zero (with multiplicity) of f(x)=(x−3)2?
Answer: x=3 with multiplicity 2. A repeated factor gives a zero with multiplicity equal to the exponent.