LARSON ALGEBRA 2 CHAPTER 5, LESSON 2, EXTRA EXAMPLES

Extra Example 1 Factoring Trinomials of the Form x2 + bx + c Factor x22x48.

SOLUTION

You want x22x48 = (x+m)(x+n) where m+n = 2 and mn = 48. Find factors of 48. Taking m = 8 and n = 6 gives x22x48 = (x8)(x+6). Extra Example 2 Factoring a Trinomial of the Form ax2 + bx + c Factor 4y24y 3.
SOLUTION

You want 4y24y 3 = (ky + m)(ly + n) where k and l are factors of 4 and m and n are factors of 3. Check possible factorizations by multiplying. (4y3)(y+1) = 4y2+y3 (4y1)(y+3) = 4y2+11y3 (2y1)(2y+3) = 4y2+4y3 (2y3)(2y+1) = 4y24y3 The correct factorization is 4y24y3 = (2y3)(2y+1).

Extra Example 3 Factoring with Special Patterns Factor the quadratic expression. a. 16y2225 = (4y)2 (15)2 = (4y15)(4y+15) b. 4z212z+9 = (2z)2+2(2z)(3) +(3)2 = (2z3)2 c. 36w2+60w+25 = (6w)2+2(6w)(5)+52 = (6w+5)2 Perfect square trinomial Perfect square trinomial Difference of two squares

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Extra Example 4 Factoring Monomials First Factor the quadratic expression. a. 14x2+ 2x 12 = 2(7x2+ x 6) = 2(7x 6)(x+1) b. 3v218v = 3v(v 6) c. 12x2+3x + 3 = 3(4x2+x + 1) d. 4u2 36 = 4(u29) = 4(u +3)(u3)

Extra Example 5 Solving Quadratic Equations Solve the equation. a. 9t212t+4 = 0

SOLUTION a. 9t212t+4

b. x2 10 = 3x6 Write original equation. Factor. Use zero product property. Solve for t.

=0

(3t2)2 = 0 3t2 = 0 t= 2 3

2 The solution is . Check the solution in the original equation. 3 b. x2 10 = 3x6 x2 3x4 = 0 (x 4)(x + 1) = 0 x 4 = 0 or x + 1 = 0 x = 1 x = 4 or Write original equation. Write in standard form. Factor. Use zero product property. Solve for x.

The solutions are 4 and 1. Check the solutions in the original equation.

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Extra Example 6 Using a Quadratic Equation as a Model A painter is making a rectangular canvas for her next painting. She wants the length of the canvas to be 4 feet more than twice the width of the canvas. The area of the canvas must be 30 square feet. What should be the dimensions of the canvas?
SOLUTION

Verbal Model Labels

Widthof Lengthof Areaof = Canvas canvas canvas Area of canvas = 30 Width of canvas = w Length of canvas = (2w + 4) (square feet) (feet) (feet)

Algebraic Model

30 = w(2w + 4) 30 = 2w2 + 4w 0 = 2w2 + 4w 30 0 = (2w + 10)(w3) 2w+10 = 0 or w3 = 0 w=3 w = 5 or

Simplify right side. Write in standard form. Factor. Use zero product property. Solve for w.

Reject the solution w = 5, because the canvass width cannot be negative. The width of the canvas should be 3 feet, and the length should be 10 feet. Extra Example 7 Finding the Zeros of a Quadratic Function Find the zeros of y = 3x2+ 14x5.
SOLUTION

Use factoring to write the function in intercept form. y = 3x2+ 14x5 = (3x1)(x+5) The zeros of the function are 1 and 5. 3

 CHECK Graph 3x2+ 14x5. The graph crosses the x-axis at 1 (5,0) and ( ,0), which confirms 3 1 that the zeros are and 5. 3
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Extra Example 8 Writing a Quadratic Model You own an amusement park that averages 75,000 visitors per year who pay a $12admission charge. You plan to lower the admission price to attract new customers. It has been shown that each $1 decrease in price results in 15,000 new visitors. What admission should you charge to maximize your annual revenue? What is the maximum revenue?
SOLUTION

Revenue

= Numberofvisitors Ticketprice

Let R = your annual revenue and let x = the number of $1 price decreases. R = (75,000+15,000x)(12 x) = (15,000x+75,000)(x+12) = 15,000(x+5)( 1)(x12) = 15,000(x+5)(x12) The zeros of the revenue function are 5 and 12. The value of x that maximizes R is 5+12 the average of the zeros, or x = = 3.5. To maximize revenue, you should 2 charge $12.00 $3.50 = $8.50 per visit. Your maximum revenue is R = 15,000(3.5 +5)(3.512) = $1,083,750.

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