Practice Questions on solving equations

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MULTIPLE CHOICE. Choose the one alternative that best completes the statement or answers the question.

Use a graphing utility to approximate the real solutions, if any, of the equation rounded to two decimal places.
1) 2x4 - 5x2 + 7x = 14 1)
A) {-2.32, 1.70} B) {-2.30, 1.69} C) {-2.31, 1.70} D) {-2.31, 1.69}

4 2 9
2) -x4 + 3x3 + x = x+2 2)
3 2

A) {-3.34} B) no solution
C) {1.09, -0.44} D) {2.82, 1.61, -0.46, -0.97}

Solve the equation algebraically. Verify your solution with a graphing utility.
3) 4(2x - 4) = 7(x + 3) 3)
A) {9} B) {37} C) {-37} D) {-5}

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4) -7x + 3 + 6(x + 1) = -2x - 6 4)
9 3
A) - B) - 15 C) - D) {-2}
10 8

5) (x + 5)(x - 1) = (x + 1)2 5)
6 5
A) {6} B) C) D) 3
5 2

6 1
6) 1 - = 6)
7x 2
12 12 2
A) - B) - 18 C) D)
7 7 3

7) 4x2 = 2 - 2x 7)
1 1 1 1
A) - , - 1 B) - , 1 C) ,-1 D) ,1
2 2 2 2

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 8) x3 + 4x2 - 9x - 36 = 0 8)
A) {-3, 3, -4} B) {3, -4} C) {-3, 3, 4} D) {9, -4}

Solve the equation.

9 5
9) = 9)
2x - 2 x + 5

A) {-55} B) {55} C) {40} D) {-35}

5 6 35
10) = - 10)
x - 7 x - 14 (x - 7)(x - 14)

A) {14} B) {7} C) {7, 14} D) no solution

-3 -2 -3
11) = - 11)
x - 1 x - 2 (x - 1)(x - 2)

A) {1, 2} B) {2} C) {1} D) no solution

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12) x = 11 12)
A) {-11, 11} B) {121} C) {-11} D) {11}

13) 3 - 5x = 6 13)
1 11 3 9 9 3 11 1
A) - , B) - , C) - , D) - ,
3 3 5 5 5 5 3 3

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14) u + 9 = - 14)
2
17 19 19 17
A) - B) - C) - ,- D) no real solution
2 2 2 2

15) x2 + 9x - 5 = 5 15)
A) {-10, 10, -1, 1} B) {-10, -9, 0, 1} C) {-9, -1, 0, 10} D) {-10, -9, 1}

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Find the real solutions, if any, of the equation. Use the quadratic formula.
16) x2 + 4x - 3 = 0 16)
A) {2 + 7} B) {-2 - 7, -2 + 7}
C) {-2 - 1 7, -2 + 1 7} D) {-1 - 7, -1 + 7}

17) 2x2 - x + 9 = 0 17)

-1 - 73 1 + 73 -1 + 73 1 + 73
A) , B) ,
4 4 4 4
-1 - 73 -1 + 73
C) , D) no real solution
4 4

10 3
18) 5 + + =0 18)
x x2
-5 - 10 -5 + 10 -5 - 10 -5 + 10
A) , B) ,
10 10 5 5
5- 10 5 + 10
C) , D) no real solution
5 5

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19) 4x = 1 + 19)
x
1- 97 1+ 97 1 - 97
A) B) - ,
8 8 8
1- 97 1 + 97
C) , D) no real solution
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Find the real solutions of the equation.

20) x4 - 22x2 - 75 = 0 20)
A) {-25, 3} B) {-5, 5} C) {- 3, 3} D) no real solution

21) x6 + 26x3 - 27 = 0 21)

A) {-3, 1} B) {27} C) {3, -1} D) {3}

22) (x - 4)2 + 3(x - 4) - 18 = 0 22)

A) {-6, 1} B) {-1, 6} C) {-7, 2} D) {-2, 7}