1. 9r2s + 4rs + 5s2 9r2 5rs s2 + 2r2s + 4rs + 2s2 2. 4x 3y +3z 5; 6x + 3 + 3z + 6y; 2 5x + y; 5 4x + 3y + 2z 3. -3m2 3mn ; nm n2 + 3m2 ; n2 3nm + m2; -2m2 + n2 + 7mn Subtract the second term from the first expression: 4. 2b2 2bc c2 + c2 + bc b2; 9b2 - 3c2 + 2b2 + bc 2c2 5. 4a3 5a2b 6ab2 + b3; -4a2b + 8ab2 + 6a3 2b3 Multiply the following: 6. (4m3 8m2n + 12mn2 + 24n3)(4mn) 7. (1/3)ax(9a2 6ax 21x2) 8. (x4 x3 + x2 + x 1)(x + 1) 9. (7x3 2x + x2 1)(3 + 2x3 + x2 x) 10. (3m4 2m3n + 4m2n2 + 8mn3 + 10 n4)(2m 3n) Simplify the following: 11. 3a2 {2a2 ab [a(a b) b(2a b)] 4ab} 3b2 12. 4a2b a(2ab + b2) 2ab2 3b(4ab 3a2) 2a2b 13. {2x2 xy + [2y2 + (3xy + x2) 4xy] y2} 14. [8m4 (2m4 m2n2) + (2m2n2 n4) 2n4] 15. 2a3 5a{a2 + 3[3a 4(a 2) + 3] a2} Divide as indicated 16. 8p2q3r4s / 8pq2r2s 17. 24ab4c2 / 8ab3c2 18. 156x2y4z3 / 26x2y2z2 19. 85x / - 8x 20. (m4 9m2n2 6mn3 n4)/ (m2 3mn n2) 21. (x4 + 3x3 7x2 15x + 18)/ (x2 6 + x) 22. (64m6 64n6)/ (m2 n2) 23. (2y4 + 3y3 7y2 1)/ (3y + y2 1) 24. (3x4 + 8x3 9x 72)/ (x + 3) Perform the indicated operations, giving the results in lowest term. x 2 3x 2 x 2 6 x 5 25. 2 x 3 x 10 x 2 8 x 7 14 x 2 7 x x 2 2x 26. 12 x 3 24 x 2 2 x 1 x2 x2 y2 27. 2 xy y 2 x xy m 2 3m 2 m 2 8m 7 28. m 2 3m 10 m 2 6m 5 a4 4 a 3 2a 29. 2 4a 32 a 7a 8 p2 2 p 3 p2 4 p 5 30. p 7 p 12 2 p 1 Simplify complex fractions and other expressions. a 3 a4
a4 a3 31. 1 1
a 3 a4 x y x2 y2
y x y 32. 1 1
x y 2m n 1 mn 33. n 1 mn a 3 a 1
a2 a2 34. 2 a 5a 6 a2 4 y2 m 35. m y 2 m y m y 2 Solve for x or y and check by substitution. 15 x 2 1 x 4 36. 25 x 2 5 x 5 x 37. 3(x + 2) 5 = 2(x + 2) 38. 5 2 x 1 4 39. y 9 y 1 1 1 1 40. a x b Solve the following systems of equations. 3x 3 y 4 2 y 41. 3 x 6 y 8 3 x 10 y 1 2 8 0 a b 42. 3 4 1 0 a b 3x 2 y 0 43. 2 x 5 y 11 2a 3b 1 c 44. 5a 7b 5 c 4a 5 3b 6x 3y 4z 8 2 y 45. 7 x 3 z 26 5 y 5x 9 2 y 6 z Simplify the complex fractions. 9 2 m 4 n 0 46. 3 3 2 3 m n 2 2 6 xy 2 6x 2 y 2 47. 2 xy xy 5 5 30 27 a b 48. 6 3ab 4.35a 2.5 b 0.35 49. 1.05a 1.5 b 0.15 3 1 4 50. 1 8