Fall Semester Final Review

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What are the solutions for 2x^2 -13x +15 =0?

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x = 1.5 and 5

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The expression x^2 + x - 6 is equivalent to ______ in factored form.

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(x - 2)(x + 3)

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Identify the mistake in Elizabeth's equation solving steps: Step 3; distributed wrong.

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Mistake in distribution.

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The expression (x - 4)(x - 1) is equivalent to ______.

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What is the quadratic formula?

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Define a polynomial.

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A mathematical expression involving a sum of powers in one or more variables multiplied by coefficients.

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What is the degree of the polynomial 4x^3 - 2x^2 + x - 5?

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3 (the highest power of x)

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What does it mean for two expressions to be equivalent?

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They have the same value for all values of the variable.

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What is the process of factoring a quadratic expression?

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Finding two binomials that multiply to give the quadratic expression.