Complete the following questions to practice the skills you have learned in this lesson.
For questions 1 – 7, find the factored form of the quadratic expression.
- Consider the expression , where the leading coefficient equals 1. Identify all the pairs of factors of –80 that would result in positive values of .
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80 and –1, 40 and –2, 20 and –4, 16 and –5, 10 and -8
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–80 and –1, –40 and –2, –20 and –4, –16 and –5, –10 and –8
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–80 and 1, –40 and 2, –20 and 4, –16 and 5, –10 and 8
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80 and 1, 40 and 2, 20 and 4, 16 and 5, 10 and 8
- Consider the expression , where the leading coefficient equals 1. Identify all the pairs of factors of –80 that would result in negative values of .
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80 and –1, 40 and –2, 20 and –4, 16 and –5, 10 and –8
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–80 and –1, –40 and –2, –20 and –4, –16 and –5, –10 and –8
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–80 and 1, –40 and 2, –20 and 4, –16 and 5, –10 and 8
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80 and 1, 40 and 2, 20 and 4, 16 and 5, 10 and 8
- Here are pairs of equivalent expressions: one in standard form and the other in factored form. Identify the missing symbols:
and
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– and +
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+ and +
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+ and –
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– and –