ALGEBRA REVIEW

Add the following:

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