1.
Factor
x
2
+ 5
x
+ 6.
A.
(
x
+ 1)(
x
+ 5)
B.
(
x
+ 2)(
x
+ 3)
C.
(
x
+ 1)(
x
+ 6)
D.
prime
Hint
2.
Solve
a
2
– 12
a
= -27.
A.
a
= 3
B.
a
= 9
C.
a
= -27 or
a
= -15
D.
a
= 3 or
a
= 9
Hint
3.
Factor
x
2
– 7
x
+ 12.
A.
(
x
+ 3)(
x
+ 4)
B.
(
x
– 3)(
x
– 4)
C.
(
x
+ 6)(
x
+ 2)
D.
(
x
– 6)(
x
– 2)
Hint
4.
When factoring quadratic trinomials of the form
x
2
+
b
x
+
c
, what is true about
m
and
n
if the factored form is (
x
+ m)(
x
+
n
)?
A.
The product of
b
and
c
is equal to the sum of m and
n
.
B.
Their sum is equal to
b
, and their product is equal to
c
.
C.
Their sum is equal to
c
, and their product is equal to
b
.
D.
The sum of
b
and
c
is equal to the product of m and
n
.
Hint
5.
What are two consecutive numbers whose product is 132?
A.
10 and 11
B.
11 and 12
C.
12 and 13
D.
6 and 22
Hint