Test your knowledge of Unit 4
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1. Evaluate: 


  not a real number

  -11

  11

  none of these





2.  Simplify the radical expression:


 

 

 

  none of these





3.  Simplify the radical expression:


  x + 196

 

  x2 + 28x + 196

  none of these





4. Solve by factoring: x2 = 16x


  x = 16

  x = 0 or x = 16

  x = 4 or x = -4

  none of these





5.  Solve by factoring:  x3 - 14x2 + 49x = 0


  x = 7 or x = -7

  x = 0 or x = -7

  x = 0 or x = 7

  none of these





6.   Solve by using the quadratic formula:  2x2 + 9x + 5 = 0


    or  

  -5/2 or -1

    or  

  none of these





7.  Solve:  6(x - 1)2 + 10 = 34



  5 or -3

  3 or -3

  3 or -1

  none of these





8.  Determine the excluded value(s) for the following rational expression:



  -7

  7/3

  -7/3

  none of these





9. Solve:  John lives 250 miles from his parents home. On a recent trip to their house, he returned to his house at a rate that was 4 mph slower than when he went to his parent's house. His total driving time was 7 hours. What was his rate returning from his parent's house?


  69.5 mph

  65.96 mph

  3 mph

  none of these





10. Solve:  The hypotenuse of a right triangle is 19 ft long.   One leg is 5 ft longer than the other.  Find the lengths of the legs.


  10.7 and 15.7 feet

  12.96 and 17.96 feet

  5.7 and 10.7 feet

  none of these