Chapter 7

Skills Practice

Lesson

Simplify.

7-1

1. 3 -4

2. 5 -3

3. -4 0

4. -2 -5

6. (-2)-4

7. 1-7

8. (-4)-3

9. (-5)0

5. 6 -3
10. (-1)-5

Evaluate each expression for the given value(s) of the variable(s).

11. x -4 for x = 2

12. (c + 3)-3 for c = -6

13. 3j -7k -1 for j = -2 and k = 3

14. (2n - 2)-4 for n = 3

Simplify.
15. b 4g -5

k -3
16. _
r5

17. 5s -3c 0

z -4
18. _
5t -2

f2
19. _
3a -4

-3t 4
20. _
q -5

a 0k -4
21. _
p2

22. 3f -1y -5

25. 10 6

26. 10 -8

Lesson

Find the value of each power of 10.

7-2

23. 10 -7

24. 10 9

Write each number as a power of 10.

27. 10,000,000

28. 0.00001

29. 10,000,000,000,000

Find the value of each expression.

30. 72.19 10 -2

31. 0.096 10 -7

32. 7384.5 10 6

Write each number in scientific notation.

33. 3,605,000
Lesson

Simplify.

7-3

36. 3 4 3 2
39. (b 4)

34. 0.0063

35. 100,500,000

37. r 7 r 0

38. (k 4)

40. (c 3d 2) (cd 2)

41. (-3q 3)

-2

-2

Find the missing exponent in each expression.

3
a9
43. (a 3b ) = _
b6

42. a a 6 = a 9

Lesson

Simplify.

7-4

3 11
45. _
38

44 53
46. _
2
3 43 53

b4
44. (a 4b -2) a 3 = _
a5

6h 4
47. _
12h 3

r 6s 5
48. _
r 5s 6

Simplify each quotient and write the answer in scientific notation.

49. (4 10 7) (1.6 10 5)
Simplify.

( )

2
52. _
3
S16

50. (10 10 4) (2 10 7)

( )

x 2y 2
53. _
y3

()

4
54. _
5

-3

51. (2.5 10 8) (5 10 3)

( )

2xy 2
55. _2
3(xy)

-3

Extra Practice

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Chapter 7

Skills Practice

Lesson

Find the degree of each monomial.

7-5

56. 4 7

57. x 3y

r 6st 2
58. _
2

59. 9 0

62. 3 g 4h + h 2 + 4j 6

63. 4no 7 - o 6p 3 + p

Find the degree of each polynomial.

60. a 2b + b - 2 2

61. 5x 4y 2 - y 5z 2

Write each polynomial in standard form. Then give the leading coefficient.
1 t3 + t - _
1 t5 + 4
64. 4r - 5r 3 + 2r 2
65. -3b 2 + 7b 6 + 4 - b
66. _
2
3
Classify each polynomial according to its degree and number of terms.
67. 3x 2 + 4x - 5

68. -4x 2 + x 6 - 4 + x 3

69. x 3 - 7 2

Lesson

Add or subtract.

7-6

70. 4y 3 - 2y + 3y 3

71. 9k 2 + 5 - 10k 2 - 6

72. 7 - 3n 2 + 4 + 2n 2

73. 3a 2 + 4a 3 - 2a 2

74. (2 + x 2) + (5x 2 + 6)

75. (9x 6 - 5x 2 + 3) + (6x 2 - 5)

76. (2y 5 - 5y 2) + (3y 5 - y 3 + 2y 2)

77. (5y 3 - 6y + 2) + (2y 7 + y)

78. (r 3 + 2r + 1) - (2r 3 - 4)

79. (4r 4 - 3r 2 + 4) - (2r 4 - r 2)

80. (10s 2 + 5) - (5s 2 + 3s - 2)

81. (2s 7 - 6s 3 + 2) - (3s 7 + 2)

Lesson

7-7

Multiply.

( )

82. (3a 7)(2a 4)

3 r 5 (12r 2)
83. _
4

84. (-3xy 3)(2x 2z)(yz 4)

85. (4kl 3m)(-2k 2m 2)

86. (-6c 2e)(-2de 2)

87. 3jk 2(2j 2 + k)

88. 4q 3r 2 (2qr 2 + 3q)

89. -2c 3 (c 3 + 3c - 2)

90. 3xy 2(2x 2y - 3y)

91. (x - 3)(x + 1)

92. (x - 2)(x - 3)

93. (x - 4)(x - 4)

94. (2x 2 - 3y)(3x - y 2)

95. (x 2 + 2xy)(3x 2y - 2)

96. (x 2 - 3x)(2xy - 3y)

97. (x - 2)(x 2 + 3x - 4)

98. (2x - 1)(-2x 2 - 3x + 4) 99. (x + 3)(2x 4 - 3x 2 - 5)

100. (2a + 3)(a 2 + 2ab - b)

101. (3a + b)(2a 2 + ab - 2b 2) 102. (a 2 - b)(3a 2 - 2ab + 3b 2)

Lesson

Multiply.

7-8

103. (x + 3) 2

104. (3 + 2x) 2

105. (4x + 2y)2

106. (3x - 2)2

107. (5 - 2x) 2

108. (3x - 5y)2

109. (3 + x)(3 - x)

110. (x - 5)(x + 5)

111. (2x + 1)(2x - 1)

112. (x 2 + 4)(x 2 - 4)

113. (2 + 3x 3)(2 - 3x 3)

114. (4x 3 - 3y)(4x 3 + 3y)

Extra Practice

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