Simplifying Nonperfect Roots — Unit test Answers

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What is the following sum?

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6 b squared (RootIndex 3 StartRoot 2 a EndRoot)
Option A
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12 b squared (RootIndex 3 StartRoot 2 a EndRoot
Option B
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6 b squared (RootIndex 6 StartRoot 2 a EndRoot)
Option C
D
12 b squared (RootIndex 6 StartRoot 2 a EndRoot)
Option D
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What is the simplified form of the following expression?

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StartRoot 3 EndRoot
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9 StartRoot 3 EndRoot
Option B
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11 StartRoot 3 EndRoot
Option C
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15 StartRoot 3 EndRoot
Option D
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What is the simplified form of the following expression? Assume .

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StartFraction RootIndex 5 StartRoot 10 x EndRoot Over 3 x EndFraction
Option A
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StartFraction RootIndex 5 StartRoot 30 EndRoot Over 3 x EndFraction
Option B
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StartFraction RootIndex 5 StartRoot 120 x cubed EndRoot Over 3 x EndFraction
Option C
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StartFraction RootIndex 5 StartRoot 810 x cubed EndRoot Over 3 x EndFraction
Option D
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Pam’s eye-level height is 324 ft above sea level, and Adam’s eye-level height is 400 ft above sea level. How much farther can Adam see to the horizon? Use the formula , with d being the distance they can see in miles and h being their eye-level height in feet.

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1 mi
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mi
Option B
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19 mi
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mi
Option D
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The formula gives the length of the side, s, of a cube with a surface area, SA. How much longer is the side of a cube with a surface area of 480 square meters than a cube with the surface area of 270 square meters?

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m
Option A
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m
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m
Option C
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m
Option D
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Which expression is equivalent to ? Assume x 0.

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StartFraction x cubed StartRoot 2 EndRoot Over 2 EndFraction
Option A
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StartFraction 4 StartRoot 2 EndRoot Over x cubed EndFraction
Option B
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StartFraction StartRoot 2 EndRoot Over 2 x cubed EndFraction
Option C
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StartFraction 2 StartRoot 2 EndRoot Over x cubed EndFraction
Option D
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What is the following quotient?

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2 (RootIndex 3 StartRoot 3 EndRoot) minus RootIndex 3 StartRoot 18 EndRoot
Option A
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2 (RootIndex 3 StartRoot 3 EndRoot) minus 3 (RootIndex 3 StartRoot 2 EndRoot)
Option B
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3 (RootIndex 3 StartRoot 3 EndRoot) minus RootIndex 3 StartRoot 18 EndRoot
Option C
D
3 (RootIndex 3 StartRoot 3 EndRoot) minus 3 (RootIndex 3 StartRoot 2 EndRoot)
Option D
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What is the solution of ?

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x = –17
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x = 13
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x = 53
D
no solution
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What is the following product? Assume

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x StartRoot x EndRoot
Option A
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RootIndex 12 StartRoot x Superscript 5 EndRoot
Option B
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x (RootIndex 12 StartRoot x Superscript 5 EndRoot)
Option C
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x6
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If y is a positive integer, for how many different values of y is a whole number?

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1
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2
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6
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15
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The mean sustained wind velocity, v, can be determined by the equation , where p is the air pressure, in millibars, at the center of the hurricane. What is the approximate air pressure at the center of a hurricane when the mean sustained wind velocity is 64 meters per second?

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103 millibars
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194 millibars
C
363 millibars
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910 millibars
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Which expression is equivalent to ? Assume and .

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StartFraction a cubed b (RootIndex 3 StartRoot 15 b squared EndRoot) Over 2 c cubed EndFraction
Option A
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StartFraction b (RootIndex 3 StartRoot 15 b EndRoot) Over 2 a squared c cubed EndFraction
Option B
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StartFraction a cubed b (RootIndex 3 StartRoot 15 b squared EndRoot) Over 6 c cubed EndFraction
Option C
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StartFraction b (RootIndex 3 StartRoot 15 b EndRoot) Over 2 a c EndFraction
Option D
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Jamal simplified the expression where and . Which describes the error Jamal made?

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He should have written the square root of in the answer as , not .
Option A
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He should have written the square root of in the answer as , not .
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He should have written the 5 inside of the radical in the answer.
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He should have written the 3 outside of the radical in the answer.
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What is the solution of ?

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x = –10
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x = 3
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x = –10 or x = 3
D
no solution
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What is the following product?

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6 StartRoot 2 EndRoot minus 2 StartRoot 30 EndRoot + 6 minus 2 StartRoot 15 EndRoot
Option A
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6 StartRoot 3 EndRoot minus 6 StartRoot 5 EndRoot
Option B
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3 StartRoot 2 EndRoot minus StartRoot 22 EndRoot + 2 StartRoot 3 EndRoot minus 4
Option C
D
2 StartRoot 3 EndRoot + 6 minus 2 StartRoot 15 EndRoot
Option D

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