Multiple Choice
Identify the
choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
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Use the rules of exponents to simplify the expression below. 
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2.
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Use the rules of exponents to simplify the expression 
using only positive exponents. Assume that no variable is zero.
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3.
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Rewrite the expression using only positive exponents, and simplify. Assume that
any variables in the expression are nonzero. 
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4.
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Evaluate the expression  when 
and  .
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5.
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Write the polynomial  in standard form. Find the
leading coefficient of the polynomial. a. | 
leading coefficient: 8 | b. | 
leading coefficient: –8 | c. | 
leading coefficient:
–3 | d. | 
leading coefficient: 8 | e. | 
leading coefficient: –3 |
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6.
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Which of the following polynomials is a binomial of degree 3?
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7.
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Find the difference  .
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8.
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Find the difference of the
polynomials.
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9.
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Find the difference  .
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10.
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Subtract  .
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11.
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Perform the indicated operations and
simplify.
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12.
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Multiply: 
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13.
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Multiply  and simplify.
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14.
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Multiply  and simplify.
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15.
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Multiply  and simplify.
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16.
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Multiply  and simplify.
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17.
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Use a special product pattern to find the product  .
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18.
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Divide  by  .
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19.
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Completely factor the polynomial  given one of its factors is
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20.
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Find the constant c of the expression  such that the
denominator divides evenly into the numerator.
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