MATH 100 Quiz 1

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You may use a calculator on this quiz. You may not use a cell phone or computer. To receive full credit please show your work carefully and give justifications for your answers. If you find that you are spending a lot of time on one problem, leave it blank and move on to the next.
  1. (20 points) Express the interval [-1, 3) in terms of inequalities.

     

     

  2. (20 points) Simplify: (8x12)1/3

     

     

  3. (20 points) What is the value of (-4)2?

     

     

  4. (20 points) Factor completely: 6x2 - 4x

     

     

  5. (20 points) Find the product: (x + 7)(2x + 2)

     

     

     

Bonus (5 points) Use absolute value and inequality symbols to write the statement "The distance between x and 5 is less than 2."