I. Choose the letter of the correct answer. Write your answer on the space provided for.
_____1. Which of the following factors gives a product of x2 + 5x + 4?
a. ( x+1) (x+4) b. (x+2)(x+2) c. ( x+5) ( x-1) d. ( x+2)2
_____2.Which mathematical statement is correct?
a. (2x –y) (3x –y) = 6x2 -5xy +y2 b. (4x -5) ( 4x -5 ) = 16x2 -40x +25
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c. (3x -4)(2x+7) = 6x -13x -28 d. (2x +5)2 = 4x2 +20x +25
_____3. One of the factors of 2a2 +5a -12 is a+4. What is the other factor?
a. (2a-3) b. ( 2a +3) c. ( 2a-8) d. (2a+8)
_____4. The process of finding the factors of an expression a. Polynomials b. factoring c. product
d. Common terms
_____5. A number greater than 1 which has only two positive factors 1 and itself.
a. even number b. prime number c. factoring d. exponent
_____6.The greatest common monomial factors of 8x2+16 is a. 4x b. -8x c. 8x d. 2x
_____7. Which statement is true? A. The square of a binomial is also a binomial
b. The product of a sum and difference of two terms is a binomial c. The product of a binomial and
a trinomial is the square of a trinomial d. The terms of the cube of a binomial are all positive.
____8. What is the first term of (X +1)2 a. 2x b. 1 c 12 d. x2
____9. What is the value of a non-zero polynomial raised to 0? a. constant b. zero c. undefined
d. cannot determined
II. A.Match the factors in COLUMN A with the products in COLUMN B. Write you answer on the space
provided.
1. Your classmate was asked to square (2x -3) he answered 4x2 -9. Is his answer correct?
2. Marjo is asserted that x2 -4x -12 and 12 - 4x –x2 has the same factors. Is Ana’s answer correct?
Prove by showing your solution.
3. Buddy factored x2 + 36 using the difference of two squares. How will you make him realize that his
answer is not correct?
4. Serena added two rational algebraic expressions and her solution is presented
4x + 3 + 3x -4 = 4x + 3 + 3x -4 = 7x + 1 Is there something wrong in her solution? Why?
2 3 2+ 3 5
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B. Give the opposite of the following. Represent each with signed numbers.
6. A weight increase of 3 kilograms.
7. going up the stairs by 8 steps.
8. raising the flag 10 meters high
9. 875 meters above sea level
10. moving a chair 3 metres forward.
1. 25 + 95 =
2. 38 + ( -15) =
3. 45 + ( -20) =
4. ( -65 ) + (-20) =
5. 78 + ( -15 ) =
6. (-8) – ( -12) =
7. 39 – (-45) =
8. 53 – 25 =
9. -6 – 123 =
10. -4 + 9 =