A1H U1 Expressions & Polynomials Practice Test V19b

1. Your neighborhood is having a block sale and you  1 

are designing an advertising banner with the 3. If a is a negative number, then a   is ____ equal
a
dimensions shown. Which polynomial represents to –1.
the perimeter of the banner? a. always
b. sometimes
c. never

4. For every real number x, y, and z, the statement

(x  y)z  xz  yz is ____ true.
a. always
b. sometimes
c. never

5. Write an equation. Is the given value a solution?

a. 3x  3
A farmer sees 56 of his cows out of the barn. He
b. 2x 2  7x  4 knows that he has 83 cows altogether. Let c
c. 6x  6 represent the number of cows still in the barn. Are
d. 4x  7 there 33 cows still in the barn?
e. 5x  2 a. 56 + 83 = c; no
b. 56 + c = 83; no
c. 83 + c = 56; no
d. c + 33 = 56; yes
2. What equation models the data in the table if d =
number of days and c = cost?
Days Cost
2 44 6. What is the degree of the polynomial
3 66 15x 5  9x 2  x 7 ?
5 110
6 132

a. d = 22c Simplify the expression.

b. c = 22d
c. c = d + 22d    
7. 13 62   52  42   9
d. c = d + 22    

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8p 16. Find the GCF of the terms of the polynomial.

8. Evaluate 7m  2n  for m = –4, n = 2, and p =
n
8x6 + 32x3
1.5.

9. Write the polynomial in standard form. Factor the polynomial.

4g – g3 + 3g2 – 2
17. 40w11 + 16w6

Find the degree of the monomial. Simplify the product using FOIL.

10. 6x8y5 18. (4x  3)(2x  5)

Simplify the difference. 19. (2x  4)(4x  3)

11. (4w2 – 4w – 8) – (2w2 + 3w – 6)

20. (3n2 + 4n + 3)(4n – 5)

12. (6w2 – 5w – 5) – (2w2 + 4w – 2)

21. (3k + 4)(2k2 – 4k – 4)

13. Simplify the sum.
(4u3 + 4u2 + 2) + (6u3 – 2u + 8)

Find the square.

Simplify the product. 22. (8m  7) 2

14. 8x2(4x2 + 4y6)

23. (2m  7) 2

15. 7a3(5a6 – 2b3)

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Find the product. 30. A flower garden is 4 feet longer than its
width w. Write a polynomial that represents
24. (4p – 6)(4p + 6) the area of the garden.

25. (4m2 – 5)(4m2 + 5) 31. A small vegetable garden has a length is 2

feet more than the width. Find the
perimeter of the garden.
26. (3p – 1)(3p + 1)

Complete.

27. z2 + 9z – 90 = (z – 6)(z + )

28. z2 + 3z – 180 = (z – 12)(z + )

32. Find the perimeter and the area of the

29. Simplify the sum. rectangle.
(6u3 + 6u2 + 3) + (8u3 – 6u + 6)

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33. The room and the hallway shown in the floorplan below have different dimensions but the same
area.

Write an equation to find the total area of bothe rooms.

34. What is the degree of 3x 2  4x  x 3  6x 6 ? 39. When the quadratic polynomial

5x  2  4x 2 is written in standard form
which statement(s) are true?
35. a. Write an equation to show how the amount of I. The lead coefficient is positive.
money in a jar of nickels is related to the
number of nickels in the jar.
II The expression is a binomial
b. If the jar contains 40 nickels, how much money
is this?
III The degree of the polynomial is less
than the number of terms

IV The constant term is greater than the

Name the property shown.
leading coefficient
36. (10  3)  12 = 10  (3 12)

37. (7  2)  11 = 7  (2 11)

38. Give three examples of numbers that are

not polynomials.

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40. Express the volume of the cube using at 42. Find the area of the shaded region. Show all your
least two different equvalent expressions. work.

43. Simplify – j + 5(k + j). Justify each step.

41. Can you write a binomial in standard form with a
degree of 0? Can you write a binomial with a
degree of 3? Explain.

Match the property for each of the following math sentences:

a. Identity Property d. Commutative Property

b. Associative Property e. Equality Property
c. Inverse Property

44. 14 + 18 = 18 +14

45. 6 + 0 = 6

46. (-9) + 9 = 0

47. (21 + 8) + 7 = 21 + (8 + 7)

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A1H U1 Expressions & Polynomials Practice Test V19b

Answer Section

1. C
2. B
3. C
4. A
5. B
6. 7
7. 169
8. –30
9. –g3 + 3g2 + 4g – 2
10. 13
11. 2w2 – 7w – 2
12. 4w2 – 9w – 3
13. 10u3 + 4u2 – 2u + 10
14. 32x4 + 32x2y6
15. 35a9 – 14a3b3
16. 8x3
17. 8w6(5w5 + 2)
18. 8x 2  26x  15
19. 8x 2  10x  12
20. 12n3 + n2 – 8n – 15
21. 6k3 – 4k2 – 28k – 16
22. 64m2  112m  49
23. 4m2  28m  49
24. 16p2 – 36
25. 16m4 – 25
26. 9p2 – 1
27. 15
28. 15
29. 14u3 + 6u2 – 6u + 9
30. w 2  4w
31. 4x + 4
32. Perimeter: P  2l  2w Area: A  lw
P  23x  2  2x  4 A  3x  2 x  4
P  6x  4  2x  8 A  3x 2  12x  2x  8
P  8x  12 A  3x 2  14x  8
   
33.  3w w  2    w w  1   Total Area
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35. Choice of variables may vary. Sample: t = 0.05n, where t = total amount of money and n = number of nickels;
$2.00.
36. Associative Property of Addition
37. Associative Property of Multiplication
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Examples: 5x 2  1, x  2, , 3x  1 , 2x  x3  2
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38.
39. III and IV
 
40.  x 2  2  x  3 x  1
 
or
 2  
 x  2   x 2  2x  3 
  
or
 3 
 x  3x 2  2x  6  x  1
 
or
x 4  2x 3  x 2  4x  6
41. You cannot write a binomial with a degree of zero because both terms cannot be constants. You can write a
binomial with a degree of three if the greatest exponent is 3. The other exponent can be 2, 1, or 0.
42.
[4] (2x + 2)(3x – 4) – (x – 3)(x – 6) = (6x2 –8x + 6x – 8) – (x2 –6x – 3x + 18)
= (6x2 – 2x – 8) – (x2 – 9x + 18)
= 5x2 + 7x – 26
[3] one minor computational error
[2] error in formula with correct computation
[1] correct answer without work shown
43.
[4] – j + 5(k + j)
= – j + 5k + 5 j Use the Distributive Property.
= – j + 5 j + 5k Use the Commutative Property of Addition.
= (– + 5) j + 5k Use the Distributive Property to combine like terms.
= 4 j + 5k Simplify.
[3] one property incorrect or missing
[2] one property error and one computational error
[1] three errors
44. D
45. A
46. C
47. B