1.5.4 Test (TST) - Polynomials (Test)

Answer the following questions using what you've learned from
this unit. Write your responses in the space provided.
1. Part I: The degree of a polynomial is the (greatest / least) of the

degrees of its terms. (Circle the term that correctly completes this
definition.) (1 point)
Part II: In order to write a polynomial in descending order, you must write
the terms with the exponents (decreasing / increasing) from left to right.
(Circle the term that correctly completes this rule.) (1 point)
Part III: For each polynomial, determine the degree and write the
polynomial in descending order. (4 points: 2 points each)
2x5 + 14 –
–4x2 – 12 3x4 + 7x +
A. + 11x4 B. 3x3
2. Use addition and subtraction to simplify the following polynomials.
A. Add polynomials: (3 – 4x + 8x2) + (–6 + 2x – 5x2)
Step 1: Rewrite the polynomials without the parentheses. (1 point)

Step 2: Write the polynomial in descending order and use parentheses
around like terms. (1 point)
Step 3: Add the like terms identified in Step 2 to simplify the polynomial.
(1 point)
B. Subtract polynomials: (3x – 5 – 7x2) – (–2 + 6x2 – 5x)
Step 1: Rewrite the polynomials without the parentheses. Remember to

multiply each term in the second parentheses by –1. Show your work. (2
points)
Step 2: Write the polynomial in descending order and use parentheses

around like terms. (1 point)
Step 3: Add the like terms identified in Step 2 to simplify the polynomial.
(1 point)
3. Use the FOIL method to multiply binomials.
Part I: When multiplying binomials, the FOIL method helps you to

organize the multiplication of each term of the first binomial by each term
of the second. Fill in each blank with the word used to show how the
binomials' terms are multiplied. (2 points: 0.5 point each)
Part II: Using the FOIL method, multiply the terms in the binomials
below. Show your work in the blanks provided. Then, add any like terms
and write the polynomial in standard form in the space provided. Show
your work. (8 points: 2 points each)
(3x + 7)(2x (x2 + 2x)

A. – 5) B. (5x2 – 3x)
______ + ______ +
_______ + _______ +
_______ + _______ +
_______ _______
____________ ____________
__________ __________
(5x + 4)(5x (x2 – 7)(x2 –
C. – 4) D. 4)
______ + ______ +
_______ + _______ +
_______ + _______ +
_______ _______
____________ ____________
__________ __________
4. Use the distributive property to multiply the trinomial by the binomial.
Circle the first term in the trinomial, multiply it by each term in the
binomial, and place each result in the blank spaces provided. Repeat this
process for the second and third terms of the trinomial until all of the
spaces are filled in. Finally, in the space provided beneath the blanks,
simplify the expression by combining like terms and arranging the terms
from highest to lowest order. Show your work. (4 points)
(3x2 – 2x + 7)(x2 + 2x)
______ + _______ + _______ + _______ + ______ + _______
5. Use the vertical method to multiply two trinomials.
Step 1: Multiply the top trinomial by the last term in the bottom
trinomial. Place each result in the blank spaces provided. (2 points)
Step 2: Multiply the top trinomial by the middle term in the bottom
Step 3: Multiply the top trinomial by the first term in the bottom
Step 4: Add the three partial products to find the final answer. Place the
result at the bottom. (1 point)
6. Sabrina is making an open box from a piece of cardboard that has a

width of 12 inches and a length of 18 inches. She'll form the box by
making cuts at the corners and folding up the sides. If she wants the box
to have a volume of 224 in3, how long should she make the cuts?
Part I: Each dimension (width, length, and height) of the finished box can
be represented by a polynomial expression. If the height is x inches, what
is the length in terms of x? (2 points)
Height = x
Width = 12 – 2x
Length =
Part II: The formula for volume is v = l • w • h. Use the polynomial

expressions from Part I to write an equation to represent the volume of
the box. Simplify on the right side by multiplying the polynomials and
writing the answer in descending order. Show your work.
HINT: First multiply the binomials representing length and width. Next,
multiply the resulting trinomial by the expression representing height. (3
points)
v=
Part III: The length of each cut at the corners is represented by x. To
make a box, x must fall in a certain range of values. For example, x
cannot be 15 because that would make the flap longer than the width of
the box. Identify one reasonable value of x. Why did you choose that
value? (2 points)
Part IV: Use the polynomial equation you wrote in Part II to find the
volume of the box for each value of x. Show your work. (5 points)
x v
3 216
6 0
Part V: Based on your table, what x-value creates a box with a volume of
224 in3? (1 point)
Part VI: Using the polynomials from Part I and the value of x from Part V,
what are the dimensions of Sabrina's completed box? (3 points)
Width =
Length =
Height =
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Answer the following questions using what you've learned from

this unit. Write your responses in the space provided.

1. Part I: The degree of a polynomial is the (greatest / least) of the

2. Use addition and subtraction to simplify the following polynomials.

A. Add polynomials: (3 – 4x + 8x2) + (–6 + 2x – 5x2)

Step 1: Rewrite the polynomials without the parentheses. (1 point)

B. Subtract polynomials: (3x – 5 – 7x2) – (–2 + 6x2 – 5x)

Step 1: Rewrite the polynomials without the parentheses. Remember to

Step 2: Write the polynomial in descending order and use parentheses

Part I: When multiplying binomials, the FOIL method helps you to

(3x + 7)(2x (x2 + 2x)

4. Use the distributive property to multiply the trinomial by the binomial.

(3x2 – 2x + 7)(x2 + 2x)

______ + _______ + _______ + _______ + ______ + _______

5. Use the vertical method to multiply two trinomials.

6. Sabrina is making an open box from a piece of cardboard that has a

Part II: The formula for volume is v = l • w • h. Use the polynomial

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