TEST QUESTION MATH 8-Q1
TEST QUESTION MATH 8-Q1
Direction: Read and understand the statement carefully and shade the letter that corresponds to the correct
answer.
1. What is the process of finding the factors of an expression which is the reverse process of multiplication?
A. factoring C. rationalization
B. special product D. continuous division
2. What is the Greatest Common Factor of 12 and 24?
A. 2 B. 4 C. 12 D. 24
3. Which of pair of numbers has a GCF of 6?
A. 2 and 3 B. 8 and 12 C. 6 and 10 D. 12 and 18
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4. All are factors of 12x Except one. What is it?
A. 12 B. 12x C. 12x2 D. 12x3
5. If one factor of 4x2 + 6 is 2, what is the other factor?
A. 2x + 3 B. 4x + 6 C. 2x + 6 D. 2x2 + 3
6. Which of the following expressions has factors (2x - y) and (2x + y)?
A. 2x2 + y2 B. 2x2 – y2 C. 4x2 + y2 D. 4x2 – y2
7. Which of the following is equal to (2𝑥 − 1) 2?
A. 4x2 + 4x + 1 C. 4x2 − 4x + 1 B. 2x2 + 2x + 1 D. 4x2 − 4x – 1
A. 𝑥2 − 4𝑥𝑦 + 4y2
8. All of the following are perfect square trinomials, EXCEPT one. Which is it?
C. 4x2 − 12xy + 9y2
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B. 9a + 24a − 16 D. x2y2 − 6x3y2 + 9x4y2
9. What is the complete factored form of 8𝑥2 − 24𝑥𝑦 + 18𝑦2?
A. 2(2x − 3y) (2x − 3y) C. 2(3x + 2y)2
B. 2(2x − 3y) (2x + 3y) D. 2(3x − 2y)2
10. What is the complete factored form of 2x2 − 6x − 8?
A. (𝑥 + 4) (2𝑥 − 2) C. (4𝑥 + 2) (𝑥 − 2)
B. (x-4) (2x+2) D. (4𝑥 − 2) (𝑥 + 2)
11. A rectangular garden has an area by 6x2 + x – 2 square meters. If the length is represented by 3x + 2, find a
binomial that represents the width.
A. 2x + 1 B. x – 2 C. 2x − 1 D. x – 2
12. Which expression represents the length of the side of the square with an area of 4𝑏 2 + 16𝑏 + 16 square units?
13. Which of the following represents the phrase “The ratio of twice the sum of 𝑥 and 𝑦 to the difference of 𝑥 and
A. (2𝑏 + 4) units C. (8𝑏 + 4) units B. (4𝑏 + 2) units D. (4𝑏 + 8) units
twice 𝑦”?
A. 2𝑥+𝑦 𝑥−2𝑦 B. 2(𝑥+𝑦) 𝑥−2𝑦 C. 2𝑥+𝑦 2(𝑥−𝑦) D. 2𝑥+2𝑦 2𝑥−2�
14. What is the value of 𝑥 that will make the expression 𝑥 4+2𝑥+1 𝑥 2+2𝑥+1 undefined?
A. −1 B. 0 C. 1 D. 2
15. What do you call an expression in fraction form in which the numerator and the denominator are polynomials?
A. rational algebraic equation C. rational algebraic expression B. linear algebraic expression D. linear algebraic
A. 1 B. 2 C. 3 D. 4
18. Given 𝑥 2−1 𝑥 2−𝑥 = (𝑥+1)(𝑥−1) 𝑥(𝑥−1) = (𝑥+1)(𝑥−1) 𝑥(𝑥−1) = 1 1 = 1. Is the process of simplifying the
B. No, because dividing out of the common factors were done incorrectly.
C. No, because the factors of the numerator and denominator are incorrect.
A. No, because the numerator and the denominator have different degrees.
B. No, because the numerator and the denominator were not factored completely.
C. Yes, because the numerator and the denominator have no common factor other than 1.
What are the common factors in the numerators and denominators of 𝑥 2−9 𝑥 2+𝑥−20 ∙ 𝑥 2−8𝑥+16 3𝑥−9 ?
C. 8𝑥−20 4𝑥+12 D. 2𝑥 2+𝑥−15 16
A. 𝑥 + 3 B. 𝑥 − 4
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C. (𝑥 + 3)(𝑥 − 4) D. (𝑥 − 3)(𝑥 − 4)
24. Below are the steps in finding the product of rational algebraic expressions. Which is the correct order?
I. Divide out the GCMF of the numerators and denominators.
II. Find the GCMF of the of numerators and denominators.
III. Simplify the remaining factors.
If written in standard form, what are the values of 𝐴, 𝐵, and 𝐶 in the equation 2𝑥 = 4(−𝑦 + 5)?
B. negative, negative D. positive, positive
A. 𝐴 = 2, 𝐵 = −4, 𝐶 = 5 C. 𝐴 = 2, 𝐵 = 4, 𝐶 = 5
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B. 𝐴 = 2, 𝐵 = −4, 𝐶 = 20 D. 𝐴 = 2, 𝐵 = 4, 𝐶 = 20
Jake was tasked by his teacher to find the value of 𝑥 in the linear equation 5𝑥 + 3𝑦 = 21 given that 𝑦 = 2. His
solution is shown below. 5𝑥 + 3𝑦 = 21 , 5𝑥 + 3(2) = 21 , 5𝑥 + 6 = 21, 5𝑥 + 6 − 6 = 21 + 6 𝑥 = 3 Is his solution
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