Liceo de Cavinti
Brgy. Poblacion, Cavinti ,Laguna
FIRST PERIODICAL TEST IN MATHEMATICS 8 (SY.2018 -2019)
Name____________________________________ Grade____________________ Date______________
Multiple Choice: Read each item carefully. Write the letter of the best answer in the blank provided for each item.
____1. 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.
____2. Which of the following can be factored?
a. 0.08x3 – 27y3 b. 1.44(x2 + 1) – 0.09 c. 24xy(x – y) + 5(x + y) d. 0.027(x2 + 1)3 – 8
____3. Which of the following values of k will make x 2 – 5x + k?
a. 5 b. 12 c. -10 d. -14
____4. What should be multiplied to (2x – 5) to get 4x 2 – 25?
a. 2x + 5 b. 2x – 5 c. 4x2 + 10x + 25 d. 4x2 – 10x + 25
____5. What should be multiplied to (3y + 2) to get 27y 3 + 8?
a. 3y + 2 b. 3y – 2 c. 9y2 + 6y + 4 d. 9y2 - 6y + 4
____6. Find (2x – 7)2.
a. 4x4 – 49 b. 4x4 - 14x2 + 49 c. 4x4 – 28x2 + 49 d. 4x4 – 28x2 – 49
____7. Multiply: (8x3y2 – z5) (8x3y2 + z5)
a. 64x6y4 – z10 b. 64x9y6 – z15 c. 64x6y4 – 16x3y2z5 + z10 d. 64x6y4 – 8x3y2z5 + z10
_____8. Multiply: (m + 3)(m2 – 3m + 9)
a. m2 – 9 b. m3 + 9 c. m3 – 2 d. m3 + 27
____9. Which of the following is a perfect square trinomial?
a. x2 + 10xy + 100y2 b. x2 - 10xy + 100y2 c. x2 – 20xy + 100 d. x2 – 20xy + 100y2
____10. Which of the following is a sum of two cubes?
a. x3 + 9 b. x3 – 1 c. x6 + 8 d. x6 + 16
____11. Which of the following are the factors of 81x 2 – 4?
a. (9x +2)(9x – 2) b. (3x + 2)(3x – 2) c. (3x + 2)(9x2 – 6x + 4) d. (3x - 2)(9x2 + 6x + 4)
____12. What is the greatest common factor in the expression 28x 8y4z6 + 16x3y4z5?
a. 8x3y4z5 b. 4x3y4z5 c. 4x4y4z3 d. 8x4y4z3
____13. Factor 3m(m – 4) – (m – 4).
a. (m – 4)(m + 1) b. (3m – 1)(m – 4) c. (m – 4)2(3m – 1) d. 3m(m – 4)2
____14. Factor 7t(t – 5) + (5 – t).
a. (-t +5)(7t + 3) b. (-t +5)(7t – 3) c. (t – 5)(7t + 3) d. (t – 5)(7t – 3)
____15. Factor 27x3 – 64.
a. (3x – 4)(9x2 – 12x + 16) c. (3x – 4)(9x2 + 24x + 16)
b. (3x – 4)(9x2 + 12x + 16) d. (3x + 4)(9x2 – 24x + 16)
_____16. Factor x2 – 16x + 15
a. (x + 5)(x – 3) b. (x – 5)(x – 3) c. (x + 15)(x + 1) d. (x – 15)(x – 1)
_____17. Factor 4m2 + 7mn – 2n2.
a. (2m – n)(2m + n) b. (4m + n)(m – 2n) c. (4m – n)(m + 2n) d. (4m – 2n)(m + n)
_____18. Factor -5x3 + 5x.
a. 5x(x2 – 1) b. -5x(x2 + 1) c. -5x(x + 1)(x – 1) d. 5x(-x2 + 1)
_____19. Find the missing term so that 16x 4 + _____+ 25 forms a perfect square trinomial.
a. 20x b. 20x2 c. 40x d. 40x2
_____20.What is the area of a square whose side is 4x – 1?
a. 16x2 – 1 b. 16x2 – 8x + 1 c. 16x2 + 8x + 1 d. 16x2 + 4x + 1
_____21. What is the area of a rectangle whose length is (4x + 3) and whose width is (x – ½)?
a. 4x2 – x – 3/2 b. 4x2 + 2x +3/2 c. 4x2 + 5x – 2 d. 4x2 + x – 3/2
_____22. The area of a rectangular garden is (12x 2 – 8x – 15)m2, what are its dimensions?
a. (3x – 5)m by (4x + 3)m c. (6x – 3)m by (2x – 5)m
b. (6x + 5)m by (2x – 3)m d. (12x – 15)m by (x + 1)m
____23. Liza factored the expression 15x 2y3 + 10x4y + 5xy as 5xy(3xy2 + 2x3). Did Liza factor it correctly?
a. No, because 5xy is not the common factor.
b. Yes, because the last term is cancelled out.
c. Yes, there exists a common factor on all terms.
d. No, because the last term when factored is 1 and should not be omitted.
____24. Anne squared the expression 3x + 4y as 9x 2 + 16y2, which of the following statement is correct with the answer of
your classmate?
a. The answer is correct because to square a binomial distribute the exponent.
b. The answer is wrong because the product of squaring a binomial is a trinomial.
c. The answer is correct because the product of squaring a binomial is another binomial.
d. The answer is wrong because to square a binomial is to multiply the expression by 2.
____25. Below is the solution of Rogelio in factoring 3x 4 – 243
3(x4 – 81)
(x2 – 9)(x2 + 9)
(x + 3)(x – 3)
Is the solution of Rogelio correct?
a. No because the other factors was omitted.
b. No because it lacks 3 as its factor.
c. Yes because 3x4 – 243 is divisible by x + 3.
d. Yes because the complete factorization of the expression is (x + 3)(x – 3)
II. SOLUTION SET
25-35 Multiplication
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36-40 solve the rational equation (x/ x-2) (x/x +2) = 0
41-46 factor the following
