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Mathematics Department
HKUGA College
MATHEMATICS
S2 UNIT TEST 1 – MANIPULATIONS AND FACTORIZATION OF POLYNOMIALS &
IDENTITIES
2012-2013

40 minutes

TOTAL: 50 MARKS

Name:______________________________________ Class:_________________________( )

INSTRUCTION TO STUDENTS

 Do not open this test paper until instructed to do so.

 Unless otherwise stated in the question, all numerical answers must be given exactly or to 2
decimal places.

ADVICE TO STUDENTS

 Full marks are not necessarily awarded for a correct answer with no working. Answers must be
supported by working and/or explanations.
 Where an answer is incorrect, some marks may be given for a correct method, provided this is
shown by written working. All students should therefore be advised to show their working.
 A maximum of 2 marks will be deducted throughout the whole paper for poor presentation of
answers and for missing units.

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Section A Multiple Choice Questions – Write 5. Which of the following is not an
answers on page 3. identity/are not identities?

1. What is the degree of the polynomial I. u 2  23u  5  u  5u  2

1
 3a 2b3  ab5  a 4 ? II.  v  5v  7  35  2v  v2
2 III. 3x  4x  5  20  x3x  19
A. 4
B. 5 A. I and II only
C. 6 B. I and III only
D. 15 C. II and III only
D. I, II and III
2. Which of the following is not a
polynomial?
6. B
A.  2
2
B. 3x 
x 2x- 6
1
C. x 2 + x 3
2
D. 2 xyz  6 x 2 y  3 3x+2

In △ABC, given that the height of the

3. Simplify 3x 2 3  x 3 . triangle is (2x– 6) and BC = (3x + 2),
express the area of △ABC in the figure in
terms of x.
A. 9x8
B. 27x8 A. 3x 2 – 7x – 6
C. 9x9 B. 3x 2 –11x + 6
D. 27x9 C. 6x 2 – 14x – 12
D. 6x 2 + 22x – 12

4. If 4 x  5   A  1x  B , then 2A+B = 7.

If x 2  y 2 
634
and xy  3 , then
25
A. 11 . x  y 2 =
B. 3.
C. 1. 709
D. 13 . A. .
25
784
B. .
25
25
C. .
9
484
D. .
25

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8 Expand Answers for multiple choice questions:

x  2 y 2  9x 2  y 2   3x  y 2 .
Instructions

Do not mark above, 1. A B C D

A. x2
 2 xy  14 y 2
below, to the right or 2. A B C D

B. x2  2 xy  14 y 2 left of the bubble so 3. A B C D

that the mark goes
C. x2  4 xy  4 y 2 into the spaces for
4. A B C D

D. x2  6 xy  4 y 2 the next bubble. 5. A B C D

6. A B C D
Correct
7. A B C D

8. A B C D

Incorrect

TOTAL FOR SECTION A: 16 MARKS

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Section B Conventional Questions

1. Simply the following expressions. (4 marks)

(a) 3 p3q 4  5 p 2 q =
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(b)
3x y  x3
2
2

=
 3x12

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2. Expand (5 marks)


(a) 4mn 2m  5n 2  1  =
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(b) 5  2n5  2n =

(c) 5(3a  1) 2 =

3. Factorize the following expressions. (8 marks)

(a) 56 x 2 y  28xy 2  7 xy =
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(b) 2ab  bc  cd  2ad =

(c) 3m  nm  n  n  mn  3m =

(d) 23x  y   3x  y 

2
=

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4. Determine whether the equation 3x  22 x  1  6 x  11x  2  20 is an identity or not.
(4 marks)

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5. If 3x  2 Ax  5  2x  3  Bx 2  11x  C , find the values of the constants A, B and C.(5 marks)

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6. (8 marks)

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2x2 –3
3x2 – x
4x2 – 6x

x2 +2x
3x2 +2x+1

(a) Referring to the figure above, find the length of DC.

(b) Express the area of BCEF in a polynomial with x as the variable.
(c) If x = 2, find the area of BCEF.

TOTAL FOR SECTION B: 34 MARKS

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