OPERATIONS WITH POLYNOMILAS

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MULTIPLE CHOICE. Choose the one alternative that best completes the statement or answers the question.

Add.
1) (9y5 + 9y4 - 4y) + (2y5 - 2y4 + 7y) 1)
A) -2y5 + 7y4 + 16y B) 11y5 + 7y4 + 3y
C) 11y + 7y5 + 3y4 D) 21y10

Write a polynomial that represents the total area of the figure(s) shown.
2) 2)
a b

A) a 2 + b2 B) a 2 + 2ab C) 2a 2 + ab + 2b2 D) a 2 + 2ab + b2

Add.
2 2 1 3 1 1 1
3) - x - x- + - x2 - x - 3)
5 4 4 4 3 3
5 5 13 2 7 13
A) 1x2 + x+ B) - x - x-
6 2 20 12 12
13 4 7 2 13 37 6 13
C) - x - x - D) - x -
20 12 12 30 12

Subtract.
4) Subtract (7x8 - 8x5 + 8x2 - 3) from (2x8 + 7x6 - 5x2 + 12) . 4)
A) 5x8 + 7x6 - 8x5 - 13x2 + 15 B) -5x8 + 7x6 + 8x5 - 13x2 + 15
8 6 5
C) 5x + 7x + 8x - 13x + 152 D) -5x8 + 7x6 - 8x5 - 13x2 + 15

Multiply.
5) (x + 11)(x 3 + 9x - 6) 5)
A) x4 + 11x3 + 9x 2 + 93x - 66 B) x4 + 9x2 - 6x + 11
C) x4 + 11x3 + 9x 2 + 105x + 66 D) x3 + 20x2 + 93x - 66

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 6) (x2 + x - 4)(x2 + x - 7) 6)
A) x4 + 2x 3 + 11x2 + 3x + 28 B) x4 + x 3 + 12x2 + 11x + 28
C) x4 + 2x 3 - 10x2 - 11x + 28 D) x4 + x 3 - 11x2 - 11x + 28

Solve the problem.

7) Consider the figure below. (a) Write an expression for the length of the top. (b) Write an expression 7)
for the length of the left side. (c) Write an expression for the area of the largest rectangle.

4z 6

A) (a) 4z + 7; (b) z + 6; (c) (4z + 7)(z + 6) or 4z2 +34z

B) (a) 4z + 6; (b) z + 7; (c) (4z + 6)(z + 7) or 4z2 + 34z + 42
C) (a) 4z + 6; (b) z + 7; (c) (4z + 6)(z + 7) or 4z2 + 28z +42
D) (a) 4z + 7; (b) z + 6; (c) (4z + 7)(z + 6) or 4z 2 + 6z + 42

8) Consider the figure below. (a) Write an expression for the length of the bottom. (b) Write an 8)
expression for the area of the largest rectangle.

3y 19
2
A) (a) y + 19; (b) 3y(y + 19) or 3y + 57y B) (a) 3y + 19; (b) y(3y + 19) or 3y2 + 19y
C) (a) 6y + 38; (b) 2y(6y + 38) or 12y2 + 76y D) (a) 3y + y; (b) 19(3y + y) or 76y

Divide.
30x9 + 24x6 - 9x3
9) 9)
3x3
A) 10x9 + 8x6 - 3x3 B) 10x6 - 8x3 + 3
C) 10x6 + 8x3 - 3 D) 30x6 + 24x3 - 9

10) (x2 - 16x + 63) ÷ (x - 7) 10)

A) x2 - 9 B) x - 9 C) x - 16 D) x2 - 16

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 2r3 - 5r2 - 36r - 36
11) 11)
r-6
6
A) 2r2 + 7r + 6 B) 2r2 - 7r - 6 C) r2 + 6r + 7 D) 2r2 + 7r +
r-6

x4 + 81
12) 12)
x-3
81 162
A) x3 + 3x 2 + 9x + 27 + B) x3 - 3x2 + 9x - 27 +
x-3 x-3
162
C) x3 + 3x 2 + 9x + 27 D) x3 + 3x2 + 9x + 27 +
x-3

Divide using synthetic division.

13) (x2 - 2 x - 24 ) ÷ (x - 6 ) 13)
6
A) x - 4 B) x2 + 4 C) x + 4 D) x + 4 +
x -6

Use synthetic division to find the quotient and the remainder.

14) x2 + 7x + 10 is divided by x + 3 14)
A) x + 4; remainder -2 B) x + 4; remainder 0
C) x + 5; remainder 0 D) x + 4; remainder 2

15) x3 - x2 + 6 is divided by x + 2 15)

A) x2 - 3x + 6; remainder 2 B) 3x2 - 4x + 2; remainder 0
C) x2 + x + 2; remainder -6 D) x2 - 3x + 6; remainder -6

Multiply mentally
16) (n + 3)2 16)
A) n 2 + 9 B) n 2 + 6n + 9 C) n + 9 D) 9n 2 + 6n + 9

Multiply.
17) (w - 2)2 17)
A) w2 - 4w + 4 B) w + 4 C) 4w2 - 4w + 4 D) w2 + 4

18) (9m + 4)(9m + 4) 18)

A) 81m 2 + 72m + 16 B) 9m 2 + 72m + 16
C) 9m 2 + 16 D) 81m 2 + 16

19) [5x + (4y + 5)] 2 19)

A) 25x2 + 16y2 + 25 B) 25x2 + 40xy + 50x + 16y2 + 40y + 25
C) 25x2 + 100xy + 25 D) 25x2 + 200xy + 25

20) (x + 3)(x - 3) 20)

A) x2 - 9 B) x2 + 6x - 9 C) x2 - 6 D) x2 - 6x - 9

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 21) (7 - 13r)(7 + 13r) 21)
A) 49 + 182r - 169r2 B) 49 - 182r - 169r2
C) 49 - 13r2 D) 49 - 169r2

22) (13y + x)(13y - x) 22)

A) 169y2 - 26xy - x2 B) 169y2 + 26xy - x 2
C) 169y2 - x2 D) 26y2 - x2

2 2
23) 8x + 8x - 23)
11 11
32 4 4
A) 64x2 - x- B) 8x2 -
11 121 121
4 4
C) 64x2 - D) 64x2 +
121 121

4 4
24) x + x- 24)
7 7
16
A) x2 -
49
B) 64y2 - 64x2 + 80x + 25
8 16
C) x2 + x -
7 49
16
D) x2 +
49
8 16
E) x2 - x -
7 49

25) [8y + (8x + 5)][8y - (8x + 5)] 25)

A) 64y2 - 64x2 - 80x + 25 B) 64y2 - 64x2 - 40x - 25 C) 64y2 - 64x2 - 80x - 25

Solve the problem.

26) Suppose that a rectangular solid has length 12 - 3x, width 7 - 3x, and height x. 26)

7 - 3x 12 - 3x

First write a polynomial that represents the area of the base by multiplying the length by the width.
Use that polynomial to find the volume of the figure by multiplying the area of the base by the
height.
A) 9x3 - 57x2 + 84x B) -9x2 + 27x + 85
C) -9x3 + 27x2 + 84x D) 9x2 - 57x + 85

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Answer Key
Testname: OPERATIONS WITH POLYNOMIALS

1) B
2) D
3) B
4) B
5) A
6) C
7) B
8) B
9) C
10) B
11) A
12) D
13) C
14) A
15) D
16) B
17) A
18) A
19) B
20) A
21) D
22) C
23) C
24) A
25) C
26) A