Midterm Examination in Math 101

I. Multiple Choice.
1. The expression 3x + 2 is
a. Monomial b. binomial c. trinomial d. multinomial
2. An expression which contains more than one term is called polynomial. Poly means:
a. One b. two c. three d. many
3. In the term 7xy, 7 is ____coefficient
a. Literal b. numerical c. factor d. product
4. (x
m
)(x
n
) equals
a. X
mn
b. x
m+n
c. x
m-n
d. x
m/n

5. x
m
equals
x
n

a. x
m+n
b. X
mn
c. x
m-n
d. x
m/n

6. (3x+2)2 equals 9x2 + ____ + 4
a. 6x b. 5x c. 12x2 d. 12x
7. The product of (x+4)(x-4) is
a. x
2
+16 b. x
2
16 c. x
2
+8x-16 d. none of these
8. The product of (x+5)(x-6) is x2 - _____ - 30
a. x b. -11x c. 11x d. x
9. Which of the following are similar terms
a. 5x
2
y, 6x2y b. 5xy
2
, 6x
2
y c. 5xy6x
3
y
2
d. 5x
2
y
2
, 6xy
10. (5x-3)3 equals 125x3 - ____ + 135x 9
a. 75x
2
b. 15x
2
c. 225x
2
d. 45x
2


II. Perform the indicated operations.
1. (16a + 9b) + (8a + 7b)
2. ( x
3
3x
2
+ 7x +2 ) + (5x
3
10x
2
+ x + 24 )
3. ( 7a
2
b + 3ab
2
) + ( 12a
2
b 18ab
2
)
4. Subtract 4x
3
+ 6y
2
+ 72 from the sum of 86x
2
37z
2
and 51y
2
+ 94z
2

5. Subtract x
3
+ 17y
2
+36x 15 from 3x
3
13x + 33
6. Find the product of ( 3x
2
+ 6x 5 ) ( x + 7 )
7. Find the product (5x 6) (9x + 8)
8. 120x
3
+ 36x
2
+ 75x
12x2
9. X
3
+ 5x
2
8x 12 x 2
10. X
2
11x 6 x + 3

III. Solve the following equations
1. 5x + 10 ( 14 x ) = 95
2. 2 (-5 + 4x ) = 6 ( x + 4 ) 4 + 2x
3. x + 5 = 3x + 10
2
4. -2 ( 3x 10 ) 8 = 10 2 (2x 3)
5. x + 5 = 3x 6 + 1
2 5








Prepared by:

MARILOU T. BARRIO




Approved by

NOEL CALIMPONG
Dean, CAS