SIERRA BULLONES TECHNICAL VOCATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL

Salvador, Sierra Bullones Bohol

First Periodical Examination in Mathematics 8

I. Multiple Choice: Write the letter of your answer.

1. The greatest common monomial factor in 3x2 – 6x is
a. 3 b. 3x c. 6x2 d. x – 2
2. Give the factored form of x – 9.
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a. (x + 3)(x – 3) b. (y + 4)(2x – 3) c. 4y(2x – 3)2 d. 4y(2x – 3)

3. The factored form of 9x2 – 25y2 is
a. (9x – y)(x + 25y) b. (3x – 5y)(3x – 5y) c. (9x + 5y)(x – 5y) d. (3x + 5y)(3x – 5y)
4. What is the factored form of 4a2 – 20ab + 9b2.
a. (2a – b)(2a – 9b) b. (2a – b)(2a + 9b) c. (2a + b)(2a – 9b) d. (2a + b)(2a + 9b)
5. Find the missing term: (x + __) (3x + __) = 3x2 + 27x + 24
a. 8, 3 b. 8, 4 c. 8, 5 d. 8, 6
6. Which of the following expressions is a rational algebraic expression?
𝑥 3𝑐 −3 𝑎−𝑏
a. b. 0 c. 4y-2 + z-3 d. 𝑎+𝑏
√3𝑦 √(𝑎+1)
7. Find the missing term: (n – __) (n – __) = n² – 11n + 10
a. 10, 4 b. 10, 3 c. 10, 2 d. 10, 1
10𝑥 4
8. 100𝑦2
is equivalent to
1𝑦 2 90𝑦 2 𝑦2 10𝑦 2
a. 90𝑥4 b. 𝑥4
c. 10𝑥4 d. 𝑥4
9. (3xk)(5x6) =
a. 15x6k b. 15xk/6 c. 15xk+6 d. 15xk-6
𝑥2− 1
10. What rational algebraic expression is the same as ?
𝑥−1
a. x + 1 b. x – 1 c. 1 d. – 1
II. Factor each completely. Show your solution, NO SOLUTION IS WRONG. (2 points each)
1. 7a² + 9a + 2
2. m² + 4m + 4
3. 2k² – k – 3
4. n² + 4n – 12
5. x² – 15x + 50
III. Simplify the following: Show your solution, NO SOLUTION IS WRONG. (2 points each)

1.

𝑎 2 −𝑏2 𝑎2
2. 2𝑎𝑏
⦁ 𝑎−𝑏

𝑥−1 1−𝑥
3. ÷
𝑥+1 𝑥 2 +2𝑥+1

4. Give the product of (x+3)(x-3)

IV. Identify the following

1. Determine whether the equation 3y² + 4x = 5 is a linear equation. If yes, determine the slope and the y
– intercept.
2. Find the value of m and b from the given equation 3x + y = 6
3. In what quadrant were we x is positive and y is negative?
4. Find the slope of the line given the equation y = x + 1.
5. What quadrant were x and y is negative?
6. Rewrite 2x + y = 20 in the form y = mx + b
7. Write the linear functions y = - 4x + 3 in the form Ax + By = C.
8. What is the general form of a General Quadratic Trinomial?
9. What is the standard form of a Linear Equation in Two Variables?
10. What are the signs of coordinates of the points in Quadrant I?

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