Mid-term Examination

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MATH 123

I. MULTIPLE CHOICE
Directions: Read the statements carefully and write the correct answer before the number.
1. The set of Natural Number {1,2,3,…} is also known as:
a. whole number b. rational number c. negative number d. positive number
2. Which of the following algebraic expression is not a polynomial?
a. 3/2x4 b. -3x2+4x+5 c. (x+5)-2 d. 5x2-3
3. What is the degree of polynomial in 2x2-4x5+7x4?
a. 2 b. 3 c. 4 d.5
2 5 4
4. What kind of polynomial according to number of terms is 2x -4x +7x ?
a. monomial b. binomial c. trinomial d.polynomial
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5-6. What is the product of (2x+y) ?
a. 4x2+y2 b. 4x2+4xy+y2 c. 4x2-y2 d. 4x2-4xy+y2
7. What is the smallest whole number?
a. 0 b. 1 c. 2 d.10
8. What type of number is √−4?
a. whole number b. rational number c. irrational number d. imaginary number
9. What type of number is the reciprocal of ½?
a. whole number b. positive number c. irrational number d. imaginary number
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10. What is the numerical coefficient of –xy ?
a. 1 b. -1 c. xy2 d.-xy2
11. What should be added to 4y to get an answer of zero?
a. 4 b. -4 c. y d.-4y
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12. Which of the following is the literal coefficient of -5a b?
a. 5 b. -5 c. a2b d.- a2b
13. Simplify x7y5z3 / x4y7z2
a. x7y5z3 / x4y7z2 b. x3z / x4y2 c. 1 d. x7z3 / x4y7z2
14-15. Which of the following is the sum of –x+x+(-x)?
a. x b. -x c. 2x d.-2x
2 2
16-17. What is the difference of 10xy -(-7xy )?
a. 3xy2 b. 7xy2 c. 10xy2 d.17xy2
18. If x=-2, what must be the value of x-(-10)?
a. 2 b. -5 c. 8 d.10
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19. What is the product of the numerical coefficient of –xy . –x y?
a. 1 b. -1 c. 2 d.-2
20. What is the degree of y7+y3+y4+y2?
a. 2 b. 3 c. 4 d.7
2 5 7
21-22. What is the product of x . x . x ?
a. x2 b. x5 c. x14 d. x70

II. SOLVING
Directions: Solve the following items. Show your complete solution beside or below each given.
23-24.) 3x2. (-2x)
36-37.) (-2m+3n)2

25-26.) (-10y3)(2y2)(-3y)

38-40.) (2e+3d)3

27-28.) -100xy2 / 10x2y

41-42.) (5x2-y3)( 5x2+y3)

29-31.) 15ab2c d2e / 5a2bc2de2

43-45.) (x+y)3

32-33.) (x+y)2

46-48.) (3x2-4y3)2

34-35.) (a+b)(a-b)

49-50.) (a+b)2

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