July ___, 2019 Summative Test on FACTORING Score: _________

Name____________________________ Gr. 8 ___________________ Corrected by:__________________

A 1st degree equation is called

I. PUZZLE.
linear. A 2nd degree equation is
called quadratic. What do you
call a 4th degree equation?

To decode the answer to the question, match the factors in the answer box with the
terms in the question box. Then write the letter on the empty box. The first item is done for you. (9pts)
QUESTION BOX ANSWER BOX
x – 12x + 36
2 B Q. (x – 8) (x – 3)
8x – 125y
3 6 A. 4 (x + 4) (x – 4)
x2 – 11x + 24 R. (3x + 7) (x + 1)
25a2 – 9a2b4 B. (x – 6) (x – 6)
4x – 64
2 D. 5x2 (2x3 – 5)
10x5 – 25x2 I. (2x – 5y2) (4x2 + 10xy2 + 25y4)
3x2 + 10x + 7 A. (10x3 + 3) (100x6 – 30x3 + 9)
1000x9 + 27 I. (a + b) (ab + x)
x2 - 121 U. (5a + 3ab2) (5a – 3ab2)
ax + a2b + ab2 + bx C. (4y – 1) (y2 + 1)
4y3 – y2 + 4y – 1 T. (x + 11) (x – 11)

II. Multiple Choice. Write the letter of your answer on the space provided.
____1. Which of the following gives the product 3x2 – 5x – 2?
A. (3x + 1)(x – 2) B. (3x – 1)(x + 2) C. (3x + 2)(x – 1) D. (x + 2)(3x – 3)
____2. How is 4x2 – 36 be expressed as a product of factors?
A. 4(x – 6)(x + 6) B. 4(x – 3)(x + 3) C. (2x – 6)(2x + 6) D. 4(x2 – 9)
____3. What should be multiplied to 3m + n to obtain the product of 9m2 – n2?
A. 3m – 1 B. 3m – n2 C. 3m – n D. 3m2 – 1
____4. Which of the following is a perfect square trinomial?
A. 25m2 + 6m + 1 B. 36x2 + 72x + 81 C. 4a2 + 12a + 36 D. 8x2 + 16x + 16
____5. What is the missing term 4s2 + ____ + 121 so that the expression becomes a perfect square
trinomial? A. 88s B. 48s C. 44s D. 22s
____6. Which of the following is NOT true?
A. x3 + y3 = (x + y)(x2 – xy + y2) C. x2 – y2 = (x + y)(x – y)
B. x2 + y2 = (x + y)(x + y) D. x3 – y3 = (x – y)(x2 – xy + y2)
____7. What is the largest common factor of 8x2y3 and 32x4y5?
A. 4xy B. 4x2y3 C. 8x2y3 D. 8x2y
____8. Which of the following should be multiplied to x2 + 3x + 9 to get x3 – 27?
A. x + 3 B. x – 3 C. x + 9 D. x – 9
____9. Which of the following can be factored?
A. 8x3 – 27y3 B. 144x2 – 9 C. 24x2 + 5y3 D. 27y6 + 64z12
____10. One of the factors of 2a2 + 5a – 12 is a + 4. Which is the other factor?
A. 2a – 3 B. 2a + 3 C. 2a – 8 D. 2a + 8

III. Fill in the missing values of the factors in the blank.

1) 3x9 + 6x8 – 9x7 = _________(x2 + 2x – 3) 5) m2 – 2m – 15 = (m – 5) (m + ____ )
2) ab(x + 2) – 4(x + 2) = (x + 2) ( _______ ) 6) 6y2 + 5y + 1 = (2y + 1) ( _______ )
3) x2 + 24x + 144 = ( x + ____ )2 7) 64y3 + 343z9 = (4y + 7z3) ( __________________ )
4) x2 + 11x – 12 = (x – ___ ) (x + 12) 8) 2x4 – 250y7 = 2xy ( ______ ) (x2 + 5xy2 + 25y4)

IV. Find two numbers whose products(P) and sums(S) are given below. (4pts)
1) P: 14 ____,____ 2) P: 7 ____,____ 3) P: 15 ____,____ 4) P: -21 ____,____
S: 9 S: -8 S: 8 S: 4
V. Determine whether each quadratic trinomial is FACTORABLE or NOT by solving its determinant. If it is factorable, give
the factors using the short method.

1) 3x2 + 10x + 7 2) 5x2 - 4x + 4 3) 2x2 - 7x + 6

a= a= a=

b= b= b=

c= c= c=

d = √𝑏 2 − 4𝑎𝑐 d = √𝑏 2 − 4𝑎𝑐 d = √𝑏 2 − 4𝑎𝑐

VI. On the blank, write YES if the given trinomial is a Perfect Square Trinomial and NO if it is not.

________1) x2 - 6x + 9 ________4) a2 - 18a - 81 _______7) 16d2 - 8d + 5

________2) b2 + 8b + 16 ________5) 9h4 + 42h2k + 49k2 _______8) r4 - 12r2 + 16

________3) 4y2 - 20y + 25 ________6) 36m2 + 64mn - 100n2 _______9) 36e2 + 12e - 1
V. Solve the following problems on factoring. Solution is required. (8pts)
1. The area of a rectangle is given by the expression 6x2 – 13x – 5.
a. What is the length of the rectangle if its width is (2x – 5)?
b. If x = 8cm, find the length, width and area of the rectangle.
2. The area of a square is 9a2 – 24ab + 16b2 sq. meter. What is the measure of one side if a = 5m and
b = 2m?
PROCESS ____/20

VI. Accomplish the graphic organizer below by filling in the boxes of the concepts you have learned on Factoring. (10pts)

Different Techniques of Factoring Polynomials

Example Example Example Example Example

VII. Explain the error in each item below, then factor the trinomial correctly. (2pts each)
1. x2 – 9x + 20 = (x – 5) (x + 4)

2. m3 – 125n6 = (m – 5n2) (m2 – 5mn + 25)

3. p2q2 + 5pq + 6 = (pq – 3) (pq – 2)

VIII. MATHEMATICAL REASONING. Answer each question briefly.(4pts)
1. Is x4 – 1 = (x2 + 1) (x2 – 1) completely factored? Why or why not?

2. When is a trinomial a perfect square?

UNDERSTANDING /15
IX. Construct a real-life problem involving factoring. Solve the problem. (10pts)
Problem constructed - 4 points Concepts Applied – 3 points Solution/answer - 3 points

X. Factoring refers to the separation of a formula, number or matrix into products. For example, 49 can be
factored into two 7s, or x2 - 9 can be factored into x - 3 and x + 3. This is not a procedure used commonly in
everyday life. Agree or not? Support your answer. (5pts)