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This document contains a practice test on polynomials and factoring for a LET review. It includes 40 multiple choice questions covering concepts such as finding the greatest common factor, factoring polynomials, solving polynomial equations, and identifying trinomials and binomials. The test is being administered by the Mathematics Department of West Visayas State University's extension campus in Himamaylan City, Negros Occidental, Philippines.

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This document contains a practice test on polynomials and factoring for a LET review. It includes 40 multiple choice questions covering concepts such as finding the greatest common factor, factoring polynomials, solving polynomial equations, and identifying trinomials and binomials. The test is being administered by the Mathematics Department of West Visayas State University's extension campus in Himamaylan City, Negros Occidental, Philippines.

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West Visayas State University

Extension Campus at Himamaylan City


Himamaylan City, Negros Occidental

LET Review Practice Test


on Polynomials & Factoring

Directions: Use your knowledge of factoring to answer the following questions below.

A. Find the GCF


1) 54, 24 1)
A) 3 B) 1 C) 6 D) 2

2) 20, 24, 40 2)
A) 20 B) 4 C) 1 D) 8

3) x2, x9 3)
A) x11 B) x18 C) x7 D) x2

4) x2, x5, x5 4)
A) x5 B) x C) x2 D) x12

5) x10y10, x9y9, xy10, x4y6 5)


A) x4y6 B) xy6 C) x4y4 D) xy
6) 7x, x 6)
A) x B) 7x C) 1 D) 7

7) 12x, 3 7)
A)4x B) 12x C) 1 D) 3

8) 14m4, 56m7 8)
A) 14m3 B) 784m3 C) 56m4 D) 14m4

B. Factor out the following.


9)7x - 7 9)
A) 7(x - 1) B) -49x C) 7x - 1 D) 7(x - 7)

10) 40x - 10 10)


A) 5(8x - 2) B) 10(4x - 1) C) 10(4x) D) 2(20x - 5)

11) 2x6 - 12x4 11)


A) 2(x6 - 6x4) B) 2x5(x - 6x) C) 2x4(x2 - 6) D) x6(2x2 - 12)

12) 7x3 + 4x5 12)


14
A) x3(1 + 4x2) B) 7x3 + x2 C) x3(7 + 4x2) D) 7(x3 + 28)
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C. Factor a -1 from the polynomial.

13)-x - 15 13)
A) -1(x - 15) B) -1(-x - 15) C) -1(15 - x) D) -1(x + 15)

14)-3 + y 14)
A) -1(3 - y) B) -1(y - 3) C) -1(-y - 3) D) -1(y + 3)

D. Factor the four-term polynomial by grouping.

15) 2x + 16 + xy + 8y 15)
A) (x + 8)(2 + y) B) (y + 8)(2x + y) C) (y + 8)(x + 2) D) (x + 8y)(2 + y)

16) xy + 9x - 3y - 27 16)
A) (y + 9)(x - 3) B) (x + 9)(y - 3) C) (y - 9)(x + 3) D) (x - 9)(y + 3)

17) xy + y + 7x + 7 17)
A) (x + 1)(y + 7) B) (x + 1)(7y + 7) C) (7x + 7)(y + 1) D) (x + 7)(y + 1)

18) 2x - 18 + xy - 9y 18)
A) (x - 9y)(2 + y) B) (x - 9)(2 + y) C) (y - 9)(x + 2) D) (y - 9)(2x + y)

E. Factor the trinomial completely. If the polynomial cannot be factored, write "prime."

19) x2 - x - 30 19)
A) (x + 1)(x - 30) B) (x + 5)(x - 6) C) (x + 6)(x - 5) D) prime

20) x2 + x - 6 20)
A) (x - 3)(x + 2) B) (x + 1)(x - 6) C) (x - 2)(x + 3) D) prime

21) x2 - 6x - 72 21)
A) (x - 12)(x + 6) B) (x - 72)(x + 1) C) (x + 12)(x - 6) D) prime

22) x2 + 7x - 18 22)
A) (x + 2)(x + 1) B) (x - 2)(x + 9) C) (x + 2)(x + 9) D) prime

23) 2y2 + 26y + 80 23)


A) 2(y - 5)(y - 8) B) (2y + 5)(y + 8) C) 2(y + 5)(y + 8) D) (y + 5)(2y + 16)

24) 4x2 - 68x + 288 24)


A) (4x + 8)(x + 9) B) 4(x - 8)(x - 9) C) (x + 8)(4x +36) D) 4(x + 8)(x + 9)

F. Factor the polynomial by grouping.


25) 3x2 + 8x + 24x + 64 25)
A) (3x + 8)(3x + 8) B) (3x + 8)(8x +3) C) (x + 8)(3x + 8) D) prime

26)

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26) 3x4 - 5x2 + 9x2 - 15
A) (3x2 + 3)(x2 - 5) B) (x2 + 3)(3x2 - 5)
C) (x + 3)(5x - 3) D) prime

27) 7x2 + 16x - 15 27)


A) (x - 5)(7x + 3) B) (x + 3)(7x - 5) C) (x - 3)(7x + 5) D) prime

28) 4x2 + 4x - 63 28)


A) (2x + 7)(2x - 9) B) (2x - 7)(x + 9) C) (2x - 7)(2x + 9) D) prime
G. Factor the binomial
completely.
29) z2 -
16 29)
A) (z + 4)(z - 4) B) (x - 4)2 C) (x + 4)2 D) prime

30) 49x - 16
2
30)
A) (7x - 4)2 B) (7x + 4)2 C) (7x + 4)(7x - 4) D) prime

31) 49 - w
2
31)
A) (7 - w)2 B) (7 + w)2 C) (7 - w)(7 + w) D) prime

32) 36 - 25x
2
32)
A) (6 - 5x)2 B) (6 + 5x)2 C) (6 + 5x)(6 - 5x) D) prime
H. Solve the
equation.

33) (x - 2)(x + 5) = 0 33)


A) 2, -5 B) 2,5 C) 2, -2, 5, -5 D) -2, 5

34) (3y + 11)(2y + 23) = 0 34)


2
11 23 3 2 11 3
A) - 3 , - B) - 2 , - C) 8, 21 D) , 2
2
2 8 3

35) x2 - x = 42 35)
A) -6, -7 B) 6, 7 C) 1, 42 D) -6, 7

36) x2 + 6x - 55 = 0 36)
A) -11, 1 B) 11, 5 C) -11, 5 D) 11, -5

37) x2 - 9x = -14 37)


A) -2, -7 B) -2,7 C) 7, 2 D) -7, 7

38) 3x2 - 27x + 60 = 0 38)


A) -4, -5 B) 4, 5 C) 0, 4, 5 D) 3, 4, 5

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39) x3 = -3x2 + 10x 39)


A) -5, 2 B) 0, 5, -2 C) 0, -5, 2 D) 5, -2

40) -2x2 = 24x - x3 40)


A) 0, 6, -4 B) -6, 4 C) 0, -6, 4 D) 6, -4

I. Mixed Items
_____41) Which of the following expressions is a trinomial?

3
(A) 4 x 2 + 11 x +6 (C) 56 y + 2y 2 + y - 4
(B) c 2 −64 (D) 56a

_____42) Which of the following expressions is a binomial?


3
(A) 4 x 2 + 11 x +6 (C) 56 y + 2y 2 + y - 4
2
(B) c −64 (D) 56a

_____43) Expressed in factored form, the binomial 2x 2 y−4 xy 3 is equivalent to:


2
(A) 2 xy( x−2 y ) (C) 2 xy( x−2 y )
(B) 2 xy( xy−4 y ) (D) 2 x 2 y 3 ( y−2 )

_____44) What is the GCF of 9 xy−54 x 2 y 3 ?

(A) 9 (C) 9xy


(B) xy (D) 6xy

2
_____45) One of the factors of x −64 is:

(A) x + 4 (C) 2x
(B) x – 8 (D) 2x – 8

2 2
_____46) A common factor of x +7 x+10 and x −25 is:

(A) x - 5 (C) x + 2
(B) x +5 (D) x2

_____47) One of the factors of 25x2 – 9 is 5x – 3. Find the other factor.

(A) 25x2 – 9 (C) 5x - 3


(B) 5x +3 (D) x2

______48. How can you solve b2 + 4b = 21 ?

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A. Factor b2 + 4b and set each factor equal to 21.
B. Factor b2 + 4b and set one factor equal to 7 and the one factor equal to 3.
C. Factor b2 + 4b and set each factor equal to 0.
D. Factor b2 + 4b + 21 and set each factor equal to 0.

______49. Write (4x) –2 y –3


z2 in simplest form with no negative exponents.
1 1 z z
2 3 2 3 2 3 2 3
A. 16x y B. 4x y C. 16 x y D. 4 x y

______50. Solve 6x2 + 5x – 4 = 0 for x?


2 1 1 4 1
x  1, x  ,2 x ,  x  4, 
A. 3 B. 2 C. 2 3 D. 6

______51. Which of the following is the factorization of 16a 2 + 50a – 21 ?


A. (2a – 3) (8a + 7) C. (2a + 7) (8a – 3)
B. (2a + 3) (8a – 7) D. (2a – 7) (8a + 3)

______ 52. What would be your first step in completely factoring 6a 2 – 15a + 6 ?
A. Look for factors of 6a2 and 6.
B. Factor out a common factor of a.
C. Factor out a common factor of 6.
D. Factor out a common factor of 3.

_______53. Factor the trinomial x2+ 8x + 15.


A. (x – 3)(x – 5) C. (x + 5)(x + 3)
B. (x + 8)(x + 1) D. (x + 1)(x + 15)

_______54. Factor the trinomial r2 + r − 20.


A. (r − 4)(r + 5) C. (r + 1)(r − 20)
B. (r − 5)(r − 4) D. (r − 1)(r − 20)

_______55. Factor the trinomial a2 − 8a + 15.


A. (a – 3)(a – 5) C. (a + 1)(a + 15)
B. (a + 5)(a + 3) D. (a + 8)(a + 1)

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