Republic of the Philippines

Department of Education
REGION IV-A CALABARZON
SCHOOLS DIVISION OF BATANGAS
NASUGBU WEST DISTRICT
DR. CRISOGONO B. ERMITA SR. MEMORIAL NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL
PANTALAN NASUGBU, BATANGAS

FIRST PERIODIC TEST IN MATHEMATICS 8

NAME:_____________________________________ Score:____________
Grade and Section:___________________________
Directions: Choose the letter of the correct answer. Write your answer on the space provided.
______1. Which of the following is the product of 2x and 3x?
A. 6x B. 6 x 2 C. 5 x 2 D. 5x
______2. A quotient of two algebraic expression where both the numerator and the denominator
are polynomials is called ___________.
A. rational algebraic expressions C. factoring of polynomials
B. special products D. Cartesian Coordinate system
6 x3
______3. Which of the following is the simplest form of ?
2x
A. 3 x 3 B. 2 x3 C. 3 x 2 D. 2 x2
2
4m
______4. Simplify the expression
2m
A. 2m B. m C. 2m2 D. m2
2
x −49
______5. Simplify the expression 2
x +9 x +14
x+7 x x−7
A. B. C.
x+ 2 x+2 x+ 7
x−7
D.
x +2
______6. Which of the following has a product of b 2 – 36?
A. (b + 6) (b – 6) B. (b + 6) (b + 6) C. (b - 6) (b – 6) D. (b + 6)2
______7. The binomial terms (x +5)2 has a product of perfect square trinomial. Which of the
following is the product of the above binomial terms?
A. x 2+ 10 x +5 B. x 2+ 10 x +25 C. x 2+ 5 x +25 D. x 2+ 25
______8. Which of the following is the product of (4m – 3n) (4m + 3n)?
A. 16m2 + 9n2 B. m2 – n2 C. 16m2 – 9n2 D. 16m2 + 9n2
______9. Which of the following is the factor of an expression x 2+ 17 x +72?
A. (x + 7) (x + 7) B. (x + 8) (x + 9) C. (x + 9) (x + 9) D. (x + 8) (x - 9)
2
______10 Which of the following is the factor of an expression x + 2 x−35 ?
A. (x + 7) (x - 5) B. (x - 7) (x - 5) C. (x + 7) (x + 5) D. (x + 30) (x +
5)
______11. It is is an inverse process of multiplication or special product.
A. multiplying B. factoring C. ratio D. plotting points
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______12. Which of the following is the common monomial factor of the terms 3x-12?
A. 4 B. 3 C. 2 D. 12
3 2
______13. The trinomial 4 x −8 x +12 x has a common monomial factor of _________.
A. 4x2 B. 3x2 C. 4x3 D. 4x
______14. Which of the following binomial has a factor of ( x +6 ) ( x−6) ?
2 2 2
A. x −25 B. x −9 C. x −36 D. x 2+ 36
______15. Which of the following has the factor of (x+3) (x+2)?
A. x2 +6x+9 B. x2 +5x+6 C. x2 +6x+6 D. x2 -9
______16. The following are examples of perfect square trinomial except ______________.
A. x2 +6x+9 B. x2 +4x+4 C. x2 +8x+15 D. x2 +8x+16
______17. If x2 +13x+30=( x +3 ) ( x +10), then x2 +13x+42= ___________.
A. ( x +6 ) (x +7) B. ( x +5 ) (x +6) C. ( x +3 ) ( x +10) D. ( x +4 ) (x+ 2)
2
______18. Which of the following are the roots of x -49?
A. (x+7) and (x-7) B. x and 7 C. +7 and -7 D. x2-49 and 0
______19. The factor of 3x2 + 11xy + 6y2 is ___________.
A. (3x + 2y)(x + 3y) B. 3x (2x - 5) C. (x - 3)(x + 2) D. (x - 4)(x + 4)
2
______20. Factor the expression 36 x −25.
A. (6x+5) (6x-6) B. (x+5) (x-5) C. (6x+5) (6x-5) D. (6x+6) (6x-6)
______21. The square of a number equals nine times that number. Find the number. Given
the solutions below, evaluate if the given solutions are correct.
2
x =9 x
2
x −9 x=0
x ( x−9)=0
x=0 x=9
A. Correct, the solutions are 0 and 9.
B. Incorrect, the solutions should be +3 and -3
C. Partially correct. The solutions should be 9 and -9
D. Incorrect. The solutions should be x and 9.
______22. A two-dimensional surface on which a coordinate system has been set up; invented by
a mathematician Rene Descartes is called _______________.
A. Cartesian Coordinate Plane C. Grid of a Spheroid
B. Factoring of Polynomials D. Vector and Radar
______23. In an ordered pair (x,y) the x coordinate is also called ____________.
A. ordinate B. abscissa C. x pattern D. origin
______24. The ordered pair (4,-5) can be found on what quadrant?
A. Quadrant I B. Quadrant II C. Quadrant III D. Quadrant IV
______25. The following can be found on Quadrant II of a Cartesian Plane except ________.
A. (-2,5) B. (-3,-2) C. (-5,4) D. (-1,8)
______26. To add or subtract rational algebraic expression you must always check the
denominator. In adding or subtracting rational algebraic with common de-nominator, simply add
the numerators and copy the denominator. The statement above is _________.
A. True B. False C. Partially True D. Wrong
2x x
______27. Find the sum of and .
x−1 x−1
2
2 x2 2 xx 2x
A. B. C.
x−1 x−1 x−1(x−1)
2
D. 2 x
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 x 9
______28. Which of the following is the sum of 2
∧¿ 2 in simplified form?
x −81 x −81
x+ 9 1 1
A. B. C.
x−9 x+ 9 x−9
D. x−9
______29. Solve for 12 x2−6 x2.
1
A. 18 x 2 B. 6 x 2 C. 6 x D. 2
6x
5 3
______30. Solve for ∙ .
4b 2b
15 8 8 15
A. 2 B. 2 C. D. 3
8b 6b 81 8b
5
______31. Find the reciprocal of the expression .
2c
5 5c 2c −5
A. B. C. D.
2c 2 5 2c
2 5
______32. Solve for ÷ .
3 x 4 x3
8 8x
2
8x 10
A. B. C. D. 4
15 15 15 12 x
1
∧3
______33. Find the sum of x
2 .
2x
1 4 2 x
A. B. C. D.
2x x x 2

x
∧2 2
______34. Find the sum of the expressions x −4 .
2
x −4
1 x x−2
A. B. C. 2
x+2 x−2 x
D. x−2
2 5
______35. Which of the following is the next step in dividing the expressions ÷ 3 , where we
3x 4 x
find the reciprocal of the divisor.
2 5 5 2 2 4x
3
3x 5
A. ∙ 3 B. ∙ C. ∙ D. ∙
3x 4 x 3 x 4 x3 3x 5 2 4 x3

______36. In adding or solving dissimilar fractions of rational algebraic expressions, we must look
of the __________ of the denominator.
A. least common denominator C. multiplier of the denominator
B. greatest common denominator D. lowest term of the denominator
______37. Which of the following is/are the solutions of the equation 2x + 3y = 32.
A. (4,10) B. (10,4) C. both A and B D. neither A and
B
______38. The following are solutions of the equation 4x+y=5 except _________.
A. (1,1) B. (2,-3) C. (3,-7) D. (4,-12)
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______39. Transform the equation 3x+y=5 into slope-intercept form.
A. y=-3x+5 B. y=3x-5 C. y=-3x-5 D. 3x=y+5
______40. Find the slope of the line in the equation 2x+3y=5.
A. -2/3 B. 2/3 C. 3/2 D. -3/2
______41. Find the slope of the line given the points (2,3) and (-3,1).
A. -2/5 B. 2/5 C. 5/2 D. -5/2
______42. The solution below shows how to solve for the slope of a line given two points.
Determine whether the statement is correct.
(2,5) and (-3,-4)
y 2− y 1
m=
x 2−x 1
−4−5
m=
−3−2
−9 9
m= =
−5 5
A. Correct. The slope of the line is 9/5.
B. Incorrect. The slope should be -9/5.
C. Incorrect. The slope should be 5/9.
D. Incorrect. The slope should be -9/-5.
______43. The points (0,5) and (0,3) can be found on what quadrant?
A. Quadrant I, because the points are all positive.
B. X-axis, because the points can be found on the x-axis.
C. Quadrant IV, because the y-coordinate are positive.
D. Y-axis, because the points can be found on the y-axis.
______44. Which of the following points can be found on a line x+y=2
A. (1,1) B. (2,-2) C. (1,-1) D. (2,2)
______45. Find the equation of the line given the points (5,0) and (0,5)
A. y=-x+5 B. y=x+5 C. y=-x-5 D. C. y=x-5
______46. Find the equation of the line given the points (2,5) and (-2,-3).
A. y=-2x+1 B. y=2x+1 C. y=-2x-1 D. y=2x+2
______47. Given the slope m=2, and y-intercept b=-2, find the equation of the line.
A. y=2x+2 B. y=-2x-2 C. y=-2x+2 D. y=2x-2
______48. Find the equation of a line whose slope is -1 and passes through the point (5,-3).
A. y=-x-2 B. y=x-2 C. y=-2x-1 D. y=-2x-2
For items 49-50, read and analyze the problem carefully. Solve and show your solutions.
49-50. Find the equation of the line passing through the points (-1,-2) and (5,3).

Good Luck!

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