Maths 3rd ESO

EXAM UNIT 4 (POLYNOMIALS)

1) Work out:
3

(2 points)

a. 3(x 2x + x 5) (3x + 2x 3) =
b. (x5 2x3 + x2 x + 2) 3x(x 4 2x2 + 1) =

)(

c. 2x2 3 x3 x2 + 2 =
2) Complete:

(2 points)

a. (3 + 2x)2 = 9 + ...... +
b. (..... 3)(..... + 3) = 4x 4 ........
c. (...... ......)2 = x 4 10x2 + ......
d.

(x .....)(x + .....) = ........ 9

3) Factorise the following:

a. 5x3 10x2 + 5x =

(1 point)

b. 4x2 9 =
4) Simplify:
a.

2x 2x
=
6x2 + 6x

b.

2x2 (x2 + 14x + 49 )

=
x(x2 49 )

(2 points)

5) Work out and simplify:

a.

(3 points)

(x 1)2 (x + 2)(x 2) + 2x 3 =

b. 3(x 3)(x + 3) 3(x + 3) =

2

c.

x + 3 3x + 1 3 2x 1

+
=
2
9
6
9

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SOLUTION
1)Work out:

a. 3(x3 2x2 + x 5) (3x3 + 2x 3) = 3x3 6x2 + 3x 15 3x3 2x + 3 =

= 6x2 + x 12

b.

(x5 2x3 + x2 x + 2) 3x(x 4 2x2 + 1) = x5 2x3 + x2 x + 2 3x5 + 6x3 3x =

= 2x5 + 4x3 + x2 4x + 2

)(

c. 2x2 3 x3 x2 + 2 = 2x5 2x 4 + 4x2 3x3 + 3x2 6 =

5

= 2x 2x 3x + 7 x2 6
2) Complete:

a. (3 + 2x)2 = 9 + 12x + 4x2

b. (2x2 3)(2x2 + 3) = 4x 4 9
c. (x2 5)2 = x 4 10x2 + 25

d. x

3
3
2 9
x + = x
2
2
4

3) Factorise the following:

a. 5x3 10x2 + 5x = x(x2 + 2x + 1) = x(x + 1)2

b. 4x2 9 = (2x 3)(2x + 3)
4) Simplify:

2x3 2x 2x(x2 1) (x 1)(x + 1) x 1

=
=
=
a.
6x(x + 1)
3(x + 1)
3
6x2 + 6x
b.

2x(x + 7 )2
2x(x + 7 ) 2x2 + 14x
2x2 (x2 + 14x + 49 ) 2x(x2 + 14x + 49 )
=
=
=
=
(x2 49)
(x + 7 )(x 7 )
x7
x7
x(x2 49 )

5) Work out and simplify:

2
a. (x 1) (x + 2)(x 2) + 2x 3 = x2 2x + 1 (x2 4) + 2x 3 =

= x2 2x + 1 x2 + 4 + 2x 3 = 2
b. 3(x 3)(x + 3) 3(x + 3) = 3(x2 9) 3(x2 + 6x + 9) =
2

= 3x2 27 3x2 18x 27 = 18x 54

x + 3 3x + 1 3 2x 1 9(x + 3) 2(3x + 1) 3(3 2x) 2

+
=

=
2
9
6
9
18
18
18
18
9x + 27 6x + 2 9 6x 2 9x + 27 6x 2 + 9 6x 2 3x + 32
=

=
=
18
18
18
18
18
18

c.