I.

Polynomials
A. Basic Concepts
1. Give 3 terms which are similar to 8[3x(xy)]
________, ________, ________
2. POLYNOMIAL OR NOT: ________ (2xy-2)-1
3. POLYNOMIAL OR NOT: ________ 8/x-3
4. POLYNOMIAL OR NOT: ________ 7x2 + ((square root of)4x)
5. POLYNOMIAL OR NOT: ________ 3x4 – (5x2/(square root of 7)) + 5-3

B – E. Simplifying, Operations, Factoring

Simplify the following expressions:
1. 4a2(12a2 + 5b2 + 3a2 - 7 + 6 + 9b)
2a

2. (p2q2 - 8pq2 + 2pq - 5) – (-3p2q2 + 7p2q – 2pq2 + 1) + 2(2p2q2 – 3pq + 8)

3. 9x(2x + 3y – 1) – 3[3x + 2xy – 5(x2 + 2x – 4)]

4. 3y(x2 – 4x + 8) _ 7y(x + 4)
10x 5x

5. What should be subtracted from 10(x2 + 2x + 3) to get 2x2 – 3x – 6?

5

6. If the perimeter of a rectangle is 2(7a2 + 4a – 5) and twice the length is 10a2 – 8a + 12,
what is the width of the rectangle added to -2(3a + 10)?

7. 8y – 4[5(x + 7) – 2(y2 + x – 3)]

 8. Subtract 2x3 + 6xy – 4y + 10 from the sum of -3x(x2 + 8y – 4xy) and x3 – 7x + 2xy – 3.

9. If the area of a rectangle is 24x2 + 80 and the length is thrice as much as the width,
what are the length, width, and perimeter of the rectangle.

10. If you buy 4 baskets of a dozen apples with each apple worth Php 3x – 9y + 15, and
your sister buys 2 baskets, solve for the following:
a. How much did both of you pay for your apples?

b. How much more did you pay for the apples than your sister?

Factor:
11. 32x2y4 - 16(x3y2z)

12. 3x2 + 18 + 9x2 + 6

13. x3 (x - 2) + 6(2 - x)

14. y3(y-3) + 9(3-y)

15. 3hk – 2k – 12h + 8

16. 32x2 – 12xy – 15y + 40x

17. 7x4 + 28x2y3 – 56xy2

18. The area of a rectangle is 2a2 + 7ab +3b2. What are the dimensions? HINT: There
are 2 ways to solve this (the way I know or your way but you have to do something
first.)

19. Find the quotient: 4a2 – 16a + 84

a–4
 20. 4x3 – 2 =
2x – 2

21. y6 – 4y5 + 6y3 – 3y2 + 2y + 15 =

y-2

22. A Ferrari travels 25x3 + 35x2 + 15x km in 15x hours. Find its rate of speed in km/hr.
Note: Distance = Rate x Time

23. Find the quotient of 3x4 + 7x2 – 5 .

x–4

24. Simplify: 36x4 y2 / 9x2y7

25. Simplify: 18a3b5 - 56a2b3

9a2 3a

II. Linear Equations and Inequalities:

Solve for the following:
1. 8(6k – 4) + 2(3k – 5) = 17

2. 6(2k + 4k – 2) ≤ -3(k+4) – 7k

3. 9k + 18 < -54

4. 10a + 2 = 45
5

5. 7 + n/16 < 24 + 3

6. 18 + 4a = a – 3(a – 4)
2 5
 7. 5 = 6
3a 3a – 6a

8. -7(x – 4) > (1/3)x + 5

9. Four times the difference of a number and 5 increased by 15 is equal to thrice the
number. Find the number.

10. Mary is twice the age of Sherlock plus another 4 years while John is 5 years younger
than Mary. If the ages of Sherlock, Mary, and John are added up, they add up to 92.
What are all their ages?

11. 14/[3(7x-2)] = 6

12. 18(b + 3) = 9(2b +4)

13. 4x + 6 - x – 2 > 9
4 8 2

14. 4 less than thrice a number is the same number. What is the number?

15. Solve for the base (b) of the square pyramid if its volume is given by V = b2h/3 ?

16. What are the least and greatest integers that will make the -9 < -6x + 4 < 6 ?
2

17. Find 4 consecutive odd numbers that have a sum of thrice the first number added to
19.

18. Mycroft was 12 times as old as Sherlock 5 years ago. What are their ages if Mycroft
is 7 times as old as Sherlock at present?
19. Jim Moriarty tried to fake his death by getting help from 4(3x + 7) people. Sherlock
4
Holmes tried to fake his death with the help of 5(x – 3) + 5 people. If all these people put
together are 10x + 5(x – 9), who needed more help faking their death (who had more
people help them)?

19. Solve for the inequality then graph and show interval notation: 7a + 4 ≤ a
3 5

20. Solve for the inequality then graph and show interval notation:
4b + 5 - 2b + 3 > 2
4 6

21. The sum of two numbers is 24 and their difference is 18. Find the two numbers.

22. Solve for the inequality then graph and show interval notation: -8 < 4x – 5 ≤ 9

23. What is the average speed Magneto can attract a piece of metal if he covers 500 km
in 4 hours? Distance = Speed x Time