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ITESM – VEMAE
Mathematics Department
ÁLGEBRA I : FINAL EXAM LABORATORY
By:
Ana Ma. Salas, Alberto Villarreal, Rosario González, Luz Ma. González, Minerva Montalvo, Claudia
Durand, Ing. Alejandra Ruiz.

Instructions:
Analyze each of the following statements and determine whether they are True (T) or
False (F).

Statement
( ) 2
is a rational number.
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( ) 12 is 75% of 9
( ) 1 is a prime number.
( ) 72 is the LCM of 24 and 36
( ) 4 is the GCF of 152 and 136
( ) 1
( x + 1 ) is expressed as “The triple of x plus 1”
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( ) (- 4)2 = 16
( ) x 10 1
2
 8 ; if x  0
x x
( ) The degree of 4x2y – 3x2 + 1 is 3
( ) ( a - b )2 ( a - b ) -2 = 0
( )
You can perform the operation 2x3 + 4x – 3  x2 - 1 using synthetic division.
( ) ( x – 3 ) 2 = x2 – 9
( )
( a – b )3 = a3 + 3 ab2 + 3 a2b + b3
( ) x2 – y2 = ( x + y )( x – y )

( ) a3 - b3 = ( a - b )( a2 + 2ab + b2 )
( ) a c e ace
* * 
b d f bdf
( ) a c a d ad
   
b d b c bc
( ) 2 x  y 
 2
yx
( ) 2a
b  2ac
The expression
c bd
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Instructions:
Solve the following exercises and write the letter corresponding to the correct answer
in the space provided at the left of each exercise.

RESPUESTA
1. __ The correct order of the numbers : -3/4,-3,-1/2,-1 in increasing order is:

A) -1/2, -3/4,-1,-3 C) -3,-1,-3/4,-1/2

B) -3,-1,-1/2,-3/4 D) None
2. __ Juan buys a pair of jeans that cost $495, if this pair of jeans has a30% discount, How much will
Juan pay for the pair of jeans?
A) $148.50 C) $ 34.65
B) $ 346.50 D) None
3. __ The prime factors of 80 are:

A) ( 8) (10) C) (4) (2)(5)(2)

B) (2)4 (5) D) None

4. __ The least common multiple of 12 and 10 is:

A) 90 C) 120
B) 60 D) None

5. __ Which of the following is the ratio of 4 weeks to 5 days?

A) 4/5 C) 5/28
B) 28/5 D) 5/4
6. __ Luisa bought a house last year for $ 750,000. The value of the house has increased a 3.5% this
year. What is the real value of this house today?
A) $776,250 C) 262,500
B) $1,012,500 D) None

7. __ A car can travel a distance of 60kms using 5 gas lts. If this car must travel 210 kms, how much
gas will it need?
A) 2520 lts C) 17.5 lts
B) 15.5 lts D) None
8. __ Which of the following is a proportion?

A) 2 C) 2/5
B) 2/5 = 10/ 25 D) 10/25

9. ___ Which of the following is NOT a prime number?

A) 13 C) 9
B) 11 D) 17
10. __ The solution of 0/ a , where a≠0 is:

A) Undefined C) a
B) 0 D) Infinite
Which of the following is the algebraic expression represented by: “The difference of the sum of
11. ___ the square of y and z with the square of x”?

A) x2 – y + z C) y + z - x 2
B) x2 – ( y + z ) D) None
12. ___ Which of the following pairs of expressions are similar terms?

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2x 2y
A) x ; 5x3 C) ;
y3 x3
B) x2y4 ; -3x2y4 D) None
13. __
Which of the following is a polynomial?

A) x4y3 + x5y + 2-1 C) x -3

B) -4xy-3 D) 3x -2y – 4xy + 5x - 4

14. __ Which of the following is FALSE?

A) The degree of -4x3y is 4 C) The degree of -8 is 0

B) The degree of x4y3 + x5y + 4 is 13 D) None

15. __ 2 x  3 z  xz
What is the solution of  evaluated at x = -1, y = -3 and z = 2?
yz 2

17 19
A) C) 
10 5
27 9
B) D)
10 5

16. ___ Perform the following operation and simplify completely:

- [ 2( x2 + x – 3xy + y ) – [ x( x + y – 2 ) + 4( xy – y ) ] + ( x + 2)( x – y ) ] ?

A) -4x2 + 2x + 2xy + 4y C) - 2x + 10xy – 8y

B) -2x2 + 2x D) -2x2 – 6x + 12xy – 4y

17. _ _ Which of the following is TRUE?

A) ( 3 x 4 y 2 )(3 x 2 y )  9 x 6 y 3 C) ( 2 x 4 y 2 ) 3  8 x 7 y 5
 6 x 8 1
B) 6
 14 D) None
30 x 5x

18. __ 4x 3
y2 
2
x 4
y 3  simplified completely is:
2

16 x 14 16
A) C)
y2 xy
y2
B) D) None
16x 14

19. ___ The quotient of (2 x 5  6 x 4  5 x 3  9 x 2  2 x  6)  (2 x 2  1) is:

A) x3 + 3x2 - 2x - 6 C) x3 + 3x2 - 2x + 6
B) x3 + 3x2 - 3x + 6 D) None

20. __ The remainder of ( x 5  3 x 4  2 x  3)  ( x  2) is:

A) 23 C) 79
B) 19 D) 3
21. __ Which of the following is the solution of ( 3x – 1 )2 ?

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A) 9x2 + 3x + 1 C) 9x2 - 3x - 1
B) 9x2 - 6x -1 D) 9x2 - 6x + 1

22. ___ 3 2 4  3 4
Which of the following is the solution of  x y   x 2 y   ?
2 3  2 3

9 4 2 16 9 4 2 16
A) x y  C) x y 
4 9 4 9
9 4 2 8 9 2 16
B) x y  D) x y
4 6 4 9

23. __ Which of the following is the solution of  4 x  2 y  3 x  5 y  ?

A) 12 x 2  14 xy  10 y 2 C) 12 x 2  14 xy  10 y 2
B) 12 x 2  26 xy  10 y 2 D) 12 x 2  14 xy  10 y 2

24. ___ 
Which of the following is the solution of 2 x 2  1 ?  3

A) 8 x 6  12 x 4  6 x 2  1 C) 8x 6  1
B) 8 x 6  12 x 4  12 x 2  1 D) 8x 6  1

25. __
Factor 8x2 – 10x +3 completely:

A) ( 2x - 1 )( 4x + 3) C) ( 2x + 1 )( 4x + 3)
B) ( 8x - 3 )( x + 1) D) ( 2x - 1 )( 4x - 3)

26. ___
Factor x2 - 2x – 15 completely:

A) ( x + 3 )( x - 5 ) C) ( x + 3 )( x + 5 )
B) ( x - 3 )( x - 5 ) D) ( x + 5 )( x - 3 )
27. ___ 1 2 4 2
Factor  x  y  completely:
9 25 
 x 2 y  x 2 y   x 2y 
2

A)      C)   
3 5  3 5  3 5 
 x 2 y  x 2 y   x 4 y  x 4 y 
B)      D)     
3 5  3 5   9 25  3 25 
28. __
Factor 27x3 + 64y6 completely:
A) ( 3x + 4y2 )( 9x2 – 12xy2 +16y4 ) C) ( 3x + 4y2 )( 9x2 + 12xy2 +16y4 )
B) ( 3x + 4y2 )( 9x2 – 24xy2 +16y4 ) D) ( 3x - 4y2 )( 9x2 + 24xy2 +16y4 )
29. ____ xy
Which of the following is the completely simplified solution of 25 y 
2
?
5
125 y
A) 5xy 3 C)
x
x
B) D) 5xy 2
125 y

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30. __ 2x 6 y 2 2 y 2
Which of the following is the completely simplified solution of   ?
3y 4 3 xy
3x 2 8
A) C)
2y 4
27 y 2
3y 2 3x 2
B) D)
2 2

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Instructions:
Solve the following exercises. Remember to include a COMPLETE, NEAT and ORGANIZED procedure.

Perform the following operations and simplify your answer completely:

 4  9 12 
1.    =
7  8 27 
3
6 3
8  5  
4 2
2. 2 =
8 5
  2
 9 

3. 12 – 4 ( -3 + (2-6)2 - 10) + (18*2) ÷ ( 8- 5) 2 =

4. Camila buys a piece of land that costs $ 950,000. If the down payment is 40% of the total cost, then :
a) How much did she give for the down payment ?
b) How much does she owe now?
c) If she has two years to pay the total value of the land with no interest fee, how much does she have to
pay per month in order to finish paying in two years?

5. A truck takes 6 rounds to transport 84 cubic meters of soil, how many rounds would it need to transport 228
square meters of soil?

Write an algebraic expression for each of the following statements:

6. The cube of the difference of double x and y.

7. The sum of two consecutive odd numbers.

Write a model to represent each of the following situations. Remember to write the variables you use in
each of them.
Half the sum of a number and 3 is equal to the sum of twice that number and 6.

Evaluate each of the following algebraic expressions if:

x = 4/3 , y = - 2 and z = -1

xz 2 z( x  y) 2
9. 
y 2x
Simplify the following expressions. Express your answer with out negative exponents.

10. ( 3xy-2 ) 4 ( 2 x-2 y2 z2 )-3 =

4
 a 3 b 5 
11.  2
 
 ab 
3
 2 2 ab 2 
12.  1
 
 a 
13. ( 2ab )-2 ( 3 a3b )2 =

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2
 42 x3 y8 
14.  2 8 2  
8 x y 
III. Perform the following operations and simplify your answer completely.
15. 3a – { 2a – 3( a+ b ) } =
16. -2x2y3( x2 – 5x + 4 ) =
17. ( x – 7y )( x2 + 2xy - 5y ) =
18. (4x2y) 3( 2x – 2y – 1 ) =
19. 3x( 1 – 3y ) - ( 1 – 2y ) + 2( y2 – x ) – ( y – x )( y ) =

IV. Use SPECIAL PRODUCTS to find the solution of:

20 21
( 2x2y + 3y )2 = ( 3x – 2y )( 5x – 7y ) =
22 1 3  1 3  23 1 
2

 x  2 y  x  2 y  =  x  y
4  4  2 
24 25
( x3y + 2x )3 = ( 7x – 3y )( 49x2 +21xy + 9y2 ) =

V. Factor each of the following expressions completely:

27 3x5y - 3xy5 = 28 x3 + 3x2 – 4x -12 =

29 12x3y - 10x2y – 12xy = 30 2y3 + 2y2 – 24y =
31 3x2 + 23x - 8 = 32 4w3 – 32w6 =

VI. Perform the operation and simplify your answer completely:

33 y 2  8 y  16 8 y  16 34 2x  3
Multiply (4 x  9) 
2
Multiply 
2 y  2   y  4 3 2x2  x  3

35 3x 12 36
 3 x 2  7 x x 2  14 x  49
Divide: Divide: 
x  2 x  2x 2 x 1 x2 1
37 5 4x 1 38 8 3 4
     
x  3  x  3 2 x  3 y y5 y2
39 2 40 24  18 x
x3
x
=  2  x 2
2 60  45 x
1
x x 2  4x  4

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