Summative Test #2 (Grade 8 First Quarter) 25 x −125

8. Which expression represents in

DIRECTION: Write the letter that corresponds to x 2−25
the correct answer. simplest form?
−5 5
1. It refers to an expression that has a rational A. C.
x x
expression in its numerator or in its denominator 25 25
or in both. B. D.
x+5 x−5
A. Algebraic expression C. Complex Fraction
B. Rational Equation D. Rational Expression 3 x 2−7 x−6
9. What is the simplified form of in
x2−9
2. Which of the following is a rational algebraic simplest form?
expression? (3 x−2) (3 x+ 2)
3 A. C.
x 3c (x +3) ( x+ 3)
A. C.
√3 y √ a+1 (3 x−2)(x−3) (3 x −2)
B. D.
a−b ( x+3) (x +3)(x−3)
B. 4 y−2 + z 3 D.
b+ a
10. Which of the following shows the product of the
3. Which of the following expression is in its x +3
simplest form? expression ( x +2)2 ∙ ?
(x +2)( x+3)
4−9 x 2 m2−36 A. x +2 C. x +3
A. C.
15 x−10 6−m x+2 x+3
B. D.
a4 −16 x2− y 2 x+3 x+2
B. D.
a+ 4 8 y+ 8 x
c2−6 c
11. What is the product of ∙
4. The following are true in finding the LCD of 2 c2 +11 c +5
rational algebraic expression, EXCEPT, 2 c2 +7 c +3
A. Factor each denominator. expressed in simplest form?
c 2−36
B. List all unique factors that appear in any of c (c +3)
c (c +3)
the denominator. A. C.
c +5 (c +6)
C. If a factor in a denominator occurs more than
(c +3)
once, express it as powers. B. D.
(c +5)(c +6)
D. When the same factor appears in more than
one denominator, get the factor with the c (c +3)
lowest power. (c +5)(c +6)
x 2x
5. Which of the following expressions is a complex 12. What is the quotient of ÷ 2 ?
x+ 4 x −16
fraction?
2 2 2 x2
x− A. C.
x +2 x−4 x−4
2
A. C. 2 x2 x−4
5x 9s B. D.
x2 x2 −16 2
2t− √ 4 8−x 13. Find the quotient when the expression
B. D.
3t x y−3 2b 2−b−28 6 b+21
is divided .
6. Which of the following statements is NOT true in
2
b −16 4 b 2+ 16 b
simplifying complex rational algebraic expressions? 3 4b
A. C.
A. Simplify the numerator and denominator 4b 3
separately. 3(2 b+7) 4 b (2 b+7)
B. D.
B. Express each numerator and the denominator 4 b (b+ 4) 3(b+ 4)
as a single fraction. 2x 4
14. What is the sum of the expression +¿
C. Get directly the reciprocal of the denominator x+2 x+2
and multiply it by the numerator. ?
D. Multiply the numerator and the denominator 3x
A. 2 C.
by the LCD of the fractions within the x+1
numerator and the denominator. 6x 8x
B. D.
x+2 x+2
7. Which value/s of x make/s the expression
9 c2
x +4 15. Find the difference between and
undefined? 3 c−2 d
m(m+ 8)
12cd −4 d 2
A. 0 B. -8 C. 0 and 8 D. 0 and -8 .
3 c−2 d
 1
A. 3 c−2 d C.
3 c−2 d
9 c 2+12 cd −4 d2
B. D.
3 c−2 d
9 c 2−12 cd+ 4 d2
3 c−2 d
2m+1 1
16. What is the LCD of 2 and ?
m −1 m+1
A. m+1 C.m−1
B. (m+1)(m−1) D. (m 2−1)(m+1)
t+ 2 3−2t
17. What is the sum of + ?
3t−9 5 t−15
19−t 15−t
A. C.
15(t−3) 15(t−3)
3 t +8 5−t
B. D.
15(t−3) 8¿¿
18. What is the difference of the expressions
2 4
− ?
15 x 21 x 2
7 x−10 14 x−20
A. C.
105 x 2 105 x 2
34 x −6 x
B. D.
105 x 2 105 x 2
x
7
19. What is the simplified form of ?
2
x +4
x(x + 4)
A. 14 x (x +4) C.
14
2x x+ 4
B. D.
7(x +4) 14 x
20. What is the simplest form of the expression

a2 x2
−
x a
?
x
x+ 2 +a
a
x x−3
A. C.
x−3 x
a3−x 3 a3−x 3
B. 2 2 D. 2 2
a(a + ax+ x ) (a + ax+ x )