WEEK 5 Quiz in College Algebra

Test I. TRUE or FALSE:

Direction: Write TRUE if the statement is correct and FALSE if the statement is incorrect.
1 5
1. The LCD of and is xy .
x xy
a b
2. The LCD of and is xy .
x y
2x 3
3. The LCD of and is ( x−2)( x +2) .
x+2 x−2
a 4
4. The LCD of and is a+ b.
a+b a
5. The LCD of
3 a+1 and 3 is (a−1)(a+1)(a−1).
¿¿ a2−1
2 x +1 x
6. The LCD of 2 and is ( x−1)( x+ 1).
x +2 x+ 1 x+1
−2 −3 x 5
7. The LCD of 2 ; and is x (2 x −5).
2 x −5 x 2 x−5 x
1 −3 x 3
8. The LCD of ; and is xyz .
x 2 x−5 xy z 3
4 5
9. The LCD of 2 and 2 is ( x−3)(x +3)(x+ 2).
x −9 x −5 x +6
5
10.The LCD of (3 a+2) and is (3 a+2)(a−4 ).
a−4

Test II.
Direction: Perform the indicated operation.
3 x −8 −x +8 3 a−2
1. + =¿ 6. ∙ =¿
4x 4x a−2 a−3
x3 4 x 3 m 2−2 m−8 m3 −1
2. − =¿ 7. 2 ∙ =¿
3 3 m −5 m+ 4 m2 + 4 m+ 4
5 3 2 b 2−9 6−3 b
3. + − =¿ 8. 2 ∙ =¿
x−2 x−2 x−2 b −4 b+ 4 6−2 b
6 2m y 2−a2 y +a
4. − =¿ 9. ÷ =¿
m−5 m−4 3 6 y−6 a
3 2r 3 b−a
5. + =¿ 10. (a−3 b)÷ =¿
5 r+ 6 r −3 a

Answer Key:

Test I.
 1. TRUE 6. TRUE
2. TRUE 7. TRUE
3. TRUE 8. FALSE
4. FALSE 9. FALSE
5. FALSE 10. FALSE

Test II.

1
1.
2
2. −x 3
10
3.
x−2
2 m2 +6 m−34
4.
(m−5)(m−4)
10 r 2 +15 r−9
5.
(5 r +6)(r −3)
3
6.
a−3
m 2+2 m+1
7.
m+2
−3 b−9
8.
−2 b+4
9. 2 y 2−4 ay +2 a2
10. −a
 WEEK 5 Activity in College Algebra

Direction: Read and analyze the statements carefully. Choose the correct answer. (Use
one whole sheet of yellow paper.)

5 x+15
1. Simplify:
5 x−15
x+ 3 x+ 15
a. c.
x−3 x−15
5 x−3
b. −1 d.
5 x+3
4 x−8
2. Simplify:
4 x +20
x−2 x−2
a. c.
4 x +20 x+5
x+5 x +2
b.
x−2
d. 4 ( x−5 )
−4 x3
3. Simplify:
x3 −2 x 4
1−2 x −4
a. c.
−4 x 1−2 x
−4 x −4
b. d.
1−2 x 2 x−1
x2 −2 x−24
4. Simplify:
x2 −5 x −36
x−6 x+ 6
a. c.
x+ 9 x−9
x+6 x−6
b. d.
x+ 9 x−9
x2 −36
5.
x−6
1 1
a. c.
x−6 x+6
b. x +6 d. x−6

y 2 +6 y +9
6.
y 2+10 y +21
 − y 2 +6 y +9 6 y+9
a. c.
y 2+10 y +21 10 y +21
6 y+ 3 y +3
b. d.
10 y +7 y+ 7
35 x−35
7.
25 x −40
7 x+7 7 x−7
a. c.
5 x +8 5 x −8
7 x−7 7 x+7
b. d.
5 x+ 8 5 x−8
36 c 5 d 4
8.
96 c d 8
c4 c4 d4
a. 4 c.
3d 3
3 c4 d4 3 c4
b. d.
8 8 d4
1–w
9.
w2 −1
−1 1
a. −( w+1) b. w +1 c. d.
w+1 w+1
x2 + 4 x−21
10.
x2 + x−42
x−3 x+7
a. c.
x−6 x+6
x+3 x−3
b. d.
x+6 x+7

Answer Key:

1. A. 6. D.
2. C. 7. C.
3. C. 8. D.
4. D. 9. C.
5. B. 10. A.