Polynomials

Polynomials

Chapter 4.1 Index Notation

Attempt ALL questions. The full marks of this test are 226.

Level 1

1. Represent each of the following expressions using index notation.

(a) 5  5  5  5 (b) 7  7  7 (c) 6  6  6  6  6 (3 marks)

2. Represent each of the following expressions using index notation.

(a) 2  2  2  3  3  3 (b) 4  4  4  4  9  9  9  9 (4 marks)

3. Represent each of the following expressions using index notation.

(a) 8  8  8  3  3 (b) 6  6  5  5  5  5  5 (4 marks)

4. Represent each of the following expressions using index notation.

(a) a  a  a  a (b) v  v  v (c) m  m  m  m  m (3 marks)

5. Represent each of the following expressions using index notation.

(a) h  k  k  k (b) u  u  u  u  v (4 marks)

6. Represent each of the following expressions using index notation.

(a) b  b  b  c  c (b) x  x  z  z  z  z (4 marks)

7. Simplify the following expressions and write the answers using index notation.
(a) 7 3  7 5 (b) 8 2  8 4 (4 marks)

8. Simplify the following expressions and write the answers using index notation.
(a) (5 7 )(5 2 ) (b) ( 4 3 )(4 2 )
(4 marks)

9. Simplify the following expressions and write the answers using index notation.
(a) 6(6 7 ) (b) 9(9 9 ) (4 marks)

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10. Simplify the following expressions and write the answers using index notation.
(a) e 5  e 6 (b) c 7  c 2 (4 marks)

11. Simplify the following expressions and write the answers using index notation.
(a) a 5  a (b) b  b 8 (4 marks)

12. Simplify 2t 3  4t 6 and write the answer using index notation. (3 marks)

13. Simplify 3r 5  2r 7 and write the answer using index notation. (3 marks)

14. Simplify 5q 5  3q 5 and write the answer using index notation. (3 marks)

15. Simplify ( 2v 7 )(9v ) and write the answer using index notation. (3 marks)

16. Simplify the following expressions and write the answers using index notation.
(a) u  u 5  u 2 (b) n 4  n  n 7 (4 marks)

17. Simplify (2k 4 )(3k 3 )(4k 2 ) and write the answer using index notation. (4 marks)

18. Simplify the following expressions and write the answers using index notation.
75 57
(a) (b) (4 marks)
72 53

19. Simplify the following expressions and write the answers using index notation.
s8 h9
(a) (b) (4 marks)
s2 h6

20. Simplify the following expressions and write the answers using index notation.
(a) g 9  g 5 (b) w 5  w 3 (4 marks)

21. Simplify the following expressions and write the answers using index notation.
(a) ( 8) 8  (8) 5 (b) (3) 7  (3) 3
(4 marks)

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18 x 9
22. Simplify and write the answer using index notation. (3 marks)
6x 4

23. Simplify 56 y 8  8 y 7 and write the answer using index notation. (3 marks)

 12n 7
24. Simplify and write the answer using index notation. (3 marks)
3n 3

36b 9
25. Simplify and write the answer using index notation. (3 marks)
9b 4

26. Simplify the following expressions and write the answers using index notation.
(a) c 9  c 4  c 3 (b) h12  h  h 3 (4 marks)

27. Simplify (16a 11 )  ( 2a 3 )  ( 4a 6 ) and write the answer using index notation. (4 marks)

Level 2

28. Represent each of the following expressions using index notation.

(a) 3  3  5  5  5  3 (b) 8  5  8  8  5  5  5 (6 marks)

29. Represent each of the following expressions using index notation.

(a) r  r  s  s  s  r (b) b  w  b  b  w  b  w (6 marks)

30. Represent each of the following expressions using index notation.

(a) 9  (4)  (4)  9  (4)  9 (b) (7)  6  6  (7)  6 (6 marks)

31. Represent each of the following expressions using index notation.

(a) (h)  r  r  (h)  (h)  r (b) k  (d)  k  (d)  k  (d)  k (6 marks)

32. Simplify the following expressions and write the answers using index notation.
(a) p 2 q 3  (3 p 5 q 2 ) (b) 8s 5 t 2  s 2 t 4 (8 marks)

33. Simplify the following expressions and write the answers using index notation.
(a) 4m 2  3mn 3 (b) 6uv 2  5v 5 (6 marks)

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34. Simplify the following expressions and write the answers using index notation.
(a) 7 x 3 y 5  8 x 4 y 3 (b) 3a 8 b 7  12a 3 b 5 (8 marks)

35. Simplify the following expressions and write the answers using index notation.
(a) 9 s 6 t 4  (4 s 9 t 6 ) (b) ( 5 p 3 q 7 )  7 p 9 q 3 (8 marks)

36. Simplify the following expressions and write the answers using index notation.
(a) (mn 4 )(2m 2 n)(n 6 ) (b) (u 4 v)(7u 2 )(uv 6 ) (8 marks)

37. Simplify the following expressions and write the answers using index notation.
(a) ( xy 2 )( x 4 )(4 x 5 y ) (b) ( a 2 b 3 )(3a 2 b 2 )(5ab 5 ) (8 marks)

38. Simplify the following expressions and write the answers using index notation.
54 t 7 37 s 8
(a) (b) (8 marks)
53 t 2 34 s 3

39. Simplify the following expressions and write the answers using index notation.
15d 8 e 9 24 x 7 y 11
(a) (b)
5d 3 e 5 6x5 y 7
(8 marks)

40. Simplify the following expressions and write the answers using index notation.
(a) 50h 8 k 5  25h 4 k 3 (b) 32 p 4 q 9  8 p 3 q 7 (8 marks)

41. Simplify 28r 6 t 9  7t 4  (2r 5 t 2 ) and write the answer using index notation. (6 marks)

42. Simplify the following expressions and write the answers using index notation.
a 4  90a 5 48w 7
(a) (b) (8 marks)
15a 3 w 2  16 w 3

43. Simplify the following expressions and write the answers using index notation.
(a) 6b 3  8b 7  (12b 5 ) (b) ( 6c 8 )  10c 7  15c 9 (8 marks)

(5 p 3 q 5 )(6 pq 7 )
44. Simplify and write the answer using index notation. (6 marks)
3 p 2 q 10

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45. Simplify 27 x 7 y 5  2 x 2 y 3  9 x 3 y 6 and write the answer using index notation. (6 marks)

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Chapter 4.2 Concepts of Polynomials

Attempt ALL questions. The full marks of this test are 134.

Level 1

1. Determine whether the following expressions are monomials.

(a) 5a (b) 3 (4 marks)

2. Determine whether the following expressions are monomials.

b d
(a) (b)
3 4c
(4 marks)

3. Determine whether the following expressions are monomials.

5 1
(a)  (b)
2 x
(4 marks)

4. Determine whether the following expressions are polynomials.

2
(a) 5  x (b)  3a (4 marks)
a

5. Determine whether the following expressions are polynomials.

(a) 5h 2  3k 3 (b) 2 xy 2  7 z 2 (4 marks)

6. Determine whether the following expressions are polynomials.

x 2 5x 5 3
(a)  (b) 
4 2 y y3
(4 marks)

7. Consider the polynomial 8 x 5  5 x 3  8 x 2  7 .

(a) Write down the number of terms of the polynomial.
(b) Write down the degree of the polynomial.
(c) Write down the constant term of the polynomial. (3 marks)

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8. Consider the polynomial 18a 3  3a 2  5 . Write down the coefficients of a3

term, a2 term and a term. (3 marks)

9. Consider the polynomial 3  2k 2  5k 3 .

(a) Write down the number of terms of the polynomial.
(b) Write down the coefficient of k term.
(c) Write down the constant term of the polynomial. (3 marks)

3 h 2 3h 7
10. Consider the polynomial   .
2 2 4
(a) Write down the degree of the polynomial.
(b) Write down the coefficient of h2 term.
(c) Write down the constant term of the polynomial. (3 marks)

11. Consider the polynomial 3 x 2  2  5 x .

(a) Arrange the terms of the polynomial in ascending powers of x.
(b) Arrange the terms of the polynomial in descending powers of x.
(c) Write down the constant term of the polynomial. (3 marks)

12. Consider the polynomial  4 y 3  7  2 y 2 .

(a) Arrange the terms of the polynomial in ascending powers of y.
(b) Arrange the terms of the polynomial in descending powers of y.
(c) Write down the coefficient of y term. (3 marks)

13. Consider the polynomial  2 p  5 p 3  3 .

(a) Arrange the terms of the polynomial in ascending powers of p.
(b) Arrange the terms of the polynomial in descending powers of p.
(c) Write down the coefficient of p2 term. (3 marks)

14. Consider the polynomial 6r 2  3r 3  4  8r .

(a) Arrange the terms of the polynomial in ascending powers of r.
(b) Arrange the terms of the polynomial in descending powers of r. (4 marks)

15. Consider the polynomial 7b 4  5  3b  9b 2 .

(a) Arrange the terms of the polynomial in ascending powers of b.

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 (b) Arrange the terms of the polynomial in descending powers of b. (4 marks)

16. Find the value of the polynomial 4k 2  2k  7 in each of the following cases.
(a) k  2 (b) k  2 (4 marks)

17. Find the value of the polynomial 3q 3  q 2  10 in each of the following cases.
(a) q  0 (b) q  1 (4 marks)

18. Find the value of the polynomial 9  6 x  4 x 2 in each of the following cases.
1
(a) x  3 (b) x  (5 marks)
2

19. Find the value of the polynomial 5 y 3  y 2  1 in each of the following cases.
1
(a) y  2 (b) y  (5 marks)
5

1
20. Find the value of the polynomial 9a 4  6a 3  a 2  2 when a   . (3 marks)
3

Level 2

3 2s 2 t 2
21. Consider the polynomial    6s 3t  4s 4 t 3 .
4 5
(a) Write down the constant term and the coefficient of s 3 t term of the polynomial.
(b) Find the degree of the polynomial.
(c) Find the coefficient of the term with the highest degree of the polynomial. (6 marks)

ab 2 2a 2
22. Consider the polynomial  4a 3 b  5.
2 3
(a) Write down the constant term and the coefficient of a 2 term of the polynomial.
(b) Find the degree of the polynomial.
(c) Find the coefficient of the term with the highest degree of the polynomial. (6 marks)

y2
23. Consider the polynomial 5 x 2 y 3   4y4x .
3
(a) Arrange the terms in ascending and descending powers of x respectively.

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(b) Arrange the terms in ascending and descending powers of y respectively. (6 marks)

24. Consider the polynomial 2 sr 2  6rs 3  5r 3 s 2  2 .

(a) Arrange the terms in ascending and descending powers of r respectively.
(b) Arrange the terms in ascending and descending powers of s respectively. (6 marks)

25. Consider the polynomial a  4b 2  5a 3b  8b 3 a 2 .

(a) Arrange the terms in ascending and descending powers of a respectively.
(b) Arrange the terms in ascending and descending powers of b respectively. (6 marks)

x2 y2
26. Find the value of the polynomial 6  2 y 2 x  in each of the following cases.
4
1
(a) x  2, y  3 (b) x  , y  4
2
(6 marks)

27. Find the value of the polynomial 6m2  4mn2  3n3 in each of the following cases.
1
(a) m  1, n  3 (b) m   ,n2 (6 marks)
3

25h 3 3k 2
28. Find the value of the polynomial  4k 2 h 2  in each of the following cases.
2 2
(a) h  0, k  2 (b) h  1, k  3 (6 marks)

 3 2 
29. In a 2-hour test, Kelly can write   x  15 x  words in the first x minutes.
 80 
(a) Find the number of words that Kelly can write in the first 20 minutes.
(b) Find the number of words that Kelly can write in the next 40 minutes. (6 marks)

30. The total cost of a apples, b oranges and c pears is $(4a  3b  3.5c). Given
that Sandy bought 4 apples, 6 oranges and 3 pears.
(a) Find the amount spent by Sandy for the fruits.
(b) If Christy buys 8 apples, 5 oranges and 6 pears, find the difference
between the amounts spent by Christy and Sandy. (6 marks)

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Polynomials

Chapter 4.3 Addition and Subtraction of Polynomials

Attempt ALL questions. The full marks of this test are 158.

Level 1

1. Complete the following operations.

(a) 3 p  4q (b)  8s  6t
) p  2q ) 5s  9t

(4 marks)

2. Complete the following operations.

(a) 5x  7 y (b)  8m  5n
) 3x  2y ) 3m  2n

(4 marks)

3. Simplify the following polynomials.

(a) 3a  5a (b) 4b  7b (c) 2cd  9cd (3 marks)

4. Simplify the following polynomials.

(a) 9h  7h (b) 4k  9k (c) 3xy  5xy (3 marks)

5. Simplify the following polynomials.

(a) 7r  2r  1 (b) 4w  2  5w (4 marks)

6. Simplify the following polynomials.

(a) 5u  3uv  4u (b) 5q  3pq  6q (4 marks)

7. Simplify the following polynomials.

(a) 7 g 2  2 g 2  4 (b) 2b 2  2  b 2 (4 marks)

8. Simplify the following polynomials.

(a) 3a 2  7 d  4a 2 (b) 11h  8k 2  9k 2
(4 marks)

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9. Simplify the polynomial 3m  2n  n  7m. (3 marks)

10. Simplify the polynomial 5a  2b  3a  9b. (3 marks)

11. Simplify the polynomial (3x  2)  (5x  4). (4 marks)

12. Simplify the polynomial (7  3y)  (11  5y). (4 marks)

13. Simplify the polynomial (3w  5)  (2  4w). (4 marks)

14. Simplify the polynomial (9  4k 2 )  (9k 2  4) . (4 marks)

15. Simplify the polynomial (5p  q)  (3p  6q). (4 marks)

16. Simplify the polynomial (3r  5s)  (8r  2s). (4 marks)

17. Simplify the polynomial (12c  d)  (5c  3d). (4 marks)

18. Simplify the polynomial (9h  4k)  (9h  4k). (4 marks)

19. Simplify the polynomial (6u 2  7u )  (5u  3u 2 ) . (4 marks)

20. Simplify the polynomial (xy  4zw)  (7zw  5xy). (4 marks)

Level 2

21. Complete the following operations.

(a) 7 x  6 y  3z (b)  3r  2t
)  5x  4z ) 5r  2s  6t

(6 marks)

22. Complete the following operations.

(a) 4a 2  5a  7 (b)  b2  4
)  2a 2
 3a  3 )  5b 2  2b  9

(6 marks)

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23. Simplify the following polynomials.

(a) (5a  6b  7c)  (2a  3c) (b) (7x  9y  2z)  (3x  5y) (8 marks)

24. Simplify the polynomial (6p  9q  4r)  (2p  11q  3r). (5 marks)

25. Simplify the polynomial (2u 2  3  4u )  (5  6u 2  8u ) . (5 marks)

26. Simplify the polynomial (4m 2  3m  5)  (3m 2  6m  7) . (5 marks)

27. Simplify the polynomial (4 x 3  3 x 2  5 x  7)  (6  2 x 2  3x 3 ) . (5 marks)

28. Simplify the polynomial (5a  9ab)  (7b  4ab)  (4b  5a). (5 marks)

29. Simplify the polynomial (4xy  xz)  (6xz  7yz)  (3xy  2yz). (5 marks)

30. Simplify the polynomial (5k 3  6  2k 2 )  ( 4k 2  7)  ( 3k 3  7k 2 ) . (5 marks)

31. In a certain test, Chris spent (4n  3) minutes to answer n questions. Sam
spent (n  2) minutes less than Chris to answer n questions.
(a) Express the time spent by Sam to answer n questions in terms of n.
(b) Find the time spent by Sam to answer 25 questions. (6 marks)

32. Given that the lengths of the sides of a triangle are (4x  y) cm, (3y  2x) cm
and 5y cm respectively.
(a) Express the perimeter of the triangle in terms of x and y.
(b) If the perimeter of the triangle is 51 cm, find x when y  5. (7 marks)

33. The profit of a shop in July was $(4k 2  3k  7) . By increasing the price, the
profit of the shop was $(6k 2  2k  13) in August. Find the difference
between the profits in August and in July in terms of k.
(6 marks)

34. Jerry spent $(5a  4), $(3b  2a) and $(2b  3) to buy a pack of biscuits, a
bottle of fruit juice and a cup noodles respectively.
(a) Express the amount spent by Jerry in terms of a and b.
(b) If a  3 and b  5, find the amount spent by Jerry. (8 marks)

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Chapter 4.4 Multiplication of Polynomials

Attempt ALL questions. The full marks of this test are 225.

Level 1

1. Expand the following polynomials.

(a) 3(4h  5) (b) 2(3k  7) (4 marks)

2. Expand the following polynomials.

(a) (5a  3)(6) (b) (3b  8)(5) (4 marks)

3. Expand the following polynomials.

(a) 4(7r  9s) (b) (4u  3v)(7) (4 marks)

4. Expand the following polynomials.

(a) 3m(5m  3n) (b) (8a  x)(2x) (4 marks)

5. Expand the following polynomials.

(a) 2b(3b  5k) (b) (7r  4t)(5t) (4 marks)

6. Expand the following polynomials.

(a) (9c)(4c  7s) (b) (5p  3q)(7q) (4 marks)

7. Expand the polynomial (5a  7b  4)(3a). (3 marks)

8. Expand the polynomial (7s)(8r  s  5t). (3 marks)

9. Expand the polynomial (3w  6x  8)(4w). (3 marks)

10. Expand the polynomial (9h  4k  3l)(5k). (3 marks)

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11. Expand the polynomial (3a  2)(5a  4). (4 marks)

12. Expand the polynomial (7b  6)(7b  5). (4 marks)

13. Expand the polynomial (4c  5)(6c  7). (4 marks)

14. Expand the polynomial (5d  3)(9d  1). (4 marks)

15. Expand the polynomial (2  9g)(3g  8). (4 marks)

16. Expand the polynomial (5h  1)(4  11h). (4 marks)

17. Complete the following operations. (4 marks)

3k  5
) 5k  9

18. Complete the following operations. (4 marks)

5r  8
) r  1

19. Expand the polynomial (4  3w)(2  w) by long multiplication. (4 marks)

20. Expand the polynomial (9  n)(4n  7) by long multiplication. (4 marks)

21. Expand the polynomial (u  8)(3  7u) by long multiplication. (4 marks)

22. Expand the polynomial (7  4v)(5  8v) by long multiplication. (4 marks)

23. Simplify the polynomial 3(h  2k)  (4k  h). (4 marks)

24. Simplify the polynomial 7t  (5t  4)(6t). (3 marks)

25. Simplify the polynomial x(3  5x)  4(5  x). (4 marks)

26. Simplify the polynomial 5m(3m  2)  4(2m 2  3m) . (4 marks)

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27. The price of a highlighter is $(15  x). If Mary buys x highlighters, find the
total price of the highlighters in terms of x. (2 marks)

28. Given that the length and the width of a rectangle are (3a  5) cm and
(2a  3) cm respectively. Find the area of the rectangle in terms of a. (4 marks)

Level 2

29. Expand the following polynomials.

(a) 7a 2b(  a  3b) (b) 5ab 2 (2b  3a 2 ) (4 marks)

30. Expand the following polynomials.

(a) (4h  7k)(5hk) (b) (3n  5m)(7 mn 2 ) (4 marks)

31. Expand the following polynomials.

(a) (4r 2  5r  7)(2r ) (b) (3s 2  4  11s )(5s ) (6 marks)

32. Expand the following polynomials.

(a)  4uv (u 2  3v) (b)  5 p 2 q (3q 2  5 p ) (4 marks)

33. Expand the following polynomials.

(a) (4a  7b)(8a  5b) (b) (3h  5k)(8h  9k) (6 marks)

34. Expand the following polynomials.

(a) (3m  8n) 2 (b) ( 4 s  7t ) 2 (6 marks)

35. Expand the following polynomials and arrange the answers in descending
powers of the variable.
(a) (4 w 2  5)(7  3w) (b) (5 x  9)(4 x 2  3) (6 marks)

36. Expand the following polynomials and arrange the answers in descending
powers of the variable.
(a) (4  7c 2 )(8c  5) (b) (9d  4)(5d 2  3) (6 marks)

37. Expand the polynomial (3p  5q  7)(4p  1) arrange the answer in

descending powers of p. (5 marks)

38. Expand the polynomial (2  r )(r 2  2r  4) . (5 marks)

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39. Expand the polynomial (5t  6)(2t 2  5t  8) . (5 marks)

40. Expand the polynomial (4u  9)(5u 2  3u  9) .

(5 marks)

41. Expand the following polynomials by long multiplication.

(a) ( a  3b)(2a  7b) (b) ( h  5k )(3h  8k )
(8 marks)

42. Expand the following polynomials by long multiplication.

(a) (5m 2  7)(2m 2  9) (b) (4n 2  3)(5n 2  8) (8 marks)

43. Simplify the polynomial (3r  2)(3r  2)  3(3r  2). (5 marks)

44. Simplify the polynomial [5s  (4s  t)](5t  3s). (5 marks)

45. Simplify the polynomial (3x  5)  [2x(5x  8)  7]. (5 marks)

46. Simplify the polynomial (3k  4)(5k  1)  (k  7)(k  4). (6 marks)

47. There are (3x2  2x  1) seats in a concert hall. Given that the price of each
ticket is $(4x  3). If all the tickets are sold for a concert, find the income of
holding the concert in terms of x. (5 marks)

48. In a building with (2a  3) floors, there are (a2  3a  4) apartments in each
floor. How many apartments are there in the whole building? Express the
answer in terms of a. (5 marks)

49. The area of square A is x2 cm2. The side length of square B is (x  3) cm. If the
area of B is larger, find the difference between the areas of the squares. (5 marks)

50. The floor plan of a restaurant is in the shape of a rectangle. (2p  1) and (p  3)
tables can be placed along the length and the width of the restaurant
respectively. If each table can accommodate 6 customers, find the maximum
number of customers. (6 marks)

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