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LET Review Practice Test

on Polynomials & Factoring

Directions: Use your knowledge of factoring to answer the following questions below.

A. Find the GCF

1) 54, 24 1)
A) 3 B) 1 C) 6 D) 2

2) 20, 24, 40 2)
A) 20 B) 4 C) 1 D) 8

3) x2, x9 3)
A) x11 B) x18 C) x7 D) x2

4) x2, x5, x5 4)
A) x5 B) x C) x2 D) x12

5) x10y10, x9y9, xy10, x4y6 5)

A) x4y6 B) xy6 C) x4y4 D) xy
6) 7x, x 6)
A) x B) 7x C) 1 D) 7

7) 12x, 3 7)
A)4x B) 12x C) 1 D) 3

8) 14m4, 56m7 8)
A) 14m3 B) 784m3 C) 56m4 D) 14m4

B. Factor out the following.

9)7x - 7 9)
A) 7(x - 1) B) -49x C) 7x - 1 D) 7(x - 7)

10) 40x - 10 10)

A) 5(8x - 2) B) 10(4x - 1) C) 10(4x) D) 2(20x - 5)

11) 2x6 - 12x4 11)

A) 2(x6 - 6x4) B) 2x5(x - 6x) C) 2x4(x2 - 6) D) x6(2x2 - 12)

12) 7x3 + 4x5 12)

14
A) x3(1 + 4x2) B) 7x3 + x2 C) x3(7 + 4x2) D) 7(x3 + 28)
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C. Factor a -1 from the polynomial.

13)-x - 15 13)
A) -1(x - 15) B) -1(-x - 15) C) -1(15 - x) D) -1(x + 15)

14)-3 + y 14)
A) -1(3 - y) B) -1(y - 3) C) -1(-y - 3) D) -1(y + 3)

D. Factor the four-term polynomial by grouping.

15) 2x + 16 + xy + 8y 15)
A) (x + 8)(2 + y) B) (y + 8)(2x + y) C) (y + 8)(x + 2) D) (x + 8y)(2 + y)

16) xy + 9x - 3y - 27 16)
A) (y + 9)(x - 3) B) (x + 9)(y - 3) C) (y - 9)(x + 3) D) (x - 9)(y + 3)

17) xy + y + 7x + 7 17)
A) (x + 1)(y + 7) B) (x + 1)(7y + 7) C) (7x + 7)(y + 1) D) (x + 7)(y + 1)

18) 2x - 18 + xy - 9y 18)
A) (x - 9y)(2 + y) B) (x - 9)(2 + y) C) (y - 9)(x + 2) D) (y - 9)(2x + y)

E. Factor the trinomial completely. If the polynomial cannot be factored, write "prime."

19) x2 - x - 30 19)
A) (x + 1)(x - 30) B) (x + 5)(x - 6) C) (x + 6)(x - 5) D) prime

20) x2 + x - 6 20)
A) (x - 3)(x + 2) B) (x + 1)(x - 6) C) (x - 2)(x + 3) D) prime

21) x2 - 6x - 72 21)
A) (x - 12)(x + 6) B) (x - 72)(x + 1) C) (x + 12)(x - 6) D) prime

22) x2 + 7x - 18 22)
A) (x + 2)(x + 1) B) (x - 2)(x + 9) C) (x + 2)(x + 9) D) prime

23) 2y2 + 26y + 80 23)

A) 2(y - 5)(y - 8) B) (2y + 5)(y + 8) C) 2(y + 5)(y + 8) D) (y + 5)(2y + 16)

24) 4x2 - 68x + 288 24)

A) (4x + 8)(x + 9) B) 4(x - 8)(x - 9) C) (x + 8)(4x +36) D) 4(x + 8)(x + 9)

F. Factor the polynomial by grouping.

25) 3x2 + 8x + 24x + 64 25)
A) (3x + 8)(3x + 8) B) (3x + 8)(8x +3) C) (x + 8)(3x + 8) D) prime

26)

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26) 3x4 - 5x2 + 9x2 - 15
A) (3x2 + 3)(x2 - 5) B) (x2 + 3)(3x2 - 5)
C) (x + 3)(5x - 3) D) prime

27) 7x2 + 16x - 15 27)

A) (x - 5)(7x + 3) B) (x + 3)(7x - 5) C) (x - 3)(7x + 5) D) prime

28) 4x2 + 4x - 63 28)

A) (2x + 7)(2x - 9) B) (2x - 7)(x + 9) C) (2x - 7)(2x + 9) D) prime
G. Factor the binomial
completely.
29) z2 -
16 29)
A) (z + 4)(z - 4) B) (x - 4)2 C) (x + 4)2 D) prime

30) 49x - 16
2
30)
A) (7x - 4)2 B) (7x + 4)2 C) (7x + 4)(7x - 4) D) prime

31) 49 - w
2
31)
A) (7 - w)2 B) (7 + w)2 C) (7 - w)(7 + w) D) prime

32) 36 - 25x
2
32)
A) (6 - 5x)2 B) (6 + 5x)2 C) (6 + 5x)(6 - 5x) D) prime
H. Solve the
equation.

33) (x - 2)(x + 5) = 0 33)

A) 2, -5 B) 2,5 C) 2, -2, 5, -5 D) -2, 5

34) (3y + 11)(2y + 23) = 0 34)

2
11 23 3 2 11 3
A) - 3 , - B) - 2 , - C) 8, 21 D) , 2
2
2 8 3

35) x2 - x = 42 35)
A) -6, -7 B) 6, 7 C) 1, 42 D) -6, 7

36) x2 + 6x - 55 = 0 36)
A) -11, 1 B) 11, 5 C) -11, 5 D) 11, -5

37) x2 - 9x = -14 37)

A) -2, -7 B) -2,7 C) 7, 2 D) -7, 7

38) 3x2 - 27x + 60 = 0 38)

A) -4, -5 B) 4, 5 C) 0, 4, 5 D) 3, 4, 5

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39) x3 = -3x2 + 10x 39)

A) -5, 2 B) 0, 5, -2 C) 0, -5, 2 D) 5, -2

40) -2x2 = 24x - x3 40)

A) 0, 6, -4 B) -6, 4 C) 0, -6, 4 D) 6, -4

I. Mixed Items
_____41) Which of the following expressions is a trinomial?

3
(A) 4 x 2 + 11 x +6 (C) 56 y + 2y 2 + y - 4
(B) c 2 −64 (D) 56a

_____42) Which of the following expressions is a binomial?

3
(A) 4 x 2 + 11 x +6 (C) 56 y + 2y 2 + y - 4
2
(B) c −64 (D) 56a

_____43) Expressed in factored form, the binomial 2x 2 y−4 xy 3 is equivalent to:

2
(A) 2 xy( x−2 y ) (C) 2 xy( x−2 y )
(B) 2 xy( xy−4 y ) (D) 2 x 2 y 3 ( y−2 )

_____44) What is the GCF of 9 xy−54 x 2 y 3 ?

(A) 9 (C) 9xy

(B) xy (D) 6xy

2
_____45) One of the factors of x −64 is:

(A) x + 4 (C) 2x
(B) x – 8 (D) 2x – 8

2 2
_____46) A common factor of x +7 x+10 and x −25 is:

(A) x - 5 (C) x + 2
(B) x +5 (D) x2

_____47) One of the factors of 25x2 – 9 is 5x – 3. Find the other factor.

(A) 25x2 – 9 (C) 5x - 3

(B) 5x +3 (D) x2

______48. How can you solve b2 + 4b = 21 ?

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A. Factor b2 + 4b and set each factor equal to 21.
B. Factor b2 + 4b and set one factor equal to 7 and the one factor equal to 3.
C. Factor b2 + 4b and set each factor equal to 0.
D. Factor b2 + 4b + 21 and set each factor equal to 0.

______49. Write (4x) –2 y –3

z2 in simplest form with no negative exponents.
1 1 z z
2 3 2 3 2 3 2 3
A. 16x y B. 4x y C. 16 x y D. 4 x y

______50. Solve 6x2 + 5x – 4 = 0 for x?

2 1 1 4 1
x  1, x  ,2 x ,  x  4, 
A. 3 B. 2 C. 2 3 D. 6

______51. Which of the following is the factorization of 16a 2 + 50a – 21 ?

A. (2a – 3) (8a + 7) C. (2a + 7) (8a – 3)
B. (2a + 3) (8a – 7) D. (2a – 7) (8a + 3)

______ 52. What would be your first step in completely factoring 6a 2 – 15a + 6 ?
A. Look for factors of 6a2 and 6.
B. Factor out a common factor of a.
C. Factor out a common factor of 6.
D. Factor out a common factor of 3.

_______53. Factor the trinomial x2+ 8x + 15.

A. (x – 3)(x – 5) C. (x + 5)(x + 3)
B. (x + 8)(x + 1) D. (x + 1)(x + 15)

_______54. Factor the trinomial r2 + r − 20.

A. (r − 4)(r + 5) C. (r + 1)(r − 20)
B. (r − 5)(r − 4) D. (r − 1)(r − 20)

_______55. Factor the trinomial a2 − 8a + 15.

A. (a – 3)(a – 5) C. (a + 1)(a + 15)
B. (a + 5)(a + 3) D. (a + 8)(a + 1)

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