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1.5.4  Test (TST): Polynomials Test

Algebra I Sem 2 Oluwatobiloba "Tobi"
Points Possible: 50 Name: Yusuf 
Date:  

Answer the following questions using what you've learned from this unit. Write your responses in the
space provided.

1. Part I: The degree of a polynomial is the (greatest / least) of the degrees of its terms. (Circle the
term that correctly completes this definition.) (1 point)

Part II: In order to write a polynomial in descending order, you must write the terms with the
exponents (decreasing / increasing) from left to right. (Circle the term that correctly completes this
rule.) (1 point)

Part III: For each polynomial, determine the degree and write the polynomial in descending order.
(4 points: 2 points each)

A. –4x2 – 12 + 11x4 B. 2x5 + 14 – 3x4 + 7x + 3x3

2. Use addition and subtraction to simplify the following polynomials.

A. Add polynomials: (3 – 4x + 8x2) + (–6 + 2x – 5x2)

Step 1: Rewrite the polynomials without the parentheses. (1 point)

Step 2: Write the polynomial in descending order and use parentheses around like terms. (1 point)

Step 3: Add the like terms identified in Step 2 to simplify the polynomial. (1 point)

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B. Subtract polynomials: (3x – 5 – 7x2) – (–2 + 6x2 – 5x)

Step 1: Rewrite the polynomials without the parentheses. Remember to multiply each term in the
second parentheses by –1. Show your work. (2 points)

Step 2: Write the polynomial in descending order and use parentheses around like terms. (1 point)

Step 3: Add the like terms identified in Step 2 to simplify the polynomial. (1 point)

3. Use the FOIL method to multiply binomials.

Part I: When multiplying binomials, the FOIL method helps you to organize the multiplication of each
term of the first binomial by each term of the second. Fill in each blank with the word used to show
how the binomials' terms are multiplied. (2 points: 0.5 point each)

F                          

O                          

I                          

L                          

Part II: Using the FOIL method, multiply the terms in the binomials below. Show your work in the
blanks provided. Then, add any like terms and write the polynomial in standard form in the space
provided. Show your work. (8 points: 2 points each)

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A. (3x + 7)(2x – 5) B. (x2 + 2x)(5x2 – 3x)

______ + _______ + _______ + _______ ______ + _______ + _______ + _______

______________________ ______________________

C. (5x + 4)(5x – 4) D. (x2 – 7)(x2 – 4)

______ + _______ + _______ + _______ ______ + _______ + _______ + _______

______________________ ______________________

4. Use the distributive property to multiply the trinomial by the binomial.

Circle the first term in the trinomial, multiply it by each term in the binomial, and place each result in
the blank spaces provided. Repeat this process for the second and third terms of the trinomial until
all of the spaces are filled in. Finally, in the space provided beneath the blanks, simplify the
expression by combining like terms and arranging the terms from highest to lowest order. Show your
work. (4 points)

(3x2 – 2x + 7)(x2 + 2x)

______ + _______ + _______ + _______ + ______ + _______

5. Use the vertical method to multiply two trinomials.

Step 1: Multiply the top trinomial by the last term in the bottom trinomial. Place each result in the
blank spaces provided. (2 points)

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Step 2: Multiply the top trinomial by the middle term in the bottom trinomial. Place each result in the
blank spaces provided. (2 points)

Step 3: Multiply the top trinomial by the first term in the bottom trinomial. Place each result in the
blank spaces provided. (2 points)

Step 4: Add the three partial products to find the final answer. Place the result at the bottom. (1 point)

6. Sabrina is making an open box from a piece of cardboard that has a width of 12 inches and a
length of 18 inches. She'll form the box by making cuts at the corners and folding up the sides. If she
wants the box to have a volume of 224 in3, how long should she make the cuts?

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Part I: Each dimension (width, length, and height) of the finished box can be represented by a
polynomial expression. If the height is x inches, what is the length in terms of x? (2 points)

Height = x
Width = 12 – 2x
Length =

Part II: The formula for volume is v = l • w • h. Use the polynomial expressions from Part I to write an
equation to represent the volume of the box. Simplify on the right side by multiplying the polynomials
and writing the answer in descending order. Show your work.
HINT: First multiply the binomials representing length and width. Next, multiply the resulting trinomial
by the expression representing height. (3 points)

v=

Part III: The length of each cut at the corners is represented by x. To make a box, x must fall in a
certain range of values. For example, x cannot be 15 because that would make the flap longer than
the width of the box. Identify one reasonable value of x. Why did you choose that value? (2 points)

Part IV: Use the polynomial equation you wrote in Part II to find the volume of the box for each value
of x. Show your work. (5 points)

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x v

3 216

6 0

Part V: Based on your table, what x-value creates a box with a volume of 224 in3? (1 point)

Part VI: Using the polynomials from Part I and the value of x from Part V, what are the dimensions of
Sabrina's completed box? (3 points)

Width =

Length =

Height =

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