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1st Quarter ER
(MODULE 1) Module
• • ACTIVITY SHEETS • •
Submiss
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Septem
STUDENT’S NAME: CONTACT #: SCORE: ber 20,
2021

✎ NOTE: READ AND STUDY THE HANDOUTS GIVEN BEFORE ANSWERING THE ACTIVITIES.

Lesson 1 Factoring by Greatest Common Monomial Factor

✓Learning Competency: Factor completely different types of polynomials

✓Learning Target: I can factor completely the different types of polynomials

Activity no. 1: Pieces of My Life☞ (refer to handout page no.1)

Activity 1: Pieces of my Life

Find the possible factors of the given number or expressions below. Choose your answer on the box and write your answer in the blank
provided.

2 x a 10 z y 6 b 5

4 3

Number/Expression Factors
8 ___________
2x ___________
5ab ____________
12z ____________
20xy ____________

Activity no. 2 :Find my area ☞ (refer to the example1 given in the module pg 1)

Consider the rectangle below

L = x+3

W=2

The area of a rectangle is the product of the length and the width or Arectangle =L∙ W
Process Questions

1. What is the area of the rectangle?

2. Is the area of the rectangle a polynomial?
3. What is the relationship between the area of the rectangle and its sides?

IFL : our greatest common factor as human is our communication through prayers.

Activity no.3 : Break Me! ☞ (refer to the example2 given in the module pg 3)

Determine the Greatest Common Factor (GCF) of each polynomial and write its factored form.
Complete the table below
Polynomial GCF Factored form
1. 𝑥 2 + 2x
2. 5𝑥2 − 10𝑥3
3. 25𝑥2𝑦 3 + 55𝑥𝑦3
4. 10𝑐3 − 80𝑐5 − 5𝑐6 + 5𝑐7
5. 12𝑚5𝑛2 − 6𝑚2𝑛3 + 3𝑚n

Process Questions

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 1. How did you find the GCF of the numerical coefficients of each term?
2. How did you find the GCF of the variables in each term?
3. What did you do to the obtained GCF of the numerical coefficients and the GCF of the variables?
4. How did you find the remaining factors?

Activity no. 4 :Complete Me! ☞ (refer to the example3-6 given in the module pg 3,4)

Write a polynomial factor in the blank to complete each statement.

Write the answers on the blank provided.
1. 7𝑝2 − 7𝑝 = 7𝑝 ( __________)
2. 18𝑥𝑦 + 3𝑦 = ( ____________) (6𝑥 + 1)
3. 15𝑡3 − 15𝑡2 + 20𝑡 = 5𝑡 ( _____________ )
4. 17𝑥5 − 51𝑥4 − 34 𝑥 = ( ___________) (𝑥4 − 3𝑥3 − 2)
5. 35𝑥5𝑦2 + 21𝑥4𝑦 + 14𝑥3𝑦2 = 7𝑥3𝑦 ( _________________)

Process Questions

1. Which was easier: finding the remaining factor given the GCF, or finding the GCF given the other factor? Why?
2. What did you do to find the GCF given the remaining factors?

Activity no. 5 : Is it Perfect?! ☞ (refer to the example 6 given in the module pg 5)

Determine which of the following is a perfect square.

Write P if it is a perfect square and N if it is not.

1. 16 ______
2. 12 ______
3. 25 ______
4. 8x2 ______
5. 36y2 ______

Process Questions

1. Which items are perfect squares?

2. Which items are not perfect squares?
3. What did you do to determine whether the numbers are perfect squares?

Sum and Difference

✓Learning Competency: Factor completely sum and difference of two terms:

✓Learning Target: I can factor completely the sum and difference of two squares

Activity no. 6 : Squares of Plus and Minus! ☞ (refer to the example 6 module pg 5)
Determine the product of each sum and difference of two terms
1. (𝑥 + 1) (𝑥 – 1) _______________________
2. (𝑥 + 4) (𝑥 – 4) _______________________
3. (𝑥 + 3) (𝑥 – 3) _______________________
4. (𝑥 + 7) (𝑥 – 7) _______________________
5. (𝑥 + 9) (𝑥 – 9) _______________________

Process Questions

1. How did you get the product of sum and difference of two terms?
2. Have you observed any pattern?

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 Activity no. 7 : Tell Me! ☞ (refer to the example 6a-6b given in the module pg 5)

A. Tell whether or not the given binomial is a difference of two squares.

If it is, write yes . If it is not, write No. Write your answer in the blank.
1. 𝑎 2 − 81 _________________
2. 𝑐 2 − 18 ________________
3. 𝑑 2 − 25 ________________
4. 25𝑒2 − 16 _________________
5. 𝑟2 + 9𝑠4 _________________
B. Find the missing terms of the factors.
1. 𝑎2 − 81 = (𝑎 + ____)(𝑎 − ____)
2. 𝑝2 − 𝑞2 = (_______ + ____)(𝑝 − 𝑞)
3. 𝑐2 − 𝑑2 = (𝑐 + 𝑑)(_______ − ____)
4. 49𝑒2 − 81𝑓2 = (7𝑒 + _______)(______ − 9𝑓)
5. 100𝑔2 − 121ℎ2 = (_______ + 11ℎ)(10𝑔 − ____)
d. what have I learned?
Read and answer as directed. Write your answers on your answer sheet.

How will you factor difference of two squares? Write the step–by – step process.

Activity no. 8 : Power Cube!! ☞ (refer to the example 7 & 8 given in the module pg6&7)

✓LC: 1. Factor completely the sum and difference of two cubes

✓Learning Target: I can factor completely the sum and difference of two cubes
IFL: God is powerful, list some instances in your life that you have experience the power of God.

A. Express the following in exponential form with a power of 3.

Example : 8 = 2 .2.2 = 23
1
1. 27 = ________ 2. =¿ 3. 64𝑦3 =_________ 4. 125𝑥3 = ________ 5. 27𝑥6𝑦12 = _________
8 ¿

Process Questions

1. How did you find the power of cube?

2. Were you able to correctly express each expression as a power of 3?
3. Did you encounter any difficulty in performing the activity? If so, what did you do to overcome this difficulty?

B. Study the pattern

Given below are expressions in factored form in which one of the factors is a binomial and the other one is a trinomial. Follow the process
in multiplying them and compare the product to the factors and give your observations.
Factored form Steps Process
1. (𝑥 – 3)(𝑥 2 + 3𝑥 + 9) x2 (𝑥 – 3) + 3𝑥(𝑥 – 3) + 9(𝑥 – 3) Distributing (𝑥 − 3) to each of the terms in the
given trinomial (Distributive property)
𝑥3 – 3𝑥2 + 3𝑥 2 – 9𝑥 + 9𝑥 – 27
Distributing 𝑥 2 to (𝑥 – 3), 3𝑥 to (𝑥 – 3), and 9
𝑡𝑜 (𝑥 – 3) (Distributive property)

Product x3 − 27 By simplification

Process Questions

Compare the product 𝑥3 − 27 to its factors (𝑥 – 3)(𝑥 2 + 3𝑥 + 9). What are your observations? __________________________

Activity no. 9 : Power Cube!! ☞ (refer to the example7a-7c given in the module pg)

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You learned in the previous activity about the sum and difference of two cubes. Determine whether the following polynomials are sum of two
cubes (STC), difference of two cubes (DTC), or neither sum nor difference of two cubes (NSND).
A. 1. 16 + 𝑎3 ________ 2. 27𝑏 3 − 64 __________ 3. 125 + 𝑣 6 ________ 4. 1000 − 𝑦 3 _________ 5. 1 + 𝑎 3𝑏 3_____

B. The missing part

1. (𝑥 + 3)(x 2 – 3x + 9)
= (𝑥 + 3)(x 2 – (____)3x + (__ )9
= 𝑥3 + ( __) − 3x 2 – 9𝑥 +( ____) + 27
= x 3 + ( ___)
2. (𝑥 – 3)(x 2 + 3𝑥 + 9)
= (__ )x 2 + (𝑥 – 3)3 𝑥 + (𝑥 – 3)__
= (__ )− 3x 2 + 3x 2 –( __ )+ 9𝑥 – 27
= (__) − 27
C. Factor each completely.
1. 𝑥 3 + 27 _______________________________________________________
3
2. 8𝑦 – 27 _______________________________________________________
3 3
3. 1 + 𝑥 𝑦 _______________________________________________________
4. 64 – 𝑝 6 _______________________________________________________
5 2
5. −2𝑚 + 250𝑚 _____________________________________________________
D. Packing Breakables
An online seller of glass water tumblers is about to ship the order of his client via a local courier service provider. To ensure that the items
will not be damaged during the shipping, the tumblers were secured in a small box and is to be placed in a larger box filled with Styrofoam chips.

10 in x in
Fragile
10 in x in
10 in x in

Process Questions

1. Write a polynomial that describes the amount of space in a larger box that must be filled with styrofoam chips.
2. Factor the polynomial.

Activity no. 10 Squaring trinomial: !! ☞ (refer to the example9a-9c given in the module pg7& 8)
A: Following the pattern in squaring a binomial, fill-in the missing term.
1. (x + 2) 2 = (____) + 4𝑥 + 4
2. (2x − 3) 2 = 4𝑥 2 – (_____) + 9
3. (3x + 4) 2 = 9𝑥 2 + 24𝑥 + (_____)
B: Determine whether the given expressions are perfect square trinomials. Write Perfect if it is a perfect square trinomial and Not if not.
1. a 2 − 22a + 121 ___________
2. b 2 − 8b + 16 ___________
3. 4d2 + 20d − 25 ___________
4. 100 + 50e + e 2 ___________
5. 36r2 − 60rt + 25t2 ___________

Activity no. 11 Fill Me In ! ☞ (refer to the example 9a- 9cgiven in the module pg)

A. Supply the missing term of the factor of the given perfect trinomials below. Write your answer on a separate sheet of paper.
1. x 2 − 6x + 9 = (x − ___) 2
2. 4x2 − 4x + 1 = (____ − 1) 2
3. 9x2 + 12x + 4 = (3x + ____) 2

B: Factor it Perfectly
Factor the following completely by writing each of the perfect square trinomial as the square of a binomial.

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 1. y 2 + 20y + 100 ______________________________
2. k 2 − 8k + 16 _______________________________
2
3. 16m + 48m + 36 ______________________________
C. Perform The following
Suppose you have a square room with an area of 4𝑥 2 + 16𝑥 + 16.
1. Find the binomial that represents each side of your room.
2. Supposed the measure of the side of your room is 300 inches, what is the value of x?
3. What is the area of the square?
4. Supposed you want to tile the floor of your room; how many 30 x 30 inches’ tiles will be used?

Activity no. 12a The two of Us ! ☞ (refer to the example 10 given in the module pg)

Think of two numbers whose sum and product are given in the table below. Write your answers on your answer sheet. Item 1 is done for
you.

item sum product The two numbers

1 6 8 2 and 4
2 6 -16 -2 and 8
3 -2 -15
4. 4 -12
5 6 9
6 -5 -14

Notice that in item 1, the numbers 2 and 4 in Column 4 when added will give a sum of 6 and when multiplied will give a product of 8.

Process Questions

1. How did you find the two numbers in column 4 to satisfy the conditions in columns 2 (sum) and 3(product)?
2. Was it easy to find the two numbers?
3. What does it mean when the product of the numbers is negative? positive?
4. Did you recognize a pattern or technique on how to find the two numbers given its sum and product? What is it?

Activity no. 12b Miss You ! ☞ (refer to the example 11a-11cgiven in the module pg 8-9)

A. Fill in the blank of the given equation. Write your answers on your answer sheet.
1. a 2 + 12a + 11 = (a + ____)(a + 11)
2. c 2 − 7c + 6 = (c − ____)(c − 1)
3. 2x2 − 3x − 9 = (____x + 3)(x − 3)

B: Break Me Gently
Factor each trinomial completely, if possible. If the polynomial is not factorable, Write PRIME. Write your answer on your answer sheet.
1. 1. c 2 − 6c − 40 _____________________________
2. 2. e 2 + 10e + 16 ____________________________
3. 4. 3𝑥 2 − 5𝑥 – 12 ______________________________
4. 5. 4𝑥 2 + 4𝑥 – 15 _______________________________
C. Suppose you have a rectangular garden that has an area represented by 15x 2 + 4x − 4 square meters and its length is represented by 5x + 2 meters.
1. Find the binomial that represents the width of your garden.
2. Suppose the measure of the length is 12m, what is the measure of the width of the rectangle?
3. What is the area of the rectangular garden?
4. If you are going to plant your garden with okra which is 25cm apart, how many okra can you plant?

G: Algebra in

✓LC : Solves problems involving factors of polynomials

✓LT: I can solve problems involving factors of polynomials

In every problem there is a solution and that is found in Jesus.

1. You invested P2000 in a savings account that earns interest compounded annually at a rate of 6%. Find the savings account balance after a
period of 2 years? 3 years?
Answer here:

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 Activity no. 13 : SolveProblem ☞ (refer to the example given in the module pg 1)
1. Formulate two real-life problems involving factors of polynomials.

Choose two (2) of the following situations: 

Area Problem
Perimeter Problem
Business Problem

2. Solve the problems you formulated accurately using a variety of strategies. Show complete solution.

Rubrics
Points Indicators
5 The problem is clear, detailed & organized; No grammatical issues; Choose an efficient
strategy that made sense; All of the steps in the solution are correct.
4 The problem is clear and detailed; A few grammatical issues; Choose a strategy that made
sense; A few of the steps in the solution are correct.
3 The problem is not clear, not detailed and not organized; Lots of grammatical issues; The
strategy doesn’t make sense; All of the solutions are incorrect.

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Lesson 3: Rational Algebraic Expressions

✓Learning Competency: llustrates
rational algebraic expressions
✓Learning targets: I can Illustrate rational algebraic expression

Activity no. 1 : Match it to Me ☞ (refer to the example given in the module pg 14)

Let’s begin the lesson by reviewing some of the previous lessons and gathering your thoughts in the lesson.
There are verbal phrases below. Look for the mathematical phrase in the figures that corresponds to the verbal phrases. Write your answer on the
blank.
1. The ratio of number x and four added by two. ___________
2. The product of square root of three and the number y. ______________
3. The square of a added by twice the a. _______________
4. The sum of b and two less than the square of b.___________
5. The product of p and q divided by three ._____________
6. One – third of the square of c._________________
7. Ten times a number y increased by six _____________
8. Cube of the number z decreased by nine. ___________
9. Cube root of nine less than number w. ___________
10. Number h raised to four______________

✓Learning Competency: llustrates rational algebraic expressions

✓Learning targets: I can Illustrate rational algebraic expression

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 Activity no.2 : refer to activity 1 Match it to Me ☞ (refer to the example1 given in the module pg 14)

Process Questions

1. What are the polynomials in the activity “Match It to Me”?

2. List these polynomials under set P. ____________________________________
3. Describe these polynomials. _____________________________
4. In the activity, which are not polynomials?
5. List these non – polynomials under set R. ____________________________
6. How do these non – polynomials differ from the polynomial? ____________________________________
7. Describe these non – polynomials____________________________________________________

In activity 1 “Match It to Me”, the non – polynomials are called rational algebraic expressions. Your observations regarding the difference between
polynomials and non – polynomials in activities 14 and 15 are the descriptions of rational expression. Now, can you define rational algebraic
expressions? Write your own definition about rational algebraic expressions in the chart below
•Define Rational Expression
Rational Expression is ____________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________________

✓Learning Competency: Find every value of the variables in that makes a rational expression undefined.
✓Learning targets: I can find every value of the variables in that makes a rational expression undefined

To become happy individual always input Christ in your life.

Activity no. 3: Evaluation of Rational Expresson ☞ (refer to example 3 given in the module pg 13)

A. Evaluate the expression

x2 −5 when (a) x= 2 and b) x = -1
x−1
a. When x= 2 b. when x = -1

B. Find every value of the variable that makes each expression undefined.

3 x2 2 c
a. b. c.
x+3 ( x+3 ) (x−3) a−c

Lesson3.2 SIMPLIFYING RATIONAL

EXPRESSIONS
✓Learning Competency: Simplify rational algebraic expressions
✓Learning targets: I can simplify rational algebraic expression
Our life is simplified if we put God first

Connect column A to its equivalent simplest fraction to column B.

1. How did you find the equivalent fractions in column A? ______________
2. Do you think you can apply the same concept in simplifying a rational algebraic
expression? ____________________________________

Activity no. 6 : Simplify each ☞ (refer to the example 4 & 5 given in the module pg 14)
A. Description: Complete the factors ( ) or Give the missing factor ,then write the fraction in simplest form ----.
16 2(8) −36 −4 () 45 a2 b =________________
1. = =¿ 3 . = =¿ 5.
24 3() ¿ 40 4 () ¿ 30 ab
35 5 () 132 11( )
2. = =¿ 4. = =¿
21 3 () ¿ −144 12() ¿

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 Process Questions
1. What are the steps in simplifying fractions? ______________________________________________________
2. When can you say that a fraction is in simplest form? ______________________________________________
3. How are rational expressions simplified? ______________________________________________________

B. simplified – 1

Description: Evaluate the following rational expressions. Observe the resulting value.
Let a = 2 b=5
a−b a3−b
1. = __________________ 3. = ___________________________
a−b b−a3
a−b a2−b 2
2. = ___________________ 4. 2 = ________________________
b−a b −a2

Refer to example 5B
x 2+ 8 x 3 x −2 10 a−2
C . 1. = __________________ 2. = ___________________ 3. =¿ ________________________
x+ 8 2−3 x 1−5 a

Activity no. 7 : Multiplying and Dividing Rational Expression ☞ (refer to the example 6&7 given in the module pg 15 & 16)
✓Learning Competency: Multiplying and Dividing rational algebraic expressions
✓Learning targets: I can multiply and divide rational algebraic expression
Write the things that you have done today. Identify which is good and which is bad then eliminate the bad and multiply the good.

A. Multiply and simplify

7 x5 a+4 a 2+ 6 a+5
1. ∙ = _____________________________ b. ∙ =
x 4 21 a2 +7 a+10 a2 +5 a+ 4
_______________________________

B. Divide each

2 x5 2 25−x 2 x−5
1. ÷ 10 x = _________________________ b. ÷ =¿
7 x2 +3 x x 2−9
_____________________________________

C. Performed the indicated operation

15 x 6 x 2 a2−a 4 b+4 2
1. ∙ ÷
4 5 8
____________________________ b.
a 2[b+ 4
÷
b+4 ]=____________________

Refer to example 8
D. Find the sum and Difference of the following rational algebraic expressions.

3 4 2x 3 x+2 x+ 2
1. + 3. + 5. −
x −9 x−3
2
x+1 x x 2

x+ 8 3 x−2 3 2
2. 2
+ 2 4. 2
− 2
x −4 x +4 x −4 x −x−2 x −5 x +6

Activity no. 8 :Solve Me ☞ (refer to the example given in the module pg 13)

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 A. Answer the question using rational expression

1. If Ben drives 50 km in x+1 hour, then what is his average speed? ________________________

2. If x+2 kg of mangoes cost P175.00, then how much is the cost per kilo?________________________-

3. If Sally can clean the entire room in 3x hours, then what portion of the room does she clean per hour? ____

B. Write and simplify rational expression for the ratio of the perimeter of the given figure to its area:
1. Square 2. Rectangle 3. Triangle

6x 2m 2k 2k+6

m+6
2k+ 3

x 2−9 mi in x + 3 hours. Find the speed

4. A train travels (rate).
distance
Use the formula: speed=
time
5. A machine has a work output of 14ab 4 J (joules) and a work input of 7 a2 b5 J. What is the efficiency of the machine?
work output ∈ joules
efficiency ∈%= =
work input∈ joules
6. The perimeter of a hexagon is 6a 2 s feet. The perimeter of a triangle is 3a feet. Find the ratio of the perimeter of the hexagon to the perimeter of
the triangle.

7. It takes 1.5 hours for Tim to mow the lawn. Linda can mow the same lawn in 2 hours. How long will it take John and Linda, work together, to
mow the lawn?

★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ (Congrats you are done with factoring and rational Expressions) ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★

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