Reviewer in Mathematics 8

3𝑥 3
1. What is the simplest form of 12𝑥2 ?
2. One of the factors of (𝑦 2 − 16) is (y + 4) What is the other factor?
3. Factoring is the reverse process of finding the __________.
4. What is the greatest common factor of the polynomial 16𝑥 2 𝑦 − 32𝑥𝑦 2 + 64𝑥 2 𝑦 2 ?
1 1 4
5. Perform the indicated operation. 𝑥 + 3𝑥 − 2𝑥
6. The area of a rectangle is (6𝑥 2+9𝑥) 𝑢2, if the length is (2𝑥 + 3) 𝑢 what is the width of the rectangle?
7. What are the factors of 𝑥 2 + 𝑥 − 6?
𝑥 2 −1 2𝑥
8. Find the product of 𝑥 and 𝑥−1 .
9. The area of a rectangle is (𝑥 3 − 𝑦 3 ) cm 2. What is its length if the width is (𝑥 − 𝑦) cm?
10. What is the middle term of the product when (𝑎 − 2) is multiplied by (𝑎 + 3) ?
5𝑥
11. For which value of 𝑥 will 3𝑥+2 be meaningless?
𝑥−3 𝑥 2 −9
12. Perform the operation. ÷ 2
𝑥− 1 𝑥 −2𝑥+1
13. Which of the following expressions is in simplest form?
7𝑥−3𝑦 16−𝑦 2 𝑥+3 9𝑥 2 −𝑦 2
A. B. C. D.
7𝑥+3𝑦 4𝑥+𝑦 𝑥 2 −9 3𝑥−𝑦
14. If factored completely, 2𝑦 2 − 32 would be equal to______.
3
15. Which of the following is the domain of 𝑥 2−9 ?
A. All real numbers except 3 C. All real numbers except −3
B. All real numbers except 3 & − 3 D. All real numbers except 9
3 3
16. If x + 27y candies are divided equally among (x + 3y) children, how many candies each child
receive?
17. James was asked to multiply (3𝑥 – 4)(3𝑥 + 4), he answered 9𝑥 2 – 24𝑥 – 16. Is he correct?
A. Yes, because multiplying two binomials always produces a trinomial product.
B. Yes because the product rule is completely applied.
C. No because multiplying two binomials always produces a binomial product.
D. No because the answer must be 9𝑥 2 – 16.
18. The area of the rectangular lot is (𝑥 2 − 81)m2. If the length is ( 𝑥 + 9 ) m, find the width of the lot.
19. Factor completely 18𝑟2 – 32𝑠2
20. The side of a room is (x – 6) cm. Its area is (x – 6)2 cm. Express the area as a perfect square
trinomial.
21. The area of the rectangle is 3𝑥 2 + 12𝑥. If the width is 3𝑥, what is the length?
𝟏𝟐 𝟒
22. Find the LCD of 𝒙𝟐−𝟗 and 𝒙+𝟑.
For numbers 23 - 25, refer to the given problem below:
Mr. Peter is preparing to paint a rectangular wall with an area of ( 3𝑥 2 + 𝑥 − 2) sq. m.
23. If the width of the wall is (𝑥 + 1) meters, what is its length in meters?
A. (3x – 2) B. (3x + 2) C. (2x – 3) D. (2x + 3)
24. If x = 2, what is the actual area of the wall to be painted?
A. 12 B. 8 C. 6 D. 14
25. If the width becomes (x – 1) m and the length remains the same, what will be the new area of the
wall?
A. (x – 1)(3x + 2) C. (x – 1)(2x + 3)
B. (x – 1)(3x – 2) D. (x – 1)(2x – 3)

II. Answer the following questions and show the solution.

26. A square swimming pool has an area of (49𝑥 2 + 42𝑥𝑦 + 9𝑦 2 )𝑚2. What is the side of the pool?
5𝑥 + 2 10𝑥 + 3
27. Find the sum of 5 and 5 .
𝑦2− 4
28. 𝑆𝑖𝑚𝑝𝑙𝑖𝑓𝑦 𝑦 2 −5𝑦+6
.
𝑥−1 𝑥
29. Solve for 𝑥 in 3
= 2
5𝑐 3 15𝑐
30. What is the quotient when 3
𝑖𝑠 divided by 9
?
5𝑥 − 4 3𝑥 − 2
31. Subtract − .
8𝑥 8𝑥
𝟐𝒙 + 𝒚 𝒚 − 𝟑𝒙
32. Find the sum of 𝟑 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝟐 .
For numbers 33 - 35, refer to the given problem below:
A rectangular plot has a length of 2 meters longer than its width. The area of the plot is 15 square
meters. Find the length of the plot.
33. Given:
34. Working Equation:
35. Solution and answer: