LAGUNA COLLEGE

San Pablo City

JHS DEPARTMENT
MATHEMATICS 8
Second Periodical Test

NAME: ________________________________ SCORE: ______________

SECTION: __________________________ DATE: ________________

I. Tell whether each statement is TRUE or FALSE. AVOID ERASURES.

_______________ 1. A rational algebraic expression is said to be in the simplest form if its numerator
and denominator have no common factor except 1 and itself.
x+ 2
_______________ 2. The rational expression x−3 is meaningful for all values of x except for x = 2
and x = 3.
_______________ 3. When a rational number is being reduced, the form of the numeral is being
changed but not the number it represents.
_______________ 4. The binomials x - y and y - x are opposites.
2− y
_______________ 5. The rational expression y−2 reduces to -1.
x ²+ 5 x−1 x+ 7
_______________ 6. x ²−8 x+ 12 = x−6
2 x−4 y
_______________ 7. The rational expression 2 x−4 y when simplified is equal to 1.
−2 x ²−11 x−12 2 x +3
_______________ 8. The rational expression −3 x ²−11 x+ 4 simplifies to 3 x +1 .

−5 x ² y −x y
_______________ 9. The algebraic fraction 10 x simplifies to 2 .

_______________ 10. The binomials x + 3 and x - 3 are opposites.

II. Find every value of the variables to make the expression undefined.
1. 2.

3. 4.
III. Simplify the following rational algebraic expressions.