ALGEBRAIC EXPRESSIONS EXERCISE SET

Simplify the following

1. (𝑥 3 𝑦 3 𝑧 3 )(𝑥 2 𝑦 2 𝑧 2 )
2. (4𝑎2 𝑏 3 𝑐 4 )2 (5𝑏 4 𝑐 5 𝑑6 )3 (6𝑐 6 𝑑7 𝑎8 )
𝑚75 𝑛35 𝑝28
3.
𝑚50 𝑛10 𝑝18
1000𝑥 14 𝑦 17 𝑧 32 27𝑎 77 𝑏22 𝑐 11 𝑑 10
4. ( 243𝑎4 𝑏8 𝑐 29 𝑧2 ) ( 25𝑤9 𝑥 8 𝑦21 𝑧30 )
3 4 24 4 5
𝑠20 𝑡 −2 𝑡 𝑟𝑡 𝑟𝑠𝑡 −2 𝑟 12
5. (𝑟3 𝑡 32 𝑠−1 ) ( 𝑠2 𝑟15 ) ( 𝑠24 )

Perform the given operations on the following pairs of polynomials.

6. 𝑝 = 𝑥 3 + 3𝑥 2 𝑦 − 7𝑥 3 𝑧 2 + 18, 𝑞 = 21𝑥 4 − 7𝑥 3 𝑧 2 − 21 Calculate 𝑝 + 𝑞

7. 𝑓 = −24𝑑6 + 14𝑑77 − 16𝑑11 + 16𝑑2 , 𝑔 = −6𝑑2 + 5𝑑5 − 99𝑑6 + 𝑑78 Calculate 𝑓 + 𝑔
8. 𝑗 = −16𝑥 3 − 14𝑥 2 − 17𝑥 + 22, 𝑘 = 25 + 9𝑥 − 32𝑥 2 + 55𝑥 3 − 2𝑥 4 Calculate 𝑗 − 𝑘
9. 𝑟 = 21𝑎3 𝑏 2 + 32𝑏 3 𝑐 4 − 16𝑎𝑐 3 , 𝑠 = −17𝑎𝑐 3 + 31𝑐 4 𝑏3 − 4𝑎3 𝑏2 Calculate 𝑟 − 𝑠
10. 𝑢 = 𝑛2 + 5𝑛 + 12, 𝑣 = 𝑛2 + 5𝑛 − 2 Calculate 𝑢𝑣
11. ℎ = 2𝑥𝑦 + 𝑥 2 + 𝑦 2 , 𝑏 = 3𝑥𝑦 2 − 𝑥 2 𝑦 − 2𝑦 + 3𝑥 Calculate ℎ𝑏

Factor the following COMPLETELY. Write the factoring techniques and/or special products used.
12. 24𝑥 2 𝑦 3 𝑧 4 + 48𝑥 3 𝑦 2 𝑧 5 − 42𝑥 4 𝑦 8 𝑧 3
13. 55𝑚7 𝑛6 𝑝8 − 121𝑚4 𝑞7 𝑛11 + 132𝑞9 𝑛7 𝑚19
14. 𝑥 2 + 25𝑥 + 156
15. 𝑥 2 − 25𝑥 + 156
16. 𝑦 2 − 30𝑦𝑧 + 221𝑧 2
17. 𝑎2 + 6𝑎 − 91
18. 𝑎2 − 6𝑎 − 91
19. 𝑐 2 + 10𝑐 + 25
20. 𝑐 2 − 10𝑐 + 25
21. 𝑣 4 + 8𝑣 2 + 16
22. 5𝑥𝑦 2 𝑧 + 30𝑥𝑦𝑧 + 45𝑧𝑦 2
23. 𝑎2 𝑑2 − 𝑏 2 𝑐 2
24. 25𝑥 2 − 36𝑦 2
25. −144𝑤 2 𝑧 4 + 3600𝑘 6
26. 57𝑎2 − 513𝑏 2
27. 𝑎2 − 𝑏 2 + 2𝑎 + 1
28. 𝑥 2 − 𝑦 2 + 2𝑥𝑧 − 2𝑦𝑤 + 𝑧 2 − 𝑤 2
29. 𝑥 4 − 𝑦 4
30. 𝑚6 − 𝑛6
 31. 3𝑠 8 − 768𝑡 8
32. 𝑥 3 − 𝑥 2 + 23𝑦𝑥 − 23𝑦
33. 𝑥 2 − 𝑦 2 + 𝑎𝑥 + 𝑎𝑦 + 𝑏𝑥 + 𝑏𝑦
34. 24𝑥 3 𝑦 4 − 10𝑦 2 + 36𝑥 4 𝑦 2 − 15𝑥
35. 𝑧 6 + 3𝑧 5 + 2𝑧 4 + 𝑧 2 − 𝑧 − 6
36. 𝑎6 + 3𝑎5 + 2𝑎4 + 𝑎2 + 3𝑎 + 2
37. 𝑥 2 + 2𝑥𝑦 + 𝑦 2 − 3𝑥 2 𝑦𝑧 2 − 3𝑥𝑦 2 𝑧 2
38. (𝑎 + 𝑏 + 𝑐 + 𝑑)2 − 1
39. 𝑏 2 − 𝑎2 + 2𝑎𝑐 − 𝑐 2
40. 5𝑚3 − 40𝑛6 + 𝑚2 − 4𝑚𝑛2 + 4𝑛4

Answer the following

41. Expand (𝑥 + 𝑦)7

42. Expand (2𝑥 − 1)5
43. What is the coefficient of 𝑥 2 𝑦 2 in the expansion of (3𝑥 + 5𝑦)4
44. What is the sum of the coefficients of the polynomial 9𝑥 6 − 𝑥 5 + 7𝑥 4 − 𝑥 3 + 𝑥 2 − 3𝑥 + 8?
45. What is the sum of the coefficients of (𝑥 + 𝑦)7
46. Is 𝑥 − 2 a factor of 3𝑥 4 − 5𝑥 3 + 20𝑥 − 48?
47. Is 𝑥 + 1 a factor of 𝑥 8 − 60𝑥 6 + 24𝑥 4 + 35𝑥 2 + 1?
48. Is 2𝑥 − 3 a factor of 8𝑥 3 + 4𝑥 2 − 6𝑥 − 30?
49. What is the remainder when 𝑥 5 + 2𝑥 4 + 3𝑥 2 + 4𝑥 + 5 is divided by 𝑥 + 1?
50. What is the remainder when 2𝑥 7 + 23𝑥 6 + 4𝑥 5 + 40𝑥 4 − 5𝑥 3 + 3𝑥 2 + 3𝑥 − 1 is divided
by 𝑥 − 1?