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Unit Test on Chapter 4: Products and Factors of Polynomials

Section A: Place the letter that corresponds with the correct answer in front of the
question number. (3 points each)

1. How do you find the degree of a polynomial?

a) By adding up all of the exponents b) By finding the largest exponent

c) By subtracting all of the exponents d) By finding the largest coefficient


2. How do you find the degree of the term 3

?
a) By finding the largest exponent, 4 b) By finding the largest coefficient, 3

c) By multiplying the exponents, 8 d) By adding the exponents, 6

3. What is the degree of the polynomial

?
a) 7 b) 5 c) 4 d) 3

4. Which of the following is a binomial?

a) 4y b)
2
2 5 3 x x

c)
2
3x y d) 4 3 x

5. Subtract (3x
2
+ 3x 6) from (2x 5).

a) -3x
2
x + 1 b) -3x
2
+ 5x 11

c) 3x
2
+ x 1 d) 3x
2
+ x - 11

6. What is the product for

2
2 2 3 m m ?
a)
2
4 6 m m b)
2
4 3 m m

c)
2
2 6 m m d)
2
4 6 m m

7. Simplify
2 2
3 4 6 4 7 2 a a a a .

a)

7a
2
+3a 4 b)
2
7 11 4 a a

c)
2
3 8 a a d)
2
3 8 a a

8. Write the polynomial in standard form.

a)

b)

c)

d)

9. Which polynomial represents the perimeter of the rectangle?








a) 10 6 a b) 5 3 a

c)

12a +8 d)
2
6 4 a

10. What is the GCF of: 18a
2
b
3
c
2
& 12a
3
b
4


a) 6a
2
b
3
b) 6a
2
b
3
c

c) 9a
2
b
3
c d) 3a
2
b
3



Section B: Factor each polynomial into two binomials. (4 points each)

11.

12.

3a+4
2a-1
13.

14.

Section C: Answer each of the following in the space provided. Show ALL necessary
workings to receive full credit. (6 points each)

15. Here is a students solution for the following question.




2
2
2
2 3 5 6
2 3 2 5 2 6
6 10 12
p p
p p
p p




Identify the errors in the solution and then write the correct solution.







16. Write a simplified polynomial to represent the area of the figure below.