1.
The expression
is _____.
A.
a polynomial, because it has one or more terms
B.
a trinomial, because it has three terms
C.
not a polynomial, because
is not a monomial
D.
not a polynomial, because two terms are negative
Hint
2.
The degree of the polynomial -4
b
2
c
2
+ 5
ac
5
-
abc
is ______.
A.
4
B.
3
C.
6
D.
13
Hint
3.
Rewriting the expression (2
x
+ 5
x
) + (4 – 1) as (2 + 5)
x
+ (4 – 1) shows the use of the _______.
A.
Commutative Property of Multiplication
B.
Distributive Property
C.
Addition Property of Equality
D.
Associative Property of Addition
Hint
4.
Find the product -5(
x
2
+ 1).
A.
-5
x
2
+ 1
B.
5
x
2
- 4
C.
-5
x
2
- 5
D.
-5
x
2
+ 5
Hint
5.
Find the product (
a
2
+ 3)(
a
- 9)
A.
a
2
- 6
a
- 27
B.
a
3
- 9
a
2
+ 3
a
+ 27
C.
a
3
- 9
a
2
+ 3
a
- 27
D.
a
2
- 12
a
- 27
Hint
6.
Find the product (6 + 3
b
)(6 – 3
b
).
A.
36 + 36
b
+ 9
b
2
B.
36 + 36
b
- 9
b
2
C.
36 - 9
b
2
D.
36 + 9
b
2
Hint
7.
Find the product of
x, x
– 2, and
x
+ 2.
A.
x
3
+ 4
x
B.
x
3
+ 4
x
2
+ 4
x
C.
x
3
- 4
x
D.
x
3
- 4
Hint
8.
Rewriting the expression (
y
+ 5) – (4
y
+ 1) as (1 – 4)
y
+ (5 – 1) shows of grouping the like terms and the use of the _______.
A.
Distributive Property
B.
Associative Property of Addition
C.
Addition Property of Equality
D.
Commutative Property of Multiplication
Hint
9.
Find the product
j
(
j
+ 2).
A.
j
2
+ 2
j
B.
2
j
+ 2
C.
3
j
D.
j
2
+ 2
Hint
10.
Find the product (
y
– 2)(2
y
+ 5).
A.
3
y
+ 3
B.
-3
y
+ 5
C.
2
y
2
– 4
y
+ 5
D.
2
y
2
+
y
–10
Hint