1.
Which statement is
not
an example of the Distributive Property?
A.
(
x
+ 1)(
x
– 2) =
x
(
x
– 2) + 1(
x
– 2)
B.
b
(
c
+ 1) + 5(
c
+ 1) =
b
(
c
) +
b
(1) + 5(
c
) + 5(1)
C.
x
(–2
x
+ 4
x
) +
x
(5
x
– 6
x
) =
x
(2
x
) +
x
(–
x
)
D.
a
(
a
– 3) +
b
(
a
– 3) = (
a
+
b
)(
a
– 3)
Hint
2.
Find the product (
a
+ 8)(
a
+ 5).
A.
a
2
+ 13
a
+ 40
B.
a
2
+ 40
a
+ 13
C.
a
2
+ 3
a
+ 40
D.
2
a
2
+ 13
a
+ 40
Hint
3.
Refer to the diagram below. Find the area of the shaded region in simplest form.
A.
x
2
+ 8
x
+ 3
B.
2
x
2
+ 8
x
+ 3
C.
x
2
+ 8
x
+ 4
D.
x
2
+ 9
x
+ 3
Hint
4.
The term 44
a
is the __________, for the expression (2
a
+ 4)(11
a
+ 1).
A.
product of the inner terms, I
B.
product of the outer terms, O
C.
product of the last terms, L
D.
product of the first terms, F
Hint
5.
Find the volume of the box.
A.
(7
a
–
b
) units
3
B.
(-7
a
+
b
) units
3
C.
(-8
a
3
– 18
a
2
b
+ 23
a
b
2
+ 15
b
3
) units
3
D.
(8
a
3
+ 18
a
2
b
– 23
a
b
2
– 15
b
3
) units
3
Hint