BIKING TECHNICAL VOCATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL

DAUIS, BOHOL

MATH 8
FIRST QUARTER EXAMINATION
SY: 2022-2023

NAME: ________________________________________ 8- _____________ DATE: ________

Directions: Read each item carefully. Write the letter of the correct answer on the space provided.

___ 1. Factor: x2 – 64.

a. (x + 4)(x – 16) b. (x - 4)(x + 16) c. (x - 8)(x – 8) d. (x + 8)(x - 8)

2. What is the factored form of 9a7bc2 + 18a3c5 + 3c4d?

a. 3c2 (3a7b + 6a3c3 + c2d) c. 3c2 (3a7b + 6a3c4 + c2d)
3 2 4 3 2
b. 3a c (3a b + 6c + c d) d. a3c2 (9a4b + 18c3 + c2d)
___3. Which expression is prime?
a. x2 + 4x + 3 b. x2 + 6x + 8 c. 2x - 4 d. 5x – 1

___4. What is the greatest common factor (GCF) of 48x2y3, 72x3y2 and – 36xy4?
a. 6xy2 b. 12xy2 c. 12x3y4 d. 36x2y4
___5. Which of the following is NOT a special product?
a. 4x2 + 12x + 9 b. 9x2 – 16y2 c. x2 – 2x + 1 d. 9x2 + 16y2
___6. What are the dimensions of a rectangle whose area is defined as x2 + x – 12?
a. (x – 4)(x + 3) b. (x + 4)(x - 3) c. (x + 2)(x - 6) d. (x + 12)(x - 1)

___7. How is 5x2 – 13x + 6 expressed in factored form?

a. (5x + 3)(5x – 3) b. (5x - 3)(x – 2) c. (5x + 3)(x – 3) d. (5x + 3)(x + 2)

___8. If 16m4 – 8m2n3 + 4n6 is a factor of 64m6 + 8n9, what is the other factor?
a. 2m4 + 2n3 b. 4m2 + 3n2 c. 4m2 + 2n3 d. 2m2 + 2n3
___9. Which of the following is still factorable?
a. x - 3 b. 4(y +4) c. x2 + 4 d. x2 – 4
2
___10. What are the factors of a – 12a + 27?
a. (a – 3)(a – 9) b. (a + 3)(a + 9) c. (a – 3)(a + 9) d. (a + 3)(a – 9)

___11. What number must be added to x2 – 11x to make it a perfect square trinomial?
11 11 121 121
a. b. c. d.
2 4 2 4
___12. Which of the following has the product of a2 + 10a + 25?
a. (a +10)2 b. (a +5)2 c. (a - 5)2 d. (a - 10)2

___13. Which of the following is a factor of 4a2b2 – 25x2y2 ?

a. 2ab – 5xy b. 2ab + 5xy c. both a and b d. neither a nor b

___14. What is the side of a square whose area is 4x2 – 20x + 25?
a. (2x – 5) cm b. (2x + 5) cm c. (x – 5) cm d. (x + 5) cm

___15. If x – 2 is a factor of x3 – 8, what is the other factor?

a. x2 + 4x + 4 b. x2 - 4x + 4 c. x2 - 2x + 4 d. x2 + 2x + 4

3 x −4 5x
___16. What is the result in - ?
2 x +1 2
2 x −x−1
2 2
3 y −12 x+ 4 3 y −12 x +4
a. c. 2
(2 x+ 1)( x−1) (2 x+ 1)(2 x −x−1)
2
8 x−4 15 x −20
b. d.
(2 x+ 1)( x−1) (2 x+ 1)( x−1)
 2 3
3x y
___17. What is the product of and ?
2y 18 x

xy
2
x y
2 3
3x y
3
12
a. b. c. d. 2
12 12 36 xy

x+ 4 x−5
___18. If is multiplied by , what is the denominator of the product?
2 x +1 3 x +1

a. 4 x+ 2 b. 6 x 2+ 5 x +1 c. x 2−x−20 d. 6 x 2+ 1

2
x−9 x −81
___19. What is the quotient of ÷ 2 ?
x+ 3 x −9

x−3 x−3
a. x−9 b. c. x +9 d.
x−9 x+ 9

x−5 2 x−10
___20. Find the quotient of and .
8 4
1
a. 1 b. 2 c. d. -2
2
___21. Which of the following is the best definition of rational algebraic expression?
I. A set of two or more equations.
II. A statement of two equal expressions.
III. A set of numbers consisting of rational and irrational numbers.
IV. An expression which can be represented as a quotient of two polynomials.
a. IV only b. III only c. I and II d. III and IV

5
___22. What is the value of if x = 0?
3x
5
a. 0 b. 5 c. d. Undefined
3
5y
___23. What would be the value of x in , so that the expression is cannot be considered a rational
x+5
algebraic expression?
a. 5 b. – 5 c. 0 d. 10
___ 24. Which rational expression is in its simplest form?
5x x −y
2 2
x+ y 2x+4 y
a. 2 b. c. d.
10 x x+ y x− y 2 xy

2
x −36
___25. The simplest form of is
x +6

a. 6 – x b. x + 6 c. x – 6 d. none of these

2 k +3 6 k−4
___26. The sum of and is
5 5
8 k−7 4 k−1 6 k−1 8 k−1
a. b. c. d.
5 10 10 5

2−x 3+ x
___27. What is the sum of and ?
4 3
8+ x 18−x x−18 x+18
a. b. c. d.
12 12 12 12
 5 x−5
___28. The expression 2 can be reduced to its simplest form by multiplying the numerator and
1−x
denominator by
−1
a. 5 b. 1 c. - 1 d.
−1
___29. Which are similar rational algebraic expression?
2x 2x 5
I. II. III.
x+ y x− y x+ y
a. I and II only b. I and III only c. II and III only d. I, II and III

___30. Which of the following is NOT a linear equation?

a. 5 x=10+3 y b. y=4 x +9 c. 3 x 2− y=9 d. x +3 y=8
___31.Which of the equation is in standard form of linear equations with two variables?
a. x=2 y +4 b. x−6= y c. 2 x+ 4 y=10 d. 4 x−8=2 y
___32.Find the slope of the line that contains the points (-2 ,5) and (4 ,-7)
−1
a. b. -2 c. -1 d. 1
2
___33.If the slope of the line is 0, the graph of the line

a. decreases from left to right c. increases from right to left

b. forms a horizontal line d. forms a vertical line

___34.What is the slope and y-intercept of the equation 4x + 2y = 6?

a. m= 4, b= 6 b. m=2, b=6 c. m=4, b=3 d. m=-2, b=3
___35.Find the slope of the line passing through the points (2,3) and (6, -3).
a. -2/3 b. -3/2 c. 5/3 d. 3/5
___36.Identify the slope of the line represented by the equation 4x+2y=6.

a. 4 b. 2 c. -2 d. -3

___37.Which of the following graphs has undefined slope?

a. b. c. d.

___38.Wh at is the slope of the line y= 5 x −2?

2
5
a. b. 5 c. 2 d. -2
2

___39.Find the slope of the given graph.

3
a. 2 c.
2
2
b. 3 d.
3

___40.What is the y-intercept of the line represented by the equation 4x+2y=6?

a. -2 b. 2 c. -3 d. 3