SUMMATIVE TEST on FACTORING

Name:_______________________________________________________ Score:____________
Yr/Section:______________________________ Date:____________
I. Direction: Read the statement carefully. Write true if the statement is correct and false if the given statement
is incorrect.

_________1. The greatest common factor of 6𝑥 3 𝑦 2 − 12𝑥 3 𝑦 2 + 18𝑥 4 𝑦 is 2𝑥 2 𝑦.

_________2. When factoring it is usually best to look for a common factor first.
_________3.The factored form of the polynomial 𝑥(𝑦 + 2) + 𝑧(𝑦 + 2) is (𝑦 + 2)(𝑥 + 𝑧).
_________4. A trinomial of the form 𝑥 2 + 𝑏𝑥 + 𝑐 will never have a common factor other than 1.
_________5. To factor 𝑥 2 − 4𝑥 − 60 we look for two numbers whose product is -60 and whose sum is -4.
_________6. The polynomial 12𝑥 2 + 11𝑥 − 12 is not factorable.
_________7. A binomial that has two perfect square terms that are subtracted is called the difference of two
squares.
_________8. The product of (𝑏 − 10) and (𝑏 + 10) is a difference of two cubes.
_________9. The factored form 3𝑎(2𝑎2 + 4)is factored completely.
_________10. The product of (𝑥 + 𝑦)(𝑥 2 + 𝑥𝑦 + 𝑦 2 ) is a difference of two cubes.
_________11. The polynomial 27𝑥 3 − 𝑏 3 is a perfect square trinomial.
_________12. One of the factors of 10𝑥 2 − 17𝑥 − 3 𝑖𝑠 (2𝑥 − 3).
_________13. 25𝑥 2 − 70𝑥𝑦 + 49𝑦 2 is a perfect square trinomial.
_________14. The common factor of 4𝑦 2 − 36𝑦 6 𝑖𝑠 4𝑦 2
_________15. The expression (𝑤 − 𝑧) + 𝑏(𝑤 − 𝑧); the common binomial factor is (𝑤 − 𝑧).

Do as directed:
16. In the expression 8(𝑥 − 𝑦) + 𝑏 (𝑥 − 𝑦); the common binomial factor is __________________

17. In the given polynomial 6𝑥 2 − 7𝑥 + 2; the factors are _____________.

18. Complete the polynomial 25𝑥 2 + _______ + 9𝑦 2 to make it a perfect square trinomial.

19. _____14𝑥 − 15 is a quadratic trinio make it a quadratic trinomial.

20. The factors of 4𝑎2 − 9𝑏 2 are _______________________.

II. Factor the following given expression:

21. 32𝑥 2 − 50𝑦 2 23. 84𝑥 2 𝑦 3 + 12𝑥𝑦 3

22. 24𝑎3 𝑏 2 + 36𝑎2 𝑏 4 − 60𝑎4 𝑏 3 24. 𝑥 2 + 21𝑥 + 80

III. Directions: Match the factors from Column A with the product in Column B

COLUMN A COLUMN B

______25. 4𝑥(3𝑥 − 5) A. 9𝑥 2 − 24𝑥 + 16

______26. (𝑥 + 𝑦)(𝑥 − 𝑦) B. 𝑥 3 − 27

______27. (2𝑥 + 3)(2𝑥 − 3) C. 12𝑥 2 − 20𝑥

______28. (𝑥 + 𝑦)2 D. 𝑥 2 − 𝑦 2

______29. (𝑥 + 4)(𝑥 − 3) E. 𝑥 3 + 27

______30. (𝑥 − 5𝑦)2 F. 𝑚𝑟 − 𝑛𝑟 + 𝑚𝑠 − 𝑛𝑠

______31. (𝑎 + 𝑏)(𝑐 − 𝑑) G. 9𝑥 2 + 16

______32. (3𝑥 − 4)2 H. 𝑎𝑐 − 𝑎𝑑 + 𝑏𝑐 − 𝑏𝑑

______33. (𝑚 − 𝑛)(𝑟 + 𝑠) I. 𝑥 2 − 10𝑥𝑦 + 25𝑦 2

______34. (𝑥 − 3)(𝑥 2 + 3𝑥 + 9) J. 𝑥 2 + 𝑥 − 12

______35. (𝑥 + 3)(𝑥 2 − 3𝑥 + 9) K. 4𝑥 2 − 9