Structure in expressions

1. 42(20k)−7
Which of the following is equivalent to the above expression?
A. 42 (20+k)−7
B. 42 -7
C. 20k⋅42−7

D. -7
Correct Answer: C Difficult Level: 2

2. (5j2k)3+(θ−3)
Which of the following is equivalent to the above expression?
A. (θ−3)+(125k3j6)
B. (θ−3)+(5j2k3)
C. (125k3j6)+(3−θ)
D. (5j2k3)+(3−θ)
Correct Answer: A Difficult Level: 2

3. (4s2t)3+(p−3)
Which of the following is equivalent to the above expression?
A. (43s23t3)+(p−3)
B. (p−3)+(4s2t3)
C. (12s2t)+(p−3)
D. (p−3)+(64s6t3)
Correct Answer: D Difficult Level: 2

4.
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Given the equation above, what is the value of c?

Correct Answer: 3 Difficult Level: 2

5. A3+B3=(C+8y)(D−40xy+E)
A partial factorization of a sum of cubes is given above. Which of the following is equivalent to
A+B?
A. 13xy
B. 20x+2y
C. 2.5x+8y
D. 5x+8y
Correct Answer: D Difficult Level: 2
6.
Which of the following is equivalent to the above expression for x≠y?
A. 2

B.

C.

D.

Correct Answer: A Difficult Level: 2

7. (n6k14)5
Which of the following is equivalent to the above expression?
A. (n2k5)3
B. (n3)10(k2)7
C. (n15k35)2
D. (n5)5(k10)7
Correct Answer: C Difficult Level: 2

8.
Which of the following is equivalent to the above expression?

A.

B.

C.

D.

Correct Answer: A Difficult Level: 2

9. The expression
(x2+h2)(x2−h2)
can be written as
(1+m−p)x4−mp
where h, m, p, and b are constants. What is one possible value of m?
A. 1
B. h
C. h2
D. h4
Correct Answer: C Difficult Level: 2
10. (a+b+c)(a−b−c)
Which of the following is equivalent to the above expression?
A. a(b+c)−(a+b)c
B. a2(b+c)−(a+b)c2
C. a2−(b+c)2
D. (a+b)2−c2
Correct Answer: C Difficult Level: 3

11.

Which of the following is equivalent to the above expression for a≠−b?

A. 1
B. 9

C.

D.

Correct Answer: D Difficult Level: 3

12.

Which of the following is equivalent to the above expression?

A.

B.

C.

D.

Correct Answer: B Difficult Level: 3

13. (a+b+c)2
Which of the following is equivalent to the above expression?
A. a2+b2+c2+2(ab+bc+ca)
B. a2+b2+c2
C. a2+2abc+c2
D. a2+2ab+b2+2bc+c2
Correct Answer: A Difficult Level: 3
14.

Which of the following is equivalent to the above expression?

A.

B.

C. yx

D.

Correct Answer: A Difficult Level: 3

15.

Which of the following is equivalent to x if the above equation is true for all m≠n?
A.
B.
C. m-n
D. m+n
Correct Answer: D Difficult Level: 4

16. (yt)6t−(lv)8v

Which of the following is equivalent to the above expression?

A. y6tt−l8vv

B. v8vl8v−t6ty6t

C. ((lv)4v+(yt)3t)((lv)4v−(yt)3t)

D. ((vl)v4+(ty)t3)((ty)t3−(vl)v4)
Correct Answer: D Difficult Level: 4

17. (y2−32y+256−k)(y2−32y+256+k)=(y−16)4−100
What is the value of k2 in the above equation?

Correct Answer: 100 Difficult Level: 4

18. (am)n⋅amn
Which of the following is equivalent to the above expression?
A. 2amn

B. a2mn

C.

D.
Correct Answer: B Difficult Level: 4

19. s3t3+1
Which of the following is equivalent to the above expression?

A. (st−1)(s2t2+st+1)

B. (st−1)((st)2−st+1)

C. (st+1)(s2t2+st+1)

D. (st+1)((st)2−st+1)
Correct Answer: D Difficult Level: 4

20. If 2m=x and 7 n=y, then which of the following is equivalent to 784mn?

A. x2m⋅y4n

B. x2n⋅y4m

C. x4m⋅y2n

D. x4n⋅y2m
Correct Answer: D Difficult Level: 4

21.

Which of the following is equivalent to the above expression?

A.

B.
C.

D.

Correct Answer: C Difficult Level: 4

22.

Which of the following is equivalent to the above expression for x≠−3?

A.

B.

C.

D.

Correct Answer: C Difficult Level: 4

23.

Which of the following is equivalent to the above expression?

A.

B.

C.

D.

Correct Answer: D Difficult Level: 4

24. c(ax−b)−d(b−ax)
Which of the following is equivalent to the above expression?
A. (ax−b)(c+d)
B. (ax−b)2(c+d)
C. (b−ax)2(c−d)
D. (ax−b)(b−ax)(c−d)
Correct Answer: A Difficult Level: 4

25. (u+t)3
Which of the following is equivalent to the above expression?
A. u3+3ut+t3
B. u3+3ut(u+t)+t3
C. u3+6ut+t3
D. u3+6u2t+6ut2+t3
Correct Answer: B Difficult Level: 4

26.

Which of the following is equivalent to the above expression for c≠d?

A. 0

B.

C.

D.

Correct Answer: C Difficult Level: 4

27. If x3+b3=(x+b)(x2−xb+9), what is a possible value of b?

Correct Answer: 3 或-3 Difficult Level: 2

28. a2x−3a2+2x−6
Which of the following is equivalent to the above expression?
A. (a2)(x−3)−2(x+3)
B. (ax+3)(a−2)
C. (x+3)(a2−2)
D. (x−3)(a2+2)
Correct Answer: D Difficult Level: 4