Mathematics 10 – First Quarter A. -2 B. 2 C. 3 D.

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Summative Test 3 18. What is the leading term of the polynomial
3 7 6
Name: ______________________________Date: ______________ P(x )=7 x – 5 x +8 x – 2 x+ 6 x +3 ?
Gr. and Sec: _________________________Score: _____________ A. 8x 7
B. 7x C. 6x6 D. 5x3
Directions: Answer the following. Shade the letter that corresponds to
your answer on the answer sheet provided below.

1. Which of the following best describes synthetic division if the

polynomial function 4x4 - 3x3 – 6x + 2 is divided by x - 5?
equation x(x – 5) (x - 7) (3x + 1) = 0 ?
19. Which of the following is NOT a root of the polynomial
A. 5⏌ 4 -3 -6 2 -4
B. 5⏌ 4 -3 0 -6 2 A. 0 B. 5 C. -1/3 D. 1/3
C. -5⏌ 4 -3 0 -6 2 20. This refers to any equation involving polynomial expression.
D. -5⏌ 4 -3 -6 2 A. Quadratic equation C. Linear equation
2. Which of the following synthetic division set up will give the B. Polynomial equation D. Cubic equation
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correct quotient for
2 x −x + 4 21. If the roots of the polynomial equation are 0, -3 and 2. What
is the polynomial equation in factored form?
x +3
A. (x )(x+3)(x−2)=0
A. -3⏌ 2 -1 4 C. -3⏌ 2 0 -1 4
B. 3⏌ 2 -1 4 D. 3⏌ 2 0 -1 C. (x )(x−3)(x−2)=0

3. What is the quotient when P(x )=x 3+ 3 x 2 +3 x+ 1 is B. (x )(x+3)(x +2)=0

divided by (x + 1)? D. x (x−3)( x +2)=0
A. 2 x 2+2 x +1 C. 2x2 – 2x + 1 22. If (x + 1) is a factor of the polynomial 6 x 3 +13 x 2 +4 x −3,
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B. x + 2x + 1 D. x2 - 2x + 1 what are the other factors?
4. What is the quotient when P(x) = 2x3 +4x2 + x – 4 is divided A. (x−1)(3 x+ 1)¿) C.
by (x+3)?
(x−1)(3 x−1)(2 x−3)
2 −25 2 25
A. 2 x – 2 x +7+ C.2 x – 2 x +7+ B. (x−1)(3 x−1)(2 x +3)
x +3 x+ 3
D.(x +1)(3 x−1)(2 x +3)
2 −25 2 25
B. 2 x +2 x−7+ D. 2 x +2 x +7+ 23. One of the roots of the polynomial equation x 3+ x 2-14 x−24 = 0
x +3 x+3
is 4. Find the other roots.
A. -2 and 3 B. -2 and -3 C. 2 & 3 D. 2 & -3
5. Faye divided 3 x 3−10 x+1 1 x 2−4 by x +1 and obtained 24. What are the roots of g(x) = x2 (x + 2) (x + 1)3 (x – 5)?
−28 as remainder. Here is her solution: A. 2, 0 multiplicity 2, 1 multiplicity 3 and -5
-1 | 3 -10 11 -4 B. -2, 0 multiplicity 2, -1 multiplicity 3 and 5
-3 13 -24 C. 1, 0 multiplicity 3, -1 multiplicity 2 and 5
3 -13 24 -28 D. 0 multiplicity 2, 1 multiplicity 3, 2 and 5
What is the correct statement? 25. What are the roots of the polynomial equation
i. She changes the sign of the divisor. 3 2
ii.She arranges the terms of the polynomial in decreasing powers of x.
x −x −46 x −80=0?
A. {−8, 2, 5} C. {8, 2, 5}
iii. The sum in the third row is incorrect.
B. {8, −2, − 5} D. {−8, 2, 5}
iv. The numerical coefficients in the first row were not properly written.
26. Which of the following is NOT a root of the polynomial
A. i only C. ii and iii only
B. ii only D. ii and iv only equation x (x – 3)(x−5)(2 x −1)=0?

27. The volume of a rectangular prism is x 3+ x 2−4 x−4 cm 3. If its

6. If a polynomial is divided by (x-3) and the remainder is zero, A. 0 B. -5 C. 5 D. 1/2
which of the following statements is ALWAYS TRUE?
A. (x-3) is a factor of the polynomial. length and width are (x + 1) cm and (x + 2) cm respectively,
B. (x+3) is a factor of the polynomial. what is its height?
C. 0 is the least value of the polynomial. A. (x + 3)cm B. (x – 3)cm C. (x + 2)cm D. (x – 2)cm
D. 3 is a root of multiplicity three. 28. The volume of a rectangular box is represented by the
7. What theorem states that “If the polynomial P(x) is divided by polynomial (5x3 - 2x2 -13x – 6) cubic units. What are the
(x – c) then the remainder is P(c)”? dimensions of the rectangular box in terms of x?
A. Integral Zero C. Rational Root
B. Factor D. Remainder A. (x−2)+(5 x +3)−(x+1)−(x+ 1)
8. What theorem states that “In the polynomial P(x), if P(c) = 0, B.( x +2)(5 x+3)(x−1)
then x – c is a factor of P(x)”? C. (x−2)(5 x+ 3)(x +1)
A. Integral Zero C. Factor
B. Rational Root D. Remainder D.(x−2)−(5 x+3)
9. If P(x) = 2x4 – 3x3 +x2 – 2x + 6 is divided by x + 1, what is the 29. A storage box has a length of (x - 2)ft, width equal to (2x + 3)ft
remainder? and height x ft. Which polynomial equation represents the
A. 14 B. 13 C. 12 D. 11 volume of the box?
10. What is the remainder if P(x) = 2x17 + 1 is divided by (x + 1)? A. (2 x ¿ ¿ 3+ x 2−6 x) ft 3 ¿ C.
A. 3 B. 1 C. -1 D. -3 3 2 3
(2 x + x −6 x +1)ft
the polynomial equation that is denoted as p/q ?
11. What theorem provides the list of all possible rational roots of
B. (2 x 2+ x−6) ft 3 D. (2 x 3−x 2−6 x) ft 3
A. Integral Zero Theorem C. Remainder theorem
30. A scientist predicts that the number of bacteria N, t hours from
B. Rational Root theorem D. Factor Theorem
12. How many possible rational roots does the polynomial now can be modeled by the function N t = t 3+ 100 t 2+100t +124.
equation 3 x 3+ 5 x 2−4 x−4 have? How many bacteria will there be 2 hours from now?
A. 732 B. 1036 C. 1424 D. 1908
A. 8 B. 10 C. 12 D. 14
13. Which of the following is NOT a possible root of
P(x) = x3 + 6x2 + 3x - 10?
A. 1 B. 2 C. 5 D. 7
14. Which of the following defines polynomial equation?
A. x−8 + x−3 – 5 x=0 C. 3 x 2−x−5=0
√
B. x−4 x D. 5 x 2 – 6 x+ 4
15. What is the degree of the polynomial equation 5x3 – 6x + 4 = 0?
A. 1 B. 2 C. 3 D. 4
16. What is the leading coefficient of the polynomial
P(x) = 7x – 5x3 + 8x7 – 2x + 6x6 + 3?
A. 8 B. 6 C. 7 D. 5
17. What is the constant term of the polynomial
P(x) = 3 x 5+ x 3 – 5 x−2 ?
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