COMALGE Reviewer for Quiz 1 June 19, 2011

TOPICS:
Real Numbers
Set of Real Numbers
Properties of Real Numbers
Order of Operations
Algebraic Expressions
Operations on Polynomials
Special Product
Factoring
SAMPLE PROBLEMS
I. Write TRUE if the statement is always true, otherwise write FALSE. 1 point each
1. The number 2.121231234 . . .is a rational number.
2. There is no whole number that is not a natural number.
3. Odd number is closed under multiplication and addition.
4. A non-positive integer is never a non-negative integer.
5. There is no non-negative integer that is not a natural number.
6. Every real number has multiplicative inverse.
7. Associative property allows us to interchange the grouping symbols when adding or multiplying
three real numbers.
8. The set of rational numbers is closed under multiplication and addition.
9. The quotient of any two real numbers is a rational number.
10. Every real number is a rational number.
11. Some irrational numbers are also rational number.
12. The product of two non-negative numbers is always positive.
13. Any number multiplied to 1 is negative.
14. Subtraction is a commutative operation.
15. The negative of a negative number multiplied to its multiplicative inverse is less than zero.
II. Justify the following equations using Properties of Real Numbers. 1 point each
1. 2x + (3y + z) = 2x = (z + 3y)
2. (2x + 3y) + z = 2x + (3y + z)
3. 5 [b + (b)] = 5 0
4. 2axy
1
2axy
= 1
5. 1 + 0 = 1
6. 1 0 = 0
7. 4(3b) = 12b
8. 25 + (3 y) = 28 y
9. 3x 3y = 3(x + y)
10. 5(xy) = (xy)5
III. Fill the blanks so that each equation is justied by the indicated property. 1 point each
1. 2(x + y) = Commutativity of Addition
2. x + [3(xy) 1] = Associativity of Multiplication
1
3. 0 [(y) + y] = Existence of Additive Inverse
4. 1
_
3x
1
3x
_
= Multiplicative identity
5. 2(x + y) = Commutativity of Multiplication
6. x + [3(xy) 1] = Associativity of Addition
7. 0 + [(y) + y] = Existence of Additive Identity
8. 1
_
3x
1
3x
_
= Existence of Multiplicative Inverse
9. 0 [(y) + y] = Zero Property
10. 2(x + y) = Distributive Property
IV. Perform the indicated operation
1. Evaluate
_
2(j
2
k
3
)
2
5ik 8

ijk where i = 2, j = 5 and k = 3 2 points

2. Simplify the following
(a)
_
6
2

_
(3
2
) 3 3) 2

3
_
5 1 point
(b)
_
2
2
3
2
+ 4

1
5
2
2

2
_
1
2 points
(c)
_
_
6
2
a
2
b
2
_
3
_
8a
3
b
_
3
(18a
2
b
3
)
2
_
2
3 points
3. Evaluate 2x
2
y
3
+ 3x
_
y
2
(3z
2
+ 1) 7x

where i = 2, j = 5 and k = 3 2 points

4. Subtract 0.45x
2
+ 0.12x 1.25 from
the sum of 0.7x
2
1.93x + 1.93 and 0.75x
2
+ 4.05x 2.18 3 points
5. Subtract the dierence of 0.82ma
2
0.46 and 1.12ma 3.72 from
the sum of ma
2
+ 0.94 and 0.47ma 6.4 3 points
6. Find the result when 4x
5
18x
4
+ 22x
3
15x
2
+ 2x 3 is divided by 2x
2
7x + 3 3 points
V. Find the product. 4 points each
1. ((2x 3y + 5z)(2x = 3y + 5z)
2. (2x + y 3z w)(2x + y + 3z + w)
3. [(4x
2
+ y
2
)(2x + y)](16x
4
+ y
4
)(2x y)
4. (4x
2m
5y
n
)
3
VI. Factor completely. 4 points each
1. 60x
4
+ 169x
2
210
2.
1
4
x63 + 3x62 +
3
4
x + 9
3. 27x
6
19x
3
y
6
8y
1
2
4. 22x
4
73xy
2
14y
2
5. 1 x
12
6. 2ax bx + 6ay 3by 10az + 5bz
7. x
3
+ 1331 + 33x
2
+ 363x
8. 54x
2
y
3
250x
2
z
6
9. 4x
2
24xy + 9y
2
y
4
10. 4x
2
+ 4xy + y
2
9z
2
6zw w
2
11. 192x
8
3x
2
y
6
12. x
4
29x
2
y
2
+ 100y
4
13. 210x
3
y + 85x
2
y
2
120x
2
y
3
14. (4x
2
+ 4x)
2
51(4x
2
+ 4x) + 144
15. 27x66 19x
3
y
6
8y
1
2
2