Practice Assessment Questions (9) - Chapter 3 : Algebra

Practise this section

9 questions

Flashcard drill
2 cards from this section. Quick, good the night before a test.
Exercise
6 questions · about 4 min · pass mark 70%. Hints available.
Sign up to start the exercise
Quiz
3 questions · about 2 min · pass mark 70%. Hints available.
Sign up to start the quiz

6 sample questions

Question 1.
Expand the expression (a + b)².
Show hintHide hint
Use the identity for the square of a binomial.
Question 2.
What is the coefficient of x in the expression 5x + 3?
Show hintHide hint
Identify the number multiplying the variable.
3Question 3.
What is the expanded form of (x + 2)²?
- x² + 4
- x² + 4x + 4
- x² + 2x
Show hintHide hint
Recall the identity for the square of a binomial.
4Question 4.
True or False: A coefficient is a variable.
- True
- False
Show hintHide hint
Think about what a coefficient represents in an expression.
Question 5.
Expand the expression (x - 3)(x + 7) and verify your answer.
Show hintHide hint
Think about distributing each term in the first binomial to each term in the second.
Question 6.
Factor the trinomial x² - 5x + 6.
Show hintHide hint
Look for two numbers that multiply to 6 and add to -5.

5 more questions in this section. Enroll free to practise them all.