CAMARINES SUR POLYTECHNIC COLLEGES

Laboratory High School

Achievement Test: Special Products

Name: _________________________________________
Year & Section: ________________________

Score: _____________
Date: ______________

Gambatte!
I.

Pick me!
Direction: Answer each of the following expression using special product
formula or pattern. Encircle the letter of the correct answer from the
given choices.

1. (2x + y)2
a. 4x2 + 2y
b. 4x2 + y2

c. 4x2 + 4xy + y2
d. 4x2 + 2xy + y2

2. (m 3n)3
a. m3 9m2n + 27mn2 27n3
b. m3 3n3

c. m3 9mn + 27n3
d. m3 9n3 27

3. (x + 5y) (x 5y)
a. x2 5y2
b. x2 + 25y2

c. x2 25y2
d. x2 5y + y2

4. (3y 5) (3y + 5)
a. 9y2 25
b. 3y2 + 25

c. 3y2 25
d. 9y2 + 25

5. (3a + 2)2
a. 6a2 + 4
b. 9a2 + 6a + 4

c. 9a2 + 4
d. 9a2 + 12a + 4

6. (2x + y) (4x2 2xy + y2)

a. 2x3 + y3
b. 4x2 + y2

c. 4x2 y2
d. 8x3 + y3

7. (2a 7b)2
a. 4a2 7ab + 49b2
b. 4a2 28ab + 49b2

c. 4a2 + 49b2
d. 4a2 49b2

8. (5x 3y) (x y)
a. 5x2 8xy + 3y2
b. 25x2 9xy + 3y2

c. 5x2 + 8xy + 3y2

d. 5x2 3y2

9. (4a + 9b) (4a 9b)

a. 16a2 81b2
b. 4a2 + 9b2

c. 16a2 + 9b2
d. 8a2 18b2

10. (3a 2b) (9a2 + 6ab + 4b2)

a. 3a3 2b3
b. 27a3 8b3

c. 9a3 4b3
d. 6a3 + 4b3

11. (10a 3b) (10a + 3b)

a. 10a2 3b2
b. 100a2 + 9b2

c. 100a2 9b2
d. 10a2 + 3b2

12. (8xy 5z)2

a. 16xy 40xyz + 25z
b. 64x2y2 80xyz + 25z2

c. 8x2y2 25z2
d. 24x2y2 25z2

13. (3x + 1) (x + 7)
a. 3x2 + 22x + 7
b. 3x2 + 7

c. 3x2 22x + 7
d. 3x2 7

14. (3m + 2n) (3m 2n)

a. 3m2 2n2
b. 9m2 + 4n2

c. 9m2 4n2
d. 3m2 + 2n2

15. (4x2 5y) (16x4 + 20x2y + 25y2)

a. 16x3 125y3
b. 64x6 125y3

II.

c. 64x8 + 125y3
d. 16x6 25y3

Lets solve this!

Direction: Use the appropriate special product formula or pattern in solving
each of the following polynomials.
1. (5x 2y)3

2. (4m + 3n) (3m + 4n)

3. (3m 5)3

4. (2x + 3y)3

5. (7m + 4n) (3m 5n)