Reedley International School Upper School Department School Year 2011 2012

MOCK ASSESSMENT
Standards: o Expanding the product of algebraic expressions (include FOIL method) o Recognizing and applying the special products y o (a b)2 = a2 2ab + b2

y (a + b)(a b) = a2 b2 Factoring of algebraic expressions of the following form and other types of factorization.  a2x2 b2y2  a2 2ab + b2  ax2 + bx + c  Common Monomial Factoring

Solve the following problems. Write all solutions and BOX the final answer. 1. Expand the following expressions: (a) (b) (c)

2. Factor completely the following expressions: (a) (b) (c) (d) (e)

3. Expand the following expressions and simplify: (a) (b)