Example 1: Simplify
by x+3. General Information
Subject Area: X-Mathematics (former standards - 2008)
Grade: 912
Body of Knowledge: Algebra
Idea: Level 2: Basic Application of Skills & Concepts
Standard: Polynomials - Perform operations on polynomials. Find factors of polynomials, learning special techniques for factoring quadratics. Understand the relationships among the solutions of polynomial equations, the zeros of a polynomial function, the x-intercepts of a graph, and the factors of a polynomial.
Date Adopted or Revised: 09/07
Content Complexity Rating:
Level 2: Basic Application of Skills & Concepts
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More Information
Date of Last Rating: 06/07
Status: State Board Approved - Archived
Assessed: Yes
Test Item Specifications
Item Type(s):
This benchmark may be assessed using:
MC
item(s)
N/A
Clarification :
Students will divide polynomials by monomials.
Students will divide polynomials by monomials.
Content Limits :
Items will be limited to dividing a polynomial by a monomial.
Synthetic division will not be assessed.
Stimulus Attributes :
Items should be set in a mathematical context.
Items including rational expressions must state restrictions to the domain.
Response Attributes :
Quotients will either not have a remainder or be presented as a rational expression.
Quotients will either not have a remainder or be presented as a rational expression.
Sample Test Items (1)
| Test Item # | Question | Difficulty | Type |
| Sample Item 1 | Charlie needs to simplify the expression below before he substitutes values for x and y. If x ≠ 0 and y ≠ 0, which of the following is a simplified version of the expression above? |
N/A | MC: Multiple Choice |
