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1st Prelim Math 10

This document is a mathematics test for 10th grade students. It contains multiple choice questions about arithmetic sequences, including identifying sequences, finding patterns, writing explicit formulas, and determining missing terms. It also includes short answer questions requiring students to list terms of explicit formulas and solve problems involving arithmetic sequences and means. The test covers key concepts relating to identifying, writing, and applying arithmetic sequences.

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1st Prelim Math 10

This document is a mathematics test for 10th grade students. It contains multiple choice questions about arithmetic sequences, including identifying sequences, finding patterns, writing explicit formulas, and determining missing terms. It also includes short answer questions requiring students to list terms of explicit formulas and solve problems involving arithmetic sequences and means. The test covers key concepts relating to identifying, writing, and applying arithmetic sequences.

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NORZAGARAY ACADEMY, INC.

Norzagaray, Bulacan

1st Preliminary Examination


Mathematics 10

Name:________________________________Grade and
Section:_____________LRN:____________________
Teacher:______________________________Date: ______________Checked
by:_________________________

General Rules:
 Write your answer legibly.
 Avoid(not no) erasures for final answers.
 Write your solutions at the back of the test paper ( if needed)

I. Multiple Choice. write the letter (ALL CAPITAL) of your answer on the space
provided. (10 points)

__1.) It is an array of numbers which any term is obtained by adding a constant called
common difference.
A) Sequence
B) Explicit Formula
C) Arithmetic Sequence
D) D) Term

________2.) It is a set of numbers in a specific order.


A) Sequence
B) Explicit Formula
C) Arithmetic Sequence
D) Term

________3.) 13, 15, 17, 19, …


A) Add 2; 23, 25, 27.
B) Add –2; 17, 15, 13.
C) Multiply by 2; 38, 76, 152.
D) Add 2; 21, 23, 25.

________4.) 4, 8, 16, 32, ...


A) Multiply by 2; 64, 128, 256
B) Multiply by 2; 128, 256, 512.
C) Multiply by –2; –64, 128, –256
D) Add 2; 34, 36, 38

________5.) Which of the following is not an arithmetic sequence?


A) 11, 2, -8, -19, …
B) 4, 7, 10, 13, …
C) 57, 51, 45, 39, …
D) -3, -5, -7, -9, …

________6.) Find the 50th term of the sequence 5, –2, –9, –16, ...
A) –352
B) –338
C) –343
D) –331

________7.) Write an explicit formula for the sequence 2, 3, 6, 11, 18 …


A) an = an − 1 + n
B) an = n2 + 3
C) an = n2 − 2n + 3
D) an = n2 + n

________8.) In the following number sequence 40960, 10240, 2560, 640, the next three
numbers in the sequence are

A) 300, 150, 50
B) 200, 90, 10
C) 160, 40, 10
D) 180, 60, 20

_________9.) In the following sequence 79, 76, 73, 70, the next three numbers in the sequence
are
A) 65, 62, 59
B) 67, 64, 61
C) 68, 65, 63
D) 66, 63, 60

_______10.) What is the first four terms of the explicit formula a n = n2 + 3?


A) 1, 6, 10, 23
B) 4, 7, 12, 19
C) 4, 7, 12, 22
D) 4, 6, 10, 20

II. Supply the missing numbers in the following sequence. (10 points)

1.) 5, 10, 15, 20, _____, ______, 35


2.) 0, 2, 4, 6, _____, _____, _____, 14
3.) 1/2, 1/4, 1/16, _____, ____
4.) 7, _____, _____, 16, 19, 22
5.) -3, -1, 1, 3, ______

III. List the first four terms of the following explicit formula. (9 points)

1.) an = 5n -2

2.) an = (n - 2)2

3.) an = (4n + 1)2

IV. Solve the following problems. Show your solutions LEGIBLY at the back the back.

(24 points)

1.) What is the 50th term of the sequence 2, 4, 6, 8, ….?

2.) Find the 43rd term in the arithmetic sequence -19, -15, -11,…?

3.) Find the 36th term in the sequence 12, 7, 2, …

4.) Give the five arithmetic means between 1 and 15.

5.) Give the the two arithmetic means between -4 and 5.


6.) What position in the sequence 13, 10, 7 is -96?

7.) Find the 35th term in the arithmetic sequence 3, 9, 15, 21.

8.) Find the sum of all even numbers between 1 and 100.

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