BATONG BUHAY NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL

FIRST QUARTER EXAMINATION

MATHEMATICS X

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Be strong; never tell yourself, “I am tired.” The more you accept that thought, the more exhausted you’ll become…but if you
tell yourself, I can do even more. You’ll find that there are no limits to what you accomplish. God Bless!!!

I.IDENTIFICATION: Identify the sequence illustrated in each item. Choose the letter of the
correct answer. No Erasures. Erasures are considered wrong.

A. ARITHMETIC B. GEOMETRIC C. HARMONIC D. FIBONACCI

____.1 4, 10, 16,22, … ____.12 6, -18, 54, -162,…

____.2 11,2, -7, -16, … ____.13 40, 8, 8/5, 8/25,..
____.3 8.2, 8, 7.8, 7.6,.. ____.14 8,13, 21,34,55,…
____.4 8,16,24,32,… 1 1 1 1
____.15 24 , 20 , 16 , 12 , …
____.5 ¾, 1, 5/4, 3/2, .. 6 6 6 6
____.16 11 , 17 , 23 , 29 , …
____.6 2√2, 5√2, 8√2,11√2,…
____.7 2,4,6, 8,.. ____.17 5,8,13,21,34,..
____.8 6, 18, 54, 162,… ____.18 1,1,2,3,5,8,…
1 1 1 1
____.9 625, 125, 25, 5,… ____.19 2 , 4 , 6 , 8 , …
____.10 -1296, 216, -36, 6, … 1 1 1
____.20 − 42 , −, 35 , − 28 , − 21 , …
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____.11 1/3, 1/9, 1/27, 1/81,.

II. MODIFIED TRUE OR FALSE: Write TRUE if the statement is true. Otherwise, modify the underlined
word(s) to make it TRUE.

____________________1. An arithmetic sequence is a sequence that has a common ratio.

____________________2. The sequences 1,4,7,10,.. and 15, 11, 7, 3, … are examples of arithmetic sequence.
____________________3. The common ratio of the sequence 32, 16, 8,4,2 is 2.
____________________4, Inserting a certain number of terms between two given terms of a geometric
sequence is geometric means.
____________________5. The polynomial P(x) has x - r as a factor if and only if P(r)=0.
____________________6. The roots of a polynomial equation in x are the values of x that satisfy the
equation.
____________________7. Every polynomial equation of degree n has n – 1 real roots.
____________________8. The equation 2x3 -6x2 + x – 1 = 0 has no rational root.
____________________9. The only rational root of the equation x3 + 6x2 + 10x + 3= 0 is -3.
____________________10. The possible roots of x3 + 6x2 + 11x – 6 are ± 1, ± 2, ± 3, ± 4, ± 6.

III. MULTIPLE CHOICE: Choose the letter of the correct answer. Write your answer on the
blank provided before each item. No Erasures. Erasures are considered wrong. Use CAPITAL
LETTERS only.
____1. A sequence where every term after the first term is obtained by adding a constant.
a. Arithmetic b. Geometric c. Fibonacci d. Harmonic
____2. Which of the following sequence has a common difference?
a. 8,16,24,32, … b. 6, 18, 54, 162,… c. 1,1,2,3,5,.. d. 5,8,13,…
____3. What is the next term in the arithmetic sequence 1, 4, 7, 10?
a. 13, b. 12 c. 11 d. 16
____4. What is the common difference of the sequence 8, 16, 24, 32?
a. 8 b. 6 c. 7 d. 9
____5. What is the 10 term of the arithmetic sequence 5, 12, 19, 26?
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a. 68 b. 61 c. 75 d. 67
____6. If four arithmetic means are inserted between -20 and 10, find the first of these arithmetic means.
a. -9 b. 9 c. -14 d. 14
____7. The first term of an arithmetic sequence is 2 while the 18 term is 87. Find the common difference
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of the sequence.
a. 7 b. 6 c. 5 d. 3
____8. What is the common ratio of the sequence 32, 16, 8, 4, 2?
a. 2 b. 1/2 c. 4 d. ¼
____9. What sequence has a common ratio?
a. Arithmetic b. Geometric c. Harmonic d. Fibonacci
____10. What is the 6th term of the geometric sequence 2/ 25, 2/5, 2, 10?
a. 25 b. 250 c. 1250 d. 2500
____11. What sequence has a common ratio?
a. Arithmetic b. Geometric c. Harmonic d. Fibonacci
____12. What is the next term in the geometric sequence 4, -12, 36?
a. -42 b. -54 c. -108 d. -72
____13. . What is the missing term of the sequence 5, 15, 45, _____, 405?
a. 135 b. 225 c. 145 d. 305
____14. What is the second term of the geometric sequence, an= (-1)n-1?
a. -1 b. 0 c. 1 d. 2
____15. What is the sum of the of the first 11 terms of 2-2+2-2+…?
a. 2 b. 0 c. -2 d. 22
____16. What is the sum of the first 10 terms of 2 + 2 + 2…?
a. 0 b. 20 c. 10 d. -2
____17. What is the next term in the harmonic sequence 1/11, 1/15, 1/19, 1/23?
a. 27 b. 25 c. 1/25 d. 1/27
____18. What is the next term in the sequence 1,1,2,3,5,8, 13,21,…?
a. 34 b. 33, c. 32 d. 35
1 1 1 1
____19. What is the nth term of the harmonic sequence 2 , 4 , 6 , 8 , . . ?
1 1 1 1
a. b. 𝑛2 +1 c. 2𝑛 d. 4𝑛−1
𝑛+1
____20. The following are example of polynomials, except
a. x2 – 4x + 5 b. 4x3 + 8x-2 + 10x -7 c. 3x4 -5x3 + 2x -1 d. x3 – y3
____21. What is the quotient when x – 25 is divided by x – 5?
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a. x + 5 b. x – 5 c. x – 25 d. x + 25
___ 22. Which of the following is exactly divisible by x + 8?
a. F(x) =x2 + 16x + 64 b. x2 – 16x + 64 c. x – 8 d. all of these
___23. The leading coefficient of the polynomial 5x10 + 4x12 + 4x6 + x4 – x is
a. 4 b. 5 c. 10 d. 12
____24. What is the degree of the polynomial equation (x+1) (x – 5 ) = 0?
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a. 3 b. 2 c. 1 d. 4
____25. Which of the following polynomials is exactly divisible by (2x – 1)?
a. 2x2 – 5x + 2 b. 2x2 + 9x + 1 c. 4x2 – 16 d. all of the above
____26. If (7x – 5x -7x + 2x – 3) is divided by (x + 3) using synthetic division, the numbers in the first
4 5 3

row would be
a. -5 7 -7 0 2 -3 b. -7 -7 -5 0 2 -3 c. 1 7 -7 0 2 -3 d. -3 7 -7 0 2 -5
____27. What is the quotient when (x2 -14x + 49) is divided by ( x-7)?
a. x+7 b. x -49 c. x-7 d. x + 4
____28. What is the quotient when ( 2x4 + 4x3 -5x2 + 2x – 3) is divided by ( 2x2 + 1)?
a. x2 + 2x – 3 b. x2 - 2x + 3 c. x2 - 2x – 3 d. x2 - 2x – 3
____29. Gabriel will evaluate an 8 degree polynomial in x at x = 10 using synthetic division. How many
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coefficients of x will be written in the first row of the synthetic division procedure?
a. 8 b. 9 c. 10 d. 11
____30. If P(-2) =0, which of the following statements is true about P(x)?
a. x + 2 is a factor of P(x) c. P(x) =0, has two negative roots
b. 2 is a root of P(x)=0 d. P(0) = -2
____31. What is the remainder when 5x2 – 2x + 1 is divided by x+ 2.
a. 25 b. –25 c. 24 d. 23
____32. What is the remainder when 10x – 5 is divided by ( x- 1)?
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a. 10 b. 11 c. 12 d.5
____33. Which of the is NOT a root of x (x + 3)(x + 3)(x – 1)(2x +1)=0?
i. 0 ii. -3 iii. -1 iv. ½
a. I only b. ii only c. I and ii only d. iii and iv only
____34. Given P(x) = 3x3 + 2x2 – x. What is the value of P(2)?
a. 20 b. 30 c. 40 d. 50
____35. What is the value of k so that (x – 3) will be a factor of (x + kx + 3)?
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a. -10 b. -12 c. -14 d. -16

____36. What is the factored form of P(x)= x4 + x3 + x2 + x?
a. x(x+1)(x2 + 1) b. (x)(1)( x2 + 1) c. (x)(x-1)( x2 + 1) d. x((-1)(x2 + 1)
____37. How many real roots does (x +1)(x – 5) = 0 ?
a. 3 b. 2 c. 1 d. 4
____38. What is the remainder when (5x100 + 5) is divided by ( x -1)?
a. 5 b. 10 c. -5 d. -10
____39. Find the value of k so that ( x + 2) is a factor of 3x3 + kx2 + 5x – 27.
a. 4 b. 4/61 c. 61/4 d. 61
____40. Find k so that ( x- 2) is a factor of x + kx – 4.
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a. -3 b. -2 c. -1 d. 0
____41. What is the constant term in the polynomial equation x3 + 6x2 + 11x – 6 = 0?
a. 6 b. -6 c. 1 d. -1
____42. What is the leading coefficient of 2x4 – 3x3 -4x2 + 3x + 2=0?
a. 2 b. -2 c. 1 d. -1

____43. One of the roots of the polynomial equation 2x3 + 9x2 -33x + 14 =0 is 2. Find the other roots.
a. ½ and 7 b. -1/2 and 7 c. ½ and -7 d. -1/2 and -7
____44. Factor completely 8x3 – 729 completely.
a. (2x -9) (4x2 – 18x +81) c. (2x + 9) (4x2 + 18x +81)
b. (2x + 9) (4x – 18x +81)
2 d. (2x - 9) (4x2 +18x +81)
____45. Find a cubic polynomial equation with roots -2, 2, and 4.
a. x3 + 4x2 -4x +16 = 0 c.10x3 - x2 - x +16 = 0
b. x - 4x - x +16 = 0
3 2 d. x3 - 4x2 - 4x +16 = 0

IV. APPLICATION: Answer the following briefly and correctly. (Show your solution)
1. Find the sum of the first 20 terms of the arithmetic sequence -2, -5, -8, -11…

1 1 1 1
2. What is the sum to infinity of 2 , 4 , 8 , 16 ?

3. If a square has a perimeter of ( 2x – 48 ) meters, what expression represents its area?

4. What is the remainder when 5x234 + 2 is divided by x – 1?

5. Find a polynomial equation whose roots are -1, 3 and 6.

GOD BLESS!!!

Prepared by: Noted:

LEAH LETTY A. LANGGOC ALDRIN E. BAKIDAN
Subject Teacher School Head

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Date: ________________________