GENERAL MATHEMATICS

1st Quarter Examination

Name: ________________________________________ Grade & Section: _____________________
Teacher: Ms. Kjeihl Q. Bantilan Score: ________________________________

Direction: Choose the letter of the correct answer.

1. Which of the following expressions is an equality between two expressions containing one or more variables?
a. rational function b. rational equation
c. rational inequality d. irrational expression
2. What do you call a root obtained in the process of solving an equation which looks correct but after analyzing
it turns out as incorrect?
a. extraneous solution b. rational expression
c. least common denominator d. quotient
3. What do you call an inequality which involves one or more rational expressions?
a. rational function b. rational equation
c. rational inequality d. irrational expression
4. What is the usual technique to a solve rational equation?
a. multiply both sides of the equation by its greatest common factor
b. multiply both sides of the equation by its least common denominator
c. multiply both sides of the equation by its inverse factor
d. multiply both sides of the equation by its greatest common denominator

For items 5-9: Refer to the rational equation below.

x 1 x
+ =
3 4 2
5. What is the LCD of the denominator 3, 4 and 2?
a. 3 b. 6 c. 8 d. 12
6. What property will be used if you multiply the LCD on both sides of the equation?
a. Distributive Property b. Associative Property
c. Commutative Property d. Additive Property
7. What will be the new form of the equation after applying the property and simplifying?
a. 4𝑥 + 3 = 6𝑥 b. 3𝑥 + 4 = 2𝑥
c. 6𝑥 + 4 = 3𝑥 d. 12𝑥 + 3 = 12x
8. What will be the solution on the given rational equation?
2 3
a. b. c. 2 d. 3
3 2
9. How will you check if your solution is correct?
a. by eliminating the rational expressions.
 b. by dividing both sides of the equation by LCD.
c. by applying Commutative Property.
d. by substituting the answer or solution in the original equation.
10. If by solving a rational equation you obtain a number that makes an expression in the equation undefined,
then what will you do?
a. Accept even if it is untrue value.
b. Do not reject since it will satisfy the equation in a long run.
c. The number is not a real solution then discard it.
d. Continue the solution even if it will give undefined answer.
11.Which of the following is NOT an inequality sign?
a. ≤ b. √ c. ≥ d.¿
12. Express the graph of solution set into interval notation.

a. {𝑥 | − 3 ≤ 𝑥 < 1}
b. {𝑥 | − 3 ≤ 𝑥 ≤ 1}
c. {𝑥 | 3 < 𝑥 ≤ 1}
d. {𝑥 | 3 ≤ 𝑥 < 1}
13. Below are the steps in solving rational inequality EXCEPT
a. Put the inequality in general form.
b. Set the numerator and denominator equal to one and solve.
c. Plot the critical values on a number line, breaking the number line into intervals and
take a test number from each interval by substituting into the original inequality.
d. Determine if the endpoints of the intervals in the solution should be included in the
intervals.
( x +3)
14.Solve for the solutions of the rational inequality ≤ 1.
(x−2)

a. [∞, 2) b. (∞, 2] c. (-∞, 2) d. [-∞, 2)

15.How will you know that the critical points for item no. 14 will satisfy the inequality?
a. If it makes a true statement, then the interval from which it came is not in the
solution.
b. If it makes a false statement, then the interval from which it came is in the solution.
c. If it makes a true statement, then the interval from which it came is in the solution.
d. If it makes a false statement, then the interval from which it came is either in the
solution or not.
16. It is an equation containing at least one fraction whose numerator and denominator are polynomials.
a. rational function b. rational equation
c. rational inequality d. irrational equation
17. The usual technique to eliminate denominator in solving a rational equation is to multiply both sides of the
equation by its
a. inverse factor b. greatest common factor
 c. least common denominator d. greatest common denominator
18. You can only use cross multiplication in solving rational equation if and only if you have one fraction equal
to one fraction, that is, if the fractions are ____________________________.
a. negative b. positive
c. inequal d. proportional
19. If the test value makes the inequality ___________________________, then the entire interval is not a
solution to the inequality.
a. true b. false c. proportional d. reciprocal

For items 20-21: Refer to the rational equation below.

5 2 3
+ =
2 x−4 x+3 x−2
20. To solve the equation, we multiply both sides by
a. 𝑥 − 2 b. 𝑥 + 3 c. (𝑥 + 2)(𝑥 − 3) d. (𝑥 − 2)(𝑥 + 3)
21. Which of the following will be the solution to the given rational equation?
11 3 11 3
a. b. c. − d. −
3 11 3 11

For items 22-23: Refer to the rational inequality below.

x+12
≤2
x+2
22. What are the critical values in the given rational inequality?
a. 𝑥 = −2 𝑎𝑛𝑑 8 b. 𝑥 = −2 𝑎𝑛𝑑 − 8 c. 𝑥 = −2 𝑎𝑛𝑑 12 d. 𝑥 = −2 𝑎𝑛𝑑 − 12
23. Which of the critical value or values is/are included as endpoints of the intervals?
a. −2 b. 2 c. −8 d. 8
24.Which of the following is the solution in the given inequality?
a. (−∞, −2) ∪ (8, ∞)
b. (−∞, −2] ∪ [8, ∞)
c. (−∞, −2) ∪ [8, ∞)
d. (−∞, −2) ∪ [−8, ∞)

For items 25-26, solve for the solutions of the following rational equations.
2 1 3
25. + =
x+2 x −2 x
a. 6 b. −6 c. 8 d. −8
8 9
26. +1=
x2
x
a. −1 𝑎𝑛𝑑 − 8 b. 1 𝑎𝑛𝑑 8 c. −1 𝑎𝑛𝑑 8 d. 1 𝑎𝑛𝑑 – 8
1
27. −16=0
x2
a. ±1 b. ±2 c. ± 1 2 d. ± 1 4
For items 28-29, solve for the solutions of the following rational equations.
5 3
28. >
x−3 x +1
a. (−∞, −7) ∪ (−1, ∞) c. (−7, −1) ∪ (3, ∞)
b. (−∞, −1) ∪ (3, ∞) d. (−7, −1] ∪ [3, ∞)
(x−3)(x +2)
29. ≤0
x −1
a. (−∞, −2) ∪ (1,3] c. (−∞, −2] ∪ [1,3)
b. (−∞, −2] ∪ (1,3] d. (−∞, −2) ∪ [1,3)
30. A truck that delivers essentials in remote areas can travel 85 kilometers. Which of the following expresses
the velocity v as a function of travel time t in hours?
85 85
a. v ( t )= c. v ( t )=
t v
t v
b. v ( t )= d. v ( t )=
85 85
31. As a cure to the epidemic that spread in the whole country, the Department of Health (DOH) released a new

2t
drug that is subject for experimentation, supposed that c ( t ) = (in mg/mL)represents the concentration of a
t +2
drug in a patient’s blood stream in t hours, how concentrated is the drug after 2 hours of administration?
a. 4mg/mL b. 3mg/mL c. 2mg/mL d. 1mg/mL
x 2−9
32. How will you classify ¿ ?
x +3
a. Rational Equation b. Rational Inequality
c. Rational Function d. Rational Expression
x+ 4
33. What symbol must be placed in the blank to make the sentence rational equation: ¿¿ = ?
3
a. f(x) b. y c. ≤ d. 6
II. IDENTIFICATION
Complete the following statements by writing the correct word or words and formulas.
34. A ________________________ is an equation containing at least one rational expression with
a polynomial in the numerator and denominator.
35. To determine if the endpoints of the intervals in the solution should be included or not you
need to _____________________ the critical values to the inequality. (Substitute)
36-37. In order to get the critical values you need to set __________________________ and
_________________________ equal to zero.
38-39. The first step in solving rational inequality is to put the inequality in general form where in one side must
always be ____________________________ and the other side is in a
_________________________ fraction.
40. If the test value makes the inequality ___________________________, then the entire interval is a solution
to the inequality.