QUINAPONDAN NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL

Quinapondan, Eastern Samar

SUMMATIVE TEST in MATHEMATICS 10

QUARTER I

Directions: Choose the letter of the correct answer from the choices given.

1. Which of the following shows a pattern?

A) 3, 2, 3, 2, 3, 2 C) A, G, M, T, 0, 9
B) 5, 7, 2, T, 6, Y D) smooth, long, wall, sing

2. Which of the following does NOT show a sequence?

A) body temperature C) counting numbers

B) months of a year D) life cycle

3. Which of the following shows an infinite pattern?

A) counting numbers C) days of the week

B) first Sunday of the month D) consonant letters of the alphabet

4. Which of the following describes an arithmetic sequence?

A) A sequence in which a term is formed by adding any number to the preceding term.
B) A sequence in which a term minus the preceding term is always positive.
C) A sequence in which there is an equal difference between consecutive terms.
D) A sequence in which terms follow a pattern.

5. Which of these is arithmetic sequence?

A) 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, … C) ½, 1/3, ¼, 1/5, …
B) 1, 2, 4, 8, 16, … D) 0, 1, 3, 6, 10, …

6. What do you call a value that is added to a term in an arithmetic sequence to obtain its succeeding term?

A) pattern C) common ratio

B) common difference D) nth term

7. Which of these is the common difference in the sequence: 0, 4, 8, 12, …?

A) 1 C) 3
B) 2 D) 4

8. The succeeding terms of an arithmetic sequence are obtained by adding 15 to the preceding term. If its first
term is 35, the next term is _____.

A) 40 C) 50
B) 45 D) 55

9. The sequence 15, 27.5, 40 is arithmetic. What do you call the middle term of the sequence?

A) Arithmetic progression C) Arithmetic series

B) Arithmetic center D) Arithmetic mean

10. Which term of the arithmetic sequence 1, 3, 5, 7, … is 31?

A) 14th term C) 16th term

B) 15th term D) 17th term
11. Insert 2 arithmetic means between 1 and 16 given that the common difference is 5.

A) 6, 11 C) 6, 12
B) 7, 11 D) 7, 12

12. A sequence is derived from the rule an = n – 1, which of this shows the first step when you compute for the
12th term of the sequence?

A) replace n by 8 C) replace n by 12
B) replace n by 10 D) replace n by 14

13. What refers to the sum of the terms of a geometric sequence?

A) series C) continuity
B) limit D) all of these

14. What do you call a sequence where each term is obtained by multiplying the preceding term by a nonzero
constant called common ratio?

A) Arithmetic Sequence C) Harmonic Sequence

B) Geometric Sequence D) Fibonacci Sequence

15. Which of the following sequences is geometric?

A) 5, 20, 80, 320, … C) 5, 10, 15, 20, …

B) 1, 4, 9, 16, … D) 1, 7, 13, 19, …

16. What makes arithmetic and geometric sequences different from one another?

A) Arithmetic and geometric sequences differ in terms of obtaining a term after the first.
B) Arithmetic and geometric sequences differ in terms of the first term.
C) Arithmetic and geometric sequences differ in terms of the last term.
D) Arithmetic and geometric sequences differ in terms of the number of terms.

17. What do you call a value that is multiplied to a term in a geometric sequence to obtain its succeeding term?

A) pattern C) common ratio

B) common difference D) nth term

18. Which of these sequences is neither arithmetic nor geometric?

A) 1, 2, 4, 8, … C) 1, 3, 9, 27, …
B) 1, 4, 7, 10, … D) 1, 4, 9, 16, …

19. Find the sum of the first five terms of the geometric sequence 1, 3, 9, 27, …

A) 112 C) 118
B) 115 D) 121

20. The sequence w, x, y, z is geometric. Which of these gives the value of the common ratio correctly?

A) w/x C) z/x
B) w/y D) y/x

21. What is the common ratio of the geometric sequence 3, - 6, 12, - 24, …?

A) – 2 C) 3
B) 2 D) – 3
22. The succeeding terms of a geometric sequence are obtained by multiplying 2 to the
preceding term. If its first term is 40, the next term is?
 A) 30 C) 60
B) 50 D) 80

23. A sequence is derived from the rule an = 3(2)n – 1 , which of this shows the first step when
you compute for the 10th term of the sequence?

A) replace n by 8 C) replace n by 12
B) replace n by 10 D) replace n by 14

24. The first term of a geometric sequence is 1 and its common ratio is 2. What is its 5th term?
A) 8 C) 32
B) 16 D) 64

25. Alexa’s father challenged her to give the next three terms of the sequence 1, 4, 9, 16, …in exchange of
buying her a special BTS merchandize. Alexa asked you to help her find the answers. What will you do to help
her?
A) I will show her that there is no common difference in the first attempt. But the
differences form an arithmetic sequence with second equal difference of 2.
Consequently, the next three terms can be obtained by adding 9, 11 and 13 to each
succeeding terms respectively. Thus, 25, 36 and 49 are the terms Alexa’s father are
asking for.
B) I will show her that there is no common difference nor common ratio in the sequence.
Each term is obtained by squaring the counting numbers. Thus, the next tree terms
are 25, 36 and 49 respectively.
C) I will explain to Alexa that the numbers do not form a sequence because there is no
pattern in obtaining the terms.
D) A and B

26. If 2 and 3 are two geometric means between x and y, find the values of x and y.

A) x=3/4 and y=2/9 C) x=4/3 and y=9/2

B) x= - ¾ and y = - 2/9 D) x= -4/3 and y= -9/2

27. Create the formula for the sequence: 2, 8, 14, …

A) an=2+6n C) an=-6+6n
B) an=6n – 4 D) an=4 – 6n

28. Create a rule for the sequence 11, 22, 44, 88, …

A) an=2(11)n - 1 C) an=11(2)n - 1
B) an=11(2) D) an=11(n2)

29. After a heart attack, Mr. Salamanca’s doctor advised him to have a regular walk. He was told to walk a
distance of 102 meters the first week, 104 meters the second week, 106 meters the third week and so on for a
period of 12 weeks. Create a formula that will help Mr. Salamanca know the distance he must walk on the nth
week.

A) an = 102 + 2n C) an = 2(50+n)
B) an = 100 + 2n D) either B or

For items 30 to 32, use the illustration on long division that follows:

30. What is the remainder?

 A) x3 – 2x2 - 4 C) x – 3
B) x2 + x + 3 D) 5

31. Which is the divisor?

A) x3 – 2x2 - 4 C) x – 3
B) x2 + x + 3 D) 5

32. Which is the quotient?

A) x3 – 2x2 - 4 C) x – 3
B) x2 + x + 3 D) 5

33. What is the remainder if x2 – 5x + 6 is divided by x – 2?

A) 0 C) 2
B) 1 D) 3

34. Is x – 3 a factor of x2 – 5x + 6?

A) false C) uncertain
B) true D) invalid

35. Which theorem states that if P(a) = 0, then x – a is a factor of P(x).

A) Remainder Theorem C) Rational Root Theorem

B) Factor Theorem D) All of the above

36. Give the missing term to complete the factored form of x2 – 2x – 3.

x2 – 2x – 3 = (x+1) (x - ___)

A) – 3 C) 2
B) – 1 D) 3

37) Find the factors of x2 + x – 6.

A) (x – 6)(x – 9) C) (x+3)(x – 2 )
B) (x+3)(x+2) D) (x+2)(x+4)

38) Factor x3 – 125 completely.

A) (x – 5)(x2 + 5x + 25) C) (x + 5)(x2 + 5x + 25)

2
B) (x – 5)(x - 5x + 25) D) (x + 5)(x2 - 5x + 25)
39) Which polynomial has factored form x(x – 1)(x + 2)?

A) x3 + x2 – 2x C) x3 – x2 – 2x
B) x3 + x2 + 2x D) x3 – x2 + 2x

40. Factor P(x) = x4 + x3 + x2 + x.

A) x(x+1)(x2 + 1) C) x(x – 1)(x2 + 1)

B) x(1)(x2 + 1) D) x( - 1)(x2 + 1)

41. How many positive real roots does x4 – 16 = 0 have?

A) 0 C) 2
B) 1 D) 3

42. Which of the following is not a root of x(x – 2)(x – 3) (x + 2) = 0

 A) 2 C) – 2
B) 0 D) – 3

43. Find a cubic polynomial equation with roots – 2, 2 and 5.

A) x3 – 5x2 – 4x – 20 = 0 C) x3 – 5x2 – 4x + 20 = 0
3 2
B) x + 5x – 4x – 20 = 0 D) x3 + 5x2 – 4x + 20 = 0

44. What are the roots of the polynomial equation x(x+2)2 (x – 1) = 0?

A) – 2 (2 times), 0, - 1 C) 2 (2 times), 0, -1
B) – 2 (2 times), 0, 1 D) 2 (2 times), 0, 1

45. Which of the polynomial equations has a root of multiplicity 2?

A) x(x+3)(x – 3)(x – 1) = 0 C) (x+5)(x – 5)(x – 2)( x + 2) = 0
B) x(x – 3)(x – 3)(x + 2) = 0 D) (x – 2)3 (x + 1) ( x – 1) = 0

46. You will evaluate a 7th degree polynomial in x at x=2 using the synthetic division. How many coefficients of
x will be written in the first row of the synthetic division?
A) 7 C) 9
B) 8 D) 10

47. The cube of a number decreased by 8 is zero. What is the number?

A) – 3 C) 2
B) – 2 D) 3

48. Kyle used synthetic division to find the quotient if (3x3 – 6x + 2) is divided by (x+2). He
obtained a remainder 14. His solution is shown below?

14

Is there something wrong with his solution?

A) Yes, the sign of the divisor was not changed.
B) Yes, the coefficients of the polynomial exceed.
C) Yes, the sum entries in the third row are incorrect.
D) Yes, the remainder is incorrect.

49. The volume of a rectangular prism is (x3 – 7x – 6) cubic units. What are the dimensions of
the prism?
A) (x+1) by (x+2) by (x + 3) C) (x+1) by (x - 2) by (x – 3)
B) (x+1) by (x+2) by (x – 3) D) (x - 1) by (x+2) by (x – 3)

50. The area of a rectangle is given by the polynomial expression x3 – 2x2 – 6x + 12 and its
length given by x – 2. Find the width of the rectangle.

A) x – 6 C) x2 – 6
B) x + 6 D) x2 + 6

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