Republic of the Philippines

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
REGION XI
SCHOOL DEVISION OF THE CITY OF MATI
CITY OF MATI NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL
Government Center, Dahican, City of Mati, Davao Oriental

FIRST PERIODICAL EXAMINATION IN MATHEMATICS 10

Name: Section: Date: Score:
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General Instructions:

 Write your Name, Section and Date on your answer sheet.

 Read and understand each instruction carefully. Do not deviate from it.
 STRICTLY NO CHEATING!!!

I. Multiple Choice
Directions: Directions: Read each item carefully. Write the letter of the correct answer on your answer sheet.
Strictly NO ERASURES!
1. The pattern start with 0 and the rule is to add 5. What is the next term?
A. 3 B. 4 C. 5 D. 6

2. What is the rule of the numerical pattern 11, 8, 10, 7, 9, 6, 8?

A. add 3 then subtract 2 C. add 2 then subtract 3
B. subtract 2 then add 3 D. subtract 3 then add 2

3. Which is an arithmetic sequence?

1 1 1 1
A. 1, 7, 13, 19, … B. 1, 7, 49, 393, … C. 1, 2, 3, 5, … D. , , , ,…
3 7 11 15

4. Which of the following is TRUE about an arithmetic sequence?

A. A sequence is an arithmetic sequence if the terms have common ratio.
B. A sequence is an arithmetic sequence if the terms have common difference.
C. A sequence is an arithmetic sequence if the terms have common denominator.
D. A sequence is an arithmetic sequence if the terms are positive integers.

5. The fifth term of an arithmetic sequence is -18 and the eight term is -33, what is the first three
terms of the sequence?
A. -2, -6, -10 B. 2, -3, -8 C. 3, -1, -5 D. -3, -8, -13

6. Which of the following illustrates a geometric sequence?

1 2 3 4 1 1 5 7 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
A. , , , , … B. , , , , … C. , , , , … D. , , , ,
2 3 4 5 2 3 6 6 2 6 18 54 2 3 4 5
…

7. If the common ratio is 3, and the third term is 9, what is the geometric sequence?
A. 1, 4, 9, 16, … B. 1, 5, 9, 13, … C. 1, 3, 9, 27, … D. 1, 8, 9, 17, …
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8. The fourth term of a geometric sequence is and the ninth term is , what is the first three
5 15625
terms?
1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
A. 25, 5, 1, ,… B. , , , ,… C. , , , ,… D. , , ,
5 625 125 25 5 2 3 4 5 2 10 50
1
,…
250

9. Which of the following statements correctly differentiates a geometric sequence from an

arithmetic sequence through the given examples?
A. -2, 3, 8, 13, … is an arithmetic sequence, while -2, 2, -2, 2, … is a geometric sequence.
B. 1, 4, 9, 16, … is an arithmetic sequence, while 1, -3, 9, -27, … is a geometric sequence.
C. 15, 9, 3, -3, … is an arithmetic sequence, while 2, 10, 50, 250, … is a geometric sequence.
1 1 1 1 1 2 3 4
D. , , , , … is an arithmetic sequence, while , , , , … is a geometric sequence.
2 3 4 5 2 3 4 5

10. Which of the following statements correctly differentiates a geometric sequence from an
arithmetic sequence through the given examples?
A. 6, 18, 30, 42, … is an arithmetic sequence, while 2, 12, 72, 432, … is a geometric sequence.
1 1 1 1
B. , , , , … is an arithmetic sequence, while 3, -3, 3, -3, … is a geometric sequence.
2 5 8 11
1 1
C. 12 ,15 , 27 , 42 ,… is an arithmetic sequence, while , , 3, 27, … is a geometric sequence.
27 3
D. 4 , 9 ,14 ,19 , … is an arithmetic sequence, while 1, 8, 27, 256, … is a geometric sequence.

11. Which of the following is the factored form of x2 – 11x + 24?

A. (x - 3)(x - 8) B. (x + 4)(x + 6) C. (x + 2)(x + 12) D. (x - 5)(x - 6)

12. Which of the following is the factored form of 3x3 – 2x2 – 3x + 10?
A. (x + 2)(3x2 – 4x + 5) C. (x – 2)(3x2 – 4x + 5)
B. (x – 2)( 3x2 + 4x - 5) D. (x + 2)(3x2 + 4x - 5)

13. Which of the following binomial completes in the equation 4x2 - 8x - 60 = 4(x + 3)( )?
A. x – 20 B. x – 15 C. x – 10 D. x – 5

14. Which of the following binomial completes in the equation -5x2 + 5x + 60 = -5(x – 4)( )?
A. x + 2 B. x + 3 C. x + 5 D. x + 10

15. Which of the represents a polynomial equation?

A. -3 + x6 – x3 + 3x = -3 C. 10x6 – 11x4 + 6√ x = -3
10
B. x-4 + 2x-3 + x-2 = -6 D. 5x7 – 6x3 + 3
x

16. What is the degree of the polynomial equation 12 – 10x + 8x2 – 6x3 + 4x4 – 2x5 = 0?
A. 3 B. 4 C. -54 D. 6

17. It is an equation that has multiple terms made up of numbers and variables.
A. Linear Equation C. Quadratic Equation
 B. Polynomial Equation D. Cubic Equation

18. What is the constant of the polynomial equation 9(x9- x6 + 6)?

A. 69 B. 54 C. -54 D. -69

II. Solving
Directions: Solve the following sequences using the specified method. Write your answer together with
your solution on your answer sheet. Your answer should be clean, legible, and comprehensive.
19-22. Insert three arithmetic means between 6 and -36. Find the common difference, n th term of an
arithmetic sequence, and the sum of the first five terms of the sequence.

23-26. Insert two geometric means between 81 and 3. Find the common ratio n th term of a geometric
sequence, and the sum of the terms of the geometric sequence.

27-28. Divide (3x4 – 19x3 + 25x2 – 31x + 37) by (x – 5) using long and synthetic division.
III. Proving
Directions: Prove the following. Write your answer on you answer sheet. Your answer should be clean,
legible, and comprehensive.
29-32. Prove that one of the rational roots of P (x) = 3x 4 – 10x3 – 24x2 – 6x +5 is also a factor of the
given polynomial.

IV. Problem Solving

Directions: Read and carefully analyze each situation below. Write your answer to each problem on your
answer sheet. Your answer should be clean, legible, and comprehensive.
33-34. After one second, a rocket is 32 ft. above the ground. After another second, it is 57 ft. above the
ground. Then after another second, it is already 82 ft above the ground. If it continues to rise at this rate,
how many ft above the ground will the rocket be after 25 seconds?

35-36. A certain culture of bacteria triples in amount every day. If there are 120 bacteria present during
day 1, what will be it is total count in 15 days?

37-38. If the product of the three consecutive integers is 60, what are the integers?

39-40. The volume of a rectangular prism is 252 cm3. If the width is 5 cm less than its length and its
height is 2 cm less than its length, then what are the dimension of the prism?
“But when you ask, you must believe and not doubt, because the one who doubts is like a wave
of the sea, blown and tossed by the wind.” – James 1:6
Gob bless!  ~ Sir Dao
ANSWER KEY:
1. C
2. D
3. A
4. B
5. B
6. C
7. C
8. A
9. D
10. C
11. A
12. A
13. D
14. B
15. A
16. C
17. B
18. B

−9 −51 −21 −21 33

19-22. – 6, , - 15, , - 36, d = , an = ( )n+ , S5 = - 75
2 2 2 2 2
1 1 243
23-26. 81, 27, 9, 3, r = , an = (81) ( )n-1 , S∞ =
3 3 2
4 3 2
3 x −19 x +25 x −31 x+ 37 7
27-28. = 3x3 – 4x2 + 5x – 6 +
x−5 x−5

29-32. x + 1 (two factors) or x – 5 or 3x -1 is a factor of 3x4 – 10x3 – 24x2 – 6x + 5

33-34. a25 = 632
35-36. a5 = 573, 956, 280, 860, 934, 360 = S15
37-38. 3, 4, and 5
39-40. 4 cm by 7cm by 9cm