Republic of the Philippines

Department of Education
NATIONAL CAPITAL REGION
SCHOOLS DIVISION OF TAGUIG CITY AND PATEROS
TIPAS NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL

First Preliminary Examination

Mathematics 10
SY 2024 – 2025
Name: Gr. & Sec.: Date: Score:

Directions: Read and analyze the following questions. Solve if necessary. Choose the letter of the correct answer. CAPITAL
LETTERS ONY.

_____ 1. Which of the following statements will let you obtain the common difference of an arithmetic sequence?
T. Subtract the second term from the first term of the sequence.
N. Divide the first term by the second term of the sequence.
H. Subtract the first term from the second term of the sequence.
S. Divide the second term by the first term of the sequence.
_____2. Which of the following describes a geometric sequence?
T. 5, 10, 20, 30,… N. 1, -3, 5, -7, … H. 1, 4, 9, 16,… S. 100, - 50, 25, -12.5,…
_____ 3. Find the 20th term of an arithmetic sequence whose d= 4, and a1 = 3.
T. 87 N. 83 H. 79 S. 75
_____ 4. Determine the fifth term in the equation an = n2 - 5.
T. 20 N. 5 H. 15 S. 10
_____ 5. The sum of the first 5 terms of an Arithmetic Sequence is 25, if the common difference of each term is 4.
Find the first term.
T. -7 N. -3 H. 1 S. 5
_____ 6. Find the sum of the first 18 terms of the arithmetic sequence, 15,19,23, 27 …
T. 882 N. 890 H. 878 S. 874
_____ 7. A sequence on which the reciprocals of these terms formed an arithmetic sequence.
T. Harmonic N. Arithmetic H. Geometric S. Fibonacci
_____ 8. Find the 4th term of the Geometric Sequence 3, 3/2, ¾,..
T. 3/16 N. 3/8 H. 3/6 S. 3/32
_____ 9. The given sequences illustrate infinite geometric sequence. Which one is finite?
T. 3, 1,1/3, 1/9,1/27 , , ,.. H. 2, 8, 32, 128, …
N. ..., -5, 25, 125, 625 S. 2, - 10, 50,…, -6 250
3
_____ 10. How many terms are in the geometric sequence 6, 3, …, ?
64
T. 6 terms N. 7 terms H. 8 terms S. 9 terms
1 1 1
_____ 11. Determine the next term of the harmonic sequence; , , ,______.
31 24 17
T. 1/7 N. 1/8 H. 1/9 S. 1/10
_____ 12. The first term of a geometric sequence is 2 and the common ratio is 3, find the sum of the first 5 terms.
T. 450 N. 196 H. 343 S. 242
_____ 13. Mrs. Salvador saves P10 on the first day of the year, P12 on the second day, P14 on the third day and so on, up
to the end of the year. How much did she save on the 365th day?
T. 798 H. 618
N. 738 S. 578
_____ 14. What is the next term in the sequence 1, 1/4, 1/9, 1/16, __, …?
T. 1/20 N. 1/36 H. 1/25 S. 1/30
_____ 15. Which of the following does NOT define an arithmetic sequence?
3 6 9
T. 7, 4, 1, -2 N. -5, -12, -19, -26 H. 4, -6, 8, -10 S. 0, , ,
4 4 4
_____ 16. Find the sum of the first 50 terms of the arithmetic sequence if the first term is 21 and the twentieth term is 154.
T. 9625 N. 9265 H. 9765 S. 9635
_____ 17. Which of the following describes the equation of the sequence 7, 9, 11, 13, 15, 17,…?
T. 3n + 4 N. 4n + 3 H. n + 2 S. 2n + 5
_____ 18. John saved P7 on Monday and double his savings each day there after. How much did he save in the 7th day?
 T. P448.00 N. P224.00 H. P600.00 S. P512.00
_____ 19. Refer to problem #18, What will be his total savings for the week?
T. P810.00 N. P692.00 H. P889.00 S. P729.00
_____ 20. Determine the sum of the first 6 terms of a geometric series whose a1 = 2, r = - 5.
T. 5200 N.5208 H. - 5200 S. -5208
For nos. 21-22, refer to the given problem.
Gen observes the number of participants joining their Mathematics weekly activities. His observation in the first 4
weeks is presented in the figure below.
1st 2nd 3rd 4th

_____ 21. What conclusion can be derived based on the observation?

T. Five persons joined the activity every week.
N. Five persons left the activity every week.
H. Three persons joined the activity every week.
S. Three persons left the activity every week.

_____ 22. If the pattern continues, how many students are there in the 15th week?
T. 47 N. 44 H. 41 S. 38

For nos. 23-25, refer to the given problem.

The guard recorded the number of parents coming in each hour of the first day of enrollment.

Hour of the Day 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th

Number of parents 15 20 25 30 35

_____ 23. What pattern is presented in the given table?

T. Increase of 5 parents per minute
N. Decrease of 5 parents per hour
H. Decrease of 5 parents per minute
S. Increase of 5 parents per hour
_____ 24. Which of the following expressions describes the nth hour of the given table?
T. 5 n+5 N. 5 n+10 H. 10 n+5 S. 10 n+10

_____ 25. If the pattern continues, how many parents are there on the 8th hour?
T. 55 N. 50 H. 45 S. 40

_____ 26. What is the 3nd arithmetic means between 15, ___, ___, ___, ___, 45?
T. 21 N. 27 H. 33 S. 39

______ 27. Find the sum of all the integers 1 - 200.

T. 40 100 N. 20 100 H. 10 050 S. 5 100

3 3
_____ 28. What is the missing term in the sequence , ,?
2 4 ¿
3 3 3 3
T. N. H. S.
6 8 10 12
_____ 29. If an Arithmetic Sequence is obtained by adding a constant called common difference, a Geometric Sequence is
obtained by multiplying the preceding term by a non-zero constant called________.
T. Common term H. Common denominator
N. Common ratio S. Common factor
1 1 1
_____ 30. Find the sum of the infinite geometric series: + + +…
16 64 256
1 1 1 1
T. N. H. S.
3 6 12 24
_____ 31. Determine the area of a triangle whose base is (2x2 – 8)cm, and altitude of (x + 2) cm.
T. (x – 2) sq cm H. 2(x – 2) sq cm
N. 4(x – 2) sq cm S. (x + 2)(x – 2) sq cm
_____ 32. Which of the following expressions is NOT a factor of x 3 +5 x 2−x −5?
T. x−5 N. x +1 H. x−2 D. x +5
_____ 33. What is the quotient when x 3−2 x 2+ 4 x−3 is divided by x−2 ?
T. x 2+ x−2 N. x 2−4 H. x 2+ 4 S. x 2−x +2
_____ 34. Using the Remainder Theorem, what is the remainder when 2 x3 + 4 x 2−x +7 is divided by x−2?
T. 35 N. 36 H. 37 S. 38
_____ 35. The diagonal of a square is 4√2 inches. Find the length of the side of a square.
T. 8 inches H. 4 inches
N. 6 inches S. 2 inches
_____ 36. Determine the remainder of 3x51 – 5x25 + 8 divided by ( x – 1).
T.5 N. 0 H. 6 S. 8
_____ 37. If P ( x )=x + 5 x −kx−20, what is the value of k so that P (−5 )=0?
3 2

T. −4 N. −3 H. 4 S. 3
_____ 38. Alden is four times as old as Rye. In 20 years’ time, Alden shall be twice as old as Rye. How old are they?
T. Rye = 20yo, Alden = 80yo H. Rye = 10yo, Alden = 40yo
N. Rye = 80yo, Alden = 20yo S. Rye = 40yo, Alden = 10yo
_____ 39. Divide: ( 3x3 - 20x2 + 24x + 32) by ( x – 4)
T. 3x2 -8 x + 8 N. 3x2 + 8 x - 8 H. 3x2 +8 x + 8 S. 3x2 -8 x – 8
3 2
_____ 40. If 7 is one of the roots of x −6 x −9 x +14=0 , then what are the other two roots of the equation?
T. 1 , 2 N. −1 ,−2 H. −1 , 2 S. 1 ,−2
3 2
_____ 41. Find the roots of x +2 x −5 x−6=0 .
T.1 , 2, 3 H.−1 ,−2 , 3
N.−1 ,−2 ,−3 S. −1 , 2,−3
2
_____ 42. What are the factors of x −2 x−24 ?
T. (x +4 )(x−6) H. (x−12)( x +2)
N. (x−8)(x +3) S. (x−12)(x +12)
For numbers 43 - 46, use the sample long division from the right.
_____ 43. Determine the dividend.
T.3 x 2+10 x +41 H. x−4
N. 3 x 3−2 x2 + x−2 S. 162
_____ 44. Identify the divisor.
T.3 x 2+10 x +41 H. x−4
3 2
N. 3 x −2 x + x−2 S. 162
_____ 45. Identify the quotient.
T.3 x 2+10 x +41 H. x−4
3 2
N. 3 x −2 x + x−2 S. 162

_____ 46. Identify the remainder.

T.3 x 2+10 x +41 H. x−4
N. 3 x 3−2 x2 + x−2 S. 162
_____ 47. Write the expression of the quotient used in the solution below using synthetic division.
T. x 3 +4 x 2−6 x
N. x 2+ 4 x−6
H. x 2+ 4 x +6
S. x 3−4 x 2+6
_____ 48. Find all real roots of the polynomial equation 2x3 - 3x2 - 2x + 3 = 0
T. -1, 1, 3 H. -1, 1, 3/2
N. -1, ½, 1 S. -1, 2, -3
_____ 49. By Zero Product Property, find the solution set of the equation
(2 x+ 3)(x −6)(x−4 )=0
2 −2 −2 2
T. ,−6 ,−4 N. ,−6 ,−4 H. ,6,4 S. , 6 , 4
3 3 3 3
_____ 50. Find the cubic polynomial equation with roots −2 , 2∧4 .
T. m 3 +4 m2 + 4 m – 16=0 H. m 3 +4 m2 −4 m+16=0
N. m 3−4 m 2−4 m+ 16=0 S. m 3 +4 m2 −4 m – 16=0