Gen Math 1st
Gen Math 1st
General Mathematics
First Quarter (1st Semester)
I. MULTIPLE CHOICE: Read each statement carefully and choose the correct answer by writing
the letter on the space provided for.
_______1. Which relation below is not a function?
a. (1,2), (-1,2), (5,3), (2,1) c. (4,10), (4,11), (2,11), (1,3)
b. (1,2), (-1,2),(5,2), (-5,5) d. (2,3), (4,3), (6,4), (8,5)
_______2. Which of these relations is a function?
a. (2,1), (2,-1), (3,5), (1,2) c. (4,10), (4,11), (2,11), (1,13)
b. (1,2), (-1,2), (5,2), (-5,5) d. (3,2), (3,4), (4,6), (5,8)
_______3. Which set of ordered pairs represents a function from A to B?
A= {p,q,r} B= {16,17,18}
a. {(p,16),(q,17),(18,r)} c. {(16,p),(q,17),(r,18)}
b. {(p,16),(r,18),(q,17)} d. {(16,p),(q,17),(18,r) }
_______4. State the domain of {(-2,9),(-1,6),(0,5),(1,6)}
a {-2,-1,0,1} b. {9,6,5} c. {-2,9,-1.6} d. {0,5,1,6}
_______5. If y = 5-2x and x = {-1,0,1}
a. Y=(7,5,-3) b. y=(7,-5,3) c. Y=(-7,5,3) d. y=(7,5,3)
_______6. Give an equation that describes the relation (-1,7),(0,5),(1,3)
a. Y=2x+5 b. y=2x-5 c. y= 5+2x d. y=5-2x
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_______7. Suppose f(x) = 2x – 3 and the domain is (0,1,2), which of the following is its range.
a. (-3,1,-13) b. (-3,-1,13) c. (-3,-1,-13) d. (3,1,13)
_______8. The inverse of the given relation (0,-3), (1,-1), (2,5) is
a. (-3,0),(1,-1)(5,2) b. (-3,0), (1,-1), (-2,5) c. (-3,0), (-1,1),(5,2)
c. none of these
_______9. If y= 5x – 3, then its inverse is
a. Y=3x+5 b. y=3x-5 c. y=(x+5 )/3 d. y=(x+3)/5
*For items 10 – 14, Given that f and g are the functions defined by f(x) = x + 4 and
g(x) = x2 – 4
_______10. Find (f+g) (x) a. x2+x b. x + 4 + x2 c. – x2 – 4 d. 4 + x2 – 4
_______11. Find (g-f)(x) a. x2+x b. x2- x -4 c. x2- x -4 d. x2- x -8
3 3 2 2
_______12. Find (f.g)x a. x - 16 b. x +4x – 4x -16 c. x - x -8 d. x2- x -4
_______13. Find (f/g)x a. x+4/x2- 4 b. x+4 c. x2- 4 d. x2- 4/x+4
2 2 2
_______14. Find (f o g) a. x+4 b. x - 4 c. x d. x +4x - 4
3 2
_______15. Evaluate f(a) = a + 5a + 10a + 12 at a = -2.
a. 2 b. 4 c. 6 d. 10
_______16. Given that f and g are defined by f(x) = 1/ (1-2x) and g(x) = 1/x. Determine the composition
function of ( f o g ) (x).
a. 1/x+2 b. (x-2)/x c. x/(x+2) d. x/(x-2)
_______17. Determine the domain of the function formed by (fog)(x).
a. All reals b. All reals greater that 2 c. All reals except x = 2 d. All
positive reals
_______18. If f(x) = 3x2 + 1 , find f(-2).
a. 13 b. 14 c. 15 d. 16
_______19. If f(x) = 2x + 3, then what is the value of f(3)?
a. 3 b. 9 c. 18 d. 24
_______20. If f(x) = 3x2 – 2, what is f(-5)?
a. 73 b. -77 c. 28 d. -28
_______21. Find the value of x in the equation x2 – 25 = 122
a. 13 or -13 b. 13 only c. -13 only d. 1
_______22. Find the value of x in √ x – 8 = 3
a. 18 b. -17 c. 17 d. -18
_______23. Solve for the unknown in the equation 3x2 – 5x -2 = 0
a. 2 & -1/3 b. -2 & -1/3 c. 2 & 1/3 d. -2 & 1/3
_______24. 36-3/2 is equal to
a. 1/216 b. -216 c. -1/216 d. -48
_______25. Write 35= 243 in logarithmic form
a. log5 3 = 243 b. log5 243 = 3 c. log3 243 = 5 d. log243 3 = 5
______26. Evaluate 3x2 – 2x +1 if x = 3
` a. 3 b. 9 c. 27 d. 81
_______27. Solve for x in 322x = 16x+6
a. 6 b. 4 c. 2 d. 5 + 4x
_______28. 36-3/2 is equal to a. 1/216 b. -216 c. -1/216 d. -48
√3 √5 (√3+√5) √15 (√3 +√5) √8
_______29. (3 )(3 ) equals a. 9 b. 3 c. 3 d. 3
_______ 30. Write 35 =243 in logarithmic form.
a. log53 = 243 b. log5243=3 c. log3243=5 d. log2433=5
_______ 31. Write log4(1/16) = -2 in exponential form.
a. 4-2= 1/16 b. (1/16)-2= 4 c. 41/16=-2 d. none of these
_______32. Solve for x in 322x=16x+6
a. 6 b. 4 c. 2 d. 1
_______33. The inverse of y= 5-4x is
a. (5-x)/4 b. (5+x)/4 c. –(5+x)/4 d. 5 + 4x
_______34. Evaluate the expression log525 + log636 + log28
a. 5 b. 6 c. 7 d. 8
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_______35. Express 4 = 64 in logarithmic form.
a. log34 = 64 b. log364= 4 c. log464 = 3 d. log643 = 4
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_______36. If log5(6x-2x ) = log5(5-5x), then its solution set is
a. 0 b. ½ c. 5 d. ½ , 5
2x + 4 x-3
_______37. Solve for x : 10 = (1/100)
a. -1/2 b. ½ c. 2 d. -2
_______38. Solve the equation log12 (m2 + 73) = log12 ( 17m +3)
a. -5 b. 7 &10 c. -7 & -2 d. 5 & 3
_______39. Evaluate log6 216. a. 3 b. 4 c. 5 d. 6
_______40. Which of the given situations illustrates an exponential function?
a. A Php50,000 investment at Meralco
b. A radioactive material has a half of 1500 years
c. The area of a square in s2
d. As x increases, the value of y increases
II. Find the solution set of the following. Show your solution( 2 points each)
a. __9_ = _4___
3x x+2
b. ___8__ = __2____
3x-2 x-1
b. x-3 = ___x__
x+5 x+2
d. 2 + 1 = 4
3x 6 3x
e. x+2 = x+3
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