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FIRST QUARTER EXAMINATION IN MATHEMATICS – 10

S.Y. 2019 -2020

Name:________________________ Grade & Section:__________ Score:______

1. A term that refers to the succession of numbers.
A. Binomial B. Means C. Sequence D. Series
2. What is the next number? 9, 4, −1, −6, −11, _____
𝐴. −5 𝐵. −8 𝐶. −13 𝐷. −16
3. Find the first four terms of the sequence when 𝑎𝑛 = −3𝑛 + 5.
𝐴. 2, −1, −4, −7 𝐵. − 7, −4, −1, 2 𝐶. 2, 5, 8, 11 𝐷. 11, 8 ,5 , 2
4. Which of the following equations describes the sequence 12, 7, 2, −3, −8, … ?
𝐴. 𝑎𝑛 = 5𝑛 − 17 𝐵. 𝑎𝑛 = −5𝑛 − 17 𝐶. 𝑎𝑛 = −5𝑛 + 17 𝐷. 𝑎𝑛 = 5𝑛 + 17
5. What sequence where each term after the first is obtained by adding the same constant?
A. Arithmetic Sequence C. Geometric Sequence
B. Fibonacci Sequence D. Harmonic Sequence
6. How do you determine the common difference in arithmetic sequence 𝑎1 , 𝑎2 , 𝑎3 , 𝑎4 ….?
𝐴. 𝑑 = 𝑎2 − 𝑎1 𝐵. 𝑑 = 𝑎1 − 𝑎2 𝐶. 𝑑 = 𝑎3 − 𝑎1 𝐷. 𝑑 = 𝑎2 − 𝑎4
7. What is the 10th term of the arithmetic sequence 17, 13, 9, … . ?
A. 28 B. 13 C. – 5 D. – 19
8. Which term of the arithmetic sequence 4, 1, −2, −5, . . . 𝑖𝑠 − 29?
𝐴. 9𝑡ℎ 𝑡𝑒𝑟𝑚 𝐵. 10𝑡ℎ 𝑡𝑒𝑟𝑚 𝐶. 11𝑡ℎ 𝑡𝑒𝑟𝑚 𝐷. 12𝑡ℎ 𝑡𝑒𝑟𝑚
9. What do call the term/s in between the first term and the last term in the arithmetic
sequence?
A. Arithmetic means B. Fibonacci means C. Geometric means D. Harmonic means
10. What is the arithmetic mean between 9 and 49?
A. 11 B. 15 C. 29 D. 37
11. If three arithmetic means are inserted between -15 and 9, find the first of these arithmetic
means.
A. 3 B. – 3 C. – 6 D. – 9
12. How many even numbers between 100 and 400?
A. 151 B. 149 C. 147 D. 145
13. Find 𝑝 so that 𝑝 + 7,3𝑝 + 9, 𝑝 + 3, . .. form an arithmetic sequence.
A. – 2 B. 2 C. – 3 D. 3
14. The indicated sum of the terms of an arithmetic sequence is
A. Rectangular series B. Geometric series C. Harmonic series D. Arithmetic series
15. Which of the following is the correct solution in solving the sum of the first 100 positive
integers 1 + 2 + 3+ .. … + 98 + 99 + 100?
101(50) 100(51)
𝐴. 2
𝐵. 101(50) 𝐶. 2
𝐷. 100(51)
(For numbers 16 and 17)
Charlie made deposits from her school allowances as follows: P20 on the first week, P25 on the
second week, P30 on the third week, and so on, until she made 50 deposits.
16. What was the amount of her last deposit?
A. 265 B. 230 C. 180 D. 130
17. How much was her total savings after 50 deposits?
A. P5,255 B. P7,165 C. P9,670 D. P11,150
18. What sequence where each term after the first is obtained by multiplying the preceding
term by the same constant?
 A. Arithmetic sequence B. Fibonacci sequence
C. Geometric sequence D. Harmonic sequence
19. What is the missing term in the geometric sequence - 4,____, - 16, - 32, -64?
A. 8 B. – 8 C. 2 D. – 2
20. All are examples in the geometric sequence, EXCEPT
1 1 1 1
A. 8, 16, 32, 64, … B. 6, - 18, 54, - 162, . . . C. 3 , 9 , 27 , 81 , . .. D. −8, −6, −4, −2, . ..
21. How do you determine the common ratio in the geometric sequence 𝑎1, 𝑎2 , 𝑎3 , 𝑎4 , . . . ?
𝑎 𝑎 𝑎 𝑎
A. 𝑎2 𝐵. 𝑎3 𝐶. 𝑎2 𝐷. 𝑎4
3 4 1 2
22. Which of the following is the formula in determining the finite geometric sequence?
𝑎1(1−𝑟𝑛) 𝑎1(1+𝑟𝑛) 𝑎1 𝑎1
A. 𝑠𝑛 = 1−𝑟 B. 𝑠𝑛 = 1+𝑟 C. 𝑠 = 1−𝑟 D. 𝑠 = 1+𝑟
23. Which of the following is NOT possible for the common ratio in infinite geometric
sequence?
𝐴. − 1 < 𝑟 < 1
B. | 𝑟 | < 1
C.( 𝑟) 𝑐𝑜𝑢𝑙𝑑 𝑏𝑒 𝑝𝑟𝑜𝑝𝑒𝑟 𝑓𝑟𝑎𝑐𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛
D. (𝑟) 𝑐𝑜𝑢𝑙𝑑 𝑏𝑒 𝑖𝑚𝑝𝑟𝑜𝑝𝑒𝑟 𝑓𝑟𝑎𝑐𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛
24. If three geometric means are inserted between 1 𝑎𝑛𝑑 256, find the third geometric mean.
A. ±64 B. ±32 C. ±16 D. ± 4
25. Calculate the geometric mean between 3 and 27.
A. 9 B. 10 C. 12 D. 15
2 2
26. What is the 6 term of the geometric sequence
th
, , 2, 10, . . . ?
25 5
A. 25 B. 250 C. 1250 D. 2500
27. What term is 2916 in the geometric sequence 4, 12, 36, . . . ?
A. 7th term B. 8th term C. 9th term D. 10th term
28. What is the sum in the geometric sequence if 𝑟 = −1 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑛 = 12?
A. 0 B. 1 C. 12 D. – 12
29. What is the sum of the first 10 terms in the geometric sequence 3, −6,12, −24, . . . ?
A. 1023 B. – 1023 C. 512 D. – 512
9 9 9
30. What is the sum to infinity of , , +. . . ?
10 100 1000
27 9
A. 100
B. 15
c. 1 D. 2
31. Which set of numbers is an example of a harmonic sequence?
1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2
𝐴. 2 , − 2 , 2 , − 2 𝐵. 2 , −1, 2, −4 C. 3 , 9 , 27 , 81 D. 2, , ,
3 5 7

32. Given the Fibonacci sequence 5, 8, 13, 21, 34, . . . ., what is the next term?
A. 55 B. 89 C. 144 D. 233
33. Ferdinand bought a Toyota innova 2.8E A/T car for Php1,200,000. The yearly depreciation
of his car is 10% of its value at the start of the year. What is its value after 4 years? Use 𝐶 =
𝐶0 (1 − 𝑟)𝑡
A. Php 568,380 B. Php 787,320 C. Php 976,230 D. Php 1,050,000
34. The following are examples of polynomials, EXCEPT
𝐴. 𝑥 2 − 4𝑥 + 5 𝐶. 3𝑥 4 − 5𝑥 3 + 2𝑥 − 1
𝐵. 4𝑥 −3 + 8𝑥 −2 + 10𝑥 − 7 𝐷. 𝑥 3 − 𝑦 3
35. The leading term of the polynomial 5𝑥 10 + 4𝑥 12 + 4𝑥 6 + 𝑥 4 − 𝑥 is
𝐴. 5𝑥 10 𝐵. 4𝑥 12 𝐶. 4𝑥 6 𝐷. 𝑥 4
(for number 36 – 38)
Use the illustration on long division that follows:
Divide (5𝑥 2 + 14𝑥 − 24) 𝑏𝑦 (𝑥 + 4).
5𝑥 − 6
2
𝑥 + 4 √5𝑥 + 14𝑥 − 24
2nd line 5𝑥 2 + 20𝑥
−6𝑥 − 24
−6𝑥 − 24
0
36. Which is the divisor?
A. 𝑥 + 4 B. 5𝑥 − 6 𝐶. 5𝑥 2 + 14𝑥 − 24 𝐷. 0
37. Which is the quotient?
A. 𝑥 + 4 B. 5𝑥 − 6 𝐶. 5𝑥 2 + 14𝑥 − 24 D. 0
38. What is the process used to obtain the 2 line? nd

A. Subtracting 5𝑥 𝑓𝑟𝑜𝑚 (𝑥 + 4) C. Adding 5𝑥 𝑡𝑜 (𝑥 + 4)

B. Dividing 5𝑥 𝑏𝑦 (𝑥 + 4) D. Multiplying 5𝑥 𝑏𝑦 (𝑥 + 4)
39. A short method of dividing polynomial expressions using only the coefficient of the terms.
A. factor theorem C. remainder theorem
B. rational root theorem D. synthetic division
(for number 40 – 41)
If (𝑥 3 + 7𝑥 2 + 2𝑥 − 40) is divided by (𝑥 − 2) using synthetic division.
40. The numbers in the first row would be
𝐴. 2 1 7 − 40 𝐵. 7 1 2 − 40 𝐶. 1 7 2 − 40 𝐷. −40 7 2 1
41. What is the quotient?
A. 𝑥 2 − 9𝑥 − 20 𝐶. 𝑥 2 + 9𝑥 − 20
B. 𝑥 + 9𝑥 + 20
2
𝐷. 𝑥 2 − 9𝑥 + 20
42. Nathaniel used synthetic division to find the quotient if (5𝑥 2 − 16𝑥 + 4𝑥 3 − 3) is divided by
(𝑥 − 2). He obtained −19 as remainder. His solution is shown below.
2| 5 - 16 4 -3
____________10 - 12 - 16
5 -6 -8 - 19
What is the error?
i. The sign of the divisor was not changed.
ii. The terms of the polynomial were not arranged according to decreasing powers
of 𝑥.
iii. The sum entries in the third row are incorrect.
A. I only B. ii only C. i and iii only D. ii and iii only
43. If the polynomial 𝑃(𝑥) is divided by (𝑥 − 𝑟), the remainder 𝑅 is a constant and is equal
to 𝑃(𝑟).
A. Factor theorem C. Remainder theorem
B. Rational root theorem D. Irrational root theorem
44. What is the remainder when (5𝑥 100 + 5) is divided by (𝑥 − 1)?
A. 5 B. 10 C. – 5 D. – 10
45. The remainder after dividing (−10𝑥 3 + 5𝑥 2 + 𝑘) 𝑏𝑦 (𝑥 + 1) 𝑖𝑠 4. Which of the following is
the value of 𝑘?
A. 9 B. 19 C. – 19 D. – 11
46. Which of the following binomials is NOT a factor of 𝑃(𝑥) = 𝑥 3 + 3𝑥 2 − 4𝑥 − 12?
A. 𝑥 + 2 B. 𝑥 − 2 C. 𝑥 + 3 D. 𝑥 − 3
47. Which of the following is the factored form of 𝑥 3 + 3𝑥 2 − 10𝑥 − 24?
A. (𝑥 + 4)(𝑥 − 3)(𝑥 + 2) 𝐶. (𝑥 − 4)(𝑥 − 3)(𝑥 + 2)
B. (𝑥 − 4)(𝑥 − 3)(𝑥 − 2) 𝐷. (𝑥 + 4)(𝑥 + 3)(𝑥 − 2)
48. At most how many real roots does 𝑃(𝑥) = 𝑥 3 − 2𝑥 2 − 4𝑥 + 8 have?
A. 1 B. 2 C. 3 D. 4
49. What are the possible roots of 𝑥 3 − 7𝑥 + 6 = 0
A. ±3, ±2, ±1 𝐶. ± 6, ±4, ±5
B. ±7, ±5, ±3 𝐷. ± 4, ±3, ±2
50. One of the roots of the polynomial equation 𝑥 3 − 7𝑥 + 6 = 0 is 2. Find the other roots.
A. 3 and 1 B. 3 and – 1 C. – 3 and - 1 D. – 3 and 1

Prepared by:

ROCHELLE E. OLIVA
Teacher I

Noted:

Mdm. ASUNCION A. EALA

Principal I