Name: ________________________________________________________________

GENERAL MATHEMATICS
Grade/Section: _________________________________ Date: ______________________

Directions: Circle the letter of the correct answer.

1) Which of the sets of ordered pairs defines a function?
a) {(-3, 2), (-2, 3), (-1, 4), (-2, 5)} c) {(-1, 2), (0, 3), (0, 4), (1, 5)}
b) {(1, 3), (2, 4), (3, 5), (4, 6)} d) {(0, 1), (1, 2), (2, 3), (1, 4)}

2) Which of the following graphs shows that for every value of x, there is only one value of y?
a) b) c) d)

3) Which of the following arrow diagrams shows that y is a function of x?

a) b) c) d)

4) Which of the graphs does NOT define a function?

a) b) c) d)

5) Find the value of f(x) = 4x2 + 3x – 15 when x = -2.

a) 43 b) 7 c) -1 d) -5

𝑥
6) Find the range given the function f(x) = + 3, where x є {0, 2, 4, 6, 8}.
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a) r = {1, 2, 3, 4, 5} b) r = {2, 4, 6, 8, 10} c) r = {1, 3, 5, 7, 9} d) r = {3, 4, 5, 6, 7}

7) Given f(x) = x4 – 1 and g(x) = x – 2, which of the following value corresponds to (f ◦ g)(3)?
a) 15 b) -1 c) 0 d) -8

3𝑥 2𝑥−1
8) Given f(x) = and g(x) = what value of x will make the product of f(x) and g(x) undefined?
𝑥−2 𝑥−2
1
a) 0 b) -2 c) 2 d) 2

5𝑥−2 5𝑥+4 𝑓(𝑥)

9) When f(x) = and g(x) = , which of the expressions below can be equated to ?
𝑥−1 𝑥−1 𝑔(𝑥)

5𝑥+4 5𝑥−2 1 1
a) b) c) d)
5𝑥−2 5𝑥+4 2 5𝑥+4

10) What values of x will make f(x) = g (x), where f(x) = x2 and g(x) = x + 6?
a) 2; -3 b) 4; 10 c) 3; -2 d) 9; 3

11) Which of the following is an example of rational function?

5𝑥 5𝑥−2 2 5𝑥
a) 𝑥−1 = 3 b) f(x) = 𝑥−1 c) 𝑥−1 > 2 d) 𝑥−3 < -4

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12) Which of the figures illustrates the graph of the equation f (x) = 3(x – 2)2?
a) b) c) d)

13) Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of the graph of f (x) = x2 + 9?

a) It does not cross the x-axis. c) It opens downward.
b) It crosses the y-axis. d) Its vertex is at (0, 9).

14) Which of the following represents the inverse of f(x) = 12x?

a) c)
x 1 2 3 4 x 1 2 3 4
f (x) 12 6 4 3 f (x) 13 14 15 16

b) x 1 2 3 4 d) x 1 2 3 4
1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
f (x) f (x)
12 6 4 3 13 14 15 16

15) Find f-1 (x) given that f(x) = 5x – 8 is one-to-one?

𝑥 +5 5𝑥
a) 𝑓 −1 (𝑥) = c) 𝑓 −1 (𝑥) =
5 8

𝑥 +8 8𝑥
b) 𝑓 −1 (𝑥) = d) 𝑓 −1 (𝑥) =
5 5

16) What are the x-intercepts of the graph of ?

a) 7, -3 b) -4, 5 c) -7, 3 d) 4, -5

17) What is the y-intercept of the function ?

a) y = 4 b) y = -4 c) y = -1 d) y = 1

18) What is the horizontal asymptote of ?

a) y = 0 b) y = -1 c) y = 1 d) y = 2

19) What is the vertical asymptote of ?

a) x= 5 & x = 3 b) x = 3 & x = -5 c) x = 3 d) x = -3 & x = 5

x 1 8
20) Solve for x: − = .
x+2 x−2 x2 −4
a) x = -2 b) x = 5 c) x = 2 d) x = -5

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21) Which of the following is the graph of < ?
𝑥−2 𝑥

a) c)
-1 0 1 2 -1 0 1 2

b) d)
-1 0 1 2 -1 0 1 2

22) Identify the solution set of this given graph:

-1 0 1
a) {x ε ʀ|x < -1 or x > 1} c) {x ε ʀ|x ≤ -1 or x ≥ 1}
b) {x ε ʀ|x ≤ -1 or x > 1} d) {x ε ʀ|x < -1 or x ≥ 1}

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23) Maxine Kang invested P50, 000.00 at 10% interest per annum. What is the value of her investment after 2 years?
a) P66, 550. 00 b) P60, 000.00 c) P55, 000. 00 d) P51, 500.00

24) The computer rental in an internet shop varies directly as the numbers of hours used. Lucas Yoon used a
computer for 1 hour and paid P20.00. Which of the following equations expresses the cost of rental f(x) in relation
to the number of hours x used?
20
a) f(x) = 𝑥
b) f(x) = 20 + x c) f(x) = x – 20 d) f(x) = 20x

25) The sum of the squares of two consecutive numbers is 265. Find the numbers.
a) 14 & 16 b) 13 & 15 c) 11 & 12 d) 11 & 13

26) The approximate annual electric consumption in a city in n years is given by the equation C = 1.2(1.01)n billion
kilowatt-hours. What would be the electric consumption of the city in 2 years?
a) 1.224 billion kilowatt-hours c) 1.176 billion kilowatt-hours
b) 1.212 billion kilowatt-hours d) 1.020 billion kilowatt-hours

27) Which of the following is an exponential function?

a) f (x) = x – 2 b) f (x) = x2 – 4 c) f (x) = 2x – 3 d) f (x) = x3 – 4

28) Classify this given table of values: x 1 2 3 4

f (x) 1 4 9 16

a) Polynomial Function b) Linear Function c) Quadratic Function d) Exponential Function

1 𝑥
29) Determine the range of this function f (x) = ( 4 ) at x = {-2, -1, 0, 1, 2}.
a) r = {16, 4, 1, ¼, 1/16} c) r = {1/16, ¼, 1, 4, 16}
b) r = {-16, -4, -1, -¼, -1/16} d) r = {-1/16, -¼, -1, -4, -16}

30) Find the value of x in the equation; 57−2x = 125?

a) 0 b) 1 c) 2 d) 3
2
31) Find x in 33 = 9x.
1 1 2 4
a) b) c) d)
2 3 3 3

32) What can be said of the graphs of f (x) =ax, where a ≠ 1?

(i) The graphs rise from Q II to Q I (ii) The graphs pass through (0, 1) (iii) The graphs fall from Q II to Q I.

a) i only b) i & ii c) ii & iii d) i, ii and iii

33) What function is obtained if the graph of f (x) = 2x is shifted two units upward?
a) f (x) = 2(𝑥+2) b) f (x) = 2(𝑥−2) c) f (x) = 2x + 2 d) f (x) = 2x – 2

34) Which of the following is the range for f (x) = (1/2)x – 1?

1 1
a) {𝑦|𝑦 > 2} b) {𝑦|𝑦 < 2} c) {𝑦|𝑦 ≥ −1} d) {𝑦|𝑦 ≤ −1}

For Nos. 35 & 36

The half-life of a radioactive substance is 3 minutes.
35) How much of an 800 grams sample will remain after 3 minutes?
a) 400 b) 300 c) 200 d) 100

36) If there are 750 grams sample left after 3 minutes, what was the original amount of the radioactive substance?
a) 1, 700 b) 1, 600 c) 1, 500 d) 1, 400
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37) The growth of a population of insects is represented as f (x) = 23 (1.06)x where y is the number of insects after
x days. Which of the following is true about the function?
a) There were 1.06 insects at the start.
b) There are approximately 24.38 insects after 1 day.
c) There are approximately 32.63 insects after 3 days.
d) The population of insects is increasing at the rate of 60% daily.

38) What is the value of x in log3 (2x – 3) = 4?

a) 42 b) 31 c) 8 d) 5

39) Solve for x if log4 (x2 + 2x + 1) = 3.

a) 10 b) 9 c) 8 d) 7

40) Solve the inequality 3x < 9x – 2.

a) -4 < x b) 4 < x c) 2 < x d) -2 < x

41) The logarithm of a number is also called as the _______________.

a) Exponent b) Index c) Base d) Power

42) Which of the following transformation of f (x) = log6 x will produce the graph of f (x) = log6 (x – 1)?
a) Shifting the graph of f(x) = log6 x one unit to the right.
b) Shifting the graph of f(x) = log6 x one unit to the left.
c) Shifting the graph of f(x) = log6 x one unit upward.
d) Shifting the graph of f(x) = log6 x one unit downward.

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43) Express log3 √𝑃5 𝑄 in terms of log3 P and log3 Q.
4
a) 5/4 log3 P + ¼ log3 Q c) √𝑙𝑜𝑔 𝑃5 + 𝑙𝑜𝑔 𝑄
b) ½ (5 log3 P + log3 Q) d) 4/5 log3 P + ¼ log3 Q

44) Express log 3 + log 5 as a single logarithm.

a) log 3/5 b) log 15 c) log 8 d) log 35

45) What law is applied when the expression log2 35 is transformed into 5 log2 3?
a) Logarithm of a product c) Logarithm of a quotient
b) Logarithm of a power d) Logarithm of a base

46) In terms of a and b, where log 2 = a and log 3 = b, log 36 can be expressed as ________________________.
a) 2ab b) 2 (a + b) c) a + 2b d) 2a + b

47) Given log 2 = 0.3010, log 3 = 0.4771, log 5 = 0.6990. Evaluate log 120
a) 1.4771 b) 1.7781 c) 2.0791 d) 2.9540

48) Solve for the unknown value of n in log5 625 = n + 5.

a) 1 b) -1 c) -2 d) -3

49) How much will you deposit in Banco De Oro if you wish to accumulate PhP 64, 800 in a year if the bank offers
an interest rate of 8% compounded annually?
a) Php 54, 000 b) Php 56, 000 c) Php 58, 000 d) Php 60, 000

50) Radium and its descendants have different decay properties. The table below shows how much of a certain
kind of radium is left at the end of different times. What is the half-life of this kind of radium?
t (sec) 0 3.8 7.6 11.4 15.2
A (mg) 56 28 14 7 3.5

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 a) 28 mg b) 14 mg. c) 3.8 sec d) 7.6 sec

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