MATHEMATICS 10 - QUARTER 1

SUMMATIVE Test #2
A. Choose the letter of the correct answer
1. What is the constant multiplied to each term of a geometric sequence to obtain the next term of the sequence?
a. Common difference b. Common ratio c. common product d. constant
2. Which is an example of geometric sequence?
1 1 1 1
a. 4, 12, 36, 108 b. 4, 12, 16, 28, 44 c. 4,12, 20,28,36 d. , , ,
6 12 18 24
3. Find the common ratio of 3, -9, 27, -81.
a. 3 b. -3 c. 1/3 d. -1/3
4. What are the missing terms of the geometric sequence 6, _, _, -384?
a. -24, 96 b. 24, 96 c. -24, -96 d. 24, -96
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5. What is the 8 term of the sequence 7, 21, 63, 189…
a. 1,701 b. 5,103 c. 15, 309 d. 35,721
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6. If a1 = 4 , r = - , what is a5?
3
4 4 4 4
a. b. − c. d.−
243 243 81 81
7. What are the two terms between -32 and 4?
a. 16,8 b. -16, -8 c. 16, -8 d. -16, 8
8. Find the sum of the first 6 terms of the geometric sequence with first term of 40 and common ratio of ½.
a. 315/4 b. 315/2 c. 315/8 d. 315
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9. What is the sum of the first 5 terms of the geometric sequence , 4, 12, 36?
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484 968 729
a. 243 b. c. d.
3 3 2
10. If the sum of the 8 terms in geometric sequence is 2550 and the common ratio is 2, what is the first term?
a.10 b. -10 c. 255 d. -255
B. Tell whether the sequence is ARITHMETIC or GEOMETRIC
11. 7, 14, 28, 56, 112….
12. -8, -16,-24,-32,-40…
9 27 81
13. 4, 3, , , …
4 16 64

14. -9, 9, -9, 9, -9…

15. 15, 6, -3, -12, -21…

PERFORMANCE TASK #2
Give the first 5 terms of the geometric sequence using the given common ratio in every number. You can use any
value for your a1. (3 pts each)
EXAMPLE: if r= 2, a1 = 5
Answer: 5, 10, 20, 40, 80
1. r = -2 , a1 = ________ , Geometric Sequence: ______, ________, _________, _________, ___________
2. r = ½ , a1 = ________ , Geometric Sequence : ______, ________, _________, _________, ___________
3. r = ¾ , a1 = ________ , Geometric Sequence : ______, ________, _________, _________, ___________
4. r = 4 , a1 = ________ , Geometric Sequence : ______, ________, _________, _________, ___________
5. r = -2/3 , a1 = ________ , Geometric Sequence : ______, ________, _________, _________, ___________

Prepared by:
Mrs. Crisanta D. Diego