MALASIQUI AGNO VALLEY COLLEGE

Bonifacio St. Malasiqui, Pangasinan

MATHEMATICS IN THE MODERN WORLD

PRELIM EXAM
1ST SEM, AY 2021-2022

Multiple Choice:   Read each sentence/situation carefully and select the correct answer among the
choices.

1. The animal with which the original problem that Fibonacci investigated was about how fast could
breed in ideal circumstances.
a. ants b. cockroach c. mice d. rabbits

2. Which of the following is considered an infinite sequence?

a. Fibonacci sequence
b. {4,8,12,16,20,24}
c. {4,8,12,16,…,64}
d. {1,0.5,0.25,0.125,0.0625}
3. He discovered the formula in finding Fibonacci numbers without enumerating the previous number.
a. Leonhard Euler b. Leonardo Pisano c. Jacques Binet d. Blaise Pascal
4. It is the type of sequence that deals with common ratio.
a. Arithmetic Sequence b. Geometric Sequence c. Harmonic Sequence d. Fibonacci Sequence
5. It is the type of sequence that deals with common difference.
a. Arithmetic Sequence b. Geometric Sequence c. Harmonic Sequence d. Fibonacci Sequence
6. It is the ordered list of numbers in a sequence.
a. finite b. infinite c. term d. sequence
7. What type of sequence is 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, 21?
a. Arithmetic Sequence b. Geometric Sequence c. Harmonic Sequence d. Fibonacci Sequence
8. Which one is true about the Fibonacci sequence?
a. it appears unexpectedly often in mathematics
b. it appears in biological settings
c. it is strongly related to the golden ratio
d. all of the above
9. He defined Mathematics as a systematic way of digging out the rules and structures that lie behind
some observed pattern or regularity, and using these rules and structures to explain what is going on.
a. Leonardo Pisano
b. Ian Steward
c. Jacques Binet
d. Blaise Pascal
10. Which one is not an infinite sequence?
a. Fibonacci sequence
b. {4,8,12,16,20,24,…}
c. {4,8,12,16,…,64}
d. {1,0.5,0.25,0.125,0.0625,…}
For nos. 11-20. Determine the value of the missing sequence.
11. 40, 43, 46, 49, 52
12. 4, 8, 16, 32, 64, 128
13. 61, 59, 57, 55, 53, 51
14. 8, 17, 26, 35, 44, 53
15. 1, 4, 9, 16, 25, 36
16. ⅗, 3/7, ⅓, 3/11, 3/13
17. ⅓, 1/10, 1/17, 1/24, 1/31
18. 80, 40, 20, 10, 5
19. 56, 46, 36, 26, 16
20. 2, 20, 200, 2000
For nos. 21-25. Determine the value of the following (2 points each)
21. F10 + F12
a. 123 b. 190 c. 199       d. 322
22. F8 + F3
a. 14 b. 23 c. 35       d. 37
23. F5+F2
a. 4 b. 6 c. 8     d. 10
24. F15-F10
a. 343 b. 555       c. 665       d. 898
25. F12-F9
a. 110 b. 123 c. 178       d. 187
For nos. 26-30. Using the Binet’s formula and a calculator, find the value of the following nth term of
Fibonacci numbers, (2 points each)
26. F25
a. 46368  b.  75025 c. 121393    
27. F30
a. 317811  b.  514229 c. 832040    
28. F35
a. 5702887 b. 9227465 c. 14930352
29. F40
a. 102334155 b.  165580141 c. 267914296  
30. F50
a. 7778742049 b.  12586269025 c. 20365011074    

TRUE or FALSE
31. Sequences can be both finite and infinite. – TRUE

32. Number patterns may be described by examining how the terms are being generated. – TRUE

33. A Fibonacci sequence is a finite sequence. – FALSE

34. A Golden rectangle can be visualized as a rectangle formed by a square and another rectangle, which
can be repeated infinitely inside each section. - TRUE

35. Mathematics can help in crime detection and military functions. - TRUE

36. Mathematics is not present in the modern day workplace and everyday life. - FALSE

37. Mathematical experts use existing data only to generate analysis and interpretations but not to
make predictions. - FALSE
38. Every person needs mathematical tools to help make sound analysis and better decisions. - TRUE

39. Patterns are not always present in the universe. - FALSE

40. At any level of mathematics, logical reasoning and critical thinking are needed. - TRUE