TALITAY NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL

POB. TALITAY, TALITAY, MAGUINDANAO

FIRST QUARTER EXAM IN MATHEMATICS
GRADE – 10

NAME: _____________________ DATE:_____________

SECTION: __________________ SCORE: ____________

TEST I – MULTIPLE CHOICE

Direction: choose and write the letter of the correct answer on the space provided before each number.
____1. What is the next term in the geometric sequence 4, -12 , 36 ?
A. – 42 B. – 56 C. – 72 D. – 108
____2. The first term of an arithmetic sequence is 2 while the 18 th term is 87. Find the common difference of the sequence.
A. 7 B. 6 C. 5 D. 3
____3. What is the sum of all the odd integers between 8 and 26 ?
A. 153 B. 151 C. 149 D. 148
____4. A sequence where every term after the first term is obtained by adding a constant called common difference.
A. Arithmetic sequence B. Geometric sequence C. Harmonic sequence D. Fibonacci
____5. If three geometric means are inserted between 1 and 256, find the third geometric mean.
A. 64 B. 32 C. 16 D.4
____6. What is the nth term of the arithmetic sequence 7, 9, 11, 13, 15, 17 ,…?
A. 3n + 4 B. 4n + 3 C. n + 2 C. 2n + 5
____7. What is the next term in the Fibonacci sequence 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, … ?
A. 13 B. 16 C. 19 D. 20
____8.Which term of the arithmetic sequence 4, 1, -2, -5, … is – 29 ?
A. 9 th term B. 10 th term C. 11 th term D. 12 th term
____9. Find the sum of the geometric sequence where the first term is 3, the last term is 46 875, and the common ratio is 5.
A. 58 593 B. 58 594 C. 58 595 D. 58 596
____10. If three arithmetic means are inserted between 11 and 39, find the second arithmetic mean.
A. 18 B. 25 C. 32 D. 46
____11. The terms between any two nonconsecutive terms of an arithmetic sequence are known as.
A. Common ratio B. Arithmetic means C. Common difference D. Fibonacci
____12. What is the 10 th term of the arithmetic sequence 5, 12, 19, 26,…?
A. 64 B. 68 C. 72 D. 76
____13. A sequence where each term after the first term is obtained by multiplying the preceding term by a nonzero constant
called te common ratio.
A. Arithmetic sequence B. Geometric sequence C. Harmonic sequence D. Fibonacci
____14. Find the sum of the first 5 terms of the geometric sequence 3, 6, 12, 24, 48, 96, …
A. 100 B. 97 C. 93 D. 86
____15. A sequence such that the reciprocals of the terms form an arithmetic sequence.
A. Arithmetic sequence B. Geometric sequence C. Harmonic sequence D. Fibonacci
____16. A sequence where its first two terms are either both 1, or 0 and 1, and each term thereafter is obtained by adding the
two preceding terms.
A. Arithmetic sequence B. Geometric sequence C. Harmonic sequence D. Fibonacci
____17. Find the sum of the first 20 terms of the arithmetic sequence - 2, - 5, - 8, -11, …
A. – 256 B. – 345 C. – 512 D. – 610
____18. The geometric mean between the first two terms in a geometric sequence is 32. If the third term is 4, find the first
term.
A. 256 B. 245 C. 128 D. 98
____19. Find the sixth term of a geometric sequence where the second term is 6 and the common ratio is 2. A. 64
B.96 C. 104 D. 126
____20. What is the remainder when P(x) = 2x4 + 5x3 + 2x2 – 7x – 15 divided by ( 2x – 3 ).
A. 4 B. 5 C. 6 D. 7
For 21-22.When P(x) = 5x2 – 2x + 1 is divided by x + 2.
____21 Find the remainder. A. 5 B. 10 C. 18 D. 25
____22. How about the quotient? A. 5x – 3 B. 5x + 3 C. x + 5 D. 2x + 5
____23. What is the degree of a polynomial equation ( x + 1 )2 ( x - 5 ) = 0 ?
A. 1 B. 2 C. 3 D. 4
____24. What must be multiplied to ( x2 + 2x + 1 ) to get ( x4 + x3 + x2 + 3x + 2 )?
A. X2 + x + 1 B. x2 + x – 2 C. x2 – x – 2 D. x2 – x + 2
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_____25. The leading coefficient of the polynomial 5x + 4x + 3x + 2x – x is
A. 4 B. 5 C. 10 D. 12
_____26. What is the quotient when x2 – 25 is divided by x – 5 ?
A. x – 5 B. x – 25 C. x + 5 D. x + 25
_____27. The remainder after dividing ( 10x3 + 5x2 + K ) by ( x + 1 ) is 4. Which of the following is the value of K? A. 9
B. 19 C. – 19 D. – 11
_____28. Which polynomial gives a quotient of ( 3x2 + 2x + 4 ) and a remainder of 19 when divided
by ( 2x – 3 ) ? A. 6x3 – 5x2 + 2x B. 6x3 – 5x2 + 4x +7 C. 6x3 – 5x2 + 2x + 7 D. 6x3 + 5x2 + 2x + 7
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For 29 – 30 . When dividing the polynomial ( 5x + 14x – 24 ) by ( x + 4 ).
_____29. What is the quotient? A. 5x – 6 B. 5x + 6 C. 5x – 7 D. 5x + 7
_____30. How about its remainder? A. 0 B. 4 C. 10 D. 24

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