DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

AGUSAN NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL

SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING AND MATHEMATICS

GENERAL MATHEMATICS
SECOND SUMMATIVE TEST

Name : Name of Parent/Guardian:

Section : Signature:

Date : Date Received:

Teacher :

A. TRUE or FALSE. If the statement is true, shade letter A; otherwise,

shade letter C.

1. Let 𝒏 be the degree of the numerator and 𝒎 be the degree

of the denominator of the rational function 𝒇(𝒙). The
horizontal asymptote is 𝒚 = 𝟎 when 𝒏 < 𝒎.

2. The rectangle has an area of 𝟐𝟎𝟎 𝒎𝟐 and is 𝒙 meters long.

Its width, 𝒘, can be expressed as a function in terms of
𝒙.The function that can be formulated is a rational function.
𝟓−𝟐𝒙
3. The relation 𝒚 = is a rational equation.
𝒙−𝟏

4. The domain of the rational function is the set of all real

numbers except 𝟎.
𝒑(𝒙)
5. The function 𝒇(𝒙) = 𝒒(𝒙) where 𝒑(𝒙) and 𝒒(𝒙) are polynomial
functions and 𝒒(𝒙) ≠ 𝟎 is a rational function.

B. MULTIPLE CHOICES. Shade the circle corresponding to the letter of your answer on the answer sheet. If you think
the answer is not in the choices, shade letter E.

6. Based on the graph, what is the vertical asymptote of the rational

function?
A. 𝑥 = −1
B. 𝑥=2
C. 𝑥 = −1 and 𝑥 = 2
D. It cannot be determined

(𝒙+𝟓)(𝒙−𝟑)(𝒙−𝟐)
7. Given the equation (𝒙+𝟑)(𝒙−𝟑)
= 𝟎, which of the following is not a solution?
A. 𝑥 = −5 B. 𝑥=2 C. 𝑥 = 3 D. Cannot be determined
E. F. G.
2𝑥−3 𝑥+6
8. Solve for 𝒙: = 𝑥−2
𝑥+1
A. 𝑥 = 0 B. 𝑥 = 14 C. 𝑥 = 0, 14 D. 𝑥 = 0, 7

9. Students A, B, and C presented their outputs when ask to give the intervals formed as possible solutions for
𝒙𝟐 + 𝟖
the rational inequality ≤ 𝟒. The table below shows their work.
𝒙+𝟐

Student A Student B Student C

−2 0 4 −2 0 4 −2 0 4

(−∞, −2) (−2, 0] [0, 4] [4, +∞) (−∞, −2] [−2, 0) (0, 4) (4, +∞) (−∞, −2) (−2, 0) (0, 4) (4, +∞)
Who among them is correct?

A. Student A B. Student B C. Student C D. None of them

𝒙𝟐 + 𝟖
10. Find the solution set of ≤ 𝟒.
𝒙+𝟐
D. (−2, 0] ∪ [4, +∞)
A. (−∞, −2) ∪ (0, 4) B. (−∞, −2) ∪ [0, 4] C. (−2, 0) ∪ (4, +∞)
 𝟑𝒙−𝟏
For items 11 – 12, refer to the function 𝒇(𝒙) = 𝟐𝒙−𝟑.

11. What are the 𝒙 − and 𝒚 −intercepts?

1 3 1 1 1 3 1 1
A. (0, 3) and (2 , 0) B. (− 3 , 0) and (0, − 3) C. (3 , 0) and (0, 2) D. (3 , 0) and (0, 3)

12. What are the horizontal and vertical asymptotes?

3
A. VA: 𝑥 =
3
B. VA: 𝑥 = C. VA: 𝑥 = − 2
3
D. VA: 𝑥 = − 2
3
2 2
3
HA: 𝑦 = 0 HA: 𝑦 = 2 HA: None HA: 𝑦 = 1

13. The weekly sales 𝑺 (in thousands of units) for the 𝒕𝒕𝒉 week after the introduction of the product in the
𝟏𝟐𝟎𝒕
market is given by 𝑺(𝒕) = 𝒕𝟐 +𝟏𝟎𝟎. In which week would the sales 𝑺 have been 𝟔?
D. 10𝑡ℎ
A. 4𝑡ℎ B. 5𝑡ℎ C. 9𝑡ℎ
14. Mrs. Mirah asked her students, Maya, Nara and Reine, to answer this problem:
An organization is given a monthly budget of ₱𝟕𝟓, 𝟎𝟎𝟎. If the budget is to be equally divided
among the different committees of the organization, which of the following represents the function 𝑴 as
the amount given to each of the 𝒏 number of committees?
𝟕𝟓𝟎𝟎𝟎 𝒏
Maya answered 𝑴(𝒏) = 𝟕𝟓𝟎𝟎𝟎𝒏, Nara answered 𝑴(𝒏) = 𝒏 and Reine answered 𝑴(𝒏) = 𝟕𝟓𝟎𝟎𝟎.
Who among them is correct?
D. None of them
A. Maya B. Nara C. Reine
𝟑 𝟒
15. Given the inequality 𝒙+𝟕 ≤ 𝒙+𝟖, which of the following statements is/are true?

I. 𝟖 is one of its infinitely many solutions.

II. The rational expressions will become undefined at 𝒙 = −𝟖, −𝟕, −𝟒.
III. To solve for its solution, make the other side of the inequality 𝟎 and the other side a single fraction.
IV. To find the values of 𝒙, eliminate the denominators by multiplying each term of the inequality by
(𝒙 + 𝟕)(𝒙 + 𝟖).

D. II and IV
A. II only B. III only C. I and III
16. The following statements about the graph of a rational function are true EXCEPT
A. It has at most one y-intercept.
B. It may touch the vertical asymptote.
C. It may or may not have an x-intercept.
D. It may pass through the horizontal asymptote.

17. A rectangular prism has a volume of 𝟏𝟐𝟎 cubic meters. It is (𝒙 + 𝟐) meters long and (𝒙 + 𝟏) meters wide.
Represent the height of the rectangular prism as a function 𝒉 in terms of 𝒙.
120(𝑥+2)
120 (𝑥+2)(𝑥+1) D. ℎ(𝑥) = 𝑥+1
A. ℎ(𝑥) = (𝑥+2)(𝑥+1) B. ℎ(𝑥) = C. ℎ(𝑥) = 120(𝑥 + 2)(𝑥 + 1)
120

18. From the function above, if the height is 𝟒 meters, what is/are the value/s of 𝒙 that will be used to find the
length and the width?
Some of the students of Mrs. Mirah responded. Annie answered 𝒙 = −𝟕, Lyx answered 𝒙 = 𝟒 and Zayn
answered 𝒙 = −𝟕 or 𝒙 = 𝟒. Who among them is correct?
D. None of them
A. Annie B. Lyx C. Zayn
19. You and your parents are travelling in your own car for 120 kilometers. If the time 𝒕 is a function that is
expressed in terms of velocity 𝒗 km./hr., construct a table of values for the function 𝒕(𝒗) using 𝒗 = 𝟒𝟓, 𝟔𝟎, 𝟏𝟐𝟎.

A. C.
𝑣 45 60 120 𝑣 45 60 120
𝑡(𝑣) 1.3 2 2.7 𝑡(𝑣) 2.67 2 1

B. 𝑣 45 60 120 D.
𝑣 45 60 120
𝑡(𝑣) 0.38 0.50 1 𝑡(𝑣) 5400 7200 10000

𝒙−𝟐
20. Cath, Bianca, and Daniel tried to solve for the domain of the function 𝒇(𝒙) = 𝟑𝒙𝟐 −𝟓𝒙−𝟐. Their answers are
shown in the table.
Cath Bianca Daniel
𝟏 𝟏 {𝒙|𝒙 ≠ 𝟐}
{𝒙|𝒙 ≠ − , 𝟐} {𝒙|𝒙 ≠ − }
𝟑 𝟑
Who is correct?
A. Cath B. Bianca C. Daniel D. None of them