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NUEVO ZAMBOANGA COLLEGE, INC.

Agan Avenue Extension, Sta. Maria, Zamboanga City
Zamboanga Del Sur, Philippines 7000

MIDTERM EXAMINATION
GE 2 – MATHEMATICS IN THE MODERN WORLD

Name: _________________________________ Score: _____________

Course/Year/Section: _____________________ Date: ______________
Directions: Read and understand the following statements. THERE ARE NO ITERATIONS OR
ERASURES.
1 – 5. Determine whether each sentence is a statement. (10 points)
______________________ 1. Look for the cat.
______________________ 2. Clark Kent is afraid of the dark.
______________________ 3. Have a fun trip.
______________________ 4. 91 is prime number.
______________________ 5. 𝑥 2 = 25
6 – 7. Determine whether each statement is true or false. (2 points)
_________ 6. 5 ≤ 4
_________ 7. −2 ≥ −2
8 – 9. Determine the truth value of each statement given that 𝑝 is true, 𝑞 is false, and 𝑟 is a true.
(4 points)
_________ 8. (𝑝 ∨ ¬𝑞) ∧ (¬𝑟 ∧ 𝑞)
_________ 9. (𝑟 ∨ ¬𝑝) ∨ [(𝑝 ∨ ¬𝑞) ↔ (𝑞 → 𝑟)]
10 – 11. Write the negation of each quantified statements. Start each negation with “Some,”
“No,” or “All.” (4 points)
10. Some trees are not green. Ans.: ___________________________________________
11. No apartments are available. Ans.: ___________________________________________
12 – 14. Write each symbolic statement as an English sentence. Use 𝑝, 𝑞, 𝑟, 𝑠, and 𝑡 as defined
below. (9 points)
𝑝: Taylor Swift is a singer.
𝑞: Taylor Swift is not a songwriter.
𝑟: Taylor Swift is an actress.
𝑠: Taylor Swift plays the piano.
𝑡: Taylor Swift does not play the guitar.
12. (𝑝 ∨ 𝑟) ∧ 𝑞 Ans.: _______________________________________________________
13. (𝑟 ∧ 𝑝) ↔ 𝑞 Ans.: _______________________________________________________
14. (𝑠 ∧ ¬𝑞) → 𝑡 Ans.: _______________________________________________________
15. Write the converse, inverse, and contrapositive of the following statement. (9 points)
If 𝑥 + 7 > 11, then 𝑥 > 4.

Converse: ____________________________________________________
Inverse: _____________________________________________________
Contrapositive: _______________________________________________
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NUEVO ZAMBOANGA COLLEGE, INC.
Agan Avenue Extension, Sta. Maria, Zamboanga City
Zamboanga Del Sur, Philippines 7000

16. Find a counterexample to show that the following conjecture is false. (2 points)
Conjecture: For all numbers 𝑥,
(𝑥 − 4)(𝑥 + 3)
= 𝑥 + 3.
𝑥−4

17. A sequence has an 𝑛th-term formula of

𝑛(𝑛 − 1)
𝑎𝑛 = (−1)𝑛 ( )
2
Use the 𝑛th-term formula to determine the first 5 terms and the 105 th term in the sequence. (5
points)

18. In a sequence: 𝑎1 = 3, 𝑎2 = 7, and 𝑎𝑛 = 2𝑎𝑛−1 + 𝑎𝑛−2 for 𝑛 ≥ 3. Find 𝑎3 , 𝑎4 , and 𝑎5 . (6

points)

19. Use the given table below to construct a truth table for the given statement. (10 points)
¬(𝑝 ∧ ¬𝑞) ∨ (𝑞 → 𝑝)

20. Solve the KenKen puzzle. (10 points) 21. What is a tautology? (4 points)

Smartest wishes and best of luck!!!

Prepared by: Joezerk A. Carpio (GE – 2 Instructor)