SUBJECT: Mathematics FUNDAMENTALS

DURATION: 75 minutes
EXAMINEE:
1. Which of the following statements is FALSE?

A Fundamentals 16 A. All real numbers have decimal representations.

B Polynomials 5 B. Rational numbers have terminating decimals.
C Imaginary and complex numbers 4 C. Decimals of irrational numbers do not repeat.
D. 𝜋 and 𝑒 are irrational numbers.
D Cartesian coordinate system 8
E Systems of equations 6
2. No set is a proper subset of itself. Therefore, the
F Functions 14 number of proper subsets that exist for a given set
G Logarithms 6 is _____, where 𝑛 is the number of elements within
H Circle theorems 6 that set.
I Trigonometry 12
A. 2𝑛 − 1
J Analytic geometry 7 B. 2𝑛 − 1
K Sequences and series 7 C. 2𝑛−1
L Statistics 9 D. 𝑛2 − 1
Total no. of points 100
3. Given sets 𝐿 and 𝑀, which of the following fails to
represent the set of elements exclusive to both sets?

A. (𝐿 ∪ 𝑀) − (𝐿 ∩ 𝑀)
B. (𝐿 ∩ 𝑀′) ∪ (𝐿′ ∩ 𝑀)
C. (𝐿 ∩ 𝑀)′
D. (𝐿′ ∪ 𝑀′) − (𝐿 ∪ 𝑀)′

4. A liquor store offered a free bottle of champagne

for every 11th customer and a free bottle of sparkling
wine for every 13th customer during Valentine’s day.
If it managed to serve 1000 customers, how many
customers benefited from the offer?

A. 160
B. 161
C. 167
D. 168

5. There are 350 senior students of a certain science

high school. 260 of them chose biology as their
elective subject, 100 chose physics, 70 chose
chemistry, 40 chose both biology and chemistry, 30
chose both physics and chemistry, and 20 both
biology and physics. How many students chose all
three subjects for elective?

A. 10
B. 13
C. 17
D. 20
6. In a linguistics organization of 200 members, 180 11. Simplify
5
can understand English, 175 can understand 2−√3
Spanish, 160 can understand French, and 150 can A. 10 + 5√3
understand Japanese. What is the minimum B. −10 + 5√3
number of members that can understand all four
C. 2 + √3
languages?
D. Cannot be simplified further
A. 90
𝑥−4
B. 85
𝑥2 −4
C. 70 12. Simplify 𝑥2 −3𝑥−4
𝑥2 +5𝑥+6
D. 65
𝑥+3
A.
7. Which of the following is TRUE? 𝑥 2 −𝑥−2
𝑥−6
2 2 B.
3 𝑥 2 −4
A. 𝑦 3 = ( √−125) 𝑥+3
2 3
C.
𝑥 2 +3𝑥+2
B. 𝑦 3 = (√𝑦) 𝑥−4
2 D.
1 (𝑥 2 −4)(𝑥+4)
C. 𝑦3 = 3
𝑦2
1 2
D. None of the above. 13. Simplify − (𝑥+1)2
𝑥 2 −1

8. Which of the following is TRUE? 1

A.
2𝑥
1 1
𝑥 −4 = −( √𝑥 )
4
A. B. −
2𝑥
1 𝑥−3
1
B. 𝑥 −4 = 4𝑥
C.
(𝑥+1)2 (𝑥−1)
√
1 −𝑥+3
− 1 D.
C. 𝑥 4 = (𝑥+1)2 (𝑥−1)
𝑥4
D. None of the above.
3 5
14. Find the value of 𝑥 in + =2
4 𝑥 𝑥−2
𝑥 3 𝑦2𝑥
9. Simplify ( ) ( )
𝑦 𝑧 A. 1
𝑥7𝑦3 B. 3 ± √6
A. C. ±3
𝑧4
𝑥7𝑦5 D. ±√6
B.
𝑧4
𝑥 12 𝑦 2
C. 15. Find the value of 𝑥 in 3𝑥 2 − 12𝑥 + 6 = 0
𝑧4
𝑥 36 𝑦 8 A. ±√2
D.
𝑧 12 6±2√3
B.
3
5
10. Simplify 5 C. 2 ± √2
√2𝑥
D. ±2√3
55
A.
2𝑥 16. Which of the following inequalities describes the
5
B.
5 √2𝑥 graph below?
2𝑥
5
5 √16𝑥 4
C.
2𝑥
D. Cannot be simplified further A. 4𝑥 + 7 < 19
B. 4𝑥 + 7 > 19
C. 4𝑥 + 7 ≤ 19
D. 4𝑥 + 7 ≤ 19
POLYNOMIALS IMAGINARY AND COMPLEX NUMBERS

17. What should be the divisor for 5𝑥 3 − 6𝑥 2 + 3𝑥 + 14 to 22. What is 𝑖 79 ?

have a quotient of 5𝑥 2 − 11𝑥 + 14?
A. 𝑖
A. 𝑥+1 B. −1
B. 𝑥−1 C. −𝑖
C. 𝑥+2 D. 1
D. 𝑥−2
23. Simplify (3 − 4𝑖)(−6 + 𝑖)
𝑥 3 +9𝑥 2 +27𝑥+27
18. What is ? A. −14 + 27𝑖
𝑥 3 +27
B. −18 + 5𝑖
𝑥+3
A. C. −22 + 27𝑖
𝑥−3
D. −18 + 27𝑖 − 4𝑖 2
B. 𝑥 2 − 3𝑥 + 9
𝑥 2 +6𝑥+9
C. 16 12𝑖
𝑥 2 −6𝑥+9 24. The complex number − is equivalent to which
25 25
𝑥 2 +6𝑥+9
D. of the following?
𝑥 2 −3𝑥+9
5
A.
𝑥 3 +3𝑥 2 −4 3−2𝑖
19. What is ? 5
𝑥 3 −𝑥 2 −4𝑥+4 B.
3+2𝑖
𝑥+2 4
A. C.
𝑥−2 4−3𝑖
B. 𝑥2 − 4 4
D.
𝑥 2 +4𝑥+4 4+3𝑖
C.
𝑥 2 −4
𝑥 2 −4𝑥+4 25. Which of the following complex numbers is
D.
𝑥 2 −4 3−5𝑖
equivalent to ?
8+2𝑖
20. Which of the following is INCORRECT? 3 5𝑖
A. −
8 2
A. 2
(𝑥 + 𝑎)(𝑥 + 𝑏) = 𝑥 + (𝑎 + 𝑏)𝑥 + 𝑎𝑏
3 5𝑖
B. 𝑥 3 + 𝑦 3 = (𝑥 − 𝑦)(𝑥 2 + 𝑥𝑦 + 𝑦 2 ) B. +
8 2
C. (𝑥 − 𝑦)2 = 𝑥 2 − 2𝑥𝑦 + 𝑦 2 7 23𝑖
C. −
D. (𝑥 + 𝑦)3 = 𝑥 3 + 3𝑥 2 𝑦 + 3𝑥𝑦 2 + 𝑦 2 34 34
7 23𝑖
D. +
21. Which of the following is INCORRECT? 34 34

A. 𝑥 3 − 𝑦 3 = (𝑥 − 𝑦)(𝑥 2 + 2𝑥𝑦 + 𝑦 2 )
B. (𝑥 − 𝑦)3 = 𝑥 3 − 3𝑥 2 𝑦 + 3𝑥𝑦 2 − 𝑦 2
C. (𝑥 + 𝑦)2 = 𝑥 2 + 2𝑥𝑦 + 𝑦 2
D. 𝑥 2 − 𝑦 2 = (𝑥 + 𝑦)(𝑥 − 𝑦)
CARTESIAN COORDINATE SYSTEM

26. In which quadrant can you find

4𝜋
? 32 Find the slope-intercept equation of the line
3 parallel to 3𝑥 − 𝑦 = 8 and passing through the
A. I midpoint of points (−2,3) and (6,7).
B. II A. 𝑦 = −3𝑥 + 1
C. III B. 𝑦 = −3𝑥 − 1
D. IV
C. 𝑦 = 3𝑥 + 1
D. 𝑦 = 3𝑥 − 1
27. What is the distance between two points (6, −3)
and (5, 4)?
33. Find the slope-intercept equation of the line
A. 5√2 passing through (5, −3) and perpendicular to the
B. 2√5 line 4𝑥 − 8𝑦 = 24.
C. 5√3 A. 𝑦 = −2𝑥 − 7
D. 3√5 B. 𝑦 = −2𝑥 + 7
C. 𝑦 = −2𝑥 − 13
28. What is midpoint of two points (6, −3) and (5, 4)? D. 𝑦 = −2𝑥 + 13
A. (5.5, 0.5)
B. (0.5, 5.5)
C. (5.5, −0.5)
D. (−0.5, 5.5)

29. Find the slope-intercept equation of the line passing

through (6, −3) and (5, 4)?

A. 𝑦 = 7𝑥 + 39
B. 𝑦 = 7𝑥 − 39
C. 𝑦 = −7𝑥 + 39
D. 𝑦 = −7𝑥 − 39

30. Find the slope-intercept equation of the line with

slope 3 passing through (4, −5).

A. 𝑦 = 3𝑥 − 12
B. 𝑦 = 3𝑥 − 17
C. 3𝑥 − 𝑦 = 12
D. 3𝑥 − 𝑦 = 17

31. A karaoke bar offers ₱200 for the first three hours of
customer use. If the rent exceeds the allotted time,
the payment increases ₱100 per succeeding hour.
What is the y-intercept of the equation to represent
the total payment as a function of time, 𝑡?

A. 3
B. ₱100
C. 𝑡
D. ₱200
SYSTEMS OF EQUATIONS FUNCTIONS

34. At which point will two lines, 2𝑥 − 𝑦 = 5 and 𝑥 + 4𝑦 = 40. Express the surface area of a cube as a function of
7, intersect? its body diagonal length 𝑑.

A. (3, 1) A. 𝑓(𝑑) = 2√2𝑑

B. (1,3) B. 𝑓(𝑑) =
√3𝑑
3
C. (−3, 1)
C. 𝑓(𝑑) = 2𝑑 2
D. (1, −3)
√3𝑑 3
D. 𝑓(𝑑) =
9
35. Find the area of the triangle bounded by the lines
𝑦 = 2𝑥 − 4 and 𝑦 = −4𝑥 + 20 that lies in the first 41. Consider the point (𝑥, 𝑦) lying on the graph of 2𝑥 +
quadrant with its base on the x-axis. 4𝑦 = 5. Let 𝐿 be the distance from the point (𝑥, 𝑦) to
the origin. What is 𝐿 as a function of 𝑥?
A. 12
A.
B. 6
B.
C. 2√3 C.
D. √6 D.

36. At which points would the graphs of 𝑦 = 𝑥 2 − 2 and 42. If the passing score for each segment of this paper
𝑦 = 2𝑥 + 1 intersect? is 𝑓(𝑥) = ⌈0.6𝑥⌉, where 𝑥 is the number of items that
the respective segment contains, what is the score
A. (−1, −1), (−3, −7) required to pass this paper?
B. (−1, −1), (−7, −3)
C. (−1, −1), (3, 7) A. 60
D. (−1, −1), (7, 3) B. 62
C. 64
37. At which points would the graphs of 3𝑥 2 + 2𝑦 = 26 D. 66
and 5𝑥 2 + 7𝑦 = 3 intersect?

A. (−4, −11), (11, 4)

B. (−4, −11), (4, 11)
C. (−4, −11), (−11, 4)
D. (−4, −11), (4, −11)

38. The enantiomeric excess of a particular drug is the

difference in percent composition of its two isomers.
If a sample has an enantiomeric excess of 30%,
what fraction of the major isomer is there?

A. 7/10
B. 13/20
C. 18/25
D. 23/30

39. At which points would a circle with a center at the

origin and radius 10 intersect the line 3𝑥 − 𝑦 = 10?

A. (−10, 0), (8, 6)

B. (0, −10), (6, 8)
C. (−10, 0), (−1, 3)
D. (0, −10), (3, −1)
L. How could one know the probability of having all
answers correct in this segment, certainties aside?

A. addition rule
B. multiplication rule
C. permutation
D. combination

J. If the coordinate axes are tangent to a circle with

a center (1,1), what is its circumference?

A. 𝜋
B. 2𝜋
C. 3𝜋
D. 4𝜋

ANSWER KEY

1. B 26. C 51. 76.

2. B 27. A 52. 77.
3. C 28. A 53. 78.
4. A 29. C 54. 79.
5. A 30. B 55. 80.
6. D 31. D 56. 81.
7. A 32. D 57. 82.
8. B 33. B 58. 83.
9. B 34. A 59. 84.
10. C 35. B 60. 85.
11. A 36. C 61. 86.
12. A 37. D 62. 87.
13. D 38. B 63. 88.
14. B 39. B 64. 89.
15. C 40. C 65. 90.
16. C 41. A 66. 91.
17. A 42. D 67. 92.
18. D 43. 68. 93.
19. A 44. 69. 94.
20. B 45. 70. 95.
21. D 46. 71. 96.
22. C 47. 72. 97.
23. A 48. 73. 98.
24. D 49. 74. 99.
25. C 50. 75. 100.