1st Quarter Examination in Mathematics

Name: ______________________________ Date: _______ Score: ______

Direction: Encircle the correct answer.

1. What the figure that should come next in growing patterns?

a. c.

b. d. none

2. ______is a set of numbers which is written in a special order based on a definite rule.
a. Sequence c. Finite
b. Term d. Infinite

3. Which of the following is finite sequence

a. 1,2,3,4,...5 c. 20,-15,10,-5,...
b. 2,4,6,8,16,32,... d. 6,2,-2,-6,...

4.write the first 5 terms of a sequence given the nth terms an=3n-1
a. 2,5,7,11,14 c. 2,5,8,11,14
b. 2,6,8,11,14 d. 2,6,7,11,14

5.____is a sequence where every term after the first is obtained by adding a constant
called common difference
a. Common difference c. Sequence
b. Geometric sequence d. Arithmetic sequence

6. What is the sum of all odd integers between 4 and 30?

a. 220 c. 210
b. 200 d. 190

7. _____ is a sequence where each term is found by multiplying or dividing the same
value from one term to the next. We call this value "common ratio".
a. Common difference c. Sequence
b. Geometric sequence d. Arithmetic sequence

8. What is the common ration 8,-8, 8,...?

a. -8 c. 1
b. -1 d. 8
9. Which of the following is a sequence that follows the formula of a n=2(2n-1)?
a. 2,4,8,16,32 c. 2,4,8,64,124
b. 2,4,16,32,64 d. 2,8,16,32,64

10. A geometric sequence is a sequence where every term is obtained by _____ the
previous number by a fixed and non-zero number
a. Added c. Multiplied
b. Subtracted d. Divided

11. Find the missing terms in this sequence. 7,21,63,189, ___, ___.
a.563, 1601 c. 564, 1701
b. 564 1601 d. 567, 1701

12. Geometric sequence is a sequence where each term after the first is obtained by
multiplying the preceding term by non-zero constant called the ______.
a. Straight path c. Common ratio
b. Curve d. Common difference

13. This sequence 7,15,23,31,... is a _______.

a. Fibonacci c. Geometric
b. Harmonic d. Arithmetic

14. It is the central number in a geometric progression

a. Geometric sum c. General term
b. Geometric mean d. First term

15. It is known as the nth term of a sequence

a. Geometric sum c. General term
b. Geometric mean d. First term

16. What is the geometric mean of 2,3,5,3,10 and 8?

a. 2.39 c. 4.39
b. 3.39 d. 5.39

17. Which of the following two positive numbers has a geometric mean of 10?
a. -4 and 25 c. 9 and 11
b. 4 and 25 d. 9 and -11

18. A culture of bacteria doubles every 2 hours. If there are 500 bacteria at the
beginning, how many bacteria will there be after 24 hours?
a. 1 024 000 c. 8 388 000
b. 2 048 000 d. 4 194 000
19. A rocker rises 30ft. after 1 second, 85ft. after 2 seconds and 140ft. after 3 seconds.
If it continues to rise at this rate, how many feet will it rise after 16 seconds?
a. 780 ft c. 855 ft
b.830ft. d. 910ft.

20. The rule of the sum of a geometric finite series is ____

a. Sn = a1(1-rn/1-r) c. Sn = a1(rn/1-r)
b. Sn = a1(1-rn/r) d. Sn = a1(1/1-r)

21. An arithmetic sequence has a common difference while a geometric sequence has
common ____.
a. Term c. Sum
b. Ratio d. Mean

22. If 2 and 3 are two geometric means between m and n, find the values of m and n.

a. m= 3/2 and n= 3/4 c. m= 4/5 and n= 5/4

b. m= ¾ and n= 8/2 d. m= 4/3 and n= 9/2

23. 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 c. 258
b. 257 d. 259

24. Max bought a car for P 600,000. The yearly depreciation of his car is 10% of its
value at the start of the year. What is its value after 4 years?
a. P 437,400 c. P 393, 660
b. P 438,000 d. P 378, 000

25. A new square is formed by joining the midpoints of the consecutive sides of a
square 8 inches on a side. If the process is continued until there are already six
squares, find the sum of the areas of all squares in square inches.
a. 96 c. 124
b. 112 d. 122

26. If a sixth degree polynomial is divided by a second degree polynomial, what is the
degree of the quotient?
a. 1 b. 2 c.3 d.4

27. Find the quotient when x²+2x²-9x-20 is divided by x+5

a. x²+3x+4 c. x2 -3x +4
b. x2 +3x-4 d. x2 -3x-4
28. Using the synthetic division to divide. Which of the following is the correct first row of
algorithm?
a. 3 7 -3 0 -20 c. -3 7 -3 -20
b. -3 7 -3 0 -20 d. 3 7 -3 -20

29.What is the leading coefficient of the polynomial 3x³ + 6x² + 9𝑥 − 6 = 0?

a. 9 b. 6 c. -6 d. 3

30.What is the remainder when x⁴ − 3x² + 𝑥 − 2 is divided by x + 1?

a. -6 b. -5 c. -4 d. -3

31. Use the Remainder Theorem, what is the remainder when x ⁴− 3x² + 4 𝑥 −12 is
divided by x - 3.
a. 12 b. 34 c. 43 d. 54

32.In the equation, x³ + 6x² + 10𝑥 + 3 = 0 what is the only rational root?
a. 3 b. -3 c. 2 d. -2

34.How many terms does binomial have?

a. 1 b. 2 c. 3 d. 4

35.What is the common factor of a polynomial 5x⁴+ 10x³ + 15x²?

a. 5x b. 5x² c. 5x³ d. 5x⁴

36.What are the factors of 3x³– 48x?

a. 3x (x + 4)(x + 4) c. 3x(x-4)(x-1 )
b. -3x (x + 4)(x-1) d.3x(x + 4)(x-4)

37.Find the roots of 2𝑥 (x² − 36) = 0

a. 0, 6,6 b. 0, 4, 9 c. 0, 4, 9 d. 0, 4,9

38. Find the zeros of (𝑥 + 8) (𝑥 - 7) (x²) (x²- 5𝑥 + 6) = 0

a. 7, 3, 2 b. 8, - 7, 3, 2 c. 8, 7, 3, 2 d. 8, 7, 3, 2

39.What do we call a polynomial with two terms?

a. monomial c. trinomial
b. binomial d. expression

40.Trinomial has how many terms?

a. 1 b. 2 c. 3 d. 4

41.Find the factors of 7x⁴ + 35x³.

a. 7x³ (x + 5) c. 7x² (x² + 5)
b. 7x (x³ + 5) d. 7 (x⁴ +5)

42. What is the common factor of a polynomial 18x ⁴ + 30x³+ 42x²?

a. 6x b. 6x⁴ c. 6x³ d. 6x²

43. It is an example of a monomial.
a. 3x b. x+y c. 3x3+5x-9 d. 5x= 0

44. It is an example of a linear equation.

a. 3x b. x+y c. 3x3+5x-9 d. 5x= 0

45. The following are examples of polynomials, EXCEPT

a. x2-4x+5 c. 4x3+5x
b. 3-x+6 d. x5-x4

46. What is the leading term of the polynomial 2x 3+4x4-x+10-3x2?

a. -3x2 c. 2x3
b. -x d. 4x4

47. The remainder after dividing (-10x3+5x2+K) by (x+1) is 4. Which of the following is
the value of K?
a. -19 c. 9
b. -11 d. 19

48. Given P(x)= 3x3 +x2-4x+2. What is the value of P(3)?

a. -80 c. 80
b. -58 d. 81

49. How many positive real roots does x4 -x3 -11x2 +9x+18= 0 have?
a. 0 b. 1 c. 2 d. 3

50. The distance covered by a bike is given by the expression 2x2+6x-20. The time
taken by the bike to cover this distance is given by the expression x-2. What is the
speed of the bike?
a. 2x+10 b. 2x-10 c. x-2 d. x+2