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LA UNION NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL

Mathematics Department
No. 1 Gov. Ortega St., Catbangen, City of San Fernando, La Union 2500

FIRST QUARTER ASSESSMENT

Mathematics 10
S.Y. 2023 - 2024
Name: ____________________________ Section: ________ Date: ___________ Score:

Directions: Shade the bubble that corresponds to the letter of the correct answer. (50 POINTS)

1. What is the next term in the sequence 1, 4, 9, 16, …?

A. 25 B. 64 C. 81 D. 125
2. Which of the following sequences does the general term an = 2n – 7 describe?
A. -5, 3, -1, 1, … B. 9, 11, 13, 15, … C. -5, -3, -1,1, … D. 15, 13, 11, 9, …
3. Which of the following is NOT an arithmetic sequence?
1 2 3 1 3
A. 5, 3, 1, -1, … B.0 , , , , … C. ,1, ,2,… D. -9, -13, -17, -21, …
2 3 4 2 2
3 5
4. What is the common difference of the arithmetic sequence 1, , 2, , 3, … ?
2 2
1 1 3 3
A. B. C. D.
4 2 4 2
5. Find the arithmetic mean between -5 and 7.
A. -1 B. 0 C. 1 D. 6
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6. What is the 100 term of the arithmetic sequence 5, 9, 13, 17, … ?
A. 393 B. 397 C. 401 D. 405
7. Which of the following is a geometric sequence?
2 2 2 2 1 2 3 4 1 10 19 28 1 2 4 8
A. , , , ,… B . , , , ,… C. , , , ,… D. , , , ,…
5 7 9 11 2 3 4 5 3 3 3 3 5 5 5 5
2 2
8. What is the next term of the geometric sequence 10, 2, , ,…?
5 25
2 2 2 2
A. B. C. D.
125 95 55 35
9. Which type of sequence exhibits a constant common difference between consecutive terms?
A. Arithmetic sequence B. Geometric sequence
C. Fibonacci sequence D. Random sequence
10. Consider the following sequence: 3, 6, 9, 12, 15, ... Which of the following statements is true about
the sequence?
A. It is an arithmetic sequence with a common difference of 3.
B. It is a geometric sequence with a common ratio of 3.
C. It is neither an arithmetic nor a geometric sequence.
D. It is an arithmetic sequence with a common difference of 6.
11. What is the positive geometric mean of 6 and 96?
A. 12 B. 14 C. 24 D. 51
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12. What is the 8 term in the sequence 200, 100, 50, 25, … ?
25 25 25 25
A. B. C. D.
32 16 8 4
13. What is the sum of the first 10 terms of the geometric sequence 4, 8, 16, … ?
A. 2,044 B. 2,048 C. 4,092 D. 4,096
14. During an initial phase of the outbreak of measles, the number of infections can grow
geometrically. If there were 4, 8, 16, …on the first three days of an outbreak of measles, how many
will be infected in one week?
A. 64 B. 128 C. 256 D. 512
15. Find the sum to infinity of 1, 0.2, 0.04, 0.008, …
A. 0.2 B. 1. 5 C. 1.25 D. 1. 6
16. Which of the following is/are polynomial/s?
i. 2x-2 + 5x + 2 ii. 5x3 + 3x2 + x + 2 iii. x2 – 4x + 5 iv . √ 5 x 2 + √ 3 x
A. ii only B. ii and iii only C. i, ii, and iii D. iv only
17. What is the dividend in (2x2 + 5x + 2) divided by (2x + 1)?
A. 2x + 1 B. 2x2 + 5x + 2 C. x + 2 D. x – 2
18. What is the divisor in item 17?
A. 2x + 1 B. 2x2 + 5x + 2 C. x + 2 D. x – 2
19. What is the remainder in (2x3 + 5x2 + x – 2) is divided by (x + 1)?
A. 2x – 1 B. x + 2 C. -4 D. 0
20. Which expression gives the remainder when P(x) = 4x2 + 2x – 5 is divided by (x – 2)?

A. P(-5) B. P(-2) C. P(2) D.P ( 54 )

21. Which of the following is a factor of (6x2 – 11x – 2)?
A. x – 1 B. x – 2 C. x + 2 D. 6x – 1
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22. Which of the following is NOT a factor of (x + 5x – 4x – 20)?
A. x + 2 B. x – 2 C. x + 5 D. x – 5
23. At most how many real roots does the polynomial equation 18 + 9x5 – 11x2 – x23 + x34 = 0 have?
A. 2 B. 5 C. 23 D. 34
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24. What is the leading coefficient of P(x) = 3x – 5 + 2x + x ?
A. -5 B. 1 C. 2 D. 3
25. What is the constant term in item 24?
A. -5 B. 1 C. 2 D. 3
26. What is the multiple root of x(x + 3)(x – 6)2 = 0?
A. -6 B. -3 C. 0 D. 6
27. Solve the equation x4 - 16 = 0. What are the solutions?
A. x = ±2 B. x = ±4 C. x = ±2, x = ±4 D. x = 8
28. Solve the equation: x2 - 9 = 0. What are the solutions?
A. x = 3 B. x = -3 C. x = ±3 D. x = ±9
29. What are the roots of the polynomial equation (x – 4)(x + 3)(x – 1) = 0?
A. 4, -3, and 1 B. -4, 3, and -1 C. 4, 3, and 1 D. -4, -3, and -1
30. Which polynomial equation has -1, -5, and 4 as its roots?
A. x3 – 5x2 + x – 5 = 0 B. x3+2x2 –19x–20 =0 C. x3–2x2 +4x–15 = 0 D.x3–6x2+19x –20 =0
31. What is the general term (nth term) of the sequence 9, 16, 23, 30, …?
A. an =7n + 1 B. an =7n + 2 C. an =7n – 1 D. an =7n – 2
32. Find the seating capacity of a movie house with 20 rows of seats if there are 19 seats in the first
row, 22 seats in the second row, 25 seats in the third row and so on.
A. 76 B. 79 C. 950 D. 980
33. Find the common ratio in the geometric sequence 54, -18, 6, –2, …
−1 1
A. -3 B. C. D .3
3 3
34. Which of the following sequences is geometric?
A. 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, ... B. 1, 4, 9, 16, 25, ... C. 3, 6, 10, 13, ... D. 1,1,2,3,5,….
35. What is the common ratio in the sequence 1, 2, 4, 8, 16, ...?
A. 1 B. 2 C. 3 D. 4
36. Consider the following sequence: 3, 6, 9, 12, 15, ... Which of the following statements is true about
the sequence?
A. It is an arithmetic B. It is a geometric C. It is neither an D. It is an arithmetic
sequence with a sequence with a arithmetic nor a sequence with a
common difference of 3. common ratio of 3. geometric sequence. common difference of 6.
37. If three geometric means are inserted between 2 and 162, find the third of these geometric means.
A. 3 B. 6 C. 18 D. 54
38. A mine worker discovers an ore sample containing 500 mg of radioactive material. It was
discovered that the radioactive material has a half life of 1 day. About how much of the radioactive
material will be present after 7 days?
A. 3.9 mg B. 7.8 mg C. 15.6 mg D. 31.2 mg
39. Vincent is the track and field representative of LUNHS for the Palarong Pambansa. His training
begins by running 5 km during the first week, 6.5 km during the second week, and 8 km on the third
week. Assume this pattern continues, how far will he run on the eleventh week?
A. 18.5 km B. 20 km C. 21.5 km D. 23 km
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40. Let P(x) = x + 2x – 3x + 4. Find P(3).
A. 0 B. 20 C. 30 D. 40
41. What is the remainder when 10x159 – 5 is divided by (x – 1)?
A. -5 B. 0 C. 5 D. 10
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42. If 7 is a root of P(x) = 2x – 14x + x – 7, which of the following is TRUE?
A. 7 is a factor of the B. x – 7 is a factor of C. x + 7 is a factor of D. P(-7) = 0
polynomial the polynomial the polynomial
43. If -1and 2 are the two roots of the polynomial equation x4 – 5x2 + 4 = 0, what are the remaining
roots?
A. 1and 4 B. 0 and -2 C. -1and 2 D. 1 and -2
44. What are the roots of the polynomial equation (x – 4)(x + 3)(x – 1) = 0?
A. 4, -3, and 1 B. -4, 3, and -1 C. 4, 3, and 1 D. -4, -3, and -1
45. Which of the following is NOT a root of x(x + 3)2(x – 1)(2x + 1) = 0?
i. 0 ii. -3 iii. -1 iv. ½
A. i only B. ii only C. i and ii only D. iii and iv only
 46. What are the first five term of an arithmetic sequence if a 1 =5 and d = 2?
A. 5, 10, 20, 40, …. B. 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, … C. 2, 7, 12, 17, …. D. 5, 10, 15, 20, 25,..
47. Find the sum: 2 + 4 + 6 + 8 + … + 94 + 96 + 98 + 100
A. 2,500 B. 2,550 C. 5,000 D. 5,050
48. What is the quotient when (2x2 + 5x + 2) is divided by (2x + 1)?
A. x + 2 B. x – 2 C. 2x – 1 D. 0
49. If P(-2) = 0, which of the following statements is TRUE about P(x)?
A. x+2 is a factor of P(x) B. 2 is a root of P(x)=0 C. P(x) = 0 has 2 roots D. P(0) = -2
50. Which of the following has roots -2, 2, and 4?
A. x3 +4x2 –4x +16 = 0 B. x3 –4x2 – x +16 = 0 C. 10x3 –x2 –x +16=0 D. x3–4x2 –4x +16= 0

“The only way to learn mathematics is to do mathematics.” ~ Paul Halmos

Prepared by: MEL S. PINEDA

Master Teacher 1

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KEY TEACHER: MEL S. PINEDA

Master Teacher 1

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