1st Quarter Examination in Mathematics 10 _____14.

) It is inserted between the terms of a

Direction: Write the letter of the correct answer on the geometric sequence.
space provided before each number. A. geometric mean/s C. geometric extremes
_____1.) It is a list of items/objects which have been B. geometric median D. geometric sum
arranged in a sequential way. _____15.) What is the formula for finding the sum of the
A. Sequence C. Statistics first 10 terms of the geometric sequence 2, -2, 2, …?
B. Polynomials D. Probability A. 𝑆𝑛= 1 C. 𝑆𝑛 = r
_____2.) It is a sequence that have a first term and a last B. 𝑆𝑛= 𝑎1 D. 𝑆𝑛 = 0
term. _____16.) Which of the following is a geometric
A. Finite Sequence C. Infinite Sequence sequence?
B. Probability D. Statistics A. 2, 4, 6, 8, … C. 8, 11, 14, …
_____3.) It is a sequence without ending. The number of B. 5, 15, 45, … D. 7, 14, 21, …
terms cannot be determined. _____17.) What is the 5th term of the given geometric
A. Finite Sequence C. Infinite Sequence sequence 3, 12, 48, …?
B. Probability D. Statistics A. 52 C. 192
_____4.) It is a sequence where every term after the first B. 72 D. 768
is obtained by adding a constant called the common _____18.) Which of the following is the geometric mean
difference of the sequence -2, ___, -128?
A. Geometric Sequence C. Fibonacci Sequence A. ±2 C. ±128
B. Harmonic Sequence D. Arithmetic Sequence B. ±8 D. ±16
_____5.) Common Difference is denoted by what letter? _____19.) Insert the missing geometric means
A. “c” C. “r” 2, ___, ___, -250.
B. “d” D. “n” A. 10, -50 C. -10, -50
_____6.) Which of the following set of numbers is an B. 10, 50 D. -10, 50
example of a sequence? _____20.) Which of the following has a common ratio?
A. 2, 4, 8, 10, 12 C. 1, 3, 9, 18, 44 A. 6, 12, 18, … C. 6, 10, 14, …
B. 5, 10, 15, 20, 25 D. 10, 20, 40, 60, 80 B. 6, 12, 24, … D. 6, 18, 30, …
_____7.) Which of the following sequence is an infinite _____21.) After a knee surgery, your trainer tells you to
sequence? return to jogging program slowly. He suggests jogging for
A. 2, 4, 16, 256 C. 5, 9, 13, 17, … 12 minutes each day for the first week. Each week
B. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 D. 18, … , 6, 2 thereafter, he suggests that you increase that time by 6
_____8.) Which of the following sequences is NOT minutes per day. How many minutes will you have to jog
arithmetic sequence? each day on the 8th week?
A. 5, 10, 15, 20 C. 21, 27, 34, 42 A. 54 minutes C. 42 minutes
B. 9, 18, 27, 36 D. 40, 35, 30, 25 B. 48 minutes D. 36 minutes
_____9.) What is the next term in the sequence _____22.) It is a theorem that is being used to determine
-10, -3, 4, 11, ? the remainder if a P(x) is divided by a binomial.
A. 12 C. 14 A. Remainder Theorem C. Rational Root Theorem
B. -9 D. 18 B. Factor Theorem D. Pythagorean Theorem
_____10.) What is the 8th term of the sequence 7, 9, 11, _____23.) What is the first step in finding the root using
13, 15, 17, . .? the Rational Root Theorem?
A. 19 C. 23 A. Identify the leading coefficient and constant term.
B. 21 D. 25 B. List all possible integral factors of the leading
_____11.) What is geometric sequence? coefficient. This set is known as N.
A. It is a sequence where the difference between any C. List all possible integral factors of the constant term.
two consecutive terms is constant. This set is known as M.
B. It is a sequence where each term after the first term is D. Express the factors in rational form: M/N. Let all
obtained by multiplying the preceding term by a non- factors of M be divided by all factors of N.
zero constant called common ratio. _____24.) The remainder when 4x3 - 2x2 + 5x is divided
C. It is a sequence such that the reciprocals of the terms by x + 6 is - 906.
form an arithmetic sequence. A. True C. Sometimes
D. It is a sequence where its first 2 terms are either 1 or 0 B. False D. Never
and each term, thereafter, is obtained by adding the two _____25.) It is a shortcut method for dividing
preceding terms. two polynomials which can be used in place of the
_____12.) In arithmetic sequence, to find the next term standard long division algorithm.
the involved operation is addition, while in geometric A. Short Division C. Simplified Division
sequence the involved operation is _________? B. Long Division D. Synthetic Division
A. fraction C. multiplication _____26.) The remainder when 4x3 - 2x2 + 5x is divided
B. division D. subtraction by x + 6 is - 966.
_____13.) What is the common ratio of the geometric A. TRUE C. SOMETIMES
sequence 5, 10, 20, …? B. FALSE D. NEVER
A. 1/5 C. 2
B. ½ D. 5
_____27.) It is the equations formed with variables, second line (5𝑥2+20𝑥)?
exponents and coefficients. A. Subtracting 5𝑥 from C. Adding 5𝑥 to (𝑥 + 4)
A. Arithmetic Series C. Polynomial equation (𝑥+4)
B. Geometric Sequence D. Factoring polynomials B. Dividing 5𝑥 by D. Multiplying 5𝑥 by
_____28.) What is the degree of this polynomial x –8=0 ? (𝑥 + 4) (𝑥 + 4)
A. 0 C. -8 _____40.) Which of the following is a factor of
B. 1 D. 8 (𝑥3−5𝑥2−2𝑥 − 10) when divided by (𝑥2+2)?
_____29.) Which of the following is root of A. 𝑥 − 2 C. 𝑥 + 2
x(x + 3)(x + 3)(x – 1)(2x + 1)=0 ? B. 𝑥 − 5 D. 𝑥 + 5
A. 0 C. -1 For number 41-45.
B. 3 D. ½ The total area of the sticky rice is
_____30.) Which of the following is the factored form of x3 + 4x2 - 11x – 2. Cynthia has (x – 2) family members,
9x4 - 100y2? what portion of the sticky rice will be given to each
A. (10x2 - 3y)(10x2 + 3y) C. (3x2 + 10y)(3x2 - 10y) family member?
2 2
B. (3x - 10y)(3x + 10y) D. (10x2 -+ 3y)(10x2 - 3y) _____41.) What is being asked in the problem?
_____31.) What are the next three terms of the A. The number of pieces of C. The total area of the
arithmetic sequence 12, 15, 18? sticky rice to be given to sticky rice given the
A. 19, 22, 25 C. 21, 24, 27 each family member. number of family
B. 20, 23, 26 D. 22, 25, 28 members.
_____32.) If you are to insert 6 numbers between 3 and B. The cost of making D. The area of the sticky
24 to make it an arithmetic sequence, what are the sticky rice. rice given to each family
numbers? member.
A. 4, 6, 9, 13, 18, 21 C. 6, 9, 12, 15, 18, 21 _____42.) What is the area to be divided in the problem?
B. 5, 8, 10, 13, 15, 20 D. 6, 9, 13, 15, 18, 21 A. x3 + 4x2 - 11x – 2 C. x2 + 6x + 1
_____33.) If five arithmetic means are inserted between B. x – 2 D. 0
- 9 and 9, what is the third mean? _____43.) Which is the divisor in the problem?
A. 0 C. -2 A. x3 + 4x2 - 11x – 2 C. x2 + 6x + 1
B. -1 D. -3 B. x – 2 D. 0
_____34.) What is the next term of the given geometric _____ 44.) What is the number sentence?
sequence 256, -128, 64? A. (x3 + 4x2 - 11x – 2) ÷ (x2 + 6x + 1)
A. -32 C. 16 B. (x3 + 4x2 - 11x – 2) ÷ (x – 2)
B. -16 D. 32 C. (x3 + 4x2 - 11x – 2) · (x – 2)
_____35.) Which of the following does not define and D. (x3 + 4x2 - 11x – 2) · (x2 + 6x + 1)
illustrate geometric sequence? _____45.) What is the portion of the sticky rice given to
A. It has a common ratio. each family member?
B. 5, 25, 125, … A. x3 + 4x2 - 11x – 2 C. x2 + 6x + 1
C. It is a sequence where the succeeding term is B. x – 2 D. 0
obtained by multiplying the preceding term by a fixed _____46.) Love plans to buy her mother a nice gift for
number. Christmas. She intends to start by saving 50 pesos in
D. It is a sequence where the succeeding term is January, and increasing her savings by 30 pesos each
obtained by adding the preceding term by a fixed month, thereafter. How much would she have saved by
number. the end of November?
_____36.) In arithmetic sequence, we can find the next A. ₱ 50 C. ₱ 290
term by adding the common difference to the preceding B. ₱ 80 D. ₱ 350
term, while in geometric sequence, the next term can be _____47.) Solve for the sum to infinity if 𝑎1 = 20 and r =
obtained by multiplying the _________ to the preceding 2/ 5.
term. A. 50/3 C. 100/3
A. common ratio C. common product B. 50 D. 100
B. common factor D. common term _____48.) Hector gets better and better every time he
_____37.) A taxi company charges a base fee plus a plays basketball. He usually scores 20 points in the first
certain amount every kilometer. If the base fee for the game, 25 in the second game, 30 in the third game and
first kilometer is 60 pesos and that the additional charge so on. If he continues with the rate that he is going, how
for every kilometer is 9 pesos. How much will it cost a many total scores will he probably get after the 14th
13-kilometer trip? game?
A. 159 pesos C. 177 pesos A. 450 C. 650
B. 168 pesos D. 186 pesos B. 570 D. 735
_____38.) If (−5𝑥5+7𝑥4−7𝑥3+2𝑥 − 3) is divided by (𝑥 + 3) _____49.) Evaluate (x2 + 4x + 4) ÷ (x+2) .
using synthetic division, the numbers in the first row A. x + 2 C. x + 4
would be: B. x – 2 D. x – 1
A. −5 7 − 7 0 2 − 3 C. 1 7 − 7 0 2 − 3 _____50.) Find the remainder of (x3 + 3x2 - 5x - 4) ÷ (x -
B. −7 - 7 −5 0 2 − 3 D. −3 7 − 7 0 2 − 5 4)
_____39.) In using long division method to divide A. 68 C. 88
(5𝑥2+14𝑥 − 24) by (𝑥 + 4), what is the process to get the B. 78 D. 98
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