POBLACION POLOMOLOK NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL

Barangay Pagalungan, Polomolok South Cotabato

First Periodical Examination

Name: ____________________________________ Score: ____________________________________

Year and Section: ___________________________ Signature of Parent/Guardian: _________________
General Instructions: Choose the letter of the correct answer and write the letter on the space provided before
the number.
_____ 1. An arithmetic sequence is a sequence whose term after the first term is obtained by adding a constant number called the
common difference. Which of the following is an arithmetic sequence?
a. 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5,… b. 1, 1, 2, 3, 5,.. c. 3, 6, 12, 24,… d. ½, ¼, 1/6, 1/8,…
_____ 2. A geometric sequence is a sequence whose term after the first term is obtained by multiplying a constant number called the
common ratio, Which of the following is a geometric sequence?
a. 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5,… b. 1, 1, 2, 3, 5,.. c. 3, 6, 12, 24,… d. ½, ¼, 1/6, 1/8,…
_____ 3. A Fibonacci sequence is a sequence whose first and second terms starts with both 1 or zero and one, and whose term after the
second term is obtained by adding the two preceding terms. Which of the following is a Fibonacci sequence?
a. 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5,… b. 1, 1, 2, 3, 5,.. c. 3, 6, 12, 24,… d. ½, ¼, 1/6, 1/8,…
_____ 4. Harmonic sequence is a sequence whose reciprocal of each terms will form an arithmetic sequence. Which of the following
is a harmonic sequence?
a. 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5,… b. 1, 1, 2, 3, 5,.. c. 3, 6, 12, 24,… d. ½, ¼, 1/6, 1/8,…
_____ 5. The terms of a Fibonacci sequence is obtained by adding the two preceding terms. In a Fibonacci sequence 3, 5, 8, 13,…
what is the next term?
a. 33 b. 28 c. 21 d. 18
_____ 6. Which of the following is the general rule for arithmetic sequence?
a. an = a1 rn-1 b. an = a1 + (n-1)d c. Sn = nan d. Sn = an - a1
_______ 7. To find any term in a geometric sequence, we use the rule an = a1 rn-1 . What is the next term in the geometric sequence 4, -
12, 36,…?
a. 108 b. -108 c. -72 d. -54
_______ 8. To find any term of an arithmetic sequence, we use the general rule a n = a1 + (n-1)d. Find the common difference in the
arithmetic sequence 3, 13/4, 7/2, 15/4,….
a. ¼ b. ¾ c. 5/2 d. 4
_______ 9. To find the sum of an arithmetic sequence, we use the formula Sn = n/2(2a1 + (n-1)d). What is the sum of all the odd
integers between 8 and 26?
a. 153 b. 151 c. 149 d. 148
_______ 10. What is the geometric mean between 2 and 18.
a. 4 b. 6 c. 8 d. 12
_______ 11. Which term of the arithmetic sequence 4, 1, -2, -5,…. is -29?
a. 9th term b. 10th term c. 11th term d. 12th term
_______ 12. . What is a sequence wherein the common difference is found by subtracting the term from the next term is constant?
a. Arithmetic Sequence b. Geometric Sequence c. Fibonacci Sequence d. Harmonic Sequence
_______ 13. Which of the following is the sum of all multiples of 3 from 15 to 48?
a. 315 b. 360 c. 378 d. 396
_______ 14. Find the 25th term of the arithmetic sequence 2, 5, 8,…
a. 70 b. 72 c. 74 d. 76
_______ 15. In an arithmetic sequence, the first term is 2, and the last term is 17, and the common difference is 3, how many terms are
there?
a. 4 b. 5 c. 6 d. 7
_______ 16. If the 6th term of an arithmetic sequence is 17, and the common difference is 3, what is the first term?
a. 1 b. 2 c. 3 d. 4
_______ 17. If the first term of the sequence is 10, and there are 5 terms with a common difference of 5, what is the third mean?
a. 10 b. 15 c. 20 d. 25
_______ 18. If the first term of the sequence is 10, and there are 5 terms with a common difference of 5, what are the extremes?
a. 10 and 20 b. 10 and 25 c. 10 and 30 d. 10 and 35
_____ 19. Geometric sequence is a sequence with a common ratio. Which of the following is the general rule for geometric sequence?
a. an = a1 rn-1 b. an = an + (n-1)d c. Sn = nan d. Sn = an - a1
_____ 20. In the geometric sequence 1/9, 1/3, 1, 3, …what is the common ratio?
a. ½ b. 1/3 c. 2 d. 3
______ 21. Find the 5th term of the geometric sequence where the third term is 27 and the common ratio is 3.
a. 61 b. 71 c. 81 d. 91
______ 22. The first term of a geometric sequence is 2 and the 5th term is 4802. What is the common ratio?
a. 5 b. 6 c. 7 d. 9
______ 23. If the first term of a geometric sequence is 2 and the last term is 4802, with the common ratio of 7, how many terms are
there?
a. 5 b. 6 c. 7 d. 8
______ 24. The 8th term of a geometric sequence is 64 and the common ratio is 2, what is the first term?
a. 1/5 b/ ¼ c. 1/3 d. 1/2
Refer to the following problem to answer the question from 25 to 30.
The means of the geometric sequence are the terms in between the extremes. To solve for the means, we find first the common ratio
using the formula and multiply it with the first term to find the first mean. The first term of a geometric sequence is 1/16 and last term
is 256, and the common ratio is 4; Find the following:
______ 25. What is the first mean?
 a. ½ b. ¼ c. 1/3 d. 1/5
______ 26. What is the last mean?
a. 256 b. 64 c. 16 d. 4
______ 27. What is the third mean?
a. 4 b. 16 c. 64 d. 256
______ 28. What is the fourth mean?
a.1/2 b. 16 c. 1 d. 4
______ 29. What is the second mean?
a. 1 b. 4 c. 16 d. 64
______ 30. How many terms are there?
a. 2 b. 5 c. 7 d. 9
______ 31. What is the common difference of the sequence 3, 11, 19, 27, 35?
a. -8 b. 8 c. -14 d. 14
______ 32. Given P(x) = 2x3 + 3x2 – 5x – 12. What is the remainder if it is divided by (x-3)?
a. 56 b. 55 c. 54 d. 53
______ 33. Which set of numbers is an example of a harmonic sequence?
a.1/2 , - 1/2 , 1/2 , - 1/2 b. 1/2 , -1, 2, -4 c. 1/3 , 1/9 , 1/27, 1/81 d. 2, 2/3, 2/5, 2/7
______ 34. Tell whether the first polynomial is a factor or not. x-1 ; x2 + 2x + 5
a. factor b. Not a factor
______ 35. Tell whether the first polynomial is a factor or not. x-1 ; x3 – x - 2
a. factor b. Not a factor
______ 36. Tell whether the first polynomial is a factor or not. x-4 ; 2x3 – 9x2 + 9x - 20
a. factor b. Not a factor
______ 37. Tell whether the first polynomial is a factor or not. y+3 ; 2y3 + y2 – 13y + 6
a. factor b. Not a factor
______ 38. Tell whether the first polynomial is a factor or not. x-3 ; -4x3 + 5x2 + 8
a. factor b. Not a factor
______ 39. Tell whether the first polynomial is a factor or not. a+1 ; 2a3 + 5a2 - 3
a. factor b. Not a factor
______ 40. Which of the following is a TRUE statement for a factor theorem?
a. x – c is a factor of P(x) if and only if P ( c ) ≠ 0 c. dividing x – c to P(x) gives you R ≠ 0
b . x – c is a factor of P(x) if and only if P ( c ) = 0 d. dividing x – c to P(x) gives you g(x)
_____ 41. The following are examples of polynomials except;
a. x2 – 4x + 5 b. 4x3 + 8x2 + 10x + 2 c. 3x4 – 5x3 + 2x -1 d. x3 – y3
10 12 6 4
_____ 42. The leading coefficient of the polynomial 5x + 4x + 4x + x – x +5 is;
a. 4 b. 5 c. 10 d. 12
_____ 43. What is the quotient when x2 – 25 is divided by x – 5?
a. x – 5 b. x – 25 c. x + 5 d. x + 25
_____ 44. If (7x4 – 5x5 – 7x3 + 2x – 3 ) is divided by (x+3) using synthetic division, the numbers in the first row
would be;
a. 7 -5 -7 0 2 -3 b. -5 7 -7 0 2 -3 c. -7 7 -5 0 2 -3 d. -3 7 -7 0 2 3
_____ 45. What is the degree of the polynomial 3x2 + 2x + 5x3 – 7x4?
a. first b. second c. third d. fourth
_____ 46. In 3x3 + 7x2 – 6x4 - 2, what is the leading term.
a. 7x2 b. 3x3 c. -6x4 d. -2
For items 47 to 48, Use the illustration on long division the follows:
Divide (25 x 2−50 x + 25) by (5x - 5)
5x - 5
5x – 5 25 x 2−50 x + 25
25 x 2−25 x
−25 x + 25
−25 x + 25
0
_____47. What is the remainder?
A. 0 B. 5 C. – 5 D. 25
____48. Which is the quotient?
A.5x + 5 B.5x – 5 C. 25 x 2−50 x + 25 D. 0
_____ 49. What is the remainder if (3x + x – 22x – 25)  (x – 2)?
3 2

a. -40 b. -41 c. 40 d. 41
_____ 50. What is the quotient if (2x4 + 5x3 + 3x2 + 8x + 12) is divided by 2x + 3?
a. x3 + x2 + 4 b. x3 – x2 + 4 c. x3 + x2 – 4 d. x3 – x2 - 4