Republic of the Philippines

Department of Education
Region VI – Western Visayas
Division of Silay City
District II
NAPILAS INTEGRATED SCHOOL
City of Silay

FIRST QUARTER EXAMINATION

S. Y. 2018 – 2019

MATHEMATICS 10

I. MATCHING TYPE. Match the description in Column A to the word or phrase in

Column B.

A B

1. A sequence where each term after the A. Term

first is obtained by multiplying the B. Sequence
preceding terms by the same constant. C. Fibonacci
2. A theorem stating that if the D. Harmonic
polynomial 𝑃(𝑥) is divided by (𝑥 − 𝑟), the E. Geometric
remainder 𝑅 is a constant and is equal to F. Common Ratio
𝑃(𝑟). G. Common Difference
3. A sequence such that the terms are H. Remainder
the reciprocals of the terms of arithmetic I. Synthetic division
sequence
J. Degree of a Polynomial
4. A constant being added to the terms
K. Arithmetic
in an arithmetic sequence
5. A function whose domain is either
finite set or infinite set
6. A short method of dividing a
polynomial expressions using only the
coefficients of the term
7. Any number in a sequence
8. A sequence where each term after the
first is obtained by adding the same
constant
9. A sequence where its first two terms
are either 0 and 1 or both 1
10. The highest degree of a term in a
polynomial

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II. CLASSIFYING. Classify the following sequences as Geometric, Arithmetic,
Harmonic, or Fibonacci. Then, write the next term.

Example: Answer: Fibonacci – 1, 1, 2, 3, _5_

11-12. 6, -18, 54, _____

13-14. 21, 34, 55, _____

15-16. 8.2, 9, 9.8, _____

1
17-18. , 1, 2, _____
2

1 1 1
19-20. , , , _____
24 20 16

III. MULTIPLE CHOICE. Write the letter of the correct answer.

21. What is the remainder when (2𝑥 60 + 8) is divided by (𝑥 − 1)?

A. 6 B. -6 C. 10 D. -10

22. Factor 27𝑎3 + 64 completely.

A. (3𝑥 + 4)(9𝑥 2 − 12𝑥 + 16) C. (3𝑥 − 4)(9𝑥 2 − 12𝑥 + 16)

B. (3𝑥 + 4)(9𝑥 2 + 12𝑥 + 16) D. (3𝑥 − 4)(9𝑥 2 + 12𝑥 + 16)

13 7 15
23. What is the common difference in the arithmetic sequence 3, ,2, , …?
4 4

1 3 5
A. B. C. D. 4
4 4 2

24. What is the degree of the polynomial 𝑃(𝑥) = (𝑥 − 3)(𝑥 + 1)(𝑥 − 1)?

A. 1 B. 2 C. 3 D. 4

2 2
25. What is the 6th term of the geometric sequence , , 2, 10, …?
25 5

A. 25 B. 250 C. 1 250 D. 2 500

26. Which of the following is the sum of all multiples of 3 from 15 to 48?

A. 315 B. 360 C. 378 D. 396

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27. The following are examples of polynomials EXCEPT ________.

A. 𝑥 2 − 4𝑥 + 5 C. 3𝑥 −2 + 8𝑥 − 9
B. 4𝑥 3 + 7𝑥 2 − 𝑥 + 2 D. 𝑥 3 − 2𝑥 2 + 9𝑥 − 1

For items 28-31, use the illustration below on long division that follows:

Divide (5𝑥 2 + 14𝑥 − 24) by (𝑥 + 4)

5𝑥 − 6
2
𝑥+4 5𝑥 + 14𝑥 − 24
5𝑥 2 + 20𝑥 second line
−6𝑥 − 24
−6𝑥 − 24
0

28. What is the remainder?

A. 5𝑥 − 6 B. 𝑥 + 4 C. -6 D. 0

29. What is the divisor?

A. 5𝑥 2 + 14𝑥 − 24 B. 5𝑥 − 6 C. 𝑥 + 4 D. 0

30. Which id the quotient?

A. 5𝑥 2 + 14𝑥 − 24 B. 5𝑥 − 6 C. 𝑥 + 4 D. 0

31. What is the process used to obtain the second line?

A. subtracting 5𝑥 from (𝑥 + 4) C. adding 5𝑥 from (𝑥 + 4)

B. dividing 5𝑥 from (𝑥 + 4) D. multiplying 5𝑥 from (𝑥 + 4)

32. The third term of an arithmetic sequence is -12 and the seventh term is 8. What
is the sum of the first ten terms?

A. 3 B. -4 C. 5 D. -5

33. If 𝑃(−2) = 0, which of then following staments is true about 𝑃(𝑥)?

A.𝑥 + 2 is a factor of 𝑃(𝑥) C. 𝑃(𝑥) = 0 has two negative root

B. 2 is a root of 𝑃(𝑥) = 0 D. 𝑃(0) = −2

34. What is the sum of the first 13 terms of 5, -5, 5, -5, …?

A. 55 B. 5 C. 0 D. -5

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35. What is the arithmetic mean between 2 and 32?

A. 16 B. 17 C. 18 D. 19

36. Based on no. 35, what is the common difference of the sequence?

A. 13 B. 14 C. 15 D. 19
37. Dana used synthetic division to find the quotient if 5𝑥 − 16𝑥 + 4𝑥 3 − 3) is
2

divided by (𝑥 − 2). She obtained −19 as remainder. Her solution is shown below.

2 5 -16 4 -3
10 -12 -16
5 - 6 -8 -19
What is the error?
i. The sign of the divisor was not changed.
ii. The terms of the polynomial were not arranged according to
decreasing powers of 𝑥.
iii. The sum entries in the third row are incorrect.
iv. The numerical coefficients of the first row were not properly written.

A. i only B. ii only C. ii & iv only D. i & iii only

1 1 1 1
38. What is the sum to the infinity of , , , , …?
2 4 8 16
1 1
A. C.
20 2
B. 1 D. does not exist

39. Based on no. 39, what is the common ratio of the sequence?

1 1
A. B. C. 2 D. 4
2 4

40. The leading coefficient of the polynomial 5𝑥10 + 4𝑥12 + 4𝑥 6 + 𝑥 4 − 1 is _______.

A. 4 B. 5 C. 10 d. 12

41. What is the quotient when 𝑥 2 − 25 is divided by 𝑥 − 5?

A. 𝑥 − 5 B. 𝑥 + 5 C. 𝑥 − 25 D. = 𝑥 + 25

42. Which of the following gives the correct factors of 𝑥 3 − 2𝑥 2 − 𝑥 + 2?

A. (𝑥 − 2)(𝑥 2 − 1) C. (𝑥 − 2)(𝑥 2 + 1)
B. (𝑥 + 2)(𝑥 2 − 1) D. (𝑥 + 2)(𝑥 2 + 1)

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43. Find the value of 𝑘 so that (𝑥 + 2) is a factor of (3𝑥 3 − 𝑘𝑥 2 + 5𝑥 − 27).

4 61
A. 4 B. C. D. 61
61 4

44. What is the sum of the term of a geometric sequence where the first term is 4,
the last term is 324 and the common ratio is 3?

A. 844 B. 264 C. 484 D. 848

45. Which of the following is NOT an arithmetic sequence?

3 5
A. 1, 2 , 2, 2 , 3 C. 2, 4, 8, 16, 32
B. −2, −4, −6, −8, −10 D. 9, 13, 17, 21, 25

46. Which of the following is NOT a root of 𝑥(𝑥 + 3)(𝑥 + 3)(𝑥 − 1)(2𝑥 + 1)?
1
i. 0 ii. -3 iii. -1 iv.
2

A. i only B. ii only C. i and ii only D. iii and iv only

47. How many possible real roots does 𝑥 4 − 𝑥 3 − 11𝑥 2 + 9𝑥 + 18 = 0 have?

A. 0 B. 1 C. 2 D. 3

48. Find a cubic polynomial equation with roots −2, 2 and 4?

A. 𝑥 3 + 4𝑥 2 − 4𝑥 + 16 = 0 C. 10𝑥 3 − 𝑥 2 − 𝑥 + 16 = 0
B. 𝑥 3 − 4𝑥 2 − 𝑥 + 16 = 0 D. 𝑥 3 − 4𝑥 2 − 4𝑥 + 16 = 0

49. One of the roots of the polynomial equation 2𝑥 3 + 9𝑥 2 − 33𝑥 + 14 = 0 is 2. Find

the other roots.

1 1 1 1
A. 2 and 7 B. − 2 and 7 C. 2 and −7 D. − 2 and −7

50. Gab will evaluate an 8th degree polynomial in 𝑥 at 𝑥 = 10 using the remainder
theorem and synthetic division. How many coefficients of 𝑥 will be written in the first
row of the synthetic division procedure?

A. 8 B. 9 C. 10 D. 11

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31. Find the value of the discriminant of 3𝑥 2 − 5𝑥 = −9.

A. 133 B. 83 C. 5 D. 7

32. The vertex of the quadratic function 𝑓(𝑥) = (𝑥 + 1)2 − 2 is ________.

A. (1, −2) B. (−1, −2) C. (−1, 2) D. (1, 2)

33. What are the zeros of the quadratic function described by the graph below?

A. 1, 3
B. -1, -3
C. 1, -3
D. -1, 3

34. In solving the equation 𝑥 2 + 5𝑥 = −12 by completing the square, what must be
added to both sides to make the left side a perfect square trinomial?

25 5 25 25
A. B. C. D.
2 4 4 16

35. Which of the following is a solution set of 𝑦 ≥ 2𝑥 2 − 3𝑥 + 1?

A. (−4, 6) B. (-3, -1) C. (1, 3) D. (6, 6)

36. The graph of 𝑓(𝑥) = (𝑥 + 5)2 − 8 by shifting the graph of 𝑓(𝑥) = 𝑥 2 _______.

A. 5 units to the right and 8 units downward

B. 5 units to the right and 8 units upward
C. 5 units to the left and 8 units downward
D. 5 units to the left and 8 units upward

37. What is the minimum value in 𝑓(𝑥) = 𝑥 2 − 9?

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 A. -9 B. 9 C. -3 D. 3

38. The math teacher requires the students to cut a rectangular card board with an
area of 40𝑐𝑚2 . If the length must be twice as the board’s width, which of the
following inequalities best describes the situation?

A. (2𝑤)(𝑤) > 40 C. (2𝑤)(𝑤) ≥ 40

B. (2𝑤)(𝑤) < 40 D. (2𝑤)(𝑤) ≤ 40

39. What is the maximum width of the card board in no. 38?

A. 2√5 𝑐𝑚 B. 5√2 𝑐𝑚 C. 5 𝑐𝑚 D. 8 𝑐𝑚

40. Mrs. Cruz asked the carpenter to construct a rectangular bulletin board for her
classroom. She told the carpenter that the board’s area must be 18 sq. ft. Suppose
the length of the board is 7 ft longer than its width, what equation would represent
the given situation?

A. 𝑥 2 + 7 = 18 C. 𝑥 = 𝑥 2 + 7 − 18
B. 𝑥 2 + 7𝑥 + 18 = 0 D. 𝑥 2 − 7𝑥 − 18 = 0

41.. Given the problem above, what will be the length of the side of the board?

A.13 𝑐𝑚 C. 69 𝑐𝑚
B. 16 𝑐𝑚 D. 169 𝑐𝑚

42. The sum of two numbers is 16 and the sum of their squares is 146. Find the two
numbers.

A. 13 & 3 B. 14 & 2 C. 6 & 10 D. 5 & 11

43. The length of the garden is 5 m longer than its width and the area is 36 𝑚2?
How long is the garden?

A. 4 𝑚 B. 5 𝑚 C. 9 𝑚 D. 13 𝑚

44. It takes Andrew 6 days more to paint a house than Peter. If they work together,
they can finish the same job in 4 days. Which of the following quadratic equations in
standard form represents the situation?

A. 𝑥 2 − 2𝑥 − 24 = 0 C. 𝑥 2 − 8𝑥 − 24 = 0
B. 𝑥 2 + 2𝑥 − 24 = 0 D. 𝑥 2 + 8𝑥 − 24 = 0

45. Given the problem above, how long would it take Andrew to finish the job alone?

A. 6 days B. 8 days C. 10 days D. 12 days

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46. Suppose a rectangular swimming pool 50 𝑚 by 20 𝑚 is to be built with a
walkway around it. If the walk way is 𝑤 meters wide, what is the area of a pool and
a walkway?

A. 4𝑤 2 + 100𝑤 + 100 C. 4𝑤 2 + 140𝑤 + 1000

B. 4𝑤 2 + 80𝑤 + 1000 D. 4𝑤 2 + 140𝑤 + 100

47. The altitude (ℎ) of a projectile when fired straight up with a velocity of 64 𝑓𝑡/𝑠
after 𝑡 seconds is given by the function ℎ(𝑡) = −16𝑡 2 + 64𝑡. What will be the altitude
of the projectile after 3 seconds?

A. 38 𝑓𝑡 B. 48 𝑓𝑡 C. 58 𝑓𝑡 D. 68 𝑓𝑡

48.

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_______24. Rey has an assignment, he needs to solve this equation by factoring:
𝑥 2 + 9𝑥 = −8.
What must he do? Arrange the given below and choose the best answer.
1. 𝑥 2 + 9𝑥 + 8.
2. (𝑥 + 1) = 0 ; (𝑥 + 8) = 0.
3 (𝑥 + 1)(𝑥 + 8) = 0.
4. 𝑥 = −1 ; 𝑥 = −8.

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

_______25.What must be the number that should be added to make the equation
𝑥 2 + 2𝑥_______ to make it a perfect square trinomial?
a. 2 b. 4 c.6 d.8

_______26. Solve: 𝑦 2 + 4𝑦 = 32 by completing the square. What are the roots?

a. y = 4 & y = -8 c. y = -6 , y = -4
b. y =-4 & y = 8 d. y = 6 , y = 4

_______27. Solve by completing the square: 2𝑥 2 + 8𝑥 − 10 = 0. What are the roots?

a. 1,5 b. -1,5 c.1,-5 d. -1,-5

_______28. Which of the following quadratic equations has no real roots?

a. 2𝑥 2 + 4𝑥 = 3 c.3𝑠 2 − 2𝑠 = −5
b. 𝑡 − 8𝑡 − 4 = 0
2
d.−2𝑟 2 + 𝑟 + 7 = 0

_______29. One of the roots of 2𝑥 2 − 13𝑥 + 20 = 0 is 4. What is the other root?

2 5 2 5
a. -5 b.− 2 c.5 d.2

_______30. Observe the solution given below:

The equation is 𝑦 2 + 4𝑦 − 32 = 0 is to be solved by completing the square.
Observe the solution;
𝑦 2 + 4𝑦 − 32 = 0 1
2
𝑦 + 4𝑦 = 32 2
𝑦 2 + 4𝑦 + 16 = 32 + 16 3
2
(𝑦 + 4) = 48 4
Something is wrong with the solution, which part of the solution?

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

_______31. Refer to the figure at the right:

Find the measurement of the sides.

a. 𝑠 = 11𝑐𝑚
b. 𝑠 = −8𝑐𝑚
c. 𝑠 = 8𝑐𝑚
d. 𝑠 = −11𝑐𝑚

_______32. Find the solutions of the equation 2𝑥 2 + 3𝑥 = 27 using quadratic

formula.
What are the roots?
a. -3 and 9⁄2 c. 3 and − 9⁄2
b. -3 and 2⁄9 d. -3 and − 9⁄2

_______33. Mrs. Cruz asked the carpenter to construct a rectangular bulletin board
for her classroom. She told the carpenter that the board’s area must be
18 sq. ft. suppose the length of the board is 7ft. longer than its width.
What equation would represent the given situation?
a. 𝑥 2 + 7 = 18 c. 𝑥 = 𝑥 2 + 7 − 18
b. 𝑥 2 + 7𝑥 + 18 = 0 d. 𝑥 2 − 7𝑥 − 18 = 0

_______34. Given the problem above. What will be the length of each sides?
a. 13 cm c. 69cm
b. 16 cm d. 169cm

_______35. What equation would best describe the diagram below?

2s 3

S 228

Area= 228𝑐𝑚2

a. (s-4)(2s-3)= 228 c. (s + 4)(2s – 3)=228

b. (s+4)(2s + 3 ) = 228 d. (s - 4)(2) =228

_______ 36. Find the solution of the equation: (2x – 5)2 − 4 = 0 using the quadratic
formula.
a. 7⁄2 & 3⁄2 c. − 7⁄2 & 3⁄2

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 b. − 7⁄2& − 3⁄2 d. 7⁄2&−3⁄2
_______ 37. Describe the roots of quadratic equation when the value of 𝑏 2 − 4𝑎𝑐 is
0.
a. rational & equal c. rational & not equal
b. irrational & equal d. irrational & not equal

_______38. Describe the roots of quadratic equation when the value of 𝑏 2 − 4𝑎𝑐 is
negative.
a. rational & equal c. rational & not equal
b. irrational & equal d. no roots

_______39. Find the discriminant of the equation𝑥 2 − 4𝑥 + 4 = 0.

a. 0 c.4
b.2 d.6

________40. The roots of a quadratic equation are -5 and 3. Which of the following
quadratic equations has these roots?
a. 𝑥 2 − 8𝑥 + 15 = 0 c. 𝑥 2 − 2𝑥 − 15 = 0
b. 𝑥 2 + 8𝑥 + 15 = 0 d. 𝑥 2 + 2𝑥 − 15 = 0

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