First Periodical Examination

Mathematics 10

Test I- Multiple Choice. Read each statement carefully and choose the letter that best corresponds to the
statement.

1. Melissa wants to find the fifth term of a sequence 2, 4,8,16... .Which concept will you suggest to be
used?
A. Arithmetic Sequence C. Fibonacci
B. Geometric Sequence D. Harmonic
2. A sequence whose consecutive terms have a common ratio is….
A. Arithmetic Sequence C. Harmonic Sequence
B. Geometric Sequence D. Fibonacci Sequence
1 1
3. The sequence 4, -1, , - ... has a common ratio of ____.
4 16
1 1 1 −1
A. B. - C. D.
4 4 2 2

4. An infinite geometric series has a sum if and only if ____.

A. r <1 B. ∣r∣ < 1 C. r >1 D. r > -1
5. What is the seventh term in the geometric sequence 4, -12, 36…?
A. 56 B. 336 C. 1406 D. 2916
6. During an initial phase of an epidemic of chicken pox, the number of infected people can grow
geometrically. If there were 4, 8, 16, 32 …on the first 4 days of the epidemic, how many will be
infected after 8 days?
A. 512 B. 314 C. 438 D. 212
7. Find the third term of a geometric sequence whose second term is 3 and whose fifth term is 81.
1 1
A. B. C. 81 D. 9
3 81
8. What type of series is 32 + 16 + 8 + 4 + 2 + 1?
A. Finite arithmetic series C. Infinite arithmetic series
B. Finite geometric series D. Infinite geometric series
9. Find the positive geometric mean between 9 and 25.
A. 10 B. 15 C. 20 D. 25
10. What are three geometric means between 8 and 5000?
A. 50, 55, 100 B. 20, 100, 1000 C. 40, 200, 1000 D. 10, 100, 1000
11. The sum to infinity of a geometric series is 60. If its first term is 80, find the common ratio.
1 1 1 1
A. B. C. - D. -
4 3 3 2
12. The sum of the first three terms of the geometric sequence where a1 = 3 and r = 2 is ______.
A. 24 B. 21 C. 36 D. 42
13. Suppose Malia saves Php 1 on the first day of a month, Php 2 the second day, Php 4 the third day,
and so on. That is, each day she saves twice as much as she did the day before. How much will
her savings on the 10th day of the month?
A. 1803 B. 1209 C. 1404 D. 1023
14. Find the sum of the first 9 terms of the geometric sequence; 2, 6, 18, 54 …
A. 18 682 B. 18 862 C. 19 682 D. 19 862
15. Find the geometric mean between 16 and 25.
A. 9 B. 16 C. 20 D. 24

16. Which of the following is a polynomial?

 1
I. 4x3+9x-5x2+7 II.2x 5+2x2+x3+2x+5 III. 2
x +3 x +6
A. I only B. II only C. I and II D. I and III
17. The following are examples of polynomials, EXCEPT
A. x 2−4 x+5 C. 3 x 4 −5 x 3 +2 x−1
B. 4 x−3 8 x−2 +10 x−7 D. x3+y3
18. The leading coefficient of the polynomial 5x10+4x12+4x6+4x4-x is
A. 4 B. 5 C. 10 D. 12

19. In using long division method to divide (5 x 2+14 x−24) by (x +4), what is the process to get the
second line (5 x 2+20 x)?
A. Subtracting 5 x from (x +4) C. Adding 5 x to (x +4)
B. Dividing 5 x by (x +4) D. Multiplying 5 xby (x +4)
20. What is the remainder of the division sentence in number 19?
A. x+4 B. 5x-6 C. 5 D. 0
3 2
21. Below is the solution when P(x) =(x +6x +2x-12) is divided by (x+2). Express the third row as a
polynomial in x .
A. x 2−4 x−6 C. x 2−4 x+ 6
B. x 2−4 x+ 6 D. x 2+ 4 x−6

22. If (7 x 4−5 x 5−7 x 3+2 x−3) is divided by (x +3) using synthetic division, the numbers in the first
row would be:
A. −5 7−7 0 2−3 C. 1 7−7 0 2−3
B. −7−7−50 2−3 D. −3 7−7 0 2−5
23. Which of the following is true using synthetic division when P( x )=2 x 3+3 x−5 is divided by x +2?

A. -2 C. 2

B. D. D. 2
-2
For items 24 to 26, use the illustration on long division that follows:

Divide (5x2+14x-24) by (x+4).

5x - 6
2
x+45 x +14 x −24
2nd line 5x2 + 20x
- 6x – 24
- 6x - 24
0

24. What is the remainder?

A. 5x-6 B. x+4 C. -6 D. 0
25. Which is the divisor?
A. x+4 B. 5x-6 C. 5x2+14x-24 D. 0
26. Which is the quotient?
A. x+4 B. 5x-6 C. 5x2+14x-24 D. 0
 27. This is the most basic functions in algebra.
A. Polynomial C. Quadratic
B. Exponential D. Logarithmic
28. The _________ function has a zero degree.
A. linear C. quadratic
B. constant D. quartic
29. If you were dividing x6 + 4x3 + 2, how many 0's would you need when setting up the top row of
your synthetic division?
A. 0 B. 2 C. 4 D. 6
30. Find the sum of the geometric sequence 2, 8, 32, 128, 512.
A. 682 b. 684 c. 686 d. 688

Test II
A. Find the geometric mean between:
1. 3 and 27
2. 7 and 63
3. 4 and 484
B. Find the two geometric means between:
4. 5,_____, ______, 625
5. 7,_____,______, 189

Test III- Use synthetic division to find the quotient and remainder in each of the following.
(Show your solution) 3 pts. each

Test IV- TRUE or FALSE

1. The expression 3x2 + 3x4 + 4(-1) + xy is -> a polynomial.
2. The expression 4xy + 2x2y + 3xy-4 is -> not a polynomial because y is raised to the exponent -4.
3. The polynomial 3x3 + 4x + 7 is -> a trinomial.
4. What is the degree of the polynomial 4x24 + 6x2 + 7x + 2? -> 3.
5. What is the degree of the multivariable polynomial 3x2y6 + 4xy8 + 2x4y5? -> 3
6. What is the degree of the polynomial 0? -> 0 is not a polynomial?
7. What is a "quadratic polynomial?" -> A polynomial with powerful upper thighs.
8.   x 2 and 2 x are like terms.
9. A polynomial with one term is called a monomial.
10. is a polynomial function.
Objectives:
The students should be able to:
 identify the different terminologies in polynomials function
 evaluate the polynomials function using synthetic division .
 compute the geometric series and geometric mean of the given sequence
 Find the quotient and remainder of the polynomial function using long and synthetic division.

ANSWER KEY:

Test I- Multiple choice:

1. B 11. C 21. D
2. B 12. B 22. A
3. B 13. D 23. B
4. B 14. C 24. D
5. D 15. C 25. A
6. A 16. C 26. B
7. D 17. B 27. A
8. B 18. A 28. B
9. B 19. D 29. C
10. C 20. D 30. A

Test II-

1. 9
2. 21
3. 44
4. 25 and 125
5. 21 and 63

Test III

2 -25
6 14−16 -25

3 7−8−41 41
-25 3 x 2+7 x−8−
x−2

Test IV- TRUE or FALSE

1. TRUE
2. TRUE
3. TRUE
4. FALSE
5. FALSE
6. FALSE
7. FALSE
8. FALSE
9. TRUE
10. TRUE