COMPLETE-RF REVIEW CENTER WEEKLY EXAM 1 Mathematics

Instruction: Select the correct answer for each of the following 17. From the equation 12x3-8x2+kx+18=0, find the value of k if one root
questions. Mark only one answer for each item by shading the box is the negative of the other.
corresponding to the letter of your choice on the answer sheet provided. A. -18 C. -27*
B. -12 D. -31
Strictly no erasures allowed. Use pencil no. 1 only.
NOTE: Whenever you come across a caret (^) sign, it means 18. Find the 16th term of the progression 1/4,1/7, 1/10,...
exponentiation. A. 1/43 C. 1/46
B. 1/56 D. 1/49*
1. Which set is closed under subtraction?
A. odd integers C. integers* 19. The number 20,540.00 has how many significant digits?
B. counting numbers D. prime numbers A. 3 C. 5
B. 4 D. 7 *
2. Round off 0.0034750 to 3 significant figures. 20. Who introduced the multiplication sign x in mathematics?
A. 0.003 C. 0.00347 A. Robert Recorde C. Leonhard Euler
B. 0.00348* D. 0.0347 B. William Oughtred* D. Henry Savile
3. Solve for x if log x^2=(logx)^2. 21. Googol is one of the smallest large numbers. What does it stand
A. e^2 C. 1* for?
B. 2 D. 3 A. 1 followed by a hundred 0s* C. 1 followed by a million 0s
4. Some birds are sitting in an oak tree. Ten more birds land.More B. 1 followed by a thousand 0s D. 1 followed by a billion 0s
birds arrive until there are a total of four times as many birds as the
oak tree had after the ten landed. A nearby maple tree has 16 22. Every even number greater than 4 is the sum of two prime
fewer than 12 times as many birds as the oak tree had after the 10 numbers. This is known as
landed. If both trees now have the same number of birds, how A. Fundamental Theorem in Algebra
many birds were originally in the oak tree before the first 10 B. Goldbacks Statement*
landed? C. Prime Factorization Theorem
A. 4 C. 16 D. Fermats Last Theorem
B. 7* D. 24
23. The number 77 is divided into two parts such that the GCF of the
5. Solve the equation: log (x 1) + log (x +1)=2 log (x +2). two parts is 11 and their LCM is 110. The smaller of the two part is
A. 1 C. -2 A. 11 C. 22*
B. -5/4* D. 3/4 B. 44 D. 55
6. A tiger is now 50 of her leaps ahead of a lion which is pursuing her. 24. What is the last digit of the number 373333?
How many more leaps will the tiger take before it is overtaken if A. 1 C. 3*
she takes 5 leaps while the lion takes 4 leaps, but 2 of the lions B. 2 D. 9
leaps are equivalent to 3 of the tigers leaps?
A. 350 C. 420 25. Find the L.C.M. of the fractions 5/16, 15/24 and 25/8.
B. 325 D. 250 * A. 4/48 C. 5/8
B. 75/48 D. 75/8*
7. Which of the following is a factor of x4-4x3-7x2+22x+24.
A. (x+3) C. (x-1) 26. In a racing contest, there are 240 cars which will have provisions
B. (x-2) D. (x-3)* that will last for 15 hours. Assuming constant hourly consumption
for each car, how long will the fuel provisions last if 8 cars withdraw
8. Solve for x: 3x 5x+1=6x+2. from the race every hour after the first?
A. 2.1455 C. 2.1544* A. 16 C. 20
B. 2.1445 D. 2.4154 B. 18 D. 25*
1 x 5x-2
9. Simplify: + - 27. What follows logically in these series of numbers 2,3,4,5,9,17..
x+1 x-6 x 2 -5x-6 A. 33* C. 21
A. (x-4)/(x-6)* C. (x-3)/(x+6) B. 37 D. 43
B. (x-2)/(x-6) D. (x-6)/(x-4)
28. Spheres of the same radius are piled in the form of a pyramid with
10. The number 77 is divided into two parts such that the GCF of the a square base until there is just one sphere at the top layer. If there
two parts is 11 and their LCM is 110. The smaller of the two part is are 4 spheres on each side of the square, find the total number of
A. 11 C. 22* spheres in the pile.
B. 44 D. 55 A. 32 spheres C. 30 spheres*
11. Alex was asked to multiply a number by 3/2. Instead he divided the B. 25 spheres D. 28 spheres
number by 3/2 and obtained a number smaller by 2/3. The number
was 29. To compute the value of n!, where n is a large number, we use
A. 4/5* C. 3/5 A. Stirlings approximation* C. Diophantine Equation
B. 2/3 D. 1/2 B. Fermats Last Theorem D. Cardans Approximation
12. Three bells A, B, and C begin ringing at the same time and
30. When you use any base other than the decimal system, the
continue to do so at intervals of 21, 28, and 30, respectively. The
division between whole numbers and fractional numbers is referred
bells will ring together again after
to as
A. 7 seconds C. 7 minutes*
A. radix point* C. index
B. 630 seconds D. 1 hr
B. vinculum D. decimal point
13. If one root of 9x^2-6x+k=0 exceeds the other by 2, find the value of
k. 31. In algebra, the operation of root extraction is called a
A. 8 C. -8* A. evolution* B. involution
B. 5 D. -6 C. revolution D. indexing
14. The ratio of three numbers is 2:5:7. If 7 is subtracted from the
32. Solve for x if 8^x = 2^(y + 2) and 16^(3x - y) = 4^y.
second, the resulting numbers form an arithmetic progression.
A. 2* C.1
Determine the smallest of the three numbers.
B 4 D.3
A. 28* C. 21
B. 15 D. 18
33. Spheres of the same size are piled in the form of a pyramid with an
15. Find the coefficient of the term involving x 8 in the expansion of equilateral triangle as its base. Determine the total number of
spheres in the pile if each side contains 4 spheres?
x 2y 10 . A. 26 C. 24
A. 180* C. 210 B. 20* D. 30
B. 310 D. 120
16. Find the value of x from the series of numbers shown. 34. At what price will you mark a flash drive for sale the cost P600 in
x + 3x + 9x + 27x+729x=3279. order that you may offer 20% discount on the marked price and
A. 3* C. 5 still makes a profit of 25 % on the selling price?
B. 6 D. 8 A. P800 C. P1000*
B. P1,100 D. P850

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 COMPLETE-RF REVIEW CENTER WEEKLY EXAM 1 Mathematics

35. Which of the following is a prime number?

A. 437 C. 487*
B. 417 D. 483

36. Find the value of x in the following series of number 12,13,17,26,

x.
A. 32 C. 43
B. 42* D. 46

37. The terms of a sum may be grouped in any manner without

affecting the result. This is known as:
A. Commutative Law C. Associative Law*
B. Distributive Law D. Reflexive Law

38. A sequence 1, 4, 10, 20, 35, 56 is known as

A. Pyramidal numbers C. Tetrahedral numbers*
B. Cubic numbers D. Square numbers

39. From the equation 12x3-8x2+kx+18=0, find the value of k if one

root is the negative of the other.
A. -18 C. -12
B. -27* D. -31

40. Ben exercises every 12 days and Isabel every 8 days. Ben and
Isabel both exercised today. How many days will it be until they
exercise together again?
A. 34 C. 14
B. 24* D. 18

41. Find the sum of the coefficients of the expansion of (x+2)4.

A. 65* C. 81
B. 72 D. 102

42. A number system of base 20

A. vigesimal* C. figurate
B. icosagonal D. duodecimal

43. Find the 15th term of the progression 1/4,1/7, 1/10,...

A. 46 C. 1/46*
B. 1/56 D. 56

44. Find the term containing x2 in the expansion of [x3+(a/x)]10.

A. 128a7x2 C. 120a7x2 *
B. 210a6x2 D. 320a5x2

45. Find the value of A for which the equation A(2x+3)-(x-4) = 3x+10 is
an identity.
A. -1 C. 2*
B. 3 D. -3
46. The equation whose roots equal twice those of the equation x 3-
6x2+11x-6=0.
A. x3-12x2+22x-12=0 C. x3-24x2+12x-12=0
B. x3-12x2+44x-48=0 * D. x3-12x2+48x-44=0

47. Find the equation whose roots are numerically equal but opposite
in sign to the roots of the equation x3+7x2+11x+5=0.
A. x3-7x2+11x-5=0 * C. x3+7x2+11x-5=0
B. x3+7x2-11x+5=0 D. x3-7x2-11x+5=0

48. Find the real values of x and y satisfying the given equation:
(2x+3y)+ i(3x-5y) = 8-i7 .
A. x=1, y=-2 C. x=2, y=1
B. x=-2, y=-1 D. x=2, y=-1*

49. From the equation 12x3-8x2+kx+18=0, find the value of k if one root
is the negative of the other.
A. -18 C. -27*
B. -12 D. -31

50. Solve for x in the following equation:

x 3x 5x 7x ... 49x 625
A. 1/4 C. 1/2
B. 1* D. 3/2

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