Division of City Schools – Valenzuela City

VALENZUELA NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL

A. Fernando St., Marulas, Valenzuela City

Senior High School Department

FIRST QUARTER TEST

Pre-Calculus

Name: _______________________________________________________ Score:

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Grade and Strand: _____________________________ Date:
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I. Directions: Choose the letter of the best answer. Write the letter of your answer on your answering sheet.

1. Which of the following does not belong to the group?

A. Parabola B. Hyperbola C. Line D. Ellipse
2. What do you call to a locus of points that are having fixed distance from a fixed point?
A. Circle B. Ellipse C. Hyperbola D. Parabola
3. What conic section is a curve that has points which are equidistance from the fixed point and the given line?
A. Circle B. Ellipse C. Hyperbola D. Parabola
4. What conic section is formed by a locus of points whose sum of the distance from the two fixed points is constant?
A. Circle B. Ellipse C. Hyperbola D. Parabola
5. What do you call to a conic section that is composed of pairs of parabolas whose openings are in opposite direction?
A. Circle B. Ellipse B. Hyperbola D. Parabola
6. Which of the following is the standard form of the circle?
x2 y2
A. (x – h)2 + (y – k)2 = r2 C. + =1
a2 b2
x2 y2
B. (x – h) 2 = 4a(y – k) D. 2
− 2 =1
a b
2 2
7. 2 x −3 y +2 x− y +22=0 is what kind of conic section?
A. Circle B. Ellipse C. Hyperbola D. Parabola
2 2
8. If Ax and By are both present, A ≠ B and the same sign, therefore it is a?
A. Circle B. Ellipse C. Hyperbola D. Parabola
9. 1, 4, 9, 16, 25, 36, 49, . . . . . is an example of?
A. Finite Sequence B. Infinite Sequence C. Arithmetic Sequence D. Geometric Sequence
n
2
10. Find the 8th term of this sequence ?
n
A. 4 B. 8 C. 16 D. 32
11. Find an expression for nth term of the arithmetic sequence 8, 12, 16, 18, …
A. an =¿ 4n + 4 B. an =¿ 8n C. an =¿ 12n – 4 D.
an =2 n+ 6
12. Determine the expression for the nth term of the arithmetic sequence -33, -42, -51, -60, -69.
A. an =¿ 9n - 24 B. an =¿ - 9n + 24 C. an =−¿ 9n – 24 D. an =¿ 9n
+ 24
13. Find the 15th term of the sequence -23, -18, -13 . . .
A. 41 B. 43 C. 45 D. 47
14. The 5th and 12th term of an arithmetic sequence 20 and 104 respectively. Find the 22nd term.
A. 170 B. 172 C. 174 D. 176
15. Find the tenth( 10th) term of the geometric sequence whose common ratio of 5 and the first term is 11.
A. 12,484,375 B. 21,484,375 C. 21,484,357 D. 21,484,573
2 n+1
16. What are the first four terms of the sequence bn = ?
n
A. 3, 5/2, 7/3, 9/4 B. 2, 4, 6, 8 C. 5, 7/2, 3, 11/4 D. 1, 3/2, 5/3, 7/4
3 n−1
17. Find the sum of the series whose equation a1 +a 2+ a3 +. ..+ a10 =a n=
n

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 A. 115 B. 117 C. 119 D. 121
2
3n
2
18. Evaluate : ¿ )
4

∑¿
i=2
A. 131 B. 133 C. 135 D. 137

19. Find the standard form of a circle having center at (0,0) and passing the point ( 3, -4)
A. x 2+ y 2 =1 B. x 2+ y 2 =7 C. x 2+ y 2 =9 D. x 2+ y 2 =25
2 2
20. What is the center of this equation of a circle (x – 3) + y = 16?
A. (0, 3) B. (3,0) C. (0,-3) D. (-3,0)
21. From the origin, the center of the circle transferred 4 units below and 3 units to the right and has radius of 6 units.
Find the general equation of a circle.
A. x 2+6 x + y 2 +8 y +11=0 C. x 2−6 x+ y 2+ 8 y −11=0
B. x 2−6 x+ y 2−8 y +11=0 D. x 2−6 x− y 2−8 y −11=0
22. What is the graph of this parabola equation x 2−2 x +3 y−8=0
A. opens upward B. opens downward C. opens to the right D. opens to the lef
23. Given the equation in number 22, solve the measure of the focal distance.
3 1
A. B. C. 1 D. 8
4 2
24. In the equation x 2−8 x+16 y+32=0 , find the vertex.
A. (4, -1) B. (-4, 1) C. (-1, 4) D. (1, -4)
25. Given the equation in number 24, what is the focus?
A. (-5, 4) B. (5, -4) C. (4, -5) D. (-4, 5)
26. Find the equation of the parabola if the Vertex is at the origin and the Focus is on (- 3, 0).
A. 3 x2 + y 2=0 B. 12 x 2 + y 2=0 C. x 2+3 y 2=0 D. x 2+12 y 2=0
27. Given the condition in number 26, find the length of the Latus Rectum?
A. 3 B. 6 C. 9 D. 12
28. Find the equation of the ellipse using the indicated conditions : C(0, 0), Vertices at (± 5, 0) and Foci (±3, 0).
A. 9 x 2+25 y 2 + 400=0 C. 16 x 2+25 y 2−400=0
B. 92 +25 y 2−400=0 D. 16 x 2−25 y 2−400=0
29. Given the condition in number 28, where is the major axis located at?
A. at the origin B. along the x-axis C. along the y-axis D. (5, -3)
For numbers 30-33. Given the equation of ellipse : 25 x2 +9 y 2=225
30. Find the vertex.
A. (0, 5) , (0, -5) B. (5, 0),(-5, 0) C. (0, 4), (0, -4) D. (4, 0), (-4,0)
31. Find the foci.
A. (0, 5) , (0, -5) B. (5, 0),(-5, 0) C. (0, 4), (0, -4) D. (4, 0), (-4,0)
32. Find the endpoints of the minor axis.
A. (0, -3) (0, 3) B. (-3, 0) (3, 0) C. (0, -6) (0, 6) D. (-6, 0) (6, 0)
33. Where is the major axis located?
A. at the origin B. along the x-axis C. along the y-axis D. undefined
( x+ 1)2 ( y −3)2
For numbers 34-38. Given this hyperbola equation − =1
16 48

34. Find the center.

A. (1, -3) B. (-1, 3) C. (1, 3) D. (-1, 3)
35. Find one of the vertices.
A. (3, 3) B. (3, -3) C. (-3, 3) D. (-3, -3)
36. Find one of the foci.
A. (7, -3) B. (-7, -3) C. (-7, 3) D. (7, 3)
37. What is the length of transverse axis?
A. 4 units B. 8 units C. 12 units D. 16 units
38. Find the equation of the hyperbola.
A. 3 x2 − y 2−6 x−6 y−54=0 C. 3 x2 − y 2+ 6 x −6 y−54=0
B. 3 x2 + y 2 +6 x +6 y +54=0 D. 3 x2 − y 2+ 6 x −6 y+ 54=0
39. Solve (2x – y)6
A. 64 x 6 +19 2 x 5 y+ 240 x 4 y 2 +160 x3 y 3 +60 x2 y 4 +12 x y 5 + y 6

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 B. 64 x 6−19 2 x5 y−240 x 4 y 2−160 x 3 y 3−60 x 2 y 4−12 x y 5 − y 6
C. 64 x 6 +19 2 x 5 y−240 x 4 y 2+160 x 3 y 3 −60 x 2 y 4 +12 x y 5 + y 6
D. 64 x 6−19 2 x5 y +240 x 4 y 2−160 x 3 y 3+ 60 x 2 y 4 −12 x y5 + y 6

40. A searchlight has a parabolic reflector (has a cross section that forms a “bowl”). The parabolic “bowl” is 16 inches
wide from rim to rim and 12 inches deep. The filament of the light bulb is located at the focus. How far from the
vertex is the filament of the light bulb?
A. 1/3 inch B. 2/3 inch C. 1 inch D. 4/3 inch

II. Solve the following. Show your solution.

For numbers 41-45. Use the Mathematical Induction to prove that the given is valid for all positive integral values of n.
Given : 1 + 5 + 9 + . . . + (4n – 3) = n (2n – 1)

For numbers 46-50. Expand the given using the Binomial Theorem.
Given : (3m - 2n)5

Prepared by :

GRETCHEN MAE G. GEMENTIZA

Faculty, SHS Department

“Life is like Math equation, in order to gain the most, you have to know how
to convert the negatives into positives.”

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