Republic of the Philippines

Department of Education
Region VI – Western Visayas
Division of Roxas City
Roxas City District I
Cluster 8

First QUARTER
Mathematics 10
Name: Grade: Date: Score:

1.What is the 11th term of the sequence an = 2n – 6

a. 13 b. 14 c. 15 d. 16
2. List the first six terms of the arithmetic sequence given by whose first term is -5.

a. -5, -4.5, -4, -3.5, -3, -2.5 b. , -4.5, -4, -3.2, -3, -2.3
c. -5, -4.5, -4, -3.2, -3, -2.3 d. -5, -3.5, -3, -2.5, -2, -1.5

3. Find the next term in the sequence .

a. -2/3 b. -3/2 c. – 1 d. 1
4. An arithmetic sequence has a 7th term of 54 and a 13th term of 94. Find the common difference.
a. 10/3 b. 15/3 c. 20/3 d. 25/3
5. Write the formula describing the sequence 6, 14, 22, 30, …
a. an = 8n – 2 b. an = n – 2 c. an = 2n – 5 d. an = n – 4
6. Find the 45th of the arithmetic sequence −9, −2, 5, 12, …
a. 199 b. 299 c. 399 d. 499
7. A marathon race was completed by 5 participants in the times given below. What is the mean race time for this
marathon? 2.7 hr, 8.3 hr, 3.5 hr, 5.1 hr, 4.9 hr
a. P 52.24 b. 5.9 hr c. 3.9 hr d. 4.9 hr
8. An arithmetic sequence has a common difference equal to 10 and its 6th term is equal to 52. Find its 15th term.
a. 141 b. 142 c. 132 d. 131
9.Find the mean driving speed for 6 different cars on the same highway. 66 mph, 57 mph, 71 mph, 54 mph, 69
mph, 58 mph.
a. 275 mph b. 375 mph c. 475 mph d. 575 mph
10. An arithmetic sequence has a common difference equal to 10 and its 6th term is equal to 52. Find its 15th term.
a. 141 b. 142 c. 132 d. 131
11. Find the sum of all the integers from 1 to 1000.
a. 5050 b. 50005000 c. 500500 d. 5000050000
12.Find the sum of the first 50 even positive integers.2550
a. 2550 b. 2555 c. 2500 d. 2525
13. Which of the following are in geometric sequence?

I. 1, 2, 4…
x x2x3
II. x, x2, x3, …
III. logx, log x2, log x3, …

a. I and II only b. I and III only c. II and III only d. I, II and III
14.Which of the following geometric sequences have the same common ratio?
I. a, b, b2 , …
a

II. 1 ,1 ,1 , …
ab b2 b3

III. – 1, – 1,– 1, …
b a a2

a. I and II only b. I and III only c. II and III only d. I, II and III

15.. Fink k so that the numbers 2k + 1, 3k + 1, and 7k + 6 form a geometric sequence.

a. 2 ; -1 b. -2; 1 c. 2 ; 1 d. -2 ; -1
16. The following are a sequence. Which is the arithmetic?
6 10 1 1 1 1
a. 5, 12.5, 31.25, 78.125 b. 1, 6, 36, 216,… c. 1, , 2, , 3,… d. , , , ,…
4 4 3 9 27 81

17. Is the sequence below geometric? If so, find the common ratio.
1 2 4 8 16
, , , , ,…
3 9 27 81 243
1 2 1
a. yes, b. yes, c. yes, d. no, it’s an arithmetic sequence
9 3 6

18. Which of the following is NOT TRUE about Arithmetic and Geometric sequence?
a. they can be both finite or infinite.
b. they both follow a certain pattern .
c. the value of each term in the sequence may be increasing or decreasing.
d. the terms in the sequence can have an alternating positive and negative sign.

19. Which of the following is infinite geometric sequence?

I. 3x, 12x, 48x,…
II. 120, 60, 30, 15,…
10 10 10 10
III. , , , ,…
3 6 9 15
2 4 8 16
IV. , , ,
3 9 27 81

a. I, II, and III b. I, II, and IV c. I and II d. I, II, III, and IV

20. Which of the following is/are finite geometric sequence of all even numbers?
I. 3, 6, 12, 24
II. 2, 6, 8, 10
III. 4, 8, 16, 32
IV. 2, 20, 200, 2000

a. I, III, IV b. III & IV c. II, III, IV d. II& III

21. Which is the infinite geometric sequence of the nth term an = 4(3)n–1?
a. 12, 24, 48,… b. 4, 8, 16,… c. 4, 12, 36,… d. 4, 16, 36,…
22.Write the first four terms of the geometric sequence whose first term is 2 and common ratio is -3.
a.2,-6,18,-54 b. 2, 8,-10,45 c. 2,-8,4,-64 d. 2,4,-8,-5
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23. Find the 10 term of the geometric of the Geometric sequence -8,4,-2…
a.64 b. 1/64 c. -1/64 d. -64
24.Find the nth term of the geometric sequence a1= 6 r= - 1/3 n = 5
a.27 b.-27 c.-2/27 d. 2/27
25.Find the sum of the first 5 terms of a geometric sequence with a1= 6 r= 1/2
a.93 b. 8 c. 93/8 d. -93/8
26.Write the repeating decimal .25252525. . . as a fraction..
a.25/99 b. -25/99 c. -99/25 d. 99/25
27.Supposing you have 25 cents the first day of the week, 50 cents the 2nd day,1 peso the 3rd day and continue to
double your savings each day. How much will you save for the 7th day?What will be your savings for the week?
a.16 b. 14 c. 8 d. 4
28.What is the next term in the Fibonacci sequence 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13,…?
a.21 b. 24 c. 27 d. 30
1 1 1 1
29.What is the next term in the harmonic sequence , , 19 , 23, … ?
11 15
1 1
a. 27 b. 25 c. 25 d. 27
1 1 1 1
30.What is the nth term of the harmonic sequence , , , , …?
2 4 6 8
1 1 1 1
𝑎. 𝑛+1 b. 𝑛2 +1 c. 2𝑛 d. 4𝑛−2
31.Find p so that the numbers 7p + 2 , 5p + 12 , 2p – 1 ,… form an arithmetic sequence.
a. -8 b. -5 c. -13 d. -23
32. Find k so that the numbers 2k + 1 , 3k + 4 and 7k + 6 form a geometric sequence.
a.2 ; -1 b. -2 ; 1 c. 2; 1 d. -2; -1
33. A culture of bacteria doubles every 2 hours. If there are 500 bacteria at the beginning, how many
bacteria will there be after 24 hours?
a. 1024000 b. 2048000 c. 8388000 d. 4194000
34. What is the quotient when x2 – 25 is divide by x – 5 using long division?
a. x – 5 b. x – 25 c. x + 5 d. x + 25
35. If ( 7x4 – 5x5 – 7x3 + 2x – 3 ) is divided by ( x + 3 ) using synthetic division , the numbers in the first row
would be
a. -5 7 -7 0 2 -3 b. -7 -7 -5 0 2 -3 c. 1 7 -7 0 2 -3 d. -3 7 -7 0 2 -5
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36.Genber will evaluate an 8 degree polynomial in x at x = 10 using 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
37. Which expression gives the remainder when P(x) = 4x2 + 2x -5 is divided by x – 2?
a. P(-5) b. P( -2 ) c. P( 2) d. P(4)
38. If P(-2) = 0 , which of the following statements is true about P(x)?
a. x + 2 is a factor of P(x) b. 2 is root of P(x)
c. P(x) = 0, has two negative roots d. P(0) = -2
39. Find k so that ( x – 2 ) is a factor of x3 + kx – 4.
a. -3 b. -2 c. -1 d. 0
40. Which of the following is the factored form of x3 + 3x2 -10x – 24?
a. (x+4)(x-3)(x+2) b. (x-4)(x-3)(x-2) c. (x-4)(x-3)(x+2) d. (x+4)(x-3)(x-2)
41. Which of the following is the factored form of 8x3 – 729?
a. (2x-9)(4x2-18x+81) b. (2x+9)(4x2-18x+81) c. (2x+9)(4x2+18x+81) d. (2x-9)(4x2+18x+81)
42. What is the value of k so that (x+2) is a factor of 3x3 + kx2 + 5x -27?
4 61
a. 4 b. c. d. 61
61 4
43. Which of the following is the degree of the polynomial equation x + 7x4 – 2x2 + x11 – 2 ?
a. 2 b. 11 c. 4 d. 1
44. Which of the following is an example of polynomial equation?
3
4 3 2
a.  3x  1 b. 2 x 2  x c. 7 x  2x 6 d. x 3  3x  5
x3 2
45. How should the polynomial equation 2x + x3 + 3x5 + 4 written in standard form?
a. x3 + 2x + 3x5 + 4 b. 4 + 3x5 + 2x + x3 c. 4 + 2x + x3 + 3x5 d. 3x5 + x3 + 2x + 4
46. If P(-2) = 0, which of the following statements is true about P(x)?
a. x + 2 is a factor of P(x) b. 2 is root of P(x) = 0
c. P(x) = 0, has two negative roots d. P(0) = -2
47.One of the roots of the polynomial equation 2x3 + 9x2 – 33x + 14 = 0 is 2. What are the other roots?
1 1 1 1
a. and 7 b.  and 7 c. and  7 d.  an  7
2 2 2 2
48. What are the roots of polynomial equation x3 + 6x2 + 11x + 9?
a. (-1,-2,-3) b. (1,-2,-3) c. (-1,2,-3) d. (1,2, 3)
49. Which of the following polynomial equation represents the expression ( x-2)(x2 -4x + 2)?
a. x3 + 3x2 -2x + 4 b. x3 -6x2 + 10x -4 c. x3 -4x2 + x – 4 d. x3 –x2 -6x -2
50. Which of the following polynomial equation represents the expression (x+1)(x-3) and (x + 4)?
a. x3 +2x2 -11x -12 b. x3 – x2 + 7x -10 c. x3 -2x2 + 8x -1 d. x3+2x2+3x -2
51. What is the cubic polynomial equation with roots -2, 2 and 4?
a. x3 + 4x2 -4x + 16 =0 b. x3 - 4x2 -x + 16 =0 c. 10x3 - x2 -x + 16 =0 d. x3 - 4x2 -4x + 16 =0
52. The area of parallelogram is ( 4x -4x -3) square units. If the length is given by (2x – 3) units, what
2

expression represents its width?

a. 2x + 1 b. 2x – 1 c. x + 1 d. x - 1
53. A rectangular box has a dimensions of ( x + 2) (x + 3 ) and ( x – 1). What is the volume of rectangular
box?
a. x3 + x2 + x -6 b. x3 + 4x2 + x + 6 c. x3 + 4x2 - x + 6 d. x3 + 4x2 + x - 6