GLAN SCHOOL OF ARTS AND TRADES

Glan, Sarangani Province

FIRST QUARTER EXAMINATION

SY:2019-2020
GENARAL MATHEMATICS

Name Date:
Section Score

DIRECTION. Read each item carefully. Write the letter of the correct answer in the space provided. If the
correct answer is not among the choices, write E. You are allowed to use calculator.

______1. Which of the following graph describes a function?

A. B. C. D.

______2. Which of the following is NOT a function?

A. M  1,2, 3,4, 5,6, 7,8 C. A  1,1, 2,2, 3,3, 4,4
B. T  1,1, 2,1, 3,1, 4,1 D. H  1,1, 2,2, 1,3, 2,4

______3. The computer rental in an internet shop varies directly as the number of hours used. Raymond used
a computer for 1 hour and paid P 20.00. Which of the following equations expresses the cost of rental f x  in
relation to the number of hours in terms of x ?
A. f  x  
20
B. f x  20  x  C. f x  20  x  D. f x  20 x 
x
x2  4
______4. If f ( x)  , find f (3)  ?
x2 1
A. 1 / 5 B. 1 / 4 C. 1 / 3 D. 1 / 2

______5. If f ( x)  2 x  3 and g ( x )  x  4 , find ( f  g )( 1)

A. – 7 B. – 8 C. 1 D. 6

______6. If f ( x)  x , then
3
 f  f ( x)  _______
3
A. x B. 2x 3 C. x 6 D. x 9

______7. Find f
1
x given that f x  5x  8 is one to one.
x5 x 8
A. f 1  x   B. f 1  x   C. f 1
x   5 x D. f 1
x   8 x
5 5 8 5
______8. What is the range of the relation
1,3, 0,0,  3,3?
A. 0,1,3 B. 3,0,3 C. 3,0 D.  3,0,3
x  1x  2
______9. Determine the domain of the function f ( x)  .
x  2x  1

A. D  x x  1,2  B. D  x x  2 
C. D  x x  1  
D. D  x x   
______10. What is f(a+1) if f(x)=x2-1?

A. f(a+1)=a2+2a+3 B. f(a+1)=a2-2a+3 C. f(a+1)=a2-2a D. f(a+1)=a2+2a

x  1x  2 .
______11. The vertical asymptotes of the function f ( x) 
x  2x  1
A. x  2, x  1 B. x  2, x  1 C. x  2, x  1 D. x  2, x  1

______12. In how many point(s) will a horizontal line intersect the graph of a one–to–one function?
A. only one B. more than one C. at most one D. no point at all
______13. Express “the logarithm of 0.001 to the base 10 is – 3” into its exponential form
A. 10 3  0.001 B.  310  0.001 C. 0.00110  3 D. 10 0.001  3

______14. Which of the following is NOT true?

2
A. 8  2 3 B. 1  2 0 C. 5  1 / 25 D. 31  1
______15. Express log 4 16  2 in its exponential form.
A. 16  2
4
B. 4 2  16 C. 2 4  16 D. 16 2  4

3
______16. Find y when y  4
A. 12 B. 1/12 C. 64 D. 1/64

______17. If 84  23x , then x is equal to

A. 3 B. 4 C. 5 D. 6

______18. log (81) 4 is equal to

3
A. 16 B. 12 C. 8 D. 36

______19. Which of the following situations represents an exponential function?

A. The amount paid to a ten kilograms rice.
B. A virus that started as a single cell can increase to millions of cells in just one day.
C. The amount of kilometers traveled by a car given a speed and time
D . All of the above.

______20. A piece of paper is cut in half. Then each half is cut in half again. The process is repeated 5 times.
How many pieces of paper are there?
A. 12 B. 16 C. 24 D. 32

______21. If a certain growth of bacteria depends upon the formula y = 200 (4x), what is y when x is –2?
A. 23.5 B. 22.5 C. 12.5 D. 11.5

______22. A jeepney passenger pays 8.00 for the first 5 km as fare, and an additional 0.50 for every
succeeding distance in kilometers. Find the fare for the distance of 23 kilometers.
A. 16.00 B. 17.00 C. 18.00 D. 20.00

______23. Which of the following is an exponential function?

a) y = x3 + 2 b) y = 5-x c) y = 3x2 + x d) - 3x

For questions 24 - 25, please refer to the following exponential graphs:

Graph 1 Graph 2
______24. Graph of y = 5–x
A. Graph 1 B. Graph 2 C. Graphs 1&2 D. none of these

______25. Graph of y = 2x
A. Graph 1 B. Graph 2 C. Graphs 1&2 D. none of these

𝑝(𝑥)
______26. It is a function of the form 𝑟(𝑥) = , where 𝑝(𝑥)𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑞(𝑥) are polynomial functions and 𝑞(𝑥) ≠ 0.
𝑞(𝑥)
A. Exponential Function B. Rational Function C. Inverse Function D. One-to-one Function

𝑥 1 𝑥
______27. Find the value of x: 4 + 3 = 2 (1 − 3).
A. 6 B. 1 C. -1 D. -6
5𝑥 1
______28. Find the solution set of 6
+ 6 > 1.
A. 𝑆𝑆 = (−∞, 1) B. 𝑆𝑆 = (−∞, 1] C. 𝑆𝑆 = (1, +∞) D. 𝑆𝑆 = [1, +∞)
5𝑎 1 7
______29. Find the value of a that will make the equation + = true.
6 3 12
A. a=10/3 B. a =-10/3 C. a=3/10 D. a=-3/10
______30. What is the value of x in x4 = 625?
A. 4 B. 5 C. 6 D. 7
______31. Laboratory findings show that the SARS-causing corona virus, upon reaching its maturity, divides
itself into two after every hour. How many cells of the virus will be present after 10 hours?
A. 512 B. 1024 C. 2048 D. 4096
1 1 4𝑥+2
______32. Solve for the variable x: 𝑥+1 + 𝑥−1 = 𝑥 2 −1
A. 2 B. -2 C. 3 D. -3

______33. Express ak = x in logarithmic form.

A. logk x = a B. loga x = k C. logx k = a D. logk x = a

______34. Which of the following is the correct exponential form of 5  log 2 32 ?

A. 25 = 32 B. 322 = 5 C. 52 = 32 D. 232 = 5

______35. Evaluate log6 216

A. 3 B. -3 C. 6 D. -6

______36. What is the inverse of the function f (x) = 3x + 6?

1
A. f-1(x) = x - 2 B. f -1(x) = 3x - 6 C. f-1 (x) = 6x - 3 D. f-1 (x) = 6x+3
3
𝑥 𝑥 9
______37. What is the LCD of the rational equation 5 − 4 = 10?
A. 10 B. 20 C. 30 D. 40

x 2 then x=?
______38. If  3
x2 x2
A. -1 B.0 C. 1 D. 2

𝑥 2 +6𝑥+9
______39. What is the horizontal asymptote of the function 𝑓(𝑥) = 𝑥+1
?
A. y=0 B.y=1 C. y=0&1 D. No Horizontal asymptote

______40. If log 4 = a, log 3 = b, then what is log 12?

a
A. ab B. a – b C. D. a + b
b
______41. Solve for x in log 2 ( x  2)  log 2 6  0
A. 2 B. 3 C. 
1 D. 
2
3 2 3 3
2𝑥+3
______42. Find the range of the function 𝑓(𝑥) = 4
A. All real numbers. B. All real numbers except -3.
C. All real numbers except 3. D. Both B and C.
1
______43. Evaluate log 3 .
9
A. -2 B. 3 C. 1 D. 2

______44. log 3 5 3  ?
A. 81 B. 1 C. - 1 D. 27
5 5
𝑥+1
______45. The value(s) of x that the graph of 𝑓(𝑥) = 𝑥−1will not pass is at?
A. x=-1 B. x=1 C. x=1&-1 D. x=0

For numbers 46-48, given: f(x)=x2+2x+1, g(x)=x+1, h(x)=x-1

𝑓
______46. Find 𝑔 (𝑥)
A. x+1 B. x-1 C. x D. 1

______47. Find h(g(x))

A. x2+2x+1 B. x2-2x-1 C. x2+1 D. x2-1

______48.
Find (f+h)(x)
A. x2-2x-1 B. x2+3x-1 C. x2+3x D. x2-3x
______49. log 8 512  x
A. 3 B. 2 C. 3 D. 2
2 3
𝒙𝟐 −𝟒
For numbers 50-51, given: 𝒇(𝒙) = .
𝒙𝟐 −𝟓𝒙−𝟔

______50. Determine the vertical asymptote (VA) and horizontal asymptote (HA) of the given function.
A. VA:x=2,3 B. VA:x=-2,-3 C. VA: x=6,-1 D. VA: x=-6,1
HA:y=1 HA:y=-1 HA: y=1 HA: y=-1

______51. Determine the x-intercept(s) and y-intercept(s) of the given function.

A. x-intercepts=2,-2 B. x-intercepts=6,-1 C. x-intercepts=2,3 D. x-intercepts=-2,-3
y-intercept=2/3 y-intercept=-2/3 y-intercept=3/2 y-intercept=-3/2

______52. Two relations are considered inverses of each other if one of the graph is the reflection of the other
with respect to the line
A. x-axis B. y-axis C. y=x D. y=x2
3
______53 Which of the following function whose graph is the same as the graph of 𝑓(𝑥) = √𝑥 − 1?
3
A. 𝑓(𝑥) = √𝑥 + 1 B.𝑓(𝑥) = 𝑥 3 + 1 C. 𝑓(𝑥) = 𝑥 3 − 1 D. 𝑓(𝑥) = 𝑥 3

______54.Find the value of x: 43𝑥+1 = 8 𝑥−1

A. x=1/3 B. x=3 C.x=-1/3 D. x=-3
𝑥+5
______55. Solve the inequality 3 2 > 815+𝑥 .
A. x>-5 B. x<-5 C. x>5 D. x<5

______56.Find the value of 39𝑥 when 27𝑥 = 3

A. 1/3 B. 3 C. –9 D. 27

______57. What is the value of x if log 3 2 x  3  4 ?

A. 42 B. 31 C. 8 D. 5

______58. Which of the sets of ordered pairs defines a one–to–one function?

A.  3,2,  2,2, 1,4,  2,5 B. 1,2, 0,3, 0,4, 1,5
C. 1,3, 2,4, 3,5, 4,6 D. 0,1, 1,2, 2,3, 1,4

______59. Jay can eat a whole pizza in 5 minutes while Mark can eat the whole pizza in 3 minutes. How long
would it take for Jay and Mark if they eat the whole pizza together?
7 7
A. 1 minute B. 2 minutes C. 1 15minutes D. 2 15minutes

______60. The amount (in percent) of a drug in a person’s bloodstream h hours after its injection can be
5ℎ
approximated using the function rule 𝐴(ℎ) = . Find the approximate amount of drug in a person’s
4ℎ2 +5
bloodstream after it is injected past 3 and half hours.
A. 13% B. 14% C. 15% D. 16%

BONUS: Write a joke, hugot, or knock knock that is related to Mathematics.

End of the Test

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