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FIRST MONTHLY ASSESSMENT

Mathematics 10 – Mr. Jeremy N. Madrid/Ms. Amor Arcebuche/Mr. John Paul Lumbres

NAME : ___________________________________________________ SCORE : __________

I. MULTIPLE CHOICE : Answer the following questions. Write the letter of your choice on the space provided. USE
CAPITAL LETTERS.
_____1. Which of the following is defined as a sequence of numbers, each of which, after the first is obtained by adding
a fixed number called common difference?
A. Continuous Progression C. Arithmetic Progression
B. Harmonic Progression D. Geometric Progression
_____2. Consider the arithmetic sequence whose nth term is an = 7n + 1. What is the common difference of the
arithmetic sequence?
A. 1 B. – 1 C. 7 D. – 7
_____3. What is the tenth term of the arithmetic sequence in item number 2?
A. 64 B. 69 C. 71 D. 74
_____4. What is the sum of the first 18 terms of the arithmetic sequence in item number 2?
A. 1215 B. 1187 C. 1159 D. 1145
12
_____5. What is the value of ∑ (8−4 n) ?
n=1
A. – 216 B. – 206 C. – 116 D. – 56
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_____6. What is the 10 term of the arithmetic sequence √ 3 , 3 √ 3 , 5 √ 3 , 7 √ 3 , …?
A. 18 √ 3 B. 19 √ 3 C. 20 √ 3 D. 21 √ 3
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_____7. What is the first term of an arithmetic sequence, whose 20 term is 64 and the constant difference is 3?
A. 10 B. 15 C. 4 D. 7
_____8. If in a given arithmetic sequence, the 2 nd term is 9 and the 30th term is 121, what is the 18th term?
A. 25 B. 103 C. 73 D. 75
_____9. What is the sum of all even integers between 101 and 999?
A. 301 950 B. 247 050 C. 308 750 D. 274 590
_____10. What is the common ratio in the geometric sequence √ 3 , √ 6 , 2 √ 3 , 2 √ 6 ,…?
A. √ 6 B. √ 3 C. √ 5 D.
√2
_____11. What is the next term in the geometric sequence, x, x 2 – x, x3 – 2x2 + x,…?
A. x + 1 B. 1 – x C. x – 1 D. – x – 1
2
a ab ab
_____12. What is the nth term in the geometric sequence x , x , x , …?
n n−1 n+ 1 n n
ab ab ab
A. x B. x C. x D. x a b
_____13. What is the sum of all numbers between 1 and 100, which are divisible by 2?
A. 2150 B. 2550 C. 2450 D. 2350
_____14. What is the 20th term of a certain arithmetic sequence if the first term is a and the constant difference is b?
A. 196 – a B. a – 19b C. – a – 19b D. a + 19b
1 1 1
_____15. What is the 47th term of the harmonic sequence 1, , , ,…
3 5 7
1 2 1
A. B. C. D.
95 93 93
2
95
1
_____16. What are the two harmonic means between 2 and ?
2
2 3 3 4
A. 1 and B. 1 and C. 1 and D. 1 and
3 4 2 3
_____17. Which of the following is an arithmetic sequence?
1 3 13 10 15 15
A. ,1, 2, 4, … B. , , ,… C. 3, , ,… D.
2 7 14 7 8 11
4 1 1
, , ,…
5 5 20
_____18. Which of the following is a geometric sequence?
 4 1 1 15 15
A. 2, 4, 6, 8,… B. , , ,… C. 3, , ,… D.
5 5 20 8 11
1 8 11
, , ,…
3 15 15
_____19. What is the 20th term of the arithmetic sequence (a + b), 2a + 3b, 3a + 5b, 4a + 7b,…
A. 39a + 20b B. 20a – 39b C. 20a + 39b D. 20a + 37b
_____20. How many terms of the arithmetic sequence {1,3,5,7,…} will give a sum of 961?
A. n = 31 B. n = 30 C. 29 D. 51

II. Directions: Solve the following problem. Show your complete solutions. No solution no
points.
1. A private school teachers accepts a job with a starting salary of P21 300.00 with a 4% raise each year for
seven years. How much will the teacher be receiving on his 7 th year?

2. One afternoon, Michael ask by his teacher to count the total seat capacity of an auditorium that has 20
rows of seats. He found out that in front row there are 15 seats, the second row contains 17 seats, and the
third row contains 19 seats, and so on. He applies what he learned in his Math 10 to find the total number of
seats. How many seats are there in the auditorium? How many seats are there in the last row?

III. Directions: Do what is asked and answer the questions that follow. (5 points each)

1. Give your own Arithmetic Sequence and create a formula that satisfies your sequence.

2. How do you develop equations to describe sequences and series, and then use them to solve real-life problems?
Bonus Question: (5 points)
What do you call the sequence that involve these numbers? 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, 21, 34, … And who is the proponent of
this sequence?

Good Luck and God Bless!!!!