DIVISION OF CITY SCHOOLS – VALENZUELA

Pio Valenzuela St., Marulas, Valenzuela City

Lawang Bato National High School – Senior High School
Centro St., Lawang Bato, Valenzuela City

DIAGNOSTIC TEST IN GENERAL MATHEMATICS

Name: _________________ Grade & Section: _________ Teacher: __________________Score: 50

General Instructions: This is a 60-minute examination closed-notes examination. Use pen with BLACK or BLUE ink only.

I. MULTIPLE CHOICE. Read each item analytically then write only the CAPITAL letter of the correct answer
before each number. If the answer is not within the choices, write letter E. (35 points)

_____ 1. An air-conditioned bus ride costs P15 for the first 4 kilometers, and each additional integer
kilometer adds P3.00 to the fare. Use a piece-wise function F(d) to represent the bus fare in terms
of the distance (d) in kilometers.

15 𝑖𝑓 𝑑 = 4 15 𝑖𝑓 0 < 𝑑 ≤ 4
A. 𝐹(𝑑) = { C. 𝐹(𝑑) = {
15 + 3𝑑 𝑖𝑓 𝑑 > 4 15 − 3𝑑 𝑖𝑓 𝑑 > 4
15 𝑖𝑓 0 < 𝑑 ≤ 4 15 𝑖𝑓 0 < 𝑑 ≤ 4
B. 𝐹(𝑑) = { D. 𝐹(𝑑) = {
15 + 3𝑑 𝑖𝑓 𝑑 > 4 15 + 3 𝑖𝑓 𝑑 > 4
3
_____ 2. Evaluate 𝑓(𝑥) = 4 𝑥 at 𝑥 = −16.

A. – 8 B. – 10 ` C. – 12 D. – 14

_____ 3. The function for the height of an object dropped from a 100-meter tall platform at time t seconds is
approximated by 𝑠(𝑡) = − 5𝑡 2 + 100 (This formula is based on an approximated value for the
acceleration g = 10m/s due to gravity). What is the height of the object after 4 seconds?

𝐴. 20 meters B. 40 meters C. 60 meters D. 80 meters

_____ 4. If 𝑓(𝑥) = 2𝑥 − 5 and 𝑔(𝑥) = 𝑥 + 3, then what is (𝑓 ∙ 𝑔)(𝑥)?

A. 2𝑥 2 + 𝑥 − 15 B. 2𝑥 2 − 𝑥 − 15 C. 2𝑥 2 + 11𝑥 − 15 D. 2𝑥 2 − 11𝑥 − 15

𝑔
_____ 5. What is the domain of (ℎ) (𝑥) when 𝑔(𝑥) = 12𝑥 − 16 and ℎ(𝑥) = 𝑥 2 − 1?

A. {𝑥/𝑥 ≠ 1} C. {𝑥/𝑥 ≠ −1, 𝑥 ≠ 1}

4 4
B. {𝑥/𝑥 ≠ 3} D. {𝑥/𝑥 ≠ − 3}

_____ 6. Given: 𝑓(𝑥) = 2𝑥, 𝑔(𝑥) = 3𝑥, ℎ(𝑥) = 4𝑥. Which is equal to 𝑓(𝑔(ℎ))(𝑥)?

A. 6x B. 24x C. 24𝑥 3 D. 6𝑥 3

_____ 7. The local barangay received a budget of ₱150, 000 to provide medical checkups for the children in
the barangay. The amount is to be allotted equally among all the children in the barangay. Write an
equation representing the relationship of the allotted amount per child (y-variable) versus the total
number of children (x-variable).
150,000
A. 𝑦 = 𝑥
B. 𝑦 = 150,000𝑥 C. 𝑦 = 150,000 − 𝑥 D. 𝑦 = 150,000 + 𝑥

_____ 8. Which of the following is an expression that can be written as a ratio of two polynomials?

A. linear B. polynomial C. quadratic D. rational

2 𝑥+5
_____ 9. Solve for x: 𝑥 + 2𝑥
=2

A. 1 B. 2 C. 3 D. 4

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 𝑥+1
_____ 10. Solve for x: 𝑥+3 ≤ 2

A. (−∞, −5) ∪ [−3, +∞) C. (−∞, −5) ∪ (−3, +∞)

B. (−∞, −5] ∪ [−3, +∞) D. (−∞, −5] ∪ (−3, +∞)
𝑥−2
_____ 11. Consider the function 𝑓(𝑥) = . Find the x-intercept and y-intercept.
𝑥+2

A. 2, 1 B. 2, -1 C. 1, - 2 D. 1, 2

_____ 12. Find the inverse of 𝑓(𝑥) = 2𝑥 − 3.

𝑥+3 𝑥−3 𝑥+2 𝑥−2
A. 𝑓 −1 (𝑥) = B. 𝑓 −1 (𝑥) = C. 𝑓 −1 (𝑥) = D. 𝑓 −1 (𝑥) =
2 2 3 3

_____ 13. Which of the following is NOT a property of an inverse of a one-to-one function?

A. The domain of 𝑓 and 𝑓 −1 are the same.

B. The inverse of 𝑓 −1 (𝑥) is 𝑓(𝑥).
C. 𝑓(𝑓 −1 (𝑥)) = 𝑥 for all x in the domain of 𝑓 −1 .
D. 𝑓 −1 (𝑓(𝑥)) = 𝑥 for all x in the domain of 𝑓.

_____ 14. What is the domain of the function 𝑓(𝑥) = 2√𝑥 − 2 + 3?

A. (2, ∞) B. (3, ∞) C. [3, ∞) D. [2, ∞)

_____ 15. Using the same function as in #14, what is the domain of its inverse?

A. (2, ∞) B. (3, ∞) C. [3, ∞) D. [2, ∞)

_____ 16. Suppose the half-life of a certain radioactive substance is 5 days and there are 100 g initially,
determine the amount of substance remaining after 20 days.

A. 50 g B. 25 g C. 12.5 g D. 6.25 g

_____ 17. Mrs. De La Cruz invested ₱100, 000 in a company that offers 4% interest compounded annually.
She is interested to know how much this investment will be worth at the end of each year for the
next five years. Write an exponential model for this situation.

A. 𝑦 = 100,000(1.04)𝑡 C. 𝑦 = 100,000(1.04)(5)
B. 𝑦 = 100,000 + (1.04)𝑡 D. 𝑦 = 100,000 + 100,000(1.04)𝑡

_____ 18. A population starts with 1,000 individuals and triples every 80 years. Give an exponential model
for the situation.

A. 𝑦 = 1000(80)3𝑥 C. 𝑦 = 1000(3)𝑥 ∙ 80
𝑥 𝑥
B. 𝑦 = 1000(80) ⁄3 D. 𝑦 = 1000(3) ⁄80

_____ 19. Solve for x: 4𝑥−1 = 16𝑥

A. – 2 B. – 1 C. 1 D. 2

_____ 20. Which of the following theorems is NOT properly stated?

𝑎𝑟 𝑎 𝑟 𝑎𝑟
A. 𝑎𝑟 𝑎 𝑠 = 𝑎𝑟+𝑠 B. 𝑎𝑠 = 𝑎𝑟−𝑠 C. (𝑎𝑟 )𝑠 = 𝑎𝑟+𝑠 D. (𝑏 ) = 𝑏𝑟

_____ 21. Which of the following is NOT a property of exponential functions?

A. The domain is the set ℝ.
B. The range is the set (−∞, 0).
C. It is a one-to-one function. It satisfies the Horizontal Line Test.
D. The y-intercept is 1. There is no x-intercept.

_____ 22. Which of the following is the reflection of 𝑓(𝑥) = 4𝑥 about the x-axis?

A. 𝑓(𝑥) = 4−𝑥 B. 𝑓(𝑥) = −4𝑥 C. 𝑓(𝑥) = −4−𝑥 D. 𝑓(𝑥) = 4𝑥

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_____ 23. What is the value of 𝑙𝑜𝑔9 729?

A. 2 B. 3 C. 4 D. 5

_____ 24. Use the properties of logarithms to expand log(𝑎𝑏 3 𝑐) in terms of the logarithms of the factors.

A. 𝑙𝑜𝑔 𝑎 + 3𝑙𝑜𝑔 𝑏 + 𝑙𝑜𝑔 𝑐 C. 𝑙𝑜𝑔 𝑎 + 𝑙𝑜𝑔 𝑏 + 3𝑙𝑜𝑔 𝑐

B. 𝑙𝑜𝑔 𝑎 + 𝑙𝑜𝑔 𝑏 + 𝑙𝑜𝑔 𝑐 D. 𝑙𝑜𝑔 𝑎𝑐 + 3𝑙𝑜𝑔 𝑏

_____ 25. Solve for x: 𝑙𝑜𝑔5 (𝑥 − 1) + 𝑙𝑜𝑔5 (𝑥 + 3) − 1 = 0

A. – 2 B. – 1 C. 1 D. 2

_____ 26. What is the amount of money borrowed or invested on the origin date?

A. Interest B. Loan C. Maturity Value D. Principal

_____ 27 Suppose you won ₱20,000 and you plan to invest it for 5 years. A cooperative group offers 2%
simple interest rate per year. A bank offers 2% compounded annually. Which between the two
offers better?

A. Bank B. Cooperative C. Both A and B D. Neither A nor B

_____ 28. What is the frequency of conversion if money is compounded monthly?

A. 2 B. 4 C. 6 D. 12

_____ 29. What refers to two annual rates with different conversion periods that will earn the same
compound amount at the end of a given number of years?

A. Compounded Rates C. Equivalent Rates

B. Effective Rates D. Nominal Rates

_____ 30. To pay for his debt at 12% compounded quarterly, Ruben committed for 8 quarterly payments
of P28,491.28 each. How much did he borrow?

A. ₱150,000 B. ₱200,000 C. ₱250,000 D. ₱300,000

_____ 31. Which of the following is NOT a proposition?

A. If an integer is even, then its square is also even.

B. Who is the first president of the republic?
C. Our Logic teacher is handsome.
D. 2 is even and prime.

_____ 32. Which of the following is a compound proposition?

A. Breakfast is served with chocolate.

B. She has over one million followers in Twitter and Instagram.
C. Smile at your seatmate.
D. If Jerry receives a scholarship, then he will go to college.

For numbers 33 – 35, consider the following:

Suppose 𝑝 is a true proposition, 𝑞 is a false proposition, and 𝑟 is a true proposition.
Determine the truth value of the following compound propositions.

_____ 33. (𝑝 → 𝑟) ∧ 𝑟 A. True B. False

_____ 34. (𝑝 ∨ 𝑞) ∧ 𝑞 A. True B. False

_____ 35. (∼ 𝑟) ∨ (𝑝 → (∼ 𝑞)) A. True B. False

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II. MODIFIED TRUE OR FALSE. Write TRUE if the statement is correct. Otherwise, change the
underlined word/s to make true statements. (15 points)

_____ 36. A function is a relation where each element in the domain is related to only one value in the range
by some rule.

_____ 37. The range of a relation as the set of all possible values that the variable x can take.

_____ 38. The y-intercepts of a function are the values of x which make the function zero.

_____ 39. The vertical line 𝑥 = 𝑎 is a horizontal asymptote of a function 𝑓 if the graph of 𝑓 either increases
or decreases without bound as the x-values approach a from the right or left.

_____ 40. The function 𝑓 is one-to-one if for any 𝑥1 , 𝑥2 in the domain of 𝑓, then 𝑓(𝑥1 ) ≠ 𝑓(𝑥2 ). That is, the
same y-value is never paired with two different x-values.

_____ 41. If a function is not one-to-one, the reflection of its graph about the line 𝐲 = 𝟎 does not produce a
function.

_____ 42. An exponential function with base b is a function of the form 𝑓(𝑥) = 𝑏 𝑥 or 𝑦 = 𝑏 𝑥 , where 𝐛 < 𝟎,
𝑏 ≠ 1.

_____ 43. If an amount 𝑃 is invested at an annual rate of 𝑟, compounded annually, then the amount after
𝑡 years is given by 𝐴 = 𝑃(1 + 𝑟)𝑡 .

_____ 44. When the term is 3 years and 6 months and money is compounded semi-annually,
the total number of conversion periods is 7.

_____ 45. Payments by installment that are done periodically, and in equal amounts are called annuities.

_____ 46. General Annuity is a type of annuity in which the payments are made at beginning of each
payment interval.

_____ 47. “A loan of ₱30,000 is to be repaid monthly for 5 years that will start at the end of 4 years. If
interest rate is 12% converted monthly, how much is the monthly payment?”
The type of annuity illustrated in the problem is deferred annuity.

_____ 48. Stocks are a form of equity financing or raising money by allowing investors to be part owners of
the company.

_____ 49. Stock Market is the ratio of the annual dividend per share and the market value per share.

_____ 50. Coupon is a periodic interest payment that the bondholder receives during the time between
purchase date and maturity date; usually received semi-annually.

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