GGENERAL MATHEMATICS GENERAL MATHEMATICS

PRELIMINARY EXAMS Grade 11 PRELIMINARY EXAMS Grade 11

I. 10 points I. 10 points

The cost of hiring a catering service to serve food
for a party is P 150 per head for 20 persons or less.
P 130 per head for 21 to 50 persons, and P 110 per
head for 51 to 100 persons. For more than 100
persons, the cost is at P 100 per head. Represent
the total cost as a piecewise function of the
number of attendees at the party.
The cost of hiring a catering service to serve food
for a party is P 150 per head for 20 persons or less.
P 130 per head for 21 to 50 persons, and P 110 per
head for 51 to 100 persons. For more than 100
persons, the cost is at P 100 per head. Represent
the total cost as a piecewise function of the
number of attendees at the party.

II. 3 points each. II. 3 points each.

Given: Given:

𝑓(𝑥) = x + 4 𝑓(𝑥) = x + 4
𝑝(𝑥) = 3x − 9 𝑝(𝑥) = 3x − 9
𝑣(𝑥) = 𝑥 2 + 5x + 6 𝑣(𝑥) = 𝑥 2 + 5x + 6
𝑔(𝑥) = 𝑥 2 + 2x − 15 𝑔(𝑥) = 𝑥 2 + 2x − 15
𝑥+8 𝑥+8
ℎ(𝑥) = ℎ(𝑥) =
3 − 2𝑥 3 − 2𝑥
Find: Find:

a) (𝑣 + 𝑔)(𝑥) a) (𝑣 + 𝑔)(𝑥)
b) (𝑓. 𝑝)(𝑥) b) (𝑓. 𝑝)(𝑥)
c) (𝑓 + ℎ)(𝑥) c) (𝑓 + ℎ)(𝑥)
d) (𝑝 − 𝑓)(𝑥) d) (𝑝 − 𝑓)(𝑥)
e) (𝑣/𝑔)(𝑥) e) (𝑣/𝑔)(𝑥)
f) 𝑔(𝑓(𝑥) f) 𝑔(𝑓(𝑥)

III. 2 points each III. 2 points each

Evaluate the answers you got from a), b), c), d), e) Evaluate the answers you got from a), b), c), d), e)
and f), when 𝑥 = 4 and f), when 𝑥 = 4

IV. 6 points each. Solve for 𝑥 and prove. IV. 6 points each. Solve for 𝑥 and prove.

9𝑥 4 9𝑥 4
1. −𝑥 =0 1. −𝑥 =0
3𝑥−1 3𝑥−1

𝑥 2 𝑥 2
2. = 2. =
𝑥+12 𝑥 𝑥+12 𝑥