MATHEMATICS 10 Second Grading Examinations

DIRECTION : Solve in a separate sheet of paper and shade the corresponding letter of the correct
answer on the special Answer Sheet provided by your teacher.

1. Which of the following polynomial equations has 5 11. What is the value of angle AOB
roots? if m = 34º ?
A. x5 + 1 = 0 C. x-5 + x4—x3 + 2x—2 = 0 A. 126º
B. 5x + 2 = 0 D. 3x2 + 5x - 1 = 0 B. 17º
C. 68º
2. Which is true of x4 - x3 + x2 + x + 4 = 0? D. 56º
A. It has 2 or 0 positive roots
B. It has only 2 positive roots 12. What is the measure of angle ABC
C. It has 1 positive root given that angle CAB = 84º ?
D. It has a maximum of 3 roots A. 48 degrees
B. 96 degrees
3. Which zeros would you test for 2x3 - x2 + x - 5 = 0 ? C. 84 degrees
A. ±5, ±1 C. ±1, ±5, ±1/2 D. 90 degrees
B. ±1, ±5, ±1/2, ±5/2 D. ±1, ±5, ±1/2, ±2/5

4. Which graph represents an even degree polynomial 13. In the Circle below, which one is the major arc ?
function ? A. Arc WXY
A. C. B. Arc ZY
C. Arc WYZ
D. WZY

14. What is the measure of

B. D. Angle BAC below?
A. 90 degrees
B. 27.5 degrees
C. 55 degrees
D. 35 degrees
5. What Is the remainder when you divide
2x2 - 5x - 1 = 0 by x - 3 ?
A. -2 C. –3 15. What Is measure of angle X on the
B. 1 D. 2 figure ?
A. 69 degrees
6. What Is the remainder when you divide B. 138 degrees
X3 - 12x2 - 42 = 0 by x - 3 ? C. 111 degrees
A. -12 C. –13 D. 39.5 degrees
B. -123 D. 0
16. Which is true to circles?
7. What are the zeros of the function A. The measure of a central angle is twice the
P(x) = (x - 2)(x + 3)(x - 4) ? measure of Its intercepted arc .
A. -2 , +3 , -4 C. +2 , -3 , +4 B. The diameter is equal to one-half of the radius.
B. -2 , -3 , +4 D. +2, +3 , -4 C. The sum of all central angles is 360 degrees.
D. The chord is the longest diameter.
8. What is the degree of the function
f(x) = (x - 1)2 (x + 5)(2x - 1) ? 17. What line touches the circle at only one point?
A. 3 C. 4 A. A secant C. A chord
B. 2 D. 5 B. A tangent D. A sector

9. What are the zeros of the function 18. Which part of a circle is a line segment with both end
points on the circle and passing through the center?
P(x) = (3x - 2)(x + 3)(x) ?
A. radius C. chord
A. +2/3 , -3 , 0 C. –2/3 , +3 , 0
B. arc D. diameter
B. +2/3 , -3 , -1 D. +2/3 , -3 , +1
19. What is correct with a major arc of a circle?
10. Which function has multiplicity of roots?
A. It measures equal to 180 degrees
A. P(x) = (x - 2)(x + 3)(x + 2)
B. It measures equal to 90 degrees
B. P(x) = (x - 2)(x + 3)(x - 2) C. It measures lesser than 180 degrees
C. P(x) = (x - 2)(x + 3)(x + 4) D. It measures greater than 180 degrees
D. P(x) = (x - 2)(x - 3)(x + 3)
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 MATHEMATICS 10 Second Grading Examinations
DIRECTION : Solve in a separate sheet of paper and shade the corresponding letter of the correct
answer on the special Answer Sheet provided by your teacher.
Use figure for nos. 20-21
20. What is the measure of angle x ? 31. What are the coordinates of the midpoint of
A. 70 degrees points (5, 2) and (-3, 5)?
B. 35 degrees A. (1, 3) C. (1, 7/2)
C. 180 degrees B. (2, 7) D. (2, 7/2)
D. 140 degrees
21. What is the measure of angle y ? 32. What is the location of the center of a circle if the end
A. 110 degrees points of the diameter are at (2, 14) and the point of
B. 220 degrees origin?
C. 70 degrees A. (1, 14) C. (1, 7)
D. 140 degrees B. (-1, 14) D. (-1, 7)

Use figure for nos. 22-24 33. If the midpoint is at (7, 3) and the other point is at (4, 1),
22. What is the measure of angle A ? where is the other point located?
A. 126 degrees A. (11/2, 2) C. (1, 12)
B. 63 degrees B. (3, 2/3) D. (10, 5)
C. 66 degrees
D. 33 degrees 34. Billy’s hometown is mapped on a coordinate grid with
23. What is the measure of angle C ? the origin being at City Hall. Billy’s house is located at the
A. 252 degrees point (8, 7) and his best friend’s house is located at (2, -1).
B. 66 degrees Where would they halfway meet?
C. 117 degrees A. (4, 3) C. (3, 5)
D. 234 degrees B. (5, 3) D. (3, 4)
24. What is the measure of angle B ?
A. 15 degrees 35. What is the midpoint of P1 (2, a) and P2 (3a, -5) ?
B. 124 degrees A. ( (3a+2)/2, (a - 5)/2 )
C. 30 degrees B. ( 3a+2, a - 5 )
D. 111 degrees C. ( 3a, 5a )
D. ( 3/2 a , 1/5 a )
25. How do you describe the
quadrilateral inside the circle? 36. What is the radius of a circle with equation
A. Tangent C. Cyclic (x + 1)2 + (y + 3)2 = 49 ?
B. External D. Diatomic A. 49 C. 7
26. What is w + x + y + z equal to ? B. 1 D. 3
A. 180 degrees C. 90 degrees
B. 360 degrees D. 60 degrees 37. What are the coordinates of its center of the
27. If w equals 35, what is the measure of x ? same circle on number 37 ?
A. 145 degrees A. ( 1, 3 ) C. ( -1, -3 )
B. 65 degrees B. ( 7, 1 ) D. ( 0, 0 )
C. 90 degrees
D. 265 degrees 38. The equation of a circle is x2 + y2 - 4x - 6y + 8 = 0.
28. Which theorem best applies to the illustration? Find the coordinates of the center.
A. Opposite angles in a cyclic quadrilateral are equal. A. ( 4, 3 ) C. ( -1, 4 )
B. The sum of opposite angles in a cyclic quadrilat- B. ( 3, -4 ) D. ( -3, -3 )
eral are complementary.
C. The sum of opposite angles in a cyclic quadrilat- 39. With the same equation, solve for the value of the
eral are supplementary. radius.
D. None of the above. (lazy thinker!) A. square root of 10
B. square root of 20
29. Which zeros would you test for 2x3 - x2 + x - 5 = 0 ? C. square root of 1
A. ±5, ±1 C. ±1, ±5, ±1/2 D. square root of 3
B. ±1, ±5, ±1/2, ±5/2 D. ±1, ±5, ±1/2, ±2/5
40. Which is the distance formula?
30. What is the sum of angles 1 and 3 A. d = √ (x2 - x1)2 + (y2 - y1)2
If angle 4 is 50 degrees? B. d = √ (x2 - x1)2 - (y2 - y1)2
A. 130 degrees C. d = √ (x2 + x1)2 + (y2 + y1)2
B. 260 degrees D. d = √ (x2 + x1)2 + (y2 - y1)2
C. 50 degrees
D. 100 degrees
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