Second Periodic Examination in Math

Problem Solving
SY: 2011 – 2012
Main Campus – Level 11

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Name: _________________________________________ Year level: _________ Score:
NOTE: AVOID ERASURES. NO SOLUTION, NO CREDIT.

I. IDENTIFICATION (NR x 2 = 10 points)

Directions: Give what is asked in each number. Write your answer on the space provided for.

______________1. The graph of a quadratic function.

______________2. The standard form of a quadratic equation.
______________3. The general form of a quadratic equation.
______________4. The opening of a parabola if a > 0 or is positive.
______________5. The opening of a parabola if a < 0 or is negative.

II. MODIFIED TRUE OR FALSE (NR x 2 = 10 points)

Directions: Write TRUE if the statement is correct; if it is not, change the underlined word or words to make
it correct.

______________1. The centermost part of a parabola is called the axes.

______________2. The parabola opens upward if its value of a < 0 or is negative.
______________3. Vertex of a parabola is the line that divides the parabola in two equal parts.
______________4. An exponential function has x as its exponent.
______________5. In an exponential function, the base must not be equal to two.
III. WORD SEARCH (NR x 1 = 10 points)
Directions: Search for the words that are related to the graphs of functions. Encircle your answers.
Q U A D R A T I C A

A D R A W N W O D X

V T Y U I P Q T A I

E S W Q J O N L L S

R B G R S E E O O O

T Z X C N S R E B F

E D R O Y A T W A S

X L P X Z B M E R Y

E X P O I Y U D A M

E E D E S T M A P M

M L K S D G I F T E

U P W A R D X A R T

B D F I O P A E I R

M I N I M U M S P Y

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IV. PROBLEM SOLVING (NR = 50 points)
Directions: Read and analyze each problem. Write your solution, answer, and conclusion on the space
provided for.

1. A growth of bacteria from space is defined by the exponential equation . X stands for
the time in seconds. Give the growth of bacteria after 10 seconds, 20 seconds, and 30 seconds.

2. The kryptonite in Jen’s study was found to be decreasing in size every hour. Its decrease can be
expressed in the equation . How small will the kryptonite be in the first 5 hours if x
stands for the time in hours?

3. Evaluate the function where x is all positive even numbers less than 10.

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V. SPOTTING ERRORS (NR x 2 = 30 points)
Directions: Encircle the errors that you can find in the solution. Then, write the correct answer on the space
provided for.

CORRECT ANSWERS
Evaluate: where x = 1

If x = 1;

VI. LABELING (NR x 1 = 10 points)

Directions: Draw the two graphs of a quadratic function and label its parts.

VII. GRAPH COMPLETION (NR = 15 points)

Directions: Graph each quadratic equation in general form.

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VIII. GRAPHING (NR = 50 points)

Directions: Graph each quadratic equation in standard form.

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“Make yourself an honest man, and then you may be sure there is one less
rascal in the world. “ ~Thomas Carlyle

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