DIAGNOSTIC TEST (Key to correction with solution)

MATHEMATICS 10

1. A 11. C 21. A 31. D 41. C

2. B 12. B 22. B 32. A 42. C
3. A 13. C 23. B 33. C 43. B
4. D 14. B 24. B 34. D 44. A
5. B 15. B 25. C 35. D 45. A
6. C 16. B 26. B 36. B 46. B
7. A 17. D 27. D 37. C 47. C
8. A 18. C 28. D 38. C 48. B
9. C 19. A 29. A 39. D 49. D
10. B 20. C 30. B 40. B 50. B

1. The three arithmetic means between 6 and 70 are

an = 70 a1 = 6 n=5

an = a1 + (n-1) d
70 = 6 + (5-1)d
70 – 6 = 4d
64 = 4d
d = 16

6 + 16 = 22
22 + 16 = 38
38 + 16 = 54

The three arithmetic means are 22, 38 and 54

2. If three arithmetic means are inserted between 17 and 41, find the second arithmetic mean.

an = 41 a1 = 17 n=5

an = a1 + (n-1) d
41 = 17 + (5-1)d
41 – 17 = 4d
24 = 4d
d=6

17 + 6 = 23
23 + 6 = 29
29 + 6 = 35

The second arithmetic mean is 29.

3. What is the sum of all the odd integers between 5 and 102?
last term−first term
Number of terms = +1
d
101−7
n= +1
2
94
n= +1
2
n = 47 + 1
n = 48
n
Sn = (a1 + an)
2
48
Sn = (7 + 101)
2
48
Sn = (108)
2
Sn = 48 (54)
Sn = 2592

4. What is the 9th term of the given geometric sequence 4, 12, 36, 108, … ?
r = 12/4 = 3 a1 = 4 n=9
n-1
an = a1r
a9 = 4(3)9-1
a9 = 4(3)8
a9 = 4(6561)
a9 = 26,244

5. If three geometric means are inserted between 4 and 324, find the third geometric mean.
a1 = 4 n=5 an = 324
324 = 4r5-1
324 = 4r4
81 = r4
r=3

4(3) = 12
12(3)= 36
36(3) = 108

The third geometric mean is 108

1 1 1 1
6. What is the sum to infinity of , , , …?
2 6 18 54
 1
1 6 1 2 1
a1 = r = = (2 ¿ = =
2 1 6 6 3
2
a1
S=
1−r

1
2
S=
1
1−
3
1
2
S=
2
3
1 3 3
S= ( )=
2 2 4

7. A 1000mg of radioactive material of an ore sample has a half - life of 24 hours. About how
much of the radioactive material will be present after 240 hours?

Solution: r = 1/2 a1 = 1000 n = 240/24 =10

n-1
an = a1r
a10 = 1000(1/2)10-1
a10 = 1000(1/2)9
a10 = 1000(1/512)
a10 = 1.95 mg

8. If (7x4-5x5-7x3+2x-3) is divided by (x+3) using synthetic division, the numbers in the first
row would be

Change into Standard Form 7x4-5x5-7x3+2x-3

-5x5 + 7x4 - 7x3 + 2x – 3
The first row contains the coefficients of the given polynomial.
-5 7 -7 0 2 -3

9. Find the factors of x2-36.

(x + 6) (x – 6)

10. Determine the real roots of (x-3) (x+15) (x-8).

X–3=0 x =3
X+15=0 x = -15
X–8=0 x=8
The real roots are 3, -15 and 8
11. Which among the given polynomial equations has the following roots: -2, 3, 1?
(x+2)(x-3)(x-1)
(X2 – 3x + 2x – 6)(x-1)
(X2 – x – 6)(x-1)
X3 - X2 – 6x - X2 + x + 6
X3 - 2X2 – 5x + 6 = 0

12. Find the roots of X3 - 2X2 – 5x + 6 = 0

(x+2)(x-1)(x-3)
The roots are -2, 1, 3

13. If an angle is inscribed in a circle, then the measure of the angle equals one-half the
measure of its intercepted arc.

14. An arc of a circle measures 50°. If the radius of the circle is 5 cm, what is the length of the
arc?

In the given problem, A = 50 and r = 5 cm. To find l, the equation

A l
=
360 2 πr
50 l
=
360 2 π 5
50 l
=
360 10 π
5 l
=
36 10 π
50 π = 36l
157
=l
36
l = 4.36 cm

15. If two secants intersect in the exterior of a circle, then the measure of the angle formed is
one-half the positive difference of the measures of the intercepted arcs.

16. If two secants intersect in the interior of a circle, then the measure of an angle formed is
one-half the sum of the measures of the arcs intercepted by the angle and its vertical angle.

17. In the figure, FAIR is a circumscribed quadrilateral. Points L, O, V,

and E are the points of tangency. If FL
´ =3cm, AO
´ =2.4cm, ÓI =2cm,
and RV´ =2.5cm, find IR
´.

IV = OI = 2 ER = RV = 2.5
IR = IV + VR = 2 + 2.5 = 4.5

18. If the measure of arc ^

ADC = 170 degrees and arc
 EF = 60, what is the measure of ∠ABC?
^
∠ABC = ½( ^ADC− ^ EF ) = ½(170 – 60) = ½ (110) = 55

19. A proof that uses figures on a coordinate plane to prove geometric properties is called a
coordinate proof.

20. Which of the following represents the distance d between the two points (X 1,Y1) and
(X2,Y2)?
A. d= √ ¿ ¿ C. d= √ ¿ ¿
B. d= √ ¿ ¿ D. d= √ ¿ ¿

21. Which of the following equations describe a circle on the coordinate plane centered at the
origin with a radius of 12 units?
A. x2+y2=144 B. x2+y2=4 C. x2-y2=144 D. x2-y2=4

22. What is the center of the equation of the circle (X-3) 2+(Y+8)2= 25?
A. (3,8) B. (3,-8) C.(-3,8) D. (-3,-8)

23. On a grid map of a city, the coordinates that correspond on the location of a cellular phone
tower is (-3,5) and it can transmit signals up to a 15 km radius. What is the equation that
represents the transmission boundaries of the tower?

(x - h) 2 + (y – k) 2 = r2
(x + 3) 2 + (y – 5) 2 = 152
X2 + 6X + 9 + Y2 – 10Y + 25 – 225 = 0
X2 + Y2 + 6X – 10Y + 9 + 25 – 225 = 0
X2 + Y2 + 6X – 10Y - 191 = 0

24. Which of the following expressions represents the number of distinguishable permutations
of the letters of the word DIFFERENTIATION?
15! 15! 15!
A. 15! B. 3!2!2!2!2! C. 3!2!2!2! D. 3!2!2!

25. In how many different ways can 9 different-colored horses be positioned in a carousel?
(9 - 1)! = 8! = 40320

26. In how many ways can a doctor choose 4 from 10 interns to assist her in an operation?
10! 10! 10∗9∗8∗7∗6 ! 5040
C(10,4) = = = = = 210 ways
( 10−4 ) ! 4 ! 6 ! 4 ! 6 ! 4∗3∗2∗1 24

27. In how many ways can 5 committees be formed from 8 juniors and 7 seniors if two of them
should be coming from seniors?
C(8,3) * C(7,2)
 8! 8! 8∗7∗6∗5 !
C(8,3) = = = = 56
( 8−3 ) ! 3 ! 5! 3 ! 5 ! 3∗2∗1
7! 7! 7∗6∗5 !
C(7,2) = = = = 21
( 7−2 ) ! 2 ! 5! 2 ! 5 ! 2∗1

56 * 21 = 1176

28. If two events are not mutually exclusive events, then

P(A or B)=P(A)+P(B)-P(A and B)

29. A bowl contains 17 chips numbered 1 to 17. If a chip is drawn randomly from the bowl,
what is the probability that it is 5 or 17?
P(A or B)=P(A)+P(B)
1
P ( 5 )=¿
17
1
P(17)=¿
17
1 1 2
P(A or B)= + =
17 17 17

30. Out of 520 households surveyed, 217 had a dog, 180 had a cat, and 90 had both a dog and
a cat. What is the probability that a randomly selected household has a dog or a cat?

P(AorB)=P(A)+P(B)-P(A and B)
217
P(A) or P(DOG) =
520
180
P(B) or P(CAT) =
520
90
P(A and B) =
520
217 180 90 307
P(AorB)= + − =
520 520 520 520

31. A number is drawn at random from the set {1,2,3,…,38}. Find the probability that the
number chosen is a multiple of 2 or a multiple of 5.

P(AorB)=P(A)+P(B)-P(A and B)
19
P(A) or P(multiple of 2) = {2,4,6,8,10,12,14,16,18,20,22,24,26,28,30,32,34,36,38}
38
7
P(B) or P(multiple of 5) = {5,10,15,20,25,30,35}
38
3
P(multiple of 2 and 5) = {10,20,30}
520
 19 7 3 23
P(A or B)= + − =
38 38 38 38

32. Abel puts 40 marbles in a box in which 10 are green, 13 are violet, and 17 are orange. If
Abel picks one marble at random, what is the probability that he selects a green marble or an
orange marble?

P(AorB)=P(A)+P(B)
10
P(A) or P(green) =
40
17
P(B) or P(orange) =
40
10 17 27
P(AorB)= +¿ =
40 40 40

33. A bowl contains 17 chips numbered 1 to 17. If a chip is drawn randomly from the bowl,
what is the probability that it is 8 or divisible by 3?

P(AorB)=P(A)+P(B)
1
P(A) or P(8) =
17
5
P(B) or P(divisible by 3) = {3,6,9,12,15}
17
1 5 6
P(AorB)= +¿ =
17 17 17

34. The probability that Mr. Samson will visit Masbate and Legazpi are 0.31 and 0.22,
respectively. Find the probability that Mr. Samson will visit Masbate or Legazpi?
0.31 + 0.22 = 0.53 or 53%

2 3
35. The probabilities that Nona and Liza will arrive at a party on time are and ,
3 4
respectively. Find the probability that Nona will arrive on time while Liza will not.

P(A)P(B)=P(A)+P(B)
2
P(A) or P(Nona will arrive on time) =
3
3 1
P(B) or P(Liza will not arrive on time) = 1− =
4 4
2 1 8+3 11
P(A or B)= +¿ = =
3 4 12 12
 36. The value of the second quartile is equivalent to median.

37. When a distribution is divided into hundred equal parts, each score point that describes the
distribution is called a percentile.

38. In the sets of scores: 13,18,17,22,19,20, 8, 11 and 21,the median score is _.

8, 11, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22

n+1 9+1 10 th
Q2= = ¿ = 5 position
2 2 2

39. In the sets of scores: 13,18,17,22,19,20, 8, 11 and 21, the 75 th percentile score is _.
8, 11, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22

75(n+1) 75(9+1) 75(10) 750

P75= = ¿ = =¿7.5th position
100 100 100 100

20+21 41
= = 20.5
2 2

40. In a 70- item test, Rica got a score of 48 which is the 3rd quartile, this means that she
surpassed 75% of her classmates.

41. Aicelle ranks 10th in a class of 40, Her percentile rank is 75.

42-50. Refer to the table below.

The researcher wants to know the percentage of consultants who earn Php. 5000.00 per day
and the data she gathered are recorded on the table below.

Consultant Fees (in Number of Consultants <cf

Php)

1600 – 2799 19 19

2800 - 3999 15 34

4000 - 5199 26 60

5200 – 6399 24 84

6400 - 7599 36 120

 N = 120

N 120
Q1 class = = = 30
4 4
LB = 2799.5
f = 15
<cf = 19
N = 120
i = 1200

Php 5,000.00 is within 4000 – 5199

LB = 3999.5
N = 120
P= 5,000.00
Cfp = 34
fp = 26
i = 1200

100 ( 5000−3999.5 ) 26
PPR =
120 [ 1200
+34 ]
(1000.5) 26
PPR = 0.83 [ 1200
+34 ]
 26,013
PPR = 0.83 [1200
+34 ]
PPR = 0.83 [ 21.68+34 ]
PPR = 0.83 [ 55.68 ]
PPR = 46.21∨46

Therefore 46% of the consultants earn Php 5,000.00 or less per day and 54% of the consultants earn
Php. 5,000.00 or more per day.