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1ST PERIODICAL EXAM IN GENERAL MATHEMATICS

Name: ________________________________ Date: _____________

Grade and Section: _____________________ Ms. Ellen Mae E. Nasayao

Multiple Choice
Read each question carefully and encircle the letter of the correct answer.

1. Give a function C that can represent the

cost of buying x meals if one meal costs
Php75.00.
a. C(x) = 75x
b. C(x) = 75y
c. C(75) = x
d. C(75) = y
2. A copy shop charges Php0.15 per
photocopy for orders of 20 or fewer
photocopies, Php0.12 per photocopy for
orders of 50 or fewer but more than 20
photocopies, and Php0.10 per photocopy for
orders of more than 50 photocopies. Which
function best represents the cost C   in
dollars for x number of photocopies?
a.
b.
a. The parking lot charges $3 per hour for
the initial 3 hours and $10 for 3 hours after
this.
b. The parking lot charges $3 per hour for
the initial 3 hours and $10 for 3 hours after
this.
c. The parking lot charges $3 for the initial 3
hours and a maximum of $10 per day.
d. The parking lot charges $3 per hour for
the initial 3 hours and $10 after this.
4. Daniela has a bicycle business. The net
profit (in pesos) for renting b bicycles is
P(b) = 25b + 7. If she rents 6 bicycles, what
is her net profit?
a. Php157.00
b. Php167.00
c. Php177.00
d. Php187.00

5. The function for the height of an object

dropped from a 200-meter tall platform at
c. time t seconds is approximated by
h(t) = 10t3-200. What is the height of the
object after 3 seconds?

d. a. 250 meters
b. 260 meters
c. 270 meters
d. 280 meters

6. If f(x)= x2+3x+2 then f(5) equals _______

3. The function below shows the week day a. 32
parking charges of a parking lot. b. 42
c. 52
d. 62
2
5 x +9
Which scenario best represents the above 7. Given g(x) = find g(3)
3x
notation? a. 4
b. 5
c. 6
d. 7 2 x +3 5 x
2
c. ≥
3x 4x
8. Given a(x) = 4x2+12x and b(x) = x2-8, 4 x x +3
find (a-b)(x). d. >
3 2
a. 3x2+12x+8
b. 3x2+12x-8
c. 5x2+12x+8
d. 5x2+12x-8 3 2
15. Solve for x: =
x+1 x−3
9. The product of c(x) and d(x) is a. -10
x2-2x-48. What are the two functions? b.10
a. c(x) = x+6 ; d(x) = x-8 c. -11
b. c(x) = x-6 ; d(x) = x+8 d. 11
c. c(x) = x+12 ; d(x) = x-4
d. c(x) = x-12 ; d(x) = x+4 16. Which of the following will make the
7 1
10. Given f(x) = x2-100 and g(x) = x+10, equation = be true?
x+7 2
g (x) a. 6
which of the following will result to ?
f (x) b. -6
a. x-10 c. 7
1 d. -7
b.
x−10
c. x+10 17.What is the extraneous solution for
1 x 1 8
d. − = ?
x+10 x+2 x−2 x2 −4
a. 5
11. Evaluate ( g ○ f )( x ) : f ( x )=x 2+ 2 x ; b. -5
g ( x )=3 x−8 c. 2
a. 3x2-6x+8 d. -2
b. 3x2+6x-8
c. 3x2-6x-8 18. In line with number 17, what makes it an
d. 3x2+6x+8 extraneous solution?
a. Because it makes the original equation
12. Given f(x) = x2-12 and b(x) = x2+7, find equals to zero
(f+b)(x). b. Because it satisfies the original equation
a. x2-5 c. Because it makes the original equation
b. 2x2-5 undefined
c. 2x2+5 d. Because it makes the numerator equals to
d. x2-5 zero

13. Which of the following is a rational 19. Which of the following is a rational
equation? function?
a. 2x2+10x-8 = 0 a. 2x2+10x-8 = 0
2x x 2x x
b. + =8 b. + =y
√ x +1 √ 5 x √ x +1 √ 5 x
5 8 1 4 8
c. + = c. + =f (x )
x 3x 5 x 6x
√2 x 2 − 2 =10 d. √
2
2x
d. −2 x=10
3 √3 3

14. All of the following are rational x−8

20, The x-intercept of f(x) = is
inequalities, EXCEPT: x+4
5 x−1 2 ___________.
a. ≠
x+2 x a. −4
√ x +1 = x b. 4
b. c. 8
6x 5
d. −8

x−6
21. What is the domain of f(x) = ?
2 x +6
a. {x ∈ R∨x ≠−1 }
b. { x ∈ R∨x ≠−2 }
c. {x ∈ R∨x ≠−3 }
d. { x ∈ R∨x ≠−4 }
26. Which of the following DOES NOT
illustrate a one-to-one function?
a. The relation pairing an airport to its
x−2 airport code.
22. The y-intercept of f(x) = b. The relation pairing a vehicle to its plate
x+2
is ________. number.
a. 2 c. The relation pairing mobile user to his/her
b. 1 mobile number.
c. 0 d. None of the choices
d. -1
27. Which of the following statements is
5 x−25 TRUE about horizontal line test?
23. What is the x-intercept of g(x) = a. A horizontal line test tells you if the graph
x+ 2
is a function.
?
b. A horizontal line test tells you if the
a. -5 function is one to one.
b. 5 c. A horizontal line test tells you if the
c. -2 function is not one-to-one.
d. 2 d. A horizontal line test tells you if the graph
is not a function.
4
24. The domain of f ( x )= 2 is ________ For numbers 28-30, determine whether the
x +4
following relation is a one-to-one function
a. {x ∈ R∨x ≠−1 } or not. Write your answer in space provided
b. { x ∈ R∨x ≠−2 } after each item.
c. {x ∈ R∨x ≠−3 }
28. The relation pairing a player to his/her
d. { x ∈ R∨x ≠−4 }
ML id. One to one
25. Which of the following functions has no
29. The relation pairing a Phil Health
x-intercept?
member to his/her Phil Health number.
x +2
a. f ( x )= 2 One to one
2x
5 30. The relation pairing a real number to its
b. f ( x )= 2
x square. Not One to one
5x
c. f ( x )= 2
x +1
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d. f ( x )= 2
3 x −2