Department of Education

National Capital Region

SCHOOL DIVISION OF PASIG CITY

MATHEMATICS 10
First Quarter Examination
SY 2022-2023

Directions: Read each question carefully and choose the letter of the best answer.
1. What letter comes next after A, E, I, M?
A. P B. Q C. R D. U
2. Observe the number of rectangles on each figure below, how many rectangles will there
be in figure 6?

fig. 1 fig. 2 fig. 3 fig. 4

A. 7 B. 8 C. 10 D. 13

3. Which number comes next in the given sequence 6, 13, 20, 27, 34?
A. 40 B. 41 C. 50 D. 51
4. Which of the following sets of numbers follows a certain pattern?
A. 1, 4, 9, 16, 25 C. 4, 8, 14, 28, 50
B. -7, 12, -3, 8, 0 D. 275, 250, 200, 175, 150
5. Given the sequence 3, 5, 8, 12, 17, if this pattern continues, what will be the next term?
A. 25 B. 23 C. 21 D. 19
6. What is the value of d in the sequence 1, 11, 21, 31, 41, ...?
A. 9 B. 10 C. 11 D. 12
7. Find the common difference in the sequence -18, -15, -12, -9, -6.
A. 2 B. -2 C. 3 D. -3
8. It is the distance between the terms in an arithmetic sequence.
A. Sequence C. common difference
B. common ratio D. constant
9. Which term of arithmetic sequence 4, 1, -2, -5 is -17?
A. 9th B. 8th C. 7th D.6th
10. If three means are inserted between 11 and 39, find the second arithmetic mean.
A. 18 B. 25 C. 32 D. 46
11. Find the 46th term of the arithmetic sequence 3, 8, 13, 18, 23, 28, 33,...
A. 228 B. 233 C. 240 D. 340
12. Which of the following are the two-arithmetic means between 13 and 49?
A. 23, 25 B. 26, 38 C. 24, 36 D. 25, 37

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 13. What is the sum of the first 34 terms of the arithmetic sequence 61, 59, 57, 55, 53, …?
A. 1836 B. 918 C. 952 D. 1904

14. What is the common ratio for the geometric sequence 64, 48, 36, 27,...?
A. ¼ B. 3/4 C. 2/3 D. ½
15. What is the next term of the geometric sequence 256, 128, 64, 32?
A. 16 B. 8 C. 4 D. 1
16. What type of sequence is illustrated in the given -2, 6, -18, 54 ?
A. Fibonacci C. Arithmetic
B. Harmonic D. Geometric
17. Which of the following sequences is an arithmetic sequence ?
A. 7, 15, 23, 31 C. 1, 2, 3, 5, 8
B . 5, -3, -1, 1 D. -1, -5, -25, -125
18. Identify which of the following sequences is NOT a geometric sequence?
A. 3, 6, 12, 24 C. 1, ½, ¼, 1/ 8
B . -1, -3, -9, -27 D. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5

19. Which of the following does not belong to the group ?

A. -1, -2, -4, -8 C. 19, 15, 11, 7
B . 2, 2/3, 2/9, 2/27 D. 1, 10,100, 1000
20. What is the sum of the first 10 terms of the geometric sequence -6, -12, -24, …?
A. -6,138 B. 6,138 C. -6,183 D. 6,183
21. What is the 7th term of the geometric sequence 1, −5, 25, −125, ...?
A. 15,625 B. -15,625 C. 78,125 D. -78,125
22. Given a1 = 2 and r = 6 of a geometric sequence, find the first three terms.
A. 12, 72, 432 B. 2, 8, 14 C. 6, 12, 24 D. 2, 12, 72
23. What is the geometric mean between 4 and 25?
A. ±10 B. ±29 C. ±50 D. ±100
24. Find the sum of the geometric sequence -3, -6, -12, -24, -48.
A. 93 B. 96 C. -93 D. -96
25. What is the sum of the infinite geometric series 6 + 2 + 2/3 + … ?
A. -4 B. -9 C. 4 D. 9
26. Sakuragi was saving for a pair of shoes. From his weekly allowance, he was able to
save Php 5 on the first week, Php 9 on the second, Php 13 on the third week, and so
on. If he continued saving in this pattern and made 43 deposits, how much did Sakuragi
save?
A. Php 3822 B. Php 3827 C. Php 7644 D. Php 6574

27. Lolong started a job with a monthly salary of Php 25000 this 2022. If he receives a Php
2000 increase each year, how much will his monthly income be in the year 2030?
A. Php 41000 C. Php 49000
B. Php 45000 D. Php 53000

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 28. Jonaxx starts a chain letter and sends it to three friends. Each of the three friends sends
the letter to 3 other friends and the sequence repeats. Assuming that no one breaks the
chain, how many letters will have been sent from the first through the six mailings?
A. 892 B. 992 C.1092 D. 1192

29. Twelve days before Valentine’s Day, Han Ji-pyeong decided to give Seo Dal-mi flowers
according to the Fibonacci sequence. On the first day, he sent one red rose, on the
second day, another one red rose, on the third day, two red roses, on the fourth day,
three red roses and so on. How many red roses did Seo Dal-mi receive during the tenth
day?
A. 21 B. 34 C. 55 D. 89

30. What is the quotient when x2 – 16 is divided by x + 4?

A. x + 4 B. x - 4 C. x + 8 D. x – 8

31. Which of the following synthetic divisions set up would give the correct quotient of (3x 4
- 6x2 - 30x + 20) ÷ ( x – 3)?

A. 3 3 -6 - 20
30

B. -3 3 -6 - 20
30

C. 3 3 0 -6 -30 20

D. -3 3 0 -6 -30 20

32. To find the quotient of (2x3 + 4x + 12) ÷ (x – 3), which of the following solutions of
synthetic division is correct?

A. 3 2 0 4 12 C. -3 2 0 4 12
6 18 66 -6 18 -66
2 6 22 78 2 -6 22 -44

B. 3 2 4 12 D. -3 2 4 12
6 30 -6 6
2 10 42 2 -2 18
33. Using the remainder theorem, find P(4) if P(x) = 4x + 3.
A. 11 B. 15 C. 17 D. 19

34. What will be the remainder when P(x)= 2x3 + 3x2 – 5x – 4 is divided by x + 2?
A. 1 B. -1 C. 2 D. -2
35. If the zeros of P(x) are 1, -2, and 3, what are the factors of P(x)?
A. (x - 1)(x - 2)(x - 3) C. (x - 1)(x + 2)(x - 3)
B. (x + 1)(x - 2)(x + 3) D. (x + 1)(x - 2)(x - 3)

36. Which of the following is one of the factors of x2 – 7x + 12?

A. x – 2 B. x – 3 C. x + 4 D. x + 6

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 37. What are the zeros of x2 + 5x – 24?
A. x = -6, 4 B. x = -4, 6 C. x = -8, 3 D. x = -3, 8
38. If (x + 2) and (x - 4) are factors of P(x) = x³ - x² - 10x – 8, what is the other factor?
A. x + 1 B. x - 1 C. x + 2 D. x – 2
39. Write the polynomial x3 - 6x2 + 11x - 6 in factored form.
A. (x - 3)(x - 2)(x -1) C. (x+3)(x+2)(x+1)
B. (x - 3)(x+2)(x +1) D. (x + 3)(x - 2)(x +1)
40. Which of the following illustrates a polynomial equation?
4
A. 5x5 + 2x3 = 0 B. 3𝑥 −2 + 5 = 0 C. √6𝑥3 +5x D. =0
𝑥²

41. Which of the following is a possible value of x in the equation x3 + 2x2 – 8x – 9 = 0?

A. -4 B. -1 C. 2 D. 5
42. The possible roots of 3x5– x4 + 6x3 – 2x2 + 8x – 5 = 0 are
A. ± 1/3, ±1, ±5/3, ±5 C. ±1/3, ±5/3
B. ±3/5, ±3, ±5 D. ±3, ±5
43. Find the zeros of P(x) = x4 – 13x2 + 36
A. -7, -6, 7, 9 C. -3, -2, 2, 3
B.-9, -4, 4, 9 D. -6, -3, -2, -1
44. How many positive real roots does 2x4 - 3x3 - 4x2 + 3x + 2 = 0 have?
A. 1 B. 2 C. 3 D. 4
45. One of the roots of the polynomial equation 2x3 + 5x2 - 28x – 15 = 0 is -5. Find the
other roots.
A. 3/2, -3 B. ½, -3 C. - 3/2, 3 D. – ½, 3
46. Find the polynomial equation whose roots are -2, 3, and -4.
A. x3 + 3x2 - 10x – 24 = 0 C. x3 + 3x2 - 10x + 24 = 0
B. x3 - 3x2 + 10x + 24 = 0 D. x3 + 3x2 + 10x – 24 = 0
47. If 4 is a root of x2 – 3kx + 3k – 7 = 0, then the value of k is ___.
A. 7/4 B. 1 C. 4 D. 7
48. The rectangular garden of Nightbirde has an area of 8x2 + 14x – 15 square meters. If
the length measures (2x + 5) meters, find the width.
A. (4x – 3) m C. (6x – 3) m
B. (4x + 3) m D. (6x + 3) m
49. The volume of a rectangular shoe box is 2x3 – 9x2 – 19x + 6 cubic cm. and its height is
(x – 6) cm. Find the area of the box’s base.
A. x2 + 3x – 1 cm2 C. 2x2 + 3x – 1 cm2
B. x – 3x + 1 cm
2 2 D. 2x2 – 3x + 1 cm2
50. The length of a rectangular box is 3 inches more than the width, the width is 2 inches
more than the height , and the volume of the box is 120 cubic inches. If the height is
represented by x, which of the following polynomial equations defines the volume of the
box?
A. x3 + 7x2 + 10x = 120 C. x3 + 4x2 + 10x = 120
3 2
B. x + 5x + 10x = 120 D. x3 + 3x2 + 10x = 120

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