General Mathematics 1st Quarter Exam

Las Nieves National High School

INSTRUCTIONS: SHADE THE LETTER of the best answer for each question.
STRICTLY NO ERASURES and MIND YOUR OWN PAPER. Shade letter E if you
can’t find the answer among the choices.

1. What do you call a relation where each element in c. f(x)= |x-5| +3 d. none
the domain is related to only one value in the range
by some rules? 8. For what values of x can we not evaluate the function
a. Domain b. Function x+ 4
c. Range d. Relation f(x)= 2
x −9
a. ±4 b. ±3 c. ±2 d. ±1
2. In a relation, what do you call the x values or the
input?
9. 2 - 1/2 =?
a. Domain c. Function
a. 1 b. 3/2 c. 2 d. 5/2
c. Range d. Relation
30 3
3. In a relation, what do you call the set of y values or 10. ÷ =?
the output? 7 21
a. Piecewise c. Domain a. 3/5 b. 30 c. 15/2 d. 25
b. Range d. Dependent
2
x −4 x-2=?
4. Which of the following tables represent a function? 11. ÷
x+ 2
a. 2
X 1 2 3 1 x −16 x−4
a. 2 c.
y 4 5 6 7 x + 4 x−16 x+ 4
x +4 x−2
b. b. 2 d.
x + 4 x−16 x+ 2
X 2 4 6 6
y 4 5 6 7
12. A function of the form 𝑓(𝑥)=𝑝(𝑥)/𝑞(𝑥) where p(x) and
c. q(x) are polynomial functions and q(x) is not zero.
a. Rational Equation c. Rational Inequality
X 3 5 6 7
b. Rational Function d. None
y 4 5 6 7

d. 13. An inequality involving rational expressions

a. Rational Equation b. Rational Inequality
X 4 5 6 6
y 4 5 6 7 c. Rational Function d. None

5. Which of the following relations is NOT a 14. Which of the following is considered rational equation??
function? √ 2 x+ 5 x+5
a.2= c.
a. The rule which assigns a capital city to each 4 4
province. 2 x +5
b. The rule which assigns a President to each b. 2= d. Independent
4
country.
c. The rule which assigns religion to each person. 15. It is a line that continuously approaches a given curve
d. The rule which assigns tourist spot to each but does not intersect at any finite distance.
province. a. linear equation c. intercept
b. asymptote d. none
6. What kind of function is being illustrated by
|x-5| +3 3
x −11
16. Find the horizontal asymptote of y= 2
a. Rational Function c. Greatest Integer Function x +2 x+ 3
b. Constant Function d. Absolute Value Function a. y=0 b. y=1
c. y=3 d. no horizontal asymptote
7. Which of the following is an exponential function? 3
x −11
17. Find the horizontal asymptote of y=
a. f(x)= 2 x +1 b. f(x)= x 2+ 1 3
x +2 x +3
a. y=0 b. y=1 27. Find the inverse of f(x)= x 2+ 12 x−4
c. y=3 d. no horizontal asymptote
a. ±x -40c. x 2+ 40
18-19. Due to Typhoon Rosing the bus slows down the b. ±x+40 d. x 2−40
2
regular trip rate which results to additional 2 hours in
28. Find the inverse of f(x)=
x −2
covering a 140-km distance to its regular time. 3
a. √ 3 x +2 b. √ 3 x−2
18. Write a function that expresses the time t as a function of
c. √ (3 x +2) d. √ (3 x−5)
regular rate r in travelling.
140 r
a. t(r)= b. t(r)= 29. Find the inverse of f(x)= 3x-4
r 140
4 x +3 x+ 4
140 r a. c.
c. t(r)= +2 d. t(r)= +2 4 3
r 140
x+ 4
b. d. none
19. What function expresses the time as a function of rate 3
during the typhoon?
140 r 30. What symbol is present in the equation
a. t(r)= c. t(r)= √ 2 x+ 5
r 140 𝑦= for not considering it as rational function?
140 r 4
b. t(r)= +2 d. t(r)= +2 a. y c. √2x
r 140
b. ≤ d. none

20. It associates two or more values of the independent 31. What does "half-life" mean?
(input) variable with a single value of the dependent a) The interest earned on a savings account with
(output) variable. compounding.
a. One-to-one b. Many-to-one b) The time it takes for half of a substance to decay.
c. One-to-many d. Many-to-many c) A gradual increase in value that speeds up over time.
d) The time it takes for an investment to double.
21. It is a single x-value that relates to two different y-
values. 32. What does "exponential growth" mean?
a. One-to-one c. Many-to-one a) The time it takes for half of a substance to decay.
b. One-to-many d. Many-to-many b) The interest earned on a savings account with
compounding.
22. A single x-value relates to only one unique y-values. c) A gradual increase in value that speeds up over time.
a. One-to-one c. Many-to-one d) A constant rate of change.
b. One-to-many d. Many-to-many
33. What does "compound interest" mean?
23. Las Nieves National High School has its own School ID a) The time it takes for half of a substance to decay.
which is 304689 while other school also has their own b) The interest earned on a savings account with
school ID. Which rule represent the given statement? compounding.
a. One-to-one c. Many-to-one c) A gradual increase in value that speeds up over time.
b. One-to-many d. Many-to-many d) The time it takes for an investment to quadruple.

24. If a ___________ can intersect the graph of the function, 34. If you have P1,000 and invest it at an annual interest rate
more than one time then the function is not mapped as one- of 5% compounded annually, how much will you have after
to-one. 5 years?
a. Vertical Line Test c. T-test a) P1,276.28 b) P1,276.89
b. Horizontal Line Test d. Z-test c) P1,282.04 d) P1,300.00
35. If a radioactive substance has a half-life of 10 years and
you start with 300 grams of the substance, how much will be
25. Which is not involved in the process of finding the left after 20 years?
inverse of a function? a) 25 grams b) 50 grams
a. Write the function in the form y = f(x). c) 75 grams d) 100 grams
b. Interchange the x and y variables.
c. Write in the function in the simplest form. 36. If a population of bacteria doubles every hour, how long
d. Solve for y in terms of x. will it take for the population to increase by a factor of 32?
a) 3 hours b) 4 hours
26. Which is not related to the word “inverse”? c) 5 hours d) 6 hours
a. undo c. opposite
b. deleted. interchange 37. If 22 x = 16, what is the value of x?
a) 1 b) 2 Bonus (answer at the back of your answer sheet):
c) 3 d) 4
Gisugo ka sa imo Mama papaliton og tunga sa kilo na
2 x−1 x−4 baboy, balig one fourth na buwad og three fourth na isda.
38. If 4 =8 , what is the value of x?
a) 3 b) 4 Ang presyo sa baboy kay dosientos ochenta, sa buwadqq
c)5 d)-8 kay sitenta, bugas singkwenta og isda trescientos bente.
Kung gitagaan ka og quinientos sa imo mama, pila man ang
39. Which of the following represents exponential growth? sukli?
a) f(x) = 1/x b) f(x) = 2 x
c) f(x) = ln(x) d) f(x) = x 2

40. What is the solution to the equation 3 x= 81?

a) x = 2 b) x = 3
c) x = 4 d) x = 5

41. What is the value of 51 /2?

a) 25 b) 2.236
c) 5 d) 2.5

42. 273 +27 3+ 273=27 x , what is x?

a) 10/3 b) 9
c) 6 d) 10

43. If log b a = 3 and log b c = 2, what is log b (a∗c ¿)¿ ?

a) 5 b) 6
c) 2 d) 3

44. The natural logarithm, ln(x), is the logarithm with base:

a) 10 b) e
c) 2 d) 1

45. What is the value of 3 ln ⁡(5 )?

a) 5 b) 0
c) e d) 1

46. Which of the following is a property of logarithms: log(a

* b) = ?
a) log(a) * log(b) b) log(a) + log(b)
c) log(a) / log(b) d) log(a - b)

47. If log a b = c, what is the equivalent exponential form of

this equation?
a) a c = b b) a b= c
c) c a = b d) b c= a

48. What is the natural logarithm of 1?

a) 0 b) 1
c) e d) -1

49. What is the value of ln(e)?

a) 0 b) 1
c) -1 d) e

50. What is the solution to the equation e x = 10?

a) x = ln(10) b) x = 2
c) x = 1 d) x = 1