Republic of the Philippines

Department of Education
Region 02 (Cagayan Valley)
SCHOOLS DIVISION OF ISABELA
LUNA DISTRICT
STO. DOMINGO-SAN ISIDRO INTEGRATED SCHOOL
First Quarter Examination
Mathematics 10
Directions: Read and understand each item. Choose the letter of your answer and write it on the
answer sheet provided. Use CAPITAL LETTERS ONLY.

1. Which of the following shows a pattern?

A. 3, 2, 3, 2, 3, 2 C. A, G, M, T, 0, 9
B. 5, 7, 2, T, 6, Y D. smooth, long, wall, sing
2. Which of the following defines infinite sequence?
A. Days of the week C. Every other day
B. Teenage life D. First Fridays of July 2020
3. What are the next three terms of the sequence 1, 11, 22, 34, . . ..?
A. 46, 60, 75 B. 47, 61, 76 C. 42, 54, 66 D. 44, 60, 74
4. Which numerical pattern follows the rule “the next term is obtained by alternately subtracting 3 and multiplying by 2”, when
starting with 5?
A) 5, 10, 20, 40, 50 B) 5, 2, 4, 1, 2 C) 5, 2, −1, −4, −7 D) 5, 8, 16, 19, 38
5. Madison has the number pattern {5,3,8,6,11} for a homework problem. She says that the number pattern is alternately adding
5 and subtracting 2. Did Madison correctly describe the pattern?
A. No, the pattern is alternately adding 5 and subtracting 2.
B. No, the pattern is alternately subtracting 2 and adding 5.
C. No, the pattern is alternately subtracting 3 and adding 4.
D. Yes, Madison's description of the pattern is correct.
6. Which of the following is the common difference in the sequence: 0, 4, 8, 12, …?
A. 1 B. 2 C. 3 D.4
7. Which of the following is an arithmetic sequence?
A. 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 9… B. 1, 10, 20, 30… C. 1, -1, -3, -5… D. 7, -7, 7, -7 …
8. Which is NOT true about the arithmetic sequence: 25, 32, 39, 46, …?
A. The common difference is 7. B. The 7th term is 60. C. the 6th term is 60. D. the 8th term is 74.
9. I was advised by my physician to walk each day in the morning as my daily exercise. On my first day, I walked 40m. On the
second and third day, I walked 60m and 80m, respectively, and so on. Which of the following is the distance I walked on the 10th
day if I continue the pattern in my daily walk?
A. 180 m B. 200 m C. 220 m D. 240 m
10. During a free-fall rappelling, a skydiver jumps 36 feet, 48 feet, and 60 feet on the first, second, and third fall, respectively. If
he continues to jump at this pattern, how many feet will he have jumped during the tenth fall?
A.144 ft B. 156 ft C. 132 ft D. 140 ft
11. Find the nth term of the arithmetic sequence given the following given: 𝑎1=5 d= 5 n=25
A. 25th term is115 B. 25th term is 125 C. 25th term is120 D. 25th term is130
12. If three arithmetic means are inserted between -15 and 9, find the first of these arithmetic means.
A. 3 B. -3 C. -6 D. -9
13. After one second, a rocket is 40 ft above the ground. After another second, it is 95 feet above the ground. Then after another
second, it is already 150 feet above the ground. If it continues to rise at this rate, how many feet above the ground will the
rocket be after 16 seconds?
A. 780 ft B. 830 ft C. 855 ft D. 865 ft
14. Mirasol saved 8 pesos on the first day of January, 11 pesos on the second day, 14 pesos on the third day, and so on, up to the
last day of the month. How much did Mirasol save at the end of January?
A. Php 4282 B. Php 4290 C. Php 1643 D. Php 1 590
15. The first term of an arithmetic sequence is 8, the last term is 56 and the sum is 416. Find the number of terms.
A. 13 B. 12 C. 11 D. 10
16. This refers to the number that is being multiplied to obtain a geometric sequence.
A. Number of Terms B. Common Denominator C. Common Difference D. Common Ratio
17. What term fits on the blank in the sequence ____, 0, 3, 6, …?
A. −3 B. 0 C. 3 D. 6

For items 18 and 19, determine whether the given situation is an arithmetic sequence, a geometric sequence, or neither.
Write:
A. Arithmetic B. Geometric C. Neither
18. Growth of bacteria on a petri dish.
19. Playing the stacking cups game.
20. What expression is same as (𝑎∙𝑎∙𝑎∙𝑎∙𝑎) (𝑏∙𝑏∙𝑏)?
A. 15 ab B. a 5 b 3 C. a 3 b D. 5 a3 b
21. The first term of a geometric sequence is 2, and the second term is 10, what is the fifth term?
A. 250 B. 100 C. 500 D. 1 250
22. Which of the following geometric means should be inserted to complete the geometric sequence: -1, ____, -25, ____, -625?
A. -5, 125 B. -5, -125 C. 5, -125 D. 5, 125
23. Find the 12th term of the geometric sequence 1, 2, 4, ...
A. 512 B. 1 024 C. 2 048 D. 1 112
24. Find a 5, if a 1=2∧r =3.
A. 160 B. 161 C. 162 D. 163
25. Find the sum of the first 15 terms of the arithmetic sequence 17, 12, 7, 2, …
A. 270 B. 287 C. −287 D. −270
26. The sum of the first 12 terms of an arithmetic sequence is 606. What is the first term if the last term is 67?
A. 64 B. 54 C. 34 D. 44
27. Jane was saving for a pair of shoes. From her weekly allowance, she 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 she continued saving in this pattern and made 43 deposits, how much did Jane
save?
A. Php 3822 B. Php 3827 C. Php 7644 D. Php 6574
28. Mrs. De la Cruz started her business with an income of Php 250,000 for the first year and an increase of Php 6,000 yearly.
How much is the total income of Mrs. De la Cruz for 6 years since she started her business?
A. Php 530,000 B. Php 3,180,000 C. Php 1,590,000 D. Php 1,608,000
29. A nanny receives a starting annual salary of Php 60,000 with a yearly increase of Php 3600. What is her total income for 5
years?
A. Php 672,000 B. Php 552,000 C. Php 276,000 D. Php 336,000
30. If a sixth-degree polynomial is divided by a second-degree polynomial, what is the degree of the quotient?
A. 1 B. 2 C. 3 D. 4
31. Divide: x 3+ 2 x 2−5 x−10 by x2 −5.
A. x 2−3 x+ 10 B. x 2+ 7 x +30 C. x +2 D. x−2
For items 32, refer to the synthetic division below.

32. Which of the following polynomials is the quotient?

A. x 3−6 x 2 +2 x +21 C. x 3−3 x 2−7 x
4 3 2
B. x −6 x +2 x + 21 x D. x 2−3 x−7
33. Determine which of the following binomials is a factor of P ( x ) =x3 −7 x+5 .
A. x – 1 B. x + 1 C. x + 2 D. x-2
34. Which polynomial gives a remainder of zero when divided by 3x – 2?
A. 12 x2 +15 x−18 C. 12 x2 +18 x+ 7
B. 12 x2 +19 x−18 D. 12 x2 +8 x +7
35. Evaluate the polynomial x 3+ x2 + x +3 at the given value of x = -2
A. 3 B. -3 C. 17 D. -17
36. According to Rational Root Theorem, which of the following is a possible zero of the polynomial P(b)= 6 b 3−3 b2 +2 b−4 ?
3 5 3 1
A. B. C. D.
4 3 2 2
37. Using Rational
Theorem, Root list all the possible rational roots of t the polynomial equation
4 3 2
4 x +31 x −4 x −89 x +22=0 .
1 1 2 4 1
A. ± 22 ,± 11 ,± 2 ,± 1 C. ± 1, ± ,± , ±2 , ± 4 , ± ,± ,±
2 11 11 11 22
1 1 11 11
B. ± 4 ,± 2 ,± 1 D. ± 1, ± ,± , ±2 , ± 11, ± ,± ,± 22
2 4 2 4
38. If 7 is a rational zero of the polynomial p ( x ) =2 x 3−14 x2 + x−7 , which of the following is NOT true?
A. (x + 7) is a factor of p(x) C. 7 is a possible zero of p(x)
B. (x – 7) is a factor of p(x) D. -7 is not a possible zero of p(x)
39. How many possible real roots does the polynomial equation 4 x3 + 4 x 2−31 x+5=0 have?
A. at most 4 B. at most 3 C. at least 4 D. at least 3
40. If 4 is a root of x 2−3 kx +3 k −7=0, then the value of k is ___.
 7
A. B. 1 C. 4 D. 7
4
41. Which of the following is NOT a polynomial equation?
A. x 3−2 x 2+3 x−2=0 B. −3 x+ 5 x 14 −3=0 C. x−2 + x=0 D. 5 x=0
42. Which of the following is the degree of the polynomial equation x=9?
A. 0 B. 1 C. 3 D. 9
43. What value of m will make 2m + 1 equal to zero?
1 1
A. 2 B. C. 0 D. -
2 2
44. Find a quadratic polynomial with roots -1 and 2.
A. a 2−a+2=0 B. a 2−a−2=0 C. a 2+ a−2=0 D. a 2+ a+2=0
45Find a cubic polynomial equation with roots -2, 2 and -4.
A. m 3 +4 m2 −4 m−16=0 C. m 3−4 m 2−m+16=0
B. 10 m 3−m 2−m+16=0 D. m 3−4 m 2−4 m+ 16=0
46. Which of the following polynomial equations has 3 as a root?
A. a 3+3 a2−a+ 3=0 C. a 3−3 a2 +a+ 3=0
3 2
B. a +3 a −a−3=0 D. a 3−3 a2−a+3=0
47. Identify all real roots of 4 x 4 +31 x 3−4 x 2−89 x +22=0.
1 1 1 11 11
A. -2, C. ±1, ± , ± , ±2, ± 11, ± ,±
4 2 4 2 4
1 1
4 √
B. ±2, ± , ± 5, -3-2 √ 5 D. -2, , -3+2 √ 5 , -3-2 √ 5
4
For items 48 and 49, refer to the problem below.
The volume of a rectangular solid is 750 cubic units. The width (w) is 7 units more than the height (h) and the length (l) is 1 unit
more than 8 times the height.
48. Which correctly represents the width of the solid?
A. (7w) (l) (3+2h) B. 8h + 1 C. h + 7 D. 8h
49. What is the working equation to find the dimensions of the solid?
A. v = (7w) (l)(8h) B. v = (8h + 1) (h) C. 750 = (h + 7) (8h + 1) D. 750 = h (h + 7) (8h + 1)
50. In Sto. Domingo-San Isidro Integrated School, the length and the width of the building is (x + 9) m and (x – 4) m respectively.
If its area is 500m2, which of the following mathematical statements can show the relationship between the dimension of the
school building?
A. (x +9)(x−4)=500 C. x 2+ 5 x – 36=500
2
B. x + 5 x – 36=1000 D. (x +9)(x−4)=100

Prepared: Checked:

SHEILA MAE J. FABAVIER-MAILEM RUDY R. MARIANO, JR, PhD

Mathematics 9 Teacher School Head