The Catholic College of Agusan del Sur
Mt. Carmel College of San Francisco, Inc.
8501, San Francisco, Agusan del Sur, Philippines
1st Midterm Examination in Mathematics 10
Name: ________________________________________ Date: ____________
Grade and Section: ______________________________ Score: ___________
I. Multiple Choice
Direction: Choose the letter of the correct answer from the choices given. Write your answer before
the number.
1. What is the next term in the geometric sequence 4, -12, 36?
a. -42 b. -54 c. -72 d. -108
13 7 15
2. Find the common difference in the arithmetic sequence 3, , , ,…
4 2 4
a. ¼ b. ¾ c. 5/2 d. 4
3. If three arithmetic means are inserted between 11 and 39, find the second arithmetic
mean.
a. 18 b. 25 c. 32 d. 46
4. If three geometric means are inserted between 1 and 256, find the third geometric mean.
a. 64 b. 32 c. 16 d. 4
5. The first term of the arithmetic sequence is 2 while the 18th term is 87. Find the common
difference of the sequence
a. 7 b. 6 c. 5 d. 3
6. Find the sum of the geometric sequence where the first term is 3, the last term is 46,
875 and the common ratio is 5.
a. 58 593 b. 58, 594 c. 58, 595 d. 58, 596
7. Find the 8th term of the geometric sequence where the 3rd term is 27 and the common
ratio is 3.
a. 2187 b. 6561 c. 19 683 d. 59 049
8. What is the quotient when x2 – 25 is divided by x – 5?
a. x – 5 c. x + 5
b. x – 25 d. x + 25
9. Below is the solution when P(x) = (x3 + 6x2 + 2x – 12) is divided by
(x + 2).
-2 ¿ 1 6 2 -12
-2 -8 12
1 4 -6 0
Express the third row as a polynomial in x.
A. x2 – 4x – 6 C. x2 + 4x + 6
B. x2 – 4x + 6 D. x2 + 4x – 6
10. If (7x4 – 5x5 – 7x3 + 2x – 3) is divided by (x + 3) using synthetic
division, the numbers in the first row would be
A. – 5 7 –7 0 2 –3 C. 1 7 –7 0 2 –3
B. – 7 –7 –5 0 2 –3 D. –3 7 –7 0 2 –5
11. Gabriel used synthetic division to find the quotient if
(5x2 – 16x + 4x3 – 3) is divided by (x – 2). He obtained –19 as remainder. His solution is shown
below.
2 5 –16 4 –3
10 –12 –16
5 –6 –8 –19
What is the error?
i. The sign of the divisor was not changed.
ii. The terms of the polynomial were not arranged according to decreasing powers of x.
iii. The sum entries in the third row are incorrect.
iv. The numerical coefficients of the first row were not properly written.
A. i only C. ii and iv only
B. ii only D. i and iii only
For items 12 to 15, use the illustration on long division that follows: Divide (5x2 + 14x – 24) by (x + 4).
12. Which is the divisor?
A. x + 4 B. 5x – 6 C. 5x 2 + 14x – 24 D. 0
13. Which is the quotient?
A. x + 4 B. 5x – 6 C. 5x 2 + 14x – 24 D. 0
14. What is the process used to obtain the 2nd line?
a. Subtracting 5x from (x + 4) C. Adding 5x to (x + 4)
b. Dividing 5x by (x + 4) D. Multiplying 5x by (x + 4)
15. Which expression gives the remainder when P(x) = 4x2 + 2x – 5 is divided by x-2?
A. P(-5) B. P(-2) C. P(2) D. P(5/4)
II. Solving
Direction. Solve each problem and show your solution. No solution means a wrong answer.
1. What are the first five terms of the sequence an = - 3n + 7
2. Determine the 14th term of the arithmetic sequence 7, 15, 23, 31, …
3. Determine the sum of the11th term of the geometric sequence – 8, - 4, -2, …
4. Determine the geometric mean of 10, __, __, 270.
5. Divide 4x3 +9x-5x2 +7 by x + 2 by using Long Division and Synthetic Division
6. Divide 3x4 – 5x3 + 2x – 1 by x – 3 by using Long Division and Synthetic Division
