SUMMATIVE TEST

Part 1

Choose the letter that you think best answers the question.

1. What is the next term in the geometric sequence 324, −108, 36?

𝑎. 4 𝑏. −4 𝑐. −12 𝑑. 12
6 10
2. Find the common difference in the arithmetic sequence 1, 4 , 2, 4
, 3, …
1 3 1 3
𝑎. 𝑏. 𝑐. 𝑑.
4 4 2 2

3. Which set of numbers is an example of a harmonic sequence?

6 13 9 5 1 1 1 1
𝑎. 2 ,1 ,1 ,1 𝑐. , , ,
11 15 19 23 3 9 27 81
1 2 2 2
𝑏. 2 , −1, 2, −4 𝑑. 1, 3 , 5 , 7

4. What is the sum of all the even integers between 9 and 27?

𝑎. 144 𝑏. 162 𝑐. 170 𝑑. 180

5. 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
15
6. If three geometric means are inserted between 120 and 2
, find the third of these geometric means.

𝑎. 60 𝑏. 30 𝑐. 15 𝑑. 1
1 1 1
7. What is the next term of the harmonic sequence − 6 , − 2 , 2 ?
1 1 1 1
𝑎. 𝑏. 𝑐. 𝑑.
3 4 5 6

8. Which term of the arithmetic sequence 5, 9, 13, 17, … is 401?

𝑎. 99𝑡ℎ 𝑡𝑒𝑟𝑚 𝑏. 100𝑡ℎ 𝑡𝑒𝑟𝑚 𝑐. 111𝑡ℎ 𝑡𝑒𝑟𝑚 𝑑. 112 𝑡ℎ 𝑡𝑒𝑟𝑚

2 2
9. What is the 7th term of the geometric sequence 10, 2, 5 , 25 , … ?
2 2 2 2
𝑎. 125 𝑏. 625 𝑐. 3125 𝑑. 15625

10. The first term of an arithmetic sequence is 28 while the 12𝑡ℎ term is 105. What is the common difference of the
sequence?

𝑎. 7 𝑏. 6 𝑐. 5 𝑑. 3
11. What is the next term in the Fibonacci sequence 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, 21, 34, 55, 89?

𝑎. 123 𝑏. 124 𝑐. 134 𝑑. 144

1
12. Find the sum of the first six terms of the geometric sequence with first term 40 and common ratio 2.
315 315 315
𝑎. 4
𝑏. 2
𝑐. 8
𝑑. 315

13. What is the tenth term of a geometric sequence with 32 as the fourth term and 2 as the common ratio?

𝑎. 2048 𝑏. 2058 𝑐. 1024 𝑑. 1034

14. What is the sum of all multiples of 4 between 15 and 49?

𝑎. 224 𝑏. 240 𝑐. 288 𝑑. 340

𝑛2 −1
15. What is the tenth term of the sequence whose 𝑛𝑡ℎ term is 𝑎𝑛 = 𝑛2 +1 ?
19 80 99 100
𝑎. 21 𝑏. 82 𝑐. 101 𝑑. 102

16. Find the sum to infinity of 1, 0.2, 0.04, 0.008, …

𝑎. 0.2 𝑏. 1.666 … 𝑐. 1.25 𝑑. 1.5
1 1 1 1
17. Which is the 𝑛𝑡ℎ term of the harmonic sequence , , , ,…?
4 8 12 16
1 1 1 1
𝑎. 2𝑛+2 𝑏. 4𝑛 𝑐. 2𝑛 𝑑. 4𝑛−2

18. Find 𝑝 so that 𝑝 + 7, 3𝑝 + 9, 𝑝 + 3, … form an arithmetic sequence.

𝑎. −2 𝑏. 2 𝑐. −3 𝑑. 3
19. What is 𝑘, so that 𝑘 − 3, 𝑘 + 2, 𝑘 + 3 form a geometric sequence?
1 1 13 13
𝑎. − 𝑏. 𝑐. − 𝑑.
5 5 4 4

20. A culture of bacteria doubles every 2 hours. If there are 500 bacteria at the beginning, how many bacteria will there
be at 24 hours?

𝑎. 1, 024, 000 𝑏. 2, 048, 000 𝑐. 8, 388, 000 𝑑. 4, 194, 000

21. A rocket rises 30 feet after 1 second, 85 feet after 2 seconds, and 140 after 3 seconds. If it continues to rise at this
rate, how many feet will it rise after 16 seconds?

𝑎. 780 𝑓𝑡. 𝑏. 830 𝑓𝑡. 𝑐. 855 𝑓𝑡. 𝑑. 910 𝑓𝑡.

22. Ramilo is a track and field representative of the Maginoo High School for the Palarong Pambansa. He begins training
by running 5 miles during the first week, 6.5 miles during the second week, and 8 miles on the third week. Assume this
pattern continues, how far will he run on the tenth week?

𝑎. 18.5 𝑚𝑖𝑙𝑒𝑠 𝑏. 20 𝑚𝑖𝑙𝑒𝑠 𝑐. 21.5 𝑚𝑖𝑙𝑒𝑠 𝑑. 23 𝑚𝑖𝑙𝑒𝑠

23. A mine worker discovers an ore sample containing 500 mg of radioactive material. It was discovered that the
radioactive material had half-life of 1 day. About how much of the radioactive material will be present after 7 days?

𝑎. 3.9 𝑚𝑔 𝑏. 7.8 𝑚𝑔 𝑐. 15.6 𝑚𝑔 𝑑. 31.2 𝑚𝑔

24. A snail is crawling straight up a wall. The first hour it climbs 16 inches, the second hour it climbs 12 inches, each
succeeding hour it climbs only three-fourths the distance it climbed the previous hour. How far does the snail climb
during the seventh hour?
256 256 729 14,197
𝑎. 729 𝑏. 14,197 𝑐. 256 𝑑. 256

25. Aling Puring’s 24 − ℎ𝑜𝑢𝑟 convenience store opened 8 months ago. The first month she made a profit of 𝑃ℎ𝑝3,000.
Each month thereafter, her profit averaged 20% greater than that of the previous month. How much profit did Aling
Puring earn each 8𝑡ℎ month of business?

𝑎. 𝑃ℎ𝑝10, 749.5424 𝑏. 𝑃ℎ𝑝10, 739.5424 𝑐. 𝑃ℎ𝑝10, 729.5424 𝑑. 𝑃ℎ𝑝10, 19.5424

26. Which of the following is a polynomial?

𝑖. 𝑥 −3 + 2𝑥 −2 + 5𝑥 + 2 𝑖𝑖. 5𝑥 3 + 3𝑥 2 + 𝑥 + 2 𝑖𝑖𝑖. √5𝑥 2 + √3𝑥

𝑎. 𝑖 𝑜𝑛𝑙𝑦 𝑏. 𝑖𝑖 𝑜𝑛𝑙𝑦 𝑐. 𝑖 𝑎𝑛𝑑𝑖𝑖 𝑑. 𝑖 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑖𝑖𝑖
27. The following are examples of polynomials, EXCEPT

𝑎. 𝑦 2 − 4𝑦 + 5 𝑏. 5𝑥 −3 + 9𝑥 −2 + 12𝑥 + 8 𝑐. 3𝑟 4 − 5𝑟 3 + 2𝑟 − 1 𝑑. 𝑎3 − 𝑏 3

28. What is the leading coefficient of the polynomial, 5𝑥 9 + 4𝑥 8 + 4𝑥 5 + 𝑥 3 + 𝑥?

𝑎. 3 𝑏. 5 𝑐. 8 𝑑. 9

29. What is the quotient when (𝑥 2 − 14𝑥 + 49) is divided by (𝑥 − 7)?

𝑎. 𝑥 + 7 𝑏. 𝑥 − 49 𝑐. 𝑥 − 7 𝑑. 𝑥 + 4
For items 30 to 33, use the illustration on long division that follows:

Divide (25𝑥 2 − 50𝑥 + 25) by (5𝑥 − 5)

30. What is the remainder?

𝑎. 0 𝑏. 5 𝑐. −5 𝑑. 25
31. Which is the divisor?

𝑎. 5𝑥 + 5 𝑏. 5𝑥 − 5 𝑐. 25𝑥 2 − 50𝑥 + 25 𝑑. 0
32. Which is the quotient?

𝑎. 5𝑥 + 5 𝑏. 5𝑥 − 5 𝑐. 25𝑥 2 − 50𝑥 + 25 𝑑. 0

33. What is the process used to obtain the 2𝑛𝑑 line?

𝑎. 𝑀𝑢𝑙𝑡𝑖𝑝𝑙𝑦𝑖𝑛𝑔 (5𝑥)𝑏𝑦 (5𝑥 − 5) 𝑐. 𝐴𝑑𝑑𝑖𝑛𝑔 (5𝑥)𝑏𝑦 (5𝑥 − 5)

𝑏. 𝐷𝑖𝑣𝑖𝑑𝑖𝑛𝑔 (5𝑥)𝑏𝑦 (5𝑥 − 5) 𝑑. 𝑆𝑢𝑏𝑡𝑟𝑎𝑐𝑡𝑖𝑛𝑔 (5𝑥)𝑏𝑦 (5𝑥 − 5)

34. Which expression gives the remainder 𝑃(𝑥) = 4𝑥 2 + 2𝑥 − 5 is divided by (𝑥 − 1)

5
𝑎. 𝑃(−5) 𝑏. 𝑃(−2) 𝑐. 𝑃(2) 𝑑. 𝑃(4)

35. What is the remainder when (9𝑥 + 8𝑥 2 + 7𝑥 3 + ⋯ + 𝑥 9 ) is divided by (𝑥 − 1)?

𝑎. 45 𝑏. 90 𝑐. 180 𝑑. 360

36. What is the remainder when 10𝑥 159 − 5 is divided by (𝑥 − 1)?

𝑎. 10 𝑏. 5 𝑐. −5 𝑑. −10
37. If the remainder after dividing polynomial (5𝑥 3 − 3𝑥 2 + 𝑘) by (𝑥 + 1) is 4, which of the following must be the value
of 𝑘?

𝑎. 10 𝑏. 11 𝑐. 12 𝑑. 13
38. Which of the following polynomials is exactly divisible by (2𝑥 − 1)?

𝑎. 2𝑥 2 − 5𝑥 + 2 𝑏. 2𝑥 2 + 9𝑥 + 1 𝑐. 4𝑥 2 − 16
𝑑. 𝑎𝑙𝑙 𝑜𝑓 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑎𝑏𝑜𝑣𝑒

39. Which polynomial is equal to 25𝑦 2 − 𝑥 2 ?

𝑎. (5𝑦 + 𝑥) (5𝑦 + 𝑥) 𝑏. (5𝑦 + 𝑥) (5𝑦 − 𝑥) 𝑐. (5𝑦 − 𝑥) (5𝑦 − 𝑥) 𝑑. (5𝑦 + 𝑥) (−5𝑦 − 𝑥)

40. Which polynomial when divided by (𝑎 − 2) equals (𝑎2 − 𝑎 − 3) with a remainder of −3?

𝑎. 𝑎3 + 3𝑎2 − 𝑎 + 3 𝑏. 𝑎3 − 𝑎2 − 𝑎 + 3 𝑐. 𝑎3 − 3𝑎2 + 𝑎 + 3 𝑑. 𝑎3 − 3𝑎2 − 𝑎 + 3

41. The quotient when (2𝑥 4 + 4𝑥 3 − 5𝑥 2 + 2𝑥 − 3) is divided by (2𝑥 2 + 1) is

𝑎. 𝑥 2 + 2𝑥 − 3 𝑏. 𝑥 2 − 2𝑥 + 3 𝑐. 𝑥 2 − 2𝑥 − 3 𝑑. 𝑥 2 + 2𝑥 + 3

42. What is the value of 𝑘 such that (𝑥 + 2) is a factor of (3𝑥 3 + 𝑘𝑥 2 + 5𝑥 + 2)?

𝑎. 8 𝑏. 9 𝑐. 10 𝑑. 11

43. What is the value of 𝑘 so that (𝑥 − 3) will be a factor of (𝑥 3 + 𝑘𝑥 + 3)?

𝑎. −10 𝑏. −12 𝑐. −14 𝑑. −16

44. Factor 8𝑥 3 − 729 completely.

𝑎. (2𝑥 − 9)(4𝑥 2 − 18𝑥 + 81) 𝑐. (2𝑥 + 9)(4𝑥 2 + 18𝑥 + 81)

𝑏. (2𝑥 + 9)(4𝑥 2 − 18𝑥 + 81 𝑏. (2𝑥 + 9)(4𝑥 2 + 18𝑥 + 81

45. What is the factored form of 𝑃(𝑥) = 𝑥 4 + 𝑥 3 + 𝑥 2 + 𝑥?

𝑎. (𝑥)(𝑥 + 1)(𝑥 2 + 1) 𝑐. (𝑥)(𝑥 − 1)(𝑥 2 + 1)

𝑏. (𝑥)(1)(𝑥 2 + 1) 𝑑. (𝑥)(−1)(𝑥 2 + 1)

46. Below is the solution when 𝑃(𝑥) = 𝑥 4 − 3𝑥 3 − 45𝑥 − 25 is divided by (𝑥 − 5).

Express the third row as a polynomial in 𝑥.

𝑎. 𝑥 3 + 2𝑥 2 + 10𝑥 + 5 𝑐. 𝑥 3 − 2𝑥 2 + 10𝑥 − 5

𝑏. 𝑥 3 − 2𝑥 2 − 10𝑥 − 5 𝑑. 𝑥 3 − 2𝑥 2 − 10𝑥 + 5

47. If (7𝑥 4 − 5𝑥 5 − 7𝑥 3 + 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 − 5 − 7 0 2 − 3
𝑏. −7 1 − 5 0 2 − 3 𝑑. −3 1 − 7 0 2 − 5

48. Given 𝑃(𝑥) = 3𝑥 3 + 2𝑥 2 − 𝑥. What is the value of 𝑃(2)?

𝑎. 20 𝑏. 30 𝑐. 40 𝑑. 50

49. Gabriel will evaluate an 8𝑡ℎ degree polynomial in 𝑥 at 𝑥 = 10 using the synthetic division. How many coefficients of 𝑥
will be written in the first row of the synthetic division procedure?

𝑎. 8 𝑏. 9 𝑐. 10 𝑑. 11

50. How many positive real roots does 𝑥 4 − 𝑥 3 − 11𝑥 2 + 9𝑥 + 18 = 0 have?

𝑎. 0 𝑏. 1 𝑐. 2 𝑑. 3
SUMMATIVE TEST GRADE 8

1. Which of the following rational expressions has the set of all real numbers except −1 and 1 as its domain?
1 𝑥−1 𝑥−2 𝑥+1
𝑎. 𝑥 2 𝑏. 𝑥+1 𝑐. 𝑥 2 −1 𝑑. 𝑥−1

2. If 𝐴 = −5𝑥 + 3, what is – 𝐴 equal to?

1
𝑎. 3 − 5𝑥 𝑏. −5𝑥 − 3 𝑐. 5𝑥 − 3 𝑑. −5𝑥+3

8𝑥 2 (𝑥−1)
3. Simplify 36𝑥(𝑥 2 −2𝑥+1).

2𝑥 2𝑥 4𝑥 2
𝑎. 9𝑥−1 𝑏. 9(𝑥−1) 𝑐. 18𝑥−1 𝑑. 9𝑥−1

2𝑥+8 𝑥 2 +6𝑥+9
4. Multiply 3𝑥+9 by 4𝑥+16
.
𝑥+3 𝑥+4 2𝑥+3 𝑥+1
𝑎. 𝑏. 𝑐. 𝑑.
6 6(𝑥+3) 6 2

3𝑥 2 6𝑥 4
5. Divide 5𝑥3 by 5𝑥+1.
𝑥+1 5𝑥+1 2(𝑥+1) 1
𝑎. 2𝑥 5 𝑏. 10𝑥5 𝑐. 𝑥5
𝑑. 2𝑥 4

6. What is the 𝐿𝐶𝑀 of 10𝑥, 4𝑥, and 20𝑥 2 ?

𝑎. 4𝑥 𝑏. 40𝑥 𝑐. 20𝑥 2 𝑑. 40𝑥 2

3 4
7. Subtract the following: 𝑥−1 − 𝑥+1.
−𝑥+2 −𝑥−1 𝑥−7 7−𝑥
𝑎. 𝑏. 𝑐. 𝑑.
(𝑥−1)(𝑥+1) (𝑥−1)(𝑥+1) (𝑥−1)(𝑥+1) (𝑥−1)(𝑥+1)

2 2
+
8. Simplify 𝑥4 𝑦
4
−
𝑥 𝑦

𝑥+𝑦 𝑥+𝑦 2𝑥+𝑦 𝑦−𝑥

𝑎. 𝑏. 𝑐. 𝑑.
2𝑥−𝑦 2(𝑦−𝑥) 4𝑥−𝑦 2𝑥+𝑦

9. Determine the slope of the graph of a linear function that passes through the points (1,2) and (7, -5)
7 6 6 7
𝑎. − 𝑏. 𝑐. − 𝑑.
6 7 7 6

10. What is the equation of a line whose 𝑥 − and 𝑦 − 𝑖𝑛𝑡𝑒𝑟𝑐𝑒𝑝𝑡 are 5 and 3 respectively?

𝑎. 3𝑥 + 5𝑦 = −15 𝑏. 3𝑥 + 5𝑦 = 15 𝑐. 5𝑥 − 3𝑦 = −15 𝑑. 5𝑥 − 3𝑦 = 15
11. Determine the 𝑥 − 𝑖𝑛𝑡𝑒𝑟𝑐𝑒𝑝𝑡 of the line that passes through (−6, 2) and (3, −5).
24 7 66
𝑎. −66 𝑏. − 7
𝑐. − 9 𝑑. − 7
15
12. What is the equation of the line that passes through (3, −3), with 𝑥 − 𝑖𝑛𝑡𝑒𝑟𝑐𝑒𝑝𝑡 4
?

𝑎. 4𝑥 − 𝑦 = 15 𝑏. 4𝑥 + 𝑦 = 15 𝑐. 𝑥 − 4𝑦 = 15 𝑑. 𝑥 − 4𝑦 = 15
13. Which of the following is parallel to 2𝑥 + 4𝑦 = 1?

𝑎. 2𝑥 − 4𝑦 = 1 𝑏. 𝑥 + 2𝑦 = 1 𝑐. 4𝑥 − 2𝑦 = 1 𝑑. 4𝑥 + 2𝑦 = 1
2𝑥 𝑦
14. What is the sum of the 𝑥 − and 𝑦 − 𝑖𝑛𝑡𝑒𝑟𝑐𝑒𝑝𝑡 of the line 3
+ 2 = 1?
7 7
𝑎. 5 𝑏. 6 𝑐. 2 𝑑. 2

15. Find the equation of the line through (−5, 2) and is perpendicular through the line 5𝑥 − 4𝑦 = 1.

𝑎. 4𝑥 + 5𝑦 + 10 = 0 𝑏. 4𝑥 + 5𝑦 = 10 𝑐. 5𝑥 − 4𝑦 + 10 = 0 𝑑. 5𝑥 − 4𝑦 = 10
16. What is the zero of the linear function 𝑓(𝑥) = 3𝑥 + 7?
3 7
𝑎. 7 𝑏. 3 𝑐. − 7 𝑑. − 3
17. Find the slope of 3𝑥 + 4𝑦 = 12
3 4 3 4
𝑎. − 4 𝑏. − 3 𝑐. 4 𝑑. 3
𝑎 𝑏 𝑎
18. If 𝑎 = 2, 𝑏 = −3, and 𝑐 = −1, evaluate 𝑏 + 𝑐 + 𝑐 .
2 2 1 1
𝑎. − 𝑏. 𝑐. 𝑑. −
3 3 3 3

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

3 −3 3 −3
𝑎. − −5 𝑏. −5 𝑐. 5 𝑑. − −5

𝑥 2 −4
20. Simplify .
𝑥 2 −4𝑥+4
𝑥+2 𝑥−2 1
𝑎. 𝑥−2 𝑏. 𝑥+2 𝑐. 1 𝑑. 4𝑥
1 3 𝑥+1
21. What is the least common denominator of 2𝑥3 , − 6𝑥 2 and 9𝑥
?

𝑎. 9𝑥 6 𝑏. 18𝑥 3 𝑐. 54𝑥 𝑑. 108

3𝑥 16𝑥
22. Divide − by .
4 9

27 4𝑥 2 64𝑥 3 3
𝑎. − 64 𝑏. − 3
𝑐. − 27
𝑑. − 4

𝑥 2 +3𝑥−4 𝑥 2 +𝑥−6
32. Multiply 𝑥 2 −3𝑥+2 by 𝑥 2 +7𝑥+12.
1
𝑎. 𝑥 2 + 2𝑥 − 8 𝑏. 𝑥−2 𝑐. 1 𝑑. 0
3 1
33. Subtract 𝑥+3 from 𝑥−3.
2𝑥−12 12−2𝑥 2𝑥−6 −2𝑥−6
𝑎. 𝑥 2 −9
𝑏. 𝑥 2 −9
𝑐. 𝑥 2 −9 𝑑. 𝑥 2 −9
1 1
34. What must be added to 𝑥 to produce 3 ?
1 𝑥+3 𝑥−3
𝑎. − 3𝑥 𝑏. 3𝑥 𝑐. 𝑑.
3𝑥 3𝑥
𝑥 2
35. Combine , , and −2𝑥 into a single fraction.
2 𝑥2

4−3𝑥 3 5𝑥 3 +4 −𝑥+2
𝑎. 2𝑥 2
𝑏. 2𝑥 2
𝑐. 0 𝑑. 2+𝑥2
5
3+
8
36. Simplify 3 .
2−
4

9 10 1 3
𝑎. 2 10 𝑏. 29 𝑐. 5 2 𝑑. 2
𝑥 𝑥
37. Solve − = 5.
4 3

𝑎. 12 𝑏. 60 𝑐. −12 𝑑. −60
1
38. One number is 4 times as large as another. The sum of their reciprocals is 2. What is the sum of the numbers?
5 15 25
𝑎. 2 𝑏. 10 𝑐. 2
𝑑. 2

𝑥2 16
39. In solving 𝑥−4 = 𝑥−4, an extraneous root occurs. Which is this?

𝑎. 4 𝑏. −4 𝑐. 2 𝑑. −2
40. Represent the radius of a circle whose circumference is (𝑥 + 1)𝜋 𝑐𝑚.
2 1 𝑥+1
𝑎. 𝑥+1 𝑏. 𝑥+1 𝑐. 2
𝑑. 𝑥 + 1

41. The graph of a linear equation in two variables is

𝑎. 𝑎 𝑝𝑜𝑖𝑛𝑡 𝑏. 𝑎 𝑙𝑖𝑛𝑒 𝑐. 𝑎 𝑟𝑎𝑦 𝑑. 𝑎 𝑠𝑒𝑔𝑚𝑒𝑛𝑡

42. Which of the following is a solution of the equation 5𝑥 + 3𝑦 = −7?

𝑎. (1, −2) b. (-1, 2) 𝑐. (−2, 1) 𝑑. (2, −1)

43. The lines 4𝑥 + 3𝑦 = 2 and 8𝑥 + 6𝑦 = 3 are

𝑎. 𝑖𝑛𝑡𝑒𝑟𝑠𝑒𝑐𝑡𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑏. 𝑝𝑎𝑟𝑎𝑙𝑙𝑒𝑙 𝑐. 𝑐𝑜𝑖𝑛𝑐𝑖𝑑𝑒𝑛𝑡 𝑑. 𝑝𝑒𝑟𝑝𝑒𝑛𝑑𝑖𝑐𝑢𝑙𝑎𝑟

44. Which of the following equation has a graph perpendicular to 𝑦 = 2𝑥 − 3?
1 1 1 1
𝑎. 𝑦 = 2 𝑥 − 3 𝑏. 𝑦 = − 2 𝑥 + 3 𝑐. 𝑦 = 2𝑥 − 3 𝑑. 𝑦 = −2𝑥 + 3

45. The sum of two numbers is 54 and their difference is 18. What is the product of the numbers?

𝑎. 36 𝑏. 648 𝑐. 54 𝑑. 972
46. Translate the statement “the sum of two numbers is at most 51.”

𝑎. 𝑥 + 𝑦 > 51 𝑏. 𝑥 + 𝑦 ≥ 51 𝑐. 𝑥 + 𝑦 < 51 𝑐. 𝑥 + 𝑦 ≤ 51
47. What can be said about the line 𝐴𝑥 + 𝐵𝑦 = 𝐶 when 𝐴 = 𝐵?

𝑎. 𝑇ℎ𝑒 𝑙𝑖𝑛𝑒 𝑝𝑎𝑠𝑠𝑒𝑠 𝑡ℎ𝑟𝑜𝑢𝑔ℎ 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑜𝑟𝑖𝑔𝑖𝑛. 𝑐. 𝑇ℎ𝑒 𝑙𝑖𝑛𝑒 𝑖𝑠 𝑝𝑒𝑟𝑝𝑒𝑛𝑑𝑖𝑐𝑢𝑙𝑎𝑟 𝑡𝑜 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑦 − 𝑎𝑥𝑖𝑠.
𝑏. 𝑇ℎ𝑒 𝑙𝑖𝑛𝑒 𝑖𝑠 𝑝𝑎𝑟𝑎𝑙𝑙𝑒𝑙 𝑡𝑜 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑥 − 𝑎𝑥𝑖𝑠. 𝑑. 𝑇ℎ𝑒 𝑙𝑖𝑛𝑒 𝑝𝑜𝑖𝑛𝑡𝑠 𝑢𝑝𝑤𝑎𝑟𝑑 𝑡𝑜 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑟𝑖𝑔ℎ𝑡.

48. In a system of linear equations, the slope of the lines are equal but the 𝑦 − 𝑖𝑛𝑡𝑒𝑟𝑐𝑒𝑝𝑡𝑠 are not equal. How many
solutions are there in the system?

𝑎. 𝑜𝑛𝑒 𝑏. 𝑡𝑤𝑜 𝑐. 𝑖𝑛𝑓𝑖𝑛𝑖𝑡𝑒𝑙𝑦 𝑚𝑎𝑛𝑦 𝑑. 𝑛𝑜 𝑠𝑜𝑙𝑢𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛

49. What value of 𝑘 will make the system

2𝑥 + 𝑦 = 3
4𝑥 + 𝑘𝑦 = 6
dependent?

𝑎. 4 𝑏. 2 𝑐. 0 𝑑. −2
50. If 𝑥 + 𝑦 < 16 but 𝑥 − 𝑦 > 6, where 𝑥 and 𝑦 are integers, what is the largest integral value of 𝑥𝑦?

𝑎. 36 𝑏. 648 𝑐. 54 𝑑. 62
FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT

GENERAL MATHEMATICS

1. Which of the following has a graph of a function?

𝑎. 𝑥 2 + 𝑦 2 = 9 𝑏. 𝑥 2 − 𝑦 2 = 9 𝑐. 𝑦 − 𝑥 2 = 4 𝑑. 𝑥 − 𝑦 2 = 16
2. Which of the following correspondence is a function?

𝑖. 𝑜𝑛𝑒 − 𝑡𝑜 − 𝑜𝑛𝑒 𝑖𝑖. 𝑜𝑛𝑒 − 𝑡𝑜 − 𝑚𝑎𝑛𝑦 𝑖𝑖𝑖. 𝑚𝑎𝑛𝑦 − 𝑡𝑜 − 𝑜𝑛𝑒

𝑎. 𝑖 𝑜𝑛𝑙𝑦 𝑏. 𝑖𝑖 𝑜𝑛𝑙𝑦 𝑐. 𝑖𝑖 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑖𝑖𝑖 𝑑. 𝑖 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑖𝑖𝑖

3. Let 𝐺(𝑥) = −𝑥 2 . What is 𝐺(−√7)?

𝑎. −6 𝑏. 8 𝑐. 48 𝑑. 50
4. Given 𝐹(𝑥) = 5 − 2𝑥, evaluate 𝐹(𝑥 + 1).

𝑎. 7 − 2𝑥 𝑏. 3 + 2𝑥 𝑐. −2𝑥 + 3 𝑑. 2𝑥 − 7
5. What is the value of [𝜋]?

𝑎. 4 𝑏. 3.1416 𝑐. 3.14 𝑑. 3
6. If 𝐹(𝑥) = 𝑥 − 4 and 𝐺(𝑥) = 2𝑥 + 3, what is (𝐹 + 𝐺)(𝑥)?

𝑎. 𝑥 + 1 𝑏. 1 − 𝑥 𝑐. 𝑥 − 1 𝑑. – 𝑥 − 1

7. Let 𝑓(𝑥) = 𝑥 2 . If (𝑓 ∘ ℎ)(𝑥) = 2𝑥 2 − 𝑥 − 1, what is ℎ(𝑥)?

𝑎. 𝑥 + 1 𝑏. 1 − 𝑥 𝑐. 𝑥 − 1 𝑑. – 𝑥 − 1
8. If 𝑓(𝑥) = 2𝑥 + 1 and 𝑔(𝑥) = 3𝑥, find (𝑓 ∘ 𝑔)(𝑥).

𝑎. 5𝑥 + 1 𝑏. 6𝑥 + 3 𝑐. 𝑥 − 6 𝑑. 6𝑥 + 1
2
9. If 𝐹(𝑥) = 𝑥 2 + 2 and 𝐺(𝑥) = 𝑥, find (𝐺 ∘ 𝐹)(2).
1 1
𝑎. 6 𝑏. 3 𝑐. 3
𝑑. 6

10. If 𝐴 = −5𝑥 + 3, what is – 𝐴 equal to?

1
𝑎. 3 − 5𝑥 𝑏. −5𝑥 − 3 𝑐. 5𝑥 − 3 𝑑. −5𝑥+3

8𝑥 2 (𝑥−1)
11. Simplify .
36𝑥(𝑥 2 −2𝑥+1)

2𝑥 2𝑥 4𝑥 2
𝑎. 9𝑥−1 𝑏. 9(𝑥−1) 𝑐. 18𝑥−1 𝑑. 9𝑥−1

2𝑥+8 𝑥 2 +6𝑥+9
12. Multiply 3𝑥+9 by 4𝑥+16
.
𝑥+3 𝑥+4 2𝑥+3 𝑥+1
𝑎. 6
𝑏. 6(𝑥+3) 𝑐. 6
𝑑. 2

3𝑥 2 6𝑥 4
13. Divide by .
5𝑥 3 5𝑥+1

𝑥+1 5𝑥+1 2(𝑥+1) 1

𝑎. 2𝑥 5 𝑏. 10𝑥5 𝑐. 𝑥5
𝑑. 2𝑥 4
3 4
14. Subtract the following: 𝑥−1 − 𝑥+1.
−𝑥+2 −𝑥−1 𝑥−7 7−𝑥
𝑎. 𝑏. 𝑐. 𝑑.
(𝑥−1)(𝑥+1) (𝑥−1)(𝑥+1) (𝑥−1)(𝑥+1) (𝑥−1)(𝑥+1)

2 2
+
𝑥 𝑦
15. Simplify 4 4
−
𝑥 𝑦

𝑥+𝑦 𝑥+𝑦 2𝑥+𝑦 𝑦−𝑥

𝑎. 𝑏. 𝑐. 𝑑.
2𝑥−𝑦 2(𝑦−𝑥) 4𝑥−𝑦 2𝑥+𝑦
16. Determine the slope of the graph of a linear function that passes through the points (1,2) and (7, -5)
7 6 6 7
𝑎. − 6 𝑏. 7 𝑐. − 7 𝑑. 6

17. What is the equation of a line whose 𝑥 − and 𝑦 − 𝑖𝑛𝑡𝑒𝑟𝑐𝑒𝑝𝑡 are 5 and 3 respectively?

𝑎. 3𝑥 + 5𝑦 = −15 𝑏. 3𝑥 + 5𝑦 = 15 𝑐. 5𝑥 − 3𝑦 = −15 𝑑. 5𝑥 − 3𝑦 = 15
18. Determine the 𝑥 − 𝑖𝑛𝑡𝑒𝑟𝑐𝑒𝑝𝑡 of the line that passes through (−6, 2) and (3, −5).
24 7 66
𝑎. −66 𝑏. − 7
𝑐. − 9 𝑑. − 7
15
19. What is the equation of the line that passes through (3, −3), with 𝑥 − 𝑖𝑛𝑡𝑒𝑟𝑐𝑒𝑝𝑡 4
?

𝑎. 4𝑥 − 𝑦 = 15 𝑏. 4𝑥 + 𝑦 = 15 𝑐. 𝑥 − 4𝑦 = 15 𝑑. 𝑥 − 4𝑦 = 15
20. Which of the following is parallel to 2𝑥 + 4𝑦 = 1?

𝑎. 2𝑥 − 4𝑦 = 1 𝑏. 𝑥 + 2𝑦 = 1 𝑐. 4𝑥 − 2𝑦 = 1 𝑑. 4𝑥 + 2𝑦 = 1
21. Find the equation of the line through (−5, 2) and is perpendicular through the line 5𝑥 − 4𝑦 = 1.

𝑎. 4𝑥 + 5𝑦 + 10 = 0 𝑏. 4𝑥 + 5𝑦 = 10 𝑐. 5𝑥 − 4𝑦 + 10 = 0 𝑑. 5𝑥 − 4𝑦 = 10
𝑎 𝑏 𝑎
22. If 𝑎 = 2, 𝑏 = −3, and 𝑐 = −1, evaluate 𝑏 + 𝑐 + 𝑐 .
2 2 1 1
𝑎. − 𝑏. 𝑐. 𝑑. −
3 3 3 3

𝑥 2 −4
23. Simplify 𝑥 2 −4𝑥+4.
𝑥+2 𝑥−2 1
𝑎. 𝑥−2 𝑏. 𝑥+2 𝑐. 1 𝑑. 4𝑥
3𝑥 16𝑥
24. Divide − 4
by 9
.

27 4𝑥 2 64𝑥 3 3
𝑎. − 64 𝑏. − 3
𝑐. − 27
𝑑. − 4

𝑥 2 +3𝑥−4 𝑥 2 +𝑥−6
25. Multiply 𝑥 2 −3𝑥+2 by 𝑥 2 +7𝑥+12.
1
𝑎. 𝑥 2 + 2𝑥 − 8 𝑏. 𝑐. 1 𝑑. 0
𝑥−2
3 1
26. Subtract 𝑥+3 from 𝑥−3.
2𝑥−12 12−2𝑥 2𝑥−6 −2𝑥−6
𝑎. 𝑥 2 −9
𝑏. 𝑥 2 −9
𝑐. 𝑥 2 −9 𝑑. 𝑥 2 −9
5
3+
8
27. Simplify 3 .
2−
4

9 10 1 3
𝑎. 2 10 𝑏. 29 𝑐. 5 2 𝑑. 2
𝑥 𝑥
28. Solve 4 − 3 = 5.

𝑎. 12 𝑏. 60 𝑐. −12 𝑑. −60
29. Which of the following is a solution of the equation 5𝑥 + 3𝑦 = −7?

𝑎. (1, −2) b. (-1, 2) 𝑐. (−2, 1) 𝑑. (2, −1)

30. The sum of two numbers is 54 and their difference is 18. What is the product of the numbers?

𝑎. 36 𝑏. 648 𝑐. 54 𝑑. 972
31. What value of 𝑘 will make the system

2𝑥 + 𝑦 = 3
4𝑥 + 𝑘𝑦 = 6
dependent?

𝑎. 4 𝑏. 2 𝑐. 0 𝑑. −2
32. Which of the following is parallel to 2𝑥 + 4𝑦 = 1?

𝑎. 2𝑥 − 4𝑦 = 1 𝑏. 𝑥 + 2𝑦 = 1 𝑐. 4𝑥 − 2𝑦 = 1 𝑑. 4𝑥 + 2𝑦 = 1
2𝑥 𝑦
33. What is the sum of the 𝑥 − and 𝑦 − 𝑖𝑛𝑡𝑒𝑟𝑐𝑒𝑝𝑡 of the line 3
+ 2 = 1?
7 7
𝑎. 5 𝑏. 6 𝑐. 2 𝑑. 2

34. Find the equation of the line through (−5, 2) and is perpendicular through the line 5𝑥 − 4𝑦 = 1.

𝑎. 4𝑥 + 5𝑦 + 10 = 0 𝑏. 4𝑥 + 5𝑦 = 10 𝑐. 5𝑥 − 4𝑦 + 10 = 0 𝑑. 5𝑥 − 4𝑦 = 10
35. What is the zero of the linear function 𝑓(𝑥) = 3𝑥 + 7?
3 7
𝑎. 7 𝑏. 3 𝑐. − 7 𝑑. − 3

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

3 −3 3 −3
𝑎. − −5 𝑏. −5 𝑐. 5 𝑑. − −5
1 3 𝑥+1
37. What is the least common denominator of 2𝑥3 , − 6𝑥 2 and 9𝑥
?

𝑎. 9𝑥 6 𝑏. 18𝑥 3 𝑐. 54𝑥 𝑑. 108

1
38. One number is 4 times as large as another. The sum of their reciprocals is 2. What is the sum of the numbers?
5 15 25
𝑎. 2 𝑏. 10 𝑐. 2
𝑑. 2

𝑥2 16
39. In solving 𝑥−4 = 𝑥−4, an extraneous root occurs. Which is this?

𝑎. 4 𝑏. −4 𝑐. 2 𝑑. −2
40. Represent the radius of a circle whose circumference is (𝑥 + 1)𝜋 𝑐𝑚.
2 1 𝑥+1
𝑎. 𝑥+1 𝑏. 𝑥+1 𝑐. 2
𝑑. 𝑥 + 1

41. The graph of a linear equation in two variables is

𝑎. 𝑎 𝑝𝑜𝑖𝑛𝑡 𝑏. 𝑎 𝑙𝑖𝑛𝑒 𝑐. 𝑎 𝑟𝑎𝑦 𝑑. 𝑎 𝑠𝑒𝑔𝑚𝑒𝑛𝑡

42. The sum of two numbers is 54 and their difference is 18. What is the product of the numbers?

𝑎. 36 𝑏. 648 𝑐. 54 𝑑. 972
43. Translate the statement “the sum of two numbers is at most 51.”

𝑎. 𝑥 + 𝑦 > 51 𝑏. 𝑥 + 𝑦 ≥ 51 𝑐. 𝑥 + 𝑦 < 51 𝑐. 𝑥 + 𝑦 ≤ 51
44. What can be said about the line 𝐴𝑥 + 𝐵𝑦 = 𝐶 when 𝐴 = 𝐵?

𝑎. 𝑇ℎ𝑒 𝑙𝑖𝑛𝑒 𝑝𝑎𝑠𝑠𝑒𝑠 𝑡ℎ𝑟𝑜𝑢𝑔ℎ 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑜𝑟𝑖𝑔𝑖𝑛. 𝑐. 𝑇ℎ𝑒 𝑙𝑖𝑛𝑒 𝑖𝑠 𝑝𝑒𝑟𝑝𝑒𝑛𝑑𝑖𝑐𝑢𝑙𝑎𝑟 𝑡𝑜 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑦 − 𝑎𝑥𝑖𝑠.
𝑏. 𝑇ℎ𝑒 𝑙𝑖𝑛𝑒 𝑖𝑠 𝑝𝑎𝑟𝑎𝑙𝑙𝑒𝑙 𝑡𝑜 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑥 − 𝑎𝑥𝑖𝑠. 𝑑. 𝑇ℎ𝑒 𝑙𝑖𝑛𝑒 𝑝𝑜𝑖𝑛𝑡𝑠 𝑢𝑝𝑤𝑎𝑟𝑑 𝑡𝑜 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑟𝑖𝑔ℎ𝑡.
45. In a system of linear equations, the slope of the lines are equal but the 𝑦 − 𝑖𝑛𝑡𝑒𝑟𝑐𝑒𝑝𝑡𝑠 are not equal. How many
solutions are there in the system?

𝑎. 𝑜𝑛𝑒 𝑏. 𝑡𝑤𝑜 𝑐. 𝑖𝑛𝑓𝑖𝑛𝑖𝑡𝑒𝑙𝑦 𝑚𝑎𝑛𝑦 𝑑. 𝑛𝑜 𝑠𝑜𝑙𝑢𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛

46. If 𝑥 + 𝑦 < 16 but 𝑥 − 𝑦 > 6, where 𝑥 and 𝑦 are integers, what is the largest integral value of 𝑥𝑦?

𝑎. 36 𝑏. 648 𝑐. 54 𝑑. 62

47. What is the 𝐿𝐶𝑀 of 10𝑥, 4𝑥, and 20𝑥 2 ?

𝑎. 4𝑥 𝑏. 40𝑥 𝑐. 20𝑥 2 𝑑. 40𝑥 2

48. What is the equation of a line whose 𝑥 − and 𝑦 − 𝑖𝑛𝑡𝑒𝑟𝑐𝑒𝑝𝑡 are 5 and 3 respectively?

𝑎. 3𝑥 + 5𝑦 = −15 𝑏. 3𝑥 + 5𝑦 = 15 𝑐. 5𝑥 − 3𝑦 = −15 𝑑. 5𝑥 − 3𝑦 = 15
49. Determine the 𝑥 − 𝑖𝑛𝑡𝑒𝑟𝑐𝑒𝑝𝑡 of the line that passes through (−6, 2) and (3, −5).
24 7 66
𝑎. −66 𝑏. − 7
𝑐. − 9 𝑑. − 7
15
50. What is the equation of the line that passes through (3, −3), with 𝑥 − 𝑖𝑛𝑡𝑒𝑟𝑐𝑒𝑝𝑡 4
?

𝑎. 4𝑥 − 𝑦 = 15 𝑏. 4𝑥 + 𝑦 = 15 𝑐. 𝑥 − 4𝑦 = 15 𝑑. 𝑥 − 4𝑦 = 15