Republic of the Philippines

Department of Education
Cordillera Administrative Region
Schools Division of Benguet
EASTERN LA TRINIDAD NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL
SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
GENERAL MATHEMATICS
First Quarter Examination/First Semester SY2019-2020

NAME:____________________________________ Score:______________

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Multiple Choice: Read the questions carefully. Write the letter of your best answer before each number.
1. Elaine bought a cake-making kit. She sells 1 lb cakes for ₱75 each. Write a function C that shows how much she earns
selling p pounds of cake.
a. C(p)=75p b. C(p)=75p+150 c. C(p)=75p+150+p d. C(p)=75+p
2. How do we evaluate a function?
a. by finding the value to be substituted to the variable
b. by solving for the value of the variable that will make the function equal to 0
c. by substituting the given value to the variable and simplifying
d. by graphing the function on the Cartesian plane
3. What is f(−3) given f(x)=2x+1?
a. −7 b. −5 c. 0 d. 7
4. A cell phone company charges ₱300 a month for a calling plan with 400 minutes of consumable calls. After the initial
400 minutes of calls is consumed, the plan charges an additional ₱7 per minute. Find the cost of talking on the phone
for 430 minutes.
a. ₱510 b. ₱410 c. ₱610 d. ₱810
5. What is (f−g)(x) if f(x)=5x−3 and g(x)=15x+6?
a. −10x−9 b. −10x+9 c. 10x−9 d. 10x+9
6. Given the functions f(x)=x2−9x−10 and g(x)=x+1, find (fg)(x).
a. x−7 b. x−8 c. x−9 d. x−10
7. Vincent's father will celebrate his birthday next month. Vincent saved f(x)=(2x2+10x+3)pesos from his allowance to
buy a gift that costs g(x)=(3x+7) pesos. How much did he still have after buying the gift?
a. (2x2+13x+10) pesos b. (2x2−13x+10) pesos c. (2x2+7x−4) pesos d. (2x2−7x+4) pesos
8. A train will reach its destination in (x−2) hours. The distance between the train and its destination is x2+3x−10. Find
the speed of the train.
a. x+3 b. x+4 c. x+5 d. x+6
9. Which of the following represents a composite function?
a. (f∘g)(x) b. f(x)g(x) c. f×g(x) d. f(x)∘g(x)
10. To join a music class, Benelyn has to pay a monthly fee of ₱2500 monthly plus ₱100 for each session she attends.
Express the average cost function per class if she will attend x classes.
a. C(x)=100x+2500x b. C(x)=100x−2500x c. C(x)=100+2500xx d. C(x)=100+2500x100x
11. Gwyneth pays a monthly membership fee of ₱1700 for her yoga classes and an additional ₱50 for each class she
attends. What is the function C(x) that expresses the average cost per class if she goes to x classes?
a. C(x)=1700+50xx b. C(x)=1700x+50x c. C(x)=1700+x50 d. C(x)=x+501700
12. Which of the following involves relational symbols and rational expressions?
a. rational equation b. rational function c. rational inequality d. rational expression
13. Which of the following should be determined when adding and subtracting rational expressions with different
denominators?
a. least common denominator b. greatest common factor c. prime factors d. composite factors
14. To solve for the value of x in (x+1)/(2x−1)=3/(4x−1), what should be multiplied to both sides of this equation?
a. (2x−1)(4x−1) b. (2x−1)(4x+1) c. (4x−1)(2x+1) d. (6x−2)
15. What is the value of y in 12/(y−3)=15/(y+3)?
a. 27 b. −27 c. 26 d. −16
16. Which of the following uses one of the symbols >,<,≥,and≤?
a. rational inequality b. rational equation c. rational expression d. rational function
17. What is the first step in solving a rational inequality?
a. Rewrite the inequality so that zero is on one side. c. Solve the inequality immediately.
b. Rewrite the inequality so that zero is on both sides. d. Reverse the inequality sign.
18. Solve the rational inequality (3x+1)/(x+4)<1.
a. (−4,32) b. (−4,−32) c. (32,4) d. (−32,4)
19. A manufacturer is producing special candles. The average cost of producing x candles is given by C(x)=500/(x+10).
How many candles should be produced for the average cost per candle to be at most ₱20?
a. 10 or less b. 10 or more c. 15 or less d. 15 or more
20. It is a value obtained when solving rational equations, but it makes the equation false or makes expressions undefined.
a. extraneous solution b. factor c. solution set d. variable
21. The numerator of a fraction is 3 less than its denominator. If 5 is added to the numerator and 1 is subtracted from the
denominator, the new value of the fraction is 4/3. What is the original fraction?
a. 7/10 b. 8/11 c. 10/13 d. 4/7
22. Using the graph of f(x)=1/x, what is the transformation of the graph of g(x)=1/(x+1)?
 a. one unit to the left b. one unit to the right c. one unit upwards d. one unit downwards
23. Using the graph of f(x)=1/x, what is the transformation of the graph of g(x)=(1/(x−2))+5?
a. two units to the right and five units upwards c. two units to the left and five units upwards
b. two units to the right and five units downwards d. two units to the left and five units downwards
24. Which of the following values are excluded from the domain of a rational function?
a. values that make the denominator zero c. values that make the numerator zero
b. values that make the denominator negative d. values that make the numerator negative
25. Why can the denominator of a rational function not be equal to zero?
a. It will make the function undefined. c. It will make the function equal to zero.
b. It will make the function negative. d. It will make the function positive.
26. What is the domain of f(x)=(x+2)/(5x+7)?
a. x≠−7/5 b. x≠7/5 c. x≠−5/7 d. x≠5/7
27. What is the range of h(x)=5/(x+4)?
a. y≠0 b. y≠−4 c. x≠0 d. x≠−4
28. What is the equation of the horizontal asymptote of the rational function f(x)=(2x+1)/(x2−4)?
a. y=0 b. y=1 c. x=0 d. x=1
29. What are the vertical asymptotes of the rational function g(x)=(2x+5)/(x2+6x−7)?
a. x=−7 and x=1 b. x=−1 and x=7 c. x=−7 and x=−1 d. x=7 and x=1
30. Which of the following is an example of a one-to-one function?
a. (4,2),(3,5),(2,8),(1,11) b. (1,2),(1,5),(1,8),(1,11) c. (4,2),(3,2),(2,2),(1,2) d. (4,2),(3,5),(2,2),(3,11)
31. Which of the following is an example of a one-to-one function?

a. c.

b. d.
32. Which of the following shows a one-to-one correspondence?
a. the members of a family and the toothbrushes in their home c. a group of mothers and children in a church
b. the teachers and students in a school d. a honeycomb and the bees that live in it
33. If f(x) is a function with inverse f−1(x), then f−1(f(x))=_.
a. X b. –x c. 1x d. −1x
34. Tricycle fare costs ₱17 for the first kilometer and ₱7.50 for every additional kilometer. How far can ₱47 go on a tricycle
ride?
a. 5 km b. 4 km c. 6 km d. 7 km
35. A manufacturing company determined that their profit is a function P(u) of the number of units u they produce. It can
be calculated as P(u)=75u−15000. If the company wants to earn a profit of ₱120000, how many units should they
produce?
a. 1800 units b. 1750 units c. 1600 units d. 2150 units
36. Given the function G(x) below, what is the domain of the inverse of G(x)?

a. 1,2,3,4,5 b. 1,3,5,7,9 c. -1,-2,-3,-4,-5 d. {1,12,13,14,15}

37. Which of the following statements is true?
a. The graphs of a function and its inverse are reflections of each other.
b. The graph of a function is the reciprocal of the graph of the inverse function.
c. The graph of a function always coincides with the graph of the inverse function.
d. The graph of a function always intersects the graph of the inverse function.
38. The graph of the inverse of a function is a reflection of the graph of the function along the line_.
a. y=x b. y=−x c. y=0 d. x=0
39. Which of the following is not an exponential inequality?
a. 2x+3>8x b. 9x+3x+1<0 c. 2x3+x+4>0 d. 4x+2x+8>16
40. The number of bacteria in a certain environment doubles every minute. Which of the following can be used to find the
time needed to increase the number of bacteria to 1024 if there was only one bacterium at the start?
a. 2x+1=1024 b. 2x=1024 c. 1024x=2x d. 2x+1024=0
41. Ramil joined a purchasing and selling company where he needs to invite three persons to join, who will also invite
three persons each, and so on. If there are at least 243 people who joined the company after Ramil did, how can you
express this as an exponential inequality given that x is the number of levels of invitation?
a. 3x=243 b. 3x<243 c. 3x>243 d. 3x≥243
42. Express 4×4×4×...×4=1024 as an exponential equation.
a. 4x(4)=1024 b. 4x+4=1024 c. 4x=1024 d. 4x/x=1024
43. What is the first step in solving exponential equations?
a. Make the bases the same. c. Copy the exponents and equate them.
b. Solve the resulting equation. d. Check if the obtained value satisfies the given equation.
44. Solve for the value of x. 4x=8
a. x=2/3 b. x=3/2 c. x=2 d. x=3
45. Solve for the value of x. 3x+2=127
a. x=23 b. x=32 c. x=−5 d. x=3
46. Michael is folding a paper repeatedly. If the paper is folded equally for each time, how many folds does he need for him
to have 128 folded divisions in the paper?
a. 1 b. 7 c. 5 d. 3
47. The weight of a radioactive substance t years after being set aside is given by W(t)=250(0.04)t grams. Find the number
of years that the weight of the substance will be 2 grams.
a. 23 b. 32 c. 3 d. 4
48. Express 5×5×5×...×5>1625 as exponential inequality.
a. 5x(5)>625 b. 5x+53>1625 c. 5x>1625 d. 5x/x>1625
49. In an exponential function of the form y=bx where b>1, what will happen to the graph as b increases?
a. The graph becomes steeper and touches the y–axis.
b. The graph becomes steeper and touches the x–axis.
c. The graph becomes steeper and closer to the y–axis.
d. The graph becomes steeper and closer to the x-axis.
50. Given an exponential function of the form f(x)=bx where 0<b<1, what happens to f(x) as x increases?
a. f(x) decreases. b. f(x) increases. c. f(x) increases then decreases. d. f(x) decreases then increases.
51. Find the y-intercept of f(x)=3x+3+2.
a. (0,2) b. (0,−2) c. (0,−29) d. (0,29)
52. What is the horizontal asymptote of f(x)=3x+1?
a. y=3 b. y=2 c. y=1 d. y=0
53. Which of the following is a logarithmic equation?
a. f(x)=log2x b. log23x c. log2x+5>log2x−3 d. log23x+1=5log2x
54. In 2012, there was a certain number of females who participated in a sports fest. Since then, their number has doubled
each year. The trend continued and there are n females who participated today. Write a logarithmic function to
represent the number of years it took to reach the n participants today.
a. f(n)=log2n b. f(n)=log2(n+1)c. f(n)=log4n d. f(n)=log4(n+1)
55. Which of the following describes the product law of logarithms?
a. logamn=logam+logan b. logamn=logam−logan c. logamn=(logam)(logan) d. logamn=−logam+logan
56. Which of the following exponential equations is equivalent to logby=x?
a. bx=y b. by=x c. xb=y d. yb=x
57. Which of the following statements describes the graph of a logarithmic function?
a. It is a reflection of the graph of its corresponding exponential function along the line y=x.
b. It coincides with the graph of its corresponding exponential function and the line y=x.
c. It is a straight line.
d. It is a parabola.
58. Which of the following functions has a range which is the set of real numbers?
a. y=log3(x−4) b. y=5x−4 c. y=(3x2+1)/(2x) d. y=x2−1
59. What is the x-intercept of the function y=log1/2x?
a. (0,1) b. (1,0) c. (12,0) d. (0,12)
60. The table of values below represents the function h(x)=2logx+4. What values complete the table? (Use a calculator.)

a. 0.61 and 0.78 b. 0.90 and 0.78 c. 1.56 and 1.40 d. 4.60 and 4

Prepared by:

CLARITA E. EDDIO
Subject Teacher