SECOND PERIODIC TEST IN MATHEMATICS 10

Directions: Read each question carefully. Write the letter of your answer on a whole sheet of paper.
1. What is the remainder when we divide x + 2 to x3 – 2x2 + 5x – 3?
A. -29 B. 0 C. 29 D. 30
2. What expression gives the remainder 15 when P(x) = 4x2 - 2x – 5 is divided by (x – 2)?
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A. P(-5) B. P(-2) C. P(2) D. P( )
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3. Below is the solution when P(x) = x4 - 3x3 – 45x – 25 is divided by x – 5.

5 1 -3 0 -45 -25
5 10 50 25
1 2 10 5 0
Express the third row as polynomial x.
A. x3 + 2x2 + 10x + 5 B. x3 - 2x2 + 10x - 5
C. x3 – 2x2 - 10x – 5 D. x3 - 2x2 - 10x + 5
4. Which of the following is a factor of the polynomial function P(x) = x 3 – 2x2 – 4x + 8 = 0?
A. x – 1 B. x – 5 C. x + 1 D. x + 2
5. What is the value of k so that (x – 3) will be a factor of x3 + kx + 3?
A. -10 B. -12 C. -14 D -16
6. Gigi will evaluate a 4th degree polynomial x at x = 10 using synthetic division. How many coefficients of
x will be written in the first row of the synthetic division procedure?
A. 4 B. 5 C. 6 D. 7
7. If the measure of angle UTV=92 and arc YZ=88, find the measure of angle UTZ
A. 92 B. 88 C. 110 D. 180
8. If P(-2) = 0, which of the following statements is TRUE about P(x)?
A. x + 2 is a factor of P(x) B. P(x) = 0 has two negative roots
C. 2 is a root of P(x) = 0 D. P(0) = -2
9. Which of the following is an example of a polynomial function?
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A. f(x) = + 3x – 1 B. f(x) = x3 + √ 3 x - 5
x²
C. f(x) = √ 7 x – 2x6 D. f(x) = 3x
10. If a quadrilateral is inscribed in a circle, then what do you call their opposite angles?
A. complementary B. perpendicular
C. right angle D. supplementary
11. Using the polynomial function P(x) = 2x + x3 + 3x5 + 4, what is the standard form of the function?
A. P(x) = x3 + 2x + 3x5 + 4 C. P(x) = 4 + 2x + x3 + 3x5
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B. P(x) = 4 + 3x + 2x + x D. P(x) = 3x5 + x3+ 2x + 4
12. What do you call an angle formed by two rays whose vertex is the center of the circle?
A. central angle B. congruent angle C. exterior angle D. inscribed angle
13. If two chords in a circle intersect within the circle, what is the measure of the angle formed?
A. Half of the sum of the intercepted arcs
B. Half of the difference of the intercepted arcs
C. Equal of the sum of the intercepted arcs
D. Equal of the difference of the intercepted arcs
14. If a line is perpendicular to a radius at its endpoint that is on the circle, then what is the line at the
circle?
A. chord B. radius C. secant D. tangent For numbers 14-15

15. What is the point of tangency?

16. Your classmate Linus encounter difficulties in showing a sketch of the graph
of f(x) = 2x3 + 3x2 – 4x – 6. You know that the quickest technique is the Leading Coefficient Test. You
want to help Linus in his problem. What hint/clue should you give?
A. The graph falls to the left and rises to the fight.
B. The graph rises to the left and falls to the right
C. The graph rises to the left and to the right
D. The graph falls to the left and right
17. How many turning points does f(x) = 5x3 + 3x2 – 4x – 2?
A. -4 B. 2 C. 3 D. 5
18. Which of the following is NOT a root of x(x + 3)(x – 1)(2x + 1) = 0?
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A. -3 B. -1 C. 0 D.
2
19. How many positive roots are there in x4 + 3x2 – x + 5 = 0?
A. 0 B. 1 C. 2 D. 3
20. Which of the following cubic equation has roots -2, 2 and 4?
A. X3 + 4x2 – 4x + 16 = 0 B. 10x3 – x2 – x + 16 = 0
C. X3 - 4x2 – x + 16 = 0 D. x3 – 4x2 – 4x + 16 = 0
21. Which of the following could be the graph of y = x4 – 5x2 + 4?
A. Rising to the left, rising to the right B. rising to the left, falling to the right
B. Falling to the left, falling to the right D. falling to the left, rising to the right
22. What is the y – intercept of f(x) = (x – 2)(x + 4)(x + 2)?
A. 2 B. -2 C. -4 D. -16
23. What is the x – intercept of f(x) = (x – 4 )(x + 4)?
A. 4 B. ± 2 C. -2 D. ± 4
24. The number of citizens (N) of Malanday is predicted to increase and can be modeled by the function
N(t)= 7t4- 4t3+ 150t + 17500. After 3 years, how many citizens will be residing now in Malanday?
A. 18,094 B. 18, 409 C. 18,490 D. 18, 904
25. If a secant and a tangent, two tangent or two secants intersect on a circle, then the measure of the
angle formed is equal to one-half of the difference of the measures of the intercepted arcs, where is
the point of intersection?
A. interior of the circle B. within the circle
C. exterior of the circle D. center of the circle
26. Given an angle with its vertex on a circle formed by a secant ray and a tangent ray, what is the measure
of the angle formed?
A. equal to the intercepted arc B. half of the intercepted arc
C. congruent to the intercepted arc D. sum of the intercepted arcs
27. If you were to choose from -2, 2, 3 and 4, what values for a and n you will consider so that y = axn could
define the graph below?
A. a = 2, n = 3
B. a = 3, n = 2
C. a = -2, n=4
 D. a =-2, n = 3

28. Find a polynomial equation whose only roots are -2, -1 and 1.
A. X3 – 2x2 + x + 2 = 0
B. X3 – 2x2 + x + 2 = 0
C. X3 + 2x2 – x – 2 = 0
D. X3 + 2x2 + x + 2 = 0
29. How many zeroes/roots does a polynomial function of degree 3 have?
A. 0 B. 1 C. 2 D. 3
30. From the choices, which polynomial function in factored form represents the given graph?
A. y = (x + 2)(x +1)(x – 1)
B. y = (x + 1)(x – 1)(x – 2)
C. y = x(x + 2)(x + 1)(x – 1)
D. y = x(x + 1)(x – 1)(x – 2)

31. If one of the zeroes of a polynomial function is 1 – i, what is the other zero?
A. 1 + i B. 1 – i C. i D. –i
32. It is a chord containing the center of circle.
A. diameter B. radius C. secant D. tangent
33. It is an arc whose endpoints are also endpoints of a diameter.
A. Minor Arc B. Semicircle
C. Major Arc D. Chord
34. What is the angle formed by any two distinct radii of a circle?
A. Central Angle B. Circumscribe Angle
C. Inscribed Angle D. Intercepted Angle
35. It is a segment drawn from the center of the circle to any point on the circle.
A. diameter B. radius C. secant D. tangent
36. A circle is divided into eight (8) congruent arcs. What is the measure of each arc?
A. 22.5° B. 30o C. 45° D. 60°
37. In a circle, a radius bisects a chord and an arc with the same endpoints if and only if it is perpendicular
to the chord.
A. True B. False C. Sometimes D. Never
38. What is the measure of each arc if the circle is divided into six (6) congruent arcs?
A. 22.5° B. 30° C. 45° D. 60°
39. In the figure on the right, what is the central angle?
A. Angle PAO
B. Angle AOB
C. Angle APB
D. Angle POB

40. In the circle F below, AG is a diameter. What is the measure of arc AD if the m ∠DAF = 65°?
A. 65° C. 115°
B. 130° D. 230°

41. An arc of a circle measures 30. If the radius of the circle is 5cm, what is the length of the arc?
A. 2.62 cm B. 2.3 cm C. 1.86 cm D. 1.5 cm
42. In the circle on the right, what is the measure of angle SRT if arc AST is a semicircle and angle SRA = 74?
A. 76
B. 74
C. 106
 D. 154

43. Segment CD is 10 cm long. How far is segment CD from the center if the length of the radius from the
center is 13 cm?
A. 12 cm
B. 11 cm
C. 10 cm
D. 9 cm

44. In circle E, LT is 18 cm long and 3 cm from the center of the circle. Find the radius of the circle.
A. 10
B. 3√ 10
C. 2√ 10
D. 4√ 10

45. If arc RT measures 47°, what is the measure of arc RUT?

46. In a circle or in congruent circles, two ________________ are congruent if and only if their
corresponding central angles are congruent.
A. diameter B. major arc C. minor arc D. semicircle
47. An arc of a circle measures 45°. If the radius of the circle is 6 cm, what is the length of the arc?
A. 3.81 cm B. 4.71 cm C. 6.41 cm D. 7.81 cm

48. A car manufacturer determines that its profit P, in thousands of pesos can be modeled by the function
P(x) = 0.00125x4 + x – 3, where x represents the number of cars sold. What is the profit at x = 150?
A. Php75.28 B. Php632,959.50 C. Php3,000,000 C. Php10,125,297.00
49. Karen designed a pendant. It is a regular octagon set in a circle. Suppose the opposite vertices are
connected by the line segments and meet at the center of the circle. What is the measure of each
angle formed at the center?
A. 22.5° B. 45° C. 67.5° D. 135°
50. The radius of circle C is 12 cm. If the measure of arc AB = 60, what is the area of sector ACB?
A. 24 π cm2 B. 27 π cm2 C. 30 π cm2 D. 33 π cm2

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Prepared by:
Grade – 10 Mathematics Teachers

JOHANNA GRACE F. FAMILARAN BLESSIE R. LOPEZ EVAMARIE N. ENDOZO

MAEVELLE A. MACALATAN I KEVIN M. DE LOS ANGELES ROSENIO P. DIMAYUGA