General Mathematics 1st Quarter Exam

Las Nieves National High School

INSTRUCTIONS: SHADE THE LETTER of the best answer for each question.
STRICTLY NO ERASURES and MIND YOUR OWN PAPER. Shade letter E if you
can’t find the answer among the choices.

1. What do you call a relation where each element in c. f(x)= |x-5| +3 d. none
the domain is related to only one value in the range
by some rules? 8. For what values of x can we not evaluate the function
a. Domain b. Function x+ 4
c. Range d. Relation f(x)= 2
x −1
a. ±4 b. ±3 c. ±2 d. ±1
2. In a relation, what do you call the y values or the
output?
9. 2 + 1/2 =?
a. Domain b. Function
a. 1 b. 3/2 c. 2 d. 5/2
c. Range d. Relation
15 3
3. In a relation, what do you call the set of x values or 10. ÷ =?
the input? 4 20
a. Piecewise c. Domain a. 3/5 b. 30 c. 15/2 d. 25
b. Range d. Dependent
2
x −16 x-4=?
4. Which of the following tables represent a function? 11. ÷
x+ 4
a. 2
X 1 2 3 1 x −16 x−4
a. 2 c.
y 4 5 6 7 x + 4 x−16 x+ 4
x +4 x−2
b. b. 2 d.
x + 4 x−16 x+ 2
X 2 4 6 6
y 4 5 6 7
12. A function of the form 𝑓(𝑥)=𝑝(𝑥)/𝑞(𝑥) where p(x) and
c. q(x) are polynomial functions and q(x) is not zero.
a. Rational Equation b. Rational Inequality
X 3 5 5 3
c. Rational Function d. None
y 4 5 6 7

d. 13. An inequality involving rational expressions

a. Rational Equation c. Rational Inequality
X 4 5 6 7
y 4 5 6 7 b. Rational Function d. None

5. Which of the following relations is NOT a 14. Which of the following is considered rational equation??
function? √ 2 x+ 5 x+5
a.2= b.
a. The rule which assigns a capital city to each 4 4
province. 2 x +5
b. The rule which assigns a President to each c. 2= d. Independent
4
country.
c. The rule which assigns religion to each person. 15. It is a line that continuously approaches a given curve
d. The rule which assigns tourist spot to each but does not intersect at any finite distance.
province. a. linear equation b. intercept
c. asymptote d. none
6. What kind of function is being illustrated by 3
|x-5| +3 x −11
16. Find the horizontal asymptote of y= 3
x +2 x +3
a. Rational Function c. Greatest Integer Function a. y=0 b. y=1
b. Constant Function d. Absolute Value Function c. y=3 d. no horizontal asymptote
2
x −11
7. Which of the following is a power function? 17. Find the horizontal asymptote of y= 3
x +2 x +3
a. f(x)= 2 x +1 b. f(x)= x 2+ 1
a. y=0 b. y=1
c. y=3 d. no horizontal asymptote 27. Find the inverse of f(x)= x 2+ 12 x−4
a. ±x -40c. x 2+ 40
18-19. Due to Typhoon Rosing the bus slows down the
regular trip rate which results to additional 2 hours in b. ±x+40 d. x 2−40
2
covering a 140-km distance to its regular time.
28. Find the inverse of f(x)=
x −2
3
18. Write a function that expresses the time t as a function of
a. √ 3 x +2 c. √ 3 x−2
regular rate r in travelling.
b. √ (3 x +2) d. √ (3 x−5)
140 r
a. t(r)= b. t(r)=
r 140
29. Find the inverse of f(x)= 3x-4
140 r
c. t(r)= +2 d. t(r)= +2 4 x +3 x+ 4
r 140 a. b.
4 3
19. What function expresses the time as a function of rate
x+ 4
c. d. none
during the typhoon? 3
140 r
a. t(r)= b. t(r)= 30. What symbol is present in the equation
r 140
√ 2 x+ 5
140 r 𝑦= for not considering it as rational function?
c. t(r)= +2 d. t(r)= +2 4
r 140
a. y c. √2x
b. ≤ d. none
20. It associates two or more values of the independent
(input) variable with a single value of the dependent 31. What does "half-life" mean?
(output) variable. a) The interest earned on a savings account with
a. One-to-one c. Many-to-one compounding.
b. One-to-many d. Many-to-many b) The time it takes for half of a substance to decay.
c) A gradual increase in value that speeds up over time.
21. It is a single x-value that relates to two different y- d) The time it takes for an investment to double.
values.
a. One-to-one b. Many-to-one 32. What does "exponential growth" mean?
c. One-to-many d. Many-to-many a) The time it takes for half of a substance to decay.
b) The interest earned on a savings account with
22. A single x-value relates to only one unique y-values. compounding.
a. One-to-one c. Many-to-one c) A gradual increase in value that speeds up over time.
b. One-to-many d. Many-to-many d) A constant rate of change.

23. Las Nieves National High School has its own School ID 33. What does "compound interest" mean?
which is 304689 while other school also has their own a) The time it takes for half of a substance to decay.
school ID. Which rule represent the given statement? b) The interest earned on a savings account with
a. One-to-one c. Many-to-one compounding.
b. One-to-many d. Many-to-many c) A gradual increase in value that speeds up over time.
d) The time it takes for an investment to quadruple.
24. If a ___________ can intersect the graph of the function,
more than one time then the function is not mapped as one- 34. If you have P1,000 and invest it at an annual interest rate
to-one. of 5% compounded annually, how much will you have after
a. Vertical Line Test b. T-test 5 years?
c. Horizontal Line Test d. Z-test a) P1,276.28 b) P1,276.89
c) P1,282.04 d) P1,300.00
35. If a radioactive substance has a half-life of 10 years and
25. Which is not involved in the process of finding the you start with 100 grams of the substance, how much will be
inverse of a function? left after 20 years?
a. Write the function in the form y = f(x). a) 25 grams b) 50 grams
b. Interchange the x and y variables. c) 75 grams d) 100 grams
c. Write in the function in the simplest form.
d. Solve for y in terms of x. 36. If a population of bacteria doubles every hour, how long
will it take for the population to increase by a factor of 64?
26. Which is not related to the word “inverse”? a) 3 hours b) 4 hours
a. undo b. opposite c) 5 hours d) 6 hours
c. delete d. interchange
37. If 22 x = 16, what is the value of x?
a) 1 b) 2 Bonus (answer at the back of your answer sheet):
c) 3 d) 4
Gisugo ka sa imo Mama papaliton og tunga sa kilo na
2 x−4 x−1 baboy, balig one fourth na buwad og three fourth na bugas.
38. If 4 =8 , what is the value of x?
a) 3 b) 4 Ang presyo sa baboy kay dosientos ochenta, sa buwadqq
c)5 d)-8 kay sitenta, bugas singkwenta og isda trescientos bente.
Kung gitagaan ka og quinientos sa imo mama, pila man ang
39. Which of the following represents exponential growth? sukli?
a) f(x) = 1/x c) f(x) = 2 x
b) f(x) = ln(x) d) f(x) = x 2

40. What is the solution to the equation 3 x= 81?

a) x = 2 b) x = 3
c) x = 4 d) x = 5

41. What is the value of 51 /2?

a) 25 b) 2.236
c) 5 d) 2.5

42. 273 +27 3+ 273=27 x , what is x?

a) 10/3 b) 9
c) 6 d) 10

43. If log b a = 3 and log b c = 2, what is log b (a∗c ¿)¿ ?

a) 5 b) 6
c) 2 d) 3

44. The natural logarithm, ln(x), is the logarithm with base:

a) 10 b) e
c) 2 d) 1

45. What is the value of 3 ln ⁡(5 )?

a) 5 b) 0
c) e d) 1

46. Which of the following is a property of logarithms: log(a

* b) = ?
a) log(a) * log(b) b) log(a) + log(b)
c) log(a) / log(b) d) log(a - b)

47. If log a b = c, what is the equivalent exponential form of

this equation?
a) a c = b b) a b= c
c) c a = b d) b c= a

48. What is the natural logarithm of 1?

a) 0 b) 1
c) e d) -1

49. What is the value of ln(e)?

a) 0 b) 1
c) -1 d) e

50. What is the solution to the equation e x = 10?

a) x = ln(10) b) x = 2
c) x = 1 d) x = 1