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Find the value of x in the equation x2 + 7x + 12 = 0?

SETS 12. Board Problem
6. Board Problem If the polynomial ax3 + bx2 + 8x + 7 is divided by x-
1. Given the sets A = { a,b,c,d } and B = { b,c,g,f }:
Find the value of k of the equation x2+ kx + 4 = 0 so 2 the remainder is 63. If it is divided by x+3, the
Find: (a) A υ B
that the roots are equal. remainder is -62. Find the value of “a”.
(b) A ∩ B
(c) A – B
7. Board Problem BINOMIAL THEOREM
(d) B – A
The roots of the quadratic equations are 1 and 2,
13. In an expansion of (x + 2y)4 , find:
what is the quadratic equation?
2. Given U = { 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 } A. The expanded form
If A = { 1, 3, 4, 7 } , find Ā. B. 3rd term
8. The cube root of the square root of x is equal to:
C. The term having y3
3. A club of 40 executives, 33 likes to smoke Marlboro, D. Sum of its coefficients
9. In a quadratic equation problem, one student
and 20 likes to smoke Phillip Morris. How many likes
made a mistake in copying the coeff. of x and got
both? 14. Board Problem
a root of 3 and -2. Another student made a
Find the term involving x6 in the expansion
mistake in copying the constant term of the same
4. In a survey concerning the number of students (x2 + 1/x)12.
eqn and got a root of 3 and 2. Which of those
enrolled in Math Subjects, it was found out that 30
numbers are one of the correct roots?
enrolled in Algebra, Calculus and Trigonometry; 40 LOGARITHMIC FUNCTIONS
enrolled both Algebra and Trigonometry; 45 in
15. Find the value of x if log12x = 2.
Trigonometry and Calculus, 50 in Algebra and THEORY OF EQUATIONS
Calculus, 80 in Algebra only and 70 in Calculus only. 10. Board Problem
16. Board Problem
If there are a total of 130 students in all, how many If the polynomial x3 + 4x2 - 3x + 8 is divided by x – 5, What is the value of log 48?
8
students enrolled in Trigonometry only? what is the remainder?
17. Board Problem
QUADRATIC EQUATION 11. Board Problem If log 2 = x and log 3 = y, find log 1.2 in terms
5. Board Problem Find the value of k for which x + 4 is a factor of of x and y.
x3 + 2x2 – 7x + k = 0.
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24. Board Problem 1. Board Problem

PROGRESSION Find the sum of the infinite geometric progression If 4x3 + 18x2 + 8x – 4 is divided by 2x + 3, compute
6, -2, 2/3, … the remainder.
A. Arithmetic Progression A. 11 * C. -8
18. Board Problem 25. Board Problem B. -9 D. 10
Find the 30th term of an A.P. 4,7,10, … What is the fraction in lowest term equivalent to
0.77777… 2. The sum of the roots of the equation x2 – 3x – 10
19. Board Problem = 0 is
Find the sum of the odd numbers from 1 to 61. 26. Board Problem A. 3 * C. -10
A rubber ball is made to fall from a height of 50 ft B. -3 D. 10
20. Board Problem and is to observed to rebound 2/3 of the distance it
Find the 7th term of an A.P. if the 10th term is 32 and falls. How far will the ball travel before coming to 3. The logarithm of the quotient M/N and
the 15th term is 47. rest if the ball continues to fall in this manner? logarithm of the product MN is equal to
1.55630251 and 0.352182518 respectively. Find
D. Harmonic Progression the value of M.
21. Board Problem
How many terms of the progression 3, 5, 7, … must A. 6 C. 8
27. The 3rd term of a harmonic progression is 15 and B. 7 D. 9 *
be taken in order that their sum will be 2600?
the 9th term is 6. Find the 11th term,
B. Geometric Progression 4. Find the numerical coefficient of the term
22. Board Problem involving b4 in the expansion of (a2 – 2b)10.
Find the sum of the first 10 terms of the geometric A. 3360 * C. 6330
progression 2, 4, 8, 16, … B. 3630 D. 6033
Bring Home Exam
rd th
23. If the 3 term of GP is 20, and the 6 term is 160, 5. Given f(x) = (x – 4)( x + 3) + 4, when f(x) is divided
what is the first term? by (x – k), the remainder is k. Find k.
PROBABLE PROBLEMS: Choose the best answer. A. -12 C. 4 *
C. Infinite Geometric Progression B. 8 D. 2
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Find the value of x which will satisfy the B. 28 D. -28

6. The equation whose roots are the reciprocals of following expression √𝑥 − 2 = √𝑥 + 2 17. Form a quartic equation with rational coefficients
the roots of the equation, 2x2 – 3x – 5 = 0 A. 3/2 C. 9/4 having 3 - √2 and 1 + 2√2 as roots.
A. 2x2 – 5x – 3 = 0 C. 5x2 + 3x -2 = 0 * B. 9/2 D. no solution * A. x4 + 8x3 + 12x2 – 28x – 49 = 0
2
B. 5x – 2x – 3 = 0 D. 3x2 – 5x – 2 = 0 B. x4 - 8x3 + 12x2 + 28x – 49 = 0 *
12. Board Problem C. x4 - 8x3 - 12x2 – 28x – 49 = 0
Solve for x if √20 − 𝑥 = x D. x4 + 8x3 + 12x2 + 28x + 49 = 0
7. Solve for x in the equation: 3x + 9x = 27x. A. 4, -5 * C. -4, 5
A. 0.438 * C. 0.416 B. -4, -5 D. no solution 18. The expression x4 + ax3 + 5x2 – bx + 6 when
B. 0.460 D. 0.482 divided by x – 2 leaves the remainder 16, and
13. If log 9! = 5.5598, what is the value of log 10!? when divided by x + 1 leaves the remainder 10.
8. Find the value of k in the quadratic equation A. 5.6598 C. 6.5598 * Find the values of a and b.
3x2 – kx + x – 7k = 0 if 3 is one of the roots. B. 9.6855 D. 8.6955 A. 5, 7 C. -5, -7 *
A. 3 * C. 5 B. 5, -7 D. -5, 7
B. 9 D. 14 14. What is the middle term in the expression of (x – 2

5)8? 19. Two engineering students attempt to solve a

9. What is the sum of the coefficients of the A. 47350x 8
C. 45370x 8 problem that reduces to a quadratic equation.
expansion of (2x – 1)20? B. 43750x * 8
D. 47530x 8 One of the students made a mistake only in the
A. 0 * C. 2 constant term of the quadratic equation and
B. 1 D. 3 15. If the roots of the equation are -1, 2 and 4, what gives and answer of 8 and 2 for the roots. The
is the equation? other student solving the same problem made
10. What is the 5th term of the expansion of (ex + e-x A. X – 5x + 2x + 8 = 0 * C. x - 5x - 3x + 6 = 0 an error in the coefficient of the first degree
3 2 3 2

)8 ? B. X3 – 4x2 + 3x + 8 = 0 D. x3 - 4x2 + 2x + 6 = 0 term only and gives his answer as -9 and -1 for
A. 60 C. 70 * the roots. If you are to check their solutions,
4x
B. e D. sinh x 16. Find the value of k so that x + 2 is a factor of 3x – what would be the correct quadratic equation?
3

kx2 +2x – 4. A. x2 + 10x + 9 = 0 C. x2 - 10x - 9 = 0

11. Board Problem A. 8 C. -8 *
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B. x2 + 10x - 9 = 0 D. x2 - 10x + 9 = 0 30. Find the remainder when x4 – 10x2 – 9x – 20 is divided

* 25. If 1/x = a + b, 1/y = a – b , then x – y is equal to by x – 4.
A. 2b/(b2 – a2 ) * C. 2a/(a2 – A. 40 * C. 50
20. Find the LCM of the numbers 15, 21, 36. b2) B. 30 D. 20
A. 1260 * C. 3 B. 1/2a D. 1/2b
B. 9 D. 39 31. One factor of a3 – 2a2 – a + 2 is a = 1, find the
x
26. If f(x) = 10 + 1, then f(x + 1) – f(x) is equal to other factors.
21. What is the GCF of 27, 81, and 108? A. 1 C. 11 A. (a – 2)(a + 1) * C. (a + 2)(a + 2)
x
A. 27 * C. 81 B. 9(10 ) * D. 10x+1 B. (a + 2)(a + 1) D. (a - 2)(a - 1)
B. 324 D. 3
27. If 10x = 4, then the value of 102x+1 is 32. Find the value of k so that the remainder upon
12
22. In the expansion of (x + 4y ) , the numerical A. 26 C. 40 dividing (x2 + 8x + k) by (x – 4) is zero.
th
coefficient of the 5 term is: B. 160 * D. 900 A. 4 C. -48 *
A. 63, 360 C. 506,880 B. 48 D. 64
B. 126, 720 * D. 253,440 28. If x + y = m and xy = n, then the value of (x – y)2
is 33. Which of the following equations has 8 as a
23. Determine the sum of the positive valued solution
A. m2 – 4n * C. m2 – solution?
to the simultaneous equations: xy = 15, yz = 35, zx =
2n A. log8(x ÷ 8) = 2 C. log16(x – 8) = 1
21. B. m2 + 2n D. m2 + n2 B. log8(1 + x ) = 16 D. x = 8log88 *
A. 15 * C. 17
29. -3x2 – 3x + 1 = -3(x + a)2 + b is an identity in x. 34. If log8 x = 8 and log8 y = 9, which of the following is
B. 13 D. 19
What is the value of a? logy x = ?
A. ½ * C. 7/4 A. 8/9 * C. 89
24. If 3a = 7b , then 3a2/7b2 is equal to
A. 1 C. 7/3 B. -1/2 D. -7/4 B. 9/8 D. 72
*
B. 3/7 D. 35. If f(p) = 8p , then log8 f(p) = ?
49/9 A. 8 C. f( p )
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B. p * D. 8p 40. The seventh term is 56 and the 12th term is -1792 45. Gravity causes a body to fall 16.1 feet in the 1st
of the geometric progression. Find the ratio and second, 48.3 in the 2nd second, 80.5 in the 3rd
36. Determine the sum of the progression if there are the first term. Assume the ratios are equal. second, and so on. How far did the body fall during
seven arithmetic mean between 3 and 35. A. -2, 5/8 C. -1, 7/8 the 10th second?
A. 171* C. 232 B. -1, 5/8 D. -2, 7/8 * A. 248.7 ft C. 241.5 ft
B. 182 D. 216 B. 308.1 ft D. 305.9 ft *
41. Find the sum of 1, -1/5, 1/25, . . .
37. A stack of bricks has 61 bricks in the bottom layer, A. 5/6 * C. 0.84 46. The number x, 2x + 7, 10x + 7 form a geometric
58 bricks in the second layer, 55 bricks in the third B. 2/3 D. 0.72 progression. Find the value of x.
layer and so until there are ten bricks and so until
A. -5 & -3/7 C. 7 & -7/6 *
there are 10 bricks in the last layer. How many 42. Find the ratio of an infinite geometric
bricks are there together? B. 7 & 7/6 D. 8 &
progression series if the sum is 2 and the first term
A. 638 C. 640
is ½. 47. If the sum is 220 and the first term is 10, find
B. 637 D. 639 *
A. 1/3 C. ¾ * the common difference if the last term is 30.
B. ½ D. 1/4 A. 2 * C. 3
38. Once a month a man put some money into the
cookie jar. Each month he put a 50 centavos more B. 5 D. 2/3
th
into the jar than the month before. After 12 years 43. Find the 1987 digit in the decimal equivalent
he counted his money; he had P 5436. How much to 1785/9999 starting from decimal point. 48. What is the sum of all perfect squares integers
money did he put in the jar in the last month? A. 8 * C. 7 less than 100?
A. P 73.50 * C. 74.50 B. 1 D. 5 A. 245 C. 384
B. P 75.50 D. 72.50 44. Determine the sum of the infinite series : S = B. 285* D. 385
1 1 1 1
3
+ 9 + 27 + ⋯ + (3)n
39. Find the geometric mean of 64 and 4.
A. 4/5 C. 2/3 49. The sum of all multiples of 3 between 5 and
A. 16 * C. 32
B. ¾ D. ½ * 41 is?
B. 34 D. 28
A.270 * C. 321
B.299 D. 330
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on the preceding one. What was the 58. Mr. Dela Cruz willed one-half of his eldest
50. Find the value of x if (7 – x), (x + 8), and (2x + average of the seven quizzes? child, one-half of the remainder to his
3) are consecutive terms of an arithmetic A. 65 C. 70 * second child and so on until his 4th child who
progression. B. 67.5 D. 72.5 is the youngest received P 1.25 Million. What
A. -4 C. 4 was the total value of the estate?
B. -6 * D. 6 55. Which term of the arithmetic sequence 6, 3, A. P 18.25 Million C. P 10 Million
-3, -3 is -36? B. P 20 Million * D. P 6.26
51. Find x such that 9, x, 19 is an arithmetic sequence. A. 13th C. 15th * Million
A. 10 C. 14 * B. 14th D. 16th
B. 12 D. 16 59. A rotation wheel coming to rest makes 256
56. The first of the geometric sequences is 1 and revolutions the first second. In any second
the common ratio is 5, determine the largest after the first it makes 5/6 as many
52. The sum of the first 100 positive odd integers
3-digit number that represents a term of this revolutions as it did in the preceding second.
is ___.
geometric sequence? How many revolutions does it make before
A. 1,000 C. 9,900
A. 625 * C. 995 stopping?
B. 10,000 * D. 10, 100
B. 999 D. 125 1
A. 2133 C. 256
53. Find the first element of an arithmetic B. 1,536 * D. 307.2
57. In the geometric sequence whose first
sequence if the sixth element is -2 and the
element is 0.0001 and whose common ratio
common difference is -4. 60. The geometric mean and the harmonic mean
is 10, which element is 10,000?
A. 16 C. -18 of two numbers are 18 and 72/5 respectively.
B. 18 * D. -22 What are the numbers?
A. 8th
B. 9th * A. 9 and 36 C. 6 and 54
54. A student’s grade on the first of 7 quizzes B. 12 and 21 * D. 4 and 81
C. 10th
in math was 55. However on each
D. 11th
successive quiz her score was 5 more than
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