SECOND QUARTER EXAMINATION

GRADE 10 – MATHEMATICS

Name:_________________________________ Date:_______________

Multiple Choice: Answer the following questions. Write your solution in a separate sheet of paper.
Encircle the letter of the correct answer.

1. Which of the following is a polynomial?

a. 4x3 + 9x – 5x2 + 7 b. 2x-5 + x-2 +2x + 5 c. 2x3 + 3√2 d. ____1____
x2 + 3x + 6
For items 2 – 5, refer to the illustration at the below :
5x – 6 2. What is the remainder?
x + 4 5x2 + 14x – 24 a. 5x – 6 b. x + 4 c. – 6 d. 0
5x2 + 20x 3. Which is the divisor?
– 6x – 24 a. 5x – 6 b. x + 4 c. 5x2 + 14x – 24 d. 0
– 6x – 24 4. Which is the quotient?
0 a. 5x – 6 b. x + 4 c. 5x2 + 14x – 24 d. 0
5. What process is used to obtain the 2nd line?
a. subtract 5x from (x+4) b. divide 5x by (x+4) c. add 5x to (x+4) d. multiply 5x by (x+4)

6. The following are examples of polynomials, EXCEPT

a. x2 – 4x + 5 b. 4x-3 + 8x2 + 10x – 7 c. 3x4 + 5x3 + 2x – 1 d. x3 – y3

7. What is the quotient when x2 – 25 is divided by x – 5?

a. x – 5 b. x – 25 c. x + 5 d. x + 25

8. Which of the following is NOT a polynomial?

a. 2x – 5 b. x3 + 2x2 – 7 c. (x + 5)(9x + 1)2 d. 2x3 – 7x1/2 + x – 4

9. Which of the following is the remainder when 5x2 – 2x + 1 is divided by (x + 2)?

a. – 25 b. 25 c. – 15 d. 15

10. At most, how many possible real roots does the polynomial equation x5 + x3 – 12x2 + 10 = 0 have?
a. 5 b. 3 c. 2 d. 1

11. Which of the following will give a zero remainder when P(x) = 4x2 + 2x – 20 is divided by x – 2?
a. P(–5) b. P(–2) c. P(2) d. P(5/4)

12. Find the remainder when (x9 + 2x8 +3x7 + 4x6 +…+ 9x) is divided by (x – 1).
a. 45 b. 90 c. 180 d. 360

13. What is the remainder when (5x100+ 5) is divided by (x – 1)?

a. 5 b. 10 c. –5 d. –10

14. The remainder after dividing (–10x3+ 5x2 + K) by (x + 1) is 4. Which do you think is the value of K?
a. 9 b. 19 c. –19 d. –11

15. Which of the following polynomials is exactly divisible by (3x+1)?

a. 6x2 + 17x + 5 b. 9x2 + 6x + 1 c. 3x3 + 4x2 – 8x – 3 d. all the given choices

16. Which of the following is the factored form of x3 + 3x2 – 10x – 24?
a. (x+4)(x–3)(x+2) b. (x–4)(x–3)(x–2) c. (x–4)(x–3)(x+2) d. (x+4)(x+3)(x–2)

17. Which polynomial will give a quotient of 3x2 + 2x + 4 and a remainder 19, when divided by 2x – 3?
a. 6x3 – 5x2 + 2x b. 6x3 – 5x2 + 4x + 7 c. 6x3 – 5x2 + 2x + 7 d. 6x3 + 5x2 + 2x + 7

18. Find the value of K so that (x+2) is a factor of 3x3 + Kx2 + 5x + 18.
a. 4 b. 4/61 c. 61/4 d. 61
19. What is the quotient when (x5 – 3x3 + 4x – 2) is divided by (x –1)?

a. x4 + x3 – 2x2 – 2x – 2 c. x4 + x3 – 2x2 – 2x + 7
b. x4 + x3 – 2x2 – 2x + 2 d. x4 + x3 – 2x2 – 2x – 7

20. Find K so that (x – 2) is a factor of x3 + Kx – 4.

a. – 3 b. – 2 c. –1 d. 0

21. Is (x–1) a factor of P(x) = x3 + 2x2 – 5x – 6?

a. yes b. no c. maybe d. cannot be determined

22. Is (x+2) a factor of P(x) = x3 – 12x – 16?

a. yes b. no c. maybe d. cannot be determined

23. The leading coefficient of the polynomial 5x10 + 4x12 +4x6 + x4 – x is

a. 4 b. 5 c. 10 d. 12

24. The constant term in the polynomial equation 2x3 – x2 + 9x – 8 is

a. 2 b. 3 c. –8 d. –2

25. Which of the following are the possible roots of the polynomial x3 – x2 + 11x – 6
based on the rational root theorem?

a. ±1, ±2, ±3, ±4 b. ±1, ±2, ±3, ±6 c. ±1, ±2, ±4, ±6 d. ±1, ±2, ±4, ±8

26. Which of the following is NOT a root of x(x+3)(x+3)(x–1)(2x+1)=0 ?

a. 0 b. – 3 c. 1 d. 1/2

27. Find a cubic polynomial equation with roots – 2, 2 and 4.

a. x3 + 4x2 – 4x + 16 = 0 c. 10x3 – x2 – x + 16 = 0
b. x3 – 4x2 – x + 16 = 0 d. x3 – 4x2 – 4x + 16 = 0

28. How many positive real roots does x4 – x3 – 11x2 + 9x +18 = 0?

a. 0 b. 1 c. 2 d. 3

29. One of the roots of the polynomial equation 2x3 + 9x2 – 33x +14 = 0 is 2. Find the other roots.

a. 1/2 and 7 b. – 1/2 and 7 c. 1/2 and –7 d. –1/2 and –7

30. If P(–2) = 0, which of the following statements is true about P(x)?

a. x+2 is a factor of P(x) c. P(x) = 0 , has two negative roots

b. 2 is a root of P(x) d. P(0) = –2

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