Diagnostic Test

General Mathematics (COR 4)

Name: _________________________________ Section: _________________________

I. Write your answer on the space provided before the number.

1. Which of the following statements represents a function?
a. Students to their current age.
b. Countries to its capital.
c. A store to its merchandise.
2. Which of the following letters will pass the vertical line test?
a. V b. X c. Y
3. Given f(x) = x2 – 4x + 4 solve for f(x + 3).
a. x2 - 2x + 1 b. x2 + 2x + 1 c. x2 + 2x - 1
𝑥+6 1
4. Solve for x: =
𝑥−4 𝑥+1
a. -4 & 5 b. -4& -5 c. 4& -5
3𝑥 2 −8𝑥−3
5. The horizontal asymptote of f(x) =
2𝑥 2 +7𝑥−4
a. y = -3/2 b. y = 3/2 c. y = 2/3
6. The leading coefficient of p(x) = 3x2 – 4x3 – x+ 8.
a. -4 b. 3 c. 2
5𝑥
7. Solve for x: <4
𝑥−1
a. {x Є R|-4 < x < 1} b. {x Є R|-4 > x < 1} c. {x Є R|-4 < x < -1}
𝑝(𝑥)
8. A ________ is a function of the form f(x) = where p(x) and q(x) are polynomial functions and q(x) is not the
𝑞(𝑥)
zero polynomial (i.e., q(x) ≠ 0). The domain of f(x) is all values of x where q(x) ≠ 0.
a. Rational function b. Exponential function c. Logarithmic function
9. Find the inverse of f(x) = 2x + 7.
7 2𝑥−1 𝑥−7
a. f-1(x) = x + b. f-1(x) = c. f-1(x) =
2 7 2
12𝑥+5
10. Find the asymptote of the inverse of q(x) =
6−4𝑥
a. y = -3/2 b. y = 3/2 c. y = 2/3
x x
11. A function of the form f(x) = b or y = b (b > 0, b ≠ 1) is _____.
a. Rational function b. Exponential function c. Logarithmic function
12. A barangay has 1 000 individuals and its population doubles every 60 years. What is the barangay’s population in
10 years?
a. 1122 b. 1150 c. 2150
13. Solve for x in the following equations, 81-2x = 162x-1.
1 1 1
a. b. c.
2 3 4
14. ___________ are logarithms with base 10; logx is a short notation of log 10x.
a. Neutral logarithm b. Natural logarithm c. Common logarithm
15. ___________ are logarithms to the base e, and are denoted by “ln”. In other words, lnx is another way of writing
logex.
a. Neutral logarithm b. Natural logarithm c. Common logarithm
16. Find the value of the logarithmic expressions: log10010.
a. 1 b. 2 c. 3
1
17. Rewrite the exponential equations in logarithmic form: = 7−2
49
1 1 −1
a. log7 = -2 b. log7 =2 c. log7 = -2
49 49 49
1
18. Rewrite the logarithmic equations in exponential form: log5( ) = -2
25
1 1
a. 52 = b. 5-2 = c. 52 = 25
25 25
𝑎4
19. Expand the expression: log( 5)
𝑏
a. 4log a – 5log b b. 4log a + 5log b c. 5log a – 4log b
1 1
20. Condense the expression: ln(𝑥 + 3) + ln(𝑥 + 2)
2 3
3 3 3
a. ln √𝑥 + 3 + √𝑥 + 2 b. ln √𝑥 + 3 − √𝑥 + 2 c. ln √𝑥 + 3 √𝑥 + 2
21. Solve for x: log3(x + 4) = log3(2x - 4)
a. -16 b. -8 c. 8
22. Solve for x: log2(3x + 5) ≥ log2(x – 9)
a. x ≥ -7 b. x > -7 c. x = -7
23. Felix deposited Php50, 000 in an investment that earns 5% interest annually. How many years will his investment
be equal to Php175, 000?
a. 70 years b. 75 years c. 80 years
24. The population of the Philippines can be modelled by the function P(x) = 20,000,000e 0.0251x, where x is the number
of years since 1955 (e.g. x = 0 at 1955). Assuming that this model is accurate, in what year will the population reach
200 million?
a. 2045 b. 2046 c. 2047
25. Express logx + 2logy – 3loga as a single logarithm.
𝑥𝑦 2 𝑥𝑦 2
a. log b. log c. log xy2 – a3
𝑎3 𝑎2
For 26 – 30: a) Compound Interest b) Simple Interest
c) Interest d) Principal e) Lender or creditor
26. A person (or institution) who invests the money or makes the funds from available.
27. An amount of money borrowed or invested on the origin date.
28. An amount paid or earned for the use of money.
29. An interest that is computed on the principal and then added to it.
30. An interest is computed on the principal and also on the accumulated past interests.
31. Miko borrowed Php25, 000 at 10% annual simple interest rate. How much should he pay after 3 years and 6
months?
a. Php8, 750 b. Php34, 000 c. Php33, 750
32. How long will an amount of Php50, 000 gains a simple interest of Php10, 000 at 4% per annum?
a. 4 years b. 5 years c. 6 years
33. Find the simple interest on a loan of Php65, 000 if the loan is given at a rate of 20% and is due in 3 years.
a. Php37, 000 b. Php38, 000 c. Php39, 000
34. Peter borrowed Php10, 000 at 8% compounded annually? How much will he be paying after 2 years?
a. Php11, 600 b. Php11, 664 c. Php10, 664
35. A time deposit account in a bank yields 5.5% compound interest annually. Jennifer invested Php450, 000 for 4
years in this savings account. How much interests will she gain?
a. Php107, 471.05 b. Php107, 471.02 c. Php107, 471.00
36. A share in the ownership of a company.
a. Stock b. Dividend c. Bond
37. An interest-bearing security which promises to pay (1) a stated amount of money on the maturity date, and (2)
regular interest payments called coupons.
a. Stock b. Dividend c. Bond
38. A financial institution declared a dividend of Php75, 000, 000 for its common stock. Suppose there of common
stock, how much is the dividend per share?
a. Php83.33 b. Php84.44 c. Php85.55
39. Assets used to secure the loan. It may be real-estate or other investments.
a. Amortization b. Mortgage c. Collateral
40. A loan, secured by collateral, that the borrower is obliged to pay at specified terms.
a. Amortization b. Mortgage c. Collateral
41. If a house is sold for Php3, 000, 000 and the bank requires 20% down payment, find the amount of the mortgage.
a. Php2, 200 b. Php2, 300 c. Php2, 400
For 42 – 50: a) Direct Proof b) Indirect Proof c) Biconditional
d) Conditional e) disjunction f) conjunction
g) negation h) Compound proposition i) Proposition
42. A _______ is a declarative sentence that is either true or false, but not both. If a proposition is true, then its truth
value is true, which is denoted by T; otherwise, its truth value is false, which is denoted by F.
43. A _______ is a proposition formed from simpler proposition using logical connectors or some combination of
logical connectors. Some logical connectors involving propositions p and/or q may be expressed as follows: not p, p
and q, p or q, if p, then q.
44. The ______ of a proposition p is denoted by ~p (“not p”)
45. The ______ of the propositions p and q is denoted by; p ꓥ q: (p and q)
46. The ______ of two propositions p and q is denoted by; p ꓦ q: (p or q)
47. The ______ of the propositions p and q is denoted by; p → q: (If p, then q)
48. The ______ of propositions p and q is denoted by; p ↔ q: (p if and only if q)
49. A proof in which the conclusion is drawn directly from previous conclusions, starting with the first statement.
50. A proof in which a statement is shown to be true because the assumption that its negation is true leads to a
contradiction.