STELLA MARIS COLLEGE

OROQUIETA CITY

3rd QUARTERLY EXAM for MATHEMATICS 10

January , 2018

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I. MULTIPLE CHOICE: Encircle the letter of the correct answer. [1 point each]

1. How many odd numbers are greater than 1 000 but less than 10 000?
[a] 4 500 [b] 5 000 [c] 5 040 [d] 3 600
2. You have 2 pairs of pants, 3 ties and 5 shirts to choose from to dress up for a party. How many
different outfits consisting of a pair of pants, a tie and one shirt are possible?
[a] 30 [b] 60 [c] 10 [d] 12
3. When is the graph of (x − h)2 + (y − k)2 = r2 an empty set?
[a] when r2 < 0 [b] when r2 = 0 [c] when r2 > 0 [d] when r2 6= 0
4. Data are grouped according to gender (male or female) and according to income level (low,
middle, and high). How many different possible categories are there?
[a] 4 [b] 5 [c] 6 [d] 8
5. When is the graph of (x − h)2 + (y − k)2 = r2 a point?
[a] when r2 < 0 [b] when r2 = 0 [c] when r2 > 0 [d] when r2 6= 0
6. When is the graph of (x − h)2 + (y − k)2 = r2 a circle?
[a] when r2 < 0 [b] when r2 = 0 [c] when r2 > 0 [d] when r2 6= 0
7. A health inspector has time to visit seven of the 20 restaurants on a list. How many different
routes are possible?
[a] 390 800 700 [b] 370 900 800 [c] 390 700 800 [d] 380 700 900
8. Let P1 (x1 , y1 ) and P2 (x2 , y2 ) be two points on the Cartesian plane. The x-coordinate of their
midpoint is
x1 − x2 x1 + x2 x1 − x2 x1 + x2
[a] [b] [c] [d]
2 2 4 4
9. How many ways can a station manager arrange five commercials in a show?
[a] 6 [b] 24 [c] 120 [d] 720
10. Let P1 (x1 , y1 ) and P2 (x2 , y2 ) be two points on the Cartesian plane. The y-coordinate of their
midpoint is
y1 + y2 y1 − y2 y1 + y2 y1 − y2
[a] [b] [c] [d]
4 4 2 2
11. How many different seven-digit telephone numbers are possible if the first digit cannot be 0
or 1?
[a] 6 000 000 [b] 7 000 000 [c] 8 000 000 [d] 9 000 000
12. Given two points P1 (x1 , y1 ) and P2 (x2 , y2 ), the slope of the line passing through P1 and P2 is
x2 − y 1 y1 − y2 y1 − y2 y2 − y1
[a] [b] [c] [d]
y 1 − x2 x1 − x2 x2 − x1 x1 − x2
13. If each social security number is a sequence of nine digits, how many different social security
numbers are possible?
[a] 1 000 000 [b] 10 000 000 [c] 100 000 000 [d] 1 000 000 000
14. A union must elect four officers from 16 available candidates. How many different slates are
possible if one candidate is nominated for each office?
[a] 43 680 [b] 46 680 [c] 43 860 [d] 46 860
15. A multiple-choice test consists of four questions with five choices. How many different answer
keys are possible?
 [a] 5 [b] 25 [c] 125 [d] 625
16. The set of all ordered pairs (a, b), where a and b are real numbers is called the
[a] Newtonian plane [b] Cartesian plane [c] Eulerian plane [d] Einstein’s plane
17. The first coordinate a of a point (a, b) is often referred to as the
[a] coordinate [b] ordinate [c] abscissa [d] origin
18. The coordinates of the point which is one unit to the right of the y-axis and three units below
the x-axis is
[a] (1, 3) [b] (−1, 3) [c] (1, −3) [d] (−1, −3)
19. The second coordinate b of a point (a, b) is often referred to as the
[a] coordinate [b] ordinate [c] abscissa [d] origin
20. The coordinates of the point which is three and a half units to the left of the y-axis and on
the x-axis is
[a] (−3.5, 0) [b] (3.5, 0) [c] (0, −3.5) [d] (0, 3.5)
21. The distance between (6, 2) and (4, 8) is
√ √ √ √
[a] 5 [b] 2 5 [c] 10 [d] 2 10
22. If a line is horizontal, then its slope is equal to
[a] −1 [b] 0 [c] 1 [d] 2
23. Let L and ` be two lines which are not vertical. The lines L and ` are parallel if and only if
1 1 1 1
[a] mL = −m` [b] mL = m` [c] mL = − [d] mL =
2 2 m` m`
24. Which of the following lines is parallel to 3x − 7y + 2 = 0?
[a] 3x + 7y + 2 = 0 [b] −3x − 7y + 2 = 0 [c] 7x − 3y + 2 = 0 [d] 3x − 7y + 5 = 0
25. What is the slope the line 3x − 7y + 2 = 0?
3 3 7 7
[a] [b] − [c] [d] −
7 7 3 3
26. Which line below is perpendicular to 3x − 7y + 2 = 0?
[a] 3x + 7y + 2 = 0 [b] 3x − 7y + 2 = 0 [c] 7x − 3y + 2 = 0 [d] 7x + 3y + 5 = 0
27. What do we call a point at which the graph of an equation crosses the x-axis?
[a] x-intercept [b] y-intercept [c] origin [d] center
28. Which of the following is the slope-intercept form of the equation of a line?
x y y2 − y1
[a] + = 1 [b] y = mx + b [c] y − y1 = m(x − x1 ) [d] y − y1 = (x − x1 )
a b x2 − x1
29. What is the y-intercept of 3x − 7y + 2 = 0?
2 2 2 2
[a] [b] − [c] [d] −
3 3 7 7
30. What do we call a point at which the graph of an equation crosses the y-axis?
[a] x-intercept [b] y-intercept [c] origin [d] center
31. Which is an equation of a circle with center at the origin and radius 8?
√
[a] x2 + y 2 = 8 [b] x2 + y 2 = 8 [c] x2 + y 2 = 16 [d] x2 + y 2 = 64
32. Which of the following is the two-point form of the equation of a line?
x y y2 − y1
[a] + = 1 [b] y = mx + b [c] y − y1 = m(x − x1 ) [d] y − y1 = (x − x1 )
a b x2 − x1
33. A segment has one endpoint at (−5, 4) and its midpoint at (−2, 1). What are the coordinates
of the other endpoint?
[a] (2, −1) [b] (1, −2) [c] (1, 2) [d] (−1, −2)
34. Which point lies at the greatest distance from the origin?
[a] (5, 12) [b] (−4, −3) [c] (−11, 0) [d] (8, −15)
35. Which line is perpendicular to the y-axis and passes through (4, 2)?
[a] x = 2 [b] x = 4 [c] y = 2 [d] y = 4
36. Which of the following is the intercepts form of the equation of a line?
x y y2 − y1
[a] + = 1 [b] y = mx + b [c] y − y1 = m(x − x1 ) [d] y − y1 = (x − x1 )
a b x2 − x1
37. The endpoints of diameter of a circle are (−2, 2) and (4, 4). What is the center of the circle?
 [a] (1, 3) [b] (2, 3) [c] (3, 7) [d] (3, 3)
38. Let L and ` be two lines which are non-vertical. The lines L and ` are perpendicular if and
only if
1 1 1 1
[a] mL = −m` [b] mL = m` [c] mL = − [d] mL =
2 2 m` m`
1
39. The slope of a line that passes through (−5, 1) and (1, y) is − . What is y?
2
[a] 4 [b] 2 [c] 0 [d] −2
40. Which of the following is the point-slope form of the equation of a line?
x y y2 − y1
[a] + = 1 [b] y = mx + b [c] y − y1 = m(x − x1 ) [d] y − y1 = (x − x1 )
a b x2 − x1
II. PROBLEM SOLVING: Solve each problem neatly.
1. Write an equation of the line in standard form that passes through the points (2, 3) and (2, −1).
white [5 points]

2. Find the distance and midpoint of the two points given in the previous number. [5 points]

3. Find the perimeter of the triangle whose vertices are (0, 4), (4, −2), and (3, 1). [5 points]

√ the standard and general form of the circle whose center is (1, −1) and whose radius is
4. Give
3. [8 points]

5. The new license plates consist of three letters from the English alphabet followed by 3 digits.
How many different license plates can be made if the first letter is a vowel and the number
formed by the digits is an even number? [5 points]