Student I.D. No.

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SCHOOL OF THE HOLY SPIRIT OF QUEZON CITY

F. Sotto St. BF Homes, Quezon City
Rating: ________
MATHEMATICS 10
THIRD QUARTERLY TEST
2023 – 2024

Name: _______________________________________________________Class No. ____________

Section: ______________________________________________________Date: ________________

I.​ Choose and write the letter of the correct answer on the blank before the number.

_______1. Which best represents the points (-2,0), (0, 0) and (2,0) on the graph?

a.​ x - intercept ​ ​ ​ ​ ​

b.​ y - intercept ​ ​ ​ ​

c.​ vertex

d.​ axis of symmetry

_______ 2. Given the graph, how many real roots does the function have?

a.​ One ​ ​ ​ ​ ​

b.​ Two​​ ​ ​

c.​ no real roots

d.​ Undefined

_______3. What are the zeros of the quadratic function, f(x) = 5x2 - 10x ?
a. x1 = 0 ; x2= 2 c. x1 = 5 ; x2= - 10

b. x1 = 0 ; x2= -2​ ​ ​ d. x1 = 5 ; x2= - 5

_______4. What is the nature of roots of the quadratic equation x2 - x + 1 = 0?

a.​ two real and unequals ​ ​ c. undefine

b. two real and equal ​ d. imaginary

_______5. Which of the following functions has equal or only one zero?

a.​f(x) = x2 - 7x + 10 ​ ​ ​ c. f(x) = x2 - 7x + 4
b.​f(x) = x2 - 6x + 9 ​ d. f(x) = 2x2 - 11x - 5

_______6. Which of the following is the imaginary solution of x2 - 6x + 12 = 0?)

a.​ x1 = 3 + 3 𝑖 ; x2= 3 + 3 𝑖 c. x1=4 + 2 𝑖 ; x2= 4 - 2 𝑖

b.​ x1 = -3 + 3 𝑖 ; x2= -3 - 3 𝑖​ ​ d. x1=4 + 5 𝑖 ; x2= 4 + 5 𝑖

_______7. Which quadratic function has a vertex at (3, 4)?

a. f(x) = x2 - 6x + 13​ ​ ​ ​ c. f(x) = x2 + 6x + 13

b. f(x) = x2 - 6x + 5​ ​ d. f(x) = x2 + 6x + 5

_______8. Which quadratic function has an x-intercept at (½, 0) and (- 3, 0)?

a.​ f(x) = x2 - 2x + 3​ ​ ​ ​ c. f(x) = 2x2 + 5x - 3

b.​ f(x) = 2x2 - 7x - 3​ ​ d. f(x) = 2x2 + 7x + 3

_______9. What is the factor form of the function representing the graph?

a.​ f(x) = -(x- 3)(x - 3) ​ ​ ​ ​ ​

b.​ f(x) = (2x- 3)(x + 1)​ ​ ​ ​

c.​ f(x) =-(2x- 3)(x + 1)

d.​ f(x) = -(2x+ 3)(x - 1)

_______10. Which is the standard form of a quadratic function if the vertex is at (-1,4)?
a. f(x) = x2 -2x + 4​ ​ ​ ​ c. f(x) = x2 - 2x + 5
b. f(x) = x2 +2x + 5​ ​ d. f(x) = x2 + 2x + 4

_______11. Which is not a graph of a polynomial function?

a.​ ​​ ​ ​ ​ c.

b.​ ​ ​ ​ d.

_______12. Which is not a polynomial function? ​

6 7 8
a.​ 𝑝(𝑥) = c. 𝑝(𝑥) =
1 1
3
𝑥 − 7𝑥 + 5𝑥 − 6 3
𝑥 − 7𝑥 − 6

3 2 1 4
b.​ 𝑝(𝑥) = 0. 5𝑥 − 3 𝑥 + 4𝑥 − 1 d. 𝑝(𝑥) = 3
𝑥 − 5 − 6
𝑥

_______13. How many zeros does the polynomial shown on the graph have?

a.​ 2 ​ ​ ​ ​ ​

b.​ 3​ ​ ​ ​

c.​ 4

d.​ 5

6 7 2
_______ 14. What is the degree the polynomial 𝑝(𝑥) = 𝑥 − 7𝑥 + 2𝑥 − 5𝑥 − 6 ?

a.​ 5​ ​ . ​ ​ ​ ​ c. 7

b.​ 6 ​ ​ ​ d. 9
 3
______15. Which is not a factor of 𝑝(𝑥) = 𝑥 − 𝑥 ?
a.​ -2​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ c. 0

b.​ -1 ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ d. 1
3 2
______16. What is the missing term when 𝑝(𝑥) = 8𝑛 − 36𝑛 − 25𝑛 + 29

is divided by 𝑛 − 5? ​

a.​ -7​ ​ ​
b.​ 7
c.​ -5
d.​ 5

_______17. Which part in the long division is wrong?

a.​ The solution is correct​ ​ ​ ​

b.​ Incorrect, error occurs in number 1

c.​ Incorrect, error occurs in number 2 ​

d.​ Incorrect, error occurs in number 3

_______18. What is the product when 2x4 - x3 - 5x2 is multiplied by (x-1) ?

a.​ 2x5 - 3x4- 4x3 + 5x2​ ​ ​ ​ c. 2x5 + 3x4- 4x3 + 5x2

b.​ 2x5 - 3x4+4x3 + 5x2 ​ ​ d. 2x5 + 3x4 + 4x3 + 5x2

______ 19. What is the proper way to write the quotient for the synthetic division?

a.​ 2x4 - x3 - 25x2 -12x​ ​ ​ ​

b. 2x3 - x2 - 25x - 12​ ​ ​ ​ ​

c. 2x3 - x2 - 25x -
12
𝑥−4

d. 2x3 - x2 - 25x +
12
​ 𝑥−4

_______20. What is 2x3 -5x2 + 3x + 7 ÷ x-2

a.​ 2x3 - x2 + x + 9​ ​ c. 2x3 - x2 + 1 +
9
​ 𝑥−2
​ ​

b. 2x2 - x + 1​​ d. 2x3 - 9x2 - 15 -

23
​ ​ 𝑥−2
​ ​ ​

_______21. What is the remainder when a3 - 4 is divided by a+2 ?

​ a. 8​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ c. 12

​ ​ b. -8 ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ d. -12

_______22. What is the remainder when 2x3 - 2x2 + 4 is divided by x -4?

​ ​ a. 100​ ​ ​ ​ c. 84
b. 107​ ​ ​ ​ d. 111

_______23. Which are the zeros of the polynomial function p(x) = (2x-1)(x+1)(3x-5)?
​ a. x = { - ½ , -1 , - 5/3 }​ ​ ​ c. { ½ , 1 , 5/3 }
b. x = { ½ , -1 , 5/3 }​​ ​ ​ d. { ½ , -1 , 3/5 }
 4 3 2
_______24. What is p(2) in p(2) = 9x - 45x + 37x + x +2 ?

​ ​ a. p(2) = 656​ ​ ​ ​ c. p(2) = 652

b. p(2) = -64​​ ​ ​ ​ d. p(2) = -368

3 2
_______25. Which is a factor of 𝑝(𝑥) = 𝑥 + 𝑥 − 24𝑥 + 36 ?
​ ​ a. x + 2​ ​ ​ ​ ​ c. x+ 3
b. x + 6​ ​ ​ ​ ​ d. x +9
3 2
_______26. Which are possible roots of P(x)= x - 6x + 3x + 10 ?
​ ​ a. ± 1, ± 2, ± 5, ± 10 ​ ​ ​ c. 0, ± 1, ± 2, ± 5, ± 10
b. ± 1, ± 2, ± 3 ± 5, ± 10 ​ ​ d. ± 1, ± 2, ± 5, ± 10, ± 20

II. Solve and show your complete solution.

Rubric for Scoring:
3 points - Solution is correct and all details are shown.
2 points- Solution is correct, however the student failed to show the work or made an error in
the process.
1 point - Solution is incorrect and the student either didn't show work or worked on the problem
incorrectly.

1.​ Find the value of k so that x + 2 is a factor of P(x)= x3 + 5x2 + kx - 8

2.​ Find all zeros of the polynomial function p(x) = x4 - 13x2 + 36

3.​ Find the polynomial function in standard form represented by the graph.

Answer Key
I.
1.​ A 2. C 3. A 4. A 5. B 6. A 7. Aor C 8. C 9. C 10. B

11. A 12. D 13. C 14. C 15. A 16. C 17. B 18. A 19. B 20. C

21. D 22. A 23. B 24. B 25. B 26. A

II.

1.​ k = 2

2.​ x1 = 2; x2 = -2; x3= 3; x4= -3

3.​ p(x) = x4 -2x3 - 5x2 + 6x