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Name: ____________________________________________ Section: ___________Date: ____________
SUMMATIVE ASSESSMENT 1.2: Geometric Sequence & Series
I. Identification: Read and understand each item carefully, then determine what is asked in each
statement.
______________________1. Find the common ratio of the geometric sequence 64, 32, 16, 8, ... .
______________________2. What is the next term in the geometric sequence 4, −12, 36, – 72, . . . ?
______________________3. Find the positive geometric mean of 16 and 36.
______________________4. What is the sum of the first 1011 terms of the geometric series 16−16+16 –16+ …
?
1 1 1 1
______________________5. Given the sequence , , , , …, find the sum of its first 32 terms.
4 4 4 4
II. Multiple Choice: Read and understand each item carefully. Write the letter that corresponds to your
answer on the space provided before each number.
_____1. Which of the following is a geometric sequence?
A. 3, 6, 9, 15, 24, ... B. 3, 6, 9, 12, 15, ... C. 3, 9, 27, 81, ... D. 3, 9, 12, 21, ...
_____2. Which of the following statements are true?
i. An arithmetic sequence is a sequence whose terms are found by adding a constant value to
each previous term.
ii. A geometric sequence is a sequence whose terms are found by multiplying a constant value
to each previous term.
iii. 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, ... is an example of an arithmetic sequence.
iv. In the geometric sequence 40, 20, 10, 5, ..., the common ratio is 2.
A. i, ii, iii B. i, iii, iv C. i, ii, iv D. ii, iii, iv
1 1 1 1
_____3. Find the common ratio of the sequence , , , ,… .
4 16 64 256
−1 1
A. B. C. – 4 D. 4
4 4
_____4. Find the eighth term of a geometric sequence where the third term is 27 and the common ratio is
3.
A. 2187 B. 6561 C. 19 683 D. 59 049
_____5. In the sequence 1, 4, 16, . . . , which term is 1024?
A. 9 B. 8 C. 7 D. 6
_____6. Bacteria Cells. The population growth of bacteria in a petri dish each hour creates a geometric
sequence. After 1 hour there were 4 bacteria cells, and after 5 hours there were 324 cells. How many
bacteria cells were found after 2? 3? and 4 hours?
A. 4, 18, 76 B. 12, 36,108 C. 18, 36, 164 D. 84, 164, 244
_____7. Flu Outbreak. During a flu outbreak, a hospital recorded 16 cases in the first week, 56 cases on
the second week, and 196 cases in the third week. If the hospital did nothing to stop the outbreak, in
which week would the total number infected exceed 10,000?
A. 8th week B. 7th week C. 6th week D. 5th week
_____8. Depreciation. Mang Isko won in a local raffle draw. He used his prize to buy a bicycle for Php155,
000. The yearly depreciation of his bicycle is 10% of its value. What will be its value after 4 years?
A. Php 139 500.50 B. Php 101 695.50 C. Php 96 500.50 D. Php 63 488.50
1
_____9. If four geometric means are inserted between 9 and , what is the third of these geometric
27
means?
1 1
A. B. C. 1 D. 3
9 3
_____10. Find the sum of the terms of a geometric sequence whose first term is 4, last term is 312 500 and
common ratio is 5.
A. 390 642 B. 390 624 C. 390 462 D. 390 264
_____11. How many terms of the geometric sequence 3, 6, 12, 24, . . . will give a sum of 12 285?
A. 13 B. 12 C. 11 D. 10
_____12. Which is the sum of the first 9 terms of the geometric series −4 + 16−64+256+ . . .?
A. −349 524 B. −309 524 C.−249 716 D. −209 716
_____13. The sum of an infinite geometric series with first term 𝑎1 and common ratio 𝑟 is given by
a1
S=
1−r
A. 0 > 𝑟 > 1 B. −1 < 𝑟 < 1 C. −1 > 𝑟 > 1
, provided that __________.
<𝑟<0
D.−1
_____14. If the infinite geometric series 42 + 31.5 + 23.625 + 17.71875 +. . . converges, find its sum:
A. 168 B. 178 C. 188 D. It does not converge.
3 9 27
_____15. What is the sum of the infinite geometric series − + −…?
4 16 64
3 3
A. 1 B. 3 C. D.
7 4
_____16. Total Distance. A ball tossed to a height of 6 meters rebounds to 40% of its previous height.
Find the total distance traveled by the ball as it comes to rest.
A. 24 m B. 22 m C. 20 m D. 18 m
_____17. Which of the following is the sum of the infinite geometric series 16+ 8+4 +2+… ?
A. 64 B. – 64 C. 32 D. – 32
_____18.Which set of numbers is an example of a harmonic sequence?
1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
A. , , , B. ,−1 , 2 ,−4 C. , , , D.
11 15 19 23 2 3 9 27 81
2 2 2
1, , ,
3 5 7
1 1 1 1
_____19. What is the nth term of the harmonic sequence , , , ,…?
2 4 6 8
1 1 1
A. B. 2 C.
n+1 n +1 4 n−2
1
D.
2n
_____20. Twelve days before Mother’s Day, Carl decided to give his mom flowers according to the Fibonacci
sequence. On the first day, he sent one red rose, on the second day, two red roses, and so on. How many
roses did Carl send during the 9th day?
Score:
A. 10 B. 55 C. 89 D. 144
Name: ____________________________________________ Section: ___________Date: ____________
“Change the way you look at things and the things you look at
change.”-HHACTIVITY 1.3: DIVIDING POLYNOMIALS
I. Multiple Choice: Read and understand each item carefully. Write the letter that
corresponds to your answer on the space provided before each number.
______ 1) Which of the following is a polynomial?
I) x−3 +2 x−2+5 x +2 II) 5 x 3+ 3 x 2 + x +2 √
III) 5 x2 + √ 3 x
A. I only B. II only C. I and II D. I and III
4 3 5
______ 2) What is the leading term in 5 x – 3 x – 7 x +2 x – 4 ?
A. 5x4 B. – 7x5 C. – 3x3 `
D. –4
4 3 5
______ 3) What is the degree of the given polynomial 5 x – 3 x – 7 x +2 x – 4 ?
A. 2 B. 3 C. 4 D. 5
______ 4) Teacher Myrna asked John and Peter to divide (2𝑥 + 𝑥 − 35𝑥 + 2𝑥 + 120) by (𝑥 + 2).
4 3 2
224
John’s answer is 2𝑥3 −3𝑥2 −29𝑥+60 and Peter’s answer is 2 x 3+5 x 2−25 x+ 52+ . Who got the
x +2
correct quotient?
A. John B. Peter C. Both are correct D. Both are incorrect
______ 5) Gabriel used synthetic division to find the quotient if (5𝑥2 − 16𝑥 + 4𝑥3 − 3) is divided by x
– 2. He obtained -19 as the remainder. His solution is shown below.
What is/are the error/s?
i. The sign of the divisor was not changed.
ii. The terms of the polynomial were not arranged according to decreasing powers of x.
iii. The sum entries in the third row are incorrect.
A. i only B. ii only C. ii and iii only D. i and iii only
II. Computation: Perform division of polynomials in each of the following. Show solution.
1. Divide each of the following using long division.
a) ( 6 x 3 +4 x2−3 x−8 ) ÷ (2 x¿ ¿ 2−1)¿ b) ( 2 x 4 +7 x 3+ 10 x 2 +8 ) ÷ (2 x¿ ¿ 2+ x−1)¿
2) Divide each of the following using synthetic division.
a) (x ¿ ¿ 5−3 x 4 + x 3−x 2 + 4 x+ 4)÷(x−2)¿ c) (−25−4 x 4−3 x 2+ 4 x )÷(x −4)
b) (3 x 2+ 4 x−x 4 −2 x3 −4) ÷( x +2) d) ( 4 x 4−2 x 3−6 x 2−8 x +14) ÷(2 x−3)
“Change the way you look at things and the things you look at
change.”-HH
