Easter College Incorporated

TERTIARY DEPARTMENT
Easter School Rd., Guisad, Baguio City
First Semester, S.Y. 2021 - 2022

GEC 3 : MATHEMATICS IN THE MODERN WORLD

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“Nothing will stand in your way if you walk wisely, and you will not stumble when you run.”
- Proverbs 4:12

GENERAL DIRECTIONS:
✓ Follow instructions always. Items done without following instructions will be considered incorrect.
✓ All final answers should be written in PERMANENT INK. Superimpositions are considered wrong.
✓ Use the back part of the test papers as your scrap papers.
✓ Review before answering. You are advised to work independently and accomplish the examination with utmost
integrity. Be guided by your knowledge of what is right and not right.
✓ Remember that you are taking two tests today – one is mathematics and one is honesty. Passing the first is great;
passing the second is greater; and passing both is the greatest.

I. Multiple Choices: Ring the letter of the correct answer. (24 points)
1. These are regular, repeated, or recurring forms or designs.
A. patterns B. symmetry C. rotation D. organization
2. Early humans have recognized the repeating interval of day and night, the rising and falling, and the changing of the
seasons. Awareness of these ____________________ allowed humans to survive.
A. patterns B. symmetry C. rotation D. organization
3. This is a curved pattern that focuses on a center point and a series of circular shapes that revolve around it.
A. bilateral symmetry B. radial symmetry C. fractal D. spiral
4. This indicates continuity/there are other terms that follow the last given term.
A. variables B. sequence C. ellipsis D. repeated values
5. This is otherwise known as progression.
A. variable B. sequence C. ellipsis D. repeated value
6. This is a special sequence named after the Italian Mathematician Leonardo of Pisa.
A. Geometric Sequence B. Fibonacci sequence C. Arithmetic sequence D. Fibonacci sequence
7. If the multiplicand is zero and the other multiplicand is non-zero, the product is __________________.
A. zero B. one C. undefined D. indeterminate
8. If the base is non-zero and the exponent is zero, the expression is equal to __________________.
A. zero B. one C. undefined D. indeterminate
9. The ratios of successive Fibonacci numbers approach this number and is also known as the Golden Ratio.
A. 𝜋 B. 𝜑 C. 𝑒 D. 𝜃
10. This can be broken down to smaller squares based from Fibonacci sequence and divide each with an arc.
A. golden ratio B. golden rectangle C. golden triangle D. golden square
11. These statements can be rewritten in ways that make them appear to be purely universal or purely conditional.
A. existential statements B. universal existential statements
C. universal conditional statements D. existential universal statements
12. The first part of these statements assert that certain objects exist and the second part say that the objects satisfy
certain properties for all things of certain kinds.
A. existential statements B. universal existential statements
C. universal conditional statements D. existential universal statements

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13. “There exists” and “at least one” are examples of _________________.
A. quantifiers B. negations C. variables D. connectives
14. These can be used as placeholders but not restricted to only a particular or concrete value.
A. quantifiers B. negations C. variables D. connectives
15. Any group or collection of elements.
A. set B. relation C. notation D. function
16. This is the set of ordered pairs.
A. set B. relation C. notation D. function
17. Which of the following is not a binary operation?
A. = B. + C. − D. ÷
18. How many elements are in the set {1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 7} ?
A. 3 B. 4 C. 5 D. 6
19. The following are the characteristics of the language of mathematics except:
A. precise B. concise C. powerful D. neglectful
20. Which of the following is the most conventional way to write the mathematical expression 9 ∙ 𝑡 2 ∙ 𝑠5 ∙ 𝑟 ?
A. 9𝑡 2 𝑠5 𝑟 B. 9𝑟𝑡 2 𝑠5 C. 9𝑠5 𝑡 2 𝑟 D. 9𝑟𝑠5 𝑡 2

II. Alternate Response: Write TRUE in the rectangle if the statement is true. Otherwise, write FALSE.
Use CAPITAL LETTERS only. (40 points)

1. During practical research, Mathematics plays a big role in collection, organization, and
presentation of data.
2. Animals have mainly radial symmetry, even leaves of plants and some flowers such as
orchids.
3. A fractal pattern can be seen upon examining a single fern or an aerial view of an entire river
system.
4. The next term in the sequence √2, 12 + √2, 24 + √2, 36 + √2 is 48 + √2.
5. 4𝑛 − 1 is the recursive formula for the sequence 3, 7, 11, 15.
6. To find a specified Fibonacci number, use the Binet’s formula. The symbol 𝑛 stands for the
term number.
7. One example of mathematics for organization is “Scientists can plot bird migration routes to
help conserve endangered animal populations.”
8. If the exponential growth model A = 30e0.02t describes the population of a city in thousands, t
years after 1995, then the population of the city in 2017 is about 46,581.
9. One example of mathematics for prediction is “It is believed that unless man changes his
behavior, patterns are said to indicate that sea levels could rise to catastrophic levels as the
polar caps melt due to the increasein global temperatures.”
10. If 𝐹𝑖𝑏(13) = 233 and 𝐹𝑖𝑏(15) = 610, then 𝐹𝑖𝑏 (14) = 376

11. During practical research, Mathematics plays a big role in collection, organization, and
presentation of data.
12. A mathematical sentence states a complete idea.
13. When expressions are being compared, ‘equivalent’ is used.

14. The compound sentence “1 + 2 = 3 is equivalent to 3 + 2 = 5” states the truth.

15. The compound sentence “1 + 2 = 4 is equivalent to 3 + 2 = 6” states the truth.

16. The set of natural numbers less than 5 is {0, 1, 2, 3, 4}.

17. The set of integers greater than −3 ; when written in set-builder notation is
{𝑥 ∣ 𝑥 ∈ ℤ and 𝑥 < −3} .
18. The relation {(−2,2), (21, 23), (−13,8), (23, 20), (15,15), (−13, −13)} is a function.

19. The relation that has a graph of a prabola is a function.

20. All functions are relations but not all relations are functions.

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 III. Problem Solving: Read, understand and give what is asked in each item. (20 points)

1. Use Fib(22) = 17,711 and Fib(24) = 46,368 to find Fib(23).

2. If the exponential growth model A = 50e0.07t describes the population of Baguio city in thousands, 𝑡 years after
1987, find the population in 1987

3. Draw the arrow diagram for the relation {(−2,2), (21, 23), (−13,8), (23, 20), (15,15), (−13, −13)},
determine the domain, range, and if it is a function.

4. Given 𝑓(𝑥) = 𝑥 2 + 1 and 𝑔(𝑥) = 𝑥 2 − 𝑥, compute the product of the sum and difference of these two given
functions.

“A good deed is a good seed. ”

Prepared by:
Checked by:
Jenny Rose S. Belwa
Instructor Eugenia C. Sumawang, PhD
Dean, Teacher Education Department

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