SUMMATIVE TEST 1

Grade 9 Mathematics

Direction: Read and analyze each statement and write only the letter of the best answer.

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1. Which of the following is equivalent to the expression x 5 ?
1 1 1
A. ( x ¿ ¿ )¿ + ( x ¿ ¿ )+( x ¿ ¿ )¿ ¿ C.
5 5 5
1 1 1 1 1
( x ¿ ¿ )+(x ¿ ¿ )+( x ¿ ¿ )+(x ¿ ¿ )+(x ¿ ¿ ) ¿ ¿¿ ¿ ¿
3 3 3 3 3
1 1 1 1 1
B. ( x ¿ ¿ )( x ¿ ¿ )( x ¿ ¿ )(x ¿ ¿ )( x ¿ ¿ ) ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ D.
3 3 3 3 3
1 1 1
( x ¿ ¿ )( x ¿ ¿ )( x ¿ ¿ )¿ ¿¿
5 5 5

2. What is the simplified form of ¿)( y ¿¿ 5)¿ ?

1 −1
A. 6 B. y 6 C. − y 6 D.
y y6
5
3. What is the value of 8 3 ?
A. 16 B. 32 D. 64 D. 128
2
3
27
4. What is the simplified form of the expression 3
?
2
9
1 1
A. B. C. 3 D. 9
2 3
2
5. Which of the following is equivalent to the expression x 3 ?
3 1
A. √ x 2 B. √ x 3 C.
x
D. √3 x
200
6. What is the simplified form of
20 2
49√ ?
10 √2 2 √ 10
A. B. C. D.
7 7 7 7

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7. What is the simplified form of the expression √ 625 x3 y 5 z 7 ?
3 3 3 3
A. 5 xyz √ 5 y 2 z 4 B. 5 xy z 2 √ 5 y 2 z C. 5 xy z 2 √ 5 xy 2 z D. 5 xyz √ 5 x 3 y 2 z 4

8. What is the sum of 4 √18 and 3√ 72?

A. 7√ 2 B. 7√ 3 C. 30√ 2 D. 30√ 3

9. Simplify the radical expression: 6 √ 8 x - 4√ 8 x + 5√ 8 x

A. 7√ 2 x B. 7√ 8 x C. 14√ 2 x D. 14√ 8 x
2
10.What is the simplified form of (3 √ 4−√ 2) ?

A. 26√ 2 B. 12√ 2 C. 12 - 28√ 2 D. 38 - 12√ 2

 11.What is the product of (5 √ 2−3 √ 3) ¿(5 √ 2+3 √ 3)?

A. 23 B. 27 C. 33 D. 37

30 √ 8 x 4 y 2
12. Find the quotient of .
6 √2 x
A. xy√ x B. 5xy√ x C. 10xy√ x D. 15xy√ x

13.What is the simplified form of

√ 5+ 2 ?
√ 2−√ 3
A. -√ 10−2 √ 2−√ 15−2 √ 3 C. -√ 5−2 √ 2−√ 15−2 √ 3
B. √ 10−2 √ 2+ √15−2 √ 3 D. √ 5−2 √ 2+ √ 15−2 √ 3

14. What is the solution of √ 6 x−4=3?

−1 5 5 13
A. B. C. D.
6 6 3 6

15. What is the value of x in √ 2 x +8−6=−4?

A. 4 B. -2 C. 12 D. -3

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16. What is/are the solution/s of √ 2 x−3= x ?
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A. 2 B. 2 and 6 C. 3 and 4 D. -2 and -6

For 17 and 18, refer to the given below.

A company estimates its cost of production using C = 20√ n + 1000, where C represents the
cost, in pesos to produce n items.
17. What is the expected cost to produce 900 items?
A. Php 1 060 B. Php 1 600 C. Php 6 600 D. Php 7 000

18. How many items can be produced for Php 3 000?

A. 100 B. 1 000 C. 10 000 D. 100 000

19. For an observer at height of h feet above the surface of Earth, the approximate distance , d, in
miles, to the horizon can be modeled using d= √1.5 h. A lifeguard on a tower is looking out
over the water. How far can he see if his eyes are 30 ft above the level of the water?
A. √ 45 miles B. 9 √ 5 miles C. 3 √ 5 miles D. 45 miles

20. A wire is anchored on a 9-meter pole. One part is attached to the top of the pole and the
other is 2 meters away from the base. How long is the wire?
A. √ 11 m B. 11 m C. √ 85 m D. 85 m