Republic of the Philippines

NORTHERN ILOILO POLYTECHNIC STATE COLLEGE

School of Education
LABORATORY HIGH SCHOOL
Estancia, Iloilo

1st Grading Exam

Mathematics 9
Name:_________________________ Yr.& Sec.: ____________ Date: ___________ Score: _____________

Directions: Find out how much you already know. Choose and encircle the letter that you think best
answers the question.

1. The following are the values of a, b and c that Edna and Luisa got when they expressed 5 – 3x = 2 x 2 in
standard form. (Edna: a = 2, b = 3, c = -5; Luisa: a= -2, b= -3; c =5 ). Who do you think got the correct
values of a, b c?
a. Luisa b. Edna c. Both of them are correct d. Both of them are wrong
2. How many real roots does √ −16 have?
a. No real roots b. Zero c. One real roots d. Two real roots
3. What is √ 16?
a. -4 b. 4 c. ± 4 d. √ 4
4. It is a polynomial equation of two degree that can be written in the form ax 2 +bx +c=0 , where a, b and
c are real numbers and a≠0.
a. Linear Equation b. Linear Inequality c. Quadratic Equation d. Quadratic Inequality
5. Which of the following values of x make the equation x 2+7x-18=0 true?
I. -9 II. 2 III. 9
a. I & II b. I & III c. II & III d. I, II, & III
6. Which of the following is a quadratic equation?
a. 7 r 2 +4 r−1 b. 3 t−7=2 c. s2 +5 s−4=0 d. 2 x2 −7 x ≥ 3
7. In the quadratic equation 3 x 2+7 x−4=0, which is the quadratic term?
a. x 2 b. 7x c. 3 x 2 d. -4
8. Which of the following rational algebraic equations is transformable into a quadratic equation?
w+1 w+ 2 2 3 2q−1 1 3 q 3 4 7
a. − =7 b. + =5 c. + = d. + =
2 4 p p+1 3 2 4 m−2 m+2 m
9. What equation would best describe the diagram below?
2S 3

S 288

Area = 228cm 2

a. (s-4)(2s-3)= 228 b. (s+4)(2s + 3 ) = 228 c. (s + 4)(2s – 3)=228 d. (s - 4)(2)

=228
10. How many real roots does the quadratic equation x 2+ 5 x +7=0 have?
a. 0 b. 2 c. 3 d. -4
11. i is the same with
a. 1 b. -1 c.√ 1 d. √−1
12. The roots of a quadratic equation are -5 and 3. Which of the following quadratic equations has these
roots?
a. x 2−8 x +15=0 b. x 2+ 8 x+15=0 c. x 2−2 x−15=0 d. x 2+ 2 x−15=0
13. Refer to the figure:
What equation would best describe the equation to the right?
a. S + S = 169cm 2 b. S2 + 169cm 2 c. S2−169 cm 2=0 d. S= S + 169cm 2
14. Which of the following quadratic equations has no real roots?
a. 2 x2 + 4 x=3 b. t 2−8 t−4=0 c. 3 s 2−2 s=−5 d. −2 r 2 +r +7=0
15. ( 2−4 i )2 is equal to
a. 20 - 16i b. 25- 15i c. -12 - 16i d. 12 + 15i
16. What must be the number that should be added to make the equation x 2+ 2 x ¿ to make it a perfect
square trinomial?
a. 1 b. 2 c. 8 d. 4
17. What is the nature of the roots of the quadratic equation if the value of the discriminant is zero?
a. The roots are not real. b. The roots are irrational and not equal. c. The roots are rational and
not equal. d. The roots are rational and equal.
18. Solve: y 2 +4 y=32 by completing the square. What are the roots?
a. y = 4 & y = -8 b. y =-4 & y = 8 c. y = -6 , y = -4 d. y = 6 , y = 4
2
19. How many real roots does a quadratic equation x + 5x + 7 = 0 have?
b. 0 b. 2 c. 3 d. 4
20. Solve by completing the square: 2 x2 +8 x−10=0. What are the roots?
a. 1,5 b. -1,5 c.1,-5 d. -1,-5
21. Describe the roots of quadratic equation when the value of b 2−4 ac is 0.
a. rational & equal b. irrational & equal c. rational & not equal d. irrational & not
equal
22. One of the roots of 2 x2 −13 x +20=0 is 4. What is the other root?
−2 −5 2 5
a. b. c. d.
5 2 5 2
23. What is the product of the roots of the quadratic equation 2 w2 −3 w−20=0 ?
3 −20
a. 10 b. -10 c. d.
2 2
24. ( 5+3 i )2 is equal to
a. 16 + 30i b. 25- 15i c. -25 - 16i d. 11 + 4i
2
25. Observe the solution given below: The equation is y +4 y−32=0 is to be solved by completing the
square.
Observe the solution;
y 2 +4 y−32=0 1
2
y +4 y=32 2
y 2 +4 y+ 16=32+16 3
( y + 4)2=48 4
Something is wrong with the solution, which part of the solution?
a. 1 b. 2 c. 3 d. 4
26. Given the above problem what would be the roots of the equation?
a. 4 and -2 b. 4 and -8 c. 6 and -2 d. 8 and -2
2
27. What are the roots of the quadratic equation x + x−56=0?
a. 2 and -1 b. 8 and -7 c. -8 and 7 d. 3 and -2
28. Describe the roots of quadratic equation when the value of b 2−4 ac is negative.
a. rational & equal b. irrational & equal c. rational & not equal d. irrational & not
equal
29. Refer to the figure at the right: Find the measure of the side.
a. S = 11 cm b. S = 8 cm c. S = -11 cm
d. S = -8 cm
x−5 x +1
30. The algebraic equation + =2 when transformed to
2 x x−2
quadratic equation is
a. x 2+ 3 x −10 b. −x 2+ 3 x −10 c. −x 2−3 x+ 10
d. −x 2+ 3 x +10
31. What is the sum of the roots of the quadratic equation x 2+ 6 x−14=0?
a. -7 b. -6 c. -3 d. 14
32. Rey has an assignment, he needs to solve this equation by factoring: x 2+ 9 x=−8. What must he do?
Arrange the given below and choose the best answer.
 2
1. x + 9 x+ 8.
2. ( x +1 )=0 ; ( x +8 )=0.
3. ( x +1 )( x +8 ) =0.
4. x=−1 ; x=−8 .

a. 1-2-3-4 b. 1-3-2-4 c. 1-2-4-3 d. 4-3-2-1

33. What is the conjugate of 8 + 3i?
a. 8 + 3i b. 11- 4i c. 8 - 3i d. 11 + 4i
34. Which of the following equations may be solved easily by factoring?
a. 2 x2 =72 b. t 2+ ¿ 12t + 36 = 0 c. w 2−64=0 d. 2 s 2+ 8 s−10=0
35. Mrs. Cruz asked the carpenter to construct a rectangular bulletin board for her classroom. She told the
carpenter that the board’s area must be 18 sq. ft. suppose the length of the board is 7ft. longer than its
width. What equation would represent the given situation?
a. x 2+ 7=18 b. x 2+ 7 x +18=0 c. x=x 2 +7−18 d. x 2−7 x−18=0
36. Given the problem above. What will be the length of each sides?
a. 13 cm b. 16 cm c. 69 cm d. 169 cm
2
37. i is equal to
a. -2 b. 2 c. -1 d. 1
38. Find the discriminant of the equation x 2−4 x+ 4=0.
a. 0 b. 2 c. 4 d. 6
39. The simplest form of ( √ 49+25 i ) + ( √ 49−48 i )−(−√ 49+31 i) is
a. 7−48 i b.21−54 i c. 14+ 8i d. 7+ 8i
2
40. What is the sum of the roots of the quadratic equation 4 x +16 x +15=0?
16 −16
a. 4 b. -4 c. d.
4 4
41. In 22- 4i, 22 is
a. Real part b. imaginary part c. integer d. prime
2
( 5+3 i )
42. The complex number is rationalized. What would be the answer?
8+i
158+224 i 156+98 i 158−224 i 156−98i
a. b. c. d.
65 65 65 65
43. In number 41, 4i is
a. Real part b. imaginary part c. integer d. prime
2
44. Find the solutions of the equation 2 x +3 x=27 using quadratic formula. What are the roots?
9 2 −9 −9
a. -3 and b. -3 and c. 3 and d. -3 and
2 9 2 2
2
45. The length of a garden is 5m longer than its width and the area is 14 m . How long is the garden?
a. 9m b. 7m c. 5m d. 2m

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Prepared by: Fresan R. Magnate