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2ND QUARTER EXAMINATION

January 26-28, 2021

MATHEMATICS 8

INSTRUCTIONS: Answer the following questions. Do not forget to show your solutions.

PROBLEM SOLVING. Do not forget to show your solutions. No solution, no point.

A. QUADRATIC EQUATIONS. (5points each)
Introduction to Quadratic Equations. Write the following quadratic equations in standard form
and identify the values of a, b, and c.
1. (x – 5)(x – 2) = 0
2. 5x2 = (x + 3)(x + 4)
Solving Quadratic Equations by Extracting Square Roots. Solve for the roots of the following
quadratic equations.
3. 12x2 = 1728
4. (2x + 1)2 – 128 = 0
Solving Quadratic Equations by Factoring. Solve for the roots of the following quadratic
equations.
5. 24x2 + 2x – 15 = 0
6. 10x2 + 7x – 6 = 0

Solving Quadratic Equations by Completing the Square. Find the solution(s) of each quadratic
equation by completing the square.
7. 2x2 – x – 4 = 0
8. 2x2 +12x -240 = 0
Solving Quadratic Equations Using the Quadratic Formula. Solve each quadratic equation
using the quadratic formula.
9. x2 + 7x = 10
10. x2 = 16 – 2/5 x

B. Discriminant and Roots of Quadratic Equations. Determine the discriminant and the nature of
the roots of the following quadratic equations. (10 points each)
C. Determine whether the given graph, or table of values represents a function or not by writing
FUNCTION or NOT A FUNCTION.

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D. Determine the x and y intercepts of the given linear function. (5 points each)

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A. Solve the following problems. (5 points each)

1. Find the slope of a linear function whose graph passes through (3, 6) and (-4, -7).

2. Rhianna sells halo-halo for a living. She spends ₱12 in making one halo-halo plus ₱600 a
week for operational expenses. Express her weekly expenses as a function of the number
of halo-halos x she makes in a week. Determine the number of halo-halos she can make if
she does not want her expenses to exceed ₱1 000.

Prepared by:
Ms. Jowhie Anne E. Reyes and Mr. Arjay D. Ayson.
MATH 8 Teacher