Republic of the Philippines

Department of Education
Caraga Region
SCHOOLS DIVISION OF AGUSAN DEL SUR

AGUSAN DEL SUR NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL

MATHEMATICS 9 DIAGNOSTIC TEST

Name: _____________________________________________________Score: ________

Directions: Read carefully each of the following questions. Write the letter of your choice on your
answer sheet.
1. Which of the following is the factored form of 9 x 2−4=0?
A. (3 x+ 2)(3 x +2)=0 C. (3 x ¿¿ 2+ 2) ( 3 x−2 ) =0 ¿
B. (3 x+ 2)(3 x−2)=0 D. ( x +4 )( 9 x−1 )=0
2
2. In the quadratic equation 5 x + x−9=0, what is the quadratic term?
A. 5 x 2 B. x C. -9 D. 0
2
3. One factor of quadratic expression x + 9 x+ 8is x+1. What is the other factor?
A. x+2 B. x+3 C. x+8 D.x+9
2
4. What value/s of x can satisfy the equation x + 3 x −28=0 ?
A. 7 B. 4 C. -7 and 4 D. -4 and 7
2
5. What is the correct square of binomial form of x + 4 x +4 ?
A. (x−2)2 B. (x +2)2 C. ( x−2)(x−2) D. ( x−4)
6. What should be the third term to make the expression x 2−2 x +¿ ¿ a perfect square trinomial?
A. -4 B. -2 C. 4 D. 1
2
7. What is the product of the roots of the quadratic equation 3 x −6 x+ 4=0 ?
A. 2 B. 3 c. 4/3 d. 3/4
8. What is the nature of the roots of the quadratic equation if the value of its discriminant is greater
than zero and is a perfect square?
A. Real and equal B. real and irrational C. rational but unequal D. no real roots
9. The length of a rectangular floor is 5m longer than its width. If x represents the width, what
expression represents its length?
A. x-5 B. x+5 C. 5x D. -5x
10. What property should be applied to simplify the left side of the equation x ( x +3 ) =−15?
A. additive inverse distributive C. associative D. multiplicative inverse
11. What is the degree of the quadratic function?
A. 0 B. 1 C. 2 D. 3
12. Which of the following represents quadratic functions?
A. y=3+ 2 x 2 B. 2 y 2+ 3=x C. y=3 x +22 D. y=3−2 x
13. What do you call the turning point of the parabola?
A. axis of symmetry B. vertex C. range D. domain
14. The graph of quadratic function opens upward with vertex on the x-axis. What is the nature of its
zeros?
A. real and equal B. rational but unequal C. irrational but unequal D. no real roots
15. What is the value of y in the points where the graph of the quadratic function intersects at x-axis?
A. 1 B. -2 C. 0 D. -1
16. The cost c varies directly as the number n of a pencil is written as
k k
A. c=kn B. k =cn C. n= D. c=
c n
17. The constant of this variation is the product of the two quantities.
A. direct B. inverse C. joint D. combined
18. It consist of all values of y ≥ or ≤ to the y-coordinate of the vertex.
 A. abscissa B. range C. axis of symmetry D. graph
19. What are the zeros of function f ( x )=(x−2)( x−3)?
A. 2 and 3 B. -1 and -2 C. -2 and -3 D. 5 and 2

20. The current I varies directly as the electromotive force E and inversely as the resistance R. If in a
system a current of 20 amperes flows through a resistance of 20 ohms with an electromotive force of
100 volts, find the current that 150 volts will send through the system?
A. 10 amperes B. 20 amperes C. 30 amperes D. 40 amperes
21. If 3 ft : 36 in = 4 ft : x, find the value of x.
A. 12 in B. 32 in C. 48 in D. 56 in
22. How do you describe any two opposite angles in a parallelogram?
A. They are always congruent C. They are complementary
B. They are supplementary D. They are both right angles
23. Which of the following statements could be false?
A. The diagonals of a rectangle are congruent.
B. The diagonals of an isosceles trapezoid are congruent.
C. The diagonals of a square are perpendicular and bisect each other.
D. The diagonals of a rhombus are congruent and perpendicular
24. In a parallelogram HOME, what is the measure of angle M if the measure of angle H is 1050 ?
A. 75 B. 90 C. 105 D. 180
25. The diagonals of an isosceles trapezoid are represented by 4 x−47 and 2 x+31 . What is the
value of x?
A. 37 B. 39 C. 107 D. 109
26. In the Pythagorean Theorem, the longest side of a right triangle is called _______.
A. leg B. base C. hypotenuse D. altitude
27. What theorem states that two triangles are said to be similar if an angle of one triangle is
congruent to an angle of another triangle and the corresponding sides including those angles are
in proportion.
A. AA Similarity Theorem C. SSS Similarity Theorem
B. SAS Similarity Theorem D. Triangle Angle Bisector Theorem
28. What is the perimeter of 30-60-90 triangle whose hypotenuse is 8cm long?
A. 4 +8 √ 3 cm B. 24+ 8 √ 3 cm C. 12+ √ 3 cm D. 12+4 √ 3 cm
29. The ratio of the volume of two similar prisms is 125:64. What is the ratio of their base area?
A. 25:4 B. 25:16 c. 5:4 d. 5:16
30. A 20-foot ladder is leaning a vertical wall. If the foot of the ladder is 8 feet from the wall, how high is
the ladder reach?
A. 18.6 ft B. 19.1 ft c. 18 ft d. 19 ft
−1
31. Write the expression n 2 in a positive exponent.

1 1 1
1
A. 2 B. 1 C. n 2 D. −1
n n 2
n 2

1
32. What is the equivalent of −2 ?
5
1 1
A. -25 B. 25 C. D.
25 −25
2
33. What is the index of the radical form of the exponential expression 4 3 ?
A. 4 B. 2 C. 3 D. 2/3
34. What is the radicand in the radical expression √ 3
3 xyz?
A. 3 B. 3x C. 3xy D. 3xyz
35. If two radicals are said to be of the same order, then they have the same ______________.
A. Radicand B. index C. radical sign D. index and radicand
36. What is the value of cos 90°?
A. ½ B. 1/3 C. 1 D. 0
37. It is the triangle whose angles are less than 90°.
A. Acute B. Obtuse C. Right D. Adjacent
38. Multiply the binomials and simplify: ( √ 2+ √ 3) (4 √ 2−2 √ 3 )
A. 8+2√ 6 B. 2-2√ 6 C. 2√ 6-6 D. 2+2√ 6
39. A rhombus has side lengths of 25 inches. The diagonal opposite the obtuse angles is 45
inches. What is the measure of its obtuse angle to the nearest degree?
A. 108° B. 118° C. 128° D. 138°
40. What would be the result if you solve sin45° - sec 45°?
−√ 2 √2
A. √2 B. −√ 2 c.
2
D.
2