DIVINE CHILD JESUS SCHOOL

2 nd
QUARTER EXAM IN MATHEMATICS 9

Name: __________________________________________________________ Date: _________________

I. Multiple Choice. Encircle the letter of the correct answer.

1. It indicates how many times the number is to be multiplied by itself.
a. base c. index
b. exponent d. radicand
2. It states that for any real number a, an is the product of n factors.
a. Law of Exponents c. Law of Integers
b. Law of Radicals d. Law of Cosine
3. It is an exponent in fraction form.
a. rational exponent c. negative exponent
b. imaginary exponent d. binomial exponent
4. It is an expression containing a radical symbol.
a. Radical expression c. Similar Radicals
b. Rational expression d. Dissimilar Radicals
7
5. It is equal to the expression x 3 ?
a. √3 x c. √3 x 7
b. √7 x 3 d. √3 7 x
6. It is equal to the expression √ 6 x ?
1 1
a. 6 x 2 c. 6 2 x
1 1
b. (6 x )2 d. −6 x 2
7. It has a product of √ 6?
a. √ 3 ¿ c. √ 3+√ 3
b. √ 2 ( √ 8 ) d. √ 7-√ 1
8. It is the equivalent of √ 4 + √ 2 using exponential notation?
3 5

1 1
a. 4 3 +2 5 c. 6 8
1
b. 4 3 +25 d. 6 8 s
9. It is the exponential form of √ x?
1
0
a. x c. x 2

()
x
2 1
b. x d.
2
−1
10. It is the radical form of 32 ? 4

1
a. √4 32 c. .
√324

1
b. √4 32 d. 4
√32

II. TRUE or FALSE. Write TRUE if the statement is correct, otherwise FALSE. Write your
answer on the space provided.
__________ 11. Any number raised to zero is equal to 1.
__________ 12. An expression with negative exponents can be written as an expression with
a positive exponent.
__________ 13. Expressions with rational exponent have fractional exponents.
__________ 14. The denominator of the exponent is the index of the radicals.
__________ 15. We can add radical expressions with different index.
__________ 16. We can only add radical expressions with the same radicand and index.
__________ 17. In dividing radical expressions with two terms in the denominator,
rationalize it using its conjugate.
__________ 18. Any number raised to 0 is 0.
__________ 19. Expressions with rational exponent have zero exponents.
__________ 20. The simplified form of the expression √3 125 is 25.

III. Evaluation. Evaluate the following.

A. Add or subtract the following radicals.
21-22. 6√ 2+8 √ 2 – 7√ 2

23-24. 7√ 3+10 √ 3−2 √ 3−3 √ 3

25-26. 3√ 32−3 √ 8+5 √ 2−2 √ 128

27-28. 3√ 4 x −2 √ 9 y−7 √25 y +4 √36 x

29-30. 13√ 2+4 √3−5 √ 2+10 √ 3

31-32. 11√ 5−9 √5−17 √5

33-34. 21√ 6+12 √ 6−22 √ 6−13 √ 6

35-36. 14√ 27−2 √ 12+6 √ 75−4 √ 48

37-38. 9√ 121 ab−8 √ 144 bc−10 √ 225 ab+3 √ 169 bc

39-40. 14√ 2 b+17 √ 2c −28 √ c +19 √ 2b

B. Multiply the following radicals.

41-42. 4√ 5 •3 √ 18

43-44. a√ a b2 •2 b √ a2 b •3 ab √ a2 b2
45-46. (2+√ 3 ¿(5−√3)

47-48. √ 2• √ 2

49-50. √ 3 • √ 2

C. Divide the following radicals.

51-52.
√ 45
√5

53-54.
√3 20
√3 18

15 √3 3 mn
55-56.
2 √ 24 m n
3 2 2

57-58.
√2
3−√ 2

5−3 √ 5
59-60.
7+2 √5

IV. PROBLEM SOLVING. Solve the following problems completely.

61-65. The square root of the sum of a number and 10 is 4. Find the number.

66-70. The negative square root of a number increased by 2 is equal to the number itself.
What is the number?