DIVISION OF CITY OF BOGO

LA PAZ NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL

La Paz, Bogo City, Cebu

DIAGNOSTIC TEST IN MATHEMATICS 9

DIRECTIONS: Read and analyze each of the following questions carefully and write the letter of the correct
answer on the answer sheet.
1. What mathematical equation refers to a mathematical sentence with a highest degree of 2?
A. linear equation C. radical equation
B. quadratic equation D. exponential equation
2. Which equation illustrates quadratic equation?
A. 2x + y = 0 B. 10 (x + 2) = 0 C. 2x3 + 3x2 – 11x – 6 D. x2 + 5x + 6 = 0
3. Which among the equations below does not show a quadratic equation?
A. ax2 + c = 0 B. ax2 + bx = 0 C. bx + c = 0 D. ax2 + bx + c = 0
4. Which quadratic equation is written in standard form?
A. m2 – 5m = 14 C. 4b2 + 8b + 7 = 4
2
B. m + 2m – 12 = 0 D. – 20 + 3x + 2x2 = 0
5. What is the value of b in the quadratic equation x2 + 9x + 20 = 0?
A. x2 B. 9x C. 20 D. 9
6. Which quadratic equation CANNOT be solved by extracting square roots?
A. 2x2 – 36 = 0 B. x2 = 9 C. x2 + 4x + 3 = 0 D. 5r2 = 80
7. Which quadratic equation can be solved easily by factoring?
A. 2x2 – 36 = 0 B. x2 = - 9 C. x2 + 4x + 3 = 0 D. 5r2 = 80
8. In a quadratic equation x2 – 8x + 16 = 0, what is its constant term?
A. 2 B. 4 C. 8 D. 16
9. Which is a quadratic formula?
−b ± √ b −4 ac
2
A. ax2 + bx + c = 0 B. x= C. b2 – 4ac D. ax2 + bx + c > 0
2a
10. What is the nature of the roots of an equation when b2 – 4ac is greater than zero and a perfect square?
A. rational numbers and not equal C. irrational numbers and are not equal
B. real numbers and equal D. no real roots
2
11. What is the value of the b – 4 ac to have the roots of the quadratic equation that are real and equal?
A. negative numbers C. positive numbers but not perfect square
B. zero D. positive numbers and perfect square
12. What is the sum of the roots of the quadratic equation 3x2 + 15x – 21 = 0?
A. 15 B. 5 C. – 5 D. – 7
13. What is the sum of the roots of x2 + 6x + 9 = 0
A. – 6 B. 9 C. 6 D. 12
2
14. What is the product of the roots in the quadratic equation 2x + 8x – 10 = 0?
A. – 4 B. – 5 C. 4 D. 5
2
15. What are the roots in a quadratic equation y + 6y = 16?
A. y = 8 and y = −2 C. y = −2 and y =−8
B. y = 2 and y = −8 D. y = 2 and y = 8
2
16. What are the factors of y – 10y = - 21?
A. ( y + 7) ( y + 3 ) C. ( y - 7) ( y + 3 )
B. ( y + 7) ( y - 3 ) D. ( y - 7) ( y - 3 )
17. In a quadratic equation that can be written in the form of x 2 = k, how many solutions does a quadratic
equation have if k > 0?
A. has no solution C. has two solutions
B. has one solution D. has three solutions
18. The roots of a quadratic equation are – 4 and – 5. Which of the following quadratic equations has these
roots?
A. x2 + x – 20 B. x2 – x + 20 = 0 C. x2 + 9x + 20 = 0 D. x2 – 9x + 20 = 0
2
19. Which of the following values of x make the equation x + 7x – 18 = 0 true?
I.–9 II. 2 III. 9
A. I and II B. II and III C. I and III D. I, II and III
20. For what values of a does the equation ax2 - 5x + 1 = 0 have 2 distinct real roots?
25 25 25 4
A. a > B. a < C. a = D. a >
4 4 4 25
21. Which of the following quadratic equation whose sum of the roots is 6 and the product is -40?
A. x2 + 6x + 40 = 0 C. x2 – 6x + 40 = 0
2
B. x + 6x - 40 = 0 D. x2 – 6x - 40 = 0
22. What do you call an inequality that contains a polynomial of degree 2?
A. Linear Equation C. Quadratic Equation
B. Linear Inequality D. Quadratic Inequality
23. Which is a quadratic inequality?
A. r −3>10 B. r 2 +7 r <12 C. r +12=8 r D. r 2 +5 r +6=0
24. Which of the following is NOT a quadratic inequality?
A. x 2+ 3 x <0 B. ( x−1 )2 ≥2 C. x 2+ 5 x + 4=0 D. x 2+ 4 x +3>0
25. Which of the following is a solution to x 2+ 5 x >0 ?
A. – 3 B. 0 C. 3 D. 6
2
26. Which of the following is the solution set of x ≤ 9?
A. {x l x > - 3 and x < 3} C. {x l x < -3 or x > 3}
B. {x l x ≥ - 3 and x ≤ 3} D. {x l x ≤ - 3 or x ≥ 3}
2
27. Which is a solution to x −4 >0 ?
A. – 2 B. 0 C. 2 D. 4
2
28. Which is the solution set of x + 9 x+14 >0?
A. {x l x > 7 or x < - 2} C. {x l x < - 7 or x > - 2}
B. {x l x > - 7 and x < - 2} D. {x l x < 7 and x > - 2}
29. Which of the following is NOT a solution of x 2+ 7 x −8<0 ?
A. – 4 B. – 2 C. 0 D. 2
2
30. Which graph illustrates the solution set of x + 7 x −8<0 ?

A. C.

B. D.
31. Which graphs the solution of x 2−5 x+ 4 ≥ 0?

A. C.

B. D.
32. Which mathematical sentence is NOT a quadratic inequality in two variables?
A. y=a x2 +bx +c C. y >a x 2 +bx+ c
2
B. y ≤ a x +bx +c D. y <a x 2 +bx+ c
33. Which of the following is a quadratic inequality in two variables?
A. 3 x 2+2 x >4 B. y ≥12 x+ 1 C. y ≥ x 2−9 D. y=2 x 2+ x
S
34. Which point is a solution to y ≤ x 2 +5 x−6? R
A. (- 6, 0) B. (- 4, 1) C. (0, 2) D. ( 1, 3) `
35. Which of the following points is NOT a solution to y > x 2−1? T
A. (1, 2) B. (1, 0) C. (0, 0) D. (0, 2) P
36. The vertex of the parabola is the point
A. P B. R C. S D. T
37. The axis of symmetry of the parabola is
A. The x – axis C. x = 2
B. The y – axis D. y = 5
38. Which graph represents a quadratic function?
A. B. C. D.

39. Which graph represents y=−x2 ?

A. B. C. D.

40. What is a graph of a quadratic function?

A. Straight Line B. Parabola C. Circle D. Curve
41. The line that divides the graph of a quadratic functions into 2 equal parts?
A. x – axis B. y – axis C. Axis of symmetry D. All of the above
42. The standard form of a quadratic function is
A. a x 2 +bx+ c=0 C. f(x)¿ a x 2+ bx+ c
2
B. a x +bx=c D. f(x)¿ a x 2+ bx
43. Which tables represents a quadratic function?

A. x 2 3 4 5 B. x 2 3 4 5
y 4 6 8 10 y -2 -3 -4 -5

C. x 2 3 4 5 D. x 2 3 4 5
y 4 9 16 25 y 8 27 64 125
2
44. In the function f ( x )=2 x + 5 x−15. What is the constant term?
A. – 15 B. 15 C. 5 D. 2
2
45. In a quadratic function f ( x )=x , the vertex is at
A. (0,0) B. (0,1) C. (1,0) D. (1,1)
46. The process of writing equation / function so that one side will become a perfect square is called
____________.
A. Extracting the square C. Factoring
B. Completing the square D. Graphing
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47. In the function y=x +4 x−5. What is the direction of the opening of the parabola?
A. Downward B. Upward C. Sideward D. None of the choices
48. The area of a square field is a function of its side. The following table shows the relation.

Side (s) 1 2 3 4 5 6
Area (A) 1 4 9 16 25 36
Which mathematical sentence stands for the relation?
A. A> s B. A=s 2 C. A=2 s2 D. s= A 2
49. The graph of the relation in number 13 is
A. A line B. A parabola C. A circle D. An S – curve
50. What is the vertex of the parabola that will result from the table shown below?

X -2 -1 0 1 2 3
Y 7 4 3 4 7 12
A. (0,-3) B. (0,3) C. (3,0) D. Cannot be determined