Republic of the Philippines

Department of Education
Region IV-A (CALABARZON)
Division of Cavite City
CAVITE NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL
Cavite City

GRADE 9 – REGULAR CLASS

MATH QUIZ 2018
FINAL ROUND

EASY QUESTIONS: (15 seconds – 2 pts. each)

1. What is the product of ( 7 x−3 ) ( 7 x+ 3 )? Ans: 49x2 – 9

2. What is the nature of the roots of the quadratic equation if the value of its discriminant is negative?
Ans: The roots are not real
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3. What is of 125? Ans: 75
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4. What is the sum of the roots of the quadratic equation 3x2 + 15x – 21 = 0? Ans: -5
5. y varies inversely with x. If y = -8 when x = 4, find the constant of variation.
Ans: k = -32
6. Consider the quadratic function f(x) = (x + 3) + 2, what is the axis of symmetry of the function?
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Ans: x = - 3
7. What is the area of a square whose side measures (2n – 5) cm? Ans: (4n2 – 20n + 25)cm2
8. What should be the value of the discriminant so that the nature of the roots will be rational and equal?
Ans: 0
9. Find the solution of the equation 4x2 – 625 = 0 Ans: x = ±25/2
10. Identify the product of the roots of the equation t2 – 4t – 36 = 0. Ans: 9
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11. From what factors can you obtain 4 x −81 ? Ans: (2x – 9)(2x + 9)

AVERAGE QUESTIONS: (30 seconds – 3 pts. each)

1. Find the equation of a quadratic function whose roots are -3 and 5? Ans: y = x2 – 2x – 15
2. What is f(x) = 2(x – 3) + 4 when written in the form f(x) = ax + bx + c? Ans: f(x) = 2x2 – 12x + 22
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3. How many real roots does the quadratic equation 3x2 + 7x + 10 = 0 have? Ans: 0
4. What must be added to x2 – 15x + to make it a perfect square trinomial?Ans: 225/4
5. If x varies directly as y and y = -15 when x = 3, find y when x = 51. Ans: -255
6. Factor 3x – 3 completely.
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Ans: 3 (x + 1)(x – 1)

CLINCHER:

1. Find the sum of the roots of the quadratic equation x(x – 7) + 21 = 0 Ans: 7
2. If x = 2/3, what is the value of 8x Ans: 4
3. The sum of two numbers is 16 and their difference is 10. What is the product of the number? Ans: 39
DIFFICULT QUESTIONS: (1 minute – 5 pts. each)

1. The length of a wall is 17 m more than its width. If the area of the wall is less than 60 m2, what should
be its length? Ans: 19m or 18m
2. The number of hours (t) required to finish a certain job varies inversely as the number of persons (n) on
the job. If 8 persons require 9 hours to finish the job, how long should it take for 24 persons?
Ans: t = 3 hours
3. The length of a garden is 4m more than twice its width and its area is 38m2. What equation represents
the given situation? Ans: x2 + 2x = 19
4. Find the length of a rectangle whose perimeter and area are 24 cm and 27 cm2 respectively.
Ans: 9cm
5. Rosa uses 20 liters of unleaded gasoline to travel 200 kilometers, how many liters of gasoline will he use
on a trip of 700 kilometers? Ans: 70 liters
6. Mr. Richard is 40 years old and his eldest son is 12. When will the father be twice as old as his son?
Ans: Im 16 years