Department of Education

Region 02 (Cagayan Valley)

SCHOOLS DIVISION OF ISABELA
IMELDA R. MARCOS HIGH SCHOOL – ANNEX
Mabbayad, Echague, Isabela – 3309

MATHEMATICS 9
Second Quarterly Examination
Directions: Read each of the following items and choose your answer below each item. Write the letter
corresponding to your answer on the space provided before each number.
___1. What kind of variation states that for two quantities, x and y, an increase in x causes an increase in y as and a
decrease in x causes a decrease in y?
a. direct b. inverse c. joint d. combined
___2. What kind of variation states that for two quantities, x and y, an increase in x causes a decrease in y or vice
versa?
a. direct b. inverse c. joint d. combined
___3. Which of the following statement is a joint variation?
k a kx
a. y = kx b. y = c. k = d. z =
x bc y
___4. Which of the following statement is a combined variation?
k a kx
a. y = kx b. y = c. k = d. z =
x bc y
5-8. Tell whether the problems are direct, inverse, joint and combined variation.
___5. Every 3 months, a man deposits in his bank account a savings of Php 5,000. In how many years would he save
Php 250,000?
a. direct b. inverse c. joint d. combined
___6. The number of days needed in repairing a house varies inversely as the number of men working. It takes 15
days for 2 men to repair the house. How many men are needed to complete the job in 6 days?
a. direct b. inverse c. joint d. combined
___7. The amount of gasoline used by a car varies jointly as the distance travelled and the square root of the speed.
Supposed a car used 25 liters on a 100-kilometer trip at 100 km/hr. About how may liters would it use on a 192-
kilometer trip at 64 km/hr.?
a. direct b. inverse c. joint d. combined
___8. 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. direct b. inverse c. joint d. combined
9-12. Solve the problems for item number 5-8.
___9. Answer for problem # 5.
1 1 1 1
a.12 b. 13 c. 14 d. 11
2 2 2 2
___10. Answer for problem # 6.
a. 3 men b. 4 men c. 5 men d. 6 men
___11. Answer for problem # 7.
1 2 1 1
a.30 b. 38 c. 35 d. 20
2 5 4 2
___12. Answer for problem # 8.
a. 28 amperes b. 29 amperes c. 31 amperes d. 30 amperes
−1
___13. Andrew said that x 4 will be equal to −x 4 . Is he correct?
1
a. Yes, he is correct. c. No, it should be 1
x4
−1
b. No, it should be x 4 d. No, it should be x 4.
1 2
___14. To simplify the expressionm 4 ∙ m3 , what will you do with their exponents?
a. add b. divide c. multiply d. subtract
___15. What property states that if a m ∙ a n = a m+n ?
a. Product of Powers b. Power of Power c. Power of a product d. Quotient of Powers
___16. What property states that if (a ¿¿ m)n ¿= a mn?
a. Product of Powers b. Power of Power c. Power of a product d. Quotient of Powers

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___24. Simplify 4x0.

a. x b. 4 c. 1 d. 4x

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___40. Simplify √
6
64
a. 2
b. 3
c. 4
d. 6

Prepared by:

JOAN L. RITUA
Teacher I

Approved by:

MARLON P. BUZA
OIC- Teacher III