DEL ROSARIO INTEGRATED SCHOOL

FIRST QUARTER EXAMINATION

MATHEMATICS 9
Name: ________________________________________________ Score: ________________
Grade and Section: _______________________________________

DIRECTIONS: Read each question carefully. Write the letter of your answer on the blank before the number. Good luck!

____ 1. What is the standard form of a quadratic equation?

A. ax2 + by + c = 0 B. f (x) = ax2 + by + c C. f (x) = ax2 + bx + c D. ax2 + bx + c = 0
____ 2. Which of the following is a quadratic equation?
A. m2 – 8m – 1 = 0 B. 2s2 + 4s – 4 C. 2x – 1 = 5 D. 5y2 + 4y > 7
____ 3. Which of the following are the roots of the equation (y + 2) = 9?
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A. y = -5; y = -1 B. y = -5; y = 1 C. y = 5; y = -1 D. y = 5; y = 1
____ 4. Which of the following are the roots of the equation x 2 - 10x = -21?
A. x = -9; x = 2 B. x = -2; x = -9 C. x =7; x = 3 D. x = 7; x = -3
____ 5. Which of the following is a quadratic equation?
A. a + 8 = 0 B. f2 - 5 > 0 C. i2 – 9i - 46 = 0 D. p2 – 7p + 6 > 0
____ 6. Which of the following is TRUE about discriminant?
A. It is a method of solving a quadratic equation.
B. It is the standard form of a quadratic equation.
C. It can be used in identifying the nature of the roots of a quadratic equation.
D. It is a polynomial equation of degree two that can be written in the form of
ax 2 + bx + c = 0, where a, b, and c are real numbers and a ≠ 0.
____ 7. If b − 4ac is equal to zero, then the roots are _____.
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A. Imaginary C. real numbers and are equal

B. irrational numbers and are not equal D. rational numbers but are not equal
____ 8. What is the discriminant of the given equation y 2 + 4y – 5 = 0?
A. 36 B. -36 C. 4 D. -4
____ 9. What is the nature of the roots of the quadratic equation y2 + 4y – 5 = 0?
A. Imaginary C. real numbers and are equal
B. irrational numbers and are not equal D. rational numbers but are not equal
____ 10. What is the nature of the roots of the quadratic equation x2 + 7x + 15 = 0?
A. Imaginary C. real numbers and are equal
B. irrational numbers and are not equal D. rational numbers but are not equal
____ 11. Which of the following are the roots of the equation x 2 – 4x – 5 = 0?
A. x = 5; x = -1 B. x = -5; x = 1 C. x = -5; x = -1 D. x = 5; x = 1
____ 12. What are the roots of the equation 3x 2 – 12x – 36 = 0?
A. x = 6; x = 2 B. x = -6; x = 2 C. x = 6; x = -2 D. x = -6; x = -2
____ 13. The roots of the equation 4x + 12x – 16 = 0?
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A. -4 and 1 B. 8 and -2 C. 4 and -1 D. -8 and 2

____ 14. Which of the following are the roots of the equation x 2 – 64 = 0?
A. x = 8; x = - 8 B. x = 8; x = 8 C. x = 16; x = -4 D. x = -16; x = 4
____ 15. Which of the following values is the product of the roots of the equation: 3x 2 − 9x − 30 = 0?
A. 10 B. 3 C. -3 D. -10
____ 16. What is the sum of the roots of the quadratic equation x2 + 6x – 14 = 0?
A. -7 B. -6 C. 6 D. 14
____ 17. What will be the quadratic equation if the roots are -3 and -5?
A. x2+ 8x+ 15 = 0 B. x2 – 8x – 15 = 0 C. x2 + 8x – 15 = 0 D. x2 – 8x + 15 = 0
3 4
____ 18. Which of the following is the standard form of the equation + = x-1?
x 2x
A. x2 + x +5 = 0 B. x2 + x - 5 = 0 C. x2 - x +5 = 0 D. x2 - x -5 = 0
____ 19. Which of the following is the standard form of the equation (z - 8)2 = 5?
A. z2 – 16z +59 = 0 B. z2 – 16z – 59 = 0 C. z2 + 16z - 59 = 0 D. z2 + 16z +59 = 0
____ 20. Which of the following is the standard form of the equation (j + 2) = 5?
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A. j2 + 4j - 1 = 0 B. j2 - 4j + 1 = 0 C. j2 - 4j - 1 = 0 D. j2 + 4j + 1 = 0
____ 21. Which of the following is the standard form of the equation 4x (x – 2) = 3?
A. 4x2 + 8x - 3 = 0 B. 4x2 – 8x + 3 = 0 C. 4x2 – 8x – 3= 0 D. 4x2 + 8x + 3 = 0
____ 22. Which of the following values is the discriminant of the equation: 𝑔 − 24 = 0?
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A. -96 B. -28 C. 28 D. 96
____ 23. The length of a rectangular parking lot is 3 m shorter than its width. The area of the parking lot is 20 m 2.
What is the length of the parking lot?
A. 10 m B. 15 m C. 20 m D. 25 m
____ 24. The sum of two numbers is 8 and their product is -20. What are the two numbers?
A. -2 and -10 B. -2 and 10 C. 2 and -10 D. 2 and 10
____ 25. Which of the following values is the product of the roots of the equation: x + 9x − 27 = 0?
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A. -27 B. -9 C. 9 D. 27
____ 26. The sum of two numbers is 12 and their product is 35. What are the two numbers?
B. 5 and 7 B. -5 and 7 C. 5 and -7 D. -5 and -7
____ 27. Which of the following is not a quadratic inequality?
A. 2x2 + 4x - 10 > 0 B. y2 – 3y + 5 ≤ 0 C. x2 + 6x + 8 = 0 D. 3x2 + 8x ≤ −9

____ 28. Which of the following DOES NOT belong to the group?
A. x2 – 9x - 10 = 0 B. r2 + 4y + 6 ≤ 0 C. d2 + 9d – 4 > 0 D. 8x2 + 8x ≤ 6
____ 29. Which of the following is a quadratic inequality?
A. x2 + 9x - 11 = 0 B. r2 – 3r + 4 = 0 C. 5x2 – 9x + 8 ≤ 0 D. x2 + 6x + 8 = 0
____ 30. Which of the following value/s of x make/s the inequality x - 3x - 10 > 0, false?
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I. -1 II. 3 III. 6
A. I and II B. II and III C. I and III D. I, II and III
____ 31. Which of the following values of c makes the inequality c2 - 10c + 16 < 0, true?
A. -3 B. 1 C. 3 D. 9
____ 32. Which of the following values of y makes the inequality y2 - 2y - 15 > 0, false?
A. -4 B. -1 C. 6 D. 7
____ 33. Which of the following values of y makes the inequality y2 – 6y + 5 < 0, true?
A. -2 B. 3 C. 6 D. 9
____ 34. Which of the following value/s of x make/s the inequality x2 + 7x + 12 > 0, false?
I. -2 II. 4 III. 5
A. I and II B. II and III C. I and III D. I, II and III
____ 35. Which of the following DOES NOT belong to the group?
A. ax2 + bx + c < 0 B. ax2 + bx + c > 0 C. ax2 + bx + c ≤ 0 D. ax2 + bx + c = 0
____ 36. It is the term used to indicate the turning point of a parabola. Its coordinates are (h, k).
A. Function B. Vertex C. Parabola D. Relation
____ 37. What do you call the graph of the quadratic function y = ax2 + bx + c?
A. Function B. Vertex C. Parabola D. Relation
____ 38. Which of the following is NOT a quadratic function?
A. B. C. D.
y y y

4 4 4

3 3 3

2 2
2

1 1
1

−4 −3 −2 −1 O 1 2 3 4 x −4 −3 −2 −1 O 1 2 3 4 x
−4 −3 −2 −1 O 1 2 3 4 x

−1 −1
−1

−2 −2
−2

−3 −3
−3

−4 −4
−4

____ 39. Which of the following is a quadratic function?

A. (-3, 6), (-2,0), (-1, -4) B. (1, 5) (1, 6), (1, 7) C. (1, 2), (2, 3), (3, 4) D. (-6, 1), (-6, 2), (-6, 3)
____ 40. Which of the following is NOT a quadratic function?
A. f(x) = x2 + 4 B. y = x2 – 7 C. h(x) = x + 6 D. y = 2x2 – 8
2 2 1
____ 41. What is the vertex of y = 3 (𝑥 − ) − ?
3 3
2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1
A. ( , ) B. (- , )
C. ( , − ) D. ( − , − )
3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
____ 42. What is vertex form of f(x) = x – 4x – 10?
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A. y = (x – 2)2 – 14 B. y = (x + 2)2 – 14 C. y = (x + 2)2 + 14 D. y = (x – 2)2 + 14

____ 43. What is the value of h of the given function f(x) = x – 4x – 10?
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A. – 2 B. 2 C. – 14 D. 14
____ 44. What is the value of k of the given function f(x) = x2 – 4x – 10?
A. – 2 B. 2 C. – 14 D. 14
____ 45. What is the vertex of y = (x – 3 )2 – 2?
A. (-3, -2) B. (3, -2) C. (-3, 2) D. (3, 2)
____ 46. Which of the following is the value of k of the given function y = (x + 9 )2 – 4?
A. -4 B. 4 C. -9 D. 9
____ 47. What is the vertex form of x 2 + 2x + 7 = 0
A. y = (x + 1) 2 + 6 B. y = (x - 1) 2 + 6 C. y = (x - 1) 2 - 6 D. y = (x + 1) 2 - 6
____ 48. What is the axis of the symmetry of y = (x - 5) + 8?
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A. 5 B. -5 C. 8 D. -8
____ 49. What is the k value of the given quadratic function y = (x - 5) 2 + 8?
A. 5 B. -5 C. 8 D. -8
____ 50. Which of the following the transformed quadratic equation of y = (x + 3) 2 + 5?
A. x2 + 6x + 14 = 0 B. x2 - 6x + 14 = 0 C. x2 + 6x - 14 = 0 D. x2 - 6x - 14 = 0

Prepared by:

Judith V. Cueva
Mathematics Teacher