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1st QUARTER EXAMINATION
MATH 9
Test I. Multiple Choice. Choose the letter of the correct answer.
1. What is the root of the equation x2 - 25 = 0?
A) 5 C) 25
B) -5 D) -25
2. Solve the equation 3x + 7 = 0 for x. What is the root?
A) -7/3 C) -10
B) 7/3 D) 10
3. Find the square root of 144.
A) 6 C) 24
B) 12 D) 144
4. What is the root of the equation 2x2 - 18 = 0?
A) 3 C) 9
B) -3 D) -9
5. What is the root of the equation x2 + 16 = 0?
A) 4 C) 16
B) -4 D) -16
6. What are the roots of the quadratic equation 2x2 - 5x + 3 = 0?
A) x = 1/2 and x = 3 C) x = 1 and x = 3
B) x = 2/3 and x = 3/2 D) x = -1 and x = -3
7. Solve the equation 3(x - 2)2 = 27 for x. What is the root?
A) x = -1 and x=5 C) x = 1 and x = -2
B) x = 1 and x = 6 D) x = 5 and x = -3
8. Solve the equation (x – 4)2 = 25 for x. What is the root?
A) x = 9 and x = 7 C) x = 4 and x = 7
B) x = 9 and x = -1 D) x = 4 and x = 8
9. What are the roots of the equation (2x - 1) (x + 3) = 0?
A) x = 1/2 and x = -3 C) x = -1/2 and x = 3
B) x = 1 and x = -3 D) x = -1 and x = 3
10. What are the roots of the equation x2 - 9 = 0?
A) x = 3 and x = -3 B) x = 9 and x = -9
C) x = 2 and x = -2 D) x = 4 and x = -4
11. For the quadratic equation ax2 + bx + c = 0, what is the discriminant, D, in terms of a, b, and c?
A) D = b - 4ac
B) D = b2 - 4ac
C) D = 2ab - c
D) D = 2ac - b
12. Given the equation 2x2 - 5x + 3 = 0, calculate the discriminant D. What does it tell you about the roots?
A) D = 25; The equation has two real and unequal roots.
B) D = 1; The equation has two real and equal roots.
C) D = -7; The equation has two imaginary roots.
D) D = 7; The equation has one real root and one imaginary root.
13. For the equation x2 + 6x - 9 = 0, determine the value of the discriminant D. What can you conclude about the roots?
A) D = 0; The equation has one real root.
B) D = 60; The equation has two real and unequal roots.
C) D = -60; The equation has two imaginary roots.
D) D = 36; The equation has two real and equal roots.
14. Find the discriminant for the equation 4x2 - 12x + 9 = 0. What does the discriminant indicate about the roots?
A) D = 0; The equation has one real root.
B) D = -36; The equation has two complex roots.
C) D = 36; The equation has two real and equal roots.
D) D = 48; The equation has two real and distinct roots.
15. Calculate the discriminant for the quadratic equation 3x2 + 7x + 2 = 0. What can you conclude about the nature of its
roots?
A) D = -23; The equation has two imaginary roots.
B) D = 23; The equation has two real and unequal roots.
C) D = 37; The equation has two real and equal roots.
D) D = 0; The equation has one real root.
16. For the quadratic equation 3x2 - 7x + 2 = 0, what is the sum of its roots?
A) 2 C) -7
B) 7/3 D) -2/3
17. Given the equation 2x2 - 5x - 3 = 0, what is the product of its roots?
A) -3/2 C) 3/2
B) -3 D) 3
18. For the quadratic equation x2 + 5x + 6 = 0, calculate the sum of its roots. What is the value?
A) -6 C) 6
B) -5 D) -1
19. Find the product of the roots of the equation 4x2 + 3x - 2 = 0.
A) -1/2 C) -2
B) 2/3 D) 3/4
20. Given the equation x2 - 4x - 5 = 0, determine the sum of its roots. What is the result?
A) -5 C) -4
B) 5 D) 4
Test II. Solving
Solve using Factoring:
1. X2- 4x + 4 = 0
2. 2x2 + 3x - 5 = 0
3. x2 - 9 = 0
Solve using Completing the squares:
1. x2 + 5x + 6 = 0
2. x2 - 6x + 9 = 0
3. x2 + 6x + 9 = 0
Solve using Quadratic Formula:
1. 2x2 + 7x + 3 = 0
2. 2x2 - 8x + 8 = 0
3. 3x2 - 7x + 2 = 0
Solve through extracting the roots.
1. X2 = 49
2. 3X2 – 27 = 0
3. (x + 3)2 – 27 = 0
III. True or False
1. The discriminant of a quadratic equation can determine the number and nature of its roots.
2. If the discriminant (D) of a quadratic equation is negative, the equation has real roots and unequal.
3. The sum of the roots of a quadratic equation is equal to the coefficient of the linear term (b) divided by
the coefficient of the quadratic term (a), but with a positive sign.
4. For a quadratic equation ax2+bx+c=0, the product of its roots (r1 and r2) is equal to c/a.
5. If the product of the roots of a quadratic equation is negative, one root is positive and the other is
negative.
6. Quadratic equations with equal roots have a discriminant of one.
7. The product of the roots of a quadratic equation ax2+bx+c=0 can be expressed as c/a, regardless of
whether the equation has real or complex roots.
8. The sum of the roots of a quadratic equation with real roots is always a real number.
9. The discriminant of a quadratic equation determines whether its graph opens upward or downward.
10. If the sum of the roots of a quadratic equation is zero, the product of the roots must also be zero.
Test IV. Inequalities.
11. X2 - 4x + 3 > 0
12. 2x2 + 5x – 3 < 0
