Variation Equations and Problem Solving
Variation Equations and Problem Solving
MATHEMATICS 9
Quarter 2 Week 1
Remember: Directions:
Variation Statement Equation Proportion A. Translate
𝑥1 𝑦 the following
Direct Variation “y varies directly as x” y = kx = 1
𝑥2 𝑦2 statements
Direct Power Variation “y varies directly as the (𝑥1 )² 𝑦1 into
y = kx2 =
square of x” (𝑥2 )² 𝑦2 mathematical
𝑘 𝑥1 𝑦
Inverse Variation “y varies inversely as x” y= = 2 sentences.
𝑥 𝑥2 𝑦1
𝑥1 𝑧1 𝑦1 Use k as the
Joint Variation “y varies jointly as x” y = kxz =
𝑥2 𝑧2 𝑦2 constant
Combined Variation “y varies directly as x and 𝑘𝑥 𝑥1 𝑧2 𝑦1
= of
y=
inversely as z” 𝑧 𝑥2 𝑧1 𝑦2 variation.
Write your
answer on
the space
provided before the number.
___________ 1. The area (A) of a rectangle varies jointly as its length (l) and width (w).
___________ 2. The cost (C) of beef varies directly as its weight (w) in kilograms.
___________ 3. The mass (m) of an object varies inversely as the acceleration (a) due to gravity.
___________ 4. The acceleration (a) of an object varies directly as its force (f) exerted and inversely
as its mass (m).
___________ 6. The amount of sharing per person (A) for paying the chartered bus varies inversely as
the number of passengers (p) riding in the bus.
___________ 7. The principal amount of money (P) borrowed in the bank varies jointly as the rate (r)
and time (t) and inversely as the interest ( i ).
___________ 8. The price (p) of the pizza varies directly as its size (s).
___________ 9. The area (A) of a trapezoid varies jointly as the sum of the bases (b 1 and b2) and its
height.
___________ 10. The amount of money (A) you earn is directly proportional to the number of
hours (t) you work.
MATHEMATICS 9
Quarter 2 Week 1
y 6 12 18 24
Directions: Tell whether the table or the graph indicates direct or inverse variation. Find the constant of variation and
the equation of variation.
11. 12.
x 20 24 28 32 x 7 5 3 1
y 5 6 7 8 5 5
y 1 5
7 3
Constant of variation: ________ Constant of variation: ________
13. 14.
x 3 6 9 12 x 6 8 10 12
y 2 1 2/3 1/2 y 7 9 11 13
15. 16.
x 1 2 3 4 x 2 4 6 8
y 12 6 4 3 4
y 4 2 1
3
17. 80
70
60 Constant of variation: ________
50
40
30
20 Equation of variation: ________
10
0
0 1 2 3 4 5 6
18. 2.5
Constant of variation: ________
2
1.5
0
0 5 10 15 20
19. 14
12
10
Constant of variation: ________
8
6
4
2 Equation of variation: ________
0
0 1 2 3 4 5 6
20. 160
140
Constant of variation: ________
120
100
80
60
Equation of variation: ________
40
20
0
0 2 4 6 8
MATHEMATICS 9
Quarter 2 Week 2
Directions: A. Find the value as indicated. Encircle the letter of your answer.
3. z varies jointly as x and y, and z = 360 when x = 5 and y = 6, find the equation of variation.
a. k = 60 b. k = 12 c. z = 60xy d. z = 12xy
4. a varies directly as b and inversely as c, find the constant of variation when a = 112, b = 4 and c = 6.
112𝑘 168𝑏
a. k = 168 b. k = 672 c. a = d. a =
24 𝑐
5. l varies jointly as m and n and inversely as the square of p, find the equation of variation when l = 54, m = 4, n = 3 and
p = 2.
18𝑚𝑛 18𝑚𝑛 18𝑚𝑛𝑝
a. l = 18mnp2 b. l = 2 c. l = d. l = 2
𝑝 𝑝 𝑚𝑛
9. The area (A) of a triangle varies jointly as the base (b) and the altitude (h) of the triangle. If A = 135 cm2 when b = 3cm
and h = 5am, find the area of a triangle whose base is 8 cm and whose altitude is 12 cm.
10. The acceleration (a) of a moving object varies directly as the distance (d ) it travels and inversely as the square of the
time (t). If a = 32, d = 8 and t = 3, find acceleration if d = 12 and t = 4.
MATHEMATICS 9
Quarter 2 Week 3
1. d-2 = ___________
𝑐 −9
3. = ____________
𝑑²
1
4. = ____________
𝑋 −7
𝑚−8
5. = ____________
𝑛−5
6. 3𝑎−3 𝑏3 = ___________
3𝑥 −5 3
10. ( ) = ____________
6𝑦 −2
1. 1000 = ____________
2. (6c3d-2)0 = ____________
3. 40 + 4-2 = ____________
MATHEMATICS 9
Quarter 2 Week 4
Directions: A. Simplify using positive exponents. Choose the correct answer in the box, then write your answer on the
space provided.
𝟖
𝟏 𝟏 𝟏
𝟒
-5 𝟔𝟒 𝟏 4 𝟒𝟏𝟓
𝟑𝟏𝟓
𝟖 𝟓 𝟑
𝟖
𝟒𝟏𝟓 𝟗𝒙𝟏𝟐 2 𝟏𝟓𝒙𝟒 9
𝟏𝟓
1
1. 812 = _________
2
2. 8−3 = _________
3. (-125)1/3 = _________
2
4. 325 = _________
1
5. 256−4 = _________
1
1 −6
6. (64) = _________
1 1
7. 3𝑥 2 . 5𝑥 4 = _________
1 1
8. 43 . 45 = _________
1
33
9. 1 = _________
93
2
27𝑥 3
10. 1 = _________
3𝑥 4
MATHEMTICS 9
Quarter 1 Week 4
Directions: Simplify and express your answer in radical form. Choose the letter of your answer at the left column.
A B
1 3
______ 1. 62 a. √ℎ8
2 3
______ 2. 93 b. √ℎ
1
81 − 4 6
______ 3. (16) c. √𝑦 7
2
6
______ 4. 𝑥− 3 d. √𝑥
1
12𝑥 2
______ 5. ( 4 ) e. √6
4 1 3
_____6. ℎ3 ÷ ℎ 3 f. √81
2 5
______ 7. ℎ3 . ℎ3 g. 25 3√𝑥
1
1 3 1
______ 8. (𝑥 )2 h. 3
√𝑥 2
2 1
______ 9. 5𝑥 3 . 5𝑥 − 3 i. √3𝑥
1
1 2 3 2
2
______ 10. 𝑦 (𝑦 𝑦 )
4 3 2 j.
3
MATHEMATICS
Quarter 2 - Week 5
A. Directions: Carefully analyze and answer items number 1-16. Choose the correct below and write the letter of the
correct answer in the box in order to complete the name of the mathematician.
√𝟑
A. 9 H. O. 16 V. x5
√𝟒
B. ab I. 8x2 P. 8n W. 9a2b2
C. 𝟒 J. 7x3 Q. abn X. 6ab
√𝒂
D. K. ab2 R. √𝟏𝟒 Y. √
𝟐𝒂
𝒃
√𝒃
𝒏
E. 64x L. √𝒂𝒃 S. 3 Z. abx
F. 2 M. √𝟐𝟕 T. n√𝟓
𝟓
G. 3n N. √𝟏𝟔 U. √𝒂𝒃
Question:
F
3 3 3 √15𝑛7 64𝑥 √140
√2√8 √ √7 √2 √8𝑥√8𝑥 3 √3 √9 √ √ 3√64
4 √3𝑛3 4𝑥 √35
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
42 𝑎 3 𝑛 𝑛 √84 √504
√ √𝑎√𝑏 √ √8√64 √𝑎 √𝑏
3 𝑏 √21 √126
10 11 12 13 14 15 16
MATHEMATICS
Quarter 2 - Week 5
A. Matching Type: Simplify each radical expression in Column A and find your answer in Column B.
1. √48𝑥 3 A. 4x2
̅̅̅̅̅̅
4 𝑏7 2√7𝑥
2. √50𝑎 B. 7𝑥 3
3. 2𝑛√72𝑛7 C. 4𝑥√3𝑥
6
4. √2𝑥√8𝑥 3 D. √5
3
3 √100𝑎2
5. √54 E. 5
√150𝑛7 √3𝑥
6. F.
√3𝑛3 2𝑥
3 2
7. √4𝑥 G. 5𝑛 √2
2 3
8.
√7𝑥 5
H. 5𝑎2 𝑏 √2𝑏
3 4𝑎2 3
9. √ 5
I. 3 √2
3 4
10. √ √5 J. 12𝑛 √2𝑛
B. Write the given expression using only one radical symbol. Show your solution.
3
√2𝑏 3 √5𝑏
MATHEMATICS
Quarter 2 - Week 6
2. √64 + √7 − 4√7 + 4 =
4. √9𝑥 − 9 + √𝑥 − 1 =
5. √𝑚 − 3 − 1 + √𝑚 − 3 − 2√𝑚 − 3 =
A. √𝑚 − 3 B. -3 √𝑚 − 3 C. – 1 D. −3 + √3𝑚 − 9
3 3 3 3 3
A. 10𝑟 2 √5 B. 10𝑟 √5 C. 𝑟 √50𝑟 D. 2𝑟 √125𝑟
4√8𝑥 5
9. =
2√2𝑥 2
C. Simplify by rationalizing the denominator and show your complete solution (write your solution in a separate sheet of
paper)
4√3 + √7
4 √3 − 7
MATHEMATICS
Quarter 2 - Week 7
A. Multiple Choice: Choose the correct solution of the following equations below. Write your correct answer in the box
at the right.
3
12. What is the solution of the equation √𝑥 − 1 − 1 = 3?
A. 65 B. 64 C. 6 D. no real solution
3 3
13. Find the solution of the equation √3𝑛 + 4 = √𝑛 − 2.
B. 3 B. - 3 C. - 9 D. no real solution
B. 4 B. 18 C. 1 D. no real solution
10. Extraneous solution is solution that does not solve the given equation.
√𝑥 − 4 − 2 = √𝑥 − 3
MATHEMATICS
Quarter 2 - Week 8
1. Find the lengths of the side of a square whose area is 144 square centimeters.
144 cm2
2. Find the lengths of the side of a square table whose diagonal is 180 inches.
180 inches
54 ft3
4. Find the length of a side of square garden whose area is 400 square feet.
425 ft2
5. Find the length of the diagonal of a cube box if its volume is 27 cubic inches.
27 inches3
Answer Key
MATHEMTICS 9
Quarter 2 Week 1-4
Activity 1
𝑘
1. A = klw 6. A =
𝑝
𝑘𝑟𝑡
2. C = kw 7. 𝐴 = 𝑖
𝑘
3. m = 𝑎 8. P = ks
𝑘𝑓
4. a = 9. A = k (b1 + b2)h
𝑚
𝑘𝑥
5. R = 10. A = kt
𝑦
Activity 2
Activity 3:
A. B.
1. c 6. x = 14
2. c 7. y = 25
3. d 8. a = 125
4. b 9. 864 cm2
5. b 10. a = 27
Activity 4:
A.
1 6 1
1. 2 2. 3. 4. 𝑥 7
𝑑 𝑐 3 𝑑5 𝑐 9 𝑑2
1 𝑦6
9. 𝑎2 𝑏4 10. 8𝑥21
B.
17
1. 1 2. 1 3. 16 4. 4 5. 1
Activity 5:
1. 9 2. 4 3. -5 4. 4
3 8
1
5. 6. 2 7. 15𝑥 4 8. 415
4
5
1
9. 1 10. 9𝑥 12
33
Activity 6:
1. e 6. b
2. f 7. a
3. j 8. d
4. h 9. g
5. i 10. c
MATHEMATICS 9
Quarter 2 - Week 5- AS 7
B. Directions: Carefully analyze and answer items number 1-16. Choose the correct below and write the letter of the
correct answer in the box in order to complete the name of the mathematician.
Question:
Who discovered radicals in math?
C H R I S T O F F
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
R U D O L F F
10 11 12 13 14 15 16
MATHEMATICS 9
Quarter 2 - Week 5- AS 8
3 2
f 17. √
4𝑥
Q. 5𝑛 √2
2 3
b 18.
√7𝑥 5
R. 5𝑎2 𝑏 √2𝑏
3 4𝑎2 3
e 19. √
5
S. 3√2
4
d 3
20. √ √5 T. 12𝑛√2𝑛
MATHEMATICS 9
Quarter 2 - Week 6- AS 9
1. A 2. A 3. D 4. B 5. C 6. B 7. D 8. B 9. D 10. C
MATHEMATICS 9
Quarter 2 - Week 7- AS 10
MATHEMATICS 9
Quarter 2 - Week 8- AS 11