MATHEMATICS 9 TOTAL

SECOND GRADING PERIOD

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SY 2019 - 2020

Name: ______________________________Grade & Sec: __________________

Date:________________________________ Parent’s/Guardian’s Signature __________________

DIRECTION: Write the letter of the correct answer on the space provided before each item
number.
1
_______1. What is the base of the given expression b 2 ?
A. 1 B. 2 C. b 1
D.
2

_______ 2. Which Law of Exponents makes the statement below?

m n m +n m n m−n
A. a • a =a C. a ÷ a =a
B. ¿¿ D. ¿¿
_______3. Which of the following expressions is equal to xmn?
A. (xm)n B. xm+n C. xmxn D. nxm

m
a m−n
_______4. What law of exponent is n = a ?
a
A. Product of Power C. Power of Powers
B. Quotient of Power D. Negative Exponent
_______ 5. Which of the following can be derived from the statement below?

3 4

A. (a 4 b3 )3=(a4 )(b ¿ ¿ 33) ¿ C. (a 4 b3 )3=(a3 )(b ¿ ¿ 3 3) ¿

4 3 3 43 4 3 3 4 •3 3 •3
B. (a b ) =(a )(b¿¿ 33)¿ D. (a b ) =a b
2 3 4
12 a b c
_______ 6. Which expression is equivalent to 5 3 ?
27 a b c
4 4 3 8 7 4 2 15 12 4 ac
A. abc B. a b c C. a b c D.
9 9 9 9b
2

_______7. Simplify the expression : (x4/5 )3/4 .

A. x7/9 B. x1/9 C. x3/5 D. x15/16

[ ]
0
x 3 x10
_______ 8. Simplify the expression .
x3

A. 0 B. 1 C. x10 D. x16
 [ ]
−1
a−2 b3
_______ 9. Simplify −4
.Use only positive exponents.
c
2 3 4 2 4 3 4
a b c a c b c
A. 3 4 B. 2 C. 3 D. 2
b c a b a

−1

[ 16 ]
−1
_______ 10. The value of 2
2 is ____.
A. 2 B. -2 1 −1
C. D.
2 2

_______ 11. What is the radical form of the given rational exponent 142/3 ?
A. √3 142 B. 2 √ 14 3 C. √ 142 /3 D. √ 143

−1 0 −2 −3
4 a b c
_______ 12. Simplify −4 −1 −2
2 a c
−4 a 4a bc D. 4abc
A. B. C.
bc bc 4a

_______ 13. Which of the following is an example of expression with rational exponent?

√ B. √3 5 x D. √2 5 xy
1 1
2
A. 5 x 3 C. x 2

_______ 14. What is the equivalent of √3 4 + √5 2 using exponential notation?

1 1
A. 4 3 +2 5 B. 4 3 + 25 C. 68 D. 6 8
1

0 0 −2 0 1
_______ 15. What is the simplified form of 4 5 6 100 −1 ?
2
A. 1 1 1 1
B. C. D.
18 150 6000

II. Simplify by applying the different laws of exponents. Use positive exponents only. (2pts each)
1. (22 )(21)(20)(22) 2. (4)0 (8)-2 3. 4-2 1
2
( 5.2 )0 (51)
4. ( −1 ) 5. −3
25 5
III. Simplify.
−2
1. ¿ ¿ 1
2. (16 ∙ 25)2 3. 4 3
2
3
1
4. (a 12 b6 c 10) 2
5
3
∙4 6
5. 2
3
6