Sacred Heart College Second Quarterly Examination

Integrated Basic Education Department MATHEMATICS 9

Lucena City Mr. Alcantara/Mr. De La Torre

I. Multiple Choices. Read the questions carefully then choose the best answer from the
choices.

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1. What law of exponent can it be justified that a =1?
Zero Exponent Rule Product to a Power to a Power Rule Negative
Power Rule Exponent Rule

2. Of all the 7 laws of exponents, which two laws required the exponential expressions to have
the same base?
Product Rule & Quotient Power to a Quotient to a Power & Zero Exponent
Rule Power & Product to a Power Rule Rule & Negative
Negative Exponent Rule
Exponent Rule

3. What is the representation of the radical expression?

√n a y=kx 2
a x +bx +c y=a ¿

4. In writing expressions from radical to rational, what part of the expression will become the
index?
Denominator of the Numerator of Radicand Base
exponent the exponent

5. What do you call the process of eliminating the radicals in the denominator?
Rationalizing the Extracting the Solving Simplifying
denominator roots

6. Which of the following equations is an example of product law of radicals?

√ 2∙ √ 3= √6 √ 121=11
√ 2 √6
4
( 4√ab ) =ab =
3 3

7. In dividing two numbers as radicand, which of the following laws applies?

Quotient Law Zero Law Product Law Exponential
Law

8. What conditions are involved in adding and subtracting radicals?

Indices and radicands are the same. Only radicands are the same.
Only indices are the same. Indices and radicands are different.

9. What is the first step in solving quadratic inequalities?

Write the inequality as an Apply the Plot the roots in the number Determine the
equation. quadratic formula. line. testing points

−3
10. What is the simplest form of ( a b3 c5 ) (a 4 b7 c 5)?
a c
10
ab c
2 10
b
2

2 10 2 10
b c ab ac

[(c ) (3 d ) ] ?
2
3 2 3 2
11. What is the simplest form of
( c−3 b3 ) ( cd )0
17 6 17 6 3 3 17 3
81 c d 81 c d b b 81 c b
3 17 6 6
b 81 c d d
Sacred Heart College Second Quarterly Examination
Integrated Basic Education Department MATHEMATICS 9
Lucena City Mr. Alcantara/Mr. De La Torre

12. Which of the following is the rational form of √3 (3 xy )?

1
3 xy 3 3
9x y 27 xy
( 3 xy ) 3
13. Numerators of exponents in exponential form become what part of the radical form?
Exponent of the Radicand Index Radicand Radicand

14. What is the simplest form of √6 64 x 18 y 6 ?

3 3 2 3 3 3 4
2x y 2x y 2x y 2x y

15. Which of the following process can be used to simplify √4 9 x 2 y 2?

Lowering the index Rationalizing Product law Other rules
the denominator

16. Which of the following is NOT the condition in multiplying radicals?

Indices and radicands are Indices are Indices are the same but Indices and
the same different but radicands are different radicands are
radicand are different
different

17. Which of the following inequalities is a quadratic inequality?

3 2 2 3
x + x ≤ 2 x + x −4 3 x ( x +2 ) >3 x 2 x ( x +5 )( x−4 ) ≤ 4 ( x +2 ) ( x −3 )−x 2 <0

18. Which of following is the graph of the interval 2 ≤ x ≤ 4 ?

19. Simplify (−4)−2 x −1 y 2 z 3

2 3 2 3 2 3 2 3
y z −y z 16 y z −16 y z
16 x 16 x x x
5
20. Write into radicand ( 3 x+ 1 ) 4 and simplify if possible.
3 x+ 1 √ 3 x+ 1
4
√ ( 3 x+1 )
4 5
√ 3 x+1 √ ( 3 x+1 )
5 4

21. Simplify: √3 64 x 9 y 3
4x3 y 3
4x y
2
4x y
3 3 3
4x y
4

22. Which of the following is the conjugate surd of ( √ 2+ √ 5) ?

( √ 2− √ 5) ( √ 5− √ 2) (−√ 2− √ 5) ( √ 2+ √ 5)

23. Solve: 5 √ x−1=40.

65 63 84 86

24. Which of the following is the solution set of the quadratic inequality x 2−x−12>0 ?
−3> x > 4 −3< x < 4 −3> x < 4 4 > x ←3
Sacred Heart College Second Quarterly Examination
Integrated Basic Education Department MATHEMATICS 9
Lucena City Mr. Alcantara/Mr. De La Torre

( )
6 −2
3
25. Evaluate 5
3
1 −1 9 81
9 9
1
26. What value of k will make 64 k =2
6 2 4 8

√
27. Evaluate (−5 x 4 ) .
4
2

4 8 8
5x −5 x −25 x 25 x

28. What is the number when the square root of the sum of a number and 9 is 12?
135 144 153 276

29. If x ≥ 1, what would be the other solution of the inequality 2 x 2−3 x ≤ 5?

5 5 x ≥−1 x ≤−1
x≤ x≥
2 2

30. If x ≥ 2, what is the solution of x 2−6 x +8 ≤ 0?

x≤ 4 x≥ 4 x ≤−4 x ≥−4