Republic of the Philippines

Department of Education
Caraga Administrative Region
Division of Dinagat Islands
First Quarter Examination
Mathematics 9

Direction: Carefully read and analyse each item. Encircle the letter that corresponds
to your answer.

1. What do you call by a polynomial equation of degree two that can be written in

the form of ax2 + bx + c = 0, where a, b, and c are real numbers and a ≠ 0?

A. Linear equation C. Quadratic equation

B. Linear inequality D. Quadratic inequality

2. In a quadratic function the graph has a maximum point if __________.

A. a > 0 B. a < 0 C. a = 0 D. a ≥ 1

3. Which of the following illustrate a quadratic function?

A. y = 2x2 -2x +1 C. y= x3 +1

B. 3x - 1+ y = 0 D. 22 + x =y

4. What is the sum of the roots of the quadratic equation x2 + 6x – 14 = 0?

A. -7 B. -6 C. -3 D.14

5 Find the value for c so that the equation x2 – c = 0 has –11 and 11 as solutions.

A. 22 B. 81 C. 111 D. 121

6. In a quadratic function, y= -5(x+8)2 – 15, what is the axis of symmetry?

A. x = -8 C. y ≥ −15

B. B. x = 8 D. y ≤ −15

7. Which one of the quadratic equation shows a perfect square trinomial?

A. x2− 8x + 16y2 C. x2 + 8x − 16

B. x2 − 8x + 16 D. x2 − 8x – 16

8. Which expression is one of the factor of x2 − 7x + 12?

A. a. x − 6 B. x − 3 C. x − 2 D. x + 4
9. Which is one of a factor of y2 + y – 30?

A. y – 6 B. y + 6 C. y – 3 D. y + 3

10. If the value of its discriminant is zero, how would you identify the nature of the

roots of the quadratic equation? The roots are:

A. not real C. rational and not equal

B. irrational and not equal D. rational and equal
11. For what value(s) of p is x2 + px + 81 a perfect square trinomial?

A. 27 B. 9 C. 18 D. 12

12. What would be the value of p that makes x2 + px + 81 a perfect square trinomial?

A. 27 B. 18 C. 12 D. 9

13. The statement that “the nature of the roots of the quadratic equation if the value of

its discriminant is less than zero” means that the roots are:

A. not real C. rational and not equal

B. irrational and not equal D. rational and equal
14. Which of the following is the discriminant of the quadratic equation 4x 2 + 3x + 1

= 0?

A. 9 B. 7 C. -7 D. -9

15. What is the nature of the roots of the quadratic equation if the value of its

discriminant is greater than zero and not a perfect square?

A. Not real C. Rational and not equal

B. Irrational and not equal D. Rational and equal
16. Which of the following values of x make the equation x2 + 7x – 18 = 0 true?

I. -9 II. 2 III. 9

A. I and II C. I and III

B. II and III D. I, II, and III
17. What is your conclusion if the roots of the quadratic equation are rational and not

equal? The value of its discriminant is:

A. equal to zero

B. less than zero

C. greater than zero and a perfect square

D. greater than zero and not perfect square

18. What would be the roots of the quadratic equation x2 + 8x − 9 = 0?

A. − 1 and 8 B. – 9 and 1 C. 1 and − 8 D. 9 and – 1

19. Which of the following is written in standard form?

A. 3x2 = 7 C. 4x = x2 + 5

B. x2 = 25 D. 2x2 – 4x + 5 = 0

20. How would you transform the equation into standard form if the roots are -2 & 3?

A. x2 – x – 6 = 0 C. x2 – 5 x – 6 = 0

B. x2 + x + 6 = 0 D. x2 + 5x – 6 = 0

21. If x1 + x2 = -3, x1 • x2 = -7, what is the quadratic equation?

A. x2 – 3x + 7 = 0 C. x2 + 7x – 3 = 0

B. x2 - 3x – 7= 0 D. x2 + 3x – 7 = 0

22. Given the x2 − 8x − 3 = 0, what is the value of sum of the roots?

A. 8 B. – 3 C. -8 D. 3

23. In a quadratic function, y= -5(x+8)2 – 15, what is the range?

A. x = -8 B. x = 8 C. y ≥ −15 D. y ≤ −15

24. If the sum and product of the roots of a quadratic equation are -5/2 and 3, find its

equation.

A. 2x2 + 5x + 3 = 0 C. x2 – 5x + 6 = 0

B. 2x2 – 5x -3 = 0 D. 2x2 + 5x + 6 = 0

25. If the square of a number is added to three times the number, the sum is 108. Find

the number.

A. 9 & -12 B. -9 & 12 C. -9 & -12 D. 9 & 12

26. Find two consecutive even integers whose product is 624?

A. 22 & 24 B. 24 & 26 C. 26 & 28 D. 28 & 30

27. One number is 5 greater than another number. If the sum of their squares is 5

times the square of the smaller number, what are the numbers?

A. 5 & 25 B. 5 & 20 C. 5 & 15 D. 5 & 10

28. The sum of two positive integers is 24. Which of the following represents their

largest product?

A. 140 B. 144 C. 154 D. 240

29. Which of the following shows a quadratic inequality?

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A. 3x + 8 ≤ 10 C. + 8x < 15
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B. 4x3 + 4x2-5x > 8 D. 6x2 – 7x + 18 ≤ 4

30. Which of the following statement is true of the values of the variable/s in

quadratic inequalities?

A. Roots of the quadratic function

B. Roots of quadratic inequality

C. Roots of quadratic equation

D. Roots of quadratic equation using discriminant

31. Which of the following is the solution set of x2 + 6x + 5 < 0?

A. 1<x < 5 C. -1 < x < − 5

B. 5< x < 1 D. -5 < x < -1

32. Which is the solution set of x2 – 64 > 0?

A. x< 8 or x >-8 C. x< -8 or x >-8

B. x< -8 or x > 8 D. x< 8 or x > 8

33. Is (10, 5) the solution set of y≥2x2?

A. Yes B. No C. Maybe D. cannot be determined

34. Which one is the solution of y≥x2 -7?

A. (2, -15) B. (3, 2) C. (5, -1) D. (-1, -10)

35. If 5 < x < 10, is x = 15 a solution?

A. Yes B. No C. Maybe D. cannot be determined

36. Which of the following quadratic equations has the roots of -5 and 3?

A. x2 – 8x + 15 = 0 C. x2 – 2x – 15 = 0

B. x2 + 8x + 15 = 0 D. x2 + 2x – 15 = 0
37. What is your conclusion if the roots of the quadratic equation are rational and not

equal? The value of its discriminant is:

A. equal to zero
B. less than zero
C. greater than zero and a perfect square
D. greater than zero and not perfect square
38. Which of the following quadratic function has graph that opens downward?

A. y= 2(x+5)2 C. y= 4x2 – 7x +9

B. y= -3x2 + 6 D. y=(x-5)2 -8

39. What would be the vertex of the given equation f(x) = 2(x – 3)2 + 5?

A. h= -3, k = 5 C. h = 3, k = -5

B. h = -3, k = -5 D. h = 3, k = 5

40. What is the y - intercept of the given quadratic function f(x) = x2 – 8x + 12?

A. -12 B. 12 C. 8 D. -8

41. What is the axis of symmetry of the equation f(x) = (x + 5)2 – 2?

A. -5 B. 5 C. -2 D. 2

42. What is the vertex of y=-2x2 + 12x -17?

A. (3,1) B. (-3, -1) C. (5, 2) D. (-5,-2)

43. What is the vertex of a quadratic function y = -5x2?

A. (0,0) B. (5, 0) C. (0,-5) D. (-5,0)

44. The vertex is the minimum point if

i – the leading coefficient is positive iii – the graph opens downward

ii- the leading coefficient is negative iv - the graph opens upward
A. i and ii B. ii and iv C. i and iv D. ii and iii

45. How would you identify that the graphs of a quadratic function show a minimum

point? If quadratic function has:

A. a > 0 B. a < 0 C. a = 0 D. a ≥ 1

46. What must be added to x2 – 12x + ____ to make perfect square trinomials?

A. 144 B. 36 C. 24 D. 16
47. Who is a French mathematician that developed the Rectangular Coordinate

System called the Cartesian Plane?

A. Abraham de Moivre C. Laplace

B. Blaise Pascal D. Rene Descartes

48. Find two consecutive even integers whose product is 624?

A. 22 & 24 B. 24 & 26 C. 26 & 28 D. 28 & 30

49. If one side of a square place mat is ( 4x – 7 ) cm, which of the following

represents the area covered by the place mat?

A. ( 16x2 – 28x + 49 ) cm2 C. ( 16x2 – 56x + 49 ) cm2

B. ( 16x2 + 28x + 49 ) cm2 D. ( 16x2 + 56x + 49 ) cm2
50. How would you solve the length of a garden if its length is 5m longer than its

width and the area is 14m2?

A. 9 m B. 7 m C. 5 m D. 2 m