Mathematics 9

FIRST QUARTER EXAMINATION

DIRECTIONS: Read each item carefully. Choose the letter of the correct answer and write your answer on the space provided
before each number.

_____ 1. Which of the following is the standard form of quadratic equation?

A. ax + By + C = 0 C. ax2 + bx + c < 0, a≠ 0
B. ax2 + bx + c = 0, a≠ 0 D. y = mx + b
_____ 2. It is a polynomial equation of degree two that can be written in the form ax2 + bx + c = 0, where a, b, c are real numbers and a
is not equal to 0.
A. linear equation B. linear inequality C. quadratic equation D. quadratic inequality
_____ 3. What is the highest degree of quadratic equation?
A. 0 B. 1 C. 2 D. 3
_____ 4. What is the constant or the c term in the equation x2 + 5x + 7 = 0?
A. 1 B. 2 C. 3 D. 7
_____ 5. Which of the following quadratic equation is in the standard form?
A. 7x + 12 = x2 B. x2 + 7x + 12 = 0 C. x2 + 7x = -12 D. x2 = -12 - 7x

_____6. Which of the following is the formula for discriminant?

A. b2 - 4ac B. –b2 - 4ac C. b2 + 4ac D. –b2 + 4ac
_____7. How many variable does a rational quadratic equation has?
A. 1 B. 2 C. 3 D. 4
_____8. Which of the following rational algebraic equations is transformable to a quadratic equation?
7 5 7 (𝑤+1) (𝑤+2)
A. + = C. − = 7
2 (s+2) 8s 2 4
1 5 (2𝑡−1) 2 3𝑡
B. 𝑚
+ (m+1) = 5𝑚 D. 5
+3 = 4
_____9. Which of the following is being used to indicate inequality
A. ~ B. = C. < D. none of the above
_____10. A quadratic inequality is an equation of the form
A. ax + b < 0 B. x = b/a
C. ax2 + bx + c ≤ 0 with a is not equal to 0 or with >, ≥ or <
D. ax + b ≤ 0 with a is not equal to 0 or with </=, > or <
_____11. Which of the following mathematical statements is a quadratic inequality?
A. 2𝑟 2 − 3𝑟 − 5 = 0 B. 7ℎ + 12 < 0 C. 3𝑡 2 + 7𝑡 − 2 ≥ 0 D. 𝑠 2 + 8𝑠 + 15 = 0
_____12. Which of the following equations represents a quadratic function?
A. 𝑦 = 3 + 2𝑥 2 B.2𝑦 2 + 3 = 𝑥 C.𝑦 = 3𝑥 − 2𝑥 2 D. 𝑦 = 3𝑥
_____13. The quadratic function f(x) = 𝑥 2 + 2x – 1 is expressed in standard form as
A. 𝑓(𝑥) = (𝑥 + 1)2 + 1 B. 𝑓(𝑥) = (𝑥 + 1)2 + 2 C. 𝑓(𝑥) = (𝑥 + 1)2 − 2 D. 𝑓(𝑥) = (𝑥 + 1)2 – 1
_____14. A line that divides the graph into two parts such that one-half of the graph is a
reflection of the other half.
A. axis of symmetry B. maximum point C. parabola D. vertex
_____15. What is the term indicated with x in the figure?
A. axis of symmetry B. maximum point C. parabola D. vertex
_____16. The range depends on whether the parabola opens upward or downward. If it
opens upward, the range is the set {𝑦: 𝑦 ≥ ______}
A. h B. k C. l D. m
_____17. Does the following representation shows the graph and equation of the
function?
A. either of the two B. no C. none of these D. yes

_____ 18. Which of the following values of x make the equation x2 + 7x - 18 = 0?

I. -9 II. 2 III. 9
A. I and II B. I and III C. II and III D. I, II, and III
_____ 19.In the equation x2 + 3x + 7 = 0, which is the b term?
A. 1 B. 2 C. 3 D. 7
_____ 20. In the equation x2 + 7x + 12 = 0, which is the a term?
A. 1 B. 2 C. 7 D. 12
_____ 21. In the equation ax + bx + c = 0, a is not equal to?
2

A. 0 B. 1 C. 2 D. 3
_____22. If x2 + mx + 7 = 0 can be solved by factoring and m > 0, then m is?
A. 0 B. 2 C. 7 D. 8
_____23. The discriminant of x2 + 4x + 3 = 0 is?
A. 4 B. 5 C. 12 D.13
_____24. What is the nature of the following of the quadratic if the value of this discriminant is zero?
A. The roots are rational and not equal B. The roots are not real
B. The roots are rational and equal D. The roots are irrational and not equal
_____25.One of the roots of 2x2 - 13x + 20 = 0 is 4. What is the other root?
A. 2/5 B. - 5/2 C. - 2/5 D. 5/2
_____26.This is a solution to the quadratic inequality 𝑦 < 2𝑥 2 + 3𝑥 − 5.
A. (1,8) B. (0,0) C. (-5,0) D. (0,-1)
_____27. In each graph, what does the shaded region represent in quadratic inequality?
A. has no real solution B. not part of the solution C. positive solution D. solution set
_____28. The zeros of the quadratic function described by the graph is?
A. 1, 3 B. -1, 3 C. 1, -3 D. -1, -3
_____29. The graph 𝑦 = 𝑥 2 − 3 is obtained by sliding the graph of 𝑦 = 𝑥 2
A. 3 units downward B. 3 units to the right C. 3 units upward D. 3 units to the left
2
_____30. The quadratic function 𝑦 = −2𝑥 + 4𝑥 − 3 has
A. real and unequal zeros B. real and equal zeros C. no real zeros D. equal and not real
_____31. What is an equation of a quadratic function whose zeros are twice the zeros
of 𝑦 = 2𝑥 2 − 𝑥 − 10?
A. 𝑦 = 2𝑥 2 − 20𝑥 + 20 B. 𝑦 = 2𝑥 2 − 2𝑥 − 5 C. 𝑦 = 𝑥 2 − 𝑥 − 20 D. 𝑦 = 2𝑥 2 − 2𝑥 + 10
2
_____32. In the graph of = 𝑎𝑥 + 𝑏𝑥 + 𝑐 , the larger the a is, ________is the graph.
A. larger B. narrower C. shorter D. wider
_____33. To graph 𝑦 = 𝑎(𝑥 − ℎ)2 + 𝑘, slide the graph of 𝑦 = 𝑎𝑥 2 horizontally
h units and vertically k units. The graph has a vertex ____ and its axis of
symmetry is the line x = h.
A. (k,h) B. (h,k) C. (x,y) D. (y,x)
_____34. To graph 𝑦 = 𝑎(𝑥 − ℎ)2 + 𝑘, slide the graph of 𝑦 = 𝑎𝑥 2 vertically k units. If _____slide it upward; if k < 0, slide it
downward. The graph has vertex ( 0, k ) and its axis of symmetry is the line x = 0 (y – axis).
A. k=0 B. k>0 C. h=0 D. h>0
_____35. For a >0, the parabola opens _____. To graph y = a ( x – h )2, slide the graph of y = ax2 horizontally h units. If h > 0, slide it
to the right, if h < 0, slide it to the left. The graph has vertex ( h, 0 ) and its axis is the line x = h.
A. downward B. to the left C. to the right D. upward
Use the figure for numbers 36-38.
_____36. What is the minimum point of the function?
A. (-1, -5) B. (1, 5) C. (1, 3) D. (-1, 3)
_____37. Determine the domain.
A. all except 0 C. none of these s
B. imaginary D. real number
_____38 What is the equation of the axis of symmetry?
A. x= -1 B. x=2 C. x=3 D. x=1

_____39. Which of the following is the Quadratic Formula?

−𝑏 ±√𝑏2 − 4𝑎𝑐 𝑏 ±√𝑏2 − 4𝑎𝑐 −𝑏 ±√𝑏2 + 4𝑎𝑐
A. 2𝑎
B. 2𝑎
C. 2𝑎
D. none of the above

_____40. What are the roots of the quadratic equation x2 + x - 56 = 0?

A. 8 and -7 B. -8 and 7 C. 3 and -2 D. 2 and -1
_____41. Which of the following Quadratic Equation has no real roots?
A. 2x2 + 4x = 3 B. -2r2 + r + 7 = 0 C. 3s2 - 2s = -5 D. t2 - 8t - 4 = 0
_____42. If the discriminant is greater than 0 and is a perfect square, What is nature of the roots?
A. real, rational and equal C. not real
B. real, irrational and not equal D. none of the above
_____43. The quadratic equation whose solutions are 3 and -1/3 is ?
A. 3x2 - 33x - 3 = 0 B. 3x2 + 8x - 3 = 0 C. 3x2 - 33x + 3 = 0 D. 3x2 - 8x - 3 = 0
_____44. Which of the following quadratic equation can be solved easily by extracting square roots?
A. 3v2 + 2v - 8 = 0 B. 2w2 + 7w - 3 = 0 C. 4t2 - 9 = 0 D. x2 + 7x + 12 = 0
_____45. Which of the following shows the graph of f(x) = 2(𝑥 − 1) − 32

A. B. C. D.
_____46. CJ wrote a function of the path of the stone kicked by Lanlan from the ground. If the equation of the function he wrote is S(t)
= 16𝑡 2 + 8t +1, where S is the height of stone in terms of t the number of seconds after Lanlan kicks the stone. Which of the
statement is true?
A. CJ’s equation is not correct.
B. CJ’s equation described the maximum point reached by the stone.
C. The equation is possible to the path of the stone.
D. The equation corresponds to the path of the stone.
_____47. Richard predicted that the number of mango trees x planted in a farm could yield y =−20𝑥 2+ 2800x mangoes year. How
many trees should be planted to produce the maximum number of mangoes per year?
A. 60 B.70 C.80 D.90
_____48. The form 𝑦 = 𝑎(𝑥 − ℎ)2 + 𝑘 is also called the
A. linear form B. quadratic form C. vertex form D. vertex inequality
_____49. Rewrite the equation 𝑦 = 3(𝑥 − 2)2 + 4 in the general form.
A. 𝑦 = 2𝑥 2 − 20𝑥 + 20 B. 𝑦 = 3𝑥 2 − 𝑥 − 20 C. 𝑦 = 2𝑥 2 − 12𝑥 − 5 D. 𝑦 = 3𝑥 2 − 12𝑥 + 16
_____50. Rewrite 𝑦 = 2(𝑥 − 1) + 3 in the form 𝑦 = 𝑎𝑥 2 + 𝑏𝑥 + 𝑐
2

A. 𝑦 = 2𝑥 2 − 4𝑥 + 2 B. 𝑦 = 13𝑥 2 − 𝑥 − 20 C. 𝑦 = 22𝑥 2 − 12𝑥 − 5 D. 𝑦 = 4𝑥 2 − 12𝑥 + 16

_____51. What do you call the graph of a quadratic function?
A. ellipse B. hyperbola C. parabola D. straight line
_____52. What are the dimensions of the largest rectangular
field that can be enclosed with 100m of wire?
A. 24 m x 26 m B. 25m x 25 m C. 50m x 50m D. 50m x 25 m
_____53. The batter hits the softball and it follows a path in which the height h is given by h(t) =-2t2 + 8t −2𝑡 2 + 8𝑡 +3, where t is the
time in seconds s elapsed since the ball was pitched. What is the maximum height reached by the softball?
A. 11 m B. 12m C. 13m D. 14m
_____54. If the equation x2 -2x - 8 = 0 has roots m and n, the equation whose roots are 1/m and 1/n is?
A. x2 - 2x - 8 = 0 B. 8x2 + 2x - 1 = 0 C. 8x2 + x - 1 = 0 D. none of the above
_____55. The product of the roots of the equation (m-1)/2 = 3/(m+2) is?
A. -1 B. -8 C. 3 D. 4
2
_____56. The figure on the right shows the graph of 𝑦 < 2𝑥 − 4𝑥 − 1. Which of the following is true about the solution set of the
inequality?
I. The coordinates of all points on the shaded region belong to the solution
set of the inequality.
II. The coordinates of all points along the parabola as shown by the broken
line belong to the solution set of the inequality.
III. The coordinates of all points along the parabola as shown by the broken
line do not belong to the solution set of the inequality.
A. I and II B. I and III C. II and III D. I, II and III
_____57. A 3cm by 3cm square piece of cardboard was cut from a bigger square cardboard. The area of the remaining cardboard
was 40cm2. If s represents the length of the bigger cardboard, which of the following expressions given the area of the
remaining piece?
A. s2 – 9 B. s2 + 9 C. s2 + 40 D. s - 9
_____58. The length of the garden is 5 m longer than its width and the area is 14m . How long is the garden?
2

A. 5m B. 9m C. 7m D. 2m
_____59. The length of a wall is 12 m more than its width. If the area of the wall is less than 50 m2, which of the following could be its
length?
A. 3m B. 4m C. 15m D. 16m
_____60. An open box is to be formed out of a rectangular piece of cardboard whose length is 12 cm longer than its width. To form
the box, a square of side 5 cm will be removed from each corner of the cardboard. Then the edges of the remaining
cardboard will be turned up. If the box is to hold at most 1900 cm3, what mathematical statement would represent the given
situation?
A. 𝑥 2 − 12𝑥 ≤ 360 B. 𝑥 2 − 12𝑥 ≤ 380 C. 𝑥 2 − 8𝑥 ≤ 400 D. 𝑥 2 + 8𝑥 ≤ 400

Prepared by: Checked by:

ROYCE DUNHILL F. DOMONDON IMELDA C. RAGUINDIN

Teacher I Master Teacher I

Submitted to: Noted by:

MERCEDES H. BOADILLA ELSIE V. MAYO

Head Teacher III – Math Dept. SS Principal III

Recommending Approval: Approved by:

REED M. DELEÑA DR. ROMINEL S. SOBREMONTE

District Supervisor Education Program Supervisor-Science