SISTERS OF MARY OF BANNEUX, INC.

Biga II, Silang 4118, Cavite Philippines

FIRST QUARTERLY ASSESSMENT

MATHEMATICS 9

Section: ______ Class Number: _____ Name: __________________________________Score:

40
Directions: Read, analyze, and answer the 40-item multiple choice test in 90 minutes.
Circle the letter that corresponds to your answer.

1. The following are expressions with rational exponents, except:

−1
A. (2 x)2 B. 32 2 C. 49 √2 D. 810.75

2. Which of the following is a quadratic equation?

A. 3 m−7=12 B. −5 n2 + 4 n−1 C. 2 x2 −7 x ≥ 3 D. t 2+5 t−14=0

3. What is the nature of the roots of a quadratic equation if the value of the discriminant is negative?
A. The roots are not real. C. The roots are rational and equal.
B. The roots are irrational and not equal. D. The roots are rational and not equal.

4. Which of the following are true about the relationship between the coefficients and the roots of
the quadratic equation ax 2 +bx +c=0 and its roots x 1∧x 2?
b −b
I. x1 + x2 = III. x 1 + x 2 =
a a
c −c
II. x1 x2 = IV. x 1 x 2 =
a a

A. I and II B. I and IV C. II and III D. II and IV

2 −3
5. What is the simplified form of ( ) ?
5
−8 25 125 −2
A. B. C. D.
125 4 8 5

7
2
49
6. What is the value of 3 ?
2
49
1
A. B. 7 C. 49 D. 2 401
49

−2
7. Which of the following is equivalent to (125) 3 ?
1 1
A. B. C. 5 D. 25
5 25

1 1
8. What is the radical form of the expression 6 5 +2(8 5 )?
A. √ 6+2(8) B. √5 6+2(8) C. √5 6+2 √5 8 D. 2 √5 14

9. What is the simplified form of √3 512 x 6?

A. 8 x 2 B. 22 x2 C. 64 x 2 D. Not a real number

200
10. The expression
20
√ 49
can also be expressed as:
2 10 √2 2 √ 10
A. B. C. D.
7 7 7 7
11. What is the sum of 2 √ 3 ,−5 √2 , 10 √ 3 ,14 √ 2∧−3 √2?
A. 34 √ 5 B. 18 √ 5 C. 6 √ 2+12 √3 D. . 12 √ 2+6 √3

12. What is the outcome when you subtract √3 8 a from4 √3 a?

A. √3 a B. −√3 a C. 2 √3 a D. −2 √3 a

13. What is the result when you multiply √ 2 by √ 2− √10?

A. 2− √ 20 B. 2+2 √5 C. 2−5 √ 2 D. 2−2 √ 5

14. What is the product of ( 2+ √ 5 )∧(5− √7)?

A. 10+2 √ 35 B. 10+7 √ 5− √ 35 C. 10+3 √ 7− √35 D. 10−2 √ 7+5 √ 5− √ 35

15. What is the simplified form of

√ 20 x +5 ?
√5 x
5 √ 4 x 2+ x √ 4 x 2+ x
A. √ 4 x2+ x B. 5 x √ 4 x 4 + x C.
x
D.
x

16. What is the quotient when ( √ 5+1) is divided by (2+ √ 2)?

2 √ 5−√10+ 2−√ 2 2 √ 5−√10+ 2−√ 2
A. C.
2 2+ 4 √ 2
2 √ 5+ √ 10+2+ √ 2 √ 5−√ 10+2− √2
B. D.
2 2

17. What is the solution to the equation √ v −5=√ 23−v ?

A. -28 B. -14 C. 14 D. 28

18. What value of r will make √ r +5=11 true?

A. 6 B. 17 C. 116 D. 126

19. The surface area of a basketball is 36 square inches. What is the radius of the basketball if the
formula of the surface area is SA=4 π r 2?
36 3 √π
A.
√
4π
inches B. √ 3 π inches C. 3 √ π inches D.
π
inches

20. In a flagpole, a 10-meter rope is attached to the top of the pole from the point on the field. If the
rope is 8 meters away from the base, how high is the pole?
A. 1.41 meters B. 4.24 meters C. 6 meters D. 12.81 meters

21. A soccer field is a rectangle 90 meters wide and 120 meters long. The coach asks players to run
from one corner to the corner diagonally across the field. How far do the players run?
A. 100 m B. 120 m C. 150 m D. 180 m

22. What is/are the solution/s to the equation x 2=49 ?

A. 7 B. -7 and 7 C. -8 and 8 D. 5 and 24

23. What is/are the value/s of c in (c + 4)2−25=0?

A. -29 B. 1 C. -9 and 1 D. 9 and -1

24. Which of the following values of x make the equation x 2+ x−20=0true?

I.-5 II. 4 III. 5
A. I and II B. II and III C. I and III D. I, II and III

25. What are the solutions to x 2=10 x−24 ?

A. 4 and 6 B. -4 and -6 C. -24 and -1 D. 1 and 24
26. What are the values of a in a 2−10 a+21=0?
A. 5 and -5 B. -7 and -3 C. 3 and 7 D. 3 and 18

27. By completing the square, what are the values of x in x 2−4 x−6=0?
A. -8 and 12 B. 0 and 4 C. 1.41 and 3.16 D. 5.16 and -1.16

28. What are the values of x in x 2+ x+ 4=0?

1± i √ 15 1± √ 15 −1± i √15 −1± √ 15
A. B. C. D.
2 2 2 2

29. What are the solutions to the equation x 2+ 6 x+18=0?

A. 0 and -6 B. −3 ± 3i C. −3 ± 3 √3 D. 3 ±3 √3

30. The length of the garden is 5 m longer than its width and the area is 36 m 2 . How long is the
garden?
A. 4m B. 5 m C. 9 m D. 13 m

31. The sum of two numbers is 12 and their product is 35. What are the two numbers?
A. 4 and 8 B. 5 and 7 C. 6 and 9 D. 2 and 10

32. The perimeter of a rectangle is 60 m and its area is 200 m2. What are the dimensions of the
rectangle?
A. 5 m by 25 m B. 10 m by 20 m C. 13 m by 17 m D. 15 m by 15m

33. How many real roots does the quadratic equation 3 x 2+7 x +10=0 have?
A. 0 B. 1 C. 2 D. 3

34. What is the value of the discriminant of x 2+ 4 x +3=0?

A. 4 B. 5 C. 12 d.13

35. If 2 x2 −px +8=0 has equal roots and p > 0, then what is the value of p?
A. 1 B. 2 C. 4 D. 8

36. For what value of k will make the roots of 2 x2 −kx +k =0 equal?
A. 1 B. -4 C. 4 D. 8

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37. What are the values of x in x +1= ?
x
A. -8 and 9 B. 8 and -9 C. -8 and -9 D. 8 and 9

8 2
38. What is the solution to the equation = +1?
y y −2
A. -2 and 2 B. 2 C. -4 and 4 D. 4

39. On a journey of 100 km, Charlie travels at a certain speed for the first 60 km, and then increases
his speed by 15 kph for the remainder of the trip. If the whole journey takes 2 hours, what is his
original speed?
A. 45 kph B. 60 kph C. 90 kph D. 120 kph

40. It takes Darcy 6 days more to paint a house than Jimboy. If they work together, they can finish the
same job in 4 days. How long would it take Darcy to finish the job alone?
A. 3 days B. 4 days C. 10 days d. 12 days