FIRST QUARTER EXAM IN MATHEMATICS 9

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General Direction: Read each item carefully and choose the letter for the correct answer.
I. (EASY QUESTIONS)
1. It is a polynomial equation of degree two that can be written in the form ax2 + bx + c = 0, where a, b, and c are real numbers and a≠0.
a. Linear Equation b. Linear Inequality c. Quadratic Equation d. Quadratic Inequality
2. Which of the following is a quadratic equation?
a. 2r2 + 4r -1 b. 3t – 7 = 2 c. s2 + 5s -4 = 0 d. 2x2 – 7x ≥3
3. In the quadratic equation 3x + 7x – 4 = 0, which is the quadratic term?
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a. x2 b. 7x c. 3x2 d. -4
4. How many real roots does the quadratic equation x2 + 5x - 6 = 0 have?
a. 0 b. 1 c. 2 d. 3
5. Which is the correct quadratic formula?
−𝑏±√𝑏2 −4𝑎𝑐 𝑏±√𝑏2 + 4𝑎𝑐 𝑏±√𝑏2 −4𝑎𝑐 −𝑏±√𝑏2 + 4𝑎𝑐
a. 𝑥 = 2𝑎
b. 𝑥 = 2𝑎
c. 𝑥 = 2𝑎
d. 𝑥 = 2𝑎
6. Which of the following quadratic equations can be solved easily by extracting square roots?
a. x2 + 7x + 12 = 0 b. 2w2 + 7w – 3 = 0 c. 4t2 – 9 = 0 d. 3v2 + 2v – 8 =0
7. One of the roots of x – 3x – 4 = 0 is 4. What is the other root?
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a. -1 b. 1 c. -2 d. 2
8. What do you call the value of the expression b2 – 4ac?
a. factors b. roots c. solutions d. discriminant
9. What can you say with the nature of the roots of a quadratic equation if the discriminant is greater than zero and perfect square
number?
a. The roots are real and are equal. c. The roots are irrational and are not equal.
b. The roots are rational but are not equal. d. The equation has no real roots.
10. What is the formula in finding for the sum of the roots of ax2 + bx + c = 0 ?
a. - a/b b. –b/a c. c/b d. c/a
11. What is the formula in finding for the product of the roots of ax2 + bx + c = 0 ?
a. - a/b b. –b/a c. c/b d. c/a
12. Which of the following mathematical statements is a quadratic inequality?
a. 2r2 –3r- 5 =0 b. 7h + 12 < 0 c. 3t2 + 7t – 2 ≥ 0 d. s2 +8s + 15 = 0
13. Which of the following best relates to the quadratic function?
a. Area Circumference c. Perimeter d. Volume
14. Which is true about quadratic function?
a. equal differences in independent variable(x) produce equal first differences in dependent variable (y)
b. equal differences in independent variable(x) produce equal second differences in dependent variable(y)
c. equal differences in dependent variable(y produce equal first differences in independent variable(x)
d. equal differences in dependent variable(y) produce equal second differences in independent variable(x)
15. Which of the following is a quadratic function?
a. f(x) = 2- x2 b. f(x)= 3 c. f(x)= x-2 d. f(x) = x3 -2x + 1
16. What is the highest degree of the variable of a quadratic function?
a. 0 b. 1 c. 2 d. 3
17. What do you call the graph of a quadratic function?
a. line b. circle c. parabola d. hyperbola
18. What function is described in f(x) = a (x-h)2 + k?
a. linear function b. circular function c. quadratic function d. cubic function
19. What is the vertex form of the quadratic equation?
a. y = a (x-h)2 + k b. y = a (x-k)2 + h c. y = a (x+h)2 - k d. y = a (x+ k)2 - h
20. What is the correct formula in finding for the vertex (h,k) of a quadratic function?
−𝑏 4𝑎𝑐−𝑏2 𝑏 4𝑎𝑐+ 𝑏2 −𝑏 2𝑎𝑐−𝑏2 𝑏 2𝑎𝑐+𝑏2
a. h = 2𝑎 , k = 4𝑎 b. h = 2𝑎 , k = 4𝑎 c. h = 4𝑎 , k = 2𝑎 d. h = 4𝑎 , k = 2𝑎
21. What do you call the turning point of the graph of a quadratic function?
a. vertex b. parabola c. axis of symmetry d. curve
22. What do you call a vertical line passing through the vertex of the parabola that divides the curve equally?
a. x-axis b. y-axis c. axis of symmetry d. vertex
23. Which of the following statement is NOT true about quadratic function?
a. It has a vertex. b.It has domain and range. c. It is a first degree function. d. It has a smooth curve.

For items 24-25 refer to the graph below.

24. What is the vertex of the parabola?

 a.( - 4,1) b. ( 4, 1) c. ( 1, 4) d. (1, - 4)
25. The equation of the axis of symmetry of the graph is
a. x = -1 b. x = 1 c. x = -3 d. x = 3
26. Which of the following is an equation of a parabola with the widest opening?
a. y = 1/2x2 b. y =1/3x2 c. y = 3x2 d. y = 5x2
27-28. In a quadratic function f(x) = ax2+bx+c, if the value of a > 0, then the parabola opens _______, and has a _______point.
a. downward b. upward c. maximum d. minimum
29-30. In a quadratic function f(x) = ax2+bx+c, if the value of a < 0, then the parabola opens _______, and has a _______point.
a. downward b. upward c. maximum d. minimum

II. AVERAGE QUESTIONS

31. (x + 5) and (x- 3) are the factors of quadratic equation. Which of the following quadratic equations has these factors?
a. x2 - 8x + 15 = 0 b. x2 + 8x + 15 = 0 c. x2 - 2x - 15 = 0 d. x2 + 2x - 15 = 0
32. What are the roots of x(x-19) = 20?
a. 4 and -5 b. -4 and 5 c. 20 and -1 d. -20 and 1
33. What is the quadratic equation whose roots are 2 and -5?
a. x2 - 3x + 10 = 0 b. x2 + 3x + 10 = 0 c. x2 + 3x - 10 = 0 d. x2 - 3x - 10 = 0
34. What is the sum of the roots of the quadratic equation x2 + 3x - 18 = 0?
a. -7 b. -3 c. 6 d. 14
35. What is the product of the roots of the quadratic equation 2x + 5x + 7 = 0?
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a. -5/2 b. 7/2 c. 5/7 d. 2/7

36. What is the value of the discriminant in the quadratic equation 2x2 - 5x - 3 = 0?
a. 1 b. 7 c. 25 d. 49
37. The sum and product of the roots are -7 and 10 respectively. What is its quadratic equation?
a. x2 + 3x – 13=0 b. x2 + 7x – 3=0 c. x2 + 7x – 10=0 d. x2 + 7x +10=0
38. Which of the following rational algebraic equations is transformable to a quadratic equation?
𝑤+1 𝑤+2 2 3 2𝑝− 1 1 3𝑞 3 4 7
a. 2 – 4 = 7 b. 𝑝 + 𝑝+1 = 5 c. 3 + 2 = 4 d. 𝑚−2 + 𝑚+2 = 𝑚
39. Which of the following coordinates of points belong to the solution set of the inequality y < 2x2 + 5x – 1?
a. (-3, 2) b. (-2,9) c. (1,6) d. (3,1)
40. The quadratic function f(x) = x2 + 2x – 1 is expressed in vertex 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
41. Which of the following is equivalent to f(x) = (x -2)2 + 4?
a. f(x)= x2 – 4x + 8 b. f(x)= x2 + 4x + 8 c. f(x)= -x2 – 4x -8 d. f(x)= x2 + 4x -8
42. The maximum point of the parabola with equation f(x)= -5x + 30x -39 is
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a. ( -5,0) b. (-3,6) c. (3, 6) d. (6,3)

43. Which equations of a parabola that opens downward?
a. f(x) = 2x2 - 3x -4 b. f(x) = 6x - 5x2 + 4 c. f(x) = x2 – 4 d. f(x) = 16 + x2
44. The graph of y = x2 – 3 is obtained by sliding the graph of y = x2 _____________.
a. 3 units downward b. 3 units upward c. 3 units to the right d. 3 units to the left
45. The graph of f(x) = x is shifted three units to the right and five units downward. What would be its equation?
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a. f(x) = ( x + 3) - 5 b. f(x) = (x - 3) + 5 c. f(x) = ( x - 3)2 - 5 d. f(x) = ( x + 3)2 + 5

III. DIFFICULT QUESTIONS

46. Seven times a certain integer is 5 more than twice its square. What is/are the integer(s)?
a.5/2 b. 1 c.1 and 5/2 d. -1 and -5/2
47. The length of a rectangle is one and three –fourths times as long as the width. Find its dimensions if its area is 112 m2.
a. 56 m x 2 m b. 14 m x 8 m c. 28 m x 4 m d. 16 m x 7 m
48. The length of a garden is 5m longer than its width and the area is 14 m2. How long is the garden?
a. 9m b. 7m c. 5m d. 2m
49. What are the dimensions of the largest rectangular field that can be enclosed with 100m of wire?
a. 24m x 26m b. 25m x 25m c. 50m x 50m d. 50m x 25m
50. The batter hits the softball and it follows a path in which the height h is given by h(t) = -2t +8t +3, where t is the time in seconds s
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elapsed since the ball was pitched. What is the maximum height reached by the softball?
a. 7m b. 11m c. 13m d.14m