DIVISION OF AGUSAN DEL SUR

FIRST QUARTER EXAMINATION

GRADE 9 -MATHEMATICS
SY 2019-2020

Name: _____________________________________ Section: __________________ Score: _________

MULTIPLE CHOICE: Choose & encircle the letter of the correct answer.
_____1. An equation of the form 𝑎𝑥 2 + 𝑏𝑥 + c = 0 where a ≠ 0 is the definition of which term below?
A. quadratic B. quadratic formula C. quadratic equation D. quadratic expression
_____2. In the equation 3𝑥 2 + 7𝑥 − 4 = 0, which is the quadratic term?
A. -4 B. 3x2 C. 7x D. x2
_____3. The method of solving the quadratic equation 𝑥 2 = 𝐾 is called
A. factoring B. quadratic formula C. completing the square D. extracting square roots
2
_____4. How many solutions does 𝑥 = −16 have?
A. no real solution or root B. one real solution or root
C. two real solutions or roots D. three real solutions or roots
_____5. What is the missing term if 𝑥 2 + 7x + __ = 0 has the factors(x + 3)(x + 4) = 0
A. ¾ B. 1 C. 7 D.12
_____6. Which of the following are the factors of x2+ 2𝑥 − 24 = 0?
A. (x - 4) (x - 6) = 0 B. (x - 4) (x + 6) = 0 C. (x + 4) (x - 6) = 0 D. (x + 4) (x + 6) = 0
_____7. The process of changing the form of the equation from ax 2 +
bx + c = 0 to (x-h)2 =k is
A. factoring B. transposition C. completing the square D. extracting square root
_____8. In the equation 𝑥 2 + 4x = 12, what number must be added to both sides to complete the square?
A. 2 B. 4 C. 6 D. 8
_____9. Which of the ff. can be solved using quadratic formula?
A. 𝑥 2 − 2x = 24 B. 𝑥 2 − 8x + 3 = y C. 𝑥 2 + 5x + 4 > 0 D. 2𝑥 2 − 17x + 21 < 0
_____10. Which equation shows how to solve 3𝑥 2 –x+2=0 by using the quadratic formula?
1 ±√32 −4(3)(2) −2 ± √(−1)2 − 4 (3)(2) 1 ± √(−1)2 − 4 (3)(2) −1 ± √(−1)2 −4(3)(2)
𝐴. 𝑥 = B. 𝑥= 𝐶. 𝑥 = D. 𝑥 =
2(3) 2 2 (3) 2
2
_____11. The algebraic expression 𝑏 − 4ac of the quadratic formula is called
A. coefficient B. discriminant C. factor D. root
2
_____12. If 𝑏 -4ac=0 , then
A. the roots are not real B. the roots are rational and equal
C. the roots are rational and not equal D. the roots are irrational and not equal
_____13. For what value of k does the equation 4x2 - 12x + ____ = 0 have equal roots?
A. 4 B. 9 C. 12 D. 16
_____14. The sum of the roots of quadratic equation is represented by an expression
A. -a/b B. a/c C. -b/a D. c/a
_____15. In the quadratic equation x2 - 5 x – 14 = 0, the product of the roots is
A. -14 B. -5 C. -2 D. 7
_____16. A solution of an equation derived from an original equation, however not a solution of the original equation
A. square root B. positive root C. negative root D. extraneous root
_____17. What value(s) of x can be a solution to the equation (x+3)2 = x+3
A. 1 B. 2 C. 3 D. 5
_____18. Transform the equation x (x+2) + 2 (x-2) =1 to a quadratic equation in the form ax2+ bx + c = 0
A. x2 + 2x - 2 = 0 B. x2 + 2x – 5 = 0 C. x2 + 4x – 2 = 0 D. x2 + 4x – 5 = 0
_____19. The square of the price of a doll diminished by the price itself is PhP 56.00. What is the price of the doll?
A. PhP 5.00 B. PhP 6.00 C. PhP 7.00 D. PhP 8.00
_____20. A mathematical sentence such as 𝑥 2 + 𝑥 − 6 < 0 is called
A. linear equation B. linear inequality C. quadratic equation D. quadratic inequality
_____21. A quadratic inequality contains a polynomial of the _____ degree.
A. first B. second C. third D. fourth
_____22. The graph of a quadratic inequality in two variables is a part of a plane enclosed by a
A. circle B. ellipse C. hyperbola D. parabola
_____23. r2 + 10r < -16 is an example of
A. linear equation B. linear inequality C. quadratic equation D. quadratic inequality
_____24. Rewrite + 10𝑟 ≤ 18.
3r2
A. 3r2 + 10𝑟 − 18 ≤ 0 B. 3r2 + 10𝑟 − 18 ≥ 0 C. 3r2 + 10𝑟 + 18 ≤ 0 D. 3r2 + 10𝑟 + 18 ≥ 0
_____25. If the equation 3x2 + 6x + k = 0 has no real number solutions, which inequality is true?
𝐴. 𝑘 < −9 B. 𝑘 < −3 C. 𝑘 > 3 D. 𝑘 > 9
_____26. Which of the following coordinates of points does not belong to the solution set of the inequality 𝑦2𝑥 2 + 5𝑥 − 1 ?
A. (-3 , 2) B. (-2 , 9) C. (1 , 6) D. (3 , 1)
_____27. The length of a garden is 4m more than twice its width and its area is greater than 38m 2. Which of the following
equations represents the given situation?
A. x2 + x > 19 B. x2 + 2x >19 C. x2 + 2x > 38 D. 2x2 + 4x > 19
_____28. An open box is to be formed out of a rectangular piece of cardboard whose length is 16 cm longer than its width. To
form the box, a square of side 5cm 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 2,100 cm 3, what mathematical statement would represent the given
situation?
A. w2 – 4w ≤ 420 B. w2 – 4w ≤ 480 C. w2 + 4w ≤ 420 D. w2 + 4w ≥ 480
_____29. Which of the ff. equations represents a quadratic function?
A. y = 3 + 2x2 B. y = 3x - 22 C. y = 2x - 3 D. 2y2 + 3 = x
_____30. The path of an object when it is thrown can be modeled by S(t) = -16t2 + 8t + 4 where S in feet is the height of the
object t seconds after it is released. What is the height reached by the object?
A. 3ft B. 4ft C. 5ft D. 6ft
_____31. An object is fired straight up with a velocity of 64ft/s. Its altitude (height) h after t seconds is given by h(t)= -16t2 + 64t.
When does the projectile hit the ground?
A. 3 seconds B. 4 seconds C. 5 seconds D. 6 seconds
_____32. Evaluate the quadratic function 2x2– 5x+4 if x= 0
A. -3 B. 0 C. 4 D. 7
_____33. Which of the ff. shows the graph of y≥x2+7x+6?

_____34. Which of the ff. table of values represents a quadratic function?

A. B. C. D.
x -2 -1 0 1 2 3 x -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 x -2 -1 0 1 2 3 x -2 -1 0 1 2 3
y 1 2 3 4 5 6 y 9 4 1 1 1 4 y -2 -1 0 1 2 3 y 2 -1 -2 -1 2 7
_____35. The quadratic function f(x) = x2 + 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 + 1 D. f(x) = (x + 1)2 + 2
_____36. What is f(x) = -3(x + 2)2 + 2 when written in the form f(x)= ax2 + bx + c?
A. f(x) = -3x2 + 12x – 10 B. f(x) = -3x2 + 12x + 10 C. f(x) = 3x2 - 12x + 10 D. f(x) = -3x2 - 12x – 10
_____37. Find the value of k so that the graph of y = (x+1)2 - k passes through (1,3)
A. k = 1 B. k = 2 C. k = 3 D. k = 4
_____38. The graph of quadratic function f(x) = -21x2 + 14x - 23 opens downward
A. never true B. always true C. sometimes true D. none of these
_____39. Consider the quadratic function f(x) = (x + 3) 2 +
2, the axis of symmetry of the function is
A. x = -3 B. x = -2 C. x = 2 D. x = 3
_____40. The vertex of the quadratic equation f(x) = (x + 1)2 – 2 is
A. (1,-2) B. (-1,2) C. (1,2) D. (-1, -2)
_____41. Based on the graph of y = x2 - 2x - 3, what is the positive x intercept?
A. 1 B. 2 C. 3 D. 4
_____42. In the quadratic function ax2 + bx + c, the value of ___ affect the position of the graph to the x-axis
A. a B. b C. c D. x
_____43. In the graph of y = ax2 + bx + c, if a > 0, then the parabola opens_____.
A. downward B. onward C. sideward D. upward
_____44. The graph of y = x2 – 3 is obtained by sliding the graph of y = x2
A. 3 units upward B. 3 units to the right C. 3 units downward D. 3 units to the left
_____45. The zeros/roots of the quadratic function x2+4x+3=0 are
A. (-1,-3) B. (-1,3) C. (1,-3) d. (1,3)
_____46. Which of the following equations of the quadratic function whose zeros are the squares of zeros of y = 2x2 + 5x – 3?
A. f(x)= -4x2 – 27x – 2 B. f(x)= 4x2 – 37x + 9 C. f(x)= 4x2 – 27x + 9 D. f(x)= 4x2 – x – 1
_____47. The equation of the function represented by the roots 5 and 1 is
A. f(x) = -2x2 + 4x B. f(x) = x2 + 2x – 2 C. f(x) = 2x2 - 4x + 4 D. f(x) = x2 + 4x+5
_____48.The quadratic function y = -2x2 + 4x -3 has
A. no real zeros B. equal & not real C. real & equal zeros D. real & unequal zeros
_____49. Find the maximum area that can be enclosed by a fence that is 364 meters long.
A. 8279 m2 B. 8280 m2 C. 8281 m2 D. 8282 m2
_____50. Richard predicted that the number of mango trees x, planted in a farm could yield y=-20x2+2800x mangoes per year.
How many trees should be planted to produce the maximum no. of mangoes per year?
A. 60 B. 70 C. 80 D. 90

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