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DIAGNOSTIC TEST IN GRADE 9 MATHEMATCS
SY 2014-2015
Directions: Choose the letter which corresponds to your answer from the choices below each question.
Then, write the letter of your choice on your answer sheet.
C. plane
D. parabola
D. Parallelogram
3. In a 300-600-900 triangle, what is the ratio of the length of the shorter leg to the length of the hypotenuse?
A. 1:2
B. 2:1
C. 2:3
D. 3:2
4. Which of the following mathematical sentences represents the Pythagorean Theorem, given a right
triangle ABC right angled at C?
A. a2 = b2 + c2
B. b2 = c2 + a2
C. c2 = a2 + b2
D. a2 + b2 + c2 = 0
5. Which of the following statements is TRUE?
A. All equilateral triangles are isosceles.
B. All isosceles triangles are equilateral.
5?
A. y = 6(x 5)2
B. y = 5(x 1)2
A. 3x 7y = 11
B. y = |3x 7|
C. y = (x + 5)2
C. y =
D. y = 5x2
16 x 2
D. y = x2 + 2
D. { -1/2, 1}
D. x < 1
13. The length of a garden is 5 m longer than its width. If the area is 14 sq m, how long is the garden?
A. 2 m
B. 5 m
C. 7 m
D. 9 m
14. Which of the following represents an inverse variation?
A. xy = k
B. y/x = k
C. x( 1/y ) = k
D. y = x/k
D. x = 6
D. regular hexagon
D. equal
C. supplementary
Q
U
T
S
23. PQRS is a trapezoid with TU as median. If PQ = 13 and RS = 19, how long is TU?
A. 32
B. 22
C. 18
D. 16
24. If PQRS is isosceles, what must be true about PQRS
i. P = Q
ii. PS = QR
iii. SR = PQ
A. i only
B. ii only
C. i and ii only
D. 1120
4 12
5
x
B. 15
C. 17
D. 18
28. The path of an object when it is thrown can be modeled by S(t) = 4 + 8t 16t2 , where S in feet is the
height of the object t seconds after it is released. What is the maximum height reached by the object?
A. 6 ft
B. 5 ft
C. 4 ft
D. 3 ft
30. What is the sum and the product of the roots of 2x2 + 8x 12 = 0
A. 4 , 6
B. 4 , 6
C. 4 , 6
31. The quadratic function f(x) = - 2x2 + 4x 3 has
A. real and unequal zeros
B. real and equal zeros
32. What is the result after simplifying 2
A. 5
B. 5
4 5
D. 4, 6
C. no real zeros
D. unequal and irrational zeros
3 5
C.
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3 5
D.
33. If three men can do a job in 8 days, how many men can do the same job in 6 days?
A. 4
B. 5
C. 6
5 5
D. 7
D. ( 0, 6)
44. The ratio of the volumes of two similar rectangular prisms is 125 : 64. What is the ratio of their base areas?
A. 25:16
B. 25:4
C. 4:5
D. 5:4
45. A map is drawn to the scale of 1 cm:150 m. If the distance between towns A and B measures 8.5 cm on the
map, what is the approximate distance between these towns?
A. 25.6 m
B. 10 m
C. 38.4 m
D. 24 m
46. A giant swing completes a period in about 15 seconds. Approximately how long is the pendulums arm
using the formula t 2
l
32
time?
( use = 3.14 ) A. 573.25 ft
C. 16.65 ft
D. 4.31 ft
47. Raul walks 5 km due east and 8 km due north. How far is he from the starting point?
A. 13
B. 26
C. 40
D.
89
48. From the top of a barn 7.62 m high, an observer saw a cat on the ground. If the angle of depression of the
cat was 40o, how many meters must the cat walk to reach the ground?
A. 9.08 m
B. 9.80 m
C. 9.81 m
D. 9.18 m
49. A balloon is 50 m high. Its angle of elevation from observer A is 45o and from observer B 30o . What is the
maximum distance between the two observers?
A. 136 m
B. 137 m
C. 138 m
D. 139 m
50. Two ships leave the same port at the same time. One ship sails on a course of 110o at 32 mi per hour. The
other sails on a course of 230o at 40 mi/hr. Find the distance between them after two hours. Express your
answer to the nearest mile.
A. 124 mi
B. 125 mi
C. 126 mi
D. 127 mi
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