Republic of the Philippines

Department of Education
Region VI – Western Visayas
Division of Silay City
District II
NAPILAS INTEGRATED SCHOOL
City of Silay

FIRST QUARTER EXAMINATION

S. Y. 2018 – 2019

MATHEMATICS 9

I. MULTIPLE CHOICE. Write the letter of the correct answer.

1. What is a polynomial equation of degree two that can be written in a form 𝑎𝑥 2 +
𝑏𝑥 + 𝑐 = 0, where a, b, c are real numbers and a ≠ 0?

A. Linear Equation C. Quadratic Equation

B. Linear Inequality D. Quadratic Inequality

2. Which of the following is a quadratic equation?

A. 2𝑥 2 + 4𝑟 – 1 C. 𝑠 2 + 5s – 4 = 0
B. 3𝑡 – 7 = 2 D. 2𝑥 2 – 7 x ≥ 3

3. In the quadratic equation 3𝑥 2 + 7x – 4 = 0, which is the quadratic term?

A. 𝑥 2 B. 7x C. 3𝑥 2 D. -4

4. It is a vertical line through the vertex that divides the parabola into two equal
parts.

A. vertex C. axis of symmetry

B. zeros of the function D. reflection of the parabola

5. The highest or lowest point of the graph of quadratic equation is termed as

_______.

A. line of symmetry B. origin C. coordinate D. vertex

6. Which of the following equation is NOT a quadratic equation?

A. 2𝑥 2 + 5𝑥 – 3 = 0 C. ( 2𝑥 + 5 ) ( 𝑥 − 1 ) = −6
B. 3𝑥 ( 𝑥 − 2 ) = 10 D. 2𝑥 + 𝑥 + 2 = 0

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7. In a quadratic equation 3𝑥 2 + 7x – 4 = 0, what is the value of a?

A. 3 B. 3𝑥 C. 7 D. -4

8. In the quadratic formula, 𝑏 2 − 4𝑎𝑐 is termed as________.

A. sum of the roots of the quadratic equation

B. product of the roots of the quadratic equation
C. roots of the quadratic equation
D. discriminant

9. Which of the following quadratic equation is written in standard form?

A. 3𝑥 − 2𝑥 2 = 7 C. −2𝑥 2 – 7 + 3𝑥 = 0
B. − 2𝑥 2 – 7 = −3𝑥 D. 2𝑥 2 + 3𝑥 – 7 = 0

10. Write ( 𝑥 + 3 )( 𝑥 + 4 ) = 0 in standard form of a quadratic equation.

A. 𝑥 2 + 3𝑥 + 4 C. 𝑥 2 + 7𝑥 + 12
B. 𝑥 2 + 6𝑥 + 12 D. 𝑥 2 + 𝑥 + 12

11. Which of the following quadratic equation is in a form 𝑎𝑥 2 + 𝑐 = 0?

A. 2𝑥 2 + 3𝑥 = 0 C. 2𝑥 2 + 3 = 5
B. 2𝑥 = 3𝑥
2
D. 2𝑥 2 + 3𝑥 + 0

12. The following are the values of a, b and c that Edna and Luisa got when they
expressed 5 – 3x = 2𝑥 2 in standard form.
( Edna: a = 2, b = 3, c = -5 ; Luisa: a= -2, b= -3; c =5 )
Who do you think got the correct values of a, b c?

A. Luisa C. Both of them are correct

B. Edna D. Both of them are wrong

13. What is √16?

A. 4 B. −4 C. ±4 D. √4

14. How many real roots does √−16 have?

A. no real roots B. zero C. one real root D. two real roots

15. Find the root/s of 3ℎ2 – 147 = 0.

A. 7, −7 B. −7, −7 C. 7 D. −7

16. Which of the following quadratic equation has two real roots?

A. 𝑥 2 – 16 = 0 B. 𝑥 2 + 16 = 0 C. 𝑥 2 + 2 = 2 D. 𝑥 2 + 3 = 3

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17. Extract the square root of both sides of the quadratic equation (2𝑠 − 1)2 = 225
and solve.

A. 8, −7 B. -8, 7 C. −8, −7 D. 8,7

18. Refer to the figure: What equation would best describe the equation to the
right?

A. 𝑆 + 𝑆 = 169𝑐𝑚2 C. 𝑆 2 − 169 𝑐𝑚2 = 0

B. 𝑆 2 + 169𝑐𝑚2 D. 𝑆 = 𝑆 + 169𝑐𝑚2

19. Which of the following DOES NOT belong to the group?

A. 2𝑥 2 + 4𝑟 – 1 = 0 C. 𝑥 2 + 5𝑥 – 4 = 0
B. 3𝑥 – 7 = 2𝑥 2 D. 2𝑥 2 – 7 𝑥 ≥ 3

20. How many real roots does a quadratic equation 𝑥 2 + 5𝑥 + 7 = 0 have?

A. 0 B. 1 C. 2 D. 3

21. Which of the following values of 𝑥 make the equation 𝑥 2 + 7𝑥 − 18 = 0 true?

I. -9 II. 2 III. 9

A. I & II B. II & III C. I & III D. I, II, III

22. The roots are -1 and -8, which of the following equations has these roots?

A. 𝑥 2 + 9𝑥 = −8 C. 𝑡 2 + 8𝑡 + 16 = 0
B. 𝑥 2 + 7𝑥 = 0 D. ℎ2 + 6ℎ = 16

23. What are the roots or solutions of 𝑥 2 + 7𝑥 = 0.

A. 7,0 B. −7,0 C. 7,1 D. −7, −1

24. Find the roots of 𝑛 2 + 7𝑛 + 15 = 5

A. 5, 2 B. −5, 2 C. 5, −2 D. −5, −2

25. Which of the following equations may be solved easily by factoring?

A. 2𝑥 2 = 72 C. 𝑤 2 − 64 = 0
B. 𝑡 2 + 12𝑡 + 36 = 0 D. 2𝑠 2 + 8𝑠 − 10 = 0

26. What must be added to 𝑤 2 + 12𝑤 to make it a perfect square trinomial?

A. 36 B. 40 C. 44 D. 64

27. The graph of 𝑦 = 3𝑥 2 + 7 is obtained by shifting the graph of 𝑦 = 𝑥 2 ________.

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 A. 7 units downward C. 7 units to the right
B. 7 units upward D. 7 units to the left

28. Which of the following values of 𝑥 in 2𝑥 2 − 5𝑥 ≤ 3 that will NOT satisfy the given
inequality?

A. 0 B. 2 C. 1 D. −2

29. What is the product of roots of 2𝑥 2 = −3𝑥 + 5?

5 3 5
A. B. C. −1 D. − 2
2 2

30. What is the sum of the roots of 𝑥 2 + 5𝑥 + 6 = 0?

A. −1 B. −5 C. 5 D. 1

31. Find the value of the discriminant of 3𝑥 2 − 5𝑥 = −9.

A. 133 B. 83 C. 5 D. 7

32. The vertex of the quadratic function 𝑓(𝑥) = (𝑥 + 1)2 − 2 is ________.

A. (1, −2) B. (−1, −2) C. (−1, 2) D. (1, 2)

33. What are the zeros of the quadratic function described by the graph below?

A. 1, 3
B. -1, -3
C. 1, -3
D. -1, 3

34. In solving the equation 𝑥 2 + 5𝑥 = −12 by completing the square, what must be
added to both sides to make the left side a perfect square trinomial?

25 5 25 25
A. B. C. D.
2 4 4 16

35. Which of the following is a solution set of 𝑦 ≥ 2𝑥 2 − 3𝑥 + 1?

A. (−4, 6) B. (-3, -1) C. (1, 3) D. (6, 6)

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36. The graph of 𝑓(𝑥) = (𝑥 + 5)2 − 8 by shifting the graph of 𝑓(𝑥) = 𝑥 2 _______.

A. 5 units to the right and 8 units downward

B. 5 units to the right and 8 units upward
C. 5 units to the left and 8 units downward
D. 5 units to the left and 8 units upward

37. What is the minimum value in 𝑓(𝑥) = 𝑥 2 − 9?

A. -9 B. 9 C. -3 D. 3

38. Rey has an assignment. He needs to solve the equation 𝑥 2 + 9𝑥 = −8 by

factoring. What must he do? Arrange the given below and choose the best answer.
1. 𝑥 2 + 9𝑥 + 8 = 0
2. (𝑥 + 1) = 0; (𝑥 + 8) = 0
3. (𝑥 + 1)(𝑥 + 8) = 0
4. 𝑥 = −1; 𝑥 = −8

A. 1-2-3-4 B. 1-3-2-4 C. 1-2-4-3 D. 4-3-2-1

39. Which of the following quadratic equations has no real roots?

A. 2𝑥 2 + 4𝑥 = 3 C. 3𝑠 2 − 2𝑠 = −5
B. 𝑡 2 − 8𝑡 − 4 = 0 D. −2𝑟 2 + 𝑟 + 7 = 0

40. The math teacher requires the students to cut a rectangular card board with an
area of 40𝑐𝑚2 . If the length must be twice as the board’s width, which of the
following inequalities best describes the situation?

A. (2𝑤)(𝑤) > 40 C. (2𝑤)(𝑤) ≥ 40

B. (2𝑤)(𝑤) < 40 D. (2𝑤)(𝑤) ≤ 40

41. What is the maximum width of the card board in no. 40?

A. 2√5 𝑐𝑚 B. 5√2 𝑐𝑚 C. 5 𝑐𝑚 D. 8 𝑐𝑚

42. Mrs. Cruz asked the carpenter to construct a rectangular bulletin board for her
classroom. She told the carpenter that the board’s area must be 18 sq. ft. Suppose
the length of the board is 7 ft longer than its width, what equation would represent
the given situation?

A. 𝑥 2 + 7 = 18 C. 𝑥 = 𝑥 2 + 7 − 18
B. 𝑥 2 + 7𝑥 + 18 = 0 D. 𝑥 2 − 7𝑥 − 18 = 0

43. Given the problem above, what will be the length of the side of the board?

A.13 𝑐𝑚 B. 16 𝑐𝑚 C. 69 𝑐𝑚 D. 169 𝑐𝑚

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44. The sum of two numbers is 16 and the sum of their squares is 146. Find the two
numbers.

A. 13 & 3 B. 14 & 2 C. 6 & 10 D. 5 & 11

45. The length of the garden is 5 m longer than its width and the area is 36 𝑚2?
How long is the garden?

A. 4 𝑚 B. 5 𝑚 C. 9 𝑚 D. 13 𝑚

46. It takes Andrew 6 days more to paint a house than Peter. If they work together,
they can finish the same job in 4 days. Which of the following quadratic equations in
standard form represents the situation?

A. 𝑥 2 − 2𝑥 − 24 = 0 C. 𝑥 2 − 8𝑥 − 24 = 0
B. 𝑥 2 + 2𝑥 − 24 = 0 D. 𝑥 2 + 8𝑥 − 24 = 0

47. Given the problem above, how long would it take Andrew to finish the job alone?

A. 6 days B. 8 days C. 10 days D. 12 days

48. Suppose a rectangular swimming pool 50 𝑚 by 20 𝑚 is to be built with a

walkway around it. If the walk way is 𝑤 meters wide, what is the area of a pool and
a walkway?

A. 4𝑤 2 + 100𝑤 + 100 C. 4𝑤 2 + 140𝑤 + 1000

B. 4𝑤 2 + 80𝑤 + 1000 D. 4𝑤 2 + 140𝑤 + 100

49. The altitude (ℎ) of a projectile when fired straight up with a velocity of 64 𝑓𝑡/𝑠
after 𝑡 seconds is given by the function ℎ(𝑡) = −16𝑡 2 + 64𝑡. What will be the altitude
of the projectile after 3 seconds?

A. 38 𝑓𝑡 B. 48 𝑓𝑡 C. 58 𝑓𝑡 D. 68 𝑓𝑡
50. A backyard farmer wants to enclose a rectangular space for a new garden within
her fenced backyard. She has purchased 80 feet of wire fencing to enclose three
sides, and she will use a section of the backyard fence as the fourth side as shown
in the diagram below. Find a formula for the area enclosed by the fence if the sides
of fencing perpendicular to the existing fence have length L.

A. 𝐴 = −20𝐿2 + 80𝐿
B. 𝐴 = −20𝐿2 − 80𝐿
C. 𝐴 = 20𝐿2 + 80𝐿
D. 𝐴 = 20𝐿2 − 80𝐿

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_______24. Rey has an assignment, he needs to solve this equation by factoring:
𝑥 2 + 9𝑥 = −8.
What must he do? Arrange the given below and choose the best answer.
1. 𝑥 2 + 9𝑥 + 8.
2. (𝑥 + 1) = 0 ; (𝑥 + 8) = 0.
3 (𝑥 + 1)(𝑥 + 8) = 0.
4. 𝑥 = −1 ; 𝑥 = −8.

a. 1-2-3-4 c. 1-2-4-3
b. 1-3-2-4 d. 4-3-2-1

_______25.What must be the number that should be added to make the equation
𝑥 2 + 2𝑥_______ to make it a perfect square trinomial?
a. 2 b. 4 c.6 d.8
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_______26. Solve: 𝑦 2 + 4𝑦 = 32 by completing the square. What are the roots?
a. y = 4 & y = -8 c. y = -6 , y = -4
b. y =-4 & y = 8 d. y = 6 , y = 4

_______27. Solve by completing the square: 2𝑥 2 + 8𝑥 − 10 = 0. What are the roots?

a. 1,5 b. -1,5 c.1,-5 d. -1,-5

_______28. Which of the following quadratic equations has no real roots?

a. 2𝑥 2 + 4𝑥 = 3 c.3𝑠 2 − 2𝑠 = −5
b. 𝑡 2 − 8𝑡 − 4 = 0 d.−2𝑟 2 + 𝑟 + 7 = 0

_______29. One of the roots of 2𝑥 2 − 13𝑥 + 20 = 0 is 4. What is the other root?

2 5 2 5
a. -5 b.− 2 c.5 d.2

_______30. Observe the solution given below:

The equation is 𝑦 2 + 4𝑦 − 32 = 0 is to be solved by completing the square.
Observe the solution;
𝑦 2 + 4𝑦 − 32 = 0 1
2
𝑦 + 4𝑦 = 32 2
2
𝑦 + 4𝑦 + 16 = 32 + 16 3
(𝑦 + 4)2 = 48 4
Something is wrong with the solution, which part of the solution?

a. 1 b.2 c.3 d.4

_______31. Refer to the figure at the right:

Find the measurement of the sides.

a. 𝑠 = 11𝑐𝑚
b. 𝑠 = −8𝑐𝑚
c. 𝑠 = 8𝑐𝑚
d. 𝑠 = −11𝑐𝑚

_______32. Find the solutions of the equation 2𝑥 2 + 3𝑥 = 27 using quadratic

formula.
What are the roots?
a. -3 and 9⁄2 c. 3 and − 9⁄2
b. -3 and 2⁄9 d. -3 and − 9⁄2

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_______33. Mrs. Cruz asked the carpenter to construct a rectangular bulletin board
for her classroom. She told the carpenter that the board’s area must be
18 sq. ft. suppose the length of the board is 7ft. longer than its width.
What equation would represent the given situation?
a. 𝑥 2 + 7 = 18 c. 𝑥 = 𝑥 2 + 7 − 18
b. 𝑥 2 + 7𝑥 + 18 = 0 d. 𝑥 2 − 7𝑥 − 18 = 0

_______34. Given the problem above. What will be the length of each sides?
a. 13 cm c. 69cm
b. 16 cm d. 169cm

_______35. What equation would best describe the diagram below?

2s 3

S 228

Area= 228𝑐𝑚2

a. (s-4)(2s-3)= 228 c. (s + 4)(2s – 3)=228

b. (s+4)(2s + 3 ) = 228 d. (s - 4)(2) =228

_______ 36. Find the solution of the equation: (2x – 5)2 − 4 = 0 using the quadratic
formula.
a. 7⁄2 & 3⁄2 c. − 7⁄2 & 3⁄2

b. − 7⁄2& − 3⁄2 d. 7⁄2&−3⁄2

_______ 37. Describe the roots of quadratic equation when the value of 𝑏 2 − 4𝑎𝑐 is
0.
a. rational & equal c. rational & not equal
b. irrational & equal d. irrational & not equal

_______38. Describe the roots of quadratic equation when the value of 𝑏 2 − 4𝑎𝑐 is
negative.
a. rational & equal c. rational & not equal
b. irrational & equal d. no roots

_______39. Find the discriminant of the equation𝑥 2 − 4𝑥 + 4 = 0.

a. 0 c.4
b.2 d.6

________40. The roots of a quadratic equation are -5 and 3. Which of the following
quadratic equations has these roots?

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 a. 𝑥 2 − 8𝑥 + 15 = 0 c. 𝑥 2 − 2𝑥 − 15 = 0
b. 𝑥 2 + 8𝑥 + 15 = 0 d. 𝑥 2 + 2𝑥 − 15 = 0

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