MATHEMATICS 9

First Quarter Assessment

NAME: __________________________ YEAR and SECTION: ___________

I. Multiple Choices: Answer the following by writing the letter of your answer on
your paper.

1. Which of the following is a quadratic equation?

A. x = 3
B. x – 2 = 0
C. 2 – x2 = 0
D. x3 – 2x + 1 = 0
2. What is the standard form of the equation 4x = 3x2 – 2?
A. 3x2 – 4x – 2 = 0
B. 3x2 + 4x – 2 = 0
C. 3x2 – 4x + 2 = 0
D. 3x2 + 4x + 2 = 0
3. What are the values of a, b, c of the equation in number 2?
A. a = 3, b = -4, c = -2
B. a = 3, b = 4, c = -2
C. a = 3, b = -4, c = 2
D. a = 3, b = 4, c = 2
4. Which of the following is NOT a method of solving quadratic equations?
A. factoring
B. quadratic surd
C. quadratic formula
D. completing the square
5. In any quadratic equations, how many possible roots are there?
A. 0
B. 1
C. 2
D. infinite
6. How many possible real roots are there in the equation x2 = k, where k < 0?
A. 0
B. 1
C. 2
D. infinite
7. Which of the following is the quadratic formula?
−𝑏±√𝑏2 − 4𝑎𝑐
A. 𝑥 = 2
𝑏±√𝑏 2 − 4𝑎𝑐
B. 𝑥 =
2𝑎
−𝑏±√𝑏 2 − 2𝑎𝑐
C. 𝑥 = 2𝑎
−𝑏±√𝑏 2 − 4𝑎𝑐
D. 𝑥 = 2𝑎
8. What property states that “If the product of two numbers is zero, then either of the two
is equal to zero or both numbers are equal to zero.”?
A. Identity property
B. Inverse property
C. Reflexive property
D. Zero product property

9. What is the most appropriate method to use in solving the equation x2 = k, where k>
0?
A. factoring
B. quadratic surd
C. completing the square
 D. extracting square root
10. Below are the steps in solving quadratic equations by using the quadratic formula.
Arrange the steps in order.
I. Determine the values of a, b and c.
II. Check the solution.
III. Write the equation in standard form.
IV. Simplify the result.
V. Substitute the values of a, b, and c in the quadratic formula.
A. I, II, III, IV, V
B. V, IV, III, II, I
C. III, I, V, IV, II
D. III, IV, I, V, II
11. In completing the square, what happens to the equation when both sides are added
by square of one-half of the coefficient of x?
A. It becomes perfect square.
B. It becomes perfect square binomial.
C. It becomes perfect square trinomial.
D. It becomes some and difference of two squares.
12. Which of the following is a perfect square trinomial?
A. x2 + 2x + 1
B. x2 – 2x – 1
C. x2 + 3x + 4
D. x2 – 3x + 4
13. How many real roots does the quadratic equation x2 + 5x + 7 = 0 have?
A. 0
B. 1
C. 2
D. infinite
14. How many real roots does the quadratic equation x2 = 16?
A. 0
B. 1
C. 2
D. infinite
15. What will be added to the equation x2 + 24x + _____ to make it a perfect square
trinomial?
A. 12
B. 24
C. 144
D. 576
16. Which of the following equations can be solved easily by extracting square roots?
A. x2 + 7x + 12 = 0
B. 2w2 + 7w – 3 = 0
C. 3v2 + 2v – 82 = 0
D. 16t2 – 9 = 0
17. Which of the following equations can be solved easily by factoring?
A. h2 + 6h = 16
B. r2 – 10 r = -17
C. t2 + 4t = -1
D. w2 + 6w – 11 = 0

18. In solving the equation x2 + 14x = 32 by completing the square, what will be added
to both sides of the equation to make the left side of the equation a perfect square
trinomial?
A. 7
B. 14
C. 49
D. 2401
19. If you are going to solve the equation 5x – 14 = -x2, which of the following is the
correct substitution of the quadratic formula?
−5±√52 − 4(−1)(−14)
A. 𝑥 =
2(−1)
−5±√52 − 4(1)(−14)
B. 𝑥 = 2(1)
−14±√142 − 4(5)(−1)
C. 𝑥 = 2(−1)
−(−14)±√(−14)2 − 4(5)(−1)
D. 𝑥 = 2(−1)

20. What are the zeros of 3x2 – 7x – 6 = 0?

A. 3, 2/3
B. 3, -2/3
C. -3, 2/3
D. -3, -2/3
21. Which of the following are the roots of the equation x2 – 3x – 54? Choose the
simplified solution.
A. {-9, 6}
B. {-9, -6}
C. {9, -6}
D. {9, 6}
22. What are the values of x in the equation -6x2 + 36x = 0?
A. x = 0 and x = 6
B. x = -6 and x = 0
C. x = 6 and x =-6
D. x = 0 and x = -36
23. The sum of two numbers is 16, and the sum of their squares is 146. Find the two
numbers.
A. 14 and 2
B. 11 and 5
C. -11 and 5
D. -14 and -2
24. The length of a garden is 5 m longer than its width and the area is 14 m 2. How long
is the garden?
A. 9 m
B. 7 m
C. 5 m
D. 2 m
25. The length of a garden is 2 m more than twice its width and its area is 24 m2. Which
of the following equations represents the given situation?
A. x2 + x = 12
B. x2 + 2x = 12
C. x2 + x = 24
D. x2 + 2x = 24
26. What is a discriminant?
A. The discriminant helps tell you the solution of a quadratic equation.
B. The discriminant helps tell you the nature of roots of a quadratic equation.
C. The discriminant helps tell you the vertex of a quadratic equation.
D. The discriminant helps tell you the trend of the graph of a quadratic equation.
27. How do we get the discriminant of quadratic equations?
A. By substituting the values a, b and c in b2 – 4ac.
−𝑏
B. By substituting the values a, b and c in 2𝑎 .
𝑐
C. By substituting the values a, b and c in .
𝑎
𝑏
D. By substituting the values a, b and c in (2)2.
28. What is the nature of roots if the discriminant is -3?
A. The roots are rational numbers but are not equal.
B. The roots are irrational number and are not equal.
C. The equation has no real roots.
 D. The roots are real numbers and are equal.

29. What is the discriminant of the quadratic equation 3x2 – 2x + 4 = 0?

A. -48
B. -44
C. 48
D. 52
30. Your classmate says that the quadratic equation 2x2 + 5x – 4 = 0 has two rational
and unequal roots because the value of its discriminant is positive. Do you agree with
your classmate?
A. Yes, because the discriminant is 57.
B. No, because the discriminant is -7.
C. No, because the roots are unequal irrational numbers.
D. No, because the roots are equal rational numbers
31. How do we get the sum of the roots of quadratic equations?
A. By substituting the values a, b and c in b2 – 4ac.
−𝑏
B. By substituting the values a, b and c in 𝑎 .
𝑐
C. By substituting the values a, b and c in .
𝑎
𝑏
D. By substituting the values a, b and c in (2)2.
32. How do we get the product of quadratic equations?
A. By substituting the values a, b and c in b2 – 4ac.
−𝑏
B. By substituting the values a, b and c in 𝑎 .
𝑐
C. By substituting the values a, b and c in .
𝑎
𝑏
D. By substituting the values a, b and c in (2)2.
33. What is the sum of the roots of 2x2 – 50 = 0?
A. 25
B. 5
C. 0
D. -5
34. Your classmate says that the standard form of the quadratic given the roots -3 and
15 is quadratic x2 + 12x – 45. Do you agree with your classmate?
A. Yes, the quadratic equation is x2 + 12x – 45.
B. No, the quadratic equation is x2 – 12x – 45.
C. No, the quadratic equation is x2 + 12x + 45.
D. No, the quadratic equation is x2 – 12x + 45.
35. What do you call to a solution of an equation derived from an original equation,
however not a solution of the original equation?
A. square root
B. negative root
C. positive root
D. extraneous root
2 4
36. What is the least common denominator of the expression 3 + 5?
A. 1
B. 3
C. 5
D. 15
37. Which of the following rational algebraic equations is transformable into a quadratic
equation?
2 3
A. 𝑝 + 𝑝+1 = 5
𝑤+1 𝑤+2
B. − =7
2 4
2𝑞−1 1 3𝑞
C. + =
3 2 4
3 4 7
D. 𝑚−2 + =
𝑚+2 𝑚
(𝑥+3)2
38. What value(s) of x can be a solution to the equation = 𝑥 + 3?
5
 A. 1
B. 2
C. 3
D. 5
39. What is the standard form of equation x (x+2) + 2 (x-2) = 1 when transformed to a
quadratic equation?
A. x2 + 4x – 5 = 0
B. x2 + 2x – 5 = 0
C. x2 + 4x – 2 = 0
D. x2 + 2x - 2 = 0
40. Which of the following is a solution of (x – 3) (x – 4) = 20?
A. -3
B. 4
C. 8
D. 20
41. Below is the solution of your classmate when asked to solve the equation (2𝑛 +
3)2 + (𝑛 + 4)2 = 10. If you are going to evaluate your classmate’s answer, is he/she
correct? If not, in what step is he/she mistaken?

STEP 1: (2𝑛 + 3)2 + (𝑛 + 4)2 = 10

STEP 2: (4𝑛2 + 12𝑛 + 9) + (𝑛2 + 8𝑛 + 16) = 10
STEP 3: 5𝑛2 + 20𝑛 + 25 = 10
STEP 4: 5𝑛2 + 20𝑛 + 15 = 0
STEP 5: (5𝑛 + 3)(𝑛 + 5) = 0
STEP 6: 5𝑛 + 3 = 0 ; 𝑛 + 5 = 0
3
STEP 7: 𝑛 = 5 ; 𝑛 = −5

A. Yes, he/she has correctly answered the equation.

B. No, in step 2, it should be (4𝑛2 + 9) + (𝑛2 + 16) = 10.
C. No, to simplify step 3, it should have been 5𝑛2 + 20𝑛 + 35 =.
D. No, the factors in step 5 must be (5𝑛 + 5)(𝑛 + 3) = 0.
42. If you are given the problem: The square of the price of a doll diminished by the
price itself is PhP 56.00, what will be your initial equation to represent the problem?
A. 𝑥 − 56 = 0
B. (𝑥 − 56)2 = 0
C. 𝑥 2 − 𝑥 = 56
D. 𝑥 2 + 𝑥 = 56
43. What is the standard form of the quadratic equation 3𝑥(2 − 𝑥) = 4?
A. 3𝑥(2 − 𝑥) = 4
B. 6𝑥 − 3𝑥 2 = 4
C. 3𝑥 2 + 6𝑥 + 4 = 0
D. 3𝑥 2 − 6𝑥 + 4 = 0
44. What are the values of a, b and c of the equation (𝑚 − 3)(𝑚 + 1) = 2?
A. a = 1; b = 2, c = -5
B. a = 1; b = -2; c = -5
C. a = 1; b = -4; c = 5
D. a = 1; b = -4; c = -5
45. What is/are the real root/s of the equation 𝑥(4𝑥 − 12) = 0?
A. 0
B. 3
C. 0 and 3
D. no real roots
46. The area of a garden is 180 square meters. The length of the garden is 3 more than
its width. What equation may represent the situation?
A. 𝑥 + 𝑥 + 3 = 180
B. (𝑥 + 3)2 = 180
C. 𝑥(𝑥 + 3) = 180
D. 𝑥 (𝑥 + 3) + 180 = 0
47. What is the width of the garden in number 21?
A. 𝑥 (𝑥 + 3) + 180 = 0
𝑥 2 + 3𝑥 + 180 = 0
𝑎 = 1; 𝑏 = 3; 𝑐 = 180
−𝑏 ± √𝑏2 −4𝑎𝑐
𝑥= 2𝑎
−3 ± √32 −4(1)(180)
𝑥= 2(1)
−3 ± √9−720
𝑥= 2
−3 ± √−711
𝑥= → NO REAL ROOT
2
B. 𝑥(𝑥 + 3) = 180
𝑥 2 + 3𝑥 = 180
𝑥 2 + 3𝑥 − 180 = 0
𝑎 = 1; 𝑏 = 3; 𝑐 = −180
−𝑏 ± √𝑏2 −4𝑎𝑐
𝑥= 2𝑎
−3 ± √32 −4(1)(−180)
𝑥= 2(1)
−3 ± √9+720
𝑥= 2
−3 ± √729
𝑥= 2
−3 ±27
𝑥= 2
−3+27 24 −3− 27 −30
𝑥= 2 →𝑥= → 𝒙 = 𝟏𝟐 ; 𝑥 = →𝑥= → 𝒙 = −𝟏𝟓
2 2 2
The width is 12 m.
C. (𝑥 + 3)2 = 180
𝑥 2 + 6𝑥 + 9 = 180
𝑥 2 + 6𝑥 − 171 = 0
𝑎 = 1; 𝑏 = 6; 𝑐 = −171

−𝑏 ± √𝑏2 −4𝑎𝑐
𝑥= 2𝑎
−6 ± √62 −4(1)(−171)
𝑥= 2(1)
−6 ± √36 + 684
𝑥= 2
−6 ± √36 + 684
𝑥= 2
−6 ± √720
𝑥= 2

−6 ± 12√5 −6+ 12√5 −6− 12√5

𝑥= →𝑥= 𝑥 = −3 + 6√5 ; 𝑥 = → 𝑥 = −3 − 6√5
2 2 2
The width is −3 + 6√5 m or 10.42 m.
D. 𝑥 + 𝑥 + 3 = 180
2𝑥 + 3 = 180
2𝑥 = 179
179
𝑥 = 2 = 89.5
The width is 89.5 m.
48. If the length of each side of a square is increased by 5cm, the area is multiplied by
4. What is the length of the original side of the square?
A. 5/3 cm
B. 5/2 cm
C. 2 cm
D. 5 cm
49. The sum of two numbers is 16, and the sum of their squares is 146. Find the two
numbers.
A. -14 and -2
B. 14 and 2
C. -11 and 5
D. 11 and 5
50. What is the price of the doll in question number 42?
A. PhP 5.00
B. PhP 6.00
C. PhP 7.00
D. PhP 8.00