GRADE 9 MATHEMATICS

S.Y. 2015 -2016

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.
1. Which one refers to a polynomial equation in the form ax2 + bx + c = 0
where a, b, c are real
numbers and a 0?
A. Linear Equation
C. Quadratic Function
B. Quadratic Equation
D. Quadratic Inequalities
2. Which of the following is not a quadratic equation?
A. 8 + 4d d2 = 0
C. 16 = ( d 7 )2
B. ( d 3 )( d + 6 ) = 0
D. 2( d 10 ) = 4d
2
3. What must be added to x + 6x to make it a perfect square trinomial?
A. 3
B. 6
C. 9
D. 36
2
4. In the equation 5x = ( x + 2 ) , what are the values of a, b, and c?
A. a = 1 ; b = 1 ; c = 4
C. a = 1 ; b = 1 ; c = 4
B. a = 1 ; b = 1 ; c = 4
D. a = 1 ; b = 5 ; c = 2
5. Which of the following values of x make the equation x2 5x 36 = 0?
I. 4
II. 9
III. 6
A. I and II
B. II and III
C. I and III
D. III only
2
6. How many real roots does the quadratic equation x + 25 = 0 have?
A. 0
B. 1
C. 2
D. 3
2
7. Which of the following are the roots of x + 8x 48 = 0?
A. 4 and 12
B. 4 and 12 C. 4 and 12
D.
4 and 12
8. One of the roots of 2x2 + 13x + 18 = 0 is 2. What is the other root?
9
A. 18
B. 9
C.
D.
2

1
2
9. Which of the following has a roots of 5 and 9?
A. x2 4x 45 = 0
C. x2 + 4x 45 = 0
B. x2 + 14x + 45 = 0
D. x2 14x + 45 = 0
10. Which of the following has only one real root?
A. 14x2 7x = 0
C. x2 6x + 7 = 0
B. x2 14x + 49 = 0
D. x2 2x + 3 = 0
11. What number must be added to complete the square in the equation b 2
30b = 8?
A. 900
B. 225
C. 30
D. 15
12. Which of the following is a solution of ( h 3 )( h 4 ) = 20?
A. 8
B. 4
C. 3
D. 2 5
13. What is the equivalent value of i (imaginary)?
A. 1

B. 0

C. 1

14. When p2 = 81 is solved, what will be the value/s of p?

A. 3
B. 9
C. 3

D.
D. 9

15. Which of the following are the correct roots of x2 4x + 2 = 0?

A.

2 2

B.

2 2 2

C.

4 2

1 2

D. .

16. Which of the following is not a method in solving quadratic equation?

A. Factoring
C. Completing the Square
B. Quadratic Formula
D. Discriminant
2
17. If one of the factor of 6n 5n = 6 is 3n + 2, what will be the other
factor?
A. 3n 2
B. 3n + 2
C. 2n 3
D. 2n + 3
18. Refer to #17, what will be the solution?
2 3
2 3
2 2
A. { 3 , 2 }
B. { 3 , 2 }
C. { 3 , 3 }
D.

2
}
3

19. What is the discriminant of 5a2 3x 2 = 0?

A. 49
B. 7
C. 7
20. What is the equivalent equation of

3
4
1=
k
k +1

D. 49
when transform to a

quadratic equation?
A. k2 4k + 3 = 0
C. k2 + 3k 4 = 0
B. k2 + 3k + 2 = 0
D. k2 + 2k 3 = 0
21. What is the nature of the roots of any quadratic equation if the value of
its discriminant is
less than zero?
A. roots are not real
C. roots are rational and not
equal
B. roots are irrational and not equal
D. roots are rational
and equal
22. What is the value of the discriminant of the equation d2 2d + 1 = 0?
A. 4
B. 1
C. 0
D. 4
23. Which of the following describes the nature of the roots of the equation
b2 6b 7 =0?
A. not real and not equal
C. rational and not equal
B. irrational and not equal
D. rational and equal
24. How many real roots does the quadratic equation ( x + 4 ) 2 225 = 0
have?
A. one
B. two
C. none
D. cannot be determined
2
25. In 2x + 8x 12 = 0, what is the product of the roots?
A. 6
B. 6
C. 12
D. 12
26. Refer to # 25, what is the sum of the roots?
A. 8
B. 8
C. 4
D. 4
27. Which of the following is the graph of quadratic function?
A. Line
B.
Circle
C. Hyperbola
D. Parabola
28. Which of the following is not a quadratic function?
A. f(x) = 2x2 x + 1
C. h(x) = x( x+ 1 )2
B. g(x) = 3x( x + 2 )
D. y = 2( x 1 )2 + 3

29. What is the vertex of y = x2 ?

A. ( 0, 2 )
B. ( 0, 0 )
C. ( 1, 1 )
D. ( 1, 1 )
30. Which one determines the opening of the parabola?
A. a
B. b
C. h
D. k
2
2
31. Write f(x) = x 4x + 6 in the form of f(x) = a( x h ) + k.
A. f(x) = ( x + 2 )2 + 2
C. f(x) = ( x 2 )2 + 2
B. f(x) = ( x 2 )2 2
D. f(x) = ( x + 2 )2 2
32. What is the axis of symmetry of the parabola f(x) = 2x2 16x + 9?
A. x = 4
B. x = 4
C. y = 4
D. y = 4
33. Which of the following equation when graph opens downward?
A. y = x2 + 6x + 8
C. y = 4( x 1 )2 7
B. y = ( 2 + x )( 2 x )
D. y = 1 x + 3x2
34. If the graph of f(x) = x2 4 shifts 4 units to the right and 10 units upward,
what will be the
new equation?
A. f(x) = ( x + 4 )2 + 6
C. f(x) = ( x 4 )2 6
B. f(x) = ( x 4 )2 + 6
D. f(x) = ( x + 4 )2 6
35. Which of the following is the standard form of the quadratic function y =
( x + 1 )2 +3?
A. y = x2 2x + 4
C. y = x2 + x + 4
B. y = x2 + 2x + 4
D. y = x2 x + 4
36. What are the zeros of f(x) = x2 + 10x 9?
A. x=5 34
B. x=5 14
C. x=10 34
D.
x=10 14
37. If quadratic formula is used, which of the following solutions represents
the zeros of
f(x) = 2x2 3x + 1?
A. x=

3 (3)24 ( 2 ) (1)
2(2)

B. x=

C. x=

(3) (3)24 ( 2 ) (1)

2(2)

3 (3)2 4 ( 2 ) (1)
2(2)

D.

(3) (3)2 4 ( 2 ) (1)

x=
2(2)
38. What are the zeros of #37?
1
A. { 1, 2
}
B. { 1 ,
D. { 1,

1
2

1
2

C. { 1,

1
2

39. Find the equation of the quadratic function whose zeros are { 7, 8 }.
A. f(x) = x2 + x + 56
C. f(x) = x2 x 56
B. f(x) = x2 + x 56
D. f(x) = x2 x + 56
40. Which of the following mathematical statements is a quadratic
inequality?
A. 2a2 3a 5 = 0
C. 3c2 + 7c 2 0
B. 7b + 12 < 0
D. d2 16
41. Which is the correct solution set of x2 + x 6 0?

A. (

[2,
B. (

, 3 ]

[ 2,

C. (

, 3 ]

, 2 ]

[ 3,

D. (

, 2 ]

[ 3,

42. The area of the rectangle is 560 square inches. The length is three more
than twice the
width. If w represents the width, what expression represents the length?
A. 2 + w
B. 3w + 2
C. 2w
D. 2w + 3
43. Refer to #42. What will be the length and the width of the rectangle?
A. L = 16 in ; W = 35 in
C. L = 35 in ; W = 26 in
B. L = 15 in ; W = 16 in
D. L = 35 in ; W = 16 in
44. The sum of two numbers is 19 and the sum of their squares is 205. Find
the numbers.
A. 4 and 23
B.
8
and
11
C. 5 and 14
D. 6 and 13
45. Angie cut a cardboard with a perimeter of 60 cm and an area of 216 cm 2.
What are the
dimensions of the cardboard?
A. 22 cm by 8 cm
C. 15 cm by 15 cm
B. 12 cm by 18 cm
D. 10 cm by 20 cm
46. Justine drives 500 km from his house to a business convention. On the
return trip, he
increases his speed by 25 km per hour and saves one hour of driving
time. What is his speed
in going to the convention?
A. 100 kph
B. 110 kph
C. 125 kph
D. 135 kph
47. Refer to #46. Justine returns at what speed?
A. 100 kph
B. 110 kph
C. 125 kph
D. 135 kph
48. Find three consecutive positive integers such that the sum of their
squares is 50.
A. 4, 5, 6
B. 3, 4, 5
C. 2, 3, 4
D. 1, 2, 3
2
49. The length of the rectangle is x and the width is 2x + 5. If the perimeter
of the rectangle is
40 cm, what is the value of x?
A. 2
B. 3
C. 5
D.
5 and 3
50. In #49, what is the area of the rectangle?
A. 33 cm2
B. 36 cm2
C. 50 cm2

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D. 99 cm2