Division of Lanao del Norte

Division Unified Quarterly Examination

MATHEMATICS 9 - SECOND QUARTER
S.Y. 2017 – 2018

NAME: ___________________________________SECTION:__________DATE:______SCORE:__________

I. Multiple Choice. Read each statement carefully and write the letter of your choice in your answer sheet.

1. Which of the following is an example of direct variation?

A. The pressure P of a gas varies directly as its temperature t and inversely as its volume.
B. The pressure P of a gas varies jointly as its temperature t and volume v.
C. The volume V of a cylinder is proportional to its height h.
D. The volume V of a cylinder is inversely proportional to its height h.

2. The cost C of an apple varies directly as its weight w. This relationship is written as ____.
A. C= KW C. W= K/C
B. K= CW D. C= K/W

3. Which of the following equations describes direct variation from the given table?

X 3 6 9 12 15
y 15 30 45 60 75
A. y =3x +6 C. y = 6x +8
B. y = 5x D. y = 4x +3

4. If y varies directly as x and y = 6 when x = 4, evaluate y when x = 10.

A. 3 C. 15
B. 4 D. 24

5. Show 641/3 in radical form.

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A. √643 C. √64
B. √64 D. 3√64

6. Simplify: (-4)1/7 (-4)1/7 (-4)1/7 .

A. (-4)1/21 C. (-4)3/7
B. (-4)3/21 D. (4)3/7
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7. Evaluate √8𝑥 3 .
A. 2x C. 2𝑥 3
B. 8x D. 2√2𝑥

8. Identify the number that has a rational exponent?

A. (1/2)3 C. 3(2/3)
B. 2(-2) D. 4(2/1)

9. Which of the following radicals is equivalent to x5/3?

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A. √𝑥 5 C. √𝑥 3/5
5 5
B. √𝑥 3 D. √𝑥
10. What is the exponential form of 2√𝑎 + 3√𝑏 ?
1 1 1 1
A. 22 𝑎 + 32 𝑏 C. (2𝑎)2 + (3𝑏)2
1 1 1
B. 2𝑎2 + 3𝑏 2 D. (2𝑎 + 3𝑏)2
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11. If √𝑥 = 5, which of the following expression will yield to 25?

A. √𝑥 C. √𝑥 3
3 5
B. √𝑥 2 D. √𝑥 2
12. Which of the following is true?
𝑥
A. 10√5 = 2√5𝑥 C. 2√3 ( 3√5 + √6 ) = 6√15 + 2√18

B. 20 + 2√55 = 22√5 D. 10 - 2√5 + 5√5 − 5 = 15 − 3√5

13. Which of the following is a law of radicals?

𝑚𝑛 𝑚 𝑛
A. (n√𝑎)n C. √𝑎𝑏 = √𝑎 √𝑏

𝑛 𝑚 𝑛 𝑚
𝑎 √𝑎 𝑎 √𝑎
B. n√𝑏 = 𝑛 D. √ √𝑏 = 𝑛
√𝑏 √𝑏

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14. What is the simplified form of √16 ?
A. 4 C. 2√2
3 3
B. 2 √3 D. 2 √2

15. What is the sum of 3√2, -5√2, 9√3, 6√3 and -2√3?
A. 13√3 - 2√2 C. 12√3 + 2√2
B. 13√3 + 2√2 D. 12√3 - 2√2

16. Simplify 2√3 + 4√3 – 5√3?

A. – √3 C. 11√3
B. √3 D. 21√3
17. Which of the following equations best represents the graph at the right?
𝑥
A. y = 8
12
12 6
B. y =
𝑥 4
C. Y=12x 2
x
D. Y = 12 0
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

18. The amount of gasoline used by a car varies jointly as the distance travelled and the square root of the
speed. Suppose a car used 25 liters on a 100 km trip at 100 kph, about how many liters will it use on a 1000
km trip at 64 kph?
A. 100L C. 300L
B. 200L D. 400L

19. The maximum load m of a beam varies directly as the breadth b and the square of the depth d and inversely
as the length l. If a beam 3.6 m long, 1.2 m wide, and 2.4 in deep can safely bear a load up too 909 kg, find
the maximum safe load for a beam of the same material which is 3 m long 6 m wide and 1.8 m deep.
A. 3067.6 kg C. 2067.6 kg
B. 3057.5 kg D. 1067.6 kg
𝑥8
20. The value of the expression 𝑥 −8 is ?
A. 0 C. X
B. 1 D. 𝑋16

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21. Evaluate .
36
1
A. C. 310
9
B. 9 D. 324
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22. Determine which expression is equivalent √𝑣 3 .
3
A. √𝑣 7 C. 3 𝑣 7
1/3
B. √𝑣 7 D. 𝑣 3/7
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23. Change the expression √𝑔5 into rational exponent
5
A. 𝑔6 C. 6g5
6
B. 𝑔5 D.5g6
27
24. Simplify ( )1/3.
64
9 1
A. C.
8 3
3 3
B. D.
4 8

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25. If √𝑥 = 5, which of the following expression will yield to 25?
A. √𝑥 C. √𝑥 3
3 5
B. √𝑥 2 D. √𝑥 2
4 𝑥6 𝑦5
26. Simplify √
32𝑧 7
4 4
𝑥𝑦 √8𝑥 2 𝑦𝑧 𝑥𝑦 √4𝑥 2 𝑦𝑧
A. C.
4𝑧 2 8𝑧 2
4 4
𝑥𝑦 √8𝑥𝑦 2 𝑧 𝑥𝑦 √4𝑥𝑦 2 𝑧
B. D.
4𝑧 2 8𝑧 2
√20𝑥+5
27. What is the simplified form of
√5𝑥
5√4𝑥 2 +𝑥
A. √4𝑥 2 + 𝑥 C.
𝑥
√4𝑥 2 +𝑥
B. 5x√4𝑥 2 + 𝑥 D.
𝑥
3 3
28. If √𝑘 + 4 = √2𝑘 + 3 is true, what is the value of k?
A. 4 C. 2
B. 3 D.1

29. What is the product of (2√8 + 3√5) (6√8 + 7√5 )?

A. 12√64 + 14√40 + 18√40 + 21√25 C. 201 + 64√10

B. 12√8 + 32√40 + 21√5 D. 195√10

30. Which of the following is the extraneous solutions of 5x = √8 + 10𝑥 ?

4 2 −2
A. 5 and – 5 C. 5
4 4
B. 5 D. - 5

31. Ronnie walks 5 km to the east and 8 km to the north. How far is he from the starting point?
A. √86 km C. √88 km
B. √87 km D. √89 km

32. Formulate an assumption to show the process of determining the solutions of the equation x - 10√𝑥 + 9 = 0.
Which of the following options will do?

A. Let a = -10√𝑥, then a2 = 100x; the solutions are 81 and 1.

B. Let a =√𝑥, then a2 = x; the solutions are 81 and 1.
C. Let a = -10√𝑥, then a2 = 100x; the solutions are -81 and 1
D. Let a =√𝑥, then a2 x; the solutions are -81 and -1
33. Manuel’s income varies directly as the number of days that he works. If he earns Php8,000 in 20 days, how
much will he earn if he worked 3 times as long?

A. Php26,000 C. Php20,000

B. Php24,000 D. Php16,000
34. If (x-4) varies inversely as (y+3) and x =8 when y = 2, find x when y= -1.
A. 20 C. 16
B. 18 D. 14
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35. Evaluate 27 .
3

A. 3 C. 9
B. 6 D. 81

36. Gustav weighs 160 pounds and has a BSA( Body Surface Area) of about 2√2 𝑚2 . How tall (in cm) is he?
𝑤ℎ
𝐵𝑆𝐴 = √3600, where w= weight (in lbs), h= height (in cm) and BSA is measured in square meters. Show
your solutions. (1pt.)

37. The voltage V of an audio systems speaker can be represented by V = 4√𝑃 , where P is the power of the
speaker. An engineer wants to design a speaker with 400 watts power. What will the voltage be? (2pts.)

38. A taut rope starting from the top of a flagpole and tied to the ground is 15m long. If the pole is 7m high,
how far is the rope from the base of the flag pole?

39. What is the length of the hypotenuse of a right triangle if its sides measure 6 inches and 9 inches? (2pts.)

40. Read and understand the situation below, then answer as directed. Show your solutions. (4pts.)

If 100,000 people will attend a Christmas party in Horizon Resort at an entrance fee
of Php50 and for every peso subtracted from the entrance fee 10,000 more people will
attend.

a. Suppose x is the new admission fee, what expression that gives the reduction in ticket fee?

b. For every peso reduction, there will be an increase of 10,000. Using the given data, write an equation
for the total number of people who will attend.

c. Suppose y is the total gate receipt, write a quadratic function that would give the maximum gate
receipt.

d. What is the new admission fee that will give the maximum gate receipt and how much will that be?
 Math 9 – Second Quarter
ANSWER KEY

1. C
21. D
2. A
22. A
3. B
23. B
4. A
24. B
5. C
25. A
6. C
26. A
7. A
27. D
8. C
28. D
9. A
29. C
10. B
30. D
11. B
31. B
12. C
32. B
13. D
33. D
14. A
34. D
15. B
35. A
16. B
36. 180 =h
17. B
37. h = 280m
18. A
38. 13.27 m
19. D
20. A 39. √117 inches
40.
36.

Method Points Awarded Remarks

1 1= If the formula is correctly
160 • ℎ applied and arrived at a
2√2 = √
3600 correct answer.
2 .
160 • ℎ 0.5 =. If the formula is
(2√2)2 = (√ )
3600 correctly applied but did not
160ℎ
arrive at a correct answer.
8 = 3600
160ℎ
8•3600 = 3600 • 3600
28,800 = 16h
28,800 160ℎ
160
= 160
180 =h

37.

Method Points Awarded Remarks

h(t) = −20𝑡 2 + 100𝑡 1 1= If expression is correct.
h(4) = −20(4)2 + 100(4) 0.5 = If expression is almost correct.
h = 280m

38.

39.

Methods Points Awarded Remarks

Let c= hypotenuse 1 1= If equation is correct.
a and b are the sides 0.5 = If equation is almost correct.
𝑐 2 = 𝑎2 + 𝑏 2
1 1= If the answer is correct.
𝑐 2 = 𝑎2 + 𝑏 2 0.5 = If answer is almost correct.
𝑐 2 = 62 + 92
c = √36 + 81
length =√117 inches
40. a.

Method Points Awarded Remarks

50 – x , reduction in the 1 1= If expression is correct.
ticket fee. 0.5 = If expression is almost correct.
b.

Method Points Awarded Remarks

100,000 + 10,000(50-x) = 1 1= If equation is correct.
total no. of people who will 0.5 = If equation is almost correct.
attend
c.

Method Points Awarded Remarks

y= x( 100,000 + 1 1= If equation is correct.
500,000-10,000 x)= - 10,000( 0.5 = If equation is almost correct.
(x2 – 60x)

d.

Methods Points Awarded Remarks

New admission fee : Php30 1 1= If equation is correct.
Maximum gate receipt: Php90,000 0.5 = If equation is almost correct.