Republic of the Philippines FIRST PERIODIC TEST

Department of Education IN MATHEMATICS 9

BITLANG INTEGRATED SCHOOL

Name: _____________________________________ Section: _________ Score: ____________

Multiple Choice: Encircle the letter of the correct answer.
1. A polynomial equation of degree two that can be written in the form of ax 2 + b x + c = 0, where
a, b, and c are real numbers and a ≠ 0 is called ______.
A. linear equation B. quadratic equation C. linear inequality D. quadratic inequality

2. Which of the following is of degree 2 equation?

A. 2x +3 =1 B. 3x +2y =1 C. 3x+1 = 2x + 3 D. x (x + 2) = 5

3. In the equation 3x + 4x 2 – 6 = 0, which is the quadratic term?

A. x2 B. 3x C. 4x2 D. -6

4. Which of the following is the standard form of a quadratic equation?

A. 3x2 = 2x + 4 C. x 2 + 3x + 6 > 0
B. x2 + x = 5 D. 2x2 + 5x + 6 = 0

5. In 4x2 – x + 1, what is the leading coefficient?

A. 4 B. 1 C. – 1 D. 0

6. Which of the following can be solved by extracting the square root?

A. 4m2 – 9 = 0 C. x 2 + 3x + 6 > 0
B. 2 a2 + 7a – 3 =0 D. k2 + 7k + 12 = 0

7. The discriminant of a quadratic equation is 8 .What is the nature of the roots of the equation?
A. imaginary C. rational & unequal
B. rational & equal D. irrational & unequal

8. What determines the nature of the roots of quadratic equations?

A. quadratic formula C. determinant
B. discriminant D. completing the square

9. The sum of the roots of a quadratic equation can be determined by

−b c b2
A B. C. D. b 2 – 4ac
a a 2

10. The discriminant of the quadratic equation can be determined by

−b
A. factoring B. quadratic formula C. D.b 2 – 4ac
a

11. Find the values of a, b, c if the equation 4( x 2 – 1) + 2 = 3 (x – 2) – 8 is written in standard form.

A. a = 4 , b = 4 , c = -4 C. a = 4, b = 3 , c = -12
B. a = 4 , b = -4 ,c = 4 D. a = 4, b = – 3 , c = 12

12. Which of the following statements is TRUE about the equation ax 2 + bx + c = 0 ?

A. If b 2 – 4ac = 0, the roots are rational and unequal.
b
B. The sum of the roots is equal to .
a
c
C. The product of the roots is - a .
−b+ √ b2 −4 ac −b−√ b2−4 ac
D. The solutions are and .
2a 2a
13. Write the quadratic equation whose roots are 2 and – 5.
A. x 2 – 5x =0 B. x 2 – 3x+ 10 = 0 C. x 2 + 3x – 10 =0 D. 3x + 10 = x 2
14. The roots of the equation is – 5 and 3 .Which of the following quadratic equations has these
roots?
A. x 2 – 8x+ 15 =0 B. x 2 +8 x+ 15 = 0 C. x 2 – 2x – 15 =0 D. x 2 +2x – 15 = 0

15. What are the roots of x2 – 3x = 4?

3
A. 4 and –1 B. – 4 and 1 C. 4 and D. 4 and – 4
4

16. If x1 and x2 are roots of a quadratic equation, which of the following is equal to x 1 + x2?
b c −b −c
A. B. C. D.
a a a a

17. In the quadratic equation ax 2 + bx + c = 0, which describes the product of the roots ?
−b c c b
A B. - C. D.
a a a c

18. Which of the following mathematical statements is a quadratic inequality?

A. 2 r – 3r – 5 = 0 C. 3 t + 7t – 2  0
2 2

B. 7u + 12 < 0 D. s2 + 8s+ 15 = 0

19. The following mathematical sentences are quadratic inequalities EXCEPT ______.
A. x 2 +9x+ 14 > 0 C. 12 – 5x + x 2 < 0
B. 3 s 2 – 5 s  1
❑
D. 15 – 2x ¿ 3 x

20. Which of the following coordinates of points belong to the solution set of the inequality
y < 2x 2 + 5x -1?
A. (–3, 2 ) B. (-2 ,9) C. ( 1, 6 ) D. (3 ,1)

21. Which of the following points is a solution of the inequality y < 2x 2 + 3x – 5?

5
A. (1, 6) B. (1 , 8) C.( – ,1 ) D. (3 ,6)
2

22. The graphs of a quadratic function is in the form of

A. straight line B. parabola C. ellipse D. circle

23. What is f (x) = 2(x – 3)2 + 4 when written in the form f (x) = ax 2 + bx + c?
A. f (x) = 2 x2 – 12x + 32 C. f (x) = 2 x2 –12x – 32
B. f (x) = 2 x2 – 12x + 10 D. f (x) = 2 x2 – 12x +22

24. 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)

25. Consider the quadratic function f (x) = (x + 3)2 + 2, the axis of symmetry of the function is ___.
A. x = 3 B. x = – 3 C. x = 2 D. x = – 2

26. What is the y intercept of y = (x + 3)2 – 4?

A. – 3 B. – 4 C. 5 D.4

27. What is the axis of symmetry of y = (x + 3)2 – 4?

A. 3 B. – 3 C. 4 D. 5

28. Which of the following equations represents a quadratic function?

A. 2y2 + 3 = x B. y = 3 + 2x2 C. y = 2x – 3 D. y = 3x – 22

29. Which of the following tables represents a quadratic function?

A. C.
X 0 1 2 3 X 1 2 3 4
Y 0 5 20 45 Y 2 4 9 16

B. D.
 X 1 2 3 4 X 1 2 3 4
30. y 2 3 4 5 Which Y 1 8 27 64 of the following rational expressions
is transformable to a quadratic equation?
w+1 w+2 2q−1 1 3q
A.
2
- 4 =7 C.
3
+ 2
=
4
2 3 3 4
B. -
p p+ 1
=5 D.
m−2
+ m+ 2
= m7

31. The roots of a quadratic equation are –5 and –3. Which of the following quadratic equations
has these roots.
A . x2 – 8x + 15 = 0 C. x2 – 2x – 15 = 0
2
B. x + 8x + 15 = 0 D. x2 + 2x – 15 = 0

32. What is the quadratic function whose graph contains the point ( – 2 , 4 ) and
whose vertex is at (-3, -1 ) ?
A. y = 4 (x -3 )2 – 1 C. y = 4 (x + 3 )2 +1
B. y = 5 (x +3 )2 + 1 D. y = 5 (x +3 )2 – 1

33. Find the quadratic function whose zeros are 2 and - 7

A. y = x2 + 5x – 14 C. y = x 2 – 5x – 14
2
B. y = x + 5x +14 D. y = x 2 – 5x + 14

34. The vertex form of the quadratic function f (x) = x 2 – 2x + 5 is ____.

A. f (x) = (x+ 1)2+ 4 C. f (x ) = (x- 1 )2+ 4
2
B. f (x ) = – (x+ 1 ) + 4 D. f (x ) = – (x- 1 )2+ 4

35. What is f (x) = 2 (x+3)2 + 4 when written in the form f (x) = ax2 + bx + c ?
A. f (x ) = 2x2 –12x + 22 C. f (x ) = 2x2 +12x + 22
2
B. f (x ) = 2x –12x – 22 D. f (x ) = 2x2 +12x – 22

36. Rewrite y = x2 – 10 x + 28 into the form y = (x – h)2 + k

A. y = (x – 5)2 + 3 C. y = (x – 5)2 – 3
B. y = (x + 5)2 + 3 D. y = (x + 5)2 – 3

37. A 12 cm by 16 cm picture is mounted with border of uniform width on a rectangular frame. If

the total area of the border is 288 cm2 , what is the length of the side of the frame?
A. 8 cm B. 16 cm C. 20 cm D. 24 cm

38. Given the zeros 2 and -5, determine the equation.

A. x2 – 3x – 10 = 0 C. x2 – 3x + 10 = 0
2
B. x + 3x -10 = 0 D. x2 + 7x + 10 = 0

39. The length of the garden is 2m more than twice its width and its area is 24 m 2. Which of the
following equations represents the given situation ?
A. 2x2 + x = 12 B. 2x2 + 2x = 12 C. 2x2 + x =24 D. 2x2 + 2x = 24

40. If the graph of a quadratic function moves upward, what is the possible value of k?
A. positive B. negative C. zero D. undefined

41. If the graph of a quadratic function is moving to the left, what would be the possible
value of h?
A. positive B. negative C. zero D. undefined

42. If the graph of a quadratic function is narrower than y = x 2,what would be the possible
value of a?
1
A. 1 B. 2 C. D. zero
2

43. A 48m of fencing material is available to enclose a rectangular garden, one side of which is
set against the side of a house. Which dimensions would give the maximum area?
A. 6m x 24m B. 6m x 12m C. 12 m x 12m D. 12m x 24m
44. Find the minimum value of the equation y = x2 – 8x + 3.
A. (- 4, -13) B. (-4, 13) C. (4, 13) D. (4, -13)

x2 x
45. What is the standard form of + =2
3 4
A. 4x2 + 3x + 24 = 0 C. 3x2 −¿ 4x −¿ 2 = 0
B. 4x2 + 3x −¿ 24 = 0 D. 3x2 + 4x −¿ 2 = 0

x2
– 35x = 4
46. Transform into standard form
2 5

2 3 4
A.2 x − x+ =0 C.5 x 2−6x + 8 = 0
5 5
4
B.2 x2 −15 x + = 0 D.5 x 2−6x −¿ 8 = 0
5

47. The length of a wall is 12m longer than its width. If the area of the wall is less than 50m 2, which
of the following could be its length?
A. 3m B. 4m C. 15 m D.16m

48. Which of the following is the solution set of the inequality y < x 2 + 5x + 6?
A. x < −¿3 or x > −¿ 2 B. x > 3 or x < 2 C. x < 3 or x > 2 D. x > −¿ 3 or x < −¿ 2

49. Which graph describes the inequality y ≤ 2x2 + 7x + 5?

50. Which of the following shows the graph of f(x) = (x – 1)2 – 3.

ANSWER KEY MATH 9

ITEM ANSWER ITE ANSWER ITE ANSWER ITE ANSWER ITE ANSWER
NO. M M M M
NO. NO. NO. NO.
1 B 11 D 21 C 31 B 41 B
2 D 12 D 22 B 32 D 42 C
3 C 13 C 23 D 33 A 43 C
4 D 14 D 24 D 34 C 44 D
5 A 15 A 25 B 35 C 45 B
6 A 16 C 26 C 36 A 46 D
7 D 17 C 27 B 37 D 47 C
8 B 18 C 28 B 38 B 48 D
9 A 19 D 29 A 39 D 49 B
10 D 20 A 30 B 40 A 50 A