Republic of the Philippines

Department of Education
Caraga Region
Division of Agusan del Norte
Durian National high School

SECOND QUARTER EXAMINATION

Grade 9 Mathematics

Name: _____________________________________ Score: __________________

Teacher: ___________________________________ Section: _________________

I. Multiple Choice
Direction: Choose the letter that corresponds to your answer. Write the letter on the
space before each number.

____ 1. It is a combination of a direct and joint variation.

a. Direct b. Inverse c. Combination d. Joint
____ 2. Find the equation of variation: y varies inversely as x and y = 6 when x = 18.
a. y= 108/x b. y = x/108 c. y=-108/x d. none of the choices
____ 3. It is the formula of inverse variation.
k kxy
a. y=kx b. y == c. y = kxyz d. y = =
x c
____ 4. The weight W of an object is directly proportional to its mass M, is an example of what type of
variation?
a. Direct b. Inverse c. Combination d. Joint
____ 5. What is the mathematical equation of the phrase, “If y varies directly with x and
inversely with z”?
kx kx kz
a. y = b. y = kxz c. z = d. y =
z y x
____ 6. If y varies directly as x and y = 32 when x = 4. Find the constant of
variation.
a. 8 b. 36 c. 28 d. 12
____ 7. Which situation illustrates a joint variation?
a. The number of hours to finish a job to the number of men working
b. The area of the wall to the amount of paint used to cover it
c. The volume of a pyramid to the area of the base and the altitude.
d. The time a teacher spends checking papers to the number of students
____ 8. The number of words Janna printed varied directly with the amount of time she
spent printing. If she printed 300 words in 6 minutes, how long would it take her
to print 1500 words?
a. 20 minutes b. 22 minutes c. 24 minutes d. 30 minutes
____ 9. Simplify: - 12x2y-3
3xy2
a. 4xy b. -4x c. 4xy5 d. 4xy-5

____ 10. If we simplify ( 1x ) what is the result?

0

a. o b. 1 c. 2 d. 3
1
____ 11. What is the simplified form of (40) (5-2) ( )?
2−1
2 1 1
a. 1 b. c. d.
25 50 75
____ 12. The following are the basis if an Exponential expression are in its simplest form except one.
 a. All the exponents are positive.
b. There are powers of powers
c. Each base appears only once.
d. All fractions are in simplest form.

____ 13. Zero exponent law states that any constant, variable or expressions raise to a power of zero is
equal to one, in symbol a0 = 1.
a. True b. False c. Maybe
1
____ 14. What law of exponent applied when we simplify x -7= 7
x
a. Zero exponent b. Negative exponent c. Quotient of powers d. Product of power

____ 15. Write the exponential expression in radical form

a. √ 9 x
9 10
b. √ 9 x
10 9
c. 9 10√ 9 x d. 10 √
9
9x
____ 16. Simplify the expression a • a .
1/2 3/2

a. a3/4 b. a4/3 c. a d. a2
____ 17. Simplify: 2 ¾

2½
a. 1/2 b. 1/4 c. 3/4 d.1/3
____ 18. Express √3x2y4 in fractional exponents
a. 3x2 y4(1/2) b. (3x2 y4)1/2 c. (3x2 y4)2 d. 3x2 y4(2)
____ 19. Which of the following is an example of Rational Exponent?
3 −3 3 1
a. 3 0 b. c 6 c. √5 d. −9 2
x
____ 20. In identifying Rational Exponent, expressions are defined.
a. True b. False c. Maybe
____ 21. Transform √ 2 x into exponential form.
3

1 1 3 −1
a. (2 x) 3 b. 2 x 3 c. (2 x) 1 d. (2 x) 3

____ 22. Which is the radical form of the expression ( mn )1/5

1
a. ( √ mn )5 b. c. ( mn )-5 d. √
5
mn
√ mn
5

____ 23. The following are true in transforming radical expression into exponential form, except 1.
a. The index will become the numerator of the exponent of the base.
b. The index will become the denominator of the exponent of the base.
c. The exponent of the Radicand will become the numerator of the exponent of the base.
d. The radicand will become the base of the exponential form.

____ 24. The following are true in transforming exponential form into radical expression except 1.
a. The numerator of the exponent will become the exponent of the radicand.
b. The denominator of the exponent will become the exponent of the radicand.
c. The denominator of the exponent will become the index of the radicand.
d. The base of the exponential expression will become the radicand in radical expression.
For item 25-26, In the radical expression √
3
2x
____ 25. 3 is what we called?
a. radicand b. Index c. Exponent d. Radical sign
____ 26. 2x is what we called?
a. radicand b. Index c. Exponent d. Radical sign
for items 27-32, choose your answer in the box below.

2r 5
A. B. 11 C. 5 √2 D. 2 H.
s3

√
10
____ 27. Simplest form of
4r
6
s
____ 28. What is the Square root of 121?
____ 29. Law of radicals √
n
ab =?
____ 30. What is the cube root of 8?
____ 31. Simplify √ 50.
____ 32. Between what two consecutive whole numbers does √ 120 lie?

____ 33. Which of the following statement is correct?

a. Unlike radicals can be combined.
b. To add or subtract radicals, combine their coefficients, and prefix their common radicand or
apply the distributive property and prefix their common radicand.
c. Radicals with different radicand cannot be multiplied.
d. Radicals with different indices can be divided directly.
____ 34. Which of the following is a radical equation in one variable?
a. √ m = 2 b.√ 12 = 5 c. 2x √ 5 + 3y √ 3 = 10 d. √ 12 + √ 30 = 7
____ 35. What is the result after simplifying 2√ 3 + 4√ 3 - 5√ 3
a. - √ 3 b. √ 3 c. 11 √ 3 d. 21 √ 3
____ 36. Perform the indicated operation of the expression 5√ 6 + 9√ 6 - 8√ 6 + 11 √ 6, what is the simplified
form?
a. 17√ 6 b. 15√ 6 c. 13√ 6 d. 11√ 6
____ 37. Which of the following is the simplified form of (2 + √ 5)(5 - √ 7)?
a.10 + 2√ 35 b. 10 +7√ 5 - √ 35 c. 10 +3√ 5 - √ 35 d. 10 - 2√ 7 + 5 √ 5 - √ 35
____ 38. Simplify: (√2x – 1)(√2x+1)
a. 2x + 1 b. 2x + 2 c. 2x -1 d. 2x -2
____ 39. It is an equation in which at the variable appears in the radicand.
a. Rational b. Polynomial c. Radical d. Quadratic
____ 40. In solving Radical equation, is it possible to get an extraneous root?
a. Yes b. No c. Maybe
____ 41. Which do you think is the extraneous root of 4 + √ x−2=x ?
a. 6 b. 5 c. 4 d. 3
____ 42. Which of the following is a Radical equation?
a. √ 12 = 5 b. x + √ 12 = 5 c. √ 12 x = 5 d. √ 12 = 5x
____ 43. Simplify: √3x + 1 = 2
a. X = 0 b. x=1 c. x=2 d. x=3
____ 44. Which of the following radical equations will have x = 3 as the solution?
a. √ 2 x +7 = 2x b. √
3
5 x+2 = √ 3 x+8 c. √ x = 9
3
d. 3√ 2 x = 5
____ 45. In solving Problems involving Radical equations, you have to first understand the problem then
translate it into mathematical equation.
a. True b. False c. Maybe
____ 46. Luis walks 6 kilometers due east and 8 kilometers due north. How far is he from the starting point?
a. 10 kilometers b. 20 kilometers c. 25 kilometers d. 30 kilometers
____ 47. A rectangular lot measures (√5 + 2) meters long and (√5 – 4 )meters wide. What is the area?
a. 3 - 2√5 b. -3 + 2√5 c. -3 - √5 d. -3 - 2√5
____ 48. Marga is planning to make a rectangular garden for her pechay. When she measured the lot, she
found out that the width measures √10 meters while the length measures (√2 +√15). What is the total area
of the rectangular garden that Marga needs?
a. √5 + √6 b. 2√5 + √6 c. 2√5 + 5√6 d. √5 + 5√6
____ 49. A woman walks 5m to the East going to the school and then walks 9m northward going to the
church. How far is she from the starting point which is her house? Express your answer in radical form.
a. √106 b. √110 c. √115 d. √121
____ 50. The distance d in miles that a person can see to the horizon can be modeled by the formula

d = 3h where h is the persons height above the sea level in feet. To the nearest tenth of a
2
Mile, how far to the horizon can a person see if they are 100 feet above the sea level?
a. 12.2miles b. 13.2miles c. 14.2miles d. 15.2 miles

Prepared by: Noted by:

MARLOU S. KIPKIPAN ALMIRA T. CALAPRE
Math Teacher School Principal