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FIRST PERIODICAL EXAM IN MATHEMATICS 9

Directions: Read carefully each question and write the letter of the correct answer on your
answer sheet.
A. -9 B.9 C. -9,9 D. none of the above
1. It is a polynomial equation of degree two that
can be written in the form ax2+bx+c=0, where a, b,
and c are real numbers and a =0.
A. Linear Equation B. Quadratic Equation 9. What must be added to a2+ 18a +____ to make it
C. Linear Inequality D. Quadratic Inequality perfect square trinomial?
A. 9 B. 18 C. 36 D. 81
2. Which of the following is a quadratic equation?
A. m2-8m-1=0 B. 2s2+s-4 10. In the equation x2+5x-14=0, the solutions
C. 2x– 1=5 D. 5y2+4y> 7 are_____.
A. 7 and -2 B. -7 and 2
3. Determine the value of a, b, and c in the C. 7 and 2 D. -7 and -2

quadratic equation x2 -6x = 9. 11. The roots of 4x2+12x – 16=0 are:

4. In the quadratic equation 2x2-12x +6 =0, which is 12. Solve by extracting the square roots: r2-100=0
linear term? A. +10 B. 10 C. -10 D. √10
A. 2X2 B. 6 C. -12X D. X2
13. x + 7 = 0, by zero-product property x=_____?
2
5. In the quadratic equation 3x +7x-14=0, which is A. 7 B. -7 C.0 D. Undefined
the constant term?
A. x2 B. 7x C. 3x2 D. -14 14. How many roots are there, if the discriminant
of a quadratic equation is greater than zero?
6.What is the standard form of the quadratic A. 1 real roots B. 3 real roots
equation 3x(x-3 )=7 ? C. 2 real roots D.no real roots
A. 3x2-3x+7=0 B. 3x2-9x=7
C. 3x2-9x +7=0 D. 3x2-9x-7=0 15. How many real roots does the quadratic
equation x2+5x+7=0 have?
7. Which of the following is in standard form? A. 0 B. 1 C. 2 D. 3

A. 5 x 2+2 x−6=0 B. 5 x 2+ x =3
C. x 2=3 x−4 D. 2 x−6=5 x 2 16. Which of the following quadratic equations has
no real roots?
8. What is the value of x if m2=81? A. 2X2+4X=3 B. t2-8t-4=0
 C. 3s2-2s =-5 D. -2r2 + r +7 =0 17. What is the sum of the roots of the quadratic
equation x2 + 6x-14 = 0?
A. -7 B. -6 C. 6 D. 14
2
18. Which of the following states that, if the 25. In a quadratic equation, the value of b -4ac is
product of two real numbers is zero, then either of called _______?
the two is equal to zero or both both numbers are A. Quadratic Formula B. Discriminant
equal to zero. C. Sum of roots D. Product of roots
A. Identity property
B. Transitive property 26. What is the discriminant of the quadratic
C. Zero Product Property equation 3x2-5x=-4?
D. Multiplication Property A. 38 B. -38 C. 23 D. -23

19. Find the solutions of 2x2+12x-14=0 by 27. One of the roots of x2-3x-4=0 is 4. What is the
completing the square. other root?
A. 1, -7 B. -6, 2 C. 7, -2 D. 1, -6 A. 1 B. -1 C. 3 D. -3

20. What method of solving quadratic equation can 28.. The square of a number plus eight times the
we use to solve an equation which are factorable number is twenty. What are the
or not factorable? numbers?
A. Completing the square A. 10, 2 B. 5, 4 C. -10, 2 D. -5, 4
B. Factoring
C. Extracting the square root 29. Translate the verbal statement into
D. Quadratic Formula mathematical equation: The square of a number
plus eight times the number is thirty.
21. Transform x(x+6) =8 (x+ 3) into quadratic A. X2+8X=30 B. X2+8X=-30
equation in the form ax2+bx+c=0. C. 8X2+X=-30 D. 8X2+X=30
A. X2-2X-24=0 B. X2+14X+24=0
2
C. X +2X+24=0 D. X2-2X+24=0 For NUMBER 30-32.
A rectangular table has an area of 27 ft3 and a
22. What is the nature of the roots of the quadratic perimeter of 24 ft. What is the width and the
equation if the value of its discriminant is zero? length of a rectangular table?
A. The roots are rational and equal
B. The roots are not real 30. What is the formula of perimeter of the
C. the roots are rational and not equal rectangle?
D. The roots are irrational and not equal A. P=4s B. P=2L +2W
C. P=a + b + c D. P= a + b + c + d
23. The sum of two numbers is 12 and their
product is 35. What are the two numbers? 31. What is the length of a rectangular table?
A. 5,7 B. -5, -7 C. -5 and 7 D. 5 and - A. 7 ft. B. 8 ft. C. 9 ft. D. 12 ft.
7
32. What is the width of a rectangular table?
24. What term do you need to add to the quadratic A. 3 ft B. 4 ft. C. 6 ft. D. 7 ft.
expression x2-12x + ____ to create a trinomial?
A. 12 B. 144 C. 36 D. 24 33. When the discriminant is less than zero, then
the quadratic equation is_______.
A. rational and unequal B. rational and equal
 C. irrational and unequal D. no real roots C. Transpose the linear term to the left and
change the sign.
34. Which of the following is NOT quadratic D. Nothing will be changed.
equation?
A. 25- r2= 4r B. (x+2) 2=0 43. These are examples of Quadratic Inequalities,
C. 3x (x-2) = -7 D. 3m + 8 = 15 except:
2
35. Solve x in the equation: x + x = 12? A. 2s2+7s+5>0 B. 4x2-25=0
A. 6 and -2 B. -4 and 3 C. 2t2<21-9t D. 3w2+12w>0
C. -2 and 6 D. -3 and -4
44. When the discriminant is negative, then the
36. What method can we use to solve quadratic nature of the roots are________________.
equation that can be written in the form x = r? A. real, equal and one solution
A. completing the square B. real, rational, not equal and two
B. factoring solutions
C. quadratic formula C. real, irrrational, not equal and two
D. extracting the square root solutions
D. no real roots
37.What is the product of roots of 3x2+15x-21=0
A. 5 B. -5 C. 7 D.-7 45. A quadratic inequality is an equality that
contains ____________________.
38. What is the value of y= x2+2x+7 if x= -2 A. a polynomial of degree 1
A. 7 B. -6 C. -5 D. 2 B. a polynomial of degree 2
C. a polynomial of degree 3
39. In the quadratic equation 3x2 – 1 = 0, what are D. a polynomial of degree 4
the values of a, b, and c?
A. a=3x2 b=1 c= 0 B. a= 3x2 b= -1 c= 0
C. a= 3 b=0 c=-1 D. a= 3 b= -1 c= 0 46. Transform the quadratic function defined by
y=ax2+bx+c into the form y=a(x-h) 2+k.
40. Express 4/x +2x-1/5 in simplest form
A. 2X2-1/5X+ 5 B. 1+2X2/5 + X y=x2-6x-3
2
C. 2X / 6X -15 D. 2X2 –X +20/5X A. 2
y=(x-1) -12
B. y=(x-2)2-12
41. What are the steps in transforming a rational C. y=(x-3)2-12
algebraic equation into quadratic equation? D. y=(x-4)2-12
A. Combine like terms
B. Multiply both sides of the equation by the LCD 47. Which is not a factor of 25.
C. Apply the distributive law A. (5,5)
D. Apply the inverse operation B. (1,25)
E. Rewrite the equation in the form ax2+ bx + c=0 C. (-5,-5)
A. ABCDE B. BCDAE C. CABDE D. ADCBE D. (-1,25)

42. What step will you first do in order to get the 48. The following are the values of a, b, and c that
roots of the equation s2 + 6s = -24? Edna and Luisa got when they expressed in
A. Divide the linear term by 2. standard form. 5−3 x=2 x 2 in standard form.
B. Square the numerical value of the Edna: a=2; b=3; c= -5 Luisa a= -2; b= -3; c= 5
quadratic term. Who do you think got the correct answer?
 A.Edna B. Luisa
C. Both D. None of them 50. In quadratic equation and quadratic inequality,
the value of a, b and c are always ______________.
49. Which of the following is true? A. are unreal numbers and a is equal to
I. If k > 0, then x =k 2has two real solutions or roots: zero.
x =± √ k B. are real numbers and is equal to zero.
II. If k = 0, then x=k 2has one real solution or root: x C. are unreal number and is equal to one.
=0 . D. are real numbers and a is not equal to
III. If k < 0, then x =k 2has no real solutions or roots. zero.
A.I and II only B. I and III only
C. II and III only D. I, II and III

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