Republic of the Philippines

BICOL UNIVERSITY
College of Education
Daraga, Albay

Fourth Quarterly Examination in Grade 9 Mathematics

Name: _____________________________ Date: _________________ Score: ______________

TEST I. Identification.
Directions: For items 1 – 5, use the triangle at the right to identify the given trigonometric ratios.
Write your answer on the line provided.

1. cos 𝑁 = ___________
2. sin 𝑁 = ___________
3. tan 𝑁 = ___________
4. sec 𝑁 = ___________
5. csc 𝑁 = ___________

TEST II. Multiple Choice.

Directions: Identify what is asked or described in each item. Encircle the letter of the correct
answer.

For Items 6-8, refer to ∆𝑨𝑩𝑪 at the right.

6. If mA is 45, what is the measure of B?
a. 30 b. 45 c. 60 d. 90
̅̅̅̅
7. What is the length of 𝐶𝐵 (𝑎)?
a. 4 b. 4√2 c. 8 d. 8√2
̅̅̅̅
8. What is the length of 𝐴𝐵 (𝑐)?
a. 4 b. 4√2 c. 8 d. 8√2

For items 9-11, refer to ∆𝑫𝑬𝑭 at the right.

9. If mD is 30, what is the measure of F?
a. 30 b. 45 c. 60 d. 90
̅̅̅̅
10. What is the length of 𝐸𝐹 (𝑑)?
a. 5 b. 5√3 c. 10 d. 10√3
11. What is the length of ̅̅̅̅
𝐷𝐸 (𝑓)?
a. 5 b. 5√3 c. 10 d. 10√3

For items 12-15, refer to ∆𝑩𝑪𝑨 at the right.

12. What special triangle is being represented by ∆𝐵𝐶𝐴?
a. 20-70-90 b. 30-60-90
c. 40-50-90 d. 45-45-90
13. If mB is 60, what is the measure of A?
a. 30 b. 45 c. 60 d. 90
̅̅̅̅ (𝑐)?
14. What is the length of 𝐴𝐵
a. 12 b. 12√3 c. 24 d. 24√3
̅̅̅̅ (𝑏)?
15. What is the length of 𝐴𝐶
a. 12 b. 12√3 c. 24 d. 24√3

16. ______ is an acute angle formed by the eye level (horizontal line) and the line of sight
when an observer looks at an abject that is located at a lower level.
a. Angle of elevation b. Angle of depression
c. Inclination d. Reference angle
17. The corporate office building is 50 m high and angle of elevation of the top of the building
is 52 when seen from the point A on the level ground. What is the distance from point A
to the foot of the building?
a. 30.78m b. 39.06m c. 63.45m d. 81.21m

18. Find the value of the x in the right triangle at the right.
8
a. 20.85 b. 22.39
c. 67.6 d. 69.15 x 21

19. Which ratio of the lengths of the sides of a right triangle defines the tangent function of
one of its acute angles?
𝐴𝑑𝑗𝑎𝑐𝑒𝑛𝑡 𝐻𝑦𝑝𝑜𝑡𝑒𝑛𝑢𝑠𝑒 𝑂𝑝𝑝𝑜𝑠𝑖𝑡𝑒 𝑂𝑝𝑝𝑜𝑠𝑖𝑡𝑒
a. b. c. d. 𝐻𝑦𝑝𝑜𝑡𝑒𝑛𝑢𝑠𝑒
𝑂𝑝𝑝𝑜𝑠𝑖𝑡𝑒 𝐴𝑑𝑗𝑎𝑐𝑒𝑛𝑡 𝐴𝑑𝑗𝑎𝑐𝑒𝑛𝑡

20. Standing on the cliff 380 meters above the sea, Pat sees an approaching ship and measures
its angle to 9 How far is the ship from the shore?
a. 60.19m b. 384.74m c. 2399.23m d. 2429.13m

21. A supporting cable is attached to the top of an 80-foot tower. How long is the cable if it
forms a 70 angle with the ground?
a. 27.36ft b. 29.11ft c. 85.13ft d. 219.80ft

22. A north-south road and an east-west end at the shore of a lake at points A and B,
respectively. From point A, the line of sight to point B makes a 40 angle with the north-
south road. Point B is known to be 4 km from the intersection of the roads. How far is
point A from the intersection?
a. 3.38 km b. 4.76 km c. 5.22 km d. 6.22 km

23. Points P and Q are on the opposite sides of a house. Point S is 100 ft away from point P so
that angle S measures 90 and angle P measures 42. How far is point P from point Q?
a. 90.04 ft b. 111.06 ft c. 134.56 ft d. 149.45 ft

24. From point P on the ground, 50 m from the building, the angle of elevation of the base of
the flagpole at the top of the building is 40.5 and the angle of elevation of the flagpole is
45.3. What is the height of the building?
a. 38.02 m b. 42.70 m c. 50.53 m d. 58.54 m

25. A flagpole casts a 24-foot shadow when the angle of elevation of the sun is 60. What is
the height of the pole?
a. 13.86 ft b. 20.78 ft c. 41.57 ft d. 48 ft

26. Two sides and an angle opposite one of the of the given sides of a triangle are known. To
find the measure of the angle opposite the other given side, which one should be used?
a. Heron’s formula b. Law of Cosines c. Law of Sines d. All of the above

27. Which of the following is the correct equation to solve for the value of x in the given
triangle at the right?
25 𝑥 𝑥 25
a. = sin 50° b. sin 50° = sin 100°
𝑠𝑖𝑛100°
𝑥 25 25 sin 100°
c. = sin 50° d. sin 50° =
𝑠𝑖𝑛100° 𝑥

28. In the given triangle at the right, mA = 81 and mB = 67. If side a is 34 cm long,
approximately how long is side b?
a. 20 cm b. 22 cm
c. 30 cm d. 32 cm
29. In the given triangle at the right, mA = 137 and mB = 28. If side b is 71 cm long,
approximately how long is side a?
a. 77 cm b. 84 cm
c. 98 cm d. 103 cm

30. In the given triangle at the right, mA = 98 and mB = 12. If side a is 84 cm long,
approximately how is side b?
a. 14 cm b. 16 cm
c. 18 cm d. 20 cm

31. To solve a triangle, if the only given information are the measures of the three sides of the
triangle, you should use ______.
a. Heron’s formula b. Law of Cosines c. Law of Sines d. All of the above

32. To find the missing length of a side of the triangle at the right, which of the following is
the Law to use and how long is the side?

a. Law of Cosines, 27 cm b. Law of Cosines, 727.4 cm

c. Law of Sines, 1199.2 cm d. Law of Sines, 34.6 cm

33. ∎ 𝐴𝐵𝐶𝐷 is a parallelogram, if is 8 cm long, is 5 cm and their included angle measures

100°, how long is the diagonal?
a. 10.14 cm b. 10.40 cm c. 12.59 cm d. 12.95 cm

34. Solve the triangle ABC at the right.

a. mB = 65, a = 10, c = 6.84
b. mB = 70, a = 6.84, c = 10
c. mB = 70, a = 10, c = 6.84
d. mB = 75, a = 6.84, c = 10

35. In the given triangle at the right, b = 25 cm, c = 12 and mA is 110 , approximately how
long is side a?
a. 21 𝑐𝑚 b. 31 cm
c. 41 𝑐𝑚 d. 51 𝑐𝑚

36. ________________ triangle has either three acute angles or one obtuse and two acute
angles.
a. Equilateral b. Isosceles c. Right d. Oblique

37. In a triangle, what is the sum of the measures of the three angles?
a. 160 b. 170 c. 180 d. 190

38. In solving problems involving oblique triangles, what laws in trigonometry can be used?
a. Laws of Cosine and Secant b. Laws of Sine and Cosecant
c. Laws of Sine and Cosine d. Laws of Tangent and Cotangent

39. The lengths of the diagonals of a parallelogram are 88 cm and 66 cm. The shorter side
measures 20 cm. Which of the following parallelograms is correctly labelled?
a. b.

c. d.
 40. Based on item above, which of the following is the equation to solve cos C?
202 +442 −332 332 +202 −442
a. cos 𝐶 = b. cos 𝐶 =
2(20)(44) 2(33)(20)
332 +442 −202 332 +442 −202
c. cos 𝐶 = d. cos 𝐶 =
2(33)(44) 2(20)(44)

For items 41 – 45, consider situation A.

A. Aiza and Luiz, standing in the field 250 feet apart, observe that the angles of elevation of
a kite are 40 and 45 respectively.

41. Which diagram below best illustrates situation A?

a. b.

c. d.

42. What is the measure of the angle formed by the lines of sight of Aiza and Luiz to the Kite?
a. 85 b. 90 c. 95 d. 105

43. How far is Aiza from Luiz?

a. 125 ft b. 150 ft c. 200 ft d. 250 ft

44. Which equation gives the distance of Aiza to the Kite?

𝑑 250 sin 40 sin 45 𝑑 250 𝑑 250
a. = sin 45 b. = c. sin 45 = sin 95 d. sin 40 = sin 95
sin 95 250 𝑑

45. What is the distance of Aiza to the kite?

a. 161.31 ft b. 177.45 ft c. 275.02 ft d. 352.21 ft

For items 46 – 50, consider the situation B.

B. An airplane is flying over a straight highway. The pilot of the plane observes that the
angles of depression of two towers that are 3.7 km apart to be 67 and 59 as shown in
the figure below.

46. Using the given figure, what is the measure of ABC?

a. 54 b. 59 c. 67 d. 90
47. What is the measure of BAC?
a. 54 b. 59 c. 67 d. 90

̅̅̅̅, which is appropriate to use?

48. To find the length of 𝐴𝐵
sin 54 sin 59 sin 59 sin 54 sin 67 sin 54 sin 67 sin 59
a. |𝐴𝐵|
= b. |𝐴𝐵|
= c. |𝐴𝐵|
= d. |𝐴𝐵|
=
3.7 3.7 3.7 3.7

49. What is the length of ̅̅̅̅

𝐴𝐵 ?
a. 3.49 km b. 3.61 km c. 3.92 km d. 4.21 km

50. What is the height of the plane?

a. 3.49 km b. 3.61 km c. 3.92 km d. 4.21 km
Key to Correction
Test I.
9
1.
15
12
2. 15
12
3. 9
15
4. 9
15
5. 12

Test II.
6. B 21. C 36. D
7. C 22. B 37. C
8. D 23. C 38. C
9. C 24. B 39. B
10. A 25. C 40. A
11. B 26. C 41. C
12. B 27. C 42. C
13. A 28. D 43. D
14. C 29. D 44. C
15. B 30. C 45. B
16. A 31. B 46. B
17. B 32. A 47. A
18. C 33. A 48. B
19. C 34. B 49. C
20. D 35. B 50. B