Math 9 Exam
Math 9 Exam
Math 9 Exam
MATHEMATICS 9
Directions: Find out how much you already know. Choose the letter that you think best answers the question.
Write your answer on the space provided before each item.
_______ 1. What is a polynomial equation of degree two that can be written in a form a x 2 + bx + c = 0,
where a, b, c are real numbers and a ≠ 0.
a. Linear Equation b. Linear Inequality c. Quadratic Equation d. Quadratic Inequality
_______ 10. The following are the values of a, b and c that Edna and Luisa got when they expressed 5 – 3x
= 2 x 2 in standard form. ( Edna: a = 2, b = 3, c = -5 ; Luisa: a= -2, b= -3; c =5 )
Who do you think got the correct values of a, b c?
a. Luisa c. Both of them are correct
b. Edna d. Both of them are wrong
_______ 11. What is √ 16 ?
a. 4 b. 4 c. ± 4 d. √ 4
_________ 14. Which of the following quadratic equation has two real roots.
a. x 2 – 16 = 0 b. x 2 + 16 = 0 c. x 2 +2 = 2 d.
x 2 +3=3
a. S + S = 169 cm 2 c. S 2−169 cm 2 =0
b. S 2 + 169 cm 2 d. S= S + 169 cm 2
______ 18. Which of the following values of x make the equation x 2 +7x-18=0 true?
I. -9 II. 2 III. 9
a. I & II b. II & III c. I & III d. I, II, III
______ 19. The roots are -1 and -8, which of the following equations has this roots?
a. x 2 + 9x = -8 b. x 2 + 7x = 0 c. t 2 + 8 t + 16 = 0 d.
2
h + 6h = 16
______ 22. Which of the following equations may be solved easily by factoring?
a. 2 x 2=7 2 c. w 2−64=0
b. t 2 +¿ 12t + 36 = 0 d. 2 s 2+ 8 s−10=0
_______23. Form an equation then find the length and width of the figure.
a. L=17cm, w=9cm
b. L=9cm, w= 17cm
c. L=-17cm, w=
2
153 cm 9cm
d. L=17cm ,w=
-9cm
2
_______24. Rey has an assignment, he needs to solve this equation by factoring: x + 9 x=−8 .
What must he do? Arrange the given below and choose the best answer.
2
1. x + 9 x +8 .
2 . ( x+1 )=0 ; ( x+ 8 )=0 .
3 ( x+ 1 )( x +8 ) =0 .
4 . x=−1; x=−8 .
a. 1-2-3-4 c. 1-2-4-3
b. 1-3-2-4 d. 4-3-2-1
¿
_______25.What must be the number that should be added to make the equation ¿ to make it a
2
x +2 x ¿
perfect square trinomial?
a. 2 b. 4 c.6 d.8
_______26. Solve: y 2+ 4 y =32 by completing the square. What are the roots?
a. y = 4 & y = -8 c. y = -6 , y = -4
b. y =-4 & y = 8 d. y = 6 , y = 4
_______27. Solve by completing the square: 2 x 2 +8 x−10=0 . What are the roots?
a. 1,5 b. -1,5 c.1,-5 d. -1,-5
_______28. Which of the following quadratic equations has no real roots?
a. 2 x 2 +4 x=3 c. 3 s 2−2 s=−5
b. t 2 −8 t−4=0 d. −2 r 2 +r +7=0
_______29. One of the roots of 2 x 2−13 x +20=0 is 4. What is the other root?
2 −5 2 5
a. - b. c. d.
5 2 5 2
a. s=11 cm
b. s=−8 cm
c. s=8 cm
d. s=−11 cm
_______33. Mrs. Cruz asked the carpenter to construct a rectangular bulletin board for her classroom. She
told the carpenter that the board’s area must be 18 sq. ft. suppose the length of the board is
7ft. longer than its width. What equation would represent the given situation?
a. x 2+7=18 c. x=x 2+7−18
b. x 2+7 x +18=0 d. x 2−7 x−18=0
_______34. Given the problem above. What will be the length of each sides?
a. 13 cm c. 69cm
b. 16 cm d. 169cm
Area= 228 cm 2
−7 −3 7 −3
b. & d. &
2 2 2 2
2
_______ 37. Describe the roots of quadratic equation when the value of b −4 ac is 0.
a. rational & equal c. rational & not equal
b. irrational & equal d. irrational & not equal
2
_______38. Describe the roots of quadratic equation when the value of b −4 ac is negative.
a. rational & equal c. rational & not equal
b. irrational & equal d. no roots
________40. The roots of a quadratic equation are -5 and 3. Which of the following quadratic equations has
these roots?
a. x 2−8 x+15=0 c. x 2−2 x −15=0
b. x 2+ 8 x +15=0 d. x 2+2 x−15=0