Republic of the Philippines

Department of Education
Division of Marinduque
Santa Cruz South
MATALABA NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL

Second Periodical Examination

MATHEMATICS 9
Name: __________________________
Date:___________
Teacher:________________________ Score:__________

Directions: Read each item carefully and choose the letter of the correct answer. Write
your answer on the answer sheet.

1. If y varies directly to x what happens to y when x is doubled? a. doubled b. halved

c. quadrupled d. remains the same
A. doubled
B. halved
C. quadrupled
D. remains the same

2. How does the number of men working varies to the number of machines used?
A. Directly C. Inversely
B. Indirectly D. Jointly

3. In the circumference of a circle, 𝐶 = 2𝜋𝑟, which is the constant of variation?

A. C C. π
B. r D. 2π

4. Which of the following statements illustrates a combined variation?

A. The heat required to melt a substance to its mass
B. The perimeter of a square to its side
C. The speed of the boat per hour to the amount of diesel
D. The length of a rectangular box to its area, width, and height

5. Which of the following illustrates joint variation?

A. y = kwx kx
C. y=
k w
B. y=
wx D. k =xyw

6. What statement of variation describes the table of values below?

x 2 5 10 20 25
y 50 20 10 5 4
A. y varies directly as x C. y varies inversely as x
B. y varies jointly as x D. y varies directly and inversely as x

7. What is the constant of variation of the table of values in item number 5?

A. 200 C. 25
B. 100 D.2
8. Three men can do a portion of a job in 8 days. If the number of men increases, what
will be the effect in the number of days to finish the same job?
A. increases
B. decreases
C. doubled
D. remains the same

9. What does “y varies inversely as x” mean?

A. As the value of y increases, the value of x remains constant.
B. As the value of y increases, the value of x also increases.
C. As the value of y decreases, the value of x also decreases.
D. As the value of y increases, the value of x decreases.

10. What mathematical statement describes the graph below?

A. lw = 36 l
C. =w
l 36
B. =36
w w
D. =l
36

k
11. What happens to y when x is tripled in the relation y= ?
x
A. y is tripled C. y is halved
B. y is doubled D. y is divided by 3

12. What is the base in the expression –(–6)5 ?

A. 6 C. -6 x 5
B. -6 D. 5

13. If y varies inversely as x, and 𝑦 = 32 and 𝑥 = 4, find the constant of variation.

A. 8
B. 36
C. 28
D. 128

14. Jelly can finish 3 assignments (a) in 30 minutes (t). What is the constant (k) of variation if
t varies inversely as
a?
A. 90
B. 100
C. 110
D. 120

15. Which of the following is true?

A. ¿ ¿ x7 1
C. =
B. 53 ∙57 =255 x10 x3
25 x 4
D. 4
5x

16. What is the product of 4x5y-3 and -3x-3y3?

A. x 2 y B. −12 x2
 C. 12 x2 D. x 8 y 6

17. Which of the following is the simplified form of ¿ ¿

2 2
A. 3 y 15 C. 27 15
1 1
B. 9 y 5 D. 27 y 5

18. What is ¿ ¿ in simplified form?

A. x 48 C. x 24
19
B. x 32 D. x 2

1
1 3
19. What is the simplified form of ( y ¿ ¿ z ) ( yz ) ? ¿
2
3 2 1
A. y 2 z 3 y2
3 4 C. 1
B. y 2 z 3
z 3
3
y2
D. 4
z3

20. Which of the following is the simplified form of ¿ ¿

A. a 12m b18 n C.
m n
3 2
a b
B. a 3 m b 2n
1
D. m n
a 3 b2
2
21. What is the index of the expression(5 a) 3 when written in radical form?
A. 5
B. 2
C. 𝑎
D. 3
3
22. What is the index of the expression ( 4 a) 7 when written in radical form?
A. 4 C. 7
B. 3 D. 4a

23. Which of the following is the equivalent of 2 √ x 3in expression with rational
exponent?
1 3
A. 2 x 2 C. 2 x 2
3 2
B. (2 x) 2 D. 2 x 3

24. Which of the following is a radical expression?

A. x + y = C C. ax 2 +by=c
B. √5 3 x2 D. none of the above

25. Which of the following is the equivalent of 9√3 ab in expression with rational
exponent?
A. 9 ab 3 C.
1 1
3 3
1 9 a b
B. (9 ab) 3 D. ¿

26. Which of the following is equal to √3 −729?

 A. -9 C. 81
B. 27 D. ±9

27. Which of the following needs to be rationalized?

2 2
a b ab
A. 2 √ C C. 2 √C
c c
2 2
a b √c
2 2
D.
a b
B.
c √c

28. What is the simplified form of

√x
5
√
5 32
x
?

√5 x 4
A. B.
x x
C. 2x
D. x

29. Which of the following is a radical expression?

A. 5 C. x 5
B. -5 D. √ 5

30. When an exact answer is asked, we must express it as a radical expression

in________
A.simplified form
B. radical form
C. exponential form
D. rational form

31. Numbers such as 4, 9, and 25 whose square roots are integers are called ______.
A. perfect cube
B. perfect square
C. nth root
D. roots

32. Which of the following is equal to √8 36 a12 b6 ?

A. √3 6 ab3 C. a √4 6 a 2 b3
B. a √4 6 ab 3 D. a √3 6 a 2 b3

33. Which of the following is equal with √ √ 64 ?

3

A. √6 64 C. √2 64
B. √3 64 D. √2 8

34. What value of K will make the equation √3 k + 4=√3 2 k + 3true ?

A. 4 C. 2
B. 3 D. 1

35. Which of the following is a square root of 196?

A. 98 C. 392
B. 14 D. 16

36. When do you say that two radicals are alike?

A. when their indices are the same C. when their integral exponents are the
B. when their radicands are the same same
 D. when their indices and radicands are
the same

37. What is the product of (5√ 2+4 ¿(5 √ 2−4 )?

A. -34 C. 26
B. 34 D. -26

38. Between what two consecutive whole numbers does √31 lie?
A. 4 and 5
B. 6 and 7
C. 5 and 6
D. 7 and 8

39. Which of the following set of radicals can be added or subtracted?

A. √ xy ,3 √ 5 x C. √3 xy 2 , m3 √ n
B. 2 √ 7 x , 3 √ 63 x D. √3 xy 2 , 3 √3 x2 y

40. Subtract. 15√5 − 17√5

a. 32√10 b. 32√5 c. −2√5 d. −2

41. A taut rope starting from the top of a flagpole and tied to the ground is 15 m long.
If the pole is 7 m high, how far is the rope from the base of the flagpole?
A. 4√ 11 m C. 11√ 4 m
B. 16√ 11 m D. 16√ 4 m

42. A 26-foot ladder rests against a building and reaches a windowsill 24 feet above
the ground. How far from the wall is the base of the ladder?
A. 10 ft. C. 12 ft.
B. 11 ft. D. 13 ft.

43. The volume of a can is 602.88 cm3. The height of the can is three times the radius
of the base. What is the radius of the base of the cylinder given its formula as V = π
2
r h . ¿π = 3.14)
A. 4 cm C. 5 cm
B. 4.5 cm D. 5.5 cm

44. What is the equation if the given value of a solution is n = 10?

A. √ 110−n=n C. x=√ 8 x
B. √ 30−x=x D. √ 4 n=n

45. Which of the following value(s) of x satisfy the equation √ 6 x+ 4=4 ?

A. x = 2 C. x = 3
B. x = 4 D. no solution

46. What value(s) of y satisfy the equation √ 5 y+ 1=√ 3 y+ 1?

A. 0 9
C. 0,
9 4
B.
4 D. no solution

47. Mackee’s income varies directly as the number of days that she works. If she earns
Php 8,000.00 in 20 days, how much will she earn if she worked 3 times as long?
A. Php 26,000 C. Php 20,000
B. Php 24, 000 D. Php 16,000
48. The amount of gasoline used by a car varies jointly as the distance travelled and
the square root of the speed. Suppose a car used 25 liters on a 100 km trip at 100
kph, about how many liters will it use on a 1000-km trip at 64 kph?
A. 100 L C. 300 L
B. 200 L D. 400 L

49. Hooke’s Law for an elastic spring states that the distance a spring stretch varies
directly as the force applied. If a force of 160 newtons stretches a spring 5 cm, how
long will a force of 368 newton’s stretch the same spring?
A. 11.5 cm C. 23 cm
B. 0.03 cm D. 32 cm

50. Five times the square root of 1 less than a number is equal to 3 more than the
same number. Find the numbers.
A. 15 and 4
B.-15 and -4
C. 17 and 2
D.-17 and -2

ANSWER KEY

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