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 a𝑥 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 =
2𝑥 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
_________ 15. Extract: (2𝑠 − 1)2 = 225
a. 8, -7 b. -8, 7 c. -8,-7 d. 8,7
_______16. Refer to the figure:
What equation would best describe the equation to the right?
______ 17. How many real ?roots does a quadratic equation 𝑥 2 +5x+7=0
have?
a. 0 b. 1 c. 2 d. 3
______ 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 + 8𝑡 + 16 = 0 d. ℎ2 + 6h = 16
______ 22. Which of the following equations may be solved easily by factoring?
a. 2𝑥 2 = 72 c. 𝑤 2 − 64 = 0
2
b. 𝑡 + 12t + 36 = 0 d. 2𝑠 2 + 8𝑠 − 10 = 0
_______23. Form an equation then find the length and width of the figure.
L=17cm, w=9cm
L=9cm, w= 17cm
L=-17cm, w= 9cm
𝟏𝟓𝟑𝒄𝒎𝟐 L=17cm ,w= -9cm
_______24. Rey has an assignment, he needs to solve this equation by factoring: 𝑥 2 + 9𝑥 = −8.
What must he do? Arrange the given below and choose the best answer.
1. 𝑥 2 + 9𝑥 + 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 𝑥 2 + 2𝑥_______ to make it
a perfect square trinomial?
a. 2 b. 4 c.6 d.1
_______26. Solve: 𝑦 2 + 4𝑦 = 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
𝑠 = 11𝑐𝑚
𝑠 = −8𝑐𝑚
𝑠 = 8𝑐𝑚
𝑠 = −11𝑐𝑚
_______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
2
b. 𝑥 + 7𝑥 + 18 = 0 d. 𝑥 2 − 7𝑥 − 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
_______35. What equation would best describe the diagram below?
2s 3
S 228
Area= 228𝑐𝑚2
_______ 36. Find the solution of the equation: (2x – 5)2 − 4 = 0 using the quadratic formula.
a. 7⁄2 & 3⁄2 c. − 7⁄2 & 3⁄2
_______38. Describe the roots of quadratic equation when the value of 𝑏 2 − 4𝑎𝑐 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 − 8𝑥 + 15 = 0 c. 𝑥 2 − 2𝑥 − 15 = 0
2
b. 𝑥 + 8𝑥 + 15 = 0 d. 𝑥 2 + 2𝑥 − 15 = 0