Second Preliminary Examination in Mathematics 9

Name: ___________________________ Grade & Section: __________________ Date: ____________

A. Multiple Choice
Direction: Read the questions carefully and encircle the letter of the correct answer.
1. Radicals are called like radicals when they have the same ________ and ________.
a. Exponent and index c. Radicand and index
b. Radical symbol and index d. Sign and index
2. Which of the following is NOT a quadratic equation?
a. 2x + x 2 + 1 = 0 c. x + 1 = 0
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b. x + 1 = 0 d. x 2 = 0
3. Which of the following is NOT used in solving quadratic equation?
a. Completing the square c. Factoring
b. Extracting square roots d. None of the following
4. What will be the result if √256 will be added to the product of √25 and √36?
a. 46 c. 48
b. 47 d. 49
5. What will be the result if √80 will be added to the difference of √45 and √125?
a. 2√5 c. 4√5
b. 3√5 d. 5√5
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6. The radicals (3 √256 − 3√256) × √100 is equal to ________.
a. −2 c. 0
b. −1 d. 1
7. Which of the following is equal to 35?
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a. 7√125 c. 9√125
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b. 8√125 d. All of the following
8. Which of the following is true?
3 3 3 3
a. 5√27 + √27 = 18 c. 5√27 × √27 = 18
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b. 5√27 − √27 = 18 d. 5√27 ÷ √27 = 18
9. What will be the simplified form of the radicals √28x 3 ÷ √7x ?
a. 112x 2 c. 112x
2 d. 4x
b. 4x
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10. What will be the result if the value of x = −1 is substituted to the radical √16x 3 ?
a. 1 c. 3
b. 2 d. Undefined

11. Which of the following statement is true about quadratic equation?

a. The standard equation of the quadratic equation is ax 2 + bx = c
b. Quadratic equation is an equation in which the highest power of the variable is 2.
c. The value of b in quadratic equation 3x 2 + 1 = 0 is 1.
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 d. None of the above.
12. Which of the following quadratic equation is standard form?
a. 3x 2 + 1 = 8x c. 3x 2 = 8x
b. 3x 2 = 1 d. 3x 2 + 1 = 0
13. What is the value of a, b, and c of the quadratic equation 3x 2 + 1 = 7x ?
a. a = 3, b = 1, c = 7 c. a = 3, b = −7, c = 1
b. a = 3, b = 1, c = −7 d. a = 3, b = 7, c = 1
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14. What is the value of a, b, and c of the quadratic equation x − 6x = 21 ?
a. a = 1, b = 6, c = −21 c. a = 1, b = 6, c = 21
b. a = 1, b = −6, c = 21 d. a = 1, b = −6, c = −21
15. What is the value of a, b, and c of the quadratic equation 5x 2 = −6x + 3x ?
a. a = 5, b = 6, c = −3 c. a = 5, b = 3, c = 0
b. a = 5, b = −3, c = 0 d. a = 5, b = −6, c = −3
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16. Find for the value of x of the quadratic equation 4x − 144x = 0.
a. 34 c. 36
b. 35 d. 37
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17. Find for the value of x of the quadratic equation 7x − 49x + 42 = 0.
a. 1 and −6 c. 1 and 6
b. −1 and −6 d. −1 and 6
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18. Find for the value of x of the quadratic equation x + 6x − 55 = 0.
a. 11 and 5 c. 11 and 5
b. −11 and −5 d. −11 and 5
19. Which of the following quadratic equation has a value of 13?
a. (x − 4)2 = 100 c. (x − 4)2 = 64
b. (x − 4)2 = 81 d. (x − 4)2 = 49
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20. If x 2 − 16 = 0, find for the value of x.
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a. − 16 c. 16
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b. − 4 d. 4
21. What is the factor of the quadratic equation 3x 2 − 108x = 0 ?
a. (3x)(x − 34) c. (3x)(x − 36)
b. (3x)(x − 35) d. (3x)(x − 37)
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22. What is the factor of the quadratic equation x − x − 156 = 0 ?
a. (x + 13)(x + 12) c. (x + 13)(x − 12)
b. (x − 13)(x + 12) d. (x − 13)(x − 12)
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23. What is the factor of the quadratic equation 4x − 16x + 12 = 0 ?
a. (x + 1)(x + 3) c. (x + 1)(x − 3)
b. (x − 1)(x + 3) d. (x − 1)(x − 3)
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24. What is the factor of the quadratic equation 10x + 10x = 0 ?
a. (10x)(x − 2) c. (10x)(x + 1)
b. (10x)(x − 1) d. (10x)(x + 2)
25. What is the factor of the quadratic equation 6x 2 + 36x + 30 = 0 ?

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 a. (x + 1)(x + 5) c. (x − 1)(x + 5)
b. (x + 1)(x − 5) d. (x − 1)(x − 5)
26. Which of the following quadratic equation is NOT equal to zero if the value of x = −6?
a. x 2 + 2x − 24 = 0 c. 2x 2 + 10x − 12 = 0
b. x 2 + 5x − 6 = 0 d. 2x 2 + 8x + 8 = 0
27. Which of the following quadratic equation is equal to zero if the value of x = 4?
a. x 2 + 2x − 24 = 0 c. 2x 2 + 10x − 12 = 0
b. x 2 + 5x − 6 = 0 d. 2x 2 + 8x + 8 = 0
28. Which of the following quadratic equation is equal to zero if the value of x = −2?
a. x 2 + 2x − 24 = 0 c. 2x 2 + 10x + 12 = 0
b. x 2 + 5x − 6 = 0 d. 2x 2 + 8x + 8 = 0
29. Which of the following quadratic equation is equal to zero if the value of x = 1?
a. x 2 + 2x − 24 = 0 c. 2x 2 + 10x + 12 = 0
b. x 2 + 5x − 6 = 0 d. 2x 2 + 8x + 8 = 0
30. Which of the following quadratic equation is equal to zero if the value of x = −5 and −1?
a. x 2 + 12x + 30 = 0 c. x 2 − 12x + 30 = 0
b. 6x 2 − 36x + 30 = 0 d. 6x 2 + 36x + 30 = 0

Prepared by:

Mr. LUDGI G. RUIZ

Math Teacher