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FIRST GRADING Division unified test IN MATH 9

First Periodical Test DIRECTIONS: Read, analyze, understand and solve carefully for each item.
Write the letter of your answer in your answer sheet. Show all your necessary solutions.

1. Which of the following is the standard form of quadratic equations?

B a. 𝑎𝑥 2 + 𝑏𝑥 + 𝑐 < 0, 𝑎 ≠ 0 c. 𝐴𝑥 + 𝐵𝑦 + 𝐶 = 0
b. 𝑎𝑥 2 + 𝑏𝑥 + 𝑐 = 0, 𝑎 ≠ 0 d. 𝑦 = 𝑚𝑥 + 𝑏
2. Which of the following is a quadratic equation?
D
a. 3𝑚 − 7 = 12 b. −5𝑛2 + 4𝑛 − 1 c. 2𝑥 2 − 7𝑥 ≥ 3 d. 𝑡 2 + 5𝑡 − 14 = 0

3. In the quadratic equation 5𝑥 2 − 9𝑥 − 10 = 0, which is the quadratic term?

D
a. 𝑥 2 b. −9𝑥 c. −10 d. 5𝑥 2
4. Which of the following quadratic equations can be solved easily by extracting square
roots?
C a. 6𝑥 2 − 9𝑥 + 12 = 0 c. 4𝑚2 − 64 = 0
b. 5𝑛2 + 7𝑛 − 51 = 0 d. 𝑣 2 − 3𝑣 − 10 = 0

5. What is the sum of the roots of the quadratic equation 3𝑥 2 + 15𝑥 − 21 = 0

C
a. 15 b. 5 c. -5 d. -7

6. The product of the zeros of quadratic equation −3𝑥 2 − 2𝑥 + 5=0 is

B 5 5 3 3
a. 3 b. − 3 c. 5 d. − 5

7. How many real roots does the quadratic equation 3𝑥 2 + 7𝑥 + 10 = 0 have?

A
a. 0 b. 1 c. 2 d. 3
8. Which of the following rational algebraic equation is transformable to a quadratic
equation?
A
7 5 7 1 5 2𝑡−1 2 3𝑡 𝑤+1 𝑤+2
a. 2 + 𝑠+2 = 8𝑠 b. 𝑚 + 𝑚+1 = 6𝑚 c. 5
+3= 4
d. 2
− 4
=7

9. Which of the following mathematical statements is a quadratic inequality?

C
a. 5𝑡 2 − 𝑟 − 20 = 0 b. 9ℎ + 18 < 0 c. 4𝑥 2 + 2𝑥 − 2 ≥ 0 d. 𝑚2 + 9𝑚 + 16 = 0

10. The roots of a quadratic equation are -4 and 5. Which of the following quadratic
B equations has these roots?
a. 𝑥 2 + 𝑥 − 20 = 0 b. 𝑥 2 − 𝑥 − 20 = 0 c. 𝑥 2 + 9𝑥 + 20 = 0 d. 𝑥 2 − 9𝑥 + 20 = 0

11. Which of the following quadratic equations has no real roots?

C
a. 6𝑚2 + 4𝑚 = 3 b. 𝑡 2 − 5𝑡 − 9 = 0 c. 2𝑠 2 − 4𝑠 = −4 d. 4𝑟 2 + 2𝑟 − 5 = 0

12. What are the roots of a quadratic equation 𝑥 2 − 3𝑥 − 10 = 0?

B
a. 2 𝑎𝑛𝑑 5 b. −2 𝑎𝑛𝑑 5 c. −10 𝑎𝑛𝑑 1 d. 10 𝑎𝑛𝑑 − 1

A 13. What is the nature of the root of a quadratic equation if the value of the discriminant is
 negative?
a. 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑟𝑜𝑜𝑡𝑠 𝑎𝑟𝑒 𝑛𝑜𝑡 𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑙 c. 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑟𝑜𝑜𝑡𝑠 𝑎𝑟𝑒 𝑟𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛𝑎𝑙 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑛𝑜𝑡 𝑒𝑞𝑢𝑎𝑙

b. 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑟𝑜𝑜𝑡𝑠 𝑎𝑟𝑒 𝑖𝑟𝑟𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛𝑎𝑙 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑛𝑜𝑡 𝑒𝑞𝑢𝑎𝑙 d. 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑟𝑜𝑜𝑡𝑠 𝑎𝑟𝑒 𝑟𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛𝑎𝑙 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑒𝑞𝑢𝑎𝑙
14.. Which of the following quadratic equation has no real roots?
a. 2x2+4x=3 b. t2 -8t-4=0 c. 3s2+-2s= -5 d. -2x2 +x+7=0

D
15. Which of the following points belong to the solution set of the quadratic inequality 𝑦 <
2𝑥 2 + 5𝑥 − 1?
a. (−3, 2) b. (−2, −9) c. (1, 6) d. (3, 1)
16. Which of the following is a solution set of the quadratic inequality 𝑥 2 + 7𝑥 + 12 > 0?
A a. {𝑥|𝑥 < −4 𝑜𝑟 𝑥 > −3 } c. {𝑥|−4 < 𝑥 < −3}
b. {𝑥|𝑥 > −4 𝑜𝑟 𝑥 < −3 } d. {𝑥|𝑥 > −4 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑥 < −3 }
17. Which of the following is a quadratic inequality?
C
a. 3𝑚 − 7 = 12b. −5𝑛2 + 4𝑛 − 1 c. 2𝑥 2 − 7𝑥 ≥ 3 d. 𝑡 2 + 5𝑡 − 14 = 0

18. Which of the following quadratic inequalities has the point (0,0) as one of the solutions?
B
a. 𝑦 < 2𝑥 2 + 5𝑥 − 1 b. 𝑦 < 𝑥 2 + 3𝑥 + 2 c. 2𝑥 2 − 7𝑥 ≥ 𝑦 d. 𝑦 ≥ 2𝑥 2 − 3𝑥 + 1
19. The vertex of the quadratic equation 𝑓(𝑥) = (𝑥 + 1)2 − 2 is
D
a. (1, −2) b. (−1,2) c. (1, −2) d. (−1, −2)
2
20. In the quadratic function 𝑓(𝑥) = 2(𝑥 − 1) − 3, the direction of the opening of the graph
is
A
a. 𝑢𝑝𝑤𝑎𝑟𝑑 b. 𝑑𝑜𝑤𝑛𝑤𝑎𝑟𝑑 c. 𝑙𝑒𝑓𝑡 d. 𝑟𝑖𝑔ℎ𝑡
21. Consider the quadratic function 𝑓(𝑥) = (𝑥 + 3)2 + 2, the axis of symmetry of the
function is
B
a. 𝑥 = 3 b. 𝑥 = −3 c. 𝑥 = 2 d. 𝑥 = −2
22. The vertex of the quadratic function 𝑓(𝑥) = (𝑥 + 3)2 + 2 is at the
B
a. 𝑚𝑎𝑥𝑖𝑚𝑢𝑚 𝑝𝑜𝑖𝑛𝑡 b. 𝑚𝑖𝑛𝑖𝑚𝑢𝑚 𝑝𝑜𝑖𝑛𝑡 c. 𝑜𝑟𝑖𝑔𝑖𝑛 d. 𝑠𝑦𝑚𝑚𝑒𝑡𝑟𝑖𝑐𝑎𝑙
23. What are the values of the x intercepts of the quadratic function 𝑓(𝑥) = 𝑥 2 + 6𝑥 + 5
B
a. 0 𝑎𝑛𝑑 1 b. 1 𝑎𝑛𝑑 5 c. 6 𝑎𝑛𝑑 1 d. 3 𝑎𝑛𝑑 2

24. The maximum point of a quadratic function 𝑓(𝑥) = −3(𝑥 − 3)2 − 6 is

a. (−3,6) b. (3, −6) c. (1, −9) d. (1,9)
25. The quadratic equations whose roots are 2 and -3 is
a. x2 –x -6 =0 b. x2 –x +6 =0 c. . x2 +x -6 =0 d. x2 +x +6 =0
26. In the equation 3x2 + 5x +4 = 0, the product of the roots is equal to
a. 4/3 b. 4/5 c. -5/3 d. -7/3
2
27. The discriminant of x -4x = 3 is
B
a. -4 b. 4 c. -28 d. 28
28. A vertical line through the vertex that divides the parabola into two equal parts is

a. Axis of symmetry b. vertex c. roots d. intercept

29. The equation 4t2 – 9 = 0 can be best solved by _____________
a. factoring b. extracting square roots c. quadratic formula d.
completing the square
 30. What is the standard form of the quadratic equation (h -3) (h+1)=0?
a. h +2h+3=0 b. h2 +2h +3 =0 c. h2 -2h +3=0 d. h2 -2h -3=0

31. Which of the following shows the graph of 𝑓(𝑥) = 2(𝑥 − 1)2 − 3?
a. c.

b. d.

32. The equation of the function represented by the graph at the right is
a. 𝑓(𝑥) = 𝑥 2 + 2𝑥 − 2 c. 𝑓(𝑥) = −2𝑥 2 + 4𝑥
b. 𝑓(𝑥) = 2𝑥 2 − 4𝑥 + 4 d. 𝑓(𝑥) = 2𝑥 2 + 4𝑥

33. The domain of the quadratic function 𝑓(𝑥) = (𝑥 + 3)2 + 2 are all real numbers and the
range is
D
a. 𝑦 < −3 b. 𝑦 > −3 c. 𝑦 ≤ 2 d. 𝑦 ≥ 2
34. The graph of 𝑓(𝑥) = (𝑥 + 1)2 − 2 is obtained by sliding the graph of 𝑦 = 𝑥 2
a. 1 unit to the right and 2 units downward
B b. 1 unit to the left and 2 units downward
c. 1 unit to the right and 2 units upward
d. 1 unit to the left and 2 units upward

35. The product of the zeros of the quadratic function 𝑦 = −3𝑥 2 − 2𝑥 + 5 is

B 5 5 3 3
a. 3 b. − 3 c. 5 d. − 5
36. The length of the wall is 12 m more than its width. If the area of the wall is lea than 50
m², which of the following could be its length?
C
a. 3 𝑚 b. 4 𝑚 c. 15 𝑚 d. 16 𝑚
37. The length of a pond is 5 m longer than its width and the area is 14 m². How long is the
garden?
B
a. 9 𝑚 b. 7 𝑚 c. 5 𝑚 d. 2 𝑚
38. A 5 cm by 5 cm square piece of cardboard was cut from a bigger square cardboard.
The area of the remaining cardboard was 60 cm². If s represents the length of the bigger
B cardboard, which of the following expressions gives the area of the remaining piece?
a. 𝑠 − 25 b. 𝑠 2 − 25 c. 𝑠 2 + 25 d. 𝑠 2 + 60
39. The length of a garden is 5 m longer than its width and the area is 36 m². How long is
the garden?
C
a. 4 𝑚 b. 5 𝑚 c. 9 𝑚 d. 13 𝑚
40. The length of the garden is 4 m more than twice its width and its area is 38 m². Which of
the following equation represents the given situation?
B
a. 2𝑥 2 + 4𝑥 = 19 b. 𝑥 2 + 2𝑥 = 19 c. 𝑥 2 + 𝑥 = 19 d. 𝑥 2 + 2𝑥 = 38
42. The length of the wall is 17 m more than its width. If the area of the wall is less than 65
m², which of the following could be its length?
D
a. 3 m b. 16 m c. 18 m d. 20 m

43. The figure on the right shows the graph of 𝑦 > 2𝑥 2 − 3𝑥 + 4. Which of the following is
 true about the solution set of the inequality?
I. The coordinates of all points on the shaded region
belong to the solution set of the inequality
II. The coordinates of all points along the parabola
as shown by the broken line do not belong to the
solution set of the inequality
III. The coordinates of all points along the parabola
as shown by the broken line belong to the solution
set of the inequality
a. 𝐼 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝐼𝐼 b. 𝐼 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝐼𝐼𝐼 c. 𝐼𝐼 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝐼𝐼𝐼 d. 𝐼, 𝐼𝐼, 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝐼𝐼𝐼
44. What must be the third term of the polynomial 2x2 + 5x + ______ to make it a perfect square
trinomial?
a. 25/16 b. 25/4 c. 16/25 d. 4/25
45. What are the roots of 2x2 +9x + 10 = 0?
a. -5/2 and 2 b. 5/2 and -2 c. -5/2 and -2 d. 5/2 and 2
46. A car travels 30 kph faster than a truck. The car covers 540 km in three hours less than
D the time it takes the truck to travel the same distance. How fast does the car travel?
a. 60 𝑘𝑝ℎ b. 90 𝑘𝑝ℎ c. 120 𝑘𝑝ℎ d. 150 𝑘𝑝ℎ
47. Carl hit the volleyball at 3 ft above th ground with an initial velocity of 32 ft/sec. The path
of the ball is given by the function 𝑆(𝑡) = −16𝑡 2 + 32𝑡 + 3, where t is the time in seconds
D and S is the height of the ball after 1 sec?
a. 4 𝑚 b. 8 𝑚 c. 16 𝑚 d. 19 𝑚

48. Find the maximum rectangular area that can be enclosed by a fence that is 364 meters
B long?
a. 8279 m² b. 8280 m² c. 8281 m² d. 8282 m²
49. The area of a rectangle is 560 square inches. The length is 3 more than twice the
width. Find the length and the width of the rectangle?
a. 35 𝑎𝑛𝑑 16 b. 20 𝑎𝑛𝑑 28 c. 40 𝑎𝑛𝑑 14 d. 7 and 80

50. When the square of a certain number is diminished by 9 times the number the result is
B
36. Find the number.
a. (12, 3) b. (12, -3) c. ( -12, 3) d. ( -12, -3)