First Quarterly Exam

Mathematics
Grade 9
Name: Score:
Section: Date:
Choose the letter of the correct answer. Show solutions if needed.
______1. What is the degree of the polynomial x2 + 3x – 7?
a. 1st degree b. 2nd degree c. 3rd degree d. 4th degree
______2. It is a polynomial equation of degree two that can be written in the form ax2 + bx + c = 0,
where a, b, and c are real numbers and a ≠ 0.
a. Linear Equation b. Quadratic Equation c. Linear Inequality d. Quadratic Inequality
______3. Which of the following is a quadratic equation?
a. x2 + 3x – 7 b. x3 + 3x – 7 c. x2 + 3x – 7 d. 3x – 7
______4. In the quadratic equation, x2 + 3x – 7, which is the quadratic term?
a. x2 b. 3x c. 7 d. 3x – 7
______5. How many real roots does the quadratic equation x2 + 5x +7 = 0 have?
a. 0 b. 1 c. 2 d. 3
______6-8. The roots of a quadratic equation are -5 and 3. Which of the following quadratic equations
has these roots?
a. x2 – 8x +15 = 0 b. x2 + 8x +15 = 0 c. x2 – 2x – 15 = 0 d. x2 + 2x – 15 = 0
______9. Which of the following mathematical statements is a quadratic inequality?

a. r2 – 8r +9 = 0 b. r2 – 8r +9 ≥ 0 c. 8r +9 ≥ 0 d. b. r2 – 8r = 0
______10. What is the nature of the roots of the quadratic equation if the value of its discriminant is zero?
a.. One real and equal roots c. The roots are rational and not equal.
b. The roots are irrational and not equal. d. The roots are irrational and equal.
______11-13. What are the roots of the quadratic equation x2 + x - 56?
a. 2 and -1 b. 8 and -7 c. -8 and 7 d. 3 and -2
______14-16. Evaluate (x + 5)(x + 5)
a. x2 + 5x + 5 b. x2 + 5x – 25 c. x2 – 10x + 5 d. x2 + 10x + 25
______17-19. Solve for the roots of the quadratic equation x2 = 81
a. x = 7 b. x = 8 c. x = 9 d. x = 10

______20-22. Solve using the square root property: √ x−25 = 0

a. x = 25 b. x = 36 c. x = 49 d. x = 81
______23-25. Find the roots using zero product property of the equation x 2 +6x + 36.
a. 5, 6 b. 6,6 c. 6,7 d. 7,7
______26-28. Solve for the roots of the equation x2 +20x + 100 using zero product property.
a. 11,11 b. 10, 10 c. 9,9 d. 8,8
______29-31. Compute for the roots of the equation x2 +18x + 81
a. 7,7 b. 8,8 c. 9,9 d. 10,10
______32-34. Evaluate using the square root property x2 = 150-6
a. 10 b. 11 c. 12 d. 13
______35. Which of the following is the quadratic formula?
n
−b ± √ b2−4 ac c. ( x +a ) =∑ n x a
n k n−k
a. x=
2a k=0
( k)
n nx n ( n−1 ) x 2 1 2
b. ( 1+ x ) =1+ + +… d. r = a t + v o t+ r 0
1! 2! 2
______36-39. Solve the equation x2 + 3x + 5 using the quadratic formula

−3 ± √−11 −3 ± √−12 −5 ± √ −11 −1± √−11

a. b. c. d.
2 4 4 5
______40-42. Solve the equation x2 + 5x – 4 using the quadratic formula

−5 ± √−41 −5 ± √−41 −5 ± √ −14 −4 ± √−41

a. b. c. d.
4 2 2 2
______43-45. Find the roots of the equation 2x2 + 3x + 5

−5 ± √−41 −3 ± √−51 −3 ± √ −31 −3 ± √−21

a. b. c. d.
4 4 4 4
______46-50. Solve and graph the function x2 + 4x + 5, where x values are 1, 2, 3, 4.
a. 1 = 10, 2 = 17, 3 = 26, 4 = 37 c. 1 = 11, 2 = 18, 3 = 27, 4 = 38
b. 1 = 10, 2 = 18, 3 = 28, 4 = 39 d. 1 = 10, 2 = 17, 3 = 26, 4 = 35

Prepared by:
Martillana, Jovelyn J.
BSEd-Mathematics III
KEY TO CORRECTION
First Quarterly Exam
Mathematics
Grade 9
Name: Score:
Section: Date:
Choose the letter of the correct answer. Show solutions if needed.
______1. What is the degree of the polynomial x2 + 3x – 7?
a. 1st degree b. 2nd degree c. 3rd degree d. 4th degree
______2. It is a polynomial equation of degree two that can be written in the form ax2 + bx + c = 0,
where a, b, and c are real numbers and a ≠ 0.
a. Linear Equation b. Quadratic Equation c. Linear Inequality d. Quadratic Inequality
______3. Which of the following is a quadratic equation?
a. x2 + 3x – 7 b. x3 + 3x – 7 c. x2 + 3x – 7 d. 3x – 7
______4. In the quadratic equation, x2 + 3x – 7, which is the quadratic term?
a.x2 b. 3x c. 7 d. 3x – 7
______5. How many real roots does the quadratic equation x2 + 5x +7 = 0 have?
a.0 b. 1 c. 2 d. 3
______6-8. The roots of a quadratic equation are -5 and 3. Which of the following quadratic equations
has these roots?
a.x2 – 8x +15 = 0 b. x2 + 8x +15 = 0 c. x2 – 2x – 15 = 0 d. x2 + 2x – 15 = 0
______9. Which of the following mathematical statements is a quadratic inequality?

a.r2 – 8r +9 = 0 b. r2 – 8r +9 ≥ 0 c. 8r +9 ≥ 0 d. b. r2 – 8r = 0
______10. What is the nature of the roots of the quadratic equation if the value of its discriminant is zero?
a. One real and equal roots c. The roots are rational and not equal.
b. The roots are irrational and not equal. d. The roots are irrational and equal.
______11-13. What are the roots of the quadratic equation x2 + x - 56?
a. 2 and -1 b. 8 and -7 c. -8 and 7 d. 3 and -2
______14-16. Evaluate (x + 5)(x + 5)
b. x2 + 5x + 5 b. x2 + 5x – 25 c. x2 – 10x + 5 d. x2 + 10x + 25
______17-19. Solve for the roots of the quadratic equation x2 = 81
a.x = 7 b. x = 8 c. x = 9 d. x = 10

______20-22. Solve using the square root property: √ x−25 = 0

a.x = 25 b. x = 36 c. x = 49 d. x = 81
______23-25. Find the roots using zero product property of the equation x 2 +6x + 36.
a.5, 6 b. 6,6 c. 6,7 d. 7,7
______26-28. Solve for the roots of the equation x2 +20x + 100 using zero product property.
a.11,11 b. 10, 10 c. 9,9 d. 8,8
______29-31. Compute for the roots of the equation x2 +18x + 81
a.7,7 b. 8,8 c. 9,9 d. 10,10
______32-34. Evaluate using the square root property x2 = 150-6
a.10 b. 11 c. 12 d. 13
______35. Which of the following is the quadratic formula?
n
−b ± √ b2−4 ac c. ( x +a ) =∑ n x a
n k n−k
a. x=
2a k=0
( k)
n nx n ( n−1 ) x 2 1 2
b. ( 1+ x ) =1+ + +… d. r = a t + v o t+ r 0
1! 2! 2
______36-39. Solve the equation x2 + 3x + 5 using the quadratic formula

−3 ± √ −11 −3 ± √−12 −5 ± √ −11 −1± √−11

a. b. c. d.
2 4 4 5
______40-42. Solve the equation x2 + 5x – 4 using the quadratic formula

−5 ± √−41 −5 ± √−41 −5 ± √ −14 −4 ± √−41

a. b. c. d.
4 2 2 2
______43-45. Find the roots of the equation 2x2 + 3x + 5

−5 ± √−41 −3 ± √−51 −3 ± √ −31

a. b. c. d.
4 4 4
−3 ± √−21
4
______46-50. Solve and graph the function x2 + 4x + 5, where x values are 1, 2, 3, 4.
a. 1 = 10, 2 = 17, 3 = 26, 4 = 37 c. 1 = 11, 2 = 18, 3 = 27, 4 = 38
b. 1 = 10, 2 = 18, 3 = 28, 4 = 39 d. 1 = 10, 2 = 17, 3 = 26, 4 = 35