Liceo de Davao

Briz District, Tagum City

FIRST GRADING EXAMINATION

MATHEMATICS 9

Name : __________________________________ Score: ___________

Teacher : __________________________________

I. Direction. Choose the letter of the correct answer and write your answer in the answer sheet provided.
1. 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 C. Quadratic Equation
B. Linear Inequality D. Quadratic Inequality
2. Which of the following is a quadratic equation?
A. 3s2 + s – 4 C. 2x – 1 = 5
B. m2 – 8m – 1 = 0 D. 5y2 + 4y ≥ 7
3. In the quadratic equation 2x2 – 9x – 5 = 0, which is the quadratic term?
A. 2x2 B. x2 C. – 9x D. – 5
4. In the quadratic equation 2x2 – 9x – 5 = 0, which is the linear term?
A. 2x2 B. x2 C. – 9x D. – 5
5. In the quadratic equation 2x2 – 9x – 5 = 0, which is the constant term?
A. 2x2 B. x2 C. – 9x D. – 5
6. Find the solutions of the following equation x2-3x - 40.
A. -5 and -8 B. 5 and -8 C. -5 and 8 D. 5 and 8
7. Solve for x in the equation x2+ x = 12.
A. 6 and -2 B. -3 and -4 C. - 4 and 3 D. -2 and 6
8. In the equation 2x2-2x – 12 = 0, the values of x are?
A. -6 and 2 B. -3 and 4 C. - 4 and 3 D. -2 and 3
9. Solve for x by extracting square roots, x2= 256
A. 14 and -14 B. 23 and -23 C. 16 and -16 D. 18 and -18
10. By extracting square roots, 2x2=162,
A. 7 and -7 B. 9 and -9 C. 9 and-11 D. 11 and -11
11. In the equation 3x2 – 12 = 0, the roots are?
A. 2 and -2 B. 3 and -3 C. 4 and- 4 D. none of these
12. Solve for x by extracting square roots, 3x2+ 7 = 250.
A. 7 and -7 B. 9 and -9 C. 11 and -11 D. 12 and -12
13. In the equation x2 + 7x -120 =0, the solutions are?
A. 12 and -10 B. - 20 and 6 C. 15 and -8 D. 8 and -15
14. Which equation has irrational and unequal roots?
A. x2 – 4x + 5=0 B. x2 + 10x + 25=0 C. x2 + 16x + 15= 0 D. x2 + 12x – 7= 0

15. The coefficients of a quadratic equation are all integers. The discriminant is 0. Which statement best describes its
roots?
A. Two irrational roots C. One rational root
B. No Real roots D. Two rational roots
16. How many roots are there if the discriminant of a quadratic equation is greater than zero?
A. 1 real root B. 2 real roots C. 3 real roots D. No Solutions

17. How many real roots does the quadratic equation x2 + 5x + 7 = 0 have?
A. 0 B. 1 C. 2 D. 3

18. The roots of a quadratic equation are -5 and 3. Which of the following quadratic equations has these roots?
A. x 2−8 x +15=0 C. x 2−2 x−15=0
B. x 2+ 8 x+15=0 D. x 2+ 2 x−15=0

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

A. 2 x2 + 4 x=3 C. 3 s 2−2 s=−5
B. t 2−8 t−4=0 D. −2 r 2 +r +7=0
4 2 x −1
20. Express + in simplest form.
x 5
2 x 2−1 1+ 2 x 2 2 x2 2 x 2−x +20
A. +5 B. C. −15 D.
5x 5+ x 6x 5x
21. Which of the following is the standard form of quadratic equations?
A. 5 x 2+7 x +10<0 C. x 2−5 x+ 6=0
B. 2 x−5 y+ 6=0 D. y = 2x +5
22. Express (x +2)2 + 9 =0 in standard form
A. x 2+ 2 x=3 C. ( x +5)(x−1)=0
2
B . x +4 x +13=0 D. x 2−5 x+ 14=0
23. Find the roots of the equation (2 t+3)2 +( t+ 4)2=10.
A. -1, -3 B. -3, 4 C. 5, 2 D. 3, -3
24. The equation (x-2)2 + 1 = 2x -3 is
A. Linear equation C. Cubic equation
B. Quadratic equation D. Bi-quadratic equation
25. The roots of the quadratic equation 6x2 – x – 2 = 0 are
A. 2/3, 1/2 B. -2/3, ½ C. 2/3, -1/2 D. -2/3 , -1/2
26. The roots of 2x2 - 14x + 24 = 0 are
A. {-4, -3} B. {4, 3} C. {-4, 3} D. {4, -3}
27. The Quadratic equation whose roots are 1 and ½.
A. 2x2 + x - 1 = 0 C. 2x2 – 3x + 1 = 0
B. 2x2 – 3x – 1 = 0 D. 2x2 + x + 1 = 0

28. The sum of the roots of the quadratic equation 3x2 – 9x + 5 = 0 is

A. 3 B. 6 C. -3 D. 2

29. If one root of the quadratic equation 2x2 + kx – 6 = 0 is 2, the value of k is

A. 1 B. -1 C. 2 D. -2

30. The roots of the quadratic equation 7x2 + x – 1= 0 are

A. real and distinct B. not real C. real and equal D. none of these

31. The equation 12x2 + 4kx + 3 = 0 has real and equal roots, if

A. k = {-3, +3} C. k = {-4, +4}
B. k = {-9, +9} D. k = {-2, +2}

32. If -5 is a root of the quadratic equation 2x2 + px – 15 = 0, then

A. p = 3 B. p = 5 C. p = 7 D. p = 1

33. The sum of the squares of two consecutive natural numbers is 313. The numbers are
A. 12, 13 B. 11, 12 C. 13, 14 D. 14, 15

34. Which of the following are the roots of the quadratic equation, x 2 – 9x + 20 = 0 by factoring?
A. 3, 4 B. 4, 5 C. 5, 6 D. 6, 1

35. If (1-p) is a root of the equation x2 + px + (1-p) = 0, then roots are

A. 0, 1 B. -1, 1 C. 0, -1 D. -1, 2

36. (x2 + 1)2 – x2 = 0 has

A. four real roots C. no real roots
B. two real roots D. one real root
37. If x = 2 is a solution of the equation x2 – 5x + 6k = 0, the value of k is __
A. 3 B. 2 C. 4 D. 1

38. Which of the following equations represents a quadratic function?

A. 9y2 + 3 = x B. y = 2x2 – 7x + 1 C. y = 3x - 82 D. y = 3x – 3

39. Identify the quadratic function that this table of values represents:
x -2 -1 0 1 2
y 5 0 -3 -4 -3
A. y = 3x2−2x−2 B. y = x2−2x–3 C. y = −2x2+3x−2 D. y = −3x 2+2x+2
40. A parabola is a shape that is formed by the graph of what polynomial function?
A. linear C. exponential
B. quadratic D. cubic

41. A quadratic function y= ( x +2 )2−1 is equivalent to which of the following?

A. y=x 2 +2 x+ 4 C. y=x 2 +4 x+3
B. y=x 2−2 x +4 D. y=x 2−4 x +3

−x 2 4 x 8
42. The vertex form of y= + + is which of the following?
3 3 3
2
1
A. y=−3 ( x−2 )2−4 C. y= ( x +2 ) +4
3
2
−1 (
B. y=3 ( x +2 )2 +4 D. y= x−2 ) + 4
3

43. What is the value of ( h , k ) for number 3?

A. (−2 , 4 ) C. ( 2 , 4 )
B. ( 2 ,−4 ) D. (−2 ,−4 )

44. What is ( h , k ) of the quadratic function f ( x )=2 x 2+ 3 x −4 ?

A. ( −34 ,− 418 ) ( 34 ,− 418 )

C.

−3 41 3 41
B. (
4 8)
D. ( ,
4 8)
,

45. The vector form y=3 ( x−1 )2 +2 is transformed to which of the following function?
A. y=3 x 2 +6 x+ 5 C. y=3 x 2 +3 x+2
B. y=3 x 2−6 x +5 D. y=3 x 2−3 x +2

46. In the equation x 2−18 x+ 80=0 , what constant do you add to the trinomial in order to become a perfect square?
A. −9 B. 9 C. ( 9 )2 D. −81

47. What is ( h , k ) for quadratic function y=−6 ( x+2 )2−6?

A. ( 2 , 6 ) C. ( 2 ,−6 )
B. (−2 ,−6 ) D. (−2 , 6 )

48. The quadratic function in the previous item can be transformed into which of the following form?
A. y=6 x 2 +24 x +30 C. y=−6 x2 −24 x+ 30
B. y=−6 x2 +24 x +30 D. y=−6 x2 −24 x−30

−1
49. What is k of the quadratic function y=x 2 +4 x+2 if h= ?
2
1 5 9 13
A. B. C. D.
4 4 4 4

50. What is the graph of the quadratic function called?

A. Parabola B. Cartesian Plane C. Axis of Symmetry D. Domain