Republic of the Philippines

Department of Education
Region XII
Division of South Cotabato
MATHEMATICS GRADE 9

POST-TEST
K-12 CURRICULUM

NAME: _______________________________________ SECTION: __________________ SCORE: ___________

General Direction: Each item below has four choices. Select the best answer and write only the letter of your choice on the
blank provided before the number.

_____________ 1. Let f ( x )=(2 x−1)(3 x +5). Show that f represents a quadratic function. Identify a , b ,∧c when the function
is written in the form f ( x )=ax 2+bx +c .
a. a = 8, b = -7, c = 5 b. a = 6, b = 7, c = -5 c. a = 5, b = 6, c = 7 d. a = -6, b = -7, c = 5
_____________ 2. Which of the following function shows the graph that opens upward?
a. f ( x )=−x 2 +3 x+ 2 c. . f ( x )=−2 x 2 +4 x +2
b. . f ( x )=5+ 4 x−x 2 d. f ( x )=x 2 + x−6
_____________ 3. Given XYZ, find the measure of z.
(Give your answer to the nearest tenth.) Y
a. 5.9 units
b. 5.8 units z
x=2.5
c. 5.7 units
d. 5.6 units Z
X
y=5.1
_____________ 4. Factor x 2−11 x+30
a. (x +5)( x+ 6) b. (x−5)( x +6) c. ( x−5)(x−6) d. (x +30)( x+1)

_____________ 5. Perfect square trinomial is a trinomial of the form

a. a 2+ b2 b. a 2+2 ab+ b2 c. a 2+ ab+b 2 d. a 2−2 ab−b2
2
_____________ 6. Find the value of m, if x + mx+7=0 can be solved by factoring and m¿ 0.
a. 8 b. √ 49 c. 0 d. √ 14
2
_____________ 7. The sum of the roots of 4 x +8 x−3=0 is
−15 −8
a. b. c. -2 d. 12
8 5
_____________ 8. From given table of values, which of the following represents a quadratic functions?
a. c.
x 0 1 2 3 4 x -3 -2 0 2 3
y 0 5 10 15 20 y -11 -7 -1 5 8
b. d.
x -1 0 1 2 3 x -3 -2 0 2 3
y 0 1 2 3 4 y 7 2 -2 2 7

_____________ 9. The coordinates of the vertex of y=x 2 +5 is

a. (0 , 5) b.(1 ,−5) c, (−1 , 5) d. (0 ,−5)
2
_____________ 10. Change the equation y=x −4 x +7 to vertex form and find the axis of symmetry.
a. x +2=0 b. x−3=0 c. x=−2 d. x=2
3∧−1
_____________ 11. The quadratic equation whose solutions are is
3
a. 3 x 2+ 8 x−3=0 c.3 x 2−8 x−3=0
b.3 x 2−33 x+3=0 d. 3 x 2−33 x−3=0
_____________ 12. What kind of expression is 4 x2 −24 x+ 36?
a. difference of two squares c. perfect square trinomial
b. square of binomial d. none of the above
_____________ 13. An equation of the form ax 2 +bx +c=0 is called general form of a quadratic equation. Which statement is not
true about quadratic equation?
a. If a quadratic equation is in standard form and the expression ax 2 +bx +c can be factored.
b. Zero-Product property cannot be applied to solve the equation
c. Zero-Product property can be applied to solve the equation.
d. To apply the Zero-Product property, write the equation as a factored expression equal to zero.
_____________ 14. When a quadratic equation does not contain a perfect square, you can create a perfect square in the equation by
using
a. Completing the square c. Extracting square roots
b. Quadratic formula d. None of the above
_____________ 15. Which of the following is true about the factors of x 2+ 5 x +6 ?
a. (x +1)( x +6) b. (x−2)( x−3) c. ( x−1)(x−6) d. (x +2)( x+3)
_____________ 16. As the number of pens you buy decreases, the amount you have to pay increases. How does the number of pens
vary with the amount to be paid?
a. indirectly b. inversely c. jointly d. directly
_____________ 17. How does the area of the rectangle vary as its length and width?
a. indirectly b. directly c. jointly d. inversely
_____________ 18. y varies directly as x, such that when x=4 and y=12, find y when x=2.
a. 6 b. 4 c. 10 d. 8
_____________ 19. y varies jointly as x and z, such that x = 5, y = 20 and z = 8. What is the constant of variation?
1 1
a. b. c. 2 d. 4
2 4
_____________ 20. Which of this graphs show an inverse relationship between x and y?
a. b. c. d.

_____________ 21. Consider the table below.

x 1 2 3 4
y 3 12 27 48 What type of variation represents the relationship of x and y?

a. joint b. direct square c. inverse d. direct

_____________ 22. Manuel can assemble 7 books in 4 minutes, at this rate, how many books can he assemble in 2 hours?
a. 210 b. 69 c. 105 d. 14
_____________ 23. Five men can build a hut in 6 days. In how many days can 10 men build the same hut?
a. 12 b. 9 c. 6 d. 3
1
_____________ 24. In the expression - x y 4, what is the base?
3
−1
a. x b. y c. . xy d. 4
3
1
_____________ 25. What value of k will make 312 ¿3 k =81?
a. 4 b. 3 c. 5 d. 2
_____________ 26. Simplify 2 √ x +6 √ x−6 √ y−4 √ y .
a. 7 √ x−4 √ y b. 8 √ x−10 √ y c. 6 √ x−4 √ y d. 7 √ x−3 √ y
_____________ 27. Evaluate √ ¿ ¿
a. −3 y 5 b.3 y 5 c. 6 y 10 d. −3 y 10
_____________ 28. Find the area of the square if the length of its sides is 2+ √ 3 cm.
a. 14+ 6 √ 5 cm 2 b. 10+3 √ 5 cm 2 c. 7+ 4 √ 3 cm 2 d. 20 √ 5 cm2

_____________ 29. The time t (in seconds) it takes a free falling object to fall n feet is given by the formula t =
dropped from a height of 100m, how long would it take the ball to hit the ground in seconds?
√ n . If a ball is
16

a. 2.5 b. 1 c. 1.25 d. 3.4

_____________ 30. A company finds that it cost C(in pesos) per unit item is given by the formula C=1.8 √ 1000−n where n is the
number of items produced. If the cost per unit item is Php 36, find the number of items produced.
a. 600 b. 700 c. 800 d. 900

_____________31. In parallelogram READ. Find the length of the longest side. R 7x+14
E
a. 63 c. 43
6y+1 3y+22
b. 53 d. 73
D A
5x+28

_____________32. Which of the4 following is a sufficient condition for quadrilateral SOAR to be a parallelogram?
a. SO ∥ RA∧SR ≅ OA S
b. ∠ RSO ≅∠ OAR∧SR ∥OA
c. SO ∥ RA∧SR ≅ ¿ O
d. SR ∥OA∧SR ≅ OA O
R
A
P
_____________33. In right PRK, PK = 10, PR = 28 and RK = 24.
 How long is the median from the vertex K?
a. 12 c. 14 R
b. 13 d. 15 K
F L
_____________34 . FAIL is a parallelogram, if m∠ A=720, then ∠ I =¿ ¿
a. 1080 c. 1180
b. 720 d. 780 A I
_____________35. The bases of a trapezoid have measures (x−8)cm and (x +2)cm. Its median is 30 cm long. How long is the
shorter base?
a. 23 cm b. 24 cm c. 25 cm d. 26 cm

For items 36 – 37.

Quadrilateral BEST is a trapezoid with bases BT and ES.
_____________36. If ∠ B=5(x −6)0, ∠ E=4 ( x+ 12)0 and ∠ S=7 (x−10)0, B T
What is m∠ T ?
a. 560 b. 1200 c. 1240 d. 180
A M
_____________37. If AM is the median, BE=24, then AE = ______.
a. 10 b. 11 c. 12 d. 13 S
E
_____________38. Which proportion leads to the equation UY=VX?
U +Y V + X U V U V U Y
a. = b. . = c. = d. =
Y X Y X X Y V X
_____________39. A house casts a shadow 164 cm long. At the same time a light post cast a shadow 12 cm long. If the light post is
84 cm high, how is the house?
a. 7 cm b. 14 cm c. 23 cm d. 1148 cm
_____________40. In the figure, which of the following is true?
a e+ f c e c
a. = c. = a
b f f d d
a e a c b
b. = d. =
b f b d e f

_____________41. Find the perimeter of a square whose diagonal is 12 √ 2 cm long.

a. 12 √2 cm b. 72 cm c.48 d. 144 cm
_____________42. In a 30 -60 -90 triangle, which side is the longest?
0 0 0

a. the hypotenuse c. the side opposite the 600 angle

b. the side opposite the 30 angle
0
d. the included side of the acute angles
_____________43. Which similarity theorem can be used to prove
that the given triangles are similar?
a. SSA c. SSS
b. SAS d. AA
_____________44. How long is the altitude of this triangle?
a. 40 c. 20 a=?
b.30 √ 3 d. 10 √ 3
40 10
_____________45. How long is each side of a rhombus if the diagonals measures 40 cm and 42 cm?
a. 29 cm b. 28 cm c. 27 cm d. 26 cm

_____________46. According to the legend, Galileo (1564-1642) used the Leaning Tower of Pisa to conduct his experiments in
gravity. Assume that when he dropped object from the top of the 55 meter tower. (This is the measured length, not the
height of the tower), they landed 4.8 meters from the tower’s base. What was the angle that the tower was leaning
from the tower’s vertical?
a. 50 b. 850 c. 550 d. 1750
_____________47. Which of three sets of sides does not form a triangle?
a. 6, 11, and 18 b. 24, 36 and 48 c. 11, 142 and 253 d. 54, 46 and 80
_____________48. Which of the following sets of data does not determine a unique triangle?
a. p = 4, m∠Q=600 , m∠ R=40 0 c. m = 15, n = 10, m∠ N =1000
B
b. x = 3, y =4, m∠ Z=80 d. a =10, b = 12, c = 7
_____________49. Refer to the figure, which angle can you say for certain 22
20
is the largest even before solving the triangle?
a. C c. B A C
b. A d. Can’t tell due to insufficient information 24
_____________50. For what measure of ∠C is the cosine law c 2=a2+ b2−2 abcosC reduce to the Pythagorean Theorem?
a. 900 b. 300 c.0 d. 1800
_____________51. Given an angle and one of its sides, determine how long should the opposite of the angle be so that
there are two triangles formed?
a. a > 8sin4008 b. a > c. a < 8sin400 d. a = 8sin400
_____________52. In a right triangle, what do you call the ratio of lengths of the hypotenuse to the adjacent side of an
acute angle?
a. Sine b.cotangent c. secant d. cosecant
_____________53. In the triangle, what is the value of x?
a. 4 √ 3 b. 4.5 c. √ 3 d. 3 √ 3
_____________54. In a triangle, what is the value of y?
7 √2
a. 7 √ 2 b. c. 14 d. 2√ 2
2
5
_____________55. Given osθ= , what is secθ ?
20
20 24 24 25
a. b. c. d.
5 25 7 7
1
_____________56. Given sinθ= ,what is θ ?
2
0
a. 25 b. 300 c. 45 0 d. 600
5
_____________57. If tanθ= , what is cosθ ?
12
5 12 13 13
a. b. c. d.
13 13 12 5

_____________58. In the figure, which equation can be used to solve for h?

a. h=40 tan58 0
b. h=4 cos 580
40
c. h=
sin58 0
d. h=40 sin 580
For items 59-60.
Love and Christian are in a balloon directly above a straight, 1 kilometer long road that joins two villages. Love finds that the
town closer to her is at 340 angle of depression. Christian who is at the opposite side, finds that the farther town is at an angle
of depression of 300, how high above the ground is their balloon?
_____________59. Which strategy can be used to solve for the unknown?
I. Law of Cosine III. Pythagorean Theorem
II. Law of Sine IV. Angle Sum Theorem
a. I and II b. I only c. II only d. II and III
Christian Love

_____________60. The height of the balloon is given by:

0 0 0 0
sin 34 sin 116 sin 30 sin116
a. 0 c. 0
sin 30 sin 34

0 0 0
sin 30 sin34 sin 30
b. 0 d. 0 0
sin 116 sin 34 sin 116
 Republic of the Philippines
Department of Education
Region XII
Division of South Cotabato
MATHEMATICS GRADE 9

POST-TEST

ANSWER KEY

1 B 31 A
2 D 32 B
3 C 33 C
4 C 34 A
5 B 35 C
6 A 36 C
7 C 37 C
8 D 38 C
9 A 39 D
10 D 40 A
11 C 41 C
12 C 42 A
13 B 43 D
14 A 44 C
15 D 45 A
16 D 46 B
17 D 47 A
18 B 48 C
19 A 49 C
20 C 50 A
21 D 51 A
22 A 52 B
23 D 53 A
24 C 54 D
25 B 55 A
26 B 56 B
27 A 57 B
28 C 58 C
29 C 59 C
30 D 60 B