DIAGNOSTIC TEST IN MATHEMATICS 9

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Directions: Read and analyze each item then choose the letter of the best answer.
1. Which of the following is a quadratic equation?
a. 2x – 3 =15 b. x3 – 2x = 6 c. 9x2 = 36 d. 4x + 9 =12x
2. Which of the following quadratic equations has the roots ±4?
a. x2 –16 = 0 b. 3x2 – 75 = 0 c. 5x2 = 45 d. x2 – 25 = 9
3. In the equation ax + bx + c = 0, if b – 4ac < 0, then the roots are
2 2

a. real, irrational, ≠ c. not real numbers

b. real, rational, = d. real, rational, ≠
4. The product of the roots of 2x + bx + c = 0 is 6, what is the value of c?
2

a. -6 b. 6 c. -12 d. 12
4 2𝑥
5. Transform + = 5 into a quadratic equation in the form 𝑎𝑥 2 + 𝑏𝑥 + 𝑐 = 0.
𝑥 3
a. 2𝑥 2 + 15𝑥 + 12 = 0 c. 2𝑥 2 − 15𝑥 − 12 = 0
b. 2𝑥 2 − 15𝑥 + 12 = 0 d. 2𝑥 2 + 15𝑥 − 12 = 0
6. The floor area of a rectangular hall is 72 m2 and its perimeter is 34 m. Which of
the following equations represents the given situation?
a. 𝑥 2 − 17𝑥 + 72 = 0 c. 𝑥 2 + 17𝑥 + 72 = 0
b. 𝑥 − 34𝑥 + 72 = 0
2
d. 𝑥 2 + 34𝑥 + 72 = 0
7. Which of the following is a quadratic inequality?
3
a. x2 −x + 1 ≥ 0 b. x + 5 > 0 c. x(x2 –7) ≤ 0 d. 4 (x+2) < 0
8. If a ball is thrown into the air and after t seconds, its distance in meters above
the ground, S is given by -16t2 + 64t, for what values of t will the ball be at least
48 m above the ground?
a. 2 ≤ t ≤ 3 b.0≤ t ≤ 1 c. 1≤ t ≤ 3 d. 1 ≤ t ≤ 2
9. Which of the following table of values represent a quadratic function?
a. c.

b. d.

10. Transform f(x) = x2 +4x + 3 into the form f(x) = a(x – h)2 + k.
a. f(x) = (x – 2)2 + 3 c. f(x) = (x + 2)2 – 1
b. f(x) = (x + 4) – 3
2 d. f(x) = (x – 2)2 – 1
11. Given the graph on the right, determine its range.
a. {y:y ≥ –3} c. {y:y ≥ 3}
b. {y:y ≤ –3} d. {y:y ≤ –4}
12. The graph in item number 11 is the graph of y x² which
shifted h units and k units. The values of h and k are
a. h=2, k=3 b. h= -2, k= -3 c. h=2, k= -3 d. h= -2, k=3
13. If a number is added to its square, the result is 90.
Find the number.
a. 12 b. 10 c. 9 d. 8
14. The circumference C of a circle varies directly with its diameter d. This is
written as
𝑘 𝑘
• a. C = kd b. k = Cd c. d = d. C =
𝐶 𝑑
15. The kinetic energy E of a moving object varies jointly as the mass m of the
object and the square of the velocity v. In equation,
𝑘𝑚 𝑘𝑚
a.E = kmv b. E = 𝑣 c. E = kmv2 d. E = 𝑣2
16. If 15 persons are required to finish painting a house in 5 hours, how long
would it take 3 persons to finish the same job?
a.20 hours b. 25 hours c. 28 hours d. 20 hours
17. 79(𝑥 ) =_____
−5 0

a. 0 b. 1 c. 74 d. 79
18. (4𝑎 )
6 1/2
=_____
a. 4𝑎 3
b. 4𝑎6 c. 2𝑎3 d. 2𝑎6
1
9 2
19. Simplify: (4)
9 3 9 3
a. b. c.√ d. √
4 2 4 2
20. Which of the following is a law on radicals?
𝑛 𝑛 𝑛 𝑚 𝑚 𝑚+𝑛
a. √𝑥 𝑛 = 𝑛 x b. √𝑎𝑏 = √𝑎𝑛 𝑏𝑛 c. √ 𝑛√𝑎 = 𝑚𝑛√𝑎 d. √ 𝑛√𝑎 = √𝑎
1
21. 64 ⁄3 is expressed as
3 3 3
a. √64 b. √−64 c. √64 d. √8
4
22. √100𝑥 2 equals

a. √100𝑥 2 b.√10𝑥 c.10𝑥 √𝑥 d. 10√𝑥

23. 4√7 + √7 = ______

a. 5 √7 b. 4√7 c. √7 d. 7
5 5 5
24. √2𝑥𝑦 2 −3√2𝑥𝑦 2 +10 √2𝑥𝑦 2 equals
5 5 5 5
a.7 √2𝑥𝑦 2 b. -7 √2𝑥𝑦 2 c. 8√2𝑥𝑦 2 d. −8√2𝑥𝑦 2

25. In the equation √𝐛 + 8 − 2 = 4. What is the value of b?

a. 28 b. 14 c. 2 d. 0

26. During summer, an average Filipino consumes an estimated amount of √14

liters of drinking water per day. In how many days will 12√14 liters be
consumed by an average Filipino?
a.1 b. 12 c. 14 d. 16
27. A quadrilateral is a parallelogram if its opposite angles are ______.
a. adjacent b. complementary c. supplementary d. congruent
28. The given figure is a parallelogram. The diagonals AC and BD
intersect at E. if AE = 2x and EC = 12, what is the value of x?
a. 5 b. 6 c. 7 d. 8

29. A diagonal of this parallelogram bisects its opposite angles.

a. kite b. rectangle c. trapezoid d. rhombus
30. In ∆CAT, Points X and Y are the midpoints of AC and AT, respectively. What
relationship exists between segments XY and CT?
a. XY and CT are congruent c. XY is half as long as CT
b. XY is twice as long as CT d. XY and CT’s lengths cannot be determined
31. In the figure, the trapezoid is isosceles if 𝑚∠𝑀 and 𝑚∠𝑅 are
a. congruent
b. complementary O M
c. supplementary
d. both acute angles
R E
32. The area of a kite is 198 cm2 and one of its diagonals measures 18 cm. How
long is the other diagonal?
a. 11 cm b. 18 cm c. 20 cm d. 22 cm
33. Which of the following describes a proportion?

3 12 4 12 3 1 3 4
a. 4 = 16 b. = 16 c. =2 d. =3
3 4 4

𝑚 𝑝
34. If = 𝑞 , then which of the following is a true statement?
𝑛
∆𝐴𝑆𝐺~∆𝐴𝐺𝐸~ ∆_______.
𝑛 𝑞 𝑞 𝑚
a. =𝑚 b. = c. 𝑛𝑞 = 𝑚𝑝 d. 𝑚𝑞 = 𝑛𝑝
𝑝 𝑛 𝑝
35. Given Right Triangle AGE with segment GS intersecting segment AE at Point S
forming right ∠𝐴𝑆𝐺. Complete the statement: ∆𝐴𝑆𝐺~∆𝐴𝐺𝐸~ ∆_______.
a. GSE c. SEG A S
b. EGS d. GES
G E
36. Which similarity theorem can prove that the triangles below are similar?
a. SSS b. SAS c. AA d. ASA

37. A triangle has sides measuring 7 cm, 10 cm, and12 cm. What is the length of
the shortest side of a similar triangle whose longest side measures 36 cm?
a. 10 cm b. 14 cm c. 21 cm d. 24 cm
38. The figure on the right shows that
a. 𝑟 2 + 𝑠 2 = 𝑡 2 c. 𝑟 2 − 𝑡 2 = 𝑠 2 r t
b. 𝑠 2 + 𝑡 2 = 𝑟 2 d. 𝑟 2 − 𝑠 2 = 𝑡 2 s
39. In the figure, if AE=26 cm, EC=60 cm, and SE=30 cm, then PS=____.
a. 37 cm b. 38 cm c. 39 cm d. 40 cm P
A

S E C
40. With respect to the given angle, what do you call the ratio of the
adjacent side to the hypotenuse of a right triangle?
a. sine b. cosine c. tangent d. secant
41. In ∆ACE , ∠𝐴 = 60°, what is the value of sin E? A
1 𝑎 𝑐 1
a. 8 b. 8 c. 8 d. 2 8 c
C E
42. Refer to ∆ACE with AC=8 cm. Find the length of side a. a
a. 8 c b. 10 c. 8√2 d. 8√3
43. It refers to the angle formed from the horizontal line to the observer’s line of
sight when he looks at an object lower than him.
a. acute angle b. right angle c. angle of elevation d. angle of depression
44. Given the figure, which represents an angle of elevation?

a. ∠𝐿𝐾𝑁 b. ∠𝐿𝐾𝑀 c. ∠𝑀𝐾𝑁 d. ∠𝐾𝑀𝑁

45. From a point 15 m from the flagpole, the angle of elevation to the
top is 45ᵒ. Find the height of the flagpole.
a. 15 m b. 18 m c. 20 m d. 30 m
46. A man at the top of a lighthouse sights a boat with an angle of depression of
30ᵒ. If the tower is 67 m above the surface of the water, what is the horizontal
distance of the boat and the lighthouse?
a. 60 m b. 67 m c. 67√2 m d. 67√3 m
47. An 8-meter long ladder rests against a wall of a house. Its foot rests on a level
ground 4 meters from the wall. What angle does the ladder form with the
ground?
a. 30ᵒ b. 45ᵒ c. 50ᵒ d. 60ᵒ
48. The Law of Sines can be used to solve oblique triangles when you know the
following information:
i. three sides (SSS Case)
ii. two angles and one side (SAA Case and ASA Case)
iii. two sides and an angle opposite one of these sides (SSA Case)
a. i and ii only b. ii only c. iii only d. ii and iii only
49. Which of the following cannot be used to solve oblique triangles?
a. 𝑎2 = 𝑏2 + 𝑐 2 − 2𝑏𝑐(𝑐𝑜𝑠𝐴) c. 𝑏2 = 𝑎2 + 𝑐 2 − 2𝑎𝑐(𝑐𝑜𝑠𝐵)
b. 𝑏2 = 𝑎2 + 𝑏2 − 2𝑎𝑏(𝑐𝑜𝑠𝐵) d. 𝑐 2 = 𝑎2 + 𝑏2 − 2𝑎𝑏(𝑐𝑜𝑠𝐶)
50. To find the distance between two points A and B that lie on opposite banks of
a river, a surveyor lays off line segment AC of length 200 m along one bank
and determines that ∠𝐵𝐴𝐶 = 60ᵒ and ∠𝐴𝐶𝐵 = 45ᵒ. To find the distance from A to
B, which formula should he use?
sin 45° sin 60° sin 45° sin 60° sin 75° sin 45° sin 45° sin 75°
a. 200 = 𝐴𝐵 b. 𝐴𝐵 = 200 c. 200 = 𝐴𝐵 d. 200 = 𝐴𝐵
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ANSWER KEY
1. c 6. a 11. a 16. b 21. a 26. b 31. c 36. c 41. d 46. d
2. a 7. a 12. b 17. d 22. b 27. d 32. d 37. c 42. d 47. d
3. c 8. c 13. c 18. c 23. a 28. b 33. a 38. a 43. d 48. d
4. d 9. d 14. a 19. b 24. c 29. d 34. d 39. c 44. b 49. b
5. b 10. c 15. c 20. c 25. a 30. c 35. a 40. b 45. a 50. c