Department of Education

Region VII, Central Visayas

Division of Talisay City

TABUNOC NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL

Tabunok, Talisay City Cebu

1st PERIODICAL TEST IN MATHEMATICS 9

S.Y.2022-2023

NAME: ________________________ Grade & Section: ______________________ Score: ____________

Instructions: Read and analyze each question carefully. Choose the best answer from the choices provided.
Write your answer on the space provided before the item.
1. Rational exponents (also called ___________) are expressions with exponents that are rational numbers.
A. irrational exponents C. integral exponents
B. principal exponents D. fractional exponents
( )
1 2
2. Which law of exponents supports when the expression 10 2 is simplified?
A. Product Rule C. Power of a Power
B. Power of a Product D. Power of a Quotient

( )
2
8 3
3. The expression is equivalent to ___________________.
27
2
82 83
√ √( )
2 2
27
c. 3 8
3
A. 3 B. 2 D.
27 27 8
27 3

( )
2 1
3 2
9x
4. The expression 2 can be simplified to __________________.
3
25 y
2 1 1 1
3 3 3 2
3x 9x 3x 9x
A. 2 B. 1 C. 1 D. 1
5y 3
25 y 5y 3 3
25 y 2

5. Which of the following expressions has the least value?

( )
2 3 1 3 1
A. 4 3 B. ( 8 4 ) 2 C. 16 4 D. 32 5
6. Which of the following expressions has the greatest value?
( ) ( )( )
3 1 4 1 1 5
A. ( 42 ) 2 B. 8 3 C. 10 2 10 2 D. 16 4

( )
4 1
9x 2
7. What is the simplified form of the expression 8 ?
16 y
3 x2 9 x2 3 x2 9 x4
A. B. C. D.
4 y4 16 y 4 8 y4 16 y 8

For 8-10: Simplify the following expressions involving rational exponents.

( x )( x )
1 6
8. 7 7

6 6 1
A. x 49 B. x 7 C. x D.
x
 9
y8
9. 5
y 8

9 1 1
A. y 8 B. C. y 2 D. y
y
1
10. ( 8 k 3 m−6 ) 3
3k 2k
A. 3 km2 B. 2 C. 2 D. 2 km2
m m
1
11. What is the radical form of the expression ( mn ) 5 ?
5
1 2k
A. ( √4 xy ) B. 4 C. D. 2 km2
( √ xy )
5
m2
1
12. The expression ( x 4 y 4 ) 5 is equivalent to the radical form below:
5
1 4
A. ( √4 xy ) B. 4 C. ( √5 xy ) D. x 20 y 20
( √ xy )
5

13. What is the exponential form of ( √3 x 5 )( √3 x 2) ?

9 10 5 7
A. x 10 B. x 9 C. x 8 D. x 3

2
( √3 x 4 )
14. What is the equivalent exponential form of 3 7 ?
( √ x 3)
1 29
1 13
A. 29 B. x 3 C. 13 D. x 3
3 3
x x
1
x2
15. What is the equivalent radical form of ?
( x )( x
3
4 −2
)
1 1 13
A. √4 x 7 B.
√x
4 13 C.
√x
4 7 D. x 4

16. What is the value when a number, except zero raised to the power if zero?
A. -1 B. 0 C. 1 D. 2
−3
17. Which expression is equivalent to x ?
1 1
4
A. x 4 B. 4 C. −x 4 D.
x x

18. What is a m ∙ an ?
m
A. a mn B. a m−n C. a n D. a n−m

3
19. What is the equivalent of the expression –(−3 x 2 y ) ?
A. 27 x 6 y 3 B. −27 x 6 y3 C. 9 x 5 y 4 D. −9 x 5 y 4
2
20. Which of the following is the simplified form of the expression (−2 xy )3 ( 3 x 3 y ) ?
 A. 72 x9 y 3 B. −72 x9 y 5 C. −24 x 9 y 4 D. −18 x 9 y 5

( )
2 2
−4 x
21. What is the equivalent of − ?
3y
−16 x 4 16 x 4 −4 x 4 4 x4
A. B. C. D.
9 y2 9 y2 3 y2 3 y2

()
−3
4
22. Which of the following is the simplified form of ?
5
64 125 −64 −125
A. B. C. D.
125 64 125 64
−3 −4 0
23. What is the equivalent value of ( x y ) ?
1
A. x 3 y 4 B. 3 4 C. 0 D. 1
x y
24. 5 x =125, then what is the value of x?
A. 3 B. 25 C. 120 D. 625
x 1
25. What is the value of x if 3 = ?
81
−1 1
A. -4 B. 4 C. D.
4 4
26. Simplify 2 k 8 ∙3 k 3
A. 5 k 24 B. 5 k 11 C. 6 k 11 D. 6 k 24
6
27. Simplify ( 3 t −2 )
1 729 1
A. 3 t −12 B. 12 C. 12 D. 12
3t t 729t
3
28. Simplify ( 5 k 2 )
A. 125 k 6 B. 125 k 5 C. 5 k 6 D. 5 k 8
0
29. Simplify 2+ ( y 9 )
A. 0 B. 1 C. 2 D. 3
30. Which expression is equal to 8?
A. 2−5 ∙22 B. 25 ∙2−2 C. 8−3 ∙ 82 D. 83 ∙ 82
31. The cost c varies directly as the number n of pencils written as
k k
A. c = kn B. k = cn C. n= D. c=
c n
32. The speed r of a moving object is inversely proportional to the time t travelled is written as
k r
A. r = kt B. r = C. t = kr D. =r
t k
33. Which is an example of a direct variation?
2 2
A. xy = 10 B. y= C. y = 5x D. =x
x y
34. A car travels a distance of d km in t hours. The formula that relates d to t is d = kt. What kind of
variation is it?
A. Direct B. Inverse C. Joint D. Combined
35. y varies directly as x and y = 32 when x = 4. Find the constant of variation.
A. 4 B. 36 C. 28 D. 128
36. Which of the following describes an inverse variation?

A. B.
 C. D.
37. What happens to T when h is doubled in the equation T = 4h?
A. T is halved B. T is tripled C. T is doubled D. T becomes zero
38. If y varies directly as x and y = 12 when x = 4, find y when x = 12.
A. 3 B. 4 C. 36 D. 48
39. What mathematical statement describes the graph below?
A. lw = 36
l
B. =36
w
l
C. =w
36
w
D. =1
36

1
40. If y varies inversely as x and y = when x = 8, find y when x = -4.
3
−2 2 −32 32
A. B. C. D.
3 3 3 3
k
41. What happens to y when x is tripled in the relation y= ?
x
A. y is tripled B. y is doubled C. y is halved D. y is divided by 3
42. W varies directly as the square of x and inversely as p and q. If w = 12 when x = 4, p = 2 and q = 20,
find w when x = 3, p = 8 and q = 5.
27
A. 10 B. 9 C. D. 5
4
43. If 3 men can do a portion of a job in 8 days, how many men can do the same job in 6 days?
A. 7 B. 6 C. 5 D. 4
1
44. If y varies inversely as x, and y= when x = 9, find y when x = -3.
5
1 3 −3
A. 5 B. C. D.
3 5 5
45. Mackee’s income varies directly as the number of days that she works. If she earns Php 8,000.00 in 20
days, how much will she earn if she works 3 times long?
A. Php 26,000 B. Php 24,000 C. Php 20,000 D. Php 16,000