SECOND QUARTER EXAMINATION IN MATHEMATICS 9

Name: _____________________________________ Date: __________________

Grade & Section: ____________________________ Score: _________________

I. MULTIPLE CHOICE
Direction: Choose the letter of the correct answer and write it on the space provided before
the number.
____1. Which of the following represents: “y varies inversely to x” ?
k k
A. y = kx B. y = C. x = ky D. x =
x y

____2. Which of the following illustrates combined variation?

k kx
A. y = kwx B. y = C. y = D. k = xyw
wx w

____3. If y varies directly to x what happens to y when x is doubled?

A. a. doubled B. halved C. quadrupled D. remains the same

____4. In the formula, P = 4s, what happens to P when s is doubled?

A. P is halved C. P is tripled
B. P is doubled D. P is quadrupled

____5. If y varies directly as x, where y = 48 when x = 4. Find the constant of variation.

A. 8 B. 12 C. 28 D. 128

____6. Which variation statement describes 𝑦=3𝑥?

A. y varies directly as x
B. y varies inversely as x
C. y varies directly to two or more quantities
D. y varies directly to some quantities and varies inversely to some other quantities

____7. Which of the following is not an example of inverse variation?

1
1400 1400 z 888
A. 𝑦 = B. 𝑦 = C. 𝑦 = D. 10
x x x
x

____8. What happens to M when s is zero in the equation M = 2s?

A. M is halved C. M is tripled
B. M is doubled D. M becomes zero

____9. If y varies directly as x and y = 18 when x = 3, find the constant of variation.

A. 6 B. 9 C. 36 D. 54

____10. 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

____11. 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. 4 B. 5 C. 6 D. 7

____12. Hooke’s Law for an elastic spring states that the distance a spring stretch varies
directly
as the force applied. If a force of 160 newtons stretches a spring 5 cm, how long will a
force of 368 newton’s stretch the same spring?
A. 0.03 cm B. 11.5 cm C. 23 cm D. 32 cm
____13. What is the base in the expression –(–6)5 ?
A. -6 x 5 B. -6 C. 5 D. 6

____14. What is the product of x-5 and 2x7?

 A. 3x-2 B. 2x2 C. 2x12 D. 3x2
-2
____15. 2 is equal to ____.
−1 1
A. B. −4 C. D. 4
4 4

____16. What rule/s should be applied to simplify the expression (3x3y2)-3 ?

I. Quotient Rule
II. Power Rule
III. Negative Rule
IV. Product Rule

A. I & III B. II & IV C. II & III D. III & IV

____17. Simplify 4x0.

A. x B. 1 C. 4 D. 4x

____18. Simplify the expression 3x-5.

1 3 x 35
A. 5 B. 5 C. 5 D.
3x x 3 x

____19. When a caterpillar larvae hatches, it weighs only 10-2 grams. However, each day it can
eat 104 times its initial body weight. How many grams of food can the larvae eat each
day?

A. 102 B. 103 C. 104 D. 106

____20. Simplify the expressions (2b4)-5 with positive exponents only.

2 32 1 b
20
A. 20 B. C. D.
b x 32b 20 32
1
____21. In the expression ( 2 x ) 2 , what is the radicand?
A. 2√ x B. √2x C. x√ 2 D. 2x

____22. Which of the following is the equivalent of √

3
4 in expression with rational exponent?
1 1
A. 4 3 B. 34 C. 43 D. 3 4

____23. Which of the following is the equivalent of (√ 2 xy )3 in expression with rational

exponent?
2 3 3
A. (2 xy) 3 B. (2 xy) 2 C. 2( xy ) 2 D. 2xy

____24. Express (2𝑥)12 in radical form.

√2x
1
A. 2 √ x B. √ 2 x C. x √ 2 D. 2

____25. It is the process of eliminating the radical expression in the denominator.

A. extracting the roots C. rationalization
B. factorization D. simplifying radicals

____26. It is the reverse process of raising a number to the second power.

A. extracting the roots C. simplifying
B. rationalization D. squaring a number

____27. Which of the following is a square root of 196?

A. 14 B. 24 C. 96 D. 98

____28. Between what two consecutive whole numbers does √ 31 lie?

 A. 4 and 5 B. 5 and 6 C. 6 and 7 D. 7 and 8

____29. When an exact answer is asked, we must express it as a radical expression in:
A. exponential form B. radical form C. rational form D. simplified form

____30. Which of the following is a radical expression?

A. x5 B. -5 C. √ 5 D. 5

____31. Numbers such as 4, 9, and 25 whose square roots are integers are called ______.
A. nth root B. perfect cube C. perfect square D. roots

____32. Numbers such as 8, 27, and 125 whose cube roots are integers are called _____
A. nth root B. perfect cube C. perfect square D. roots

____33. The simplest form of √3 40 x 8 y 9 z 10 is _________________.

A. 2x2y3z3√
3
5 x2 z C. 2xyz √
3
5 xyz
B. 3x2y3z3√ 5 x2 z
3
D. 3xyz √
3
5 xyz

____34. Simplify
√ 121
49

1 3 3 11
A. B. C. D.
7 7 7 7

____35. Simplify the expression

√ 28 x 3 y 2 z
7 xy
2

A. 4√ xz C. 2√ XZ
B. 2x√ z D. 4x√ z

4
____36. Rationalize the denominator
3 √2 x
2√ 2 x 2 2
A. B. C. D. 2x
3x √x x

____37. Simplify √√x

3 2 24

A. √x B. x4 C. x√ x D. 12√ x

____38. What is the simplified form of

√x
5
2√ X
5 4
√
5 32
x
A. B. C. 2x D. x
x X

____39. Evaluate and perform the operation of -3√ 20 - √ 5

A. - √ 5 B. -7√ 5 C. -3√ 15 D. already simplified

____40. Find the perimeter of a triangle whose side lengths are 15 cm, 8√ 7 cm, and √ 112 cm.
Give the answer as a radical expression in simplest form.

A. (15 + 8√ 7 + √ 112¿ cm C. (15 + 24√ 7 ) cm

B. (15 + 12√ 7 ) cm D. 27√ 7 cm

____41. Get the product in the simplest form √ 2 ( √ 6 + √ 7 ).

 A. √ 12 + √ 14 C. √ 26
B. 2 √ 6 D. 2√ 3 + √ 14
____42. Write the product in the simplest form √ 9 ( √ 3 + 2√ 2 )
A. 9√ 3 + 18√ 2 C. √ 27 + √ 72
B. 3√ 11 D. 3√ 3 + 6√ 2

____43. Solve the radical equation: √ 3 x = 12.

A. 12 B. 24 C. 36 D. 48

____44. Solve the equation: √ 3 x−2 = 6.

14 38
A. 6 B. C. D. 9
3 3

____45. If the given value of a solution is n = 10, what is the equation?

A. √ 110−n = n C. x = √ 8 x
B. √ 30−x = x D. √ 4 n = n

____46. Which of the following value(s) of x satisfy the equation √ 6 x+ 4=4 ?

A. x = 2 B. x = 3 C. x = 4 D. x = 5

____47. Luis walks 5 km due east and 8 km due north. How far is he from the starting
point?

A. √ 25 km B. √ 39 km C. √ 64 km D. √ 89 km

____48. Find the length of an edge of a cube given its surface area of 72 m 2.

A. √ 2 m B. 2√ 3 m C. 6√ 3 m D. 6√ 12 m

____49. A taut rope starting from the top of a flagpole and tied to the ground is 15 m long. If the
pole is 7 m high, how far is the rope from the base of the flagpole?

A. 4√ 11 m B. 16√ 11 m C. 11√ 4 m D. 16√ 4 m

____50. For an airplane flying above the earth, the approximate distance d (in miles) to the
horizon is given by the equation d =√ 8000 a, where a is the altitude of the plane in miles.
Determine the altitude of the plane if its distance to the horizon is 150 miles.

13 13 13 13
A. 1 mi B. 2 mi C. 3 mi D. 4 mi
16 16 16 16