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REGION III-CENTRAL LUZON

REGIONAL ASSESSMENT TEST

Mathematics 9
Directions: Read each item carefully and choose the letter of the best answer in your answer sheet.

1. The following are examples of quadratic equations EXCEPT:

A. x2 – 7x + 10 = 0 B. x(x – 5) = 0 C. 2x2 – 5x – 9 = 0 D. (x2 + 3)(x – 3) = 0
2 2
2. In the equation x – 4x + 3 = 0, x is what kind of term?
A. constant term B. factor term C. linear term D. quadratic term
3. Which of the following is equal to (x + 4) (x - 5) + 3 = 0?
A. x2 – x –17 = 0 B. x2 + x –17 = 0 C. x2 – x +17 = 0 D. x2 + x +17 = 0
4. What is the standard form of a quadratic equation?
A. ax2 + by + c = 0 B. ay2 + bx + c = 0 C. ax2 + bx + c = 0 D. ay2 + by + c = 0
2
5. What must be the value of n so that 4x + nx = - 9 becomes a perfect square trinomial?
A. 6 B. 12 C. 18 D. 24
6. Which method can be used to derive the quadratic formula from the standard of a quadratic equation?
A. using additive inverse C. by extracting the square roots
B. by completing the square D. by cancellation and cross multiplication
7. If x1 and x 2 are the roots of the quadratic equation ax2 + bx + c = 0, then (x1 + x 2) is
b c –b –c
A. B. C. D.
c a a a
8. The difference of two numbers is 2 and their product is 483. Find the numbers. Y
A. -23 & -21 B. -23 & 21 C. 23 & -21 D. 23 & 21
9. Which of the following is the vertex form of a quadratic equation?
X
A. y = a(x – h)2 + k B. y = a(x + h)2 – k C. y = a(x – k)2 + h D. y = a(x + k)2 – h
10. What is the vertex of the given parabola on the right?
A. (3, 5) B. (-3, 5) C. (-5, 3 D. (5, 3)
11. What is the quadratic function whose zeros are -3 and 4?
A. y = x2 – x – 12 B. y = x2 + x – 12 C. y = x2 – 12x – 1 D. y = x2 + 12x – 1
12. A garden measuring 12 meters by 16 meters is to have a pedestrian pathway installed all around it,
increasing the total area to 285 square meters. What will be the width of the pathway?
A. 1 meter B. 1.5 meters C. 2 meters D. 2.5 meters
13. In 2023 Philippine Super Liga Volleyball League of x teams in which every team plays every other team
twice, the total number of games played is x2 – x. How many teams are there in a league that play a total of
90 games? A. 12 B. 11 C. 10 D. 9
14. Which of the following is NOT a type of variation?
A. Direct B. Equal C. Inverse D. Joint
15. How can the statement, “The speed is inversely proportional to the time t." be expressed as an equation?
A. s = k / t B. s = k : t C. s = kt D. s = t / k
16. Which of the following describes an inverse variation?
A. B. C. D.

17. What is the constant of variation in the given table of values?

A. -20 C. 10
B. -10 D. 20

18. Consider the variation, “a varies jointly as of the product of b and c.” If a = 24 when b = 8 and c = 2, find
b when a = 48 and c = 4. A. b = -8 B. b = -1 C. b = 0 D. b = 8
19. The distance a body falls from rest varies directly as the square of the time it falls (ignoring air resistance).
If a ball falls 126 feet in three seconds, how far will the ball fall in seven seconds?
A. 686 feet B. 784 feet C. 812 feet D. 896 feet
20. The electrical resistance of a wire varies directly as its length and inversely as the square of its diameter. A
wire with a length of 200 inches and a diameter of one-quarter of an inch has a resistance of 20 ohms.
Find the electrical resistance in a 500-inch wire with the same diameter.
A. 20 ohms B. 30 ohms C. 40 ohms D. 50 ohms
0 0
5 m −n
21. Simplify: 0 0
A. ½ B. ¼ C. 0 D. -1
m −5 n

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( a +3 )
2 3
22. Express −1
in radical form: A. √3 a2 +6 a−9 B. √3 a2−6 a−9 C. √3 a 4−9 D.
( a −3 )
2 3

√a
3 4
+9
23. Which is true about √3 125 x7 y 9 ? I. The index is 3 III. The simplified form is 5x2y3√
3
x
II. The radicand is 125 x 7 y 9 IV. It is a radical equation
A. I and II only B. III only C. I, II, III only D. All of the above
24. Determine the sum of 5√ 3 and 2√ 75. A. 7√ 75 B. 10√ 5 C. 12√ 7 D. 15√ 3
25. If the hypotenuse of a right triangle is 20 and the measure of one of its legs is 5, what is its area?
25 √ 15 5 √ 20
A. 5√ 15 B. C. 5√ 20 D.
2 2
26. Lloyd and Louie met for a snack. At 4:00 PM, they parted ways. Lloyd drove due south at 30 mph and
Louie drove due east at 60 mph. At 4:30 PM, how far away are Lloyd and Louie from each other?
A. 5√ 2 B. 9√ 10 C. 15√ 5 D. 18√ 3
27. It is a polygon with four sides. A. Triangle B. Quadrilateral C. Pentagon D. Hexagon
28. The following are properties of a parallelogram EXCEPT:
A. Diagonals bisect each other. C. Opposite angles are congruent.
B. Opposite sides are congruent. D. Opposite sides are not parallel.
For Item 29 and 30, Consider the figure in the right.
29. If AH = 18, find OH. A. 9 B. 18 C. 36 D. 72
30. If m∠MTH = 70°, find m∠MTA. A. 35° B. 70° C. 110° D. 140°
31. Given parallelogram ABCD with m∠A = (6x + 13) and m∠C = (8x – 29). What is m∠B?
A. 41° B. 42° C. 136° D. 138°
32. If the perimeter of an isosceles trapezoid is 191 cm and the bases are 63 cm and 49 cm, how long is each
leg? A. 112 cm B. 96 cm C. 79.5 cm D. 39.5 cm
33. A cross section of a water container is in the shape of a trapezoid with bases measuring 2 m and 6 m.
What is the length of the median of this trapezoid? A. 2 m B. 4 m C. 5 m D. 8 m
34. Which is true about similar triangles?
A. Similar triangles are not congruent. C. The corresponding sides are proportional.
B. The corresponding angles are congruent. D. Triangles similar to the same triangle are similar.
For items 35 and 36, identify the theorem that makes the following triangles similar.
35. A. SAA Similarity Theorem C. SSA Similarity Theorem
B. SAS Similarity Theorem D. SSS Similarity Theorem

36. A. SAA Similarity Theorem C. SSA Similarity Theorem

B. SAS Similarity Theorem D. SSS Similarity Theorem

37. A 12-ft ladder is placed 4 ft from the base of a wall. How far up the wall will the ladder reach?
A. √ 2 ft B. 2 √ 2 ft C. 6 √ 2 ft D. 8 √ 2 ft
38. Find the base of a 13-ft ladder if it is placed 5 ft away from the wall.
A. 10 ft B. 12 ft C. 14 ft D. 16 ft
39. Given the angle Ɵ in a right triangle, which of the following corresponds to the ratio of the hypotenuse to
its adjacent side? A. csc Ɵ B. cos Ɵ C. sec Ɵ D. sin Ɵ
4 4 4 5 5
40. If sin θ = , what is tan θ ? A. B. C. D.
5 4 3 4 3
41. In a right triangle DAM, If A = 900, AD = 12 cm and AM = 5 cm, what is cos M?
5 12 13 13
A. B. C. D.
13 13 5 12
42. In the right triangle SAY, if angle S = 750 and a = 18cm, find y.
A. 6.23 cm B. 5.32 cm C. 4.66 cm D. 3.23 cm
43. In the right triangle RST, if s = 15 cm and t = 9 cm, what is r?
A. 6cm B. 8cm C. 10cm D. 12cm
44. In the figure, find the value of x.
A. 10 B. 15 C. 20 D. 25
45. Jan Mark is hiking up a 20-degree slope at a constant rate of 4 mph, how high did he reach after 3
hours?
A. 3.11 m B. 4.10 m C. 5.09 m D. 6.08 m
46. A 10-meter metal rod leans against the wall of a house 6 m from the ground. How far is the foot of the
metal rod from the wall? A. 6 m B. 8 m C. 10 m D. 12 m
47. The angle from the horizontal to the line of sight of the observer to the object above is called _______.
A. Angle of complexion C. Angle of depression

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48. A right triangle can be solved when
i. an acute angle and a side are known
ii. two sides are known
iii. two angles are known
A. i only B. i and ii onlyC. ii and iii only D. i, ii and iii
49. A ramp is pulled out of the back of a truck. A 36-degree angle between the ramp and the pavement. If the
distance from the end of the ramp to the back of the truck is 18 feet, how long is the ramp?
A. 22.55 ft B. 22.45 ft C. 22.35 ft D. 22.25 ft
50. The angle of depression from the top of the light house to two ships lying along the same line on the east
of the light house at a given instant are 20 & 50 degrees respectively. If the top of the light house is
measured at 30m above the sea level. What is the distance between the two ships at that instant?
A. 26.13m B. 25.96m C. 24.83m D. 22.17m

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