SECOND PERIODIC TEST IN MATHEMATICS 9

SY: 2022-2023

Name: _____________________________________ Score: ___________

Grade and Section: __________________________ Date: ____________

Directions: Choose the letter of the correct answer. Write it on your answer sheet.

1. The cost c varies directly as the number n of pencils is written as

k k
A. c = kn B. k = cn C. n= D. c=
c n
2. 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
3. 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
4. What type of variation is illustrated by the table?
x 2 4 5 9
y 1 2 2.5 4.5
A. Direct B. Inverse C. Joint D. Combined
m
kx
5. In the equation z= n , y≠ 0, what varies directly as z?
y
A. k B. n C. x D. y
6. 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
7. Find the constant of variation shown in the table if x varies directly as y.
x 10 7 5.5 1.5
3
y 50 27.5 7.5
5

1 1
A. B. 5 C. D. 10
5 2
8. Write the relation among the variables if V is proportional to r 2 and h, and V =8 π when r =2
and h=2.
2
1
A. V =πr 2 h B. V =2 πr 2 h C. V =4 πr 2 h D. V = πr h
2
k
9. 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.
10. If s varies directly as t and inversely as v, then which of the following equations describes the
relation among the three variables s, t, and v?
k kv l kt kt
A. s= B. s= C. = D. s=
tv t s v v
1
11. h varies jointly as j2 and i and inversely as g, and h = 50 when j = 2, i = 5, and g= , find h
2
when
1
j = 4, i = 10, and g= .
4
A. 25 B. 100 C. 800 D. 805
12. The ten administrative staff of a school decided to tour the nearby towns of Laguna on a
particular day. Hey decided to hire a van for P4000.00. Two days before the trip, two of the staff
were assigned to attend a seminar and so could no longer join the trip. How much would each
share for the van rental?
A. P700.00 B. P600.00 C. P500.00 D. P400.00
13. The number of days in repairing a house varies inversely as the number of men working. It
takes
15 days for 2 men to repair the house. How many men are needed to complete the job in 6 days?
A. 3 men B. 4 men C. 5 men D. 6 men
5 0
14. (9 abc d ) is equivalent to
 1
A. 1 B. 9 C. 9 abc d 5 D. 5
9 abc d
15. 4 −2 is the same as ______
1 1
A. 16 B. – 16 C. D.
16 −16
16. A grain of rice has a volume of 20-9 m3. Express the volume of a grain of rice in positive integral
exponent.
1
A. 0 B. 1 C. 9 D. 9
20

1
17. What is the simplified form of 405–26–11000 −1 ?
2
1 1 1
A. 1 B. C. D.
75 150 6000
2 3
4x y
18. Simplify −5 2 .
8x y
5 7 3 3
2y x y 2x x
A. 7 B. C. 5 D.
x 2 y 2y

( )
−1 −2
2x y
19. Simplify −2 −2 .
x b
2 2 4 2
4 2 2 x y b x 1
A. 4b x y B. 4 C. 2 D. 4
2 2
4b 4y 4b x y
20. Which of the following expressions has a rational exponent?
1
A. 4 0 B. 4 2 C. 4 2 D. 4 −2

21. Which of the following is true?

2
A. 51 /2 +51 /3=5 5 C. ( 31 /3 ) =91 /3
1/ 2
2 −2 /3 1
B. 1/ 3
=2
2/ 9
D. 2 = 2 /3
2 4
3/2 −1 /4
x y
22. What is the simplified form of 3/ 4 3/ 4 ?
x y
A. √4 x 3 B. √3 x 4 C. x √
3
xy D. x 4√ xy
y y
23. Which of the following is NOT true about√
5
32?
1
A. It is a radical expression. C. Its exponential notation is 32 5 .
B. Its exponential notation is 325 D. Its simplified form is 2.
24. What is the equivalent of √ 4 + √ 2 using exponential notation?
3 5

A. 4 1 /3 +21 /5 B. 4 3 +25 C. 6 8 D. 61 / 8
25. Which of the following rational exponents is equivalent to √ 3 2
6?
3 2 2 3
A. 6 2 B. 6 3 C. 2 6 D. 3 6
26. Rewrite the expression in radical form x 2/ 3.
A. √ 3 2
x B. √
3
x C. √ x 3 D. √ x
27. Select an expression that is equivalent to √ 3 6 2

A. 32 /3 B. 33 /2 C. 33 D. 31 /3
28. Which are similar radicals?
I. 5√ 2 x , -√ 2 x II. √ 3 y , √
3
3 y , √ 8 y III.
3
-√ 2 , √ 8 , √ 18
A. I only B. II and III C. III only D. I and III
29. Which of the following is true about √ n
ab ?
A. √ n
ab=√ a b
n n
B. √
n
ab=a b C. √ ab=√ a √ b
n n n n n
D. None of them
30. It is an expression containing the symbol √ ❑(radical sign).
A. Radical B. Rational C. Radicand D. Fractional
31. Which of the following radicals need not be rationalized?

√ √ √3
7 2 4
A. B. C. D.
9 √3 5 √2
32. In rationalizing
√3 , what will you multiply to the radical?
√8
A.
√2 B.
√4 C.
√6 D.
√5
√2 √4 √6 √5
33. Simplify √ 3
40 n2 .
A. 2 √ 5 n 2
3
B. 5 √
3
8 n2 C. 2 √
3
5 n3 D. 4 √
3
10 n 2
2
34. What is the simplified form of ?
√5
−2 √5 2 √5 −5 √2 5 √2
A. B. C. D.
5 5 5 5
35. What is

1
√
4 1 equal to?
256
1 1 1
A. B. C. D.
8 6 4 2
36. Which of the following is equivalent to √
3
56?
A. 3√ 6
3
B. 2√ 6
3
C. 2√ 3
7 D. 3√
3
7
37. Which of the following is INCORRECT?
A. 4 √ 5+ 3 √ 5=7 √ 5 C. 3 √
4
2−6 √ 2=−3 √ 2
4 4

B. −4 √ 5−3 √ 5=−7 √ 5 D. 3 √
4
2−6 √ 2=3 √ 2
4 4

38. What is the result after simplifying 2 √ 3+ ¿ 4 √ 3−5 √ 3 ¿?

A. −√ 3 B. √ 3 C. 11 √ 3 D. 21 √ 3

39. Multiply √ 2 ( √ 6 + √ 7 ) and write the product in simplest form.

A. √ 12+ √ 14 B. 2√ 6+2 √ 7 C. √ 26 D. 2 √ 3+ √ 14

40. Simplify the expression √ 8 y +5 √ 50 y −2 √ 18 y

A. 13√ 2 y B. 21√ 2 y C. 882y D. ( √ 8+5 √ 50−2 √ 18 ) √ y

41. What is the simplified form of 2 √ 20- 3√ 45 + √ 5 ?

A. 5√ 5 B. - 4√ 5 C. -5√ 5 D. 6√ 5

42. Find the product of √ 2 x 4 ∙ √ 8 x3 .

A. √ 16 x 12 B. √ 4 x3 C. 4x3√ x D. 16x√ x

43. Which of the following is a radical equation?

x+ 1
A. √ x+ 3=−2 B. √ 81=9 C. √3 27= x D. =√ 12
x−1

44. Which of the following radical equations will have x=6 as a solution?
A. √ x−2 x+7=0 B. √ 2 x −3=x−3 C. √ x=9 D. 3 √ x=5

45. Solve the equation

A. 9 B. 18
√ a .
3
=3
C. 27 D. 54

46. What is the value of k will make the equation √3 k + 4=√3 2 k + 3 true?
A. 4 B. 3 C. 2 D. 1

47. The length l (in inches) of a standard nail can be modeled by l=54 √ d 3 where d is the diameter
(in inches) of the nail. What equation for d can be derived from the original equation?

A. d= √
l3
54
B. d=
√ l3
54
C. d=
√ l3
54
3
D. d= 3
√ l2
54
2

48. What is the first step to solve the equation 2+ √ 90−v=11?

A. Isolate the radical by squaring both sides of the equation
B. Isolate the radical by adding -2 to both sides of the equation
C. Eliminate the radical by squaring both sides of the equation
D. Eliminate the radical by adding -2 to both sides of the equation
49. Which of the following steps, in proper order, shall be done to determine the solution of
√ 6−15 x=9?
I. Isolate the radical
II. Eliminate the radical
III. Solve the resulting equation
IV. Check the answer in the original equation
A. I, II, III, IV B. II, I, III, IV C. II, III, IV D. I, III, IV

50. Which of the following equations has an extraneous solution?

A. √ x+ 8=3 C. √
3
2 x +3+5=2
B. √ 3 x +10 x−5=0
2
D. √ x+ 10=x +4

Prepared by: Checked by: Noted by:

CRISTINA B. LAGRADA VICTORIA B. VILLANUEVA FLORENTINO A. LARA

Teacher III Head Teacher I Principal I

KEY TO CORRECTION
1. A
2. B
3. A
4. A
5. D
6. C
7. A
8. A
9. D
10.D
11.C
12.C
13.C
14.A
15.C
16.D
17.B
18.B
19.D
20.C
21.C
22.A
23.B
24.A
25.B
26.A
27.D
28.D
29.C
30.A
31.A
32.A
33.A
34.B
35.C
36.C
37.D
38.B
39.D
40.B
41.B
42.C
43.A
44.B
45.C
46.D
47.D
48.B
49.A
50.D