First Quarter Exam

Grade 9 Math (STEM)

Name:________________________________________ Yr. & Section:______________ Score:________

I. MULTIPLE CHOICE. Choose the letter of the correct answer ____11. How many real roots does the quadratic equation
and write it on the space provided before the number. 3𝑥 2 + 7𝑥 + 10 = 0 have?
____ 1. It is a polynomial equation of degree two that can be a. 0 b. 1 c. 2 d. 3
written in the form 𝑎𝑥 2 + 𝑏𝑥 + 𝑐 = 0, where a, b, and c are
____12. Which of the following quadratic equations can be
real numbers and 𝑎 ≠ 0.
solved easily by extracting the square?
a. Linear function c. Quadratic Equation
b. Linear Inequality d. Quadratic Inequality a. 6𝑥 2 − 9𝑥 + 12 = 0 c. 4𝑚2 − 64 = 0
b. 5𝑛2 + 7𝑛 − 51 = 0 d. 𝑣 2 − 3𝑣 − 10 = 0
___ 2. Which of the following is a quadratic equation?
____13. What method is used in solving the quadratic
a. 2𝑟 2 + 4𝑟 − 1 c. 𝑠 2 + 5𝑠 − 14 = 0 equation below? 4𝑥 2 + 6𝑥 − 16 = 0
b. 3𝑡 − 7 = 12 d. 2𝑥 2 − 7𝑥 ≥ 3
4𝑥 2 + 6𝑥 + 9 = 16 + 9
____ 3. Which of the following is the standard form of
quadratic equation? (2𝑥 + 3)2 = 25

a. 𝑎𝑥 2 + 𝑏𝑥 + 𝑐 < 0 , 𝑎 ≠ 0 c. 𝐴𝑥 + 𝐵𝑦 + 𝐶 = 0 2𝑥 + 3 = ∓5

b. 𝑎𝑥 2 + 𝑏𝑥 + 𝑐 = 0 , 𝑎 ≠ 0 d. 𝑦 = 𝑚𝑥 + 𝑏 𝒙 = −𝟒 and 𝒙=𝟏
a. Extracting the square root
____ 4. In the quadratic equation 5𝑤 2 + 9𝑤 − 10 = 0,
b. Factoring
which is the quadratic term?
c. Completing the square
a. 𝑤 2 b. 9𝑤 c. 5𝑤 2 d. -10 d. Using the quadratic formula

____ 5. Which of the following describes the discriminant of a ____14. One of the roots of 2𝑥 2 − 3𝑥 − 9 = 0 is 3. What is
quadratic equation? the root?
3 2 2 3
a. −𝑏 2 − 4𝑎 c. 𝑏 2 − 4𝑎𝑐 a. b. c. − 3 d. − 2
2 3
b. 𝑏 2 − 𝑎𝑐 d. √𝑏 2 − 4𝑎𝑐
____15-17. What are the roots of the quadratic equation
____ 8. What is the discriminant of the quadratic equation 𝑥 2 − 3𝑥 − 10 = 0? Solve by factoring (3 points with solution).
𝑥 2 + 7𝑥 − 8 = 0 ?
a. 2 and 5 b. -2 and 5 c. -10 and 1 d. 10 and -1
a. 17 b. 25 c. -17 d. -25
____18-20. What are the roots of the quadratic equation
____ 6. What is the nature of the roots of the quadratic 3𝑥 2 − 27 = 0? Solve using any method (3 points with
equation if the value of its discriminant is zero? solution) a. ∓27 b. ∓9 c. ∓3 d. 3
a. The roots are not real ____21-23 Find the solution of the quadratic equation 𝑥 2 +
b. The roots are irrational & not equal. 14𝑥 = 32 by completing the square (3 points with solution).
c. The roots are rational & not equal.
d. The roots are rational & equal. a. x = 2 or x = -16 c. x = 2 or x = 16
b. x = -2 or x = 16 d. x = -2 or x = -16
____8. How would you describe the nature of the roots of the
quadratic equation 𝑥 2 + 7𝑥 − 8 = 0 ? [24-26]. Refer to the situation below.
a. The roots are not real
“The length of a garden is 5m longer than its
b. The roots are irrational & not equal.
width and the area is 36 m2.”
c. The roots are rational & not equal.
d. The roots are rational & equal. ____ 24. Which expression correctly represents the length of
the garden? (let width = x)
____ 9. Your friend said that certain quadratic equations have
no real roots. What could be his basis of saying so? a. x b. 5x c. x + 5 d. x - 5
a. the value of its discriminant is zero
b. the value of its discriminant is a positive perfect square _____25. Which equation correctly represent the given
c. the value of its discriminant is not a perfect square situation?
d. the value of its discriminant is a negative number
a. 𝑥 2 + 5𝑥 = 36 c. 𝑥 2 + 5𝑥 − 36
b. 𝑥 2 + 5𝑥 + 36 = 0 d. 𝑥 2 + 5𝑥 − 36
____ 10. Which of the following quadratic equations has no
____26. How long is the garden?
real roots? a. 2𝑥 2 + 4𝑥 = 3 c. 3𝑠 2 − 2𝑠 = −3 a. 3 m b. 8 c. 6 m d. 11 m
2
b. 𝑡 − 8𝑡 − 4 = 0 2
d. −2𝑟 + 𝑟 + 7 = 0
____27. Which expression represents the product of the
product of the roots of a quadratic equation?
−𝑏 −𝑏 𝑐 𝑐
a. b. c. d.
𝑐 𝑎 𝑏 𝑎

____28. The roots of a quadratic equation are -9 and 0. What

a. 𝑥 2 − 9𝑥 c. 𝑥 2 − 9𝑥 = 0
b. 𝑥 2 + 9𝑥 = 0 d. cannot be determined
____29. The sum and product of the roots of a certain
3
quadratic equation is 2 and -10 respectively. What is the
quadratic equation?

a. 2𝑥 2 − 3𝑥 + 20 = 0 c. 2𝑥 2 + 3𝑥 + 20 = 0
b. 2𝑥 2 − 3𝑥 + 10 = 0 d. 2𝑥 2 + 3𝑥 + 10 = 0
____30. What is the sum of the roots of the quadratic equation
2𝑥 2 + 6𝑥 − 14 = 0 ?
a. -7 b. -3 c. 6 d. 14
____31. Which of the following quadratic equations is
transformable to a quadratic equation?
𝑤+1 𝑤+2 2𝑞−1 1 3𝑞
a. 2
− 4
=7 c. 3
−2 = 4
2 3 3 4 7
b. − =5 d. − =
𝑝 𝑝+1 𝑚−2 𝑚+2 𝑚

___32. Which quadratic equation is equivalent to the rational

a. 4𝑥 2 − 6𝑥 + 2 = 0 c. 4𝑥 2 − 6𝑥 − 2 = 0
b. 4𝑥 2 + 6𝑥 + 2 = 0 d. 4𝑥 2 + 6𝑥 − 2 = 0
1 4𝑥
___33. Solve the rational algebraic equation − =1.
3𝑥 6

a. x = 2 or x = ½ c. x = -2 or x = -½
b. x = -2 or x = ½ d. x = 2 or x = -½

Prepared by: Ma’am Alangcas