GULING NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL

Guling, Guipos, Zamboanga del Sur

Mathematics 9
FIRST SUMMATIVE TEST

Direction: Choose the best answer of the following equations and encircle the letter only.
1. How many real solutions does the quadratic equation x 2 +5x + 7 = 0 have?
a. 0 b. 1 c. 2 d. 3
2. Which of the following are the roots of x 2 – 64 = 0?
a. x = ±8 b. x = 16 ; x = 4 c. x = + 8 d. x = - 8
3. Find the solutions of quadratic equation 2m 2 – 50 = 0
a. m = – 5 b. m = + 5 c. m = ± 5 d. no solutions
4. Extract the square root of the quadratic equation (x-5) 2 – 25 = 0
a. x = ±5 b. x = 10 ; x = 0 c. x = ± 10 d. x = ± 20
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5. Which of the following are the roots of this quadratic equation x = 64/81
a. x = ± 4/3 b. x = ± 8/9 c. x = ± 12/18 d. x = ± 16/29
6. Find the solutions of the equation x2 + 9x = – 8 by factoring.
a. x =- 1 or x =- 8 b. x=1 or x=8 c. x=7 or x=2 d. x=3 or x=2
7. Find the solutions of the equation 9x2 – 4 = 0 by factoring.
a. x=-2 or x=2 b. x=2 or x-4 c. x=1 or x=2 d. x=-1 or x=1
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8. Find the solutions of the equation (x – 4) – 25 = 0 by extracting square root.
a. x=9 or x = -1 b. x=2 or x-4 c. x=7 or x=2 d. x=-1 or x=1
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9. Find the solutions of the quadratic equation x -16=0 by extracting square root.
a. x=4 or x = -4 b. x=3 or x=4 c. x=2 or x=-2 d. x=3 or x=-3
10. What factoring technique did you use to come up with the factors of each quadratic equation?
a. zero product property b. binomial property c. monomial property d. zero property
11. Find the solution of the given equation, s +15 = -10. Which of these is the value of s?
a. s = - 5 b. s = -25 c. s = 5 d. s = 25
12. Solve for r, if r - 25 =12. Which of the following?
a. r = 13 b. r = 37 c. r = -37 d. r = -13
13. Which of the following values below equal to x, if 3x - 7 = 8 ?
a. x = 3 b. x = -5 c. x = 5 d. x = 15
14.Which of the given below is the value of x in the equation (x – 9) 2 = 0?
a. x = 9; x=9 b. x = - 9; x= -9 c. x = -18; x-18 d. x = 18; x=9
15. In the given equation, 3x2+ 7x – 6 = 0 which is the value of x?
a. x =2/5; x = -3 b. x = -2/5; x = -3 c. x =2/3; x = 3 d. x =2/3; x = -3
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16. Solve the given equation x - 5x – 14 = 0, which of these?
a. x = 2; x = -3 b. x = -2; x = -5 c. x = 3; x = 7 d. x = -2; x = 7
17. Find the solutions of x2 - 2x = 3 by completing the square. Which of these?
a. x = 3 ; x = 6 b. x = 3 ; x = 4 c. x = 4 ; x = -1 d. x = 3; x = -1
18. Solves the equation, x2+14x = 32 by completing the square.
a. x = 2 ; x =16 b. x = 2 ; x = -16 c. x = 3 ; x =12 d. x = 4 ; x = 6
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19. Find the solutions of t + 10t + 9 = 0 by completing the square.
a. t = -1 ; t = -9 b. t = 3 ; t = -9 c. t = -2 ; t = -6 d. t = ½; t = 5
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20. Find the solutions of x + 6x -11 = 0 by completing the square.
a. x = -3 + 2√5 ; x = -3 - 2√5 c. x = -3 - 3√5 ; x = -3 + 3√5
b. x = -4 - 2√5 ; x = -4 + 2√5 d. x = 2 - √5 ; x = -2 √5
21. Solves the equation, m2+ 7m – 51/4 = 0 by completing the square. Which is correct?
a. m = ½ ; m = 2/3 b. m = 3/2; m = 5/3 c. m = ½ ; m = 2/3 d. m = 3/2 ; m = -17/2
22. It is a number that, times itself, produces a given number. 
a. factor b. perfect squares c. square roots d. radical expression
23. It is a number whose square roots are whole numbers.
a. factor b. perfect squares c. square roots d. radical expression
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24. Which of the following is the standard form of the equation x−3=x2 ?
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a. 2 x2 −x+3=0 c. – x + x−3=0
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b. x −x−3=0 d. 2 x2 −x+6=0
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25. What are the values of a, b and c in the equation 5 x=( 2 x+1 )2 ?
a. a=−4 , b=−1, c=1 c. a=4 , b=−1 , c=1
b. a=2 , b=−5 , c=1 d. a=−4 , b=7 , c=−1
26. What is the discriminant of 5 x 2=3 x+2 ?
a. −49 b. √ 7 c. 7 d. 49
27. Which of the following is true about the nature of the roots of the equation of 2 x2 + x−3=0 ?
a. both rational b. irrational conjugate c. one real solution d. no real solution
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28. The roots of the equation x −3 x−10=0 are _________.
a. 5∧−2 b. 5∧2 c. −5∧2 d. −5∧−2
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29. How many real solution does −x + 4 x=8 have?
a. ¿ b. one c. two d. three
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30. What is the value of the discriminant of the equation 5 x −7 x−2=0 ?
a. −9 b. 9 c. 59 d. 89
31. The roots of a quadratic equation are 3 and −3. What is the Equation?
a. x 2+ 9=0 b. x 2−9=0 c. x 2−3=0 d. x +3=0
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32. If x =16is equivalent to ( x ¿¿ 2) =16 ,¿ which of the following are two (2) of its solutions?
a. ±2 b. ± 4 c. ± 8 d. ± 16
33. Which of the following has −3∧7as roots?
a. x 2+ 4 x−21=0 c. x 2−4 x+21=0
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b. x −4 x−21=0 d. x 2+ 4 x +21=0
34. Which of the following Mathematical Statements is a Quadratic Inequality?
a. 5 t 2 −t−20=0 c. 4 x2 +2 x−2 ≥0
b. 9 h+18< 0 d. m 2 +9 m+ 16=0
35. Which of the following coordinates of points belong to the solution set of the inequality y <3 x 2+3 x−6?
a. (-1, 2) b. (1, -2) c. (-2, 7) d. (-1, -1)
36. An open box is to be formed out of a rectangular piece of cardboard whose length is 16 cm longer than its width. To
form the box, a square of side 5 cm will be removed from each corner of the cardboard. Then the edges of the remaining
cardboard will be turned up. If the box is to hold at most 2,100 cm3, what mathematical statement would represent the
given situation?
a. w 2+ 4 w ≤ 480 b.w 2−4 w ≤ 420 c.w 2+ 4 w ≥ 480 d.w 2−4 w ≤ 480
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37. Which of the following shows the graph of y ≤ x +4 x −12?

38. The length of a wall is 17 m more than its width. If the area of the wall is less than or equal to 60 m2, which of the
following could be its length?
a. 3 m b. 16 m c. 18 m d. 20 m
39. Which of the following mathematical statements is a quadratic inequality?

40. The length of a garden is 2m more than twice its width and its area is 24m 2.Which of the following equations
represents the given situation?
a. x2 + x = 12 b. x2 + 2x = 12 c. x2 + x = 24 d. x2 + 2x = 24

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