SDO – TALAVERA NORTH ANNEX

TABACAO NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL

Tabacao, Talavera, Nueva Ecija
PRE-TEST in MATHEMATICS 9

Name: ________________________________ Section:___________________

Direction: Write the letter that corresponds to the correct answer on the space provided before each number.

_____1. A quadratic equation is an equation of the form

a. ax +b=c witℎ a≠ 0 c. ax 2 +bx +c=0 , a ≠ 0
a b
b. ax +b=0 itℎ a ≠ 0 d. + =c witℎ a ≠ 0
x x
2

_____2. The discriminant of ax 2 +bx +c=0 , a ≠ 0 is equal to

b
a.
a
c. √ b2 − 4 ac
b. b 2 − 4 ac d. the vertex of a parabola
_____3. What is quadratic formula?
−b ± √ b −4 ac b ± √b − 4 ac
2 2
a. x= c. x=¿
2a 2a
b. x=− b ± √
b ± √ b − 4 ac
2 2
b −4 ac
d.
2a 2a
4
_____4. If x =16 is equivalent to ¿ ¿, which of the following are two of its solutions?
a. ± 16 b. ± 8 c. ± 4 d. ± 2
2
_____5. What value of c will make the trinomial x − 20 x +c a perfect square?
a. 25 b. 100 c. 40 d. 45
_____6. The sum of the roots of 5 x 2+7 x −3=0 is
7 3
a. 12 b. 2 c. − d. −
5 5
_____7. If x 2+ mx +7=0 can be solved by factoring and m>0, then m is
a. √ 49 b. √ 14 c. 0 d. 8
2
_____8. In the equation8 x +3 x =−5, what is the real number c?
a. -5 b. 3 c. 5 d. 8
2
_____9. What are the factors of the expression3 x − x −2?
a. ( x − 1 )( 3 x − 2 ) b. ( x +1 )( 3 x − 2 ) c. ( x − 1 ) (3 x+2) d. ( 3 x − 1 )( x+2)
_____10. Which statement is TRUE?
a. Quadratic equations can be solved by factoring.
b. All quadratic equations can be solved by the square root method.
c. All quadratic equations can be solved by quadratic formula.
d. If a quadratic equation can be solved by completing the square, then it can be solved by factoring.
_____11. Find two numbers whose sum is 16 and whose product is 63.
a. 7 and 9 b. 3 and 21 c. 6 and 10 d. 3 and 17
_____12. In the equation x 2 − 5 x −8=0 the discriminant is equal to
a. 57 b. -57 c. 0 d. 16
_____13. What are the roots of the given equation in item no 12?
a. Not equal and irrational c. not equal and rational
b. Equal and rational d. not real
_____14. Which of the following is a Quadratic Equation?
a. 4 x3 + x 2=0 b. 1 −4 x=0 c. 4 x −3=0 d. ( x − 1 )( 2 x+ 3 )=0
_____15. How many real roots are there in the equation y 2 − 3 y − 2?
a. No real roots b. 1 real roots c. 2 real roots d. 3 real roots
_____16. What are the roots of the quadratic equation x 2 − 5 x −24=0 ?
a. 3, 8 b. -3, 8 c. -3, -8 d. 3, -8
_____17. What are the factors of the expression3 x 2 − y −2=0?
a. ( y −1)(3 y − 2) b. ( y +1)(3 y − 2) c. ( y −1)(3 y+ 2) d. (3 y −1)( y+ 2)
2
_____18. The value of p if 2 x − p+8=0 has equal roots and p>0 is
a. 1 b. 4 c. 8 d. 2
_____19. Which quadratic equation has the roots -5 and 8?
a. x 2 − 3 x − 40=0 b. x 2+ 3 x − 40=0 c. x 2 − 3 x + 40=0 d. x 2+ 3 x + 40=0
_____20. In the quadratic equation ax 2 +bx +c=0 , if b 2 − 4 ac <0 , then the equation has
a. 2 real and equal roots c. No real roots
b. 2 irrational and unequal roots d. 2 real and unequal roots
_____21. What quadratic equation will give the solutions (0, -7)?
a. x 2+ 7 x =0 b. x 2 − 7 x =0 c. x 2+ 7=0 d. x 2 − 7=0
_____22. The roots of the equation 4 x2 −100=0 equals
a. 5, -5 b. 5, 5 c. 5/2, -5/2 d. 2/5, -2/5
_____23. Which of the following is the sum and product of the equation 3 m 2+ 6 m−3=0.
a. -2 and -1 b. 2 and -1 c. -6/3 and -1 d. -1/2 and 1
_____24. What is the quadratic equation if the roots are 2+ √ 3∧2 − √ 3?
a. x 2+ 4 x +1=0 b. x 2+ x+1=0 c. x 2 − 4 x +1=0 d. x 2 − 4 x −1=0
_____25. If the area of a rectangular garden is 84 m2 and its perimeter is 38m, what are the dimensions of the
garden?
a. 6m and 14m b. 8m and 12m c. 7m and 12m d. 8m and 12m
_____26. The sum of the squares of two consecutive integers is 85. What are the integers?
a. 7 and 8 b. 6 and 7 c. 5 and 6 d. 8 and 9
_____27. Which of the following functions is quadratic?
a. f ( x )=x b. f ( x )=2 x − 9 c. f ( x )=x 2 +5 d. f ( x )=5 2+ x

_____28. Which of the following is not an equation of a quadratic function?

a. y=x 2 −√ 3 c. 2 ( y+3 )=(2− x)2
b. 25 − x +10 x2 + y =10 d. ( y +1 )−2 =x+5
_____29. Which of the following is a quadratic equation?

1
a. 2x = 5 b. x2 = 9 c. =5 d. x (x 2 −1)=10
x
_____30. Which of the following is a quadratic equation in standard form?
a. x2 + 9 = x b. -2x+ x2 = 5 c. x2 - 3x - 4 = 0 d. x 2 = 25
_____31. The highest power appearing in a quadratic equation 2x2 = 4x – 3 is
a. 1 b. 2 c. 3 d. 4
_____32. Which of the following is a complete quadratic equation?
a. x2 + 9 = x b. x2 - 16 = 0 c. x(x2 - 8) = 0 d. x2 = 35x +1
_____33. What is the quadratic term in the equation 2x2 -9x = 6?
a. -9x b. 2x2 c. 6 d. 2
_____34. What must be added to x + 2x to complete the square?
2

a. 1 b. -1 c. 4 d. -4
_____35. The product of two consecutive positive odd integers is 35. What are the integers?
a. -7 and 5 b. 5 and 7 c. 10 and 25 d. 30 and 5
_____36. What are the values of a, b, and c in the equation (x - 3) = 2x
2

a. a= 1, b = -8, c = 9 c. a=-1, b = -8, c = 9

b. a= 1, b = 6 , c = 9 d. a= 1, b = 8, c = -9
_____37. The constant term in a quadratic equation 7x2 - 4x = 5 is
a. 7 b. -4 c. 5 d. -5
_____38. What is the nature of the roots of x2 + x + 1= 0
a. real and equal c. double real roots
b. Rational and unequal d. imaginary
_____39. What do you call the expression b2 – 4ac used in describing the nature of roots?
a. determinant b. matrix c. discriminant d. coefficient
______40. How would you describe the roots of an equation if the discriminant’s value is 36?
a. real, rational and equal c. real, rational and unequal
b. real, irrational and unequal d. not real
_____41. What could be the discriminant’s value if the nature of roots is real, rational, equal?
a. 0 b. 36 c. 2 d. – 15
______42. What are the roots of (x + 6)(x – 3)=0?
a.-6 and 3 b. 6 and -3 c. -6 and -3 d. 6 and 3
______43. Which of the following has real, rational and equal roots?
a. 2x2 + 7x + 6 = 0 b. 2x2 – 7x + 6 = 0 c. x2 – 14x + 49 = 0 d. x2 + 14x - 49 = 0
______44. What are the roots of the quadratic equation whose sum is 1 and product is -56?
a. 7 and 8 b. 7 and -8 c. -7 and -8 d. -7 and 8
______45. Which of the following equations has roots whose sum is 9/4 and product is 7/2?
a. 4x2 – 9x + 14 = 0 b. 4x2 + 9x + 14 = 0 c. 4x2 – 9x – 14 = 0 d. 4x2+ 9x – 14 = 0
______46. How would you describe the roots of the quadratic equation 2x2 – 9x + 11 = 0?
a. real, rational and equal c. real, rational and unequal
b. real, irrational and unequal d. not real
______47. It is mathematical sentence of degree 2 that can be written in standard form
2
ax +bx +c=0 , where a , b and c are real numbers and a≠0
 a. linear equation b. quadratic equation c. equation d. cubic equation
______48. What is the linear term in the equation x2 = 9?
a.1 b. 9 c. 0 d. 2
______49. Find the solution of 2 x− 2=4 x− 1
1
a.1 b. 2 c. d. -2
2
______50. Find the roots of (x − 3)2 − 4 ( x − 3 )=5.
a. 8, 2 b. 2, -8 c. -2, -8 d. 2, -8