Department of Education

Region X – Northern Mindanao

DIVISION OF CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY
First Quarter Periodical Examination
Mathematics 9
School Year 2023-2024
MULTIPLE CHOICE TEST.
Direction: Choose the BEST answer for the following questions.

1. Which of the following is the standard form

of a quadratic equation?
A. y = ax2 + bx + c 7. Which of the following is a quadratic
B. y = a(x - h)2+ k trinomial that can be factored as (x + 3)(x - 2)?
C. y = mx + b A. x2 + x - 6
D. y = a(x + h)2 + k B. x2- x - 6
C. x2 - 3x - 2
2. Given the quadratic equation 3x2 - 6x = -2 ,
D. x2 + 3x + 2
what are the values of a, b, and c in the
standard form?
8. What is the solution to the quadratic
A. a = 3, b = -6, c = 2
equation 2x2 - 5x - 3 = 0?
B. a = 3, b = -6, c = -2
A. x = -1/2 and x = 3
C. a = 2, b = -6, c = 3
B. x = 1/2 and x = -3
D. a = -6, b = 3, c = 2
C. x = -3/2 and x = 2
3. Rewrite the quadratic equation D. x = 3/2 and x = -2
(x - 4)(x + 2)=0 in standard form.
A. x2- 2x + 8 = 0 9. Which of the following statements about the
B. x2- 2x - 8 = 0 solutions of a quadratic equation is true?
C. x2 + 2x - 8 = 0 A. A quadratic equation can have at most
D. x2 + 2x + 8 = 0 one solution.
B. A quadratic equation always has
4. What is the first step in solving a quadratic exactly two solutions.
equation by factoring? C. A quadratic equation can have no
A. Distributing solution, one solution, or two solutions.
B. Setting the equation equal to zero D. A quadratic equation always has three
C. Taking the square root solutions.
D. Completing the square
10. What is the discriminant of a quadratic
5. When using the square root property to equation?
solve a quadratic equation, what should be A. The coefficient of the linear term
done after isolating the squared term on one B. The coefficient of the quadratic term
side of the equation? C. The value inside the square root in the
A. Multiply both sides of the equation by quadratic formula
the square root of the coefficient of the D. The constant term in the quadratic
squared term equation
B. Divide both sides of the equation by the
coefficient of the squared term 11. What is the discriminant used for in the
C. Add the square root of the constant quadratic formula?
term to both sides of the equation A. To find the sum of the roots
D. Take the square root of both sides of B. To find the product of the roots
the equation C. To determine the nature and number of
roots
6. Solve the quadratic equation for x: D. To simplify the equation
x2- 16 = 0
A. x = 4 and x = -4
B. x = 16 and x = -16
C. x = 8 and x = -8
D. x = 2 and x = -2
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 19. Which of the following scenarios would
12. If the discriminant of a quadratic equation most likely involve a quadratic equation?
is zero, what can you conclude about the A. Calculating the area of a square
roots? garden
A. The roots are real and equal. B. Determining the perimeter of a
B. The roots are real and distinct. rectangular field
C. The roots are complex conjugates. C. Finding the sum of two fractions
D. The equation does not have any real D. Predicting the height of a ball thrown
roots. into the air
20. What is the correct quadratic equation that
13. Which of the following quadratic equations
represents the following word problem?
has a discriminant of -56?
"A rectangular garden has a length that is 4
A. 2x2 + 3x + 1 = 0
meters longer than its width. The area of the
B. x2 - 4x + 4 = 0
garden is 60 square meters."
C. 3x2 - 2x + 5 = 0
A. w2 + 4w - 60 = 0
D. x2 + 6x + 9 = 0
B. w2 – 4w + 60 = 0
C. w2 + 4w + 60 = 0
14. If a quadratic equation has roots 2 and 3,
D. w2 – 4w - 60 = 0
what is the product of the roots?
A. 5
21. A farmer wants to enclose a rectangular
B. 6
pen for her chickens. The length of the pen is
C. 7
5 meters more than the width. If the total area
D. 8
of the pen is 150 square meters, what are the
dimensions of the pen?
15. What is the sum of the roots of the
A. Length = 10 meters, Width = 5 meters
quadratic equation x2 - 5x + 6 = 0?
B. Length = 15 meters, Width = 10 meters
A. -5
C. Length = 12 meters, Width = 6 meters
B. 5
D. Length = 8 meters, Width = 4 meters
C. -6
D. 6 22. The sum of two numbers is 11, and their
product is 28. What are the numbers?
16. If the sum of the roots of a quadratic A. 4 and 7
equation is 8 and the product of the roots B. 5 and 6
Is -15, what is the quadratic equation? C. 3 and 8
A. x2 - 8x + 15 = 0 D. 2 and 9
B. x2 + 8x + 15 = 0
C. x2 - 8x - 15 = 0 23. Which of the following is NOT a quadratic
D. x2 + 8x - 15 = 0 inequality?
A. x2 - 6x + 9 ≤ 0
17. What is the first step in solving an equation B. 4x2 - 16 > 0
transformable in quadratic form? C. 2x - 6 ≥ 0
A. Distribute any coefficients or terms. D. x2 + 5x + 6 = 0
B. Factor out the GCF (Greatest Common 24. Which of the following is the correct way to
Factor). graph a quadratic inequality?
C. Rearrange the equation to get all terms A. Plot all the points that satisfy the
on one side equal to zero. inequality on a coordinate plane.
D. Solve for the variable by using the B. Connect the points that satisfy the
quadratic formula. inequality with a straight line.
C. Shade the region on the coordinate
18. Which of the following equations can be plane that satisfies the inequality.
transformed into quadratic form? D. None of the above
A. 2x + 3 = 5x - 2
B. 4x2 + 3x = 6 25. Solve the inequality x2 – 9 < 0. What is the
C. 5(x - 1) = 2x + 3 solution set?
D. (x + 2)(x - 4) = x2 - 2x A. (-3, 3)
B. [-3, 3]
C. (−∞, −3) ∪ (3, +∞)
D. (−∞, −3] ∪ [3, +∞)

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 34. When 𝒇(𝒙) = 𝒙𝟐 + 𝟐𝒙 − 𝟏 is expressed into
26. Solve the inequality x2 + 2x - 8 ≥ 0. What 𝒇(𝒙) = 𝒂(𝒙 − 𝒉)𝟐 + 𝒌 is.
is the solution set? A. 𝑓(𝑥) = (𝑥 + 1)2 − 2
A. (-4, 2) B. 𝑓(𝑥) = (𝑥 + 1)2 + 1
B. [-4, 2] C. 𝑓(𝑥) = (𝑥 − 1)2 + 2
C. (−∞, −4) ∪ (2, +∞) D. 𝑓(𝑥) = (𝑥 + 1)2 − 1
D. (−∞, −4] ∪ [2, +∞)
35. What is the vertex of the graph of a
27. What is the leading coefficient in the quadratic function below?
quadratic function f(x)= -2x2 + 4x -1?
A. 2
B. -1
C. 4
D. -2
28. What is the vertex form of a quadratic
function?
A. f(x) = ax2 + bx + c
B. f(x) = a(x - h) 2+ k
C. f(x) = ax + b
D. f(x) = (x - h)(x - k)

29. Which of the following is a possible shape

of the graph of a quadratic function? A. (0, 4)
A. Straight line B. (4, 5)
B. Parabola C. (-1, 5)
C. Exponential curve D. (5, -1)
D. Hyperbola
36. Determine the coordinates of the vertex of
30. Which of the following situations can be 𝒚 = 𝒙𝟐 + 𝟓
modeled using a quadratic function? A. (0,5)
A. The height of a ball thrown in the air B. (1, -5)
B. The sales for a day by selling cakes C. (1, 5)
C. The cost of a gallon of milk at a grocery D. (0, -5)
store 37. What is the direction of the parabola, given
D. The number of pages in a book the equation 𝒚 = −𝒙𝟐 − 𝟖𝒙 − 𝟐𝟐 ?
A. opens upward
31. Which of the following represents a B. opens to the right
quadratic function using an equation? C. opens downward
A. y = 2x + 5 D. opens to the left
B. y = x2 - 6x + 4
C. y = 3x - 2 38. It is the set of all input values or the set of
D. y = 4x all x-values.
A. Range
32. Consider the quadratic function B. Domain
f(x) = 2x2 – 3x – 5. Which of the following sets C. Function
of values represents three points on the graph D. Quadratic
of this quadratic function?
A. (-1,-10); (0,-5); (2, -3) 39. What is the y-intercept of the equation
B. (1, -10); (2, -5); (-1, -3) 𝒚 = 𝟐𝒙𝟐 − 𝟖𝒙 + 𝟔?
C. (-1, -12); (0, -5); (2, -3) A. ( 6, 0 )
D. (1, -6); (0, -5); (2, -3) B. ( 0, 6 )
C. ( 2, 0)
33. Which of the following equations D. ( 0 , 2)
represents a quadratic function with roots
x = -3 and x = 5?
A. y = x2 + 2x – 15
B. y = x2 - 2x – 15
C. y = x2 - 8x – 15
D. y = x2 + 8x – 15

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40. Which of the following coordinates below
belong to the solution set of the inequality 46. If k in the equation y= a(x-h)2 + k is
y < 𝟐𝒙𝟐 + 𝟓𝒙 − 𝟏. decreased, what happens to the graph of the
A. ( -3,2) quadratic function?
B. ( -2, 9) A. The graph shifts downwards.
C. (-9 , 2) B. The graph shifts upwards.
D. ( 3 , 1) C. The graph becomes narrower.
D. The graph becomes wider.
41. The axis of symmetry of the function
𝒚 = (𝒙 − 𝟐)𝟐 + 𝟑 is 47. What is the vertex of the parabola
A. 2 represented by the quadratic function
B. -2 y = x2 − 6x + 9?
C. 3 A. (3,0)
D. -3 B. (6,9)
C. (-3,0)
42. If the zeros are -4 and 6, which of the D. (9,6)
following satisfies the quadratic function?
A. 𝑓(𝑥) = 𝑥 2 + 2𝑥 − 24 48. To find the minimum point of a quadratic
B. 𝑓(𝑥) = 𝑥 2 − 2𝑥 − 24 function f(x)=ax2 + bx + c, the formula for the
C. 𝑓(𝑥) = 𝑥 2 − 2𝑥 + 10 x-coordinate of the minimum point is:
D. 𝑓(𝑥) = 𝑥 2 + 10𝑥 − 24 𝒃
A. 𝒙=
𝟐𝒂
𝒃
43. What is the equation of a quadratic B. 𝒙=−
𝟐𝒂
function given the table of values below? 𝒃
C. 𝒙 = −𝒂
x -2 -1 0 1 2 𝒃
D. 𝒙=
f(x) 6 3 2 3 6 𝒂

A. 𝑦 = (𝑥 + 2)2 + 2 49. The height, in meters, of an object thrown

B. 𝑦 = 𝑥2 + 2 vertically upward from the ground is given by
C. 𝑦 = 𝑥2 − 2 h(t) = -4.9t2 + 19.6t, where t is the time in
D. 𝑦 = (𝑥 − 2)2 + 2 seconds. How long does it take for the object
to reach its maximum height?
44. What are the values of 𝑎, ℎ 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑘 in the A. 2 seconds
equation 𝒚 = −𝟑(𝒙 − 𝟐)𝟐 + 𝟒 B. 3 seconds
A. 𝑎 = −3; ℎ = −2 ; 𝑘 = 4 C. 4 seconds
B. 𝑎 = 3; ℎ = −2 ; 𝑘 = 4 D. 5 seconds
C. 𝑎 = −3; ℎ = 2 ; 𝑘 = 4
D. 𝑎 = 3; ℎ = 2 ; 𝑘 = −4 50. A company’s revenue function is
𝑹(𝒙) = −𝟐𝒙𝟐 + 𝟏𝟎𝟎𝒙. What is the maximum
45. If h in the equation y= a(x-h)2 + k is revenue the company can generate?
increased, what happens to the graph of the A. 25 units
quadratic function? B. 100 units
A. The graph shifts to the right. C. 1000 units
B. The graph shifts to the left. D. 1250 units
C. The graph shrinks vertically.
D. The graph expands horizontally.

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