Republic of the Philippines

Department of Education
MIMAROPA Region
SCHOOLS DIVISION OF MARINDUQUE
Boac, Marinduque

Second Quarter Examination in Mathematics 9

SY 2018-2019
Directions: Read each item carefully. Select the letter of the correct answer. If there is NO ANSWER,
write the correct answer.

1. What does the Direct Variation Equation look like?

A. y = kx B. y = mx + b C. y = b D. y = x
2. y varies directly with x, and y is 84 when x is 16. Which equation represents this situation?
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A. y = 1344x B. y = 100x C .y =5.25x D. x
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3. Are the given data in table below a direct variation? If so, what is the constant of Variation?
x y
5 15
6 18
7 21
8 24
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A. Yes: 3 B.Yes:3 C. Yes: 5 D. No
4. What kind of equation is x y = 8?
A. Linear Equation B. Direct Variation C. Inverse Variation D. Joint Variation
5. y is directly proportional to the square of z and inversely proportional to w and x.
𝑘𝑧² 𝑘𝑧 𝑤𝑥 𝑤𝑥
A. y = 𝑤𝑥 B. y = 𝑤𝑥 C. 𝑘𝑥² D. 𝑘𝑧
6. If x varies directly as y, and x = 9 when y = 6, find x when y = 15.
2 45 2 3
A. B. C. 3 D.2
45 2
7. A recipe for 6 cupcakes needs 1 cup of flour. The number of cupcakes you can make varies
directly with the amount of flour. How many cupcakes can you make with 4 cups of flour?
A. 6 cupcakes B.24 cupcakes C. 10 cupcakes D. 20 cupcakes
8. Find the equation and solve for k : y varies inversely as x and y = 6 when x = 18.
108 𝑥
A. y = 3x B. y = C. x y = 3 D. y = 108
𝑥
9. If y varies inversely as x and y = 10 when x = 2, find y when x = 10.
A. 1 B. 2 C. 3 D. 4
10. To balance a lever (seesaw), the weight varies inversely with the distance of the object
from the fulcrum. If John, weighing 140 pounds, is sitting 7 feet from the fulcrum, where
should his brother Leo who weighs 98 pounds should sit in order to balance the seesaw?
A. 5 feet B. 10 feet C.12 feet D.14 feet
11. In a factory, 10 men can do the job in 30 days. How many days it will take if 20 men do
the same job?
A. 5 men B.10 men C. 20 men D. 25 men
12. Find the equation of variation where a varies jointly as b and c, and a = 36 when b = 3 and
c = 4.
A. a = 1 bc B. a = 2 b c C. a = 3 b c D. a = 4 b c
13. z varies jointly as x and y. If z = 16 when x = 4 and y = 6, find constant of Variation.
1 1 2 4
A. 2
B. 3 C. 3 D. 5
14. If x varies directly as y and inversely as z, and x = 10 when y = 5 and z = 3, for what value
of z will x = 3 and y = 4 ?
A. 4 B. 6 C. 8 D. 10
 15. If f varies directly as g and inversely as the square of h, and f = 20 when g = 50, find f
when g = 18 and h = 6.
A. 3 B. 4 C. 5 D.6
16. Which equation does NOT represent a direct variation?
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A. y=3x B. y = -2x C. y=4x+1 D. 6x-y=0
17. Which of the following relationship does NOT represent an inverse variation?

X 2 4 5 17.5 X 2 4 5 11
A. B. y = C. D. = xy
𝑥 Y 8 16 20 2
Y 10 5 4

18. Translating the statement into mathematical equation using k as the constant of variation “
T varies directly as a and inversely as b”.
𝑘𝑏 𝑘𝑡 𝑘𝑎 𝑡𝑎
A. T = B. B = C. T = D. K =
𝑎 𝑏 𝑏 𝑏
19. Which expression is in simplest form?
A. √49 B. √48 C. √35 D. √36
20. Which expression is equal to √60?
A. 2√15 B. 6√10 C. 15√2 D. 10√60
21. How long is the diagonal of a square whose area is 100 square feet?
A. 2√10 feet B. 10 feet C. 10√2 feet D. 20 feet
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22. What is the simplified form of 8x²yºz
𝑧 8𝑥 2
A. 8xyz B.8𝑥 2 C.8𝑥 2 𝑧 D. 𝑧
4 6 -2
23. Simplify the expression. Assume all variables are nonzero.(16u v ) .
1 1 1
𝐴. 256 𝑢8 𝑣12 B. (16u4v6) C. 256 𝑢4 𝑣6 D. 256 𝑢2 𝑣4
1 ?
24. What is the simplified form of 40 5-2 6-11000
2−1
1 1 1
A. 1 B.75 C.150 D.6000
3 5
25. What is the equivalent of √4 + √2 using exponential notation?
1 1 1
A. 43 + 25 B.43 + 25 C. 68 D. 68
26. What is the result after simplifying 2√3 + 4√3 - 5√3 ?
A. .- √3 B. √3 C. 11 √3 D. 21 √3
+ )( + ),
27. If we simplify (2√ 8 3√5 6√8 7√5 the result is equal to
D.
A. 1 B.3 C.201 + 64√10 √2
6−√2
28. What is the simplified form of 4−3√2 ?
A. 5 B.−2√2 C.5 − √2 D.−9 − 7√2
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29. Reduce the index to the lowest possible order: √32𝑚15 𝑛5
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A. √2𝑚𝑛 B. √2𝑚3 𝑛 C. √3𝑚𝑛 D. √32𝑚𝑛
30. What is the result after multiplying 2 √3 (3√3 + 4√3 )
A. 12 B.22 C.32 D.42
31. Multiply √9 by √4 A. 3 B.4 C. 5 D. 6
32. Multiply √27 by √3 A. 6 B. 7 C. 8 D. 9
33. Simplify 5√7 · 2√7 A. 60 B. 70 C. 80 D. 90
10 5√6 6√6 5√7 5√2
34. Simplify A. B. C. D.
√6 3 3 3 3
√3 4 4
35. What is the simplified form of 4 A. √3 B. √3 C. √27 D. √27
√3
36. Lisa runs 5 kilometers due east and 8 kilometers due north. How far is he from the starting
point?
A. √89 kilometers B. √64 kilometers C. √39 kilometers D. √25kilometers
37. Find the length of an edge of a cube with a surface area of 72 square meters.
A. 6√2 meters B. 6√12 meters C. 2√3 meters D. √2 meters
38. A giant swing completes a period in about 15 seconds. Approximately how long is the
𝑙
pendulum’s arm using the formula 𝑡 = 2𝜋√32, where l is the length of the pendulum in
feet and t is the amount of time? (use: 𝜋 ≈ 3.14)
A. 573.25 feet B. 182.56 feet C. 16.65 feet D. 4.31 feet
39. A taut rope starting from the top of a flagpole and tied to the ground is 15 meters long. If
the pole is 7 meters high, how far is the rope from the base of the flagpole?
A. 2.83 meters b. 4.69 meters C. 13.27 meters D. 16.55 meters
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40. The volume (V) of a cylinder is represented by V = 𝜋r h, where r is the radius of the base
and h is the height of the cylinder. If the volume of a cylinder is 120 cubic meters and the
height is 5 maters, what is the radius of the base?
A. 2.76 meters B. 8.68 meters C. 13.82 meters . 43.41 meters