SUMMATIVE TEST IN MATHEMATICS 9

(Quadratic Equations and Solving Quadratic Equations)

NAME: __________________________ YEAR and SECTION: ___________

I. Multiple Choices: Answer the following by writing the letter of your answer on
your paper.

1. Which of the following is a quadratic equation?

A. x = 3
B. x – 2 = 0
C. 2 – x2 = 0
D. x3 – 2x + 1 = 0
2. What is the standard form of the equation 4x = 3x2 – 2?
A. 3x2 – 4x – 2 = 0
B. 3x2 + 4x – 2 = 0
C. 3x2 – 4x + 2 = 0
D. 3x2 + 4x + 2 = 0
3. What are the values of a, b, c of the equation in number 2?
A. a = 3, b = -4, c = -2
B. a = 3, b = 4, c = -2
C. a = 3, b = -4, c = 2
D. a = 3, b = 4, c = 2
4. Which of the following is NOT a method of solving quadratic equations?
A. factoring
B. quadratic surd
C. quadratic formula
D. completing the square
5. In any quadratic equations, how many possible roots are there?
A. 0
B. 1
C. 2
D. infinite
6. How many possible real roots are there in the equation x2 = k, where k < 0?
A. 0
B. 1
C. 2
D. infinite
7. Which of the following is the quadratic formula?
−𝑏±√𝑏2 − 4𝑎𝑐
A. 𝑥 = 2
𝑏±√𝑏 2 − 4𝑎𝑐
B. 𝑥 =
2𝑎
−𝑏±√𝑏 2 − 2𝑎𝑐
C. 𝑥 = 2𝑎
−𝑏±√𝑏 2 − 4𝑎𝑐
D. 𝑥 = 2𝑎
8. What property states that “If the product of two numbers is zero, then either of the two
is equal to zero or both numbers are equal to zero.”?
A. Identity property
B. Inverse property
C. Reflexive property
D. Zero product property

9. What is the most appropriate method to use in solving the equation x2 = k, where k>
0?
A. factoring
B. quadratic surd
C. completing the square
 D. extracting square root
10. Below are the steps in solving quadratic equations by using the quadratic formula.
Arrange the steps in order.
I. Determine the values of a, b and c.
II. Check the solution.
III. Write the equation in standard form.
IV. Simplify the result.
V. Substitute the values of a, b, and c in the quadratic formula.
A. I, II, III, IV, V
B. V, IV, III, II, I
C. III, I, V, IV, II
D. III, IV, I, V, II
11. In completing the square, what happens to the equation when both sides are added
by square of one-half of the coefficient of x?
A. It becomes perfect square.
B. It becomes perfect square binomial.
C. It becomes perfect square trinomial.
D. It becomes some and difference of two squares.
12. Which of the following is a perfect square trinomial?
A. x2 + 2x + 1
B. x2 – 2x – 1
C. x2 + 3x + 4
D. x2 – 3x + 4
13. How many real roots does the quadratic equation x2 + 5x + 7 = 0 have?
A. 0
B. 1
C. 2
D. infinite
14. How many real roots does the quadratic equation x2 = 16?
A. 0
B. 1
C. 2
D. infinite
15. What will be added to the equation x2 + 24x + _____ to make it a perfect square
trinomial?
A. 12
B. 24
C. 144
D. 576
16. Which of the following equations can be solved easily by extracting square roots?
A. x2 + 7x + 12 = 0
B. 2w2 + 7w – 3 = 0
C. 3v2 + 2v – 82 = 0
D. 16t2 – 9 = 0
17. Which of the following equations can be solved easily by factoring?
A. h2 + 6h = 16
B. r2 – 10 r = -17
C. t2 + 4t = -1
D. w2 + 6w – 11 = 0

18. In solving the equation x2 + 14x = 32 by completing the square, what will be added
to both sides of the equation to make the left side of the equation a perfect square
trinomial?
A. 7
B. 14
C. 49
D. 2401
19. If you are going to solve the equation 5x – 14 = -x2, which of the following is the
correct substitution of the quadratic formula?
−5±√52 − 4(−1)(−14)
A. 𝑥 =
2(−1)
−5±√52 − 4(1)(−14)
B. 𝑥 = 2(1)
−14±√142 − 4(5)(−1)
C. 𝑥 = 2(−1)
−(−14)±√(−14)2 − 4(5)(−1)
D. 𝑥 = 2(−1)

20. What are the zeros of 3x2 – 7x – 6 = 0?

A. 3, 2/3
B. 3, -2/3
C. -3, 2/3
D. -3, -2/3
21. Which of the following are the roots of the equation x2 – 3x – 54? Choose the
simplified solution.
A. {-9, 6}
B. {-9, -6}
C. {9, -6}
D. {9, 6}
22. What are the values of x in the equation -6x2 + 36x = 0?
A. x = 0 and x = 6
B. x = -6 and x = 0
C. x = 6 and x =-6
D. x = 0 and x = -36
23. The sum of two numbers is 16, and the sum of their squares is 146. Find the two
numbers.
A. 14 and 2
B. 11 and 5
C. -11 and 5
D. -14 and -2
24. The length of a garden is 5 m longer than its width and the area is 14 m 2. How long
is the garden?
A. 9 m
B. 7 m
C. 5 m
D. 2 m
25. The length of a garden is 2 m more than twice its width and its area is 24 m 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