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Department of Education
REGION VI – WESTERN VISAYAS
SCHOOLS DIVISION OF SILAY CITY
SIBATO INTEGRATED SCHOOL

SECOND QUARTER EXAM

MATHEMATICS 9

NAME __________________________________ GR.&SEC.___________

Directions: Read and choose the letter of the correct answer. Write the
letter in the space provided.

For items 1 – 8, translate each statement into a mathematical equation using k as the
constant of variation
k
1. P varies directly as Q. a. P = kQ b. Q = kP c. P=
Q

k
2. C is directly proportional to d. a. d = kC b. C = kd c. C=
d

k
3. m varies indirectly as n. a. m = kn b. n = km c. m=
n

kb
4. A varies jointly as b and h. a. A = bh b. A = kbh c. A=
h

kw w kx
5. y varies directly as x and inversely a. y= b. y= c. y=
x x w
as w.

k
6. Water pressure (p) varies directly a. p = kh b. h = kp c. p=
h
as the height (h) of the water.

k
7. In a triangle with constant area, a. b = kh b. h = kb c. b=
h
the base (b) varies inversely as the
altitude (h).

kh
8. The volume (V) of a cone varies a. V = khr b. V = khr2 c. V = 2
r
jointly as its altitude (h) and the
square of its radius (r).

9. Suppose y varies jointly as x and z, and y = 20 when x = 2 and z = 5. Using the

y
given values, find the value of k if the formula to be used is k = and write
(x)(z )
the equation of variation using the obtained value of k.
a. k = 2; y = 2xz b. k = 4; y = 4xz c. k = 6; y = 6xz

10. What will be the value of y using the equation you have chosen in item number 9
when x = 7 and x = 17?
a. Y = 14 b. y = 28 c. y = 42

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For item number 11, refer to the problem which was posted by Mrs. Chua to her class:
“The number of hours (h) a certain job can be completed varies inversely as the
number of machines (m) used to do the work, assuming that they operate at the same
rate. If 4 machines can complete a certain job in 10 hourse, how long will it take 8
machines to complete the same job?”

11. If your classmate solved the same problem and his Solution:
solution is shown in the box below, then what k
h= or k=hm
conclusion can you make? m
a. Both his solution and answer are incorrect. when m = 4 and h = 10
b. Some portions of his solution are incorrect. k = (4)(10)
c. His entire solution and answer are correct. k = 40
when m = 8, h =?
12. How is the expression 23 related to 2-3 ? k 40
h= = =5
a. 23 is the additive inverse of 2-3 m 8
b. 23 is the reciprocal of 2-3
The 8 machines will take 5 hours to
c. 23 is the negative of 2-3

13. What is the first step in simplifying (2ax)-4?

a. Multiply 2, a and x by −¿4.
b. Raise 2, a, and x to the 4th power.
c. Change (2ax) into its reciprocal to make the negative exponent become
positive.
−2
4m
14. Which expression is equivalent to −4 ?
xy
4 4 4
4 xy xy 4y
a. a. 2 b. 2 c. 2
m 4m m x

15. Which is equivalent to e0 + (2e)0 −¿ 2𝑒0?

a. 0 b. 1 c. 2

16. What is the base of the expression 8-5

a. 8 b. −¿5 c. −¿40

17. Which expression is the simplest form of (3s3) (2t2) (4s4)?

a. 24st9 b. 24s12t2 c. 24s7t2

2
18. Which of the following is the simplified form of (12 a 3 ¿2?
4 4 4
a. 12a 3 b. 24a 3 c. 144a 3

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−m
19. Provided that b ≠ 0, then the expression b n can also be expressed as
_________.
1 1 m
a. −m b. m c. b n
bn bn

20. What is the exponential form of √3 36 a10 b12?

10 12 2 5 6
a. (36a 3 b 3 ) b. (6a 5 b 6 ¿ 3 c. (4a 3 b 3 ¿2

1
21. What is 49 2 equal to?
49
a. b. 7 c. 72
2

1
22. What is the simplified form of the expression (r 12 s 9) 3 ?
12 9
a. r4 s3 b.r 3 s 3 c. r6 s3

3 2
23. What is the radical form of expression x 5 y 5 ?
a. √5 x 3 y 2 b.25√ x 3 y 2 c.√5 x 6 y 5

24. Which of the following is the same as √ m3 ?

4

3 4
a. m 4 b. m12 c. m 3

3 1
25. Simplify the expression x 4 • x 2 completely and write it in radical form if
necessary.
a. √ x b. √ x c. √ x
4 5 4 2

26. In Mathematics class, the three students namely Kim, Kate and Christine were
asked to transform the given rational expression (5a3b2)2/3 to radical form on
the board. Who do you think
Kim’s answer Kate’s answer Christine’s answer
got the correct answer?
a. Kim b. √ 25 a b
3 6 4
√ 125 a b
2 6 4
√6 30 a12 b6
Kate
c. Christine
27. Using the law of radical ¿=a, which of the following is true?
1 10 6
a. ¿= 8( 5 )( 5 ) b. ¿= x 3( 3 ) c. ¿= 6

28. Which of the following is NOT equivalent to √5 24 ?

a. √5 6 ∙ √5 4 b. √5 2 ∙ √5 4 c. √5 8 ∙ √5 3

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29. The following are descriptions of a simplified form of a radical expression. Which
one is incorrect?
a. No radicand contains a fraction.
b. No denominator contains a radical sign.
c. No denominator contains exponents.

30. Which of the following expressions is an example of similar radicals?

a. √ 2 , 3 √ 2, -4 √ 2 b. 3 √ 2 , 3 √ 3, 3√ 4
c. √ 2, √ 3, −4 √ 2
3 3 3

31. What makes 4 √ 3 and √3 3 not similar radicals?

a. They do not have the same order or indexes.
b. They do not have the same coefficients.
c. Both have same radicand.
Sam’s Solution Jam’s Solution
32. Sam and Jam were asked to get the simplified √ 32 √ 32
answer of √ 32. Their solutions are shown at = √4 . √8 .
= √ 16 √ 2
the right. Who do you think got the correct = 2 . √4 . √2 = 4√ 2
solution? = 2 . 2 . √2
a. Sam b. Jam c. Both = 4√ 2

33. In performing rationalization to

and denominator by ________.

√
3 3
5
, the first step is to multiply the numerator

a. √3 25 b. √3 5 . c. √ 5

11
34. In order to perform rationalization to , what do you multiply to both
√6
numerator and denominator?
a. √ 2 b. √ 6 c. √ 11

35. Which of the following is a TRUE statement?

a. √ n15= n5 b. √ x 8= √ x 6 √4 y 6= √3 y 5
3 6 8
c.

36. When simplified,

√3
4
√
4 3
16
is equal to what?

√4 3 √4 3
a. b. c.
8 4 2

37. What is the simplest form of √ 8 x 6 y 8 ?

5

a. xy √ 8 y 3 b. xy √ 8 xy 3 c. xy √ 8 x 2 y 3
5 5 5

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38. Which of the following steps in rationalizing is correct?
√2
1 1 √2 √2 1 1 √2 √2
a. = ∙ = b. = ∙ =
√2 √2 √2 6 √2 √2 √2 4
1 1 √2 √2
c. = ∙ =
√2 √2 √2 2

39. What is the result after simplifying 2 √ 3 + 2 √ 3 −¿ 5 √ 3?

a. −√ 3 b. √ 3 c. 11 √ 3

40. What is the result after simplifying 2 √ 3 + 2 √ 3 −¿ 5 √ 3?

a. −√ 3 b. √ 3 c. 11 √ 3

For item numbers 41, 42, and 43, refer to the problem below.

A certain number is the same as the cube root of the product of 4 and the number.
What is the number?

41. What is asked in the problem?

a. the number b. cube root of 4
c. 4 times the number

42. Write an equation of a problem if n represents the unknown number.

a. n=√3 4 n b. n=√3 4 n c. n=4 √3 n

43. Which of the following could be the number?

a. 0, 2, −2 b. 0, 3, −3 c. 0, 4, −4

44. Which of the following illustrations correctly describes the problem?

45. Identify what is/are given in the problem.

a. b = 8 km only b. a = 6 km only
c. a = 6 km and b = 8 km

46. What do we need to solve?

a. the distance from Ben’s house to the school
b. the distance from school to the church

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c. the distance from Ben’s house to the church

47. What concept can we apply to solve the problem?

a. Distance formula b. Pythagorean Theorem
c. Special Triangle

48. Write an equation by substituting the given to the formula c= √ a 2+ b2.

a. c= √ 6 2−82 b. c= √ 6 2+ 82
c. c= √ 14 2+ 82

49. What is the distance from Ben’s house to the church?

a. 12 km b. 11 km c. 10 km
50. Hope and Faith were asked to solve the problem inside the box. Below are their
solutions. Who got the correct answer?

The volume (V) of a cylinder is represented by V =π r h, where r is the radius of the base
2

and h is the height of the cylinder. If the volume of a cylinder is 120 cubic meters and the
height is 5 meters, what is the radius of the base?
(use π = 3.14)

Hope’s Answer Faith’s Answer

2 2
V =π r h V =π r h
120 m3=( 3.14 ) ( r 2 ) (5 m) 120 m3=( 3.14 ) ( r 2 ) (5 m)
120 m ( 15.7 m ) ( r ) 120 m ( 15 m ) ( r )
3 2 3 2
= =
15.7 m 15.7 m 15 m 15 m
√ 7.64 m =√ r
2 2
√ 8 m =√ r
2 2

2.76 m=r 2.83 m=r

2.76 meters isthe radius of the 2.83 meters isthe radius of the
base of the cylinder . base of the cylinder .

a. Hope b. Faith c. Both Hope and Faith

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