LA SALETTE OF SAN MATEO, INC.

San Mateo, Isabela

High School Department
School Year 2017 – 2018

COMPREHENSIVE EXAM in MATHEMATICS 9

Test I. MULTIPLE CHOICE. Read and analyze the following statements then blacken the oval that
corresponds to the letter of your choice on the answer sheet provided. If the answer is not
among the given options, shade E.

1. What is the discriminant of 5x2 = 3x + 2 ?

a. 49 b. -49 c. 7 d. 7

2. Which equation has unreal roots?

a. -3x2 + 2x - 15 = 0 b. 4x2 - 40x + 100 = 0 c. 2x2 + 10x + 5 = 0 d. 10x2 - 3x - 1 = 0
3. What is the product of the roots of x2 - 8x + 7 = 0?
a. -8 b. -7 c. 7 d. 8
4. What are the roots of x2 - 2x - 1 = 0?

a. 1 2 b. 1 8 c. 1 2 2 d. 1 2 8

5. Which quadratic equation has the solutions of -2 and 1?

a. x2 - x - 2 = 0 b. x2 + x - 2 = 0 c. x2 - 3x + 2 = 0 d. x2 + 3x - 2 = 0
6. What is the vertex of the parabola whose equation is given by y = x2 - 3?
a. (3 , 0) b. (-3 , 0) c. (0 , 3) d. (0 , -3)
7. What is the line of symmetry of the graph of f(x) = (x + 2)2 - 5?
a. x = -5 b. x = -2 c. x = 2 d. x = 5
8. What is the maximum value of y of the graph of f(x) = -(x + 4)2 + 3?
a. 4 b. 3 c. -3 d. -4
9. What is the equation of the parabola that passes through the points (1 , -1) , (0 , -3) and (2 , -3)?
a. y = 2x2 + 4x - 3 b. y = -2x2 + 4x - 3 c. y = 2x2 - 4x - 3 d. y = -2x2 - 4x +
3
10. What is the vertex form of f(x) = x2 - 4x + 11?
a. f(x) = (x - 2)2 - 7 b. f(x) = (x + 2)2 - 7 c. f(x) = (x - 2)2 + 7 d. f(x) = (x + 2)2 - 7
11. What is y when x = 15, if y varies directly as x such that when x = 10, y = 4?
a. 4 b. 6 c. 8 d. 10
12. What is y when x = 27, if y varies inversely as x such that when x = 12, y = 9?
a. 3 b. 4 c. 9 d. 18
13. What is the value of y in the equation 23y + 1= 64?
a. 7/3 b. 3/7 c. 5/3 d. 3/5

14. What is the reduced form of 48ab2c5 ?

 a. 4b 2c 2 3ac b. 2b 2c 2 12ac c. 3b 2c 2 4bc d. 12b2c 2 2b2c

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15.. What is the sum of 3 3  2 12  75 in simplest form?

a. 7 3  75 b. 12 3 c. 8 3  2 12 d. 36 3