DODOLA IFA BORU SPECIAL BOARDING SECONDARY

SCHOOL
Mathematics Work shet 4 for Grade 9 students
Answer the Following Accordingly.

1. Which one of the following is linear equations wth two variables?.

A. 5x + 5y = 7 B. x + 3xy + 2y = 1 C. x = 2y − 7 D. y = x2 E. A and C

2. Which of the the following linear equation has a solution in the set of natural numbers?
A. 3x + 8 = 6 B. 4x + 5 = 2x + 1 C. 2x + 6 = 8 D. 4x + 9 = 2x + 5

3. Which of the following is equation is linear equation of one variable?

A. 2x + y = 3 B. 2x + y = y + 5 C. 3x + 4y = 2y + 3. D. None of the above

4. The solution set of 4x − 6 = 14x + 24 is equal to.

A. {3} B. {−3} C. -3 D. -1

5. Suppose 3x − 2 = k and 4x + 10 = 2 are equivalent, linear equation, then what is the value of k?
A. -8 B. 8 C. -2 D. 2

6. Which of the following pairs linear equations are equivalent?

A. x + 2 = 5 and 2x − 5 = 8 B. 2x − 3 = 10 and 2x − 5 = 8 C. 2x − 5 = 8 and 2x − 2 = 10

D. 3(1 − 4x) = −21 and 2(8 − 3x) = 5

7. Let the graph of y = x2 + bx + c passes through (3, 14) and (−4, 7), what is the values of b and c
respectively?

A. 2 and 2 B. 2 and -2 C. 2 and -1 D. -2 and 1

8. Solve each of the following absolute value equations

A. |5 − x| = |3x − 7| B. |5 − 4x|= |7 + 3x| C. |3x − 2|= |3x − 7| D. |3x + 4| − |x + 7|= 0

E. |1 − 3x| − 2 |2x − 5| =0

9. Factorize each of the following quadratic expressions.

A. 2x2 + 10x + 12 B. 2x2 − x − 21 C. 5x2 + 14x + 9 D. x = x2 E. x2 + 5x + 6

F. 3x2 − 14x − 15

 − 3 x + 5y = 1
2
10. If a system of linear equations has infinitely may solutions, then k is equal to
 3x + ky = −2

11. Determine the solution set of the following system of equations in the set of whole numbers.
    
 2x + y = 4  x+y =4  2x + 3y = 6  5x + 2y = 7
A. B. C. D.
 x+y =3  x+y =6  4x + 6y = 16  20x + 8y = 28

12. Which
 of the following questions
 has a unique solution.
 
 x+y =3  x + 2y = 1  3x + y = 6  x+y =3
A. B. C. D.
 2x + y = −5  3x + 6y = 3  x + 1/3y = 3  2x − 2y = 5

13. Find
the solution set of each ofthe following system of equations
 using the elimination
 method
 3x − y = 11  6x + 5y = 0  7x − 2y = 7  1/2x + y = 6
A. B. C. D.
 3x − 3y = −4  4x − 3y = 0  21x − 6y = 6  x + 2y = 12
 
 2x = 8 − 5y  8x+y = 4x−y
3 5
E. F.
 x − 4 = 10y  x − 3y = 23

14. Find
the solution set of each
 of the following system
 of equations using 
substitution method.
 x = 2y + 14  x = 3y − 2  x + 3y = 0  y = 3x − 17
A. B. C. D.
 y = 4x  x = 5y − 12  2x + 5y = 3  y = 2x − 12
 
 3x + 2y = −2  x+y =1
5 3
E. F.
 7x + 8y = −3  y+ x =0
2 20

15. Solve
 each of the following 
systems of equations using
 graphical method
 3x + 4y = 18  x=y  −2x = y − 1
A. B. C.
 5x − y = 7  3x − 2y = 20  x+y =4

16. For each of the folowing system of linear equation with two variable use any method to solve.
   
 x − 7y = −11  −4x + 2y = 3  10 x − y = 16  3+4= 5
3 x y 2
A. B. C. D.
 5x + 2y = −18  2x − y = −12  −x − 3y = 0  5−3= 7
    x y 4
 2 + 3 = −2  −3x − 0.5y = 6  2x + 3y = −5  2x + 3y = 20
x y
E. F. G. H.
 4−5 =1  −2x + y = 4 + 3x  x = y − 10  x + 3 y = 10
x y 2
2
17. If x − 2x(c + 1)x + 8c + 1 is perfect square, then what is the value of c.

18. If x2 + 8x = (x + 4)2 + k − 4, then find the value of k?

19. In each of the foolowing, find the value of k for which the quadratic equation have exactly one solution.

A. 2x2 + kx + 1 = 0 B. −3x2 + 2x − k = 0 C. 3x2 + 2kx + 3

20. If α and β are the roots of 3x2 − 2x − 6 = 0 and α > β, which of the following is not true?
√ √
49 4 19 2 19 4
A. α2 + β 2 = 90
B. α2 − β 2 = 9
C. α − β = 3
D. α2 + 2αβ + β 2 = 9

21. Which one of the following is the solution set of k so that the x2 + kx + k − 1 = 0 has exactly one real
root. A. {2} B. {−2} C. {−2, 2} D. {4}

22.
9 x−1 125 x 3 x+2




23. The solution set of the equation 25 27
= 5

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 A. {1} B. {−1} C. {2} D. {−2}

 2x + 2y = 5
24. If the system of equations is linearrly independent, then what is the value of k?
 ky + 2x = 10
A. 2 B. 1 C. 4 D. -4

 2x + 5y = 12
25. The solution set of is linearrly independent, then what is the value of k? A. {(1, 3)}
 3x = y = 0
B. {(3, 1)} C. {(−1, 3)} D. {(1, −3)}

26. If one of roots of 42x2 − 7x − 4 = 0 is -2, then the other root is A. 2 B. -2 C. − 13 D. 1

3

27. Find the roots of the quadratic equation if kx2 − (2k + 2)x + 3k − 5 = 0 has the sum of its root equal
to twice the product of its root.

28. The roots of the equation x2 + mx − n = 0 are -2 and 3. What are the values of m and n.

29. Solve the following quadratic equation

A. 3x2 = 5x + 7 B. x2 = 8 + 2x + 2x2 C. x2 − 2(x − 6) = 6 − x D. 24 + 12x − 2x2 = 0

E. 3x2 = x + 4

30. Two years ago , a man was 7 times as old as his daughter , but in 3 years time he will be only 4 times
as old as his daughter. How old are each of them.

31. The sum of two numbers is 75. The larger number exceeds the smaller number by 39. Find the number

32. In a vegetable store one person bought 3kg of tomato and 5kg of onion, and paid Birr 270. At the
same time, and other person paid Birr 110, for 2kg of tomato and 1kg of onion. What was the price
per kg for tomato and for onion?

33. Seventy seven ant HIV/AIDS and Red-cross members of Dodola Ifa Boru Special Boarding school club
are divided into two group, natural science group and social science group. The natural science group
is four less than twice the social science group. How many members are there in each group?

34. I am thinking of two numbers. The first number plus three times the second number is 1. The first
minus three times the second is 19. Find the numbers.

35. If x = 2 and y = 3 is a solution of the equation 8x − ay + 2a = 0, find the value of a.

36. The present age of Gaddisa is 4 years more than twice the present age of his cousin Chala. Chala’s
present age is 2 years more than 13 of the present age of Gaddisa. Find the difference of their ages.

37. If the sum of two numbers is 13 and their product is 42 find the numbers.

38. We want to fence a field whose length is three times the width and we have 100 meters of fencing
material. If we use all the fencing material, what would the dimensions of the field be?

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39. Three coffees and two makiatos cost a total of Birr 17. Two coffees and four makiatos cost a total of
Birr 18. What is the individual price for a single coffee and a single makiato?

40. Find the values of k for which the quadratic expression (x − k)(x − 10) + 1 = 0 has integral roots.

41. If x > y, what can you say about the inequality sign if we multiply both side of the inequality by a
negative number? By a positive number? By zero?

42. If x is a natural number, then the solution set for the inequality 3x + 7 < 16 is

A. {1, 2} B. {2, 3} C. {· · · , 0, 1, 2, 3} D. {4, 5, 6, · · · }

43. solve the following simaltneousl in equality


  
 y > −4
 −2x + 2y > −4  −3x + 2y > 6 

A. B. C. y <x+3
 3x − 6y ≥ −3  6x − 4y > 8 

 y ≤ −3x + 3


44. Solve the following quadratic inequalities using product rule, sign chart and graphically:

A. (x − 1)(x − 2) > 0 B. (x + 3)(x − 5) ≥ 0 C. x2 + 2x − 3 ≥ 0 D. x2 + 6x > −2x

E. 4x − x2 > 12 F. x2 + 8x + 16 ≥ 0
2
45. Which of the following is the solution for the inequality |3x + 7| ≤ 5? A. 3
≤x≤4 B. ≤ − 23
2
C. x ≤ −4 D. −4 ≤ x ≤ 3

 x − 2y > −1
46. Which of the following point is a solution to the inequality
 3x − y < −3

A. (2, 1) B. (-2, -1) C. (2, -1) D. (-2, 1)

47. A technician measures an electric current which 0.036A with a possible error of ± 0.002 A. Write this
current, i, as an inequality with absolute values.

48. A shop owner has determined that the relationship between monthly rent charged for store space r (in
hundred birr per square meter) and monthly profit P (r) (in thousands of birr) can be approximated
by the function P (r) = −9r2 + 8r + 1. Solve each quadratic equation or inequality. Explain what each
answer tells about the relationship between monthly rent and profit for the shop owner?

49. If x and y are real numbers such that |x| > 3 and |y| < 2, then which of the following is always true?
A. |y − x| > 1 B. |x + y| < 5 C. |x − y| < 1
D. A and C
√
1, 25

50. which of the following is the solution set of equation 2x − 6x + 3 = 5? A. {1} B.
C. 11

2
D. ∅

51. The solution set of inequality |x+1| < 2x is A. {x ∈ R : x ≥ 1} B. x ∈ R : x − 31


C. {x ∈ R : x > 1}
D. ∅

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52. Which of the following is the solution of ( x1 + 1)2 = 5( x1 + 1) − 6?
A. 1, 12 B. {2, 3} C. {−3, −4} D. 21 , 31
 

53. A woman sent Birr 100 to buy a certain number of articles. The price per article was however, Birr 1
more than she thought and she received three fewer articles and paid Birr 2 more. The original price
of the article is.
A. Birr 10 B. Birr 1.25 C. Birr 2.50 D. Birr 5

54. If the quadratic equation 2x2 + Kx + 3 = 0 has two distinct real roots, then what are the values of k?
√ √ √ √ √ √
A. k < −2 6 B. k > 2 6 C. k < −2 6 or k > 2 6 D. k < −2 6 and k > 2 6

55. If r1 and r2 are the roots of quadratic equation 2x2 − 3x − 7 = 0, then which of the following is not
true?
3
A. r1 + r2 = 2
B. r1 r2 = − 27 C. r12 + r22 = 37
4
D. none

56. Given the quadratic equation x2 +kx+1 = 0 with k ≥ 2 which of the following statements is necessarly
true about the equation ?

A. It has no real root B. It has exactly one root C. It has two distnict root D. It has at least
one root

57. If the roots of the quadratic equation ax2 + bx + c = 0 are -2 and 3, then which of the following is not
a2 +b2 +c2
True ? A. a2 = b2 B. a and b have opposite sign C. c = 6b D. b2
= 38

58. The solution set of the inequality |x − 2| > 2x is

A. {x ∈ R : x > −2} B. x ∈ R : x > 32 2

 
C. x ∈ R : x < 3
D. {x ∈ R : x < −2}

59. 5 years from now a boy’s age will be 2 times the square of what it was 5 years ago how old is he now?

A. 7 12 years B. 3 years C. 7 years D. 8 years

60. Which of the following is the set of values of k so that the equation kx2 + 4x + 2k = 0 has two distnict
real roots?
 √  √ √  √ √  √
A. k : k < 2 B. k:− 2<k< 2 C. k:k> 2 or k < − 2 D. k:k<− 2

61. If 6x2 − kx + 216 is perfect square, what are the values of k?

A. -6 and 6 B. -72 and 72 C. -6 and 72 D. 6 and -72

62. The solution set of 3x−5

7
< x−3
5
is

A. −∞, 12 B. 21 , ∞ C. −∞, − 21




D. (−∞, 2)

63. The solution set of the absolute value |3x − 1| − 5 = 0 is

A. {3, −4} B. 6, − 43 C. 3, − 34
 
D. ∅

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64. If 2x + 5y = 17 and 3x − y = 0, then x − y is equal to

A. -2 B. -4 C. 4 D. 2

65. If the quadratic equation kx2 + 4x + 2k has no real solution, then to which the following intervals does
k belongs to?
√ √
√
√

A. (2, ∞) B. (−∞, ∞) C. − 2, 2 D. −∞, 2 ∪ 2, ∞

66. Which of the following is the solution set of the inequality 1 − |3x + 2| ≥ 0?

A. x : x ≤ −1 or x ≥ − 31 B. x : −1 ≤ x ≤ 31
 
C. {x : −2 ≤ x ≤ 1} D. {x : x ≤ −2 or x ≥ 1}

67. Which one of the folowing is the solution set of the equation 3x − 2| = |x + 6| ?

A. 32 − 6 B. 83 , 23
 
C. {4, −1} D. {−6, 8}

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