8th Paper New
8th Paper New
(c) In the given figure, find the values of x and y. (Figure with parallel lines and transversals
– similar to RS Aggarwal examples) (4)
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Question 6.
Question 1.
(a) Factorize: a² + 2ab + b² – c² (3)
(a) Find the value of x if (2/3)³ × (2/3)⁻⁶ = (2/3)²ˣ⁻¹ (3)
(b) Solve for x: |2x – 1| = 5 (3)
(b) Simplify: (25x⁻⁴) / (5⁻³x²) (3)
(c) A sum of money is invested at compound interest, compounded annually. The interest for
(c) The angles of a triangle are in the ratio 2:3:4. Find the measure of each angle. (4) the second year is Rs. 960. If the rate of interest is 4% per annum, find the sum invested. (4)
Question 2. Question 7.
(a) Solve for x: (3x + 2)/4 – (2x – 1)/3 = 2 (3) (a) Find the value of 'k' for which the polynomial x³ – 3x² + kx – 6 is exactly divisible by (x
– 2). (3)
(b) Factorize: x² – 7x + 12 (3)
(b) The ages of A and B are in the ratio 5:7. Four years from now, the ratio of their ages will
(c) A shopkeeper sells two articles, one at a loss of 10% and the other at a profit of 15%. If be 3:4. Find their present ages. (3)
the selling price of both the articles is the same, and the shopkeeper makes a profit of Rs. 5
on the whole, find the cost price of each article. (4) (c) Construct a rhombus ABCD whose diagonals AC = 6 cm and BD = 8 cm. (4)
Question 3. Question 8.
(a) Using a suitable identity, evaluate: (103)² – (97)² (3) (a) Find the least square number which is exactly divisible by each of the numbers 8, 12, and
15. (3)
(b) Divide: (x³ – 6x² + 11x – 6) by (x – 1) (3)
(b) A and B can complete a piece of work in 12 days. B and C can complete it in 15 days,
(c) Construct a quadrilateral ABCD in which AB = 4 cm, BC = 5 cm, CD = 6 cm, and ∠B = and A and C can complete it in 20 days. In how many days can A alone complete the same
90°. (4) work? (3)
Question 4. (c) The volume of a cube is 1728 cm³. Find the surface area of the cube. (4)
(a) Find the square root of 1296 using the prime factorization method. (3) Question 9.
(b) The length of a rectangle is 5 cm more than its breadth. If the perimeter of the rectangle (a) Simplify: (√5 + √3) / (√5 – √3) (3)
is 38 cm, find the length and breadth of the rectangle. (3)
(b) A bag contains 5 red balls and 3 blue balls. One ball is drawn at random from the bag.
(c) A train travels a distance of 300 km at a uniform speed. If the speed had been 5 km/hr Find the probability that the ball drawn is: (i) red (ii) not blue. (3)
more, it would have taken 2 hours less for the same journey. Find the speed of the train. (4)
(c) A parallelogram ABCD, AB = 6cm, BC = 4cm and angle B = 60 degrees. Construct the
Section B (40 Marks) parallelogram. (4)
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Question 5.