8th-Grade Correction Standards 2016-2017

Mathematics Midterm-exam

Q Parts Elements of solution

If x  5 is a root of P x  , then P5  0 0  25  a
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P5  5  a  35  51  5
2 Thus, a  25
P x   x 2  25  3 x  51  x    x  5 x  5  31  x 
a  x 2  52  3 x  51  x  Thus, P x    x  54 x  3
  x  5 x  5  3 x  51  x 
To find 2nd root of P x  we solve P x   0 So,  x  5  0 or 4 x  3  0
b So,  x  54 x  3  0 3
If the product of two factors is zero then at least one of them Thus, 2nd root of P x  is x 
2 is zero (rule-a) 4
P  x    x  5 x  54 x  3  x  52  0
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x  54 x  3  x  52 x  54 x  3  x  5  0

c Which is a 2nd degree eqn in one unknown
To solve it: we equate to zero then factorize
x  53x  2  0 (using rule-a)
2
Thus, roots of given equation are 5 &
3
Q x   3x 2  10 x  25  10  2 x x  1  x  5x  3
 3x 2  30 x  75  10 x  10  2 x 2  2 x   x 2  3x  5 x  15
a
I  3x 2  30 x  75  8 x  10  2 x 2  x 2  2 x  15
Thus, Q x   6 x 2  40 x  80 Where, a  6, b  40 & c  80
3 Q x  is a 2nd degree polynomial in x , and it is defined for all real values of x since it
b
is a polynomial(no variables in the lower part and no variable under the radical)
Q x   6 x 2  40 x  80  1  3 40 203
Q       80 
c Q  1   6  1   40  1   80
2
 2 2 2 2
      Which is a decimal fraction, since the
 2  2  2 
denominator is a divisor of 10
 
Q x   3 x 2  2 x 5  5  2 x  5 x  1   x  5 x  3
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 3 x  52  2 x  5 x  1   x  5 x  3

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  x  53 x  5  2 x  1   x  3
Q x   2 x  53x  5
Since, AB  P x  So, P5  5  545  3  0
And, P x    x  54 x  3
a
Then, AB doesn’t exist for So, x  5
5 ABC is isosceles A (given) x  54 x  3  23x  5  0
b So, AB  AC (legs of an iso. triangle) x  5 2 x  7   0
But, AB  P x  & AC  Q x  (given)
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 So,  x  54 x  3  2 x  53x  5 7
So, roots are x  5 & x 
x  54 x  3  2x  53x  5  0 2
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For x  ABC is isosceles A
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a R x  represents a literal fraction, since there is a variable in its denominator.
R x  is defined if Q x   0 5
So, x  5 & x 
2 x  53 x  5  0 (if product is non-zero then 3
b none of the factors is zero) Thus, R x  is defined for all real
x  5  0 & 3x  5  0 5
values of x except for x  5 & x 
3
6 R x  
x  54 x  3 1 2  3
Now, R  
2 x  53x  5  2  30.5  5
c
So, Rx  
4 x  3 1 2
So, R  
23x  5 2 7
4 x  3   2 Hence, x 
29
which is accepted, since
d 23x  5 3 24
So,12 x  9  12 x  20 it is in domain of R x 
332  331 AB  3cm
AB  3
330  2 4  102  0.5  4  53  10  3  23  3  10  24
1 BC   33213 1  103
331 3  1 0.02  301
AB  30 BC  6cm
3 2

II

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 ABC is right at A (given) So,  AO  is a median relative to hypotenuse
O is the midpoint of BC  (given) Hence, OA  OB  OC
b
AO 1
Thus, 
BC 2
In  AOB we have: But, AB  3cm (proved)
O is the midpoint of BC  (given) Thus,  AOB is equilateral (having three
c
And, BC  6cm (proved) equal sides)
So, OA  OB  3cm (proved)

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 In quadrilateral BROA we have:
R is the symmetric of A w.r.t BC  (given)
So, BC  is the perpendicular bisector of  AR 
d Then, BA  BR & OA  OR
But, OA  AB (sides of an equilateral triangle)
Thus, BROA is a rhombus (having four equal sides)
Since,  ABC is right at A (given)
O is the midpoint of BC  (given)
Then, O is the center of the circle C 
a C  is circumscribed about ABC with center O (proved)
So, OA is a radius of C 
But, OA  OR (proved)
Thus, R is on C 
In  ABC we have:
O is the midpoint of BC  (given)
3 I is the midpoint of  AC (given)
b AB 3
Thus, OI  is parallel to  AB  and OI   cm
2 2
(By midpoint theorem: Segment joining midpoints of two sides
is parallel to the 3rd side and half of it)
BROA is a rhombus (proved)
So, OR  is parallel to  AB  (opp. sides of a rhombus)
OI  is parallel to  AB (proved)
So, OI  is parallel to OR  (2 lines parallel to same line are parallel)
c
But, O is a common point
Thus, the points R, O & I are collinear.
In ARC we have: So, BC  is a median relative to  AR 
I is the midpoint of  AC (given) But, BC  and RI  intersect at O .
So, RI  is a median relative to  AC 
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Thus, O is the centroid of ARC
BC  is perp. bisector of AR (proved)
In s OIC & OER we have:
IOˆ C  EOˆ R (vert. opp. angles between intersecting lines)
E is the center of rhombus BROA
So, E is the midpoint of OB 
5 a OB
So, OE 
2
AB
And, OI  (proved)
2
And, OB  AB (sides of equilateral ABO )
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 So, OI  OE (half of equals are equal)
R is a point on C  of center O and radius OC (proved)
So, OR  OC
Hence, ARC are equal by S.A.S property
Thus, IC  ER (by homologous elements)
 AB  OR  (proved)
So, BAˆ R  ARˆ O (alt. interior angles between parallel lines)
b
And, ERˆ O  ICˆ O (homologous elements)
Thus BAˆ R  ICˆ O (by comparison)
PBROA  4 sides Thus, PBROA  12cm
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 4 AB 
82  40 1 1 23  51 1 1 2 42  5  814 1 22  6
A    B   
2  6 1 5 31 5 5 10  239 5 5
2   2  5 1  83  1 1 2 42  5  23  5
3 2 3 1 14
1     Thus, A  B
2  2  3 
1 1
5 5 5 5 5  2  239
So, A  5
1 242 1  5
  Choice-C
5 5 2 40

x 2  y 2   x  y   2 xy  36  18
2

2 Thus, x 2  y 2  18
  6   29 
2 Choice-B

2252   120 MN   x  2    x  1
2 2
BC  8
 753  72  0.1  x 2  4 x  4  x 2  2 x  1


15   2  3  10
2 2 2
8
So, MN  6 x  3
III 5  3  3  2  10
2 3 2 3 1 But, M & N are respective midpoints of
AB & AC  (given)
35  54  2 2  10 2 BC
3  8 So, MN  (By midpoint theorem:
56  35  23 2
52  2 2 segment joining midpoints of two sides of
 2 8 a triangle is half the 3rd side)
5 2
So, BC  10cm So, 6 x  3  5
1
Thus, x  accepted Choice-A
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AABCD  side2 DN  DC  NC
 AB 2 6 x
leg1  leg 2
4  36cm 2 ADMN 
2
4 1 9 DM  DN
AE  1    
9 2 28 2

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 13 1 28 26  x 
   
9 2 9 2
13 14 6 x
 
9 9 AShaded  AABCD   AAEGF  ADMN 
So, AE  3cm  36  6  6  x 
AAEGF  length  width Thus, AShaded  24  x cm 2
Choice-A
 AE  EG
 6cm 2
In quadrilateral BNCK we have:
AH  is a height relative to BC  (given)
So,  AH   BC 
And, d  is the perp. bisector of  AH  given)
So, d    AH 
Then, d  BC  (2 lines perp. to same line are parallel)
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And, d  is the perp. bisector of  AH  at I (given)
So, I is the midpoint of  AH 
Thus, R is the midpoint of  AB  (By converse of midpoint
theorem: line passing through midpoint of a side and parallel
to a 2nd side must pass though the midpoint of the 3rd side)
Choice-B
 3x  4 7 6 x  3  12 x  16  7  12 x  6
   8 0 x  17
6  2 8 4 
Thus, no solution
43 x  4  7  26 x  3 Choice-C
In quadrilateral ABED we have:
 AC  DE  (given)
and,  AD  EC  ( given)
So, ADEC is a parallelogram at (having a pair of equal
sides)
7 So, DE  AC (opp. sides of a parallelogram)
But, ABC is isosceles at A ( given)
So, AB  AC (legs of an iso. triangle)
Hence, DE  AB (By comparison)
Thus, ABED is an isosceles trapezoid (having a pair of
equal sides & another pair of parallel sides) Choice-B

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