Math Grade: 8

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I- (7 pts)
1. Calculate and simplify each of the following numbers.
a) √12 − 0.62
b) √22 + 32 + 22 × 3
c) √9 × 1010

2. Perform the following operations, and write each answer in its simplest form.
a) 5√45 × 4√20
√28×√147
b)
√189

3. Solve in ℝ.
a) 4𝑥 2 = 1
b) 2𝑥 2 = −1

II- (3 pts)
Calculate
1
5
−1
1. 3
5
+1

1 3
2−(5−2)
2. 1 3
2− −
5 2

III- (2 pts)
Given 𝑎 = −1/2 and 𝑏 = 3/4, calculate
𝑎
1.
−𝑏

2𝑎
2. 𝑏
4
IV- (3 pts)
Develop and reduce.
1. (3𝑥 + 5)2
2. (𝑥 − 10)2
3. (5𝑎 − 2𝑏)2

V- (3 pts)
̂ 𝐶 = 135°.
Given a parallelogram 𝐴𝐵𝐶𝐷 such that (𝐴𝐵) ⊥ (𝐵𝐷) at 𝐵 and 𝐴𝐷
1. Show that 𝐵𝐶 = 𝐶𝐷.
2. Let 𝐸 the foot of the perpendicular drawn from 𝐶 to the line (𝐴𝐵).
Show that 𝐵𝐸𝐶𝐷 is a square.

VI- (2 pts)
How to prove a rhombus?
 Solution
I-

1.
a) √0.64 = 0.8
b) √52 = 5
c) √(3 × 105 )2 = 300000

2.
a) 600
b) 14/3

3.
1
a) 𝑥 = ± (2)
b) no solution

II-
4 5 1
1. − × =−
5 8 2
13
2−(−10)
2. 3
10

III-
2
1.
3
16
2. −
3

IV-
1. 9𝑥 2 + 30𝑥 + 25
2. 𝑥 2 − 20𝑥 + 100
3. 25𝑎2 − 20𝑎𝑏 + 4𝑏 2

V-
1. 𝐵𝐴 = 𝐵𝐷 (isosceles triangle)
𝐵𝐴 = 𝐶𝐷 (opposite side in a parallelogram)
𝐵𝐷 = 𝐶𝐷

2. 𝐸𝐵̂ 𝐷 = 𝐵𝐷
̂ 𝐶 = 𝐵𝐸̂ 𝐶 = 90° and 𝐵𝐷 = 𝐶𝐷
Then, 𝐵𝐸𝐶𝐷 is a square.