SYDNEY

BOYS
HIGH
SCHOOL

YEAR 8
2022 HALF YEARLY
ASSESSMENT

Mathematics
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Examiner: AYW

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Class Teacher Question Marks

8MaA J.Bui 1 /19
8Ma1 D.Taylor 2 /20
8MaP T.Broockmann and E.Choy 3 /20
8MaL A.Ward 4 /15
8MaU B.Kilmore Total /74
8MaS T.Broockmann
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Question 1 ( /19 Marks)

(a) What is the product of 5, - 1and - 7? 1

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(b) The temperature in Dunedin was -5°C whilst the temperature in Sydney was 16°C.
What is the difference in temperatures? 1

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(c) Completely factorise the following expressions:

(i) 6 x2 - 8xy. 1

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(ii) -7 p + 56 p3 - 21 p 2 1

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(iii) x 2 - 25 1

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(d) Write 15 correct to one decimal place. 1

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(e) Expand and simplify 4 - 5(2 p - 3). 2

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(f) Express 712 ÷ 74 in the simplest index form. 1

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(g) If h = - 5 and m = 3, evaluate:

(i) m2 - h 1

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m
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h

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(h) A square has a perimeter of 10.4 cm. What is its area? 2

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Find the value of x in the triangle above. 1

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(j) A cricket match finished at 12:18 pm with no delays. If the duration was 1.5 hours, when 1
did the match start?

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(k) Thomas picks a number from 20 to 50. Reggie adds 4 to this number and calls his 1
result b. Peggy subtracts 7 from Thomas’ number and calls her result c. What is
the value of b – c?

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(l) How many cubic metres are there in 87 500 000 cm3? 1

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(m) Simplify (4m3 ) 2 1

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Find the area of the rhombus above if DB = 12 cm and AC = 10 cm. 1

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Question 2 ( /20 Marks)

(a) Simplify the following fractions:

p 2 p7
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y3 y5

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5m m
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8 3

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3m2 9m
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(b) Find the exact value of the following pronumerals.
(i) 2

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(ii) 2

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(c) (
Simplify 7 p 0 ) -1
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(d) A right-angled triangle has integer values for the length of all its sides. Given the 1
hypotenuse is 41 cm, what must be the lengths of the two smaller sides.

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(e) The formula relating temperatures on the Fahrenheit and Celsius scales is 1
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C = ( F - 32)
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Find the temperature in Fahrenheit when the Celsius temperature is 15°.

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(f) Rewrite 5m-3 p -8 with only positive indices. 1

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(g) Expand and simplify the following:

(i) (6 - p)(6 + p) 2

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(ii) (m + 7)(m - 5) 2

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(h) How many litres of water can fill a 0.95 m3 tank. 1
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(i) The average of three numbers is 2. If two of the numbers are -5 and - 3, what 2
is the third number?

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Question 3 ( /20 Marks)

(a) Completely factorise the following:
(i) 4(q - 3) + r (3 - q) 2

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(iii) x 2 - 5 x - 24 2

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Find the area of the isosceles triangle above. All measurements are in metres. 3

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(c) Emirates flies Colombo (Sri Lanka) to Paris (France) with a stopover in Dubai on 2
the following schedule.
Depart: 2035 hours [Colombo]
Arrives: 0920 hours (next day) [Paris]

All times are local times in each country. However, Colombo is 3 hours and 30 minutes
ahead of Paris. If the plane stops over in Dubai for 1 hour and 30 minutes to refuel, how
long is the plane in the air from Colombo to Paris.

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(d) If Z = 24 ´ 33 ´11 ´ a and 100 divides evenly into Z, what is the smallest positive integer 2
that can be represented by a? Give reasons.

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(e) If A + B = -5 , what is the value of 3 A - 7 + 3B ? 2

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In the diagram above, the grid is made up of squares. What is the area of the 2
shaded region?

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Four identical isosceles trapeziums are arranged as shown above. The length of the 3
longer base of each trapezium is 5 units more than the shorter base. If the area of
quadrilateral PQRS is 27.5 square units, find the height of one trapezium.

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Question 4 ( /15 Marks)

(a)

In the diagram above, what is the perimeter of DPQS ? 2

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2 æ1 ö
(b) The reciprocal of is ç + 1÷ . What is the value of x? 2
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The chart above gives the cost of installing carpet in four rectangular rooms of various 3
sizes. The cost per square metre of installing carpet is always the same. What is the value
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(d) If x and y are positive integers with xy = 6, what is the product of all possible values of 2
2x+ y
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2x- y

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(e)

A rectangular flag is divided into four triangles, labelled Left, Right, Top, and Bottom, 3
as shown above. Each triangle is to be coloured one of red, white, blue, green, and purple
so that no two triangles that share an edge are the same colour. How many different flags
can be made?

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(f) Six consecutive integers are written on a blackboard. When one of them is erased the 3
sum of the remaining five integers is 2012. What is the sum of the digits of the integer
that was erased?

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