Bombay Scottish School, Mahim

Grade : 8 MATHEMATICS SECOND TERM REVISION WORKSHEET-2

1. If the replacement set is { x : x ∈ Z, -6 < x < 8 }
find the solution set of:
𝑖) 6𝑥 − 1≥9 + 𝑥
𝑖𝑖) 15 − 3𝑥 > 𝑥 − 3

2. If the replacement set is a set of real numbers (R), find the solution set of:
𝑖) 5 − 3𝑥 < 11
𝑖𝑖) 8 + 3𝑥≥28 − 2𝑥

3. Solve for x, write down the solution set and graph the solution set on the
real number line
1 𝑥 1 1
− 3
≤ 2
−1 3
< 6
;𝑥∈𝑅

4. Factorise:
a) 9a (6a – 5b) – 12a2 (6a – 5b)
b) 16 (2l – 3m)2 – 12 (3m – 2l)
c) xa2 + xb2 – ya2 – yb2
d) x3 – 2x2y + 3xy2 – 6y3
e) 27x2 – 12y2
f) (x + 2y)2 – 4 (2x – y)2
g) 9 (a – b)2 – 100 (x – y)2
h) a2 + 4ab + 3b2
i) 7x2 – 19x – 6
j) (x – 2y)2 – 5 (x – 2y) + 6
5. Solve the following simultaneous equations
a) 5𝑥 + 7𝑦 = − 2; 4𝑥 + 6𝑦 = − 3 (Substitution method)
b) 𝑥 + 3𝑦 = 5 ; 7𝑥 − 8𝑦 = 6 (Elimination method)
c) 5𝑥 + 4𝑦 = 23 ; 𝑥 + 9 = 6𝑦 (Cross multiplication method)
d) 2𝑥 + 3𝑦 = 31; 5𝑥 − 4 = 3𝑦 (Cross multiplication method)
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6. Each interior angle of a polygon is 150°. Find the sum of interior angles of
a polygon which has half the number of sides of the given polygon.
7. Find the value of ‘x’

8. What is the sum of interior angles and the measure of each exterior angle
of a regular nonagon?
9. How many sides does a regular polygon with interior angle measure of 168º
have?
10. How many sides does a regular polygon with exterior angle measure of 20º
have?
11. The area of a trapezium is 1586cm² and the perpendicular distance
between its parallel sides is 26cm. If one of the parallel sides measures
84cm, find the length of the other side.
12. The area of a trapezium is 180cm² and its height is 9cm. If one of the
parallel sides is longer than the other by 6cm, find the length of the two
parallel sides.

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13. In the adjacent figure, ABCD is a rectangle. If BM and DN are perpendiculars

from B and D on AC, prove that ∆ BMC ≅ ∆ DNA. Is it true that BM = DN?

14. The lengths of the diagonals of a rhombus are 16cm and 12cm respectively.
Find the area and perimeter of the rhombus.
15. A cuboid is 9cm long, 5cm broad and 4cm high and a cube has an edge of 5cm.
Which one has greater volume?
16. A brick measures 15cm in length, 8cm in breadth and 5cm in height.
How many bricks will be required to make a wall of length 15m, breadth 10m
and height 8m?
17. The dimensions of a cubical room are 8.6m × 5.4m × 4m. The room has two
doors each measuring 2m by 1m and four windows each measuring 1m by 1m.
What will be the cost of plastering the four walls and the ceiling at ₹65 per sq metre?
18. Using ruler and a pair of compasses only, construct an isosceles ∆ ABC with
base BC = 3cm and each base angle = 75º. Construct an incircle to this
triangle and measure its radius.
19. Solve graphically the system of linear equations:
x + y = 5 and x - y = 3. Find the area of the triangle formed by the two lines
with the x-axis. [Take scale 2cm = 1 unit on both axes]
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20. Solve graphically the pairs of equations :2x – 3y = 1 and 3x – 4y = 1.
[Take scale 1cm = 1 unit on both axes].
21. The marks obtained by 40 students of a class in an examination are given below:
8, 47, 22, 31, 17, 13, 38, 26, 3, 34, 29, 11, 22, 7, 15, 24, 38, 31, 21, 35, 42,
24, 45, 23, 21, 27, 29, 49, 25, 48, 21, 15, 18, 27, 19, 45, 14, 34, 37, 34
Prepare a frequency distribution table with equal class intervals, starting from
0 - 10, 10 - 20…...
i) What is the class mark of the class interval 10 – 20?
ii) What are the class boundaries of the class interval 11 – 20 ?
(when the intervals are 1 – 10, 11 – 20, 21 – 30, etc.)
22. The frequency distribution of weights (in kg) of 40 persons is given below:

Weights (in kg) 30 - 35 35 - 40 40 - 45 45 - 50 50 - 55

Frequency 6 13 14 4 3

(a) What is the lower limit of the fourth class interval?

(b) What is the class size of each class interval?
(c ) Which class interval has the highest frequency?
(d) Find the class marks of all the class intervals?

ANSWER KEY

5 . a) (9/2, -7/2) b) (2,1) c) (3,2) d) (5,7)

6. 720°
11. 38cm
12. 23cm, 17cm
14. 96cm2, 40cm
16. 20000
17. ₹9778.60.
22. (a) 45 (b) 5 (c) 40 - 45 (d) 32.5, 37.5, 42.5, 47.5, 52.5