SCHOOL YEAR 2021

Full name:……….
DATE OF TESTING: MR OWEN
SUBJECT: MATHS – GRADE 8
(The test has 01 page)
Time allotted: 150 minutes (not including delievery time)

Problem 1. (4,0 marks)

( )( )( )(
a) Factor the following polynomial x + 2 x + 3 x + 4 x + 5 - 24 )
x  4 x  1 x  2000 x  2003
b) Solve the equation   
2012 2015 16 13

Problem 2. (3,0 marks)

Given the expression A  x  

 
 16  x x

3  2x 2  3x 
 : 3
x 1
 x  4
2
2x x  2  x  4x 2  4x

a) Find restriction of expression of A.
b) Simplify the expression A .
20203  1
c) Find the valeu of expression A with x 
20202  2019
Problem 3. (4,0 marks) Messi received a 35% special student discount for a bag. He paid $84.
His father bought the same bag at the price of $180. How much was discount given to his
father?

Problem 4. (4,0 marks)

x  by  cz
 1 1 1
a) Given y  cz  ax and x , y , z  0. Calculator A   
z  ax  by 1a 1b 1c
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b) Find the minimum value of the expression M = x 2 + 2x + 8y 2 + 4xy - 12y + 21.

Problem 5. (5,0 marks) Given the Rectangle ABCD. Let E be the points on the side CD
Draw the line EF perpendicular to AB ( F  AB). Know that
 B  300, EBA
A E  10cm , EA   450. Find the total area of two triangle A DE and A EB .
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