ICHTHUS SECONDARY SCHOOL (WEST) – MATHEMATICS G8 REVISION FOR TERM 1 TEST 2021

1 y is directly proportional to .
When x = 16, y = 3.

y= k(x-4)
Find y in terms of x.
3= k(16-4)
3= k(12)
3/12= k
1/4= k
y= 1/4(x-4)
y= 1/4x-1

y = ................................................... [2]

[Total: 2]

2 m is inversely proportional to the square of .

When p = 4, m = 5.

Find m when p = 6.
m= k/(p-1)2
5= k/(4-1)2
5= k/(3)2
5= k/9
5*9= k
45= k
m= 45/(6-1)2
m= 45/(5)2
m= 45/25
m= 1.8

m = ................................................... [3]

[Total: 3]

3 On a map with scale 1 : 25 000, the area of a lake is 33.6 square centimetres.

Calculate the actual area of the lake, giving your answer in square kilometres.
(25 000)2*33.6/(100000)2
= 625 000 000*33.6/1e10
= 2.1e10/1e10
= 2.1 km2

................................................... km2 [2]

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[Total: 2]

Rearrange the formula to write r in terms of P and .

P= 2r + pier
P= r(2 + pie)
P/2+pie= r

r = ................................................... [2]

[Total: 2]

5 Rearrange this formula to make x the subject.

5x2-3y=4y+8
5x2=3y+4y+8
5x2=7y+8
x= square root (7y+8/5)

x = ................................................... [3]

[Total: 3]

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(a) Find s when t = 26.5, u = 104.3 and a = −2.2 .

Give your answer in standard form, correct to 4 significant figures.
s= (104.3)(26.5) + 1/2(-2.2)(26.5)2
s= 2 763.95 + (-1.1)(702.25)
s= 2 763.95 + (-772.475)
s= 2 763.95-772.475
s= 1 991.475
s= 1 991

s = ................................................... [4]

(b) Rearrange the formula to write a in terms of u, t and s.

a = ................................................... [3]

[Total: 7]

7 Factorise completely.

`= 7a(3a+4b)

................................................... [2]

[Total: 2]

8 Expand and simplify.

= x2-7x-5x+35
= x2-12x+35

................................................... [2]

[Total: 2]
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9 Factorise completely.

= 5(4x2 - 9y2)
= 5(2x-3y)(2x+3y)

................................................... [3]

[Total: 3]

10 Simplify .

= 3c-c-5d+2d
= 2c-3d

................................................... [2]

[Total: 2]

11 Simplify , giving your answer as a single fraction.

................................................... [3]

[Total: 3]
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12 Write as a single fraction in its simplest form.

................................................... [3]

[Total: 3]

13 Solve.

(a)

w = ................................................... [2]

(b)

x = ................................................... [2]

[Total: 4]
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The difference between the areas of the two rectangles is 62 cm2.

(a) Show that .

[3]

(b) Factorise .

................................................... [2]

(c) Solve the equation to find the difference between the perimeters of the two rectangles.

................................................... cm [2]

[Total: 7]
16. Solve this simultaneous equation by graphing then state the x intercepts, y intercept, and the line of symmetry.

2 x − 6 y = 12

2x − 4 y = 8 [7]

17. Two times a number added to another number is 25. Three times the first number minus the other number is
20. Find the two numbers. [3]