PRACTICE WORKSHEET – 1 2nd Term (2022 - 2023)

Name: Class: VIII Roll: Section:

Subject: Algebra Teachers: Rokeya Begum /Abdul Wares Date:

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a) b)

2.

a) b)

3. Complete the square by writing in the form (𝑥 + 𝑎)2 + 𝑏 where a and b can be positive or
negative.
a) b)

4. Rewrite each of the following formulae as indicated.

3𝑦+𝑘
a) 𝑦 + 2 = make y the subject. b) (𝑥 − 𝑦)2 = 2𝑦 − 5 make x the subject
𝑎

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5. 𝑀 = 2 𝑥 2 𝑦 − 2𝑥𝑧

a) Evaluate M when 𝑥 = 4.2 × 104 , 𝑦 = 2.7 × 10−6 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑧 = 7.4 × 1010

b) Make y the subject of the formula.
6. 𝑚 𝑣𝑎𝑟𝑖𝑒𝑠 𝑎𝑠 (𝑑 + 3). 𝐼𝑓 𝑚 = 28 𝑤ℎ𝑒𝑛 𝑑 = 1, 𝑐𝑎𝑙𝑐𝑢𝑙𝑎𝑡𝑒:
a) the value of m, when d = 3.
b) the value of d, when m = 49.

7. The energy E stored in an elastic band varies as the square of the extension x. When the elastic
is extended by 3 cm, the energy stored is 243 joules. What is the energy stored when the
extension is 5 cm? What is the extension when the stored energy is 36 joules?

Answers:

1 5
1. a) −2 ; −5 b) − ;7
3 6
2. a) 𝑥 = −14.2 𝑜𝑟 𝑥 = 0.21 b) 𝑥 = −1.86 𝑜𝑟 𝑥 = −0.537
3. a) 2 (𝑥 + 4) − 27 2
b) 2 (𝑥 + 2.5)2 − 6.25
𝑘−2𝑎
4. a) 𝑦 = b) 𝑥 = 𝑦 ± √2𝑦 − 5
𝑎−3
2(𝑀+2𝑥𝑧)
5. a) −6.216 × 1015 b) 𝑦= 𝑥2
6. a) 42 b) 4
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7. 675𝐽𝑗√3 𝑐𝑚