Expression Constant Variable

Q 1. Separate, constants and variables from the following:

Name: Std.:VIII_B Date:

Subject: Mathematics Classroom Organization: Individual

Topic: MAKING SENSE OF ALGEBRA

Q 2. Simplify the following expressions:

a. 9 x  5 y  3x  8 y
b. 4 x 2  3x  7  2 x 2  5 x  1
c. 7 x y  3xy  7 xy  2 x y
2 2

Q.3 Given that m = 9 ,n = −5 and k =−3 ,evaluate:

a. 3m2(m−n)
b. (m2−n2)
c.
Q.4 Simplify:
a. −7x2y + 10 +7xy2
b. −10x−8−2x−4x2

Q.6 Multiply:
a. 8xy ×5 x3y2 ×–7xy2
b. 12abc × −0.75ac2

Q.7 Remove the brackets to simplify the following expressions.

a. −10x2y(−5 + x)
 2 x 12 
  
b. −3  6 6y 
c. 5x + 5(y−3)
d. 3(y−5) + 4(z + 5)

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Q.8 The total surface area, A, of a cylinder, radius r and height h, is given by the formula
A  2 r 2  2 rh .
a. Calculate the surface area of cylinder of radius 5cm and height 9cm.
b. A cylinder has a surface area of 1200 cm2 and its radius and height are equal.
Calculate the radius.
c. A cylinder has radius of 6 cm and surface area of 377 cm2.
Calculate the height of this cylinder.

Q.9 The total surface area of cone is given by formula, A   rl   r 2 .find A, when r =
6.2cm and l = 10.8 cm

Q.10 Given that a = 4, b = −3 and c = 6 , evaluate (a + 2b)3 – 5c

Q.11 Remove the brackets and simplify where possible.

a. y(1−y) + y(2y−5)−2y(1+3y)−3y(1−y)
b. 5x(x−3) + 7y(−4−5y)

Q.12 Simplify:
1 1

a. x y  x
6 8 2 6
y 10
 2

1
1
 1 2
 2
y x y
  3 4 
3 2 3

1
x y 
b. x 2  

Q.13 Calculate:

a. 2(3)  (13  8)
4 3

b. 4(2)  (8  4 )  16  2
3 2 3 3

Q.14 Simplify:
a.  3xy  4 3

b. 16a b  6 8 2

Q.15 Simplify:

a. 6uw3  4uw6

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Sr.no Success Criteria Proficiency
b. column
1. I can represent numbers by using letters.
c.
d.

Q.16
2. Expand and the
I can write simplify:
expression to represent mathematical information.
a.
b.
3. c. substitute the letters with numbers to find the value of an
I can
expression.
Q.17 Remove the brackets and simplify:
a.
4. I can
b. add and subtract the like term to simplify expression.
c.

Q.18  a 2  b 2  c 2  2c  a  3 , b  2 c  1
 
 a b c
2 2 2
Find the value of Y =  if .

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 I can simplify expression by operation of multiplication and division.

6. I can expand expression by removing the bracket and arranging the

like term.

7. I can apply the laws of indices to simplify expressions solve problem

based on negative and fractional indices.

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