The Battle of

MATHEMATICS DEPARTMENT
presents

Mathalinos 4.0
Grade 8 February 27, 2023
 Mechanics
• The Game is composed of three rounds:
Easy, Average & Difficult; set with
different points & time limits.
• Calculators and Notebooks are NOT
allowed.
• Participants will be provided with scratch
papers.
• The group with the highest score wins.
 EASY ROUND
• 2 points each
• 15 seconds for each
question
 Problem #1
Easy

What do you call the

intersection of the x and y
axes?

Answer: Origin
 Problem #2
Easy

Find the slope of the line with the

equation y = -3x + 4.

Answer: -3
 Problem #3
Easy

Which of the following is a perfect square

trinomial?
a. x2 + 10x + 16
b. x2 - 4x + 16
c. x2 - 8x + 16
d. x2 + 17x + 16

Answer: C
 Problem #4
Easy

Standing at the origin, if you move

3 units to the left and move 4
units downward, what is your
coordinate?
Answer: (-3, -4)
 Problem #5
Easy

Which of the following relation is a function?

a. {(1, 2), (1, 3),(1, 4)}
b. {(1, 2), (2, 2),(3, 2)}
c. {(1, 1), (1, 2),(2, 1),(2, 2)}
d. {(1,4), (4, 1),(1, 3)}

Answer: B
 Problem #6
Easy

Simplify:

Answer:
 Problem #7
Easy

Where in the rectangular coordinate

plane can you the point (0, -4)?

Answer: Y - Axis
 Problem #8
Easy

What is the common monomial factor

of 6x + 9x?
2

Answer: 3x
 Problem #9
Easy

It is obtained by negating both the

hypothesis and conclusion of an if-
then statement

Answer: Inverse
 Problem #10
Easy

What is f(3) in the linear function

f(x)= 5x – 18?

Answer: -3
 AVERAGE ROUND
• 3 points each
• 30 seconds for each
question
 Problem #1
Average

Factor: 4x - 25y
2 2

Answer: (2x + 5)(2x – 5)

 Problem #2
Average

What is the value of x that would

make undefine?

Answer: 4
 Problem #3
Average

What should be multiplied with

(x-4) to get a product of
x – 64?
3

Answer:
 Problem #4
Average

What is the range of the graph

below?

Answer: {y|y ≥ -4}

 Problem #5
Average

Simplify the expression

Answer:
DIFFICULT ROUND
• 5 points each
• 60 seconds for each
question
 Problem #1
Difficult

The sum of two numbers is 32 and

their difference 14. What is the
larger number?

Answer: 23
 Problem #2
Difficult

Expand the expression

(2a + 3b -5c) .
2

Answer:
4a + 9b + 25c + 12ab - 20ac - 30bc
2 2 2
 Problem #3
Difficult

Find the perimeter of a square whose

area is x + 12x + 36 sq. units.
2

Answer: 4x + 24 units
 Problem #4
Difficult

What is the slope of a line

perpendicular to the line with an
equation of 3x + 4y = 12?

Answer: 4/3
 Problem #5
Difficult

Using inductive reasoning

determine the next term in the
number series 3, 6, 11, 18, 27, …

Answer: 38
CLINCHER ROUND
• Whoever gets the correct
answer first, wins.
 Problem #1
Clincher

What is the slope of a line

determined by the points (2, 1)
and (-1, 7)
Answer: -2
 Problem #2
Clincher

Factor Completely:
3x - 75
2

Answer: 3(x + 5)(x – 5)

 Mathematics is NOT meant to make simple
things complicated, but to make complicated
things simple…
THANK YOU VERY MUCH!!