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1st Terminal Examination-2017

Class- VIIIB
MATHEMATICS
Time: - 2hr 30min.
F.M: 80

Question1:
1X6=6
i. Find the simple interest on Rs 5000 for 3 years at 8% per
annum.
ii. The ratios of the volume of two cubes are 8:512. Find the
ratio of
their whole surface area.
iii. If Sin = 1 / 2 . Find the value of tan .
iv. PQ is the diameter of a circle and R is any point on it. Find
the value
of angle PQR.
v. If A:B = 6:7 and B:C=8:7 find A:C.
vi. Calculate the product of 3 5 and 5 3 .

Question 2:
2X7 =14
i. Find the value of x0.

a b c 2 a3 b+ 4 c
ii. If 2
= 3
= 4
= p
. Find the value of p.
iii. Diagonal of a cube is 4 3 cm, find the total surface area.
iv. ABCD is a cyclic quadrilateral. AB is produced to E , CBE =
600, Find ADC.
cosec +sin 5
v. cosecsin = 3 find sin.
vi. The numerical value of the volume and the area of the
curved surface
are equal of a right circular cylinder. Find the radius of the
cylinder.
vii. The length of a chord PQ of a circle with its centre O is 4cm, and
the
distance of PQ from the point O is 2.1 cm. find the length
of its
diameter.

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 Question 3:
5X2=10
i. At the same rate of simple interest in percent per annum, if a
principal becomes the amount of Rs 7100 in 7 years and of Rs
6200 in 4 years, determine the principal and rate of simple
interest in percent per annum.
ii. The SI and CI of a certain sum of money for two years are Rs.
400 and Rs 410 respectively, Calculate the sum of money and
rate of interest per annum.
iii. Find the sum of money of the difference between CI and SI for 3
years becomes Rs 930 at rate of 10% interest per annum.

Question 4: (any one)

1X4=4
1 1 1 1
i. Solve : ( x1 )( x2)
+ ( x2 ) ( x3)
+ ( x3 ) (x4 )
= 6
1 1 1 1
ii. Solve: a+b+ x
= a
+ b + x

Question 5: ( any one)

1X4=4
i. Ram travelled 84 km by cycle and observed that if he would
be cycling
with the speed of 5 km/hr more, then the time taken to
complete the
Journey is reduced by 5 hrs. Calculate and write the speed of
Rams Journey in km/hr.
ii. There are two pipes in the water reservoir of our school. Two
pipes
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together take 11 9 miutes to fill the reservoir. If the two
pipes open separately, then one pipe would take 5 minutes
more than the other pipe. Calculate the time taken to fill the
reservoir separately by each of the pipes.

Question 6: 3
Solve quadratic equation with the help of Sridhara Acharya
formula:
(4 x3)2 - 2(x+3) = 0.

Question 7: (any one) 5

i. Draw the geometric value of 21 .

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ii. Construct a rectangle ABCD in which side BC = 6 cm, AB = 4 cm.
now construct a square equal in area to the given rectangle.

Question 8: (any one) 3

i. If (7x + 5y) : (3x+4y)=7:11, find (3x-2y) : (3x+4y).
ii. If the first and second of the five numbers in continuous
proportion are 2 and 6 respectively. Find fifth number.

Question 9: (any two) 7

i. If x:a = y:b = z:c prove that:
x3 y3 z3 ( x+ y+ z)3
2 + 2 + 2 =
a b c (a+b+ c)2
ii. If a:b = b:c prove that :
1 1 1
a2 b2 c 2 ( 3 + 3 + 3 ) = a3 + b3 + c 3 .
a b c
a2 b2 c2 1
iii. If = = = 1 show that : 1+ a +
b+c a+c b+a
1 1
+
1+b 1+c
=1

Question 10: (any two) 6

i. Show that cosec2220.cot2680 sin2220 +sin2680+cot2680.
x
ii. If cos = then show that xsin = ycos.
x + y2
2

iii. Prove that sin 3
. tan 6
+ sin 2
.cos 3
= 2 sin2 4 .

Question 11: ( any two)

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i. The length and breadth of a rectangular field of a village are
20m and
15 m respectively. For constructions of pillars in the 4
comers of that field 4 cubic holes having of 4m are dug out and
the soils removed are dispersed on the remaining land.
Calculate height and surface area of the field that is increased
by.
ii. Total surface area of a right circular pot open at one end is
2002
Sq cm. If the length of the diameter of the base of the
pot is 14 cm.
Calculate, how much litre of water may the drum contain.
iii. Height of a right circular cylinder is twice of its radius. if the
height
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 Would be 6 times of ita radius, then the volume of the
cylinder
would be grater by 539 cubic dm, Calculate the height of
the
cylinder.

Question 12: (any one) 6

i. Prove that on the same arc, the angle subtends at the centre
is double
than the remaining part of its circumference.
ii. Prove that equal chords of a circle are equidistant from their
centre.

Question 13: (any one) 3

i. Two chords AB and CD of a circle with centre O intersect each
other at
the point P. prove that AOD + BOC = 2 BPC.
ii. The Equilateral triangle ABC is inscribed in a circle. P is any
point on
minor arc BC, prove that PA = PB + PC.