APSAC SYSTEM

TERM EXAMINATION (COLD & WARM REGION)

MAY 2020
Class: VIII Subject: Mathematics

Max. Time: 3 hrs Total Marks: 75

Name: __________________________ Section: _____________

School: _________________________ Date: _______________

Instructions
1. Write your name, section, school & date clearly in the space provided.
2. Carefully read through the complete paper.
3. Use separate answer sheet for the subjective part.
4. Do not copy the questions on the answer sheet.
5. Re-check your work before handing it over at the end of the examination.
6. The marks for each question in the paper are given in brackets [ ].
7. Attach the rough work sheet along with the answer sheet.
8. Log book and graph paper (if demanded by the students) will be provided.

Objective Subjective
Total
Sections
Section A Section B Section C (any three) Marks
15 36 24
Q. Nos. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 …

Max. Marks 15 36 8 8 8 8 8 75
Marks
Obtd.
Ans. Sheets
Marked by: ____________________ Sign: ______________ Dated: __________

Counter-checked by: _____________ Sign: _____________ Dated: ___________

 Paper: Mathematics
Class: VIII
SECTION – A [Total Marks: 15]
Note: Section A is compulsory. All parts are to be answered on the question
paper. It should be completed in the first 20 minutes and handed over
to the invigilator. Deleting / overwriting is not allowed. Do not use lead
pencil.
Time Allowed: 20 minutes

Q.No.1: Encircle the correct option i.e. A/B/C/D. Each part carries one
mark. [ /15]
é1 3 1ù
i) What is the order of transpose of a matrix ê .
ë2 -2 3úû

A) 2 by 2 B) 3 by 3
C) 2 by 3 D) 3 by 2
é6 0ù
ii) In which reference matrices ê and [3] are same? Both are:
ë0 6úû

A) Scalar matrix B) Identity matrix

C) Rectangular matrix D) Skew symmetric matrix
iii) Which is determined by the number of rows and columns?
A) The type B) Diagonal
C) Order D) Determinant
iv) For which matrices, commutative law under multiplication is hold:
A) Null matrices B) Diagonal matrices
C) Scalar matrices D) Rectangular matrices
v) Which pair of matrices are conformable for multiplication:
éa bù éa b ù ée ù
A) êc [e f] B)
ë d úû êc
ë d úû êë f úû

é a ù ée fù
C) [a b][e f] D) êb ú ê g
ë ûë h úû

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 vi) Which is the required factor to find the multiplicative inverse of a
matrix:
A) Determinant B) Product of elements
C) Sum of elements D) Order
vii) What is the relation between rational number (Q) and natural
number (N)?
A) Q is the subset of N
B) Q and N are overlapping sets
C) Q and N are disjoint sets
D) N is the subset of Q
2
viii) What type of fraction is ?
3
A) Recurring and terminating decimal fraction
B) Recurring and nonterminating decimal fraction
C) Nonrecurring and nonterminating decimal fraction
D) Nonrecurring and terminating decimal fraction
ix) π is the example of which type of numbers?
A) Irrational number B) Rational number
C) Whole number D) Integer
x) What is the real part of –i (5i + 3)?
A) 3i + 2 B) –3
C) +5 D) +2
xi) What is the same in log of numbers 0.002489, 0. 2489 and 0.02489?
A) Characteristics B) Anti-log
C) Both A and B D) Mantissa
xii) How logba × logcb can be written?
A) logac B) logca
C) logab D) logbc

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 xiii) Which is another form of log p – log q?
log( p - q )
p
A) log B)
q
log p æqö
C) D) logçç ÷÷
log q è pø

xiv) What is the characteristic of the log of a number which is less

than 1?
A) More than 1 B) Less than zero
C) More than zero D) Zero
xv) What is the value of log42?
1
A) B) 2
2
1
C) D) 4
4

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SECTION – B [Total Marks: 36]
Time allowed: 2 hours 40 minutes Total Marks Section B and C: 60
Note: Section “B” and “C”, questions there in are to be answered on the
separately provided answer book. Answer any twelve parts from
Section “B” and attempt any three questions from Section “C”. Use
supplementary answer sheet i.e. Sheet-B if required. Write your
answers neatly and legibly. Log table will be provided on demand.

Q.No.2: Attempt any NINE parts. All parts carry equal marks. [4×9=36]
i) Find the value of a and b for matrix if the equation is
éa + 3 4 ù é- 3 4ù
ê6 = [4]
ë b - 1úû êë6 2úû

é1 3ù
ii) If A = ê 2 4 ú then find A × Adj A. [4]
ê ú
ë1 2û

é1 1ù
iii) If B = ê ú then show that B – Bt is a skew symmetric. [4]
ë2 0û

é1 2ù é1 -1 ù é- 1 0 ù
iv) For the matrices A = ê ú ,B = ê ú and C = ê .
ë2 3û ë2 -2 û ë0 -2úû

Find A + (B – C)t. [4]

v) Determine whether the given matrices are multiplicative inverse of each
other. [4]
é3 5ù é- 3 2 ù
ê4 ú and ê
-1úû
ë 7û ë2

vi) Use laws of exponents to simplify: [4]

(81)n .35 - 34 n-1 (243)
9 2 n 34

vii) Express the complex number in the standard form a + bi. [4]
2i7 + 6i9 + 7i18 – 3i16 + 4i24

viii) If z =
(- 2 + 3i )2 simplify and write the answer in standard form. [4]
1+ i

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 1+ i
ix) When z = prove that z.z = 1 [4]
1- i
a +b b+c c+a
æ x 2l ö æ x 2 m ö æ x 2 n ö æ la ö æ lb ö æ lc ö
x) Do you think çç l +m ÷÷ çç m+n ÷÷ çç n+l ÷÷ is equal to çç b ÷÷ ´ çç c ÷÷ ´ çç a ÷÷ . Justify
è x øè x øè x ø èl ø èl ø èl ø

your answer. [4]

p
xi) Express the given decimal 0.23 = 0.232323... in fractional form , where p,
q

q Î z and q ¹ 0. [4]
xii) Prove log32 × log281 = 2 (log53 × log325). [4]
xiii) If log 2 = 0.3010, log 3 = 0.4771, log 5 = 0.6990 then find the value of
log 0.0048 . Write your answer in 4 decimal places. [4]
xiv) Given that A=Aoe-kd, if k = 2 what should be the value of d to make
Ao
A= . [4]
2

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SECTION – C [Marks: 24]
Note: Attempt any three questions. All questions carry equal marks.
[8×3=24]
Q.No.3: [8]
é1 2 ù é2 1ù
a) If A = ê ú and B = ê . Prove that AB ≠ BA. (4)
ë- 3 -5û ë1 3úû

b) Evaluate log 512 to the base 2 2 (4)

Q.No.4: [8]
a) Evaluate: (5)
0.07921 ´ (18.99 )
2

(5.79)4 ´ 0.9474
3

b) Simplify: (3)

(216) ´ (25)
2 1
3 2

(0.04)-
1
2

Q.No.5: [8]
a) Two sides of a rectangle differ by 3.5cm. Find the dimensions of the
rectangle if its perimeter is 67cm. Solve the problem by using
Cramer’s Rule. (4)

b) Express log (x + 1)3 – 2log (x + 1) + 3 log (x – 1)2 – log (x3 – 1) as a

single logarithm. (4)

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Q.No.6: [8]
a) Simplify: (3)
2
æ 32 x -6 y - 4 z ö 5
çç 4
÷
-4 ÷
è 3125 x yz ø

b) Use matrices, if possible, to solve the given linear equation by matrix

inversion method. (5)
2x + 4y + 5 = 0
–x + 5y + 1 = 0

Q.No.7: [8]
a) Find the value of ‘x’ in the given equation: (3)
2
log 64 x = -
3
b) Solve the given equation for real x and y. (5)
(3 – 2i) (x – yi) = 2 (x – 2yi) + 4i – 1

Class: VIII Page 7 of 7 Subject: Mathematics