Class VIII/IX -Maths

IOQM Batch Entrance Test-Class IX

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 Selection Test and Syllabus:

To identify eligible candidates for this batch, a test will be conducted. The syllabus for the test is as
follows:
1. Number Systems:
2. Polynomials
3. Exponents and powers
4. Linear equation in one variable
5. Percentage

 Practice Question Sheet:

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questions will help you familiarize yourself with the test format, strengthen your conceptual
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Diagnostic Practice for IOQM Preparation Program

Name __________________ Class ____________

Practice Questions
Number systems, Polynomials, Exponents, Linear equations & Percentage

1. Number systems
Simplify (1-7):
1 1 1
1. 2. 3.
√5+√3 √7−1 √7−√6

4. 3√48 − 4√75 + 5√192 5. (3 + √3)(2 + √2)

6. (√5 + √2)2 7. (√5 − √2)(√5 + √2)

1 1 1 1
8. If 𝑥 = 𝑎3 𝑏 −3 + 𝑎−3 𝑏 3 , then prove that 𝑎(𝑏𝑥 3 − 3𝑏𝑥 − 𝑎) = 𝑏 2 .

1 𝑎 𝑏 2𝑎√1+𝑥 2
9. If 𝑥 = {√ − √ } , then find the value of .
2 𝑏 𝑎 𝑥+√1+𝑥 2

4√15 𝑥+√20 𝑥+√12

10. If 𝑥 = , then find the value of 𝑥−√20 + 𝑥−√12.
√5+√3

1 1
11. If 𝑎(2 + √3) = 𝑏(2 − √3) = 1, then find the value of 𝑎2 +1 + 𝑏2 +1.

√5+1 √5−1
12. If 𝑎 = and 𝑏 = , then find the value of (5𝑎2 − 3ab + 5𝑏 2 ).
√5−1 √5+1

√3+√2 √3−√2
13. If 𝑥 = and 𝑦 = , then find the value of (3𝑥 2 − 5𝑥𝑦 + 3𝑦 2 ).
√3−√2 √3+√2

14. If 𝑥 = √3 + √2 and 𝑦 = √3 − √2, then find the values of (𝑥 3 + 𝑦 3 ) and (𝑥 3 − 𝑦 3 ).

𝑎6 +𝑎4 +𝑎2 +1
15. Find the value of , where 𝑎 = 3 + 2√2.
𝑎3

1 1 1 1
16. If 2𝑥 = 𝑎 + 𝑎 and 2𝑦 = 𝑏 + 𝑏, then prove that 𝑥𝑦 + √(𝑥 2 − 1)(𝑦 2 − 1) = 2 (𝑎𝑏 + 𝑎𝑏)

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17. If 𝑥 = 2−√3, then find the value of (𝑥 3 − 2𝑥 2 − 7𝑥 + 4).

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√5+1 1
18. If 𝑥 = √ , then find the value of (𝑥 − 𝑥).
√5−1

1
19. If 𝑥 = 8 + √28, and then find the value of (√𝑥 − ).
√𝑥

√3 √1+𝑥−√1−𝑥
20. If 𝑥 = , then find the value of .
2 √1+𝑥+√1−𝑥

2. Exponents
1 1 1
21. The value of 22 × 2−2 × (16)2 is 22. If 4𝑥 = 83 , then 𝑥 =
1
23. If 20−𝑥 = 7, then (20)2𝑥 = 24. If 4 × 5𝑥 = 500, then 𝑥 𝑥 =

5 3 1 1 1 1
( √8)2 × (16)−2 =
5
25. 26. 43 × [23 × 32 ] ÷ 94 =

1
3 −
− 6
−2
27. {(125) × (16) } 2 = 28. If (27)𝑥 = (81)𝑦 , then find 𝑥: 𝑦.

3
29. Which one of the two numbers 33 and (33 )3 is greater ?

3 1
1 2
30. Find the value of √(64)

31. If 3 × 27𝑥 = 9𝑥+4 , then find the value of 𝑥.

1 2
− ln
𝑥 𝑥𝑙 𝑚𝑛
𝑥 𝑛 lm 𝑚
4−3 10−2
32. Find the value of 1 1 33. Find the value of √𝑥 𝑛 × √𝑥 𝑚 × √ 𝑥 𝑙
+
2−2 4−1

𝑥 𝑎+𝑏 ⋅𝑥 𝑎−𝑏 ⋅𝑥 𝑐−2𝑎

34. Simplify : 35. Simplify : {(𝑥 𝑎+𝑏−𝑐 × 𝑥 𝑎−𝑏+𝑐 )𝑏 }𝑐
𝑥 𝑐−𝑎

1 1 1
36. If 𝑥 𝑎 = 𝑦 𝑏 = 𝑧 𝑐 and 𝑥𝑦𝑧 = 1, then show that 𝑎 + 𝑏 + 𝑐 = 0.

37. If 𝑎 𝑥 = 𝑏 𝑦 = 𝑐 𝑧 and abc = 1, then prove that 𝑥𝑦 + 𝑦𝑧 + 𝑧𝑥 = 0.

Solve:
42𝑥
38. 2𝑥+2 + 2𝑥−1 = 9 39. 24𝑥 ⋅ 43𝑥−1 = 23𝑥 40. 9 × 81𝑥 = 272−𝑥

3. Polynomials

𝑥4 𝑦4
41. Factorise : 16 − 81.

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1 2
42. Factorise : 𝑚2 + + 2 − 2𝑚 − .
𝑚2 𝑚

43. Factorise : 3𝑥 2 + 4𝑥𝑦 + 𝑦 2 − 2𝑥𝑧 − 𝑧 2 .

44. Factorise : 𝑥 2 − 2𝑥 − 22499.

1
45. Factorise : 𝑥 4 + 𝑥 4 + 1.

46. Factorise : 𝑥 3 − 3𝑥 2 + 4.

47. Factorise : 𝑥 6 − 64.

1 2
48. Factorise : 𝑥 3 + 𝑥 3 − 2𝑥 − 𝑥.

49. Factorise : (2𝑥 − 𝑦)3 − (𝑥 + 𝑦)3 + (2𝑦 − 𝑥)3 .

𝑎 𝑏 𝑏 𝑐 𝑐 𝑎 3(𝑐𝑎−𝑏 2 )(𝑎𝑏−𝑐 2 )(𝑏𝑐−𝑎2 )

50. Prove that (𝑏 − 𝑐 )3 + ( 𝑐 − 𝑎)3 + (𝑎 − 𝑏)3 = 𝑎2 𝑏2 𝑐 2

51. If 𝑎 + 𝑏 + 𝑐 = 8, 𝑎𝑏𝑐 = 8 and 𝑎𝑏 + 𝑏𝑐 + 𝑐𝑎 = 10, then determine the value of 𝑎3 + 𝑏 3 + 𝑐 3 .

52. Factorise : 𝑎8 − 𝑎4 − 2.

53. Factorise : 𝑎6 𝑏 6 − 𝑎3 𝑏 3 − 6.

54. Factorise : (𝑥 2 + 5𝑥 + 4)(𝑥 2 + 5𝑥 + 6) − 15

55. Factorise : 𝑥 2 − 𝑏𝑥 − (𝑎 + 3𝑏)(𝑎 + 2𝑏).

4. Linear equations
7 3
56. Solve for x : 5𝑥 + 2 = 2 𝑥 − 14

7
57. Solve for x : 5𝑥 − 2(2𝑥 − 7) = 2(3𝑥 − 1) + 2

58. Solve for x : 6(3𝑥 + 2) − 5(6𝑥 − 1) = 6(𝑥 − 3) − 5(7𝑥 − 6) + 12𝑥

59. Solve for y : 0.3𝑦 + 0.4 = 0.28𝑦 + 1.16

𝑦−1 𝑦−2
60. Solve for y : − =1
3 4

2 5 1
61. Solve for x : 5𝑥 − 3𝑥 = 15

17−3𝑥 4𝑥+2 7𝑥+14

62. Solve for x : − = 5 − 6𝑥 +
5 3 3

3𝑥+4 3𝑥+2
63. Solve for x : = , 𝑥 ≠ 1, 𝑥 ≠ −1.
𝑥+1 𝑥−1

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64. The difference between two positive integers is 50. The ratio of these integers is 1 : 3. Find
these integers.

65. After 12 years I shall be 3 times as old as I was 4 years ago. Find my present age.

5. Percentage

66. If 23% of a is 46, then find a.

67. A football team loss 10 games from the total they played. This was 20% of the total. How
many games were played in all?

68. Convert the following into percent.

(i) 25 : 2 (ii) 4 : 5
1
69. Find (i) 75% of 500 (ii) 4 2 % of 1800 m

70. 𝑥 is 5% of y, y is 24% of z. If 𝑥 = 480, find the values of y and z.

71. A number exceeds 20% of itself by 40. Find the number.

72. 12.5% of 192 = 50% of 𝑥, then find the value of 𝑥.

73. One-third of 1206 is what percent of 134?

74. Evaluate √(3.6% of 40) .

75. If 35% of A’s income is equal to 25% of B’s income, then find the ratio of their incomes.

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ANSWER KEY
Practice Questions
Number systems, Polynomials, Exponents, Linear equations & Percentage

1 1
1. 2 (√5 − √3) 2. 6 (√7 + 1) 3. √7 + √6 4. 32√3

5. 6 + 3√2 + 2√3 + √6 6. 7 + 2√10 7. 3 9. 𝑎 + 𝑏

10. 2 11. 1 12. 32 13. 289

14. 18√3, 22√2 15. 204 17. 2 18. 1

1 √3 9
19. 6 (7 + 5√7) 20. 21. 4 22. 2
3

−9
23. 49 24. 27 25. 2 2 26. 2
3 1
27. 10 28. 4: 3 29. 33 30. 2

31. 7 32. −17 33. 1 34. 𝑥 𝑎

2 4
35. 𝑥 2𝑎𝑏𝑐 38. 1 39. 9 40. 7

𝑥2 𝑦2 𝑥 𝑦 𝑥 𝑦 1 1
41. ( 4 + ) (2 + 3 ) (2 − 3 ) 42. (𝑚 + 𝑚) (𝑚 + 𝑚 − 2)
9

43. (3𝑥 + 𝑦 + 𝑧)(𝑥 + 𝑦 − 𝑧) 44. (𝑥 + 149)(𝑥 − 151)

1 1 1
45. (𝑥 + 𝑥 + 1) (𝑥 + 𝑥 − 1) (𝑥 2 + 𝑥 2 − 1) 46. (𝑥 + 1)(𝑥 − 2)2

47. (𝑥 − 2)(𝑥 + 2)(𝑥 2 − 2𝑥 + 4)(𝑥 2 + 2𝑥 + 4)

1 1
48. (𝑥 + 𝑥) (𝑥 2 + 𝑥 2 − 3) 49. 3(𝑥 + 𝑦)(𝑥 − 2𝑦)(2𝑥 − 𝑦)

51. 296 52. (𝑎4 − 2)(𝑎4 + 1) 53. (𝑎3 𝑏 3 − 3)(𝑎3 𝑏 3 + 2)

54. (𝑥 2 + 5𝑥 + 1)(𝑥 2 + 5𝑥 + 9) 55. (𝑥 − 𝑎 − 3𝑏)(𝑥 + 𝑎 + 2𝑏)

56. −5 57. 5/2 58. −1 59. 38

60. 10 61. −19 62. 4 63. −3/2

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64. 25 & 75 65. 12 yrs 66. 200 67. 50

68. (i) 1250% (ii) 80% 69. (i) 375 (ii) 81 m

70. y = 9600, z = 40000 71. 50 72. 48 73. 300

74. 1 : 2 75. 5 : 7

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