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D.A.V. PUBLIC SCHOOL, NEW PANVEL

Plot No. 267, 268, Sector-10, New Panvel, Navi Mumbai-410206 (Maharashtra). Phone 022-27468211, 27482276, Telefax- 27451793 Email- davschoolnp@vsnl.net, www.davpanvel.net

UNIT TEST 2009-10 Std:- VIII Sub: - Mathematics Time:- 1 Hours Date:- 18.11.09 Marks:- 40 . General Instructions:1) Attempt all questions. 2) There are 4 sections. A, B, C and D. Section A - Question 1 to 4 carries 1 mark each. Section B - Question 5 to 10 carries 2 marks each. Section C - Question 11 to 14 carries 3 marks each. Section D Question 15 and 16 carries 6 marks each. 3) Use of calculator is not allowed. 4) Write the question numbers according to the question paper. SECTION A Q.1) Q.2) Q.3) Q.4) Solve the equation:
5x 7 =2 3x

Equal chords of a circle subtend _______ at the centre. Determine the length of the chord which is at a distance 12cm from the centre of the circle of radius 13cm. The diagonals of a rhombus are 8cm and 6cm respectively. Find its area. SECTION B

Q.5)

In figure, it is being given that A=80 CE| | BA and ECD=35. Find ACB.

80
35

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Q.6)

Two chords AB and CD of a circle with centre o intersect at a point P inside the circle, OM AB; ONCD and OP is joined. If OPM = OPN show that (i) (ii) OMP ONP OM = ON OR In figure it is being given that EF | | AC, ED | | AC. If BF=4cm, FD = 6cm and BE = 8cm. Find BC.
B F E A

C
M P O N

D A

Q.7)

ABCD is a cyclic quadrilateral. Find x and y.

D
85 y 110

x
B

Q.8) Q.9)

Find the height of a trapezium whose area is 162cm2 and whose parallel sides are 14cm and 22cm. The radius of a wheel of a bus is 0.70m. How many revolutions will it make in convering 22km?

Q.10) Two adjacent angles of a parallelogram are in the ratio of 1:5. Find all the angles of the parallelogram. SECTION C Q.11) Divide the line segment of length 8cm in the ratio of 2:3 internally. Q.12) Solve the given equation :
17( 2 x ) 5( x + 12) =8 1 7x

Q.13) The area of a rhombus is 220.5cm2. If its altitude is 17.5cm, find the length of each side of rhombus.

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Q.14) A pair of adjacent sides of a rectangle are in the ratio 3:4. If its diagonal is 20cm, find the lengths of the sides and hence, the perimeter of the rectangle. OR ABCD is a parallelogram whose diagonals intersect each other at right angles. It the length of diagonals is 6cm and 8cm, find the length of all the sides of the parallelogram. SECTION D
30cm R C

Q.15) A plot of land ABCD is subdivided into three equal plots as shown in the given figure. If DC = 30m and AD | | QP| | SR | | BC, find the length of DP, PR and RC.

5m
A Q

8m
S

12m
B

Q.16) A steamer going downstream in a river covers the distance between 2 towns in 8 hours coming back upstream, it covers this distance in 10 hours. The speed of the water is 18km/hr, find the distance between two towns. OR A purse has only one rupee and two rupee coins in it. The number of two rupee coins is one third the number of one rupee coins. If the purse has Rs. 115, find the number of two rupee coins.