Maths Assignment

Grade 8
Exams

Chapter 3

FA 1

Rational Indices

Solve The Following:

1. Find (125)2/3
2. Find (8/27)4/3
3. Find 1251/3
4. Find (27/125)-4/3
5. Evaluate (2/3)-3
6. Evaluate (2/3)0
7. Evaluate: (-2/7)-4 (-5/7)2
8. Evaluate: (-1/4)-3 (-1/4)-2
9. Evaluate: {[(-3)/2]2}-3
10. Simplify: (2-1 5-1)-1 4-1
11. Simplify: (4-1 + 8-1) (2/3)-1
12. Simplify: (1/2)-2 + (1/3)-2 + (1/4)-2
13. By what number should (1/2)-1 be multiplied so that the
product is (-5/4)-1?
14. By what number should (-3/2)-3 be divided so that the
quotient is (9/4)-2?
15. If a = (2/5)2 (9/5)0 find the value of a-3.
16. Find the value of n, when 3-7 32n + 3 = 311 35
17. Find the value of n, when (5/3)2n + 1 (5/3)5 = (5/3)n + 2
18. Find the value of n, when 3n = 243
19. Find the value of n, when 271/n = 3
20. Find the value of n, when 3432/n = 49
21. If (23x - 1 + 10) 7 = 6, then x is equal to _______
22. [{(-1/2)2}-2]-1 = ?
23. {(1/3)-3 - (1/2)-3} (1/4)-3 = ?
24. Find the value of x for which (4/9)4 (4/9)-7 = (4/9)2x 1
25. If 52x + 1 25 = 125, find the value of x.

Chapter 4

Introduction to Sets

Solve The Following:

1. If A {1, 3, 5}, then write all the possible subsets of A. Find
their numbers.

2. If the number of elements in a set is 2, find the number of

subsets and proper subsets.
3. If A = {1, 3, 7, 5} and B = {3, 7, 8, 9}. Find union of two set A
and B.
4. Let X = {a, e, i, o, u} and Y = {}. Find union of two given
sets X and Y.
5. If A = {2, 4, 6, 8, 10} and B = {1, 3, 8, 4, 6}. Find intersection
of two set A and B.
6. If X = {a, b, c} and Y = {}. Find intersection of two given
sets X and Y.
7. A = {1, 2, 3} and B = {4, 5, 6}. Find the difference between
the two sets: (i) A and B (ii) B and A
8. Let A = {a, b, c, d, e, f} and B = {b, d, f, g}. Find the
difference between the two sets: (i) A and B (ii) B and A
9. Given three sets P, Q and R such that:
P = {x : x is a natural number between 10 and 16},
Q = {y : y is a even number between 8 and 20} and
R = {7, 9, 11, 14, 18, 20}
(i) Find the difference of two sets P and Q
(ii) Find Q - R
(iii) Find R - P
(iv) Find Q P
10.

Draw a Venn diagram that indicates the best relation

between Travelers, Train and Bus.

11.

Draw a Venn diagram that indicates the best relation

between Women, Mothers and Engineers.

12.

Let A and B be two finite sets such that n(A) = 20, n(B) = 28

and n(A B) = 36, find

n(A B).

13.

In a group of 60 people, 27 like cold drinks and 42 like hot

drinks and each person likes at least one of the two drinks.
How many like both coffee and tea?
14.

Construct a Venn Diagram for geometrical shapes: Square,

Rectangle and Rhombus

15.

Use Venn diagrams in different situations to find the

following sets.

(a) A B
B)'

(b) A B

(f) (A B)'

(c) A'

(d) B - A

(e) (A