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Name / Nom: ……………...…………………………………………………....…………
Class / Classe: Gr8 Section: ………. Date: ……….……………
Exam in / Examen de: Math Midterm
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Exercise I: (13pts)
The following parts are independent:
Part A: (3½pts)
In the adjacent figures we have:
is a right triangle at such that:
( )
is a rectangle of dimensions
( ) ;
( )
Designate by A1 the area of the triangle ABC and by A2 the area of the rectangle DEFG.
Calculate when A1 = A2 .
Part B (5½pts)
ABC is any triangle such that:
.( is a mixed number.)
I is any point on [AB ] such that:
.
1) Given .
a) Prove that and .(1½pts)
b) Calculate . Deduce . (1pt)
2) Show that . (1pt)
3) The parallel drawn from I to (BC ) cuts [AC ] at J. What is the relative position of point J with respect to
segment [AC ]? Justify. (2pts)
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Part C: (4pts)
ABC is any triangle such that:
M is the midpoint of segment [BC ].
( ) ( )
( ) ( )( )
( and the unit of length is in cm)
1) Show that BC is the double of AM . (2½pts)
2) Deduce the nature of the triangle ABC . (1½pts)
Exercise II: (15¼pts)
1) Given the two polynomials:
Q x 3x 6 x 1 x 2 4 x 4 and Px m 2x 2 8 32 x x 1
a) Develop and reduce ( ) then deduce its degree. (1¼pts)
b) What does ( ) represent? and for what values of x is it defined?. (1pt)
c) Is x 1 a root of Q x ? Justify. (1pt)
d) Write Q x in form of product of two factors. (1pt)
e) Define a root of a polynomial then deduce the roots of ( ). (1½pts)
2) Calculate m such that 2 is a root of ( ). (1pt)
3) In what follows we consider that m = 4
a) Prove that P x can be written in the form ax bx c , where a, b & c are integers to be
2
determined. (1½pt)
b) Solve ( ) (1pt)
c) Calculate ( ) (1pt)
d) Show that ( ) ( )( ) (1pts)
( )( )
4) Let ( ) ( )( )
a) What does F x represent? Justify. (¾pt)
b) Given the following table:
( )
………
……….
………..
Complete the following table showing your justification for each answer. What conclusion can you
conclude? (2¼pts)
c) Simplify ( ) then solve ( ) . (1pt)
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Exercise III: (11 ¾pts)
ABC is an isosceles triangle at A such that:
1) Show that AB = 5 cm. (1½pts)
2) a) Verify that BC is a power of 2. (1¾pts)
b) Calculate the perimeter of the triangle ABC then give the answer in scientific notation. (1¼pts)
3) a) Trace the triangle ABC such that AB = 5cm and BC = 4cm. (¼pt)
b) [BM ] and [CN ] are two heights relative to [AC ] and [AB ] respectively.
By using two congruent triangles, show that BN = CM. (1½pts)
c) What is the nature of the triangle AMN ?Justify(1pt)
4) Show that MNBC is an isosceles trapezoid. (¾pt)
5) a) The parallel (Bx ) from B to (NC ) cuts the perpendicular that issued from C to (NC ) at K .
What is the nature of the quadrilateral NBKC ? (1½pts)
b) Deduce the nature of the triangle MCK ? (¾pt)
6) let O be the center of the rectangle BNCK, and F be the orthogonal projection of O on
[NC ]. Show that .(1½pts)
GOOD WORK
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