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GR 7 - MATH MARATHON - ALGEBRAIC EXPRESSIONS
Class 07 - Mathematics
1. Read the text carefully and answer the questions: [5]
An expression with only one term is called a monomial; for example, 7xy, -5m, 3z2 etc.
An expression which contains two unlike terms is called a binomial; for example, x + y, m - 5, mn + 4m, a2 -
b2 are binomials.
An expression which contains three terms is called a trinomial ; for example, the expressions x + y + 7, ab +
a +b,3x2 - 5x + 2, m + n + 10 are trinomials.
ab + a + b + 5 is, however not a trinomial; it contains four terms and not three.
The expression x + y + 5x is not a trinomial as the terms x and 5x are like terms.
In general, an expression with one or more terms is called a polynomial.
The coefficient is the numerical factor of the term.
(a) The expression x2 + 5x + 6 is a:
a) Binomial b) Monomial
c) Polynomial d) Trinomial
(b) The expression x2 + 8x is a:
a) Trinomial b) Polynomial
c) Monomial d) Binomial
(c) What is the coefficient of x2 in 2x2 + 7?
a) 1 b) 2
c) 0 d) 3
(d) 5x2y and 6x2y are ________ terms.
(e) 7x is the coefficient of x³ in the expression 7x3 + 2x + 6.
a) True b) False
2. Read the text carefully and answer the questions: [5]
Using the algebraic expression n²+1 we can get the following table and graph:
Term (n =) 1 2 3 4 5 ... 7
n2 + 1 12 + 1 = 2 22 + 1 = 5 32 + 1 = 10 42 + 1 = 17 52 + 1 = 26 ... 102 + 1 = 101
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(a) What is the value of the expression n² +1 when n = 4?
a) 10 b) 26
c) 17 d) 5
(b) What is the value of the expression n² +1 when n = 3?
a) 5 b) 17
c) 26 d) 10
(c) What is the value of n where n2 + 1 = 5?
a) 5 b) 2
c) 4 d) 3
(d) When n = 5 then value of the expression n2 + 1 = ________.
(e) When n = 1 then value of the expression n2 + 1 = 2.
a) True b) False
3. Match the following expression with number of constant term. [2]
Column A Column B
a) x2 + x - 3 i) 2
b) 4x + 6 ii) 0
c) x3 + 3x iii) -3
d) 2 + x iv) 6
4. Match the algebraic expression with its equality:- [2]
Column A Column B
a) 2[(x - 1) - 3] i) 4x - 6
b) 3(x - 1) - 3 ii) x + 2
c) (4x - 1 - 5) iii) 2x - 8
d) (x - 2) + 4 iv) 3x - 6
5. Get the algebraic expression for one-half of the sum of numbers x and y, using variables, constants and [1]
arithmetic operations.
6. If m = 2, find the value of 3m – 5 [1]
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7. Identify the terms which contain x in the expression: 2xy - 15xy2 + 7y2 and write the coefficient of x. [1]
8. Identify the term and their factors in x – 3. Show the terms and factors by tree diagrams. [1]
9. Identify the term which contains y2 in 8 - xy2 and write the coefficient of y2. [1]
10. Simplify the expression 2 – 8x + 4x + 4 and find its value if x = 3. [2]
11. Find the numerical coefficient of each of the terms : x3y2z, xy2z3, -3xy2z3, 5x3y2z, -7x2y2z2. [2]
12. If z = 10, find the value of z3 – 3(z – 10) [2]
13. Identify terms and factors in the expressions given below: [3]
a. – 4x + 5
b. – 4x + 5y
c. 5y + 3y2
d. xy + 2x2 y2
e. pq + q
f. 1.2 ab – 2.4 b + 3.6 a
g.
3 1
x+
4 4
h. 0.1 p2 + 0.2 q2
14. Identify like terms in the following: 10pq, 7p, 8q, – p2q2, – 7qp, – 100q, – 23, 12q2p2, – 5p2, 41, 2405p, 78qp, [3]
13p2q, qp2, 701p2
15. State with reasons, which of the following pairs of terms are like terms and which are unlike terms: [3]
i. 7x, 12y
ii. 15x, –21x
iii. – 4ab, 7ba
iv. 3xy, 3x
v. 6xy2 , 9x2 y
vi. pq2 , – 4pq2
vii. mn2 , 10mn
16. Simplify the expression & find its value when [4]
a = 5 and b = 3, 3(a2 + ab) + 2 - ab
17. Observe the patterns of digits made from line segments of equal length. You will find such segmented digits on [4]
the display of electronic watches or calculators.
i.
ii.
iii.
If the number of digits formed is taken to be n, the number of segments required to form n digits is given by
the algebraic expression appearing on the right of each pattern.
How many segments are required to form 5, 10, 100 digits of the kind
18. Express the following properties with variables x, y and z. [4]
i. Commutative property of addition
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ii. Commutative property of multiplication
iii. Associative property of addition
iv. Associative property of multiplication
v. Distributive property of multiplication over addition
19. Simplify:- 4x(7x - 3) -2. find its value if x = . [4]
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