grade 8 math program

- This is a representative list of topics covered in our Grade 8 Math program - however all programs will be customized for the individual studen..

Question: Find the number of diagonals in a polygon of n sides. Answer: In a polygon, no three points are collinear. To draw a line, we require two distinct points. The polygon of n sides has n distinct points. Number of diagonals that can be drawn ..

Question: There are three different rings to be worn in 5 fingers with at most one in each finger. In how many ways can this be done? Answer: For the first ring, there are 4 options as one finger cannot have more than one ring. The remaining two fingers will have 3 and 2 options respect..

Conclusion - We have seen the application of matrices and determinants in solving system of linear equation with three unknown variables. Matrices and determinants are also widely used in solving large system of linear equation. Some of these methods are Gauss-elimination method, Gauss-Jordan metho..

There are 8 cars plying between two towns A and B. In how many ways can a person go from one town to the other and return by a different ca..

Using matrix method solve the following systems of linear equations 2x - y + z = -3 3x - z = - 8 2x + 6y ..

2, 5, 8, 11, 14 , 32 37, 33 , 1 A sequence is called infinite if the number of terms is infinite. An infinite sequence has no last term. In this sequence, every term is followed by a new ter..

Question: At an election, three wards of a town are canvassed by 4, 5 and 8 men respectively. If 20 men volunteer, in how many ways can they be allotted to the different wards? Answer: Let the three wards be labelled as A, B and C respectively. Let us select 4 men for ward A. ..

Question: A boy has 3 library tickets and 8 books of his interest in the library. Of these 8, he does not want to borrow Chemistry Part II, unless Part I is also borrowed. In how many ways can he choose the three books to be borrowed? Answer: There are two ways of se..

A square matrix A=[a i j ] n x n is called a diagonal matrix if all the elements, except those in the leading diagonal, are zero. i.e., a i j = 0 for all i ..