Class 8 Mathematics Revision Notes

Rational Numbers

Rational Numbers Notes

Rational Numbers — Notes A rational number is any number of the form where are integers and . Properties Closure: rational numbers are closed under addition, subtraction and multi…

Linear Equations in One Variable

Linear Equations in One Variable Notes

Linear Equations in One Variable — Notes A linear equation has the variable to the power 1 and an equality sign. Solving equations Keep the equation balanced: do the same operatio…

Understanding Quadrilaterals

Understanding Quadrilaterals Notes

Understanding Quadrilaterals — Notes Polygons A polygon is a closed figure made of line segments. It is convex if no interior angle is more than , otherwise concave . A regular po…

Squares and Square Roots

Squares and Square Roots Notes

Squares and Square Roots — Notes Square numbers A perfect square is a number obtained by squaring a whole number ( ). Squares end in or (never in ). A Pythagorean triplet satisfie…

Cubes and Cube Roots

Cubes and Cube Roots Notes

Cubes and Cube Roots — Notes Cubes A perfect cube is obtained by cubing a whole number ( ). A number is a perfect cube if, in its prime factorisation, every prime appears in group…

Comparing Quantities

Comparing Quantities Notes

Comparing Quantities — Notes Percentages and money Discount Marked Price Sale Price; it is usually a percentage of the marked price. Profit/Loss percent is calculated on the cost…

Algebraic Expressions and Identities

Algebraic Expressions and Identities Notes

Algebraic Expressions and Identities — Notes Multiplication of expressions Monomial monomial: multiply coefficients and add powers of like variables. Use the distributive law for…

Mensuration

Mensuration Notes

Mensuration — Notes Areas Trapezium: , where are the parallel sides. Rhombus: (product of diagonals). General quadrilateral: split into triangles using a diagonal. Surface area an…

Exponents and Powers

Exponents and Powers Notes

Exponents and Powers — Notes Negative exponents (for ). So . Laws of exponents For the same base : Standard form Very large and very small numbers are written as a number between…

Direct and Inverse Proportions

Direct and Inverse Proportions Notes

Direct and Inverse Proportions — Notes Direct proportion Two quantities are in direct proportion if they increase or decrease together so that their ratio stays constant: Example:…

Factorisation

Factorisation Notes

Factorisation — Notes Factorisation means writing an expression as a product of its factors. Methods Common factors: take out the greatest common factor, e.g. . Regrouping terms:…

Introduction to Graphs

Introduction to Graphs Notes

Introduction to Graphs — Notes Graphs show information visually. Types of graphs Bar graph: compares quantities using bars. Pie chart: shows parts of a whole. Histogram: shows gro…