Series RTEQ.P. Code 89/-1/0
Roll No.
RTE LEARN · CBSE PATTERN 2026–27
MATHEMATICS
Unit test · Ch 6: We Distribute, Yet Things Multiply
Time allowed : 40 MinutesMaximum Marks : 20
General Instructions :
Read the following instructions carefully and follow them :
(i)This question paper contains 11 questions. All questions are compulsory.
(ii)This question paper is divided into three sections – A, B and C.
(iii)In Section A, Question numbers 1 to 5 carry 1 mark each.
(iv)In Section B, Question numbers 6 to 8 are very short answer (VSA) type questions carrying 02 marks each.
(v)In Section C, Question numbers 9 to 11 are short answer (SA) type questions carrying 03 marks each.
(vi)Draw neat figures wherever required. Take π = 22/7 wherever required, if not stated.
(vii)Use of calculators is not allowed.
SECTION A
This section comprises 5 questions of 1 mark each.
1.1
State the distributive property of multiplication over addition.
2.1
What is the expansion of (a+b)² (Identity 1A)?
3.1
What is the expansion of (a+b)(a-b) (Identity 1C)?
4.1
In algebra, what are terms with the same letter-numbers called?
5.1
Who gave the first explicit statement of the distributive property?
SECTION B
This section comprises 3 very short answer (VSA) type questions of 2 marks each.
6.2
Expand (6x + 5)² using Identity 1A.
7.2
Using Identity 1C, calculate 98 × 102.
8.2
Find the mistake and correct it: 5w² + 6w = 11w².
SECTION C
This section comprises 3 short answer (SA) type questions of 3 marks each.
9.3
Expand (a+b)(a²+2ab+b²) fully, combining like terms.
10.3
Using the identity (a-b)² = a² - 2ab + b², find 992.
11.3
A square of sidelength 65 is split into 4 regions: a 60×60 square, a 5×5 square, and two 60×5 rectangles. Show algebraically that 65² = 60² + 2(60×5) + 5² and compute the total area.
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