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June 1952

30 sheets · 150 questions · Grades 8-9

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  1. 1st June 1952Use the iteration x(n+1) = cube root of (3x(n) + 1) with x(0) = 2. Work out x(1) to 3 decimal places.
  2. 2nd June 1952y is directly proportional to x^3. When x = 4, y = 128. Work out y when x = 2.
  3. 3rd June 1952In a vector proof you find that vector PQ = 5a + 5b and vector RS = 15a + 15b. What does this show about PQ and RS?
  4. 4th June 1952A bag holds 2 red and n blue counters. The probability of taking a red is 2/7. Work out n.
  5. 5th June 1952A histogram has two bars: one 20 units wide with frequency density 2, one 25 units wide with density 3. How many values in total?
  6. 6th June 1952Rationalise the denominator of 99/sqrt(11), giving your answer in its simplest form.
  7. 7th June 1952Work out the nth term of the quadratic sequence 6, 10, 16, 24, ...
  8. 8th June 1952y is directly proportional to sqrt(x). When x = 4, y = 6. Work out y when x = 81.
  9. 9th June 1952A cuboid measures 11 cm by 6 cm by 14 cm. Work out the length of the longest diagonal inside it, to 1 decimal place.
  10. 10th June 1952A bag holds 5 red and 5 blue counters. Two are taken without replacement. Given the first was red, what is the probability the second is blue?
  11. 11th June 1952On a histogram, a 10-wide bar and a 30-wide bar have the same frequency density of 2. How many more values are in the wider class?
  12. 12th June 1952Simplify sqrt(18) + sqrt(8), giving your answer in the form a sqrt(b).
  13. 13th June 1952The point (-1, -5) lies on y = f(x). Write down its image on y = f(x) - 1.
  14. 14th June 1952A train slows steadily from 13 m/s to rest in 10 seconds. Work out its deceleration.
  15. 15th June 1952A cuboid measures 4 cm by 12 cm by 11 cm tall. Work out the angle between its longest internal diagonal and the base, to 1 decimal place.
  16. 16th June 1952A bag holds 4 red, 3 blue and 6 green counters. Two are taken without replacement. Given neither is green, what is the probability both are red?
  17. 17th June 1952A histogram has two bars: one 20 units wide with frequency density 2.5, one 5 units wide with density 3. How many values in total?
  18. 18th June 1952A rectangle is 4 cm by 15 cm, each correct to the nearest cm. Work out the upper bound of its area.
  19. 19th June 1952Prove that the sum of 4 consecutive integers is always a multiple of 2. State the simplified sum you would use.
  20. 20th June 1952y is inversely proportional to x^2. When x = 2, y = 72. Work out y when x = 6.
  21. 21st June 1952The point (12, 16) lies on the circle x^2 + y^2 = 400. Work out the gradient of the tangent to the circle at that point.
  22. 22nd June 1952A bag holds 11 counters, r of them red. Two are taken without replacement and P(both red) = 2/11. Work out r.
  23. 23rd June 1952On a histogram, a 10-wide bar and a 40-wide bar have the same frequency density of 2.5. How many more values are in the wider class?
  24. 24th June 1952Expand and simplify (8 + sqrt(6))(8 - sqrt(6)).
  25. 25th June 1952f(x) = 4x - 1 and g(x) = 6x + 5. Work out fg(1).
  26. 26th June 1952y is directly proportional to x^3. When x = 4, y = 320. Work out y when x = 2.
  27. 27th June 1952In a circle theorem proof, a step uses the fact that a tangent meets a radius at the point of contact. State the reason being quoted.
  28. 28th June 1952The probability of winning a game is 7/10. A player expects 42 wins. How many games did they play?
  29. 29th June 1952A histogram has two bars: one 10 units wide with frequency density 2.5, one 20 units wide with density 3.5. How many values in total?
  30. 30th June 1952A block has mass 520 g (to the nearest 10 g) and volume 17 cm^3 (to the nearest cm^3). Work out the upper bound of its density, to 2 decimal places.

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