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December 1954

31 sheets · 155 questions · Grades 8-9

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  1. 1st December 1954y is directly proportional to x^3. When x = 4, y = 128. Work out y when x = 2.
  2. 2nd December 1954A cuboid measures 13 cm by 13 cm by 10 cm tall. Work out the angle between its longest internal diagonal and the base, to 1 decimal place.
  3. 3rd December 1954A bag holds 4 red, 3 blue and 3 green counters. Two are taken without replacement. Given neither is green, what is the probability both are red?
  4. 4th December 1954A histogram has two bars: one 5 units wide with frequency density 2.5, one 5 units wide with density 0.8. How many values in total?
  5. 5th December 1954x = 184 and y = 104, each correct to the nearest whole number. Work out the upper bound of x - y.
  6. 6th December 1954Use the iteration x(n+1) = cube root of (9x(n) + 4) with x(0) = 3. Work out x(1) to 3 decimal places.
  7. 7th December 1954y is directly proportional to sqrt(x). When x = 49, y = 49. Work out y when x = 64.
  8. 8th December 1954The point (6, 8) lies on the circle x^2 + y^2 = 100. Work out the gradient of the tangent to the circle at that point.
  9. 9th December 1954A bag holds 8 counters, r of them red. Two are taken without replacement and P(both red) = 3/14. Work out r.
  10. 10th December 1954On a histogram, a 4-wide bar and a 8-wide bar have the same frequency density of 3. How many more values are in the wider class?
  11. 11th December 1954A car covers 710 m (to the nearest 10 m) in 4 s (to the nearest second). Work out the lower bound of its speed, to 2 decimal places.
  12. 12th December 1954Work out the nth term of the quadratic sequence 7, 19, 39, 67, ...
  13. 13th December 1954A train slows steadily from 14 m/s to rest in 4 seconds. Work out its deceleration.
  14. 14th December 1954In a circle theorem proof, a step uses the fact that the three angles of triangle OAB are being summed. State the reason being quoted.
  15. 15th December 1954The probability of winning a game is 1/2. A player expects 28 wins. How many games did they play?
  16. 16th December 1954A histogram has two bars: one 5 units wide with frequency density 1.5, one 10 units wide with density 0.6. How many values in total?
  17. 17th December 1954Rationalise the denominator of 20/sqrt(2), giving your answer in its simplest form.
  18. 18th December 1954The point (-4, -1) lies on y = f(x). Write down its image on y = f(x) - 2.
  19. 19th December 1954y is inversely proportional to x^2. When x = 4, y = 50. Work out y when x = 5.
  20. 20th December 1954In a vector proof you find that vector PQ = 3a + 5b and vector RS = 15a + 25b. What does this show about PQ and RS?
  21. 21st December 1954A bag holds 3 red and n blue counters. The probability of taking a red is 1/2. Work out n.
  22. 22nd December 1954On a histogram, a 4-wide bar and a 8-wide bar have the same frequency density of 3. How many more values are in the wider class?
  23. 23rd December 1954Simplify sqrt(12) + sqrt(75), giving your answer in the form a sqrt(b).
  24. 24th December 1954Prove that the sum of 9 consecutive integers is always a multiple of 9. State the simplified sum you would use.
  25. 25th December 1954y is directly proportional to x^3. When x = 3, y = 108. Work out y when x = 5.
  26. 26th December 1954A cuboid measures 8 cm by 10 cm by 4 cm. Work out the length of the longest diagonal inside it, to 1 decimal place.
  27. 27th December 1954A bag holds 8 red and 6 blue counters. Two are taken without replacement. Given the first was red, what is the probability the second is blue?
  28. 28th December 1954A histogram has two bars: one 5 units wide with frequency density 1.5, one 5 units wide with density 3. How many values in total?
  29. 29th December 1954A rectangle is 30 cm by 21 cm, each correct to the nearest cm. Work out the upper bound of its area.
  30. 30th December 1954f(x) = 4x - 8 and g(x) = 3x + 4. Work out fg(5).
  31. 31st December 1954y is directly proportional to sqrt(x). When x = 36, y = 30. Work out y when x = 25.

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