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September 1955

30 sheets · 150 questions · Grades 8-9

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  1. 1st September 1955Simplify sqrt(45) + sqrt(180), giving your answer in the form a sqrt(b).
  2. 2nd September 1955In an algebraic proof, how would you write an even number in terms of an integer n?
  3. 3rd September 1955A train slows steadily from 18 m/s to rest in 10 seconds. Work out its deceleration.
  4. 4th September 1955The point (10, 24) lies on the circle x^2 + y^2 = 676. Work out the gradient of the tangent to the circle at that point.
  5. 5th September 1955A bag holds 11 counters, r of them red. Two are taken without replacement and P(both red) = 28/55. Work out r.
  6. 6th September 1955A histogram has two bars: one 5 units wide with frequency density 0.4, one 25 units wide with density 3. How many values in total?
  7. 7th September 1955A rectangle is 20 cm by 8 cm, each correct to the nearest cm. Work out the upper bound of its area.
  8. 8th September 1955Make x the subject of 2x + 4 = y(x + 4).
  9. 9th September 1955y is inversely proportional to x^2. When x = 3, y = 16. Work out y when x = 2.
  10. 10th September 1955In a circle theorem proof, a step uses the fact that OA and OB are both radii of the circle, so triangle OAB is isosceles. State the reason being quoted.
  11. 11th September 1955The probability of winning a game is 1/2. A player expects 18 wins. How many games did they play?
  12. 12th September 1955On a histogram, a 4-wide bar and a 8-wide bar have the same frequency density of 2.5. How many more values are in the wider class?
  13. 13th September 1955Expand and simplify (6 + sqrt(6))(6 - sqrt(6)).
  14. 14th September 1955Write 2/(x + 1) + 5/(x - 2) as a single fraction.
  15. 15th September 1955y is directly proportional to x^3. When x = 4, y = 320. Work out y when x = 3.
  16. 16th September 1955In a vector proof you find that vector PQ = 5a - b and vector RS = 25a - 5b. What does this show about PQ and RS?
  17. 17th September 1955A bag holds 4 red and n blue counters. The probability of taking a red is 1/2. Work out n.
  18. 18th September 1955A histogram has two bars: one 10 units wide with frequency density 2, one 5 units wide with density 0.8. How many values in total?
  19. 19th September 1955A block has mass 480 g (to the nearest 10 g) and volume 23 cm^3 (to the nearest cm^3). Work out the upper bound of its density, to 2 decimal places.
  20. 20th September 1955Solve 9x^2 - 9x + 2 = 0.
  21. 21st September 1955y is directly proportional to sqrt(x). When x = 4, y = 6. Work out y when x = 25.
  22. 22nd September 1955A cuboid measures 13 cm by 6 cm by 6 cm. Work out the length of the longest diagonal inside it, to 1 decimal place.
  23. 23rd September 1955A bag holds 3 red and 7 blue counters. Two are taken without replacement. Given the first was red, what is the probability the second is blue?
  24. 24th September 1955On a histogram, a 5-wide bar and a 15-wide bar have the same frequency density of 2.5. How many more values are in the wider class?
  25. 25th September 1955x = 166 and y = 108, each correct to the nearest whole number. Work out the upper bound of x - y.
  26. 26th September 1955f(x) = 2x + 6. Work out the inverse function f^-1(x).
  27. 27th September 1955A train slows steadily from 21 m/s to rest in 10 seconds. Work out its deceleration.
  28. 28th September 1955A cuboid measures 4 cm by 14 cm by 6 cm tall. Work out the angle between its longest internal diagonal and the base, to 1 decimal place.
  29. 29th September 1955A bag holds 5 red, 5 blue and 5 green counters. Two are taken without replacement. Given neither is green, what is the probability both are red?
  30. 30th September 1955A histogram has two bars: one 5 units wide with frequency density 0.4, one 10 units wide with density 1.4. How many values in total?

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