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February 1956

29 sheets · 145 questions · Grades 8-9

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  1. 1st February 1956The point (9, 40) lies on the circle x^2 + y^2 = 1681. Work out the gradient of the tangent to the circle at that point.
  2. 2nd February 1956A bag holds 9 counters, r of them red. Two are taken without replacement and P(both red) = 5/18. Work out r.
  3. 3rd February 1956On a histogram, a 5-wide bar and a 20-wide bar have the same frequency density of 1.5. How many more values are in the wider class?
  4. 4th February 1956A car covers 810 m (to the nearest 10 m) in 6 s (to the nearest second). Work out the lower bound of its speed, to 2 decimal places.
  5. 5th February 1956Prove that the sum of 4 consecutive integers is always a multiple of 2. State the simplified sum you would use.
  6. 6th February 1956y is directly proportional to x^3. When x = 4, y = 320. Work out y when x = 2.
  7. 7th February 1956In a circle theorem proof, a step uses the fact that the alternate segment theorem is being proved. State the reason being quoted.
  8. 8th February 1956The probability of winning a game is 3/5. A player expects 78 wins. How many games did they play?
  9. 9th February 1956A histogram has two bars: one 5 units wide with frequency density 2, one 20 units wide with density 3.5. How many values in total?
  10. 10th February 1956Rationalise the denominator of 72/sqrt(6), giving your answer in its simplest form.
  11. 11th February 1956f(x) = 5x + 8 and g(x) = 5x - 1. Work out fg(-1).
  12. 12th February 1956y is directly proportional to sqrt(x). When x = 36, y = 30. Work out y when x = 9.
  13. 13th February 1956In a vector proof you find that vector PQ = a - 3b and vector RS = 3a - 9b. What does this show about PQ and RS?
  14. 14th February 1956A bag holds 2 red and n blue counters. The probability of taking a red is 1/2. Work out n.
  15. 15th February 1956On a histogram, a 10-wide bar and a 30-wide bar have the same frequency density of 1.5. How many more values are in the wider class?
  16. 16th February 1956Simplify sqrt(72) + sqrt(32), giving your answer in the form a sqrt(b).
  17. 17th February 1956The curve y = cos x° is drawn for 0 <= x <= 360. Write down the value of y when x = 360.
  18. 18th February 1956A train slows steadily from 39 m/s to rest in 5 seconds. Work out its deceleration.
  19. 19th February 1956A cuboid measures 13 cm by 6 cm by 11 cm. Work out the length of the longest diagonal inside it, to 1 decimal place.
  20. 20th February 1956A bag holds 10 red and 4 blue counters. Two are taken without replacement. Given the first was red, what is the probability the second is blue?
  21. 21st February 1956A histogram has two bars: one 5 units wide with frequency density 0.4, one 25 units wide with density 0.8. How many values in total?
  22. 22nd February 1956A rectangle is 15 cm by 10 cm, each correct to the nearest cm. Work out the upper bound of its area.
  23. 23rd February 1956A quadratic sequence starts 8, 10, 14, 20. Work out the second difference, and the coefficient of n^2.
  24. 24th February 1956y is inversely proportional to x^2. When x = 3, y = 25. Work out y when x = 5.
  25. 25th February 1956A cuboid measures 10 cm by 8 cm by 13 cm tall. Work out the angle between its longest internal diagonal and the base, to 1 decimal place.
  26. 26th February 1956A bag holds 4 red, 7 blue and 5 green counters. Two are taken without replacement. Given neither is green, what is the probability both are red?
  27. 27th February 1956On a histogram, a 5-wide bar and a 10-wide bar have the same frequency density of 2.5. How many more values are in the wider class?
  28. 28th February 1956Expand and simplify (7 + sqrt(5))(7 - sqrt(5)).
  29. 29th February 1956Solve x^2 + x - 12 < 0.

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