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21st April 1956

5 questions · 15 marks · Grades 8-9 · 51 question types in this band

  1. 1
    Histograms3 marks

    A histogram has two bars: one 5 units wide with frequency density 2, one 25 units wide with density 0.6. How many values in total?

  2. 2
    Bounds3 marks

    A car covers 810 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.

  3. 3
    Algebraic Fractions3 marks

    Simplify (x^2 - 2x - 24)/(x + 4).

  4. 4
    Direct and Inverse Proportion Depth3 marks

    y is directly proportional to x^2. When x = 5, y = 50. Work out the positive value of x when y = 8.

  5. 5
    Perpendicular Lines and the equation of a tangent3 marks

    The 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.

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