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December 1956

31 sheets · 155 questions · Grades 8-9

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  1. 1st December 1956The point (0, 2) lies on y = f(x). Write down its image on y = f(x) - 3.
  2. 2nd December 1956A train slows steadily from 38 m/s to rest in 10 seconds. Work out its deceleration.
  3. 3rd December 1956In a circle theorem proof, a step uses the fact that a triangle is drawn from the ends of a diameter to a point on the circle. State the reason being quoted.
  4. 4th December 1956The probability of winning a game is 9/10. A player expects 117 wins. How many games did they play?
  5. 5th December 1956A histogram has two bars: one 5 units wide with frequency density 0.4, one 20 units wide with density 3. How many values in total?
  6. 6th December 1956Simplify sqrt(50) + sqrt(50), giving your answer in the form a sqrt(b).
  7. 7th December 1956Prove that the sum of 5 consecutive integers is always a multiple of 5. State the simplified sum you would use.
  8. 8th December 1956y is inversely proportional to x^2. When x = 5, y = 64. Work out y when x = 4.
  9. 9th December 1956In a vector proof you find that vector PQ = 2a - 2b and vector RS = 8a - 8b. What does this show about PQ and RS?
  10. 10th December 1956A bag holds 4 red and n blue counters. The probability of taking a red is 4/7. Work out n.
  11. 11th December 1956On 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?
  12. 12th December 1956A rectangle is 15 cm by 16 cm, each correct to the nearest cm. Work out the upper bound of its area.
  13. 13th December 1956f(x) = 5x - 9 and g(x) = 2x - 4. Work out fg(5).
  14. 14th December 1956y is directly proportional to x^3. When x = 3, y = 54. Work out y when x = 2.
  15. 15th December 1956A cuboid measures 12 cm by 5 cm by 6 cm. Work out the length of the longest diagonal inside it, to 1 decimal place.
  16. 16th December 1956A bag holds 6 red and 8 blue counters. Two are taken without replacement. Given the first was red, what is the probability the second is blue?
  17. 17th December 1956A histogram has two bars: one 20 units wide with frequency density 1.2, one 5 units wide with density 1.4. How many values in total?
  18. 18th December 1956Expand and simplify (7 + sqrt(10))(7 - sqrt(10)).
  19. 19th December 1956The curve y = cos x° is drawn for 0 <= x <= 360. Write down the value of y when x = 360.
  20. 20th December 1956y is directly proportional to sqrt(x). When x = 49, y = 49. Work out y when x = 64.
  21. 21st December 1956A cuboid measures 13 cm by 4 cm by 7 cm tall. Work out the angle between its longest internal diagonal and the base, to 1 decimal place.
  22. 22nd December 1956A bag holds 3 red, 7 blue and 5 green counters. Two are taken without replacement. Given neither is green, what is the probability both are red?
  23. 23rd December 1956On a histogram, a 4-wide bar and a 8-wide bar have the same frequency density of 2. How many more values are in the wider class?
  24. 24th December 1956A block has mass 720 g (to the nearest 10 g) and volume 16 cm^3 (to the nearest cm^3). Work out the upper bound of its density, to 2 decimal places.
  25. 25th December 1956A quadratic sequence starts 16, 35, 64, 103. Work out the second difference, and the coefficient of n^2.
  26. 26th December 1956A train slows steadily from 25 m/s to rest in 10 seconds. Work out its deceleration.
  27. 27th December 1956The point (5, 12) lies on the circle x^2 + y^2 = 169. Work out the gradient of the tangent to the circle at that point.
  28. 28th December 1956A bag holds 6 counters, r of them red. Two are taken without replacement and P(both red) = 2/5. Work out r.
  29. 29th December 1956A histogram has two bars: one 20 units wide with frequency density 1.2, one 10 units wide with density 0.6. How many values in total?
  30. 30th December 1956x = 197 and y = 70, each correct to the nearest whole number. Work out the upper bound of x - y.
  31. 31st December 1956Solve x^2 - 7x + 12 > 0.

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