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March 1958

31 sheets · 155 questions · Grades 8-9

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  1. 1st March 1958A car covers 710 m (to the nearest 10 m) in 9 s (to the nearest second). Work out the lower bound of its speed, to 2 decimal places.
  2. 2nd March 1958Simplify (x^2 - 3x + 2)/(x - 1).
  3. 3rd March 1958A train slows steadily from 19 m/s to rest in 4 seconds. Work out its deceleration.
  4. 4th March 1958In a vector proof you find that vector PQ = 4a - 4b and vector RS = 12a - 12b. What does this show about PQ and RS?
  5. 5th March 1958A bag holds 8 red and n blue counters. The probability of taking a red is 8/13. Work out n.
  6. 6th March 1958A histogram has two bars: one 20 units wide with frequency density 0.4, one 20 units wide with density 3. How many values in total?
  7. 7th March 1958Rationalise the denominator of 28/sqrt(7), giving your answer in its simplest form.
  8. 8th March 1958In an algebraic proof, how would you write the number two more than an even number in terms of an integer n?
  9. 9th March 1958y is inversely proportional to x^2. When x = 2, y = 32. Work out y when x = 4.
  10. 10th March 1958A cuboid measures 11 cm by 5 cm by 11 cm. Work out the length of the longest diagonal inside it, to 1 decimal place.
  11. 11th March 1958A bag holds 7 red and 4 blue counters. Two are taken without replacement. Given the first was red, what is the probability the second is blue?
  12. 12th March 1958On 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?
  13. 13th March 1958Simplify sqrt(27) + sqrt(27), giving your answer in the form a sqrt(b).
  14. 14th March 1958Make x the subject of 4x + 3 = y(x + 3).
  15. 15th March 1958y is directly proportional to x^3. When x = 4, y = 256. Work out y when x = 3.
  16. 16th March 1958A cuboid measures 13 cm by 10 cm by 5 cm tall. Work out the angle between its longest internal diagonal and the base, to 1 decimal place.
  17. 17th March 1958A bag holds 4 red, 4 blue and 4 green counters. Two are taken without replacement. Given neither is green, what is the probability both are red?
  18. 18th March 1958A histogram has two bars: one 20 units wide with frequency density 2, one 10 units wide with density 0.8. How many values in total?
  19. 19th March 1958A rectangle is 8 cm by 9 cm, each correct to the nearest cm. Work out the upper bound of its area.
  20. 20th March 1958Write 7/(x + 2) + 2/(x - 2) as a single fraction.
  21. 21st March 1958y is directly proportional to sqrt(x). When x = 4, y = 12. Work out y when x = 81.
  22. 22nd March 1958The point (8, 15) lies on the circle x^2 + y^2 = 289. Work out the gradient of the tangent to the circle at that point.
  23. 23rd March 1958A bag holds 8 counters, r of them red. Two are taken without replacement and P(both red) = 5/14. Work out r.
  24. 24th March 1958On a histogram, a 5-wide bar and a 20-wide bar have the same frequency density of 2. How many more values are in the wider class?
  25. 25th March 1958Expand and simplify (8 + sqrt(6))(8 - sqrt(6)).
  26. 26th March 1958Solve 16x^2 + 8x - 15 = 0.
  27. 27th March 1958A train slows steadily from 32 m/s to rest in 10 seconds. Work out its deceleration.
  28. 28th March 1958In a circle theorem proof, a step uses the fact that the alternate segment theorem is being proved. State the reason being quoted.
  29. 29th March 1958The probability of winning a game is 3/8. A player expects 30 wins. How many games did they play?
  30. 30th March 1958A histogram has two bars: one 20 units wide with frequency density 1.2, one 10 units wide with density 1.4. How many values in total?
  31. 31st March 1958A block has mass 490 g (to the nearest 10 g) and volume 21 cm^3 (to the nearest cm^3). Work out the upper bound of its density, to 2 decimal places.

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