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March 1962

31 sheets · 155 questions · Grades 8-9

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  1. 1st March 1962The point (6, 8) lies on the circle x^2 + y^2 = 100. Work out the gradient of the tangent to the circle at that point.
  2. 2nd March 1962A bag holds 8 counters, r of them red. Two are taken without replacement and P(both red) = 5/14. Work out r.
  3. 3rd March 1962On a histogram, a 5-wide bar and a 15-wide bar have the same frequency density of 2. How many more values are in the wider class?
  4. 4th March 1962x = 172 and y = 65, each correct to the nearest whole number. Work out the upper bound of x - y.
  5. 5th March 1962Solve x^2 + y^2 = 625 and y = x + 17 simultaneously.
  6. 6th March 1962A train slows steadily from 18 m/s to rest in 5 seconds. Work out its deceleration.
  7. 7th March 1962In a circle theorem proof, a step uses the fact that the alternate segment theorem is being proved. State the reason being quoted.
  8. 8th March 1962The probability of winning a game is 1/2. A player expects 16 wins. How many games did they play?
  9. 9th March 1962A 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?
  10. 10th March 1962A car covers 620 m (to the nearest 10 m) in 8 s (to the nearest second). Work out the lower bound of its speed, to 2 decimal places.
  11. 11th March 1962Use the iteration x(n+1) = cube root of (4x(n) + 8) with x(0) = 2. Work out x(1) to 3 decimal places.
  12. 12th March 1962y is inversely proportional to x^2. When x = 5, y = 8. Work out y when x = 2.
  13. 13th March 1962In a vector proof you find that vector PQ = a - b and vector RS = 3a - 3b. What does this show about PQ and RS?
  14. 14th March 1962A bag holds 4 red and n blue counters. The probability of taking a red is 4/7. Work out n.
  15. 15th March 1962On a histogram, a 5-wide bar and a 15-wide bar have the same frequency density of 2. How many more values are in the wider class?
  16. 16th March 1962Rationalise the denominator of 50/sqrt(5), giving your answer in its simplest form.
  17. 17th March 1962Work out the nth term of the quadratic sequence 7, 19, 37, 61, ...
  18. 18th March 1962y is directly proportional to x^3. When x = 3, y = 108. Work out y when x = 4.
  19. 19th March 1962A cuboid measures 5 cm by 12 cm by 12 cm. Work out the length of the longest diagonal inside it, to 1 decimal place.
  20. 20th March 1962A bag holds 4 red and 6 blue counters. Two are taken without replacement. Given the first was red, what is the probability the second is blue?
  21. 21st March 1962A histogram has two bars: one 20 units wide with frequency density 2.5, one 20 units wide with density 0.6. How many values in total?
  22. 22nd March 1962Simplify sqrt(75) + sqrt(12), giving your answer in the form a sqrt(b).
  23. 23rd March 1962The point (5, -1) lies on y = f(x). Write down its image on y = f(x) + 6.
  24. 24th March 1962y is directly proportional to sqrt(x). When x = 25, y = 40. Work out y when x = 16.
  25. 25th March 1962A cuboid measures 7 cm by 13 cm by 7 cm tall. Work out the angle between its longest internal diagonal and the base, to 1 decimal place.
  26. 26th March 1962A bag holds 4 red, 5 blue and 5 green counters. Two are taken without replacement. Given neither is green, what is the probability both are red?
  27. 27th March 1962On a histogram, a 10-wide bar and a 20-wide bar have the same frequency density of 3. How many more values are in the wider class?
  28. 28th March 1962A rectangle is 4 cm by 29 cm, each correct to the nearest cm. Work out the upper bound of its area.
  29. 29th March 1962Prove that the sum of 9 consecutive integers is always a multiple of 9. State the simplified sum you would use.
  30. 30th March 1962A train slows steadily from 37 m/s to rest in 8 seconds. Work out its deceleration.
  31. 31st March 1962The point (3, 4) lies on the circle x^2 + y^2 = 25. Work out the gradient of the tangent to the circle at that point.

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