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September 1963

30 sheets · 150 questions · Grades 8-9

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  1. 1st September 1963x = 193 and y = 125, each correct to the nearest whole number. Work out the upper bound of x - y.
  2. 2nd September 1963The curve y = sin x° is drawn for 0 <= x <= 360. Write down the value of y when x = 180.
  3. 3rd September 1963y is directly proportional to sqrt(x). When x = 4, y = 14. Work out y when x = 36.
  4. 4th September 1963In a vector proof you find that vector PQ = 6a + b and vector RS = 24a + 4b. What does this show about PQ and RS?
  5. 5th September 1963A bag holds 5 red and n blue counters. The probability of taking a red is 5/8. Work out n.
  6. 6th September 1963On a histogram, a 4-wide bar and a 16-wide bar have the same frequency density of 1.5. How many more values are in the wider class?
  7. 7th September 1963A car covers 500 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.
  8. 8th September 1963A quadratic sequence starts 3, 14, 31, 54. Work out the second difference, and the coefficient of n^2.
  9. 9th September 1963A train slows steadily from 22 m/s to rest in 8 seconds. Work out its deceleration.
  10. 10th September 1963A cuboid measures 14 cm by 10 cm by 13 cm. Work out the length of the longest diagonal inside it, to 1 decimal place.
  11. 11th September 1963A bag holds 3 red and 5 blue counters. Two are taken without replacement. Given the first was red, what is the probability the second is blue?
  12. 12th September 1963A histogram has two bars: one 5 units wide with frequency density 2.5, one 25 units wide with density 0.6. How many values in total?
  13. 13th September 1963Rationalise the denominator of 15/sqrt(5), giving your answer in its simplest form.
  14. 14th September 1963Solve x^2 + 10x + 16 > 0.
  15. 15th September 1963y is inversely proportional to x^2. When x = 4, y = 12. Work out y when x = 2.
  16. 16th September 1963A cuboid measures 6 cm by 14 cm by 8 cm tall. Work out the angle between its longest internal diagonal and the base, to 1 decimal place.
  17. 17th September 1963A bag holds 4 red, 5 blue and 3 green counters. Two are taken without replacement. Given neither is green, what is the probability both are red?
  18. 18th September 1963On a histogram, a 4-wide bar and a 8-wide bar have the same frequency density of 1.5. How many more values are in the wider class?
  19. 19th September 1963Simplify sqrt(50) + sqrt(72), giving your answer in the form a sqrt(b).
  20. 20th September 1963Write x^2 - 4x - 15 in the form (x + a)^2 + b.
  21. 21st September 1963y is directly proportional to x^3. When x = 2, y = 48. Work out y when x = 3.
  22. 22nd September 1963The 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 September 1963A bag holds 5 counters, r of them red. Two are taken without replacement and P(both red) = 1/10. Work out r.
  24. 24th September 1963A histogram has two bars: one 10 units wide with frequency density 1.2, one 10 units wide with density 1.4. How many values in total?
  25. 25th September 1963A rectangle is 19 cm by 22 cm, each correct to the nearest cm. Work out the upper bound of its area.
  26. 26th September 1963Work out the coordinates of the turning point of y = x^2 + 6x + 10.
  27. 27th September 1963y is directly proportional to sqrt(x). When x = 36, y = 42. Work out y when x = 16.
  28. 28th September 1963In a circle theorem proof, a step uses the fact that the alternate segment theorem is being proved. State the reason being quoted.
  29. 29th September 1963The probability of winning a game is 1/2. A player expects 12 wins. How many games did they play?
  30. 30th September 1963On a histogram, a 4-wide bar and a 16-wide bar have the same frequency density of 2. How many more values are in the wider class?

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