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October 1963

31 sheets · 155 questions · Grades 8-9

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  1. 1st October 1963Expand and simplify (7 + sqrt(6))(7 - sqrt(6)).
  2. 2nd October 1963Simplify (x^2 - 2x - 48)/(x - 8).
  3. 3rd October 1963A train slows steadily from 36 m/s to rest in 10 seconds. Work out its deceleration.
  4. 4th October 1963In a vector proof you find that vector PQ = a + 5b and vector RS = 4a + 20b. What does this show about PQ and RS?
  5. 5th October 1963A bag holds 2 red and n blue counters. The probability of taking a red is 1/5. Work out n.
  6. 6th October 1963A histogram has two bars: one 20 units wide with frequency density 1.5, one 10 units wide with density 3. How many values in total?
  7. 7th October 1963A block has mass 430 g (to the nearest 10 g) and volume 11 cm^3 (to the nearest cm^3). Work out the upper bound of its density, to 2 decimal places.
  8. 8th October 1963In an algebraic proof, how would you write an even number in terms of an integer n?
  9. 9th October 1963y is inversely proportional to x^2. When x = 3, y = 144. Work out y when x = 6.
  10. 10th October 1963A cuboid measures 11 cm by 13 cm by 3 cm. Work out the length of the longest diagonal inside it, to 1 decimal place.
  11. 11th October 1963A bag holds 6 red and 3 blue counters. Two are taken without replacement. Given the first was red, what is the probability the second is blue?
  12. 12th October 1963On 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?
  13. 13th October 1963x = 150 and y = 34, each correct to the nearest whole number. Work out the upper bound of x - y.
  14. 14th October 1963Make x the subject of 3x + 6 = y(x + 6).
  15. 15th October 1963y is directly proportional to x^3. When x = 2, y = 32. Work out y when x = 5.
  16. 16th October 1963A cuboid measures 6 cm by 8 cm by 4 cm tall. Work out the angle between its longest internal diagonal and the base, to 1 decimal place.
  17. 17th October 1963A bag holds 3 red, 4 blue and 2 green counters. Two are taken without replacement. Given neither is green, what is the probability both are red?
  18. 18th October 1963A histogram has two bars: one 10 units wide with frequency density 1.2, one 10 units wide with density 3.5. How many values in total?
  19. 19th October 1963A car covers 290 m (to the nearest 10 m) in 7 s (to the nearest second). Work out the lower bound of its speed, to 2 decimal places.
  20. 20th October 1963Write 5/(x - 1) + 7/(x - 2) as a single fraction.
  21. 21st October 1963y is directly proportional to sqrt(x). When x = 4, y = 6. Work out y when x = 64.
  22. 22nd October 1963The 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.
  23. 23rd October 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 October 1963On a histogram, a 4-wide bar and a 12-wide bar have the same frequency density of 2. How many more values are in the wider class?
  25. 25th October 1963Rationalise the denominator of 55/sqrt(5), giving your answer in its simplest form.
  26. 26th October 1963Solve 9x^2 - 21x + 10 = 0.
  27. 27th October 1963A train slows steadily from 33 m/s to rest in 4 seconds. Work out its deceleration.
  28. 28th October 1963In a circle theorem proof, a step uses the fact that a radius is drawn to the midpoint of a chord. State the reason being quoted.
  29. 29th October 1963The probability of winning a game is 3/5. A player expects 45 wins. How many games did they play?
  30. 30th October 1963A 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?
  31. 31st October 1963Simplify sqrt(8) + sqrt(18), giving your answer in the form a sqrt(b).

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