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December 1964

31 sheets · 155 questions · Grades 8-9

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  1. 1st December 1964Write 3/(x + 5) + 5/(x + 6) as a single fraction.
  2. 2nd December 1964y is directly proportional to sqrt(x). When x = 4, y = 16. Work out y when x = 9.
  3. 3rd December 1964A cuboid measures 13 cm by 8 cm by 14 cm. Work out the length of the longest diagonal inside it, to 1 decimal place.
  4. 4th December 1964A bag holds 5 red and 4 blue counters. Two are taken without replacement. Given the first was red, what is the probability the second is blue?
  5. 5th December 1964On 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?
  6. 6th December 1964x = 144 and y = 110, each correct to the nearest whole number. Work out the upper bound of x - y.
  7. 7th December 1964Solve 5x^2 + 17x + 6 = 0.
  8. 8th December 1964A train slows steadily from 29 m/s to rest in 5 seconds. Work out its deceleration.
  9. 9th December 1964A cuboid measures 10 cm by 9 cm by 12 cm tall. Work out the angle between its longest internal diagonal and the base, to 1 decimal place.
  10. 10th December 1964A bag holds 6 red, 3 blue and 4 green counters. Two are taken without replacement. Given neither is green, what is the probability both are red?
  11. 11th December 1964A histogram has two bars: one 10 units wide with frequency density 1.2, one 20 units wide with density 3.5. How many values in total?
  12. 12th December 1964A car covers 840 m (to the nearest 10 m) in 2 s (to the nearest second). Work out the lower bound of its speed, to 2 decimal places.
  13. 13th December 1964f(x) = 5x + 2. Work out the inverse function f^-1(x).
  14. 14th December 1964y is inversely proportional to x^2. When x = 4, y = 27. Work out y when x = 3.
  15. 15th December 1964The 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.
  16. 16th December 1964A bag holds 12 counters, r of them red. Two are taken without replacement and P(both red) = 1/11. Work out r.
  17. 17th December 1964On a histogram, a 5-wide bar and a 10-wide bar have the same frequency density of 1.5. How many more values are in the wider class?
  18. 18th December 1964Rationalise the denominator of 20/sqrt(2), giving your answer in its simplest form.
  19. 19th December 1964Solve x^2 + y^2 = 169 and y = x - 7 simultaneously.
  20. 20th December 1964y is directly proportional to x^3. When x = 2, y = 32. Work out y when x = 5.
  21. 21st December 1964In a circle theorem proof, a step uses the fact that the exterior angle of a cyclic quadrilateral is being found. State the reason being quoted.
  22. 22nd December 1964The probability of winning a game is 1/4. A player expects 13 wins. How many games did they play?
  23. 23rd December 1964A histogram has two bars: one 20 units wide with frequency density 0.4, one 5 units wide with density 1.4. How many values in total?
  24. 24th December 1964Simplify sqrt(12) + sqrt(3), giving your answer in the form a sqrt(b).
  25. 25th December 1964Use the iteration x(n+1) = cube root of (9x(n) + 4) with x(0) = 4. Work out x(1) to 3 decimal places.
  26. 26th December 1964y is directly proportional to sqrt(x). When x = 36, y = 18. Work out y when x = 81.
  27. 27th December 1964In a vector proof you find that vector PQ = a + 3b and vector RS = 5a + 15b. What does this show about PQ and RS?
  28. 28th December 1964A bag holds 8 red and n blue counters. The probability of taking a red is 8/11. Work out n.
  29. 29th December 1964On a histogram, a 4-wide bar and a 16-wide bar have the same frequency density of 2.5. How many more values are in the wider class?
  30. 30th December 1964A rectangle is 21 cm by 4 cm, each correct to the nearest cm. Work out the upper bound of its area.
  31. 31st December 1964Work out the nth term of the quadratic sequence 3, 11, 21, 33, ...

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