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October 1965

31 sheets · 155 questions · Grades 8-9

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  1. 1st October 1965On a histogram, a 5-wide bar and a 20-wide bar have the same frequency density of 1.5. How many more values are in the wider class?
  2. 2nd October 1965A car covers 470 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.
  3. 3rd October 1965Write 7/(x - 6) + 6/(x - 1) as a single fraction.
  4. 4th October 1965y is directly proportional to x^3. When x = 4, y = 128. Work out y when x = 2.
  5. 5th October 1965A cuboid measures 4 cm by 9 cm by 10 cm tall. Work out the angle between its longest internal diagonal and the base, to 1 decimal place.
  6. 6th October 1965A bag holds 3 red, 3 blue and 4 green counters. Two are taken without replacement. Given neither is green, what is the probability both are red?
  7. 7th October 1965A histogram has two bars: one 5 units wide with frequency density 2.5, one 5 units wide with density 0.6. How many values in total?
  8. 8th October 1965Rationalise the denominator of 48/sqrt(6), giving your answer in its simplest form.
  9. 9th October 1965Solve 20x^2 - 13x - 15 = 0.
  10. 10th October 1965y is directly proportional to sqrt(x). When x = 4, y = 14. Work out y when x = 16.
  11. 11th October 1965The 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.
  12. 12th October 1965A bag holds 5 counters, r of them red. Two are taken without replacement and P(both red) = 3/10. Work out r.
  13. 13th October 1965On a histogram, a 4-wide bar and a 16-wide bar have the same frequency density of 3. How many more values are in the wider class?
  14. 14th October 1965Simplify sqrt(18) + sqrt(72), giving your answer in the form a sqrt(b).
  15. 15th October 1965f(x) = 2x - 4. Work out the inverse function f^-1(x).
  16. 16th October 1965A train slows steadily from 40 m/s to rest in 4 seconds. Work out its deceleration.
  17. 17th October 1965In a circle theorem proof, a step uses the fact that two tangents are drawn to a circle from the same external point. State the reason being quoted.
  18. 18th October 1965The probability of winning a game is 2/5. A player expects 28 wins. How many games did they play?
  19. 19th October 1965A histogram has two bars: one 5 units wide with frequency density 2, one 5 units wide with density 1.4. How many values in total?
  20. 20th October 1965A rectangle is 20 cm by 10 cm, each correct to the nearest cm. Work out the upper bound of its area.
  21. 21st October 1965Solve x^2 + y^2 = 289 and y = x - 7 simultaneously.
  22. 22nd October 1965y is inversely proportional to x^2. When x = 3, y = 64. Work out y when x = 4.
  23. 23rd October 1965In a vector proof you find that vector PQ = a + 4b and vector RS = 2a + 8b. What does this show about PQ and RS?
  24. 24th October 1965A bag holds 4 red and n blue counters. The probability of taking a red is 4/9. Work out n.
  25. 25th October 1965On a histogram, a 10-wide bar and a 40-wide bar have the same frequency density of 1.5. How many more values are in the wider class?
  26. 26th October 1965Expand and simplify (9 + sqrt(3))(9 - sqrt(3)).
  27. 27th October 1965Use the iteration x(n+1) = cube root of (6x(n) + 4) with x(0) = 2. Work out x(1) to 3 decimal places.
  28. 28th October 1965y is directly proportional to x^3. When x = 4, y = 320. Work out y when x = 5.
  29. 29th October 1965A cuboid measures 13 cm by 3 cm by 4 cm. Work out the length of the longest diagonal inside it, to 1 decimal place.
  30. 30th October 1965A bag holds 9 red and 5 blue counters. Two are taken without replacement. Given the first was red, what is the probability the second is blue?
  31. 31st October 1965A histogram has two bars: one 10 units wide with frequency density 2.5, one 5 units wide with density 1.4. How many values in total?

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