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October 1971

31 sheets · 155 questions · Grades 8-9

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  1. 1st October 1971Rationalise the denominator of 77/sqrt(7), giving your answer in its simplest form.
  2. 2nd October 1971f(x) = 3x + 4 and g(x) = 3x - 4. Work out fg(5).
  3. 3rd October 1971y is directly proportional to sqrt(x). When x = 4, y = 8. Work out y when x = 25.
  4. 4th October 1971A cuboid measures 4 cm by 7 cm by 9 cm tall. Work out the angle between its longest internal diagonal and the base, to 1 decimal place.
  5. 5th October 1971A bag holds 5 red, 7 blue and 4 green counters. Two are taken without replacement. Given neither is green, what is the probability both are red?
  6. 6th October 1971On a histogram, a 10-wide bar and a 30-wide bar have the same frequency density of 2. How many more values are in the wider class?
  7. 7th October 1971Simplify sqrt(27) + sqrt(48), giving your answer in the form a sqrt(b).
  8. 8th October 1971The curve y = sin x° is drawn for 0 <= x <= 360. Write down the value of y when x = 270.
  9. 9th October 1971A train slows steadily from 27 m/s to rest in 5 seconds. Work out its deceleration.
  10. 10th October 1971The point (12, 16) lies on the circle x^2 + y^2 = 400. Work out the gradient of the tangent to the circle at that point.
  11. 11th October 1971A bag holds 7 counters, r of them red. Two are taken without replacement and P(both red) = 1/21. Work out r.
  12. 12th October 1971A histogram has two bars: one 5 units wide with frequency density 2.5, one 20 units wide with density 3. How many values in total?
  13. 13th October 1971A rectangle is 10 cm by 8 cm, each correct to the nearest cm. Work out the upper bound of its area.
  14. 14th October 1971A quadratic sequence starts 12, 25, 44, 69. Work out the second difference, and the coefficient of n^2.
  15. 15th October 1971y is inversely proportional to x^2. When x = 2, y = 75. Work out y when x = 5.
  16. 16th October 1971In 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.
  17. 17th October 1971The probability of winning a game is 1/4. A player expects 4 wins. How many games did they play?
  18. 18th October 1971On a histogram, a 10-wide bar and a 40-wide bar have the same frequency density of 2.5. How many more values are in the wider class?
  19. 19th October 1971Expand and simplify (9 + sqrt(10))(9 - sqrt(10)).
  20. 20th October 1971Solve x^2 - 12x + 27 < 0.
  21. 21st October 1971y is directly proportional to x^3. When x = 4, y = 384. Work out y when x = 5.
  22. 22nd October 1971In a vector proof you find that vector PQ = 3a + 5b and vector RS = 12a + 20b. What does this show about PQ and RS?
  23. 23rd October 1971A bag holds 6 red and n blue counters. The probability of taking a red is 1/2. Work out n.
  24. 24th October 1971A histogram has two bars: one 5 units wide with frequency density 2.5, one 25 units wide with density 3.5. How many values in total?
  25. 25th October 1971A block has mass 430 g (to the nearest 10 g) and volume 24 cm^3 (to the nearest cm^3). Work out the upper bound of its density, to 2 decimal places.
  26. 26th October 1971Write x^2 - 14x - 13 in the form (x + a)^2 + b.
  27. 27th October 1971y is directly proportional to sqrt(x). When x = 25, y = 30. Work out y when x = 81.
  28. 28th October 1971A cuboid measures 13 cm by 7 cm by 3 cm. Work out the length of the longest diagonal inside it, to 1 decimal place.
  29. 29th October 1971A bag holds 10 red and 4 blue counters. Two are taken without replacement. Given the first was red, what is the probability the second is blue?
  30. 30th October 1971On a histogram, a 5-wide bar and a 10-wide bar have the same frequency density of 2. How many more values are in the wider class?
  31. 31st October 1971x = 188 and y = 60, each correct to the nearest whole number. Work out the upper bound of x - y.

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