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January 1972

31 sheets · 155 questions · Grades 8-9

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  1. 1st January 1972y is directly proportional to x^3. When x = 4, y = 320. Work out y when x = 3.
  2. 2nd January 1972A cuboid measures 9 cm by 14 cm by 5 cm tall. Work out the angle between its longest internal diagonal and the base, to 1 decimal place.
  3. 3rd January 1972A bag holds 4 red, 7 blue and 3 green counters. Two are taken without replacement. Given neither is green, what is the probability both are red?
  4. 4th January 1972A histogram has two bars: one 5 units wide with frequency density 2, one 10 units wide with density 0.6. How many values in total?
  5. 5th January 1972A rectangle is 11 cm by 17 cm, each correct to the nearest cm. Work out the upper bound of its area.
  6. 6th January 1972Prove that the sum of 4 consecutive integers is always a multiple of 2. State the simplified sum you would use.
  7. 7th January 1972y is directly proportional to sqrt(x). When x = 16, y = 20. Work out y when x = 4.
  8. 8th January 1972The 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.
  9. 9th January 1972A bag holds 9 counters, r of them red. Two are taken without replacement and P(both red) = 1/6. Work out r.
  10. 10th January 1972On 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?
  11. 11th January 1972Expand and simplify (4 + sqrt(11))(4 - sqrt(11)).
  12. 12th January 1972f(x) = 6x - 8 and g(x) = 5x + 3. Work out fg(4).
  13. 13th January 1972A train slows steadily from 13 m/s to rest in 8 seconds. Work out its deceleration.
  14. 14th January 1972In a circle theorem proof, a step uses the fact that the alternate segment theorem is being proved. State the reason being quoted.
  15. 15th January 1972The probability of winning a game is 1/5. A player expects 7 wins. How many games did they play?
  16. 16th January 1972A histogram has two bars: one 10 units wide with frequency density 0.4, one 10 units wide with density 0.6. How many values in total?
  17. 17th January 1972A block has mass 840 g (to the nearest 10 g) and volume 4 cm^3 (to the nearest cm^3). Work out the upper bound of its density, to 2 decimal places.
  18. 18th January 1972The curve y = cos x° is drawn for 0 <= x <= 360. Write down the value of y when x = 0.
  19. 19th January 1972y is inversely proportional to x^2. When x = 5, y = 108. Work out y when x = 6.
  20. 20th January 1972In a vector proof you find that vector PQ = 4a + 3b and vector RS = 12a + 9b. What does this show about PQ and RS?
  21. 21st January 1972A bag holds 6 red and n blue counters. The probability of taking a red is 6/13. Work out n.
  22. 22nd January 1972On a histogram, a 5-wide bar and a 20-wide bar have the same frequency density of 2.5. How many more values are in the wider class?
  23. 23rd January 1972x = 197 and y = 128, each correct to the nearest whole number. Work out the upper bound of x - y.
  24. 24th January 1972A quadratic sequence starts 10, 19, 30, 43. Work out the second difference, and the coefficient of n^2.
  25. 25th January 1972y is directly proportional to x^3. When x = 3, y = 81. Work out y when x = 2.
  26. 26th January 1972A cuboid measures 14 cm by 3 cm by 9 cm. Work out the length of the longest diagonal inside it, to 1 decimal place.
  27. 27th January 1972A bag holds 7 red and 5 blue counters. Two are taken without replacement. Given the first was red, what is the probability the second is blue?
  28. 28th January 1972A histogram has two bars: one 10 units wide with frequency density 2, one 20 units wide with density 0.6. How many values in total?
  29. 29th January 1972A car covers 400 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.
  30. 30th January 1972Solve x^2 - 11x + 18 < 0.
  31. 31st January 1972y is directly proportional to sqrt(x). When x = 25, y = 40. Work out y when x = 36.

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