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August 1973

31 sheets · 155 questions · Grades 8-9

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  1. 1st August 1973A bag holds 8 counters, r of them red. Two are taken without replacement and P(both red) = 3/28. Work out r.
  2. 2nd August 1973A histogram has two bars: one 20 units wide with frequency density 2.5, one 20 units wide with density 0.8. How many values in total?
  3. 3rd August 1973Rationalise the denominator of 27/sqrt(3), giving your answer in its simplest form.
  4. 4th August 1973Solve 4x^2 + 12x + 5 = 0.
  5. 5th August 1973y is directly proportional to sqrt(x). When x = 25, y = 35. Work out y when x = 49.
  6. 6th August 1973In a circle theorem proof, a step uses the fact that the angle in a semicircle is being proved. State the reason being quoted.
  7. 7th August 1973The probability of winning a game is 1/2. A player expects 52 wins. How many games did they play?
  8. 8th August 1973On a histogram, a 5-wide bar and a 15-wide bar have the same frequency density of 3. How many more values are in the wider class?
  9. 9th August 1973Simplify sqrt(27) + sqrt(12), giving your answer in the form a sqrt(b).
  10. 10th August 1973f(x) = 7x - 1. Work out the inverse function f^-1(x).
  11. 11th August 1973A train slows steadily from 17 m/s to rest in 5 seconds. Work out its deceleration.
  12. 12th August 1973In a vector proof you find that vector PQ = 2a + b and vector RS = 8a + 4b. What does this show about PQ and RS?
  13. 13th August 1973A bag holds 6 red and n blue counters. The probability of taking a red is 3/4. Work out n.
  14. 14th August 1973A 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?
  15. 15th August 1973A rectangle is 21 cm by 19 cm, each correct to the nearest cm. Work out the upper bound of its area.
  16. 16th August 1973Solve x^2 + y^2 = 676 and y = x + 14 simultaneously.
  17. 17th August 1973y is inversely proportional to x^2. When x = 3, y = 36. Work out y when x = 6.
  18. 18th August 1973A cuboid measures 5 cm by 14 cm by 5 cm. Work out the length of the longest diagonal inside it, to 1 decimal place.
  19. 19th August 1973A bag holds 4 red and 6 blue counters. Two are taken without replacement. Given the first was red, what is the probability the second is blue?
  20. 20th August 1973On a histogram, a 10-wide bar and a 40-wide bar have the same frequency density of 2. How many more values are in the wider class?
  21. 21st August 1973Expand and simplify (9 + sqrt(5))(9 - sqrt(5)).
  22. 22nd August 1973Use the iteration x(n+1) = cube root of (7x(n) + 1) with x(0) = 3. Work out x(1) to 3 decimal places.
  23. 23rd August 1973y is directly proportional to x^3. When x = 2, y = 48. Work out y when x = 5.
  24. 24th August 1973A cuboid measures 4 cm by 10 cm by 8 cm tall. Work out the angle between its longest internal diagonal and the base, to 1 decimal place.
  25. 25th August 1973A bag holds 7 red, 5 blue and 3 green counters. Two are taken without replacement. Given neither is green, what is the probability both are red?
  26. 26th August 1973A histogram has two bars: one 20 units wide with frequency density 2, one 25 units wide with density 3.5. How many values in total?
  27. 27th August 1973A block has mass 630 g (to the nearest 10 g) and volume 6 cm^3 (to the nearest cm^3). Work out the upper bound of its density, to 2 decimal places.
  28. 28th August 1973Work out the nth term of the quadratic sequence 14, 28, 48, 74, ...
  29. 29th August 1973y is directly proportional to sqrt(x). When x = 49, y = 35. Work out y when x = 36.
  30. 30th August 1973The 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.
  31. 31st August 1973A bag holds 12 counters, r of them red. Two are taken without replacement and P(both red) = 14/33. Work out r.

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