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December 1973

31 sheets · 155 questions · Grades 8-9

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  1. 1st December 1973A car covers 520 m (to the nearest 10 m) in 9 s (to the nearest second). Work out the lower bound of its speed, to 2 decimal places.
  2. 2nd December 1973Use the iteration x(n+1) = cube root of (10x(n) + 3) with x(0) = 3. Work out x(1) to 3 decimal places.
  3. 3rd December 1973y is directly proportional to sqrt(x). When x = 4, y = 8. Work out y when x = 9.
  4. 4th December 1973In 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.
  5. 5th December 1973The probability of winning a game is 1/4. A player expects 10 wins. How many games did they play?
  6. 6th December 1973On 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 December 1973Rationalise the denominator of 14/sqrt(7), giving your answer in its simplest form.
  8. 8th December 1973Work out the nth term of the quadratic sequence 5, 7, 11, 17, ...
  9. 9th December 1973A train slows steadily from 20 m/s to rest in 5 seconds. Work out its deceleration.
  10. 10th December 1973In a vector proof you find that vector PQ = a - 4b and vector RS = 4a - 16b. What does this show about PQ and RS?
  11. 11th December 1973A bag holds 8 red and n blue counters. The probability of taking a red is 2/3. Work out n.
  12. 12th December 1973A histogram has two bars: one 10 units wide with frequency density 2, one 10 units wide with density 0.8. How many values in total?
  13. 13th December 1973Simplify sqrt(32) + sqrt(72), giving your answer in the form a sqrt(b).
  14. 14th December 1973The point (0, 0) lies on y = f(x). Write down its image on y = f(-x).
  15. 15th December 1973y is inversely proportional to x^2. When x = 5, y = 32. Work out y when x = 4.
  16. 16th December 1973A cuboid measures 7 cm by 3 cm by 4 cm. Work out the length of the longest diagonal inside it, to 1 decimal place.
  17. 17th December 1973A bag holds 3 red and 5 blue counters. Two are taken without replacement. Given the first was red, what is the probability the second is blue?
  18. 18th December 1973On a histogram, a 10-wide bar and a 30-wide bar have the same frequency density of 3. How many more values are in the wider class?
  19. 19th December 1973A rectangle is 9 cm by 15 cm, each correct to the nearest cm. Work out the upper bound of its area.
  20. 20th December 1973Prove that the sum of 4 consecutive integers is always a multiple of 2. State the simplified sum you would use.
  21. 21st December 1973y is directly proportional to x^3. When x = 4, y = 384. Work out y when x = 5.
  22. 22nd December 1973A cuboid measures 8 cm by 5 cm by 6 cm tall. Work out the angle between its longest internal diagonal and the base, to 1 decimal place.
  23. 23rd December 1973A bag holds 7 red, 7 blue and 6 green counters. Two are taken without replacement. Given neither is green, what is the probability both are red?
  24. 24th December 1973A histogram has two bars: one 20 units wide with frequency density 2, one 10 units wide with density 1.4. How many values in total?
  25. 25th December 1973Expand and simplify (2 + sqrt(5))(2 - sqrt(5)).
  26. 26th December 1973f(x) = 4x + 5 and g(x) = 3x - 5. Work out fg(-1).
  27. 27th December 1973y is directly proportional to sqrt(x). When x = 9, y = 12. Work out y when x = 4.
  28. 28th December 1973The point (7, 24) lies on the circle x^2 + y^2 = 625. Work out the gradient of the tangent to the circle at that point.
  29. 29th December 1973A bag holds 5 counters, r of them red. Two are taken without replacement and P(both red) = 1/10. Work out r.
  30. 30th December 1973On a histogram, a 4-wide bar and a 12-wide bar have the same frequency density of 3. How many more values are in the wider class?
  31. 31st December 1973A block has mass 450 g (to the nearest 10 g) and volume 12 cm^3 (to the nearest cm^3). Work out the upper bound of its density, to 2 decimal places.

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