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March 1974

31 sheets · 155 questions · Grades 8-9

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  1. 1st March 1974Rationalise the denominator of 84/sqrt(7), giving your answer in its simplest form.
  2. 2nd March 1974f(x) = 6x + 9. Work out the inverse function f^-1(x).
  3. 3rd March 1974y is directly proportional to x^3. When x = 4, y = 128. Work out y when x = 2.
  4. 4th March 1974In a circle theorem proof, a step uses the fact that opposite angles of a cyclic quadrilateral are being proved. State the reason being quoted.
  5. 5th March 1974The probability of winning a game is 3/5. A player expects 33 wins. How many games did they play?
  6. 6th March 1974A histogram has two bars: one 20 units wide with frequency density 2, one 20 units wide with density 0.6. How many values in total?
  7. 7th March 1974Simplify sqrt(50) + sqrt(18), giving your answer in the form a sqrt(b).
  8. 8th March 1974Solve x^2 + y^2 = 25 and y = x - 1 simultaneously.
  9. 9th March 1974y is directly proportional to sqrt(x). When x = 36, y = 12. Work out y when x = 9.
  10. 10th March 1974In a vector proof you find that vector PQ = 3a - 3b and vector RS = 12a - 12b. What does this show about PQ and RS?
  11. 11th March 1974A bag holds 3 red and n blue counters. The probability of taking a red is 1/3. Work out n.
  12. 12th March 1974On a histogram, a 4-wide bar and a 16-wide bar have the same frequency density of 1.5. How many more values are in the wider class?
  13. 13th March 1974A rectangle is 13 cm by 12 cm, each correct to the nearest cm. Work out the upper bound of its area.
  14. 14th March 1974Use the iteration x(n+1) = cube root of (4x(n) + 3) with x(0) = 1. Work out x(1) to 3 decimal places.
  15. 15th March 1974A train slows steadily from 22 m/s to rest in 10 seconds. Work out its deceleration.
  16. 16th March 1974A cuboid measures 4 cm by 7 cm by 9 cm. Work out the length of the longest diagonal inside it, to 1 decimal place.
  17. 17th March 1974A bag holds 3 red and 7 blue counters. Two are taken without replacement. Given the first was red, what is the probability the second is blue?
  18. 18th March 1974A histogram has two bars: one 10 units wide with frequency density 1.2, one 20 units wide with density 0.8. How many values in total?
  19. 19th March 1974Expand and simplify (5 + sqrt(11))(5 - sqrt(11)).
  20. 20th March 1974Work out the nth term of the quadratic sequence 3, 12, 29, 54, ...
  21. 21st March 1974y is inversely proportional to x^2. When x = 2, y = 16. Work out y when x = 4.
  22. 22nd March 1974A cuboid measures 8 cm by 14 cm by 5 cm tall. Work out the angle between its longest internal diagonal and the base, to 1 decimal place.
  23. 23rd March 1974A bag holds 6 red, 6 blue and 4 green counters. Two are taken without replacement. Given neither is green, what is the probability both are red?
  24. 24th March 1974On 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?
  25. 25th March 1974A block has mass 810 g (to the nearest 10 g) and volume 23 cm^3 (to the nearest cm^3). Work out the upper bound of its density, to 2 decimal places.
  26. 26th March 1974The point (-6, -4) lies on y = f(x). Write down its image on y = f(-x).
  27. 27th March 1974y is directly proportional to x^3. When x = 3, y = 108. Work out y when x = 5.
  28. 28th March 1974The point (10, 24) lies on the circle x^2 + y^2 = 676. Work out the gradient of the tangent to the circle at that point.
  29. 29th March 1974A bag holds 11 counters, r of them red. Two are taken without replacement and P(both red) = 36/55. Work out r.
  30. 30th March 1974A histogram has two bars: one 5 units wide with frequency density 2.5, one 25 units wide with density 3. How many values in total?
  31. 31st March 1974x = 140 and y = 94, each correct to the nearest whole number. Work out the upper bound of x - y.

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