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July 1977 5-a-day

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July 1977

31 sheets · 155 questions · Grades 8-9

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  1. 1st July 1977Rationalise the denominator of 30/sqrt(5), giving your answer in its simplest form.
  2. 2nd July 1977Solve 8x^2 + 10x + 3 = 0.
  3. 3rd July 1977y is inversely proportional to x^2. When x = 4, y = 12. Work out y when x = 2.
  4. 4th July 1977A cuboid measures 8 cm by 7 cm by 11 cm tall. Work out the angle between its longest internal diagonal and the base, to 1 decimal place.
  5. 5th July 1977A bag holds 6 red, 5 blue and 6 green counters. Two are taken without replacement. Given neither is green, what is the probability both are red?
  6. 6th July 1977On a histogram, a 10-wide bar and a 20-wide bar have the same frequency density of 2.5. How many more values are in the wider class?
  7. 7th July 1977Simplify sqrt(75) + sqrt(27), giving your answer in the form a sqrt(b).
  8. 8th July 1977f(x) = 2x - 8. Work out the inverse function f^-1(x).
  9. 9th July 1977y is directly proportional to x^3. When x = 2, y = 40. Work out y when x = 4.
  10. 10th July 1977The point (20, 21) lies on the circle x^2 + y^2 = 841. Work out the gradient of the tangent to the circle at that point.
  11. 11th July 1977A bag holds 5 counters, r of them red. Two are taken without replacement and P(both red) = 3/10. Work out r.
  12. 12th July 1977A histogram has two bars: one 10 units wide with frequency density 0.4, one 20 units wide with density 0.6. How many values in total?
  13. 13th July 1977A rectangle is 17 cm by 21 cm, each correct to the nearest cm. Work out the upper bound of its area.
  14. 14th July 1977Solve x^2 + y^2 = 225 and y = x - 3 simultaneously.
  15. 15th July 1977y is directly proportional to sqrt(x). When x = 36, y = 48. Work out y when x = 9.
  16. 16th July 1977In a circle theorem proof, a step uses the fact that a triangle is drawn from the ends of a diameter to a point on the circle. State the reason being quoted.
  17. 17th July 1977The probability of winning a game is 1/8. A player expects 3 wins. How many games did they play?
  18. 18th July 1977On a histogram, a 4-wide bar and a 12-wide bar have the same frequency density of 2.5. How many more values are in the wider class?
  19. 19th July 1977Expand and simplify (4 + sqrt(2))(4 - sqrt(2)).
  20. 20th July 1977Use the iteration x(n+1) = cube root of (9x(n) + 5) with x(0) = 5. Work out x(1) to 3 decimal places.
  21. 21st July 1977A train slows steadily from 33 m/s to rest in 10 seconds. Work out its deceleration.
  22. 22nd July 1977In a vector proof you find that vector PQ = 4a - b and vector RS = 20a - 5b. What does this show about PQ and RS?
  23. 23rd July 1977A bag holds 3 red and n blue counters. The probability of taking a red is 3/10. Work out n.
  24. 24th July 1977A histogram has two bars: one 5 units wide with frequency density 2.5, one 5 units wide with density 3.5. How many values in total?
  25. 25th July 1977A block has mass 640 g (to the nearest 10 g) and volume 9 cm^3 (to the nearest cm^3). Work out the upper bound of its density, to 2 decimal places.
  26. 26th July 1977Work out the nth term of the quadratic sequence 8, 17, 34, 59, ...
  27. 27th July 1977y is inversely proportional to x^2. When x = 3, y = 8. Work out y when x = 2.
  28. 28th July 1977A cuboid measures 6 cm by 3 cm by 4 cm. Work out the length of the longest diagonal inside it, to 1 decimal place.
  29. 29th July 1977A bag holds 11 red and 3 blue counters. Two are taken without replacement. Given the first was red, what is the probability the second is blue?
  30. 30th July 1977On a histogram, a 5-wide bar and a 15-wide bar have the same frequency density of 2. How many more values are in the wider class?
  31. 31st July 1977x = 130 and y = 20, each correct to the nearest whole number. Work out the upper bound of x - y.

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