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November 1978

30 sheets · 150 questions · Grades 8-9

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  1. 1st November 1978y is directly proportional to x^3. When x = 3, y = 108. Work out y when x = 2.
  2. 2nd November 1978The 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.
  3. 3rd November 1978A bag holds 7 counters, r of them red. Two are taken without replacement and P(both red) = 1/21. Work out r.
  4. 4th November 1978A histogram has two bars: one 5 units wide with frequency density 1.2, one 5 units wide with density 3.5. How many values in total?
  5. 5th November 1978x = 57 and y = 16, each correct to the nearest whole number. Work out the upper bound of x - y.
  6. 6th November 1978In an algebraic proof, how would you write three consecutive even numbers in terms of an integer n?
  7. 7th November 1978y is directly proportional to sqrt(x). When x = 9, y = 9. Work out y when x = 81.
  8. 8th November 1978In a circle theorem proof, a step uses the fact that a tangent meets a radius at the point of contact. State the reason being quoted.
  9. 9th November 1978The probability of winning a game is 2/5. A player expects 36 wins. How many games did they play?
  10. 10th November 1978On 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 November 1978A car covers 590 m (to the nearest 10 m) in 6 s (to the nearest second). Work out the lower bound of its speed, to 2 decimal places.
  12. 12th November 1978Make x the subject of 5x + 2 = y(x + 2).
  13. 13th November 1978A train slows steadily from 15 m/s to rest in 8 seconds. Work out its deceleration.
  14. 14th November 1978In a vector proof you find that vector PQ = 4a - 2b and vector RS = 16a - 8b. What does this show about PQ and RS?
  15. 15th November 1978A bag holds 3 red and n blue counters. The probability of taking a red is 3/10. Work out n.
  16. 16th November 1978A histogram has two bars: one 10 units wide with frequency density 2.5, one 5 units wide with density 3.5. How many values in total?
  17. 17th November 1978Rationalise the denominator of 110/sqrt(11), giving your answer in its simplest form.
  18. 18th November 1978Write 6/(x + 6) + 4/(x - 6) as a single fraction.
  19. 19th November 1978y is inversely proportional to x^2. When x = 2, y = 36. Work out y when x = 6.
  20. 20th November 1978A cuboid measures 4 cm by 10 cm by 12 cm. Work out the length of the longest diagonal inside it, to 1 decimal place.
  21. 21st November 1978A bag holds 3 red and 9 blue counters. Two are taken without replacement. Given the first was red, what is the probability the second is blue?
  22. 22nd November 1978On a histogram, a 10-wide bar and a 40-wide bar have the same frequency density of 3. How many more values are in the wider class?
  23. 23rd November 1978Simplify sqrt(80) + sqrt(45), giving your answer in the form a sqrt(b).
  24. 24th November 1978Solve 12x^2 + x - 1 = 0.
  25. 25th November 1978y is directly proportional to x^3. When x = 3, y = 108. Work out y when x = 4.
  26. 26th November 1978A cuboid measures 5 cm by 8 cm by 6 cm tall. Work out the angle between its longest internal diagonal and the base, to 1 decimal place.
  27. 27th November 1978A bag holds 6 red, 4 blue and 3 green counters. Two are taken without replacement. Given neither is green, what is the probability both are red?
  28. 28th November 1978A histogram has two bars: one 5 units wide with frequency density 0.4, one 10 units wide with density 3. How many values in total?
  29. 29th November 1978A rectangle is 10 cm by 22 cm, each correct to the nearest cm. Work out the upper bound of its area.
  30. 30th November 1978f(x) = 2x + 7. Work out the inverse function f^-1(x).

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