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April 1979

30 sheets · 150 questions · Grades 8-9

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  1. 1st April 1979The point (8, 15) lies on the circle x^2 + y^2 = 289. Work out the gradient of the tangent to the circle at that point.
  2. 2nd April 1979A bag holds 8 counters, r of them red. Two are taken without replacement and P(both red) = 3/14. Work out r.
  3. 3rd April 1979On 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?
  4. 4th April 1979A rectangle is 22 cm by 27 cm, each correct to the nearest cm. Work out the upper bound of its area.
  5. 5th April 1979The point (4, 1) lies on y = f(x). Write down its image on y = f(x) - 6.
  6. 6th April 1979A train slows steadily from 12 m/s to rest in 5 seconds. Work out its deceleration.
  7. 7th April 1979In a circle theorem proof, a step uses the fact that OA and OB are both radii of the circle, so triangle OAB is isosceles. State the reason being quoted.
  8. 8th April 1979The probability of winning a game is 4/5. A player expects 44 wins. How many games did they play?
  9. 9th April 1979A histogram has two bars: one 10 units wide with frequency density 2, one 25 units wide with density 0.6. How many values in total?
  10. 10th April 1979Expand and simplify (6 + sqrt(5))(6 - sqrt(5)).
  11. 11th April 1979Prove that the sum of 9 consecutive integers is always a multiple of 9. State the simplified sum you would use.
  12. 12th April 1979y is inversely proportional to x^2. When x = 3, y = 12. Work out y when x = 2.
  13. 13th April 1979In a vector proof you find that vector PQ = 3a - 2b and vector RS = 6a - 4b. What does this show about PQ and RS?
  14. 14th April 1979A bag holds 6 red and n blue counters. The probability of taking a red is 6/13. Work out n.
  15. 15th April 1979On a histogram, a 4-wide bar and a 8-wide bar have the same frequency density of 1.5. How many more values are in the wider class?
  16. 16th April 1979A block has mass 260 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.
  17. 17th April 1979f(x) = 4x + 7 and g(x) = 2x - 4. Work out fg(-1).
  18. 18th April 1979y is directly proportional to x^3. When x = 2, y = 40. Work out y when x = 3.
  19. 19th April 1979A cuboid measures 13 cm by 12 cm by 14 cm. Work out the length of the longest diagonal inside it, to 1 decimal place.
  20. 20th April 1979A bag holds 6 red and 4 blue counters. Two are taken without replacement. Given the first was red, what is the probability the second is blue?
  21. 21st April 1979A histogram has two bars: one 5 units wide with frequency density 2, one 5 units wide with density 0.8. How many values in total?
  22. 22nd April 1979x = 67 and y = 56, each correct to the nearest whole number. Work out the upper bound of x - y.
  23. 23rd April 1979The curve y = cos x° is drawn for 0 <= x <= 360. Write down the value of y when x = 360.
  24. 24th April 1979y is directly proportional to sqrt(x). When x = 4, y = 6. Work out y when x = 16.
  25. 25th April 1979A cuboid measures 6 cm by 12 cm by 8 cm tall. Work out the angle between its longest internal diagonal and the base, to 1 decimal place.
  26. 26th April 1979A bag holds 3 red, 6 blue and 5 green counters. Two are taken without replacement. Given neither is green, what is the probability both are red?
  27. 27th April 1979On 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?
  28. 28th April 1979A car covers 110 m (to the nearest 10 m) in 5 s (to the nearest second). Work out the lower bound of its speed, to 2 decimal places.
  29. 29th April 1979A quadratic sequence starts 5, 6, 9, 14. Work out the second difference, and the coefficient of n^2.
  30. 30th April 1979A train slows steadily from 28 m/s to rest in 4 seconds. Work out its deceleration.

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