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18th August 1981

5 questions · 14 marks · Grades 8-9 · 51 question types in this band

  1. 1
    Perpendicular Lines and the equation of a tangent3 marks

    The point (9, 12) lies on the circle x^2 + y^2 = 225. Work out the gradient of the tangent to the circle at that point.

  2. 2
    Conditional Probability3 marks

    A bag holds 5 red, 6 blue and 6 green counters. Two are taken without replacement. Given neither is green, what is the probability both are red?

  3. 3
    Histograms2 marks

    On 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?

  4. 4
    Surds3 marks

    Expand and simplify (5 + sqrt(10))(5 - sqrt(10)).

  5. 5
    Quadratic Simultaneous Equations3 marks

    Solve x^2 + y^2 = 841 and y = x + 1 simultaneously.

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