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October 1983

31 sheets · 155 questions · Grades 8-9

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  1. 1st October 1983A cuboid measures 11 cm by 9 cm by 4 cm tall. Work out the angle between its longest internal diagonal and the base, to 1 decimal place.
  2. 2nd October 1983A bag holds 7 red, 7 blue and 4 green counters. Two are taken without replacement. Given neither is green, what is the probability both are red?
  3. 3rd October 1983On a histogram, a 5-wide bar and a 20-wide bar have the same frequency density of 1.5. How many more values are in the wider class?
  4. 4th October 1983Expand and simplify (6 + sqrt(10))(6 - sqrt(10)).
  5. 5th October 1983f(x) = 2x - 4 and g(x) = 3x + 2. Work out fg(0).
  6. 6th October 1983y is directly proportional to x^3. When x = 3, y = 135. Work out y when x = 2.
  7. 7th October 1983The 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.
  8. 8th October 1983A bag holds 12 counters, r of them red. Two are taken without replacement and P(both red) = 5/33. Work out r.
  9. 9th October 1983A histogram has two bars: one 5 units wide with frequency density 2, one 20 units wide with density 0.6. How many values in total?
  10. 10th October 1983A block has mass 270 g (to the nearest 10 g) and volume 4 cm^3 (to the nearest cm^3). Work out the upper bound of its density, to 2 decimal places.
  11. 11th October 1983The curve y = sin x° is drawn for 0 <= x <= 360. Write down the value of y when x = 270.
  12. 12th October 1983y is directly proportional to sqrt(x). When x = 25, y = 30. Work out y when x = 9.
  13. 13th October 1983In a circle theorem proof, a step uses the fact that two angles at the circumference stand on the same arc. State the reason being quoted.
  14. 14th October 1983The probability of winning a game is 2/5. A player expects 4 wins. How many games did they play?
  15. 15th October 1983On 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?
  16. 16th October 1983x = 105 and y = 23, each correct to the nearest whole number. Work out the upper bound of x - y.
  17. 17th October 1983A quadratic sequence starts 4, 12, 28, 52. Work out the second difference, and the coefficient of n^2.
  18. 18th October 1983A train slows steadily from 32 m/s to rest in 5 seconds. Work out its deceleration.
  19. 19th October 1983In a vector proof you find that vector PQ = 2a + b and vector RS = 6a + 3b. What does this show about PQ and RS?
  20. 20th October 1983A bag holds 2 red and n blue counters. The probability of taking a red is 1/4. Work out n.
  21. 21st October 1983A histogram has two bars: one 5 units wide with frequency density 1.5, one 20 units wide with density 0.8. How many values in total?
  22. 22nd October 1983A car covers 210 m (to the nearest 10 m) in 8 s (to the nearest second). Work out the lower bound of its speed, to 2 decimal places.
  23. 23rd October 1983Solve x^2 + 6x > 0.
  24. 24th October 1983y is inversely proportional to x^2. When x = 2, y = 144. Work out y when x = 6.
  25. 25th October 1983A cuboid measures 15 cm by 9 cm by 8 cm. Work out the length of the longest diagonal inside it, to 1 decimal place.
  26. 26th October 1983A bag holds 9 red and 4 blue counters. Two are taken without replacement. Given the first was red, what is the probability the second is blue?
  27. 27th October 1983On a histogram, a 4-wide bar and a 16-wide bar have the same frequency density of 3. How many more values are in the wider class?
  28. 28th October 1983Rationalise the denominator of 36/sqrt(3), giving your answer in its simplest form.
  29. 29th October 1983Write x^2 + 16x + 13 in the form (x + a)^2 + b.
  30. 30th October 1983y is directly proportional to x^3. When x = 3, y = 162. Work out y when x = 2.
  31. 31st October 1983A cuboid measures 4 cm by 6 cm by 6 cm tall. Work out the angle between its longest internal diagonal and the base, to 1 decimal place.

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