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May 1984

31 sheets · 155 questions · Grades 8-9

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  1. 1st May 1984Expand and simplify (3 + sqrt(3))(3 - sqrt(3)).
  2. 2nd May 1984The curve y = cos x° is drawn for 0 <= x <= 360. Write down the value of y when x = 180.
  3. 3rd May 1984y is inversely proportional to x^2. When x = 5, y = 36. Work out y when x = 3.
  4. 4th May 1984The 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.
  5. 5th May 1984A bag holds 11 counters, r of them red. Two are taken without replacement and P(both red) = 21/55. Work out r.
  6. 6th May 1984On 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?
  7. 7th May 1984A block has mass 350 g (to the nearest 10 g) and volume 18 cm^3 (to the nearest cm^3). Work out the upper bound of its density, to 2 decimal places.
  8. 8th May 1984A quadratic sequence starts 9, 16, 29, 48. Work out the second difference, and the coefficient of n^2.
  9. 9th May 1984y is directly proportional to x^3. When x = 3, y = 162. Work out y when x = 2.
  10. 10th May 1984In a circle theorem proof, a step uses the fact that the exterior angle of a cyclic quadrilateral is being found. State the reason being quoted.
  11. 11th May 1984The probability of winning a game is 2/5. A player expects 18 wins. How many games did they play?
  12. 12th May 1984A histogram has two bars: one 5 units wide with frequency density 2.5, one 25 units wide with density 3.5. How many values in total?
  13. 13th May 1984x = 178 and y = 137, each correct to the nearest whole number. Work out the upper bound of x - y.
  14. 14th May 1984Solve x^2 - 4x < 0.
  15. 15th May 1984y is directly proportional to sqrt(x). When x = 25, y = 40. Work out y when x = 9.
  16. 16th May 1984In a vector proof you find that vector PQ = 5a - 3b and vector RS = 25a - 15b. What does this show about PQ and RS?
  17. 17th May 1984A bag holds 4 red and n blue counters. The probability of taking a red is 4/7. Work out n.
  18. 18th May 1984On a histogram, a 4-wide bar and a 16-wide bar have the same frequency density of 1.5. How many more values are in the wider class?
  19. 19th May 1984A car covers 530 m (to the nearest 10 m) in 9 s (to the nearest second). Work out the lower bound of its speed, to 2 decimal places.
  20. 20th May 1984Write x^2 - 4x - 8 in the form (x + a)^2 + b.
  21. 21st May 1984A train slows steadily from 20 m/s to rest in 4 seconds. Work out its deceleration.
  22. 22nd May 1984A cuboid measures 5 cm by 3 cm by 10 cm. Work out the length of the longest diagonal inside it, to 1 decimal place.
  23. 23rd May 1984A bag holds 4 red and 5 blue counters. Two are taken without replacement. Given the first was red, what is the probability the second is blue?
  24. 24th May 1984A histogram has two bars: one 5 units wide with frequency density 2.5, one 20 units wide with density 3.5. How many values in total?
  25. 25th May 1984Rationalise the denominator of 49/sqrt(7), giving your answer in its simplest form.
  26. 26th May 1984Work out the coordinates of the turning point of y = x^2 - 2x - 7.
  27. 27th May 1984y is inversely proportional to x^2. When x = 3, y = 144. Work out y when x = 6.
  28. 28th May 1984A cuboid measures 8 cm by 13 cm by 8 cm tall. Work out the angle between its longest internal diagonal and the base, to 1 decimal place.
  29. 29th May 1984A bag holds 3 red, 7 blue and 2 green counters. Two are taken without replacement. Given neither is green, what is the probability both are red?
  30. 30th May 1984On a histogram, a 10-wide bar and a 30-wide bar have the same frequency density of 2.5. How many more values are in the wider class?
  31. 31st May 1984Simplify sqrt(32) + sqrt(8), giving your answer in the form a sqrt(b).

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