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November 1986

30 sheets · 150 questions · Grades 8-9

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  1. 1st November 1986y is inversely proportional to x^2. When x = 4, y = 18. Work out y when x = 3.
  2. 2nd November 1986In a vector proof you find that vector PQ = 2a - 2b and vector RS = 4a - 4b. What does this show about PQ and RS?
  3. 3rd November 1986A bag holds 4 red and n blue counters. The probability of taking a red is 4/9. Work out n.
  4. 4th November 1986On a histogram, a 10-wide bar and a 20-wide bar have the same frequency density of 3. How many more values are in the wider class?
  5. 5th November 1986A rectangle is 13 cm by 22 cm, each correct to the nearest cm. Work out the upper bound of its area.
  6. 6th November 1986The curve y = cos x° is drawn for 0 <= x <= 360. Write down the value of y when x = 0.
  7. 7th November 1986y is directly proportional to x^3. When x = 2, y = 40. Work out y when x = 4.
  8. 8th November 1986A cuboid measures 8 cm by 14 cm by 3 cm. Work out the length of the longest diagonal inside it, to 1 decimal place.
  9. 9th November 1986A 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?
  10. 10th November 1986A histogram has two bars: one 5 units wide with frequency density 2, one 5 units wide with density 3.5. How many values in total?
  11. 11th November 1986Expand and simplify (6 + sqrt(3))(6 - sqrt(3)).
  12. 12th November 1986A quadratic sequence starts -5, -1, 7, 19. Work out the second difference, and the coefficient of n^2.
  13. 13th November 1986y is directly proportional to sqrt(x). When x = 49, y = 49. Work out y when x = 81.
  14. 14th November 1986A cuboid measures 4 cm by 8 cm by 5 cm tall. Work out the angle between its longest internal diagonal and the base, to 1 decimal place.
  15. 15th November 1986A bag holds 7 red, 6 blue and 5 green counters. Two are taken without replacement. Given neither is green, what is the probability both are red?
  16. 16th November 1986On a histogram, a 5-wide bar and a 10-wide bar have the same frequency density of 2.5. How many more values are in the wider class?
  17. 17th November 1986A block has mass 360 g (to the nearest 10 g) and volume 19 cm^3 (to the nearest cm^3). Work out the upper bound of its density, to 2 decimal places.
  18. 18th November 1986Solve x^2 - 2x - 8 < 0.
  19. 19th November 1986A train slows steadily from 21 m/s to rest in 5 seconds. Work out its deceleration.
  20. 20th November 1986The 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.
  21. 21st November 1986A bag holds 12 counters, r of them red. Two are taken without replacement and P(both red) = 1/66. Work out r.
  22. 22nd November 1986A histogram has two bars: one 5 units wide with frequency density 0.4, one 20 units wide with density 1.4. How many values in total?
  23. 23rd November 1986x = 165 and y = 13, each correct to the nearest whole number. Work out the upper bound of x - y.
  24. 24th November 1986Write x^2 - 10x - 10 in the form (x + a)^2 + b.
  25. 25th November 1986y is inversely proportional to x^2. When x = 3, y = 36. Work out y when x = 6.
  26. 26th November 1986In 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.
  27. 27th November 1986The probability of winning a game is 1/5. A player expects 8 wins. How many games did they play?
  28. 28th November 1986On 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?
  29. 29th November 1986A car covers 540 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.
  30. 30th November 1986Work out the coordinates of the turning point of y = x^2 - 16x - 4.

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