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October 1991 - Higher Plus 5-a-day

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October 1991

31 sheets · 155 questions · Grades 8-9

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  1. 1st October 1991In a circle theorem proof, a step uses the fact that the angle in a semicircle is being proved. State the reason being quoted.
  2. 2nd October 1991The probability of winning a game is 3/5. A player expects 18 wins. How many games did they play?
  3. 3rd October 1991A histogram has two bars: one 10 units wide with frequency density 1.5, one 5 units wide with density 0.6. How many values in total?
  4. 4th October 1991Rationalise the denominator of 4/sqrt(2), giving your answer in its simplest form.
  5. 5th October 1991f(x) = 5x + 2. Work out the inverse function f^-1(x).
  6. 6th October 1991y is inversely proportional to x^2. When x = 2, y = 144. Work out y when x = 6.
  7. 7th October 1991In a vector proof you find that vector PQ = 2a - 3b and vector RS = 10a - 15b. What does this show about PQ and RS?
  8. 8th October 1991A bag holds 8 red and n blue counters. The probability of taking a red is 8/11. Work out n.
  9. 9th October 1991On 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?
  10. 10th October 1991Simplify sqrt(75) + sqrt(27), giving your answer in the form a sqrt(b).
  11. 11th October 1991Solve x^2 + y^2 = 289 and y = x - 7 simultaneously.
  12. 12th October 1991y is directly proportional to x^3. When x = 3, y = 54. Work out y when x = 4.
  13. 13th October 1991A cuboid measures 3 cm by 10 cm by 10 cm. Work out the length of the longest diagonal inside it, to 1 decimal place.
  14. 14th October 1991A bag holds 3 red and 6 blue counters. Two are taken without replacement. Given the first was red, what is the probability the second is blue?
  15. 15th October 1991A histogram has two bars: one 20 units wide with frequency density 0.4, one 10 units wide with density 0.8. How many values in total?
  16. 16th October 1991A rectangle is 15 cm by 18 cm, each correct to the nearest cm. Work out the upper bound of its area.
  17. 17th October 1991Use the iteration x(n+1) = cube root of (8x(n) + 8) with x(0) = 5. Work out x(1) to 3 decimal places.
  18. 18th October 1991y is directly proportional to sqrt(x). When x = 49, y = 14. Work out y when x = 81.
  19. 19th October 1991A cuboid measures 9 cm by 13 cm by 6 cm tall. Work out the angle between its longest internal diagonal and the base, to 1 decimal place.
  20. 20th October 1991A bag holds 6 red, 5 blue and 5 green counters. Two are taken without replacement. Given neither is green, what is the probability both are red?
  21. 21st October 1991On a histogram, a 4-wide bar and a 8-wide bar have the same frequency density of 2. How many more values are in the wider class?
  22. 22nd October 1991Expand and simplify (5 + sqrt(3))(5 - sqrt(3)).
  23. 23rd October 1991Work out the nth term of the quadratic sequence 11, 24, 43, 68, ...
  24. 24th October 1991A train slows steadily from 24 m/s to rest in 4 seconds. Work out its deceleration.
  25. 25th October 1991The point (20, 21) lies on the circle x^2 + y^2 = 841. Work out the gradient of the tangent to the circle at that point.
  26. 26th October 1991A bag holds 5 counters, r of them red. Two are taken without replacement and P(both red) = 1/10. Work out r.
  27. 27th October 1991A histogram has two bars: one 10 units wide with frequency density 2.5, one 20 units wide with density 1.4. How many values in total?
  28. 28th October 1991A block has mass 750 g (to the nearest 10 g) and volume 3 cm^3 (to the nearest cm^3). Work out the upper bound of its density, to 2 decimal places.
  29. 29th October 1991The point (4, -6) lies on y = f(x). Write down its image on y = f(x) - 1.
  30. 30th October 1991y is inversely proportional to x^2. When x = 4, y = 108. Work out y when x = 6.
  31. 31st October 1991In 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.

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