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October 1994 - Higher Plus 5-a-day

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October 1994

31 sheets · 155 questions · Grades 8-9

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  1. 1st October 1994Simplify (x^2 - 10x + 24)/(x - 4).
  2. 2nd October 1994y is directly proportional to sqrt(x). When x = 9, y = 24. Work out y when x = 4.
  3. 3rd October 1994A cuboid measures 10 cm by 6 cm by 13 cm tall. Work out the angle between its longest internal diagonal and the base, to 1 decimal place.
  4. 4th October 1994A bag holds 4 red, 4 blue and 5 green counters. Two are taken without replacement. Given neither is green, what is the probability both are red?
  5. 5th October 1994On a histogram, a 5-wide bar and a 15-wide bar have the same frequency density of 3. How many more values are in the wider class?
  6. 6th October 1994Simplify sqrt(45) + sqrt(180), giving your answer in the form a sqrt(b).
  7. 7th October 1994In an algebraic proof, how would you write the square of an odd number in terms of an integer n?
  8. 8th October 1994A train slows steadily from 29 m/s to rest in 10 seconds. Work out its deceleration.
  9. 9th October 1994The point (7, 24) lies on the circle x^2 + y^2 = 625. Work out the gradient of the tangent to the circle at that point.
  10. 10th October 1994A bag holds 8 counters, r of them red. Two are taken without replacement and P(both red) = 3/14. Work out r.
  11. 11th October 1994A histogram has two bars: one 5 units wide with frequency density 0.4, one 10 units wide with density 1.4. How many values in total?
  12. 12th October 1994A rectangle is 7 cm by 12 cm, each correct to the nearest cm. Work out the upper bound of its area.
  13. 13th October 1994Make x the subject of 8x + 6 = y(x + 6).
  14. 14th October 1994y is inversely proportional to x^2. When x = 5, y = 16. Work out y when x = 2.
  15. 15th October 1994In a circle theorem proof, a step uses the fact that a tangent meets a radius at the point of contact. State the reason being quoted.
  16. 16th October 1994The probability of winning a game is 1/10. A player expects 7 wins. How many games did they play?
  17. 17th October 1994On a histogram, a 10-wide bar and a 20-wide bar have the same frequency density of 2. How many more values are in the wider class?
  18. 18th October 1994Expand and simplify (9 + sqrt(10))(9 - sqrt(10)).
  19. 19th October 1994Write 7/(x + 6) + 7/(x + 3) as a single fraction.
  20. 20th October 1994y is directly proportional to x^3. When x = 3, y = 135. Work out y when x = 4.
  21. 21st October 1994In a vector proof you find that vector PQ = 2a + 2b and vector RS = 10a + 10b. What does this show about PQ and RS?
  22. 22nd October 1994A bag holds 6 red and n blue counters. The probability of taking a red is 6/13. Work out n.
  23. 23rd October 1994A histogram has two bars: one 20 units wide with frequency density 1.5, one 25 units wide with density 1.4. How many values in total?
  24. 24th October 1994A block has mass 440 g (to the nearest 10 g) and volume 14 cm^3 (to the nearest cm^3). Work out the upper bound of its density, to 2 decimal places.
  25. 25th October 1994Solve 16x^2 + 8x - 15 = 0.
  26. 26th October 1994y is directly proportional to sqrt(x). When x = 9, y = 6. Work out y when x = 81.
  27. 27th October 1994A cuboid measures 12 cm by 14 cm by 11 cm. Work out the length of the longest diagonal inside it, to 1 decimal place.
  28. 28th October 1994A bag holds 4 red and 7 blue counters. Two are taken without replacement. Given the first was red, what is the probability the second is blue?
  29. 29th October 1994On a histogram, a 5-wide bar and a 10-wide bar have the same frequency density of 3. How many more values are in the wider class?
  30. 30th October 1994x = 194 and y = 10, each correct to the nearest whole number. Work out the upper bound of x - y.
  31. 31st October 1994f(x) = 5x + 3. Work out the inverse function f^-1(x).

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