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6th June 1995

5 questions · 13 marks · Grades 8-9 · 51 question types in this band

  1. 1
    Perpendicular Lines and the equation of a tangent3 marks

    The 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.

  2. 2
    Conditional Probability3 marks

    A bag holds 6 red, 6 blue and 3 green counters. Two are taken without replacement. Given neither is green, what is the probability both are red?

  3. 3
    Histograms2 marks

    On a histogram, a 10-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. 4
    Surds3 marks

    Expand and simplify (4 + sqrt(5))(4 - sqrt(5)).

  5. 5
    The Nth Term of a Quadratic Sequence2 marks

    A quadratic sequence starts 0, 1, 4, 9. Work out the second difference, and the coefficient of n^2.

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