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27th December 1996

5 questions · 15 marks · Grades 8-9 · 51 question types in this band

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

    The point (12, 16) lies on the circle x^2 + y^2 = 400. Work out the gradient of the tangent to the circle at that point.

  2. 2
    Conditional Probability3 marks

    A bag holds 3 red, 7 blue and 6 green counters. Two are taken without replacement. Given neither is green, what is the probability both are red?

  3. 3
    Histograms3 marks

    A histogram has two bars: one 10 units wide with frequency density 2, one 25 units wide with density 3.5. How many values in total?

  4. 4
    Surds3 marks

    Rationalise the denominator of 21/sqrt(7), giving your answer in its simplest form.

  5. 5
    Quadratic Simultaneous Equations3 marks

    Solve x^2 + y^2 = 169 and y = x - 7 simultaneously.

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