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26th May 1997

5 questions · 14 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 4 red, 3 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 4-wide bar and a 16-wide bar have the same frequency density of 3. How many more values are in the wider class?

  4. 4
    Bounds3 marks

    A block has mass 450 g (to the nearest 10 g) and volume 5 cm^3 (to the nearest cm^3). Work out the upper bound of its density, to 2 decimal places.

  5. 5
    Quadratic Inequalities3 marks

    Solve x^2 - 6x + 8 < 0.

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