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Matemtica S4 B1

Maths Faculty Mr. Eduar Rodriguez B.


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TEST N01



NAME: TIME: 40 min. DATE: 18/03/2013



1 When cars go round a bend there is a force, F, between the tyres and the ground.
F varies directly as the square of the speed, v. When v = 40, F = 18.
Find F when v = 32.










Answer F =......................................... [3]

2 The air resistance (R) to a car is proportional to the square of its speed (v).
When R = 1800, v = 30. Calculate R when v = 40.











Answer R = [3]

3 The force of attraction (F) between two objects is inversely proportional to the square of
the distance (d) between them. When d = 4, F = 30. Calculate F when d = 8.













Answer F = . [3]

4 M is proportional to the cube of r. When r = 3, M = 21.6. Find the value of M when r = 5.









Answer M = [3]
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5 The quantity p varies inversely as the square of (q + 2).
p = 5 when q = 3. Find p when q = 8.
















Answer P = [3]

6 Seismic shock waves travel at speed v through rock of density d.
v varies inversely as the square root of d.
v = 3 when d = 2.25.
Find v when d = 2.56.















Answer v = [3]

7 The electrical resistance, R, of a length of cylindrical wire varies inversely as the square of
the diameter, d, of the wire.
R = 10 when d = 2.
Find R when d = 4.


















Answer R = .......[3]
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8 The braking distance, d, of a car is directly proportional to the square of its speed, v.
When d = 2, v = 5.
Find d when v = 40.













Answer d =... [3]

9 Hansi and Megan go on holiday.
The costs of their holidays are in the ratio Hansi : Megan = 7 : 4.
Hansis holiday costs $756.
Find the cost of Megans holiday.














Answer(a) $ ..[2]



10 In 2008 the total number of tickets sold for an athletics meeting was 3136.
The ratio child tickets sold : adult tickets sold = 17 : 32.
(a) How many child tickets were sold?








Answer(a).... [2]
(b) Child tickets cost $2 each and adult tickets cost $4.50 each.
Show that the total amount received from the sale of the tickets in 2008 was $11392.








Answer(b).[2]
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11 A factory produces bird food made with sunflower seed, millet and maize.
(a) The amounts of sunflower seed, millet and maize are in the ratio
sunflower seed : millet : maize = 5 : 3 : 1 .
(i) How much millet is there in 15 kg of bird food?















Answer(a)(i) ..kg [2]
(ii) In a small bag of bird food there is 60 g of sunflower seed.
What is the mass of bird food in a small bag?













Answer(a)(ii) g [2]
(b) Sunflower seeds cost $204.50 for 30 kg from Jons farm or 96.40 for 20 kg from
Anns farm.
The exchange rate is $1 = 0.718.
Which farm has the cheapest price per kilogram?
You must show clearly all your working.


















Answer(b) ..[4]

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