IGCSE CIE Maths 27 mins 9 questions
Calculator Questions
Proportion
Proportion
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Total Marks /27
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Medium Questions
1 y is inversely proportional to x 2 .
When x = 4 , y = 7 . 5 .
Find y when x = 5 .
y= .................................................
(3 marks)
2 y is inversely proportional to x 2 .
When x = 4 , y = 2 .
1
Find y when x = .
2
y = ...................................................
(3 marks)
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3 (a) A ball falls d metres in t seconds.
d is directly proportional to the square of t .
The ball falls 44.1 m in 3 seconds.
Find a formula for d in terms of t .
d = ................................................
(2 marks)
(b) Calculate the distance the ball falls in 2 seconds.
............................................ m
(1 mark)
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Hard Questions
1 y is inversely proportional to the square root of x .
When y = 7 , x = 2 . 25.
Write y in terms of x .
y = ................................................
(2 marks)
2 p is directly proportional to (q + 2) 2 .
When q = 1 , p = 1.
Find p when q = 10.
p= .................................................
(3 marks)
3 y is directly proportional to (x − 1) 2 .
When x = 5, y = 4 .
Find y when x = 7 .
y= ..............................................
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(3 marks)
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Very Hard Questions
1 y is directly proportional to the cube root of (x + 3) .
2
When x = 5, y = .
3
Find y when x = 24.
y = ................................................
(3 marks)
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2 (a) t is inversely proportional to the square of (x + 1) .
When x = 2 , t = 5 .
Write t in terms of x .
t = ...................................................
(2 marks)
(b) When t = 1 . 8 , find the positive value of x .
x = ...................................................
(2 marks)
3 y is inversely proportional to the square of (x + 1) .
y = 0 . 875 when x = 1 .
Find y when x = 4 .
y = ....................................................
(3 marks)
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