GRADE-9 Name: _____________________

WINTER HOLIDAY HOMEWORK

1 x is an integer. Marks ____________________

= {x : }

A = {x : x is an odd number}

B = {x : x is a multiple of 3}

C = {x : x is a prime number}

(a) Complete the Venn diagram to show this information.

[3]

(b) List the elements of

(i) ,

................................................... [1]

(ii) .

................................................... [1]

(c) Find .

................................................... [1]

[Total: 6]
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2 135 girls are asked if they like soccer (S) and if they like hockey (H).

n(S) = 53, n(H) = 68 and = 110.

(a) Complete the Venn diagram.

S H

...................... .......... ......................

......................

[3]

(b) Write down .

................................................... [1]

[Total: 4]
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3 The nth term of a sequence is .

The first term is −3 and the second term is 2.

Find the value of a and the value of b.

a = ...................................................

b = ................................................... [5]

[Total: 5]

The sequence of diagrams above is made up of small lines and dots.

(a) Complete the table.

Diagram 1 Diagram 2 Diagram 3 Diagram 4 Diagram 5 Diagram 6

Number of
4 10 18 28
small lines

Number of
4 8 13 19
dots

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(b) For Diagram n find an expression, in terms of n, for the number of small lines.

................................................... [2]

(c) Diagram r has 10 300 small lines.

Find the value of r.

r = ................................................... [2]

(d) The number of dots in Diagram n is .

Find the value of a and the value of b.

a = ...................................................

b = ................................................... [2]

[Total: 10]

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(a)

Find the value of k.

k = ................................................... [2]

(b) Find gh(x).

................................................... [1]

(c) Find .
Give your answer in its simplest form.

................................................... [4]

[Total: 7]

(a) Find
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(i) ,

................................................... [1]

(ii) .

................................................... [1]

(b) Find .

................................................... [2]

(c) Find x when .

x = ................................................... [2]

(d) Write as a single fraction.

................................................... [2]

[Total: 8]

(a) Find h(4).

................................................... [1]
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(b) Find fg(1).

................................................... [2]

(c) Find gf(x) in the form .

................................................... [3]

(d) Find x when f(x) = g(7).

x = ................................................... [2]

(e) Find f−1(x).

f−1(x) = ................................................... [2]

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(f)
Find .
Give your answer as a single fraction, in terms of x, in its simplest form.

................................................... [3]

(g) Find x when h−1(x) = 2.

x = ................................................... [1]

[Total: 14]

8 A line, l, joins point F (3, 2) and point G (−5, 4).

(a) Calculate the length of line l.

................................................... [3]
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(b) Find the equation of the perpendicular bisector of line l in the form y = mx + c.

y = ................................................... [5]

(c) A point H lies on the y-axis such that the distance GH = 13 units.

Find the coordinates of the two possible positions of H.

( .................... , .................... ) and ( .................... , .................... ) [4]

[Total: 12]

9 y is inversely proportional to the square root of (x + 4).

When x = 5, y = 2.

Find y when x = 77.

y = ................................................... [3]
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[Total: 3]

10 Ella wants to buy a car with a price of $13 500.

The price of the car is reduced by 16%.
Ella then pays a deposit of $500.

Show that the amount left for her to pay is $10 840.

[2]

[Total: 2]

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(a) Work out .

................................................... [1]

(b) Work out .

................................................... [2]

(c) Find , giving your answer in its simplest form.

................................................... [2]
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(d) Find .

................................................... [2]

(e) Write as a single fraction in its simplest form.

................................................... [3]

(f) (i) Show that simplifies to .

[3]
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(ii) Use the quadratic formula to solve .

Show all your working and give your answers correct to 2 decimal places.

x = .............................. or x = .............................. [4]

[Total: 17]

12 Darpan runs a distance of 12 km and then cycles a distance of 26 km.

His running speed is x km/h and his cycling speed is 10 km/h faster than his running speed.
He takes a total time of 2 hours 48 minutes.

(a) An expression for the time, in hours, Darpan takes to run the 12 km is .

Write an equation, in terms of x, for the total time he takes in hours.

................................................... [3]

(b) Show that this equation simplifies to .

[4]
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(c) Use the quadratic formula to solve .

You must show all your working.

x = .............................. or x = .............................. [4]

(d) Calculate the number of minutes Darpan takes to run the 12 km.

................................................... min [2]

[Total: 13]