Daily Practice

Higher Plus

17th January 1956

5 questions · 14 marks · Grades 8-9 · 51 question types in this band

1
Surds3 marks
Expand and simplify (4 + sqrt(3))(4 - sqrt(3)).
2
Factorising Harder Quadratics3 marks
Solve 4x^2 - 9 = 0.
3
Velocity Time Graphs2 marks
A train slows steadily from 17 m/s to rest in 5 seconds. Work out its deceleration.
4
The Cosine Rule3 marks
A triangle has sides of 18 cm and 9 cm with an angle of 61° between them. Work out the third side, to 1 decimal place.
5
Conditional Probability3 marks
A bag holds 3 red, 7 blue and 4 green counters. Two are taken without replacement. Given neither is green, what is the probability both are red?

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