Daily Practice

Higher Plus

8th August 1962

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

1
Completing the Square3 marks
Write x^2 - 10x - 2 in the form (x + a)^2 + b.
2
Velocity Time Graphs2 marks
On a velocity-time graph a car speeds up in a straight line from 2 m/s to 9.5 m/s over 5 seconds. Work out the acceleration.
3
Perpendicular Lines and the equation of a tangent3 marks
The point (5, 12) lies on the circle x^2 + y^2 = 169. Work out the gradient of the tangent to the circle at that point.
4
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?
5
Histograms3 marks
A histogram has two bars: one 10 units wide with frequency density 2, one 5 units wide with density 0.8. How many values in total?

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