Daily Practice

Higher Plus

15th December 1964

5 questions · 15 marks · Grades 8-9 · 51 question types in this band

1
Perpendicular Lines and the equation of a tangent3 marks
The point (8, 15) lies on the circle x^2 + y^2 = 289. Work out the gradient of the tangent to the circle at that point.
2
Conditional Probability3 marks
A bag holds 6 red, 6 blue and 4 green counters. Two are taken without replacement. Given neither is green, what is the probability both are red?
3
Histograms3 marks
A histogram has two bars: one 5 units wide with frequency density 2.5, one 5 units wide with density 3. How many values in total?
4
Surds3 marks
Expand and simplify (2 + sqrt(10))(2 - sqrt(10)).
5
Inverse and Composite Functions3 marks
f(x) = 5x - 4 and g(x) = 6x - 7. Work out fg(-2).

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