Daily Practice

Higher Plus

13th June 1969

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

1
Surds3 marks
Rationalise the denominator of 30/sqrt(3), giving your answer in its simplest form.
2
Factorising Harder Quadratics3 marks
Solve 8x^2 - 30x + 25 = 0.
3
Velocity Time Graphs2 marks
A train slows steadily from 12 m/s to rest in 8 seconds. Work out its deceleration.
4
Finding the Area of Any Triangle3 marks
A triangle has sides of 7 cm and 11 cm and an area of 38.50 cm^2. Work out the acute angle between those two sides, to the nearest degree.
5
Probability Equation Questions3 marks
A bag holds 9 counters, r of them red. Two are taken without replacement and P(both red) = 7/12. Work out r.

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