Daily Practice

Higher Plus

3rd March 1973

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

1
Perpendicular Lines and the equation of a tangent3 marks
The point (7, 24) lies on the circle x^2 + y^2 = 625. Work out the gradient of the tangent to the circle at that point.
2
Conditional Probability3 marks
A bag holds 4 red, 5 blue and 3 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 10 units wide with frequency density 0.4, one 10 units wide with density 3.5. How many values in total?
4
Bounds3 marks
A car covers 350 m (to the nearest 10 m) in 8 s (to the nearest second). Work out the lower bound of its speed, to 2 decimal places.
5
Proof2 marks
In an algebraic proof, how would you write an even number in terms of an integer n?

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