Daily Practice

Higher Plus

23rd November 1974

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 (10, 24) lies on the circle x^2 + y^2 = 676. Work out the gradient of the tangent to the circle at that point.
2
Conditional Probability3 marks
A bag holds 4 red, 3 blue and 6 green counters. Two are taken without replacement. Given neither is green, what is the probability both are red?
3
Histograms2 marks
On a histogram, a 10-wide bar and a 40-wide bar have the same frequency density of 1.5. How many more values are in the wider class?
4
Bounds3 marks
A car covers 860 m (to the nearest 10 m) in 9 s (to the nearest second). Work out the lower bound of its speed, to 2 decimal places.
5
Factorising Harder Quadratics3 marks
Solve 16x^2 - 8x - 15 = 0.

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