Daily Practice

Higher Plus

30th August 1986

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

1
Histograms3 marks
A histogram has two bars: one 10 units wide with frequency density 0.4, one 5 units wide with density 3.5. How many values in total?
2
Bounds3 marks
A car covers 520 m (to the nearest 10 m) in 4 s (to the nearest second). Work out the lower bound of its speed, to 2 decimal places.
3
Trigonometric and Exponential Graphs2 marks
The curve y = cos x° is drawn for 0 <= x <= 360. Write down the value of y when x = 180.
4
Direct and Inverse Proportion Depth3 marks
y is directly proportional to x^2. When x = 6, y = 144. Work out the positive value of x when y = 144.
5
3d Pythagoras and Trigonometry3 marks
A cuboid measures 5 cm by 4 cm by 6 cm. Work out the length of the longest diagonal inside it, to 1 decimal place.

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