Daily Practice · Higher Plus

Daily Practice - Higher Plus

10th August 1991

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

1
Histograms2 marks
On a histogram, a 10-wide bar and a 40-wide bar have the same frequency density of 3. How many more values are in the wider class?
2
Bounds3 marks
A car covers 820 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
Iteration3 marks
Use the iteration x(n+1) = cube root of (6x(n) + 2) with x(0) = 1. Work out x(1) to 3 decimal places.
4
Velocity Time Graphs3 marks
A cyclist speeds up steadily from 4 m/s to 21 m/s over 10 seconds. Use the area under the velocity-time graph to find the distance travelled.
5
3d Pythagoras and Trigonometry3 marks
A cuboid measures 5 cm by 9 cm by 8 cm tall. Work out the angle between its longest internal diagonal and the base, to 1 decimal place.

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