Daily Practice - Higher Plus
24th August 1991
- 1Completing the Square3 marks
Write x^2 - 16x - 4 in the form (x + a)^2 + b.
- 2Velocity Time Graphs2 marks
On a velocity-time graph a car speeds up in a straight line from 0 m/s to 16 m/s over 8 seconds. Work out the acceleration.
- 33d Pythagoras and Trigonometry3 marks
A cuboid measures 4 cm by 8 cm by 11 cm. Work out the length of the longest diagonal inside it, to 1 decimal place.
- 4Probability Equation Questions3 marks
A bag holds 2 red and n blue counters. The probability of taking a red is 1/5. Work out n.
- 5Histograms3 marks
A histogram has two bars: one 5 units wide with frequency density 2.5, one 25 units wide with density 3. How many values in total?
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