Daily Practice - Higher Plus
16th July 1993
- 1Perpendicular Lines and the equation of a tangent3 marks
The point (6, 8) lies on the circle x^2 + y^2 = 100. Work out the gradient of the tangent to the circle at that point.
- 2Conditional Probability3 marks
A bag holds 5 red, 7 blue and 4 green counters. Two are taken without replacement. Given neither is green, what is the probability both are red?
- 3Histograms3 marks
A histogram has two bars: one 5 units wide with frequency density 2.5, one 10 units wide with density 1.4. How many values in total?
- 4Surds3 marks
Rationalise the denominator of 56/sqrt(7), giving your answer in its simplest form.
- 5Algebraic Fractions3 marks
Simplify (x^2 - 36)/(x + 6).
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