Daily Practice · Higher Plus

Daily Practice - Higher Plus

13th November 1993

5 questions · 15 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 7 red, 6 blue and 4 green counters. Two are taken without replacement. Given neither is green, what is the probability both are red?
3
Histograms3 marks
A histogram has two bars: one 10 units wide with frequency density 0.4, one 5 units wide with density 1.4. How many values in total?
4
Bounds3 marks
A car covers 390 m (to the nearest 10 m) in 8 s (to the nearest second). Work out the lower bound of its speed, to 2 decimal places.
5
Algebraic Fractions3 marks
Write 7/(x - 5) + 6/(x + 5) as a single fraction.

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