Daily Practice - Higher Plus
30th January 1994
- 13d Pythagoras and Trigonometry3 marks
A cuboid measures 6 cm by 11 cm by 15 cm. Work out the length of the longest diagonal inside it, to 1 decimal place.
- 2Probability Equation Questions3 marks
A bag holds 7 red and n blue counters. The probability of taking a red is 1/2. Work out n.
- 3Histograms2 marks
On a histogram, a 4-wide bar and a 8-wide bar have the same frequency density of 1.5. How many more values are in the wider class?
- 4Bounds3 marks
x = 168 and y = 86, each correct to the nearest whole number. Work out the upper bound of x - y.
- 5Completing the Square3 marks
Work out the coordinates of the turning point of y = x^2 + 14x - 5.
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