Daily Practice · Higher Plus

Daily Practice - Higher Plus

7th January 1995

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 (6, 8) lies on the circle x^2 + y^2 = 100. Work out the gradient of the tangent to the circle at that point.
2
Conditional Probability3 marks
A bag holds 7 red, 7 blue and 5 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 20 units wide with frequency density 0.4, one 25 units wide with density 0.8. How many values in total?
4
Bounds3 marks
A car covers 600 m (to the nearest 10 m) in 9 s (to the nearest second). Work out the lower bound of its speed, to 2 decimal places.
5
Inverse and Composite Functions3 marks
f(x) = 2x + 6. Work out the inverse function f^-1(x).

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