Daily Practice - Higher Plus
16th February 1995
- 1Quadratic Simultaneous Equations3 marks
Solve x^2 + y^2 = 169 and y = x + 7 simultaneously.
- 2Velocity Time Graphs2 marks
On a velocity-time graph a car speeds up in a straight line from 1 m/s to 16 m/s over 5 seconds. Work out the acceleration.
- 3Perpendicular Lines and the equation of a tangent3 marks
The point (12, 16) lies on the circle x^2 + y^2 = 400. Work out the gradient of the tangent to the circle at that point.
- 4Conditional Probability3 marks
A bag holds 7 red, 3 blue and 2 green counters. Two are taken without replacement. Given neither is green, what is the probability both are red?
- 5Histograms3 marks
A histogram has two bars: one 5 units wide with frequency density 2.5, one 5 units wide with density 3.5. How many values in total?
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