Daily Practice - Higher Plus
19th April 1996
- 13d Pythagoras and Trigonometry3 marks
A cuboid measures 8 cm by 8 cm by 4 cm. Work out the length of the longest diagonal inside it, to 1 decimal place.
- 2Probability Equation Questions3 marks
A bag holds 4 red and n blue counters. The probability of taking a red is 4/11. Work out n.
- 3Histograms3 marks
A histogram has two bars: one 10 units wide with frequency density 1.5, one 25 units wide with density 0.6. How many values in total?
- 4Surds3 marks
Rationalise the denominator of 44/sqrt(11), giving your answer in its simplest form.
- 5Completing the Square3 marks
Write x^2 - 8x + 7 in the form (x + a)^2 + b.
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