Daily Practice · Higher Plus

Daily Practice - Higher Plus

19th September 1996

5 questions · 14 marks · Grades 8-9 · 51 question types in this band

1
Surds3 marks
Simplify sqrt(45) + sqrt(5), giving your answer in the form a sqrt(b).
2
Completing the Square3 marks
Write x^2 + 4x - 5 in the form (x + a)^2 + b.
3
Velocity Time Graphs2 marks
A train slows steadily from 13 m/s to rest in 5 seconds. Work out its deceleration.
4
Finding the Area of Any Triangle3 marks
A triangle has sides of 14 cm and 6 cm and an area of 21.00 cm^2. Work out the acute angle between those two sides, to the nearest degree.
5
Probability Equation Questions3 marks
A bag holds 7 counters, r of them red. Two are taken without replacement and P(both red) = 10/21. Work out r.

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