Daily Practice - Higher Plus
8th March 1997
- 1Direct and Inverse Proportion Depth3 marks
y is directly proportional to sqrt(x). When x = 4, y = 4. Work out y when x = 36.
- 2Finding the Area of Any Triangle3 marks
A triangle has sides of 13 cm and 12 cm and an area of 39.00 cm^2. Work out the acute angle between those two sides, to the nearest degree.
- 3Probability Equation Questions3 marks
A bag holds 6 counters, r of them red. Two are taken without replacement and P(both red) = 2/5. Work out r.
- 4Histograms3 marks
A histogram has four 10-wide classes from 0, with frequency densities 1, 2, 3, 0.5. Which class contains the median?
- 5Bounds3 marks
A car covers 660 m (to the nearest 10 m) in 5 s (to the nearest second). Work out the lower bound of its speed, to 2 decimal places.
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