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April 1999 - Higher Plus 5-a-day

Every Higher Plus sheet published in April 1999, with answers. Grades 8-9 - exam-stretch algebra, geometry and reasoning.

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April 1999

30 sheets · 150 questions · Grades 8-9

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  1. 1st April 1999Simplify sqrt(32) + sqrt(2), giving your answer in the form a sqrt(b).
  2. 2nd April 1999Make x the subject of 5x + 3 = y(x + 3).
  3. 3rd April 1999y is inversely proportional to x^2. When x = 4, y = 100. Work out y when x = 5.
  4. 4th April 1999A cuboid measures 14 cm by 13 cm by 13 cm. Work out the length of the longest diagonal inside it, to 1 decimal place.
  5. 5th April 1999A bag holds 4 red and 5 blue counters. Two are taken without replacement. Given the first was red, what is the probability the second is blue?
  6. 6th April 1999On a histogram, a 4-wide bar and a 12-wide bar have the same frequency density of 2. How many more values are in the wider class?
  7. 7th April 1999A rectangle is 11 cm by 17 cm, each correct to the nearest cm. Work out the upper bound of its area.
  8. 8th April 1999Write 2/(x + 2) + 5/(x - 5) as a single fraction.
  9. 9th April 1999y is directly proportional to x^3. When x = 3, y = 81. Work out y when x = 4.
  10. 10th April 1999A cuboid measures 11 cm by 13 cm by 9 cm tall. Work out the angle between its longest internal diagonal and the base, to 1 decimal place.
  11. 11th April 1999A bag holds 4 red, 7 blue and 3 green counters. Two are taken without replacement. Given neither is green, what is the probability both are red?
  12. 12th April 1999A histogram has two bars: one 10 units wide with frequency density 2.5, one 20 units wide with density 0.8. How many values in total?
  13. 13th April 1999Expand and simplify (8 + sqrt(7))(8 - sqrt(7)).
  14. 14th April 1999Solve 20x^2 + 29x + 5 = 0.
  15. 15th April 1999y is directly proportional to sqrt(x). When x = 9, y = 27. Work out y when x = 81.
  16. 16th April 1999The point (20, 21) lies on the circle x^2 + y^2 = 841. Work out the gradient of the tangent to the circle at that point.
  17. 17th April 1999A bag holds 12 counters, r of them red. Two are taken without replacement and P(both red) = 7/22. Work out r.
  18. 18th April 1999On a histogram, a 4-wide bar and a 12-wide bar have the same frequency density of 1.5. How many more values are in the wider class?
  19. 19th April 1999A block has mass 620 g (to the nearest 10 g) and volume 15 cm^3 (to the nearest cm^3). Work out the upper bound of its density, to 2 decimal places.
  20. 20th April 1999f(x) = 6x + 8. Work out the inverse function f^-1(x).
  21. 21st April 1999A train slows steadily from 40 m/s to rest in 10 seconds. Work out its deceleration.
  22. 22nd April 1999In a circle theorem proof, a step uses the fact that a triangle is drawn from the ends of a diameter to a point on the circle. State the reason being quoted.
  23. 23rd April 1999The probability of winning a game is 3/4. A player expects 27 wins. How many games did they play?
  24. 24th April 1999A histogram has two bars: one 5 units wide with frequency density 1.2, one 10 units wide with density 0.6. How many values in total?
  25. 25th April 1999x = 200 and y = 52, each correct to the nearest whole number. Work out the upper bound of x - y.
  26. 26th April 1999Solve x^2 + y^2 = 169 and y = x + 7 simultaneously.
  27. 27th April 1999y is inversely proportional to x^2. When x = 4, y = 75. Work out y when x = 5.
  28. 28th April 1999In a vector proof you find that vector PQ = a + 6b and vector RS = 3a + 18b. What does this show about PQ and RS?
  29. 29th April 1999A bag holds 7 red and n blue counters. The probability of taking a red is 1/2. Work out n.
  30. 30th April 1999On a histogram, a 10-wide bar and a 30-wide bar have the same frequency density of 2. How many more values are in the wider class?

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