Daily Practice - Higher Plus
Grades 8-9 - exam-stretch algebra, geometry and reasoning.
10th August 1999
- 1Histograms3 marks
A histogram has two bars: one 20 units wide with frequency density 1.5, one 10 units wide with density 0.6. How many values in total?
- 2Surds3 marks
Expand and simplify (6 + sqrt(5))(6 - sqrt(5)).
- 3Proof2 marks
In an algebraic proof, how would you write the next even number after 2n in terms of an integer n?
- 4Direct and Inverse Proportion Depth3 marks
y is directly proportional to x^2. When x = 3, y = 72. Work out the positive value of x when y = 648.
- 5Proof of the Circle Theorems2 marks
In a circle theorem proof, a step uses the fact that two tangents are drawn to a circle from the same external point. State the reason being quoted.
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