Daily Practice - Higher Plus
Grades 8-9 - exam-stretch algebra, geometry and reasoning.
4th September 1999
- 1Bounds3 marks
A car covers 820 m (to the nearest 10 m) in 6 s (to the nearest second). Work out the lower bound of its speed, to 2 decimal places.
- 2The Nth Term of a Quadratic Sequence3 marks
Work out the nth term of the quadratic sequence 1, -1, -1, 1, ...
- 3Velocity Time Graphs2 marks
A train slows steadily from 19 m/s to rest in 10 seconds. Work out its deceleration.
- 4Finding the Area of Any Triangle3 marks
A triangle has sides of 11 cm and 16 cm and an area of 62.23 cm^2. Work out the acute angle between those two sides, to the nearest degree.
- 5Probability Equation Questions3 marks
A bag holds 5 counters, r of them red. Two are taken without replacement and P(both red) = 3/10. Work out r.
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