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November 1999 - Higher Plus 5-a-day

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

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November 1999

30 sheets · 150 questions · Grades 8-9

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  1. 1st November 1999A bag holds 5 red and 4 blue counters. Two are taken without replacement. Given the first was red, what is the probability the second is blue?
  2. 2nd November 1999A histogram has two bars: one 10 units wide with frequency density 1.5, one 10 units wide with density 3. How many values in total?
  3. 3rd November 1999A rectangle is 28 cm by 28 cm, each correct to the nearest cm. Work out the upper bound of its area.
  4. 4th November 1999Solve 15x^2 + 14x - 8 = 0.
  5. 5th November 1999y is inversely proportional to x^2. When x = 5, y = 36. Work out y when x = 3.
  6. 6th November 1999A cuboid measures 12 cm by 12 cm by 4 cm tall. Work out the angle between its longest internal diagonal and the base, to 1 decimal place.
  7. 7th November 1999A bag holds 7 red, 7 blue and 6 green counters. Two are taken without replacement. Given neither is green, what is the probability both are red?
  8. 8th November 1999On a histogram, a 5-wide bar and a 15-wide bar have the same frequency density of 3. How many more values are in the wider class?
  9. 9th November 1999Expand and simplify (4 + sqrt(7))(4 - sqrt(7)).
  10. 10th November 1999f(x) = 8x - 2. Work out the inverse function f^-1(x).
  11. 11th November 1999y is directly proportional to x^3. When x = 2, y = 48. Work out y when x = 5.
  12. 12th November 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.
  13. 13th November 1999A bag holds 9 counters, r of them red. Two are taken without replacement and P(both red) = 5/18. Work out r.
  14. 14th November 1999A histogram has two bars: one 20 units wide with frequency density 1.2, one 25 units wide with density 0.6. How many values in total?
  15. 15th November 1999A block has mass 230 g (to the nearest 10 g) and volume 22 cm^3 (to the nearest cm^3). Work out the upper bound of its density, to 2 decimal places.
  16. 16th November 1999Solve x^2 + y^2 = 225 and y = x - 3 simultaneously.
  17. 17th November 1999y is directly proportional to sqrt(x). When x = 36, y = 36. Work out y when x = 81.
  18. 18th November 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.
  19. 19th November 1999The probability of winning a game is 3/4. A player expects 15 wins. How many games did they play?
  20. 20th November 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?
  21. 21st November 1999x = 77 and y = 37, each correct to the nearest whole number. Work out the upper bound of x - y.
  22. 22nd November 1999Use the iteration x(n+1) = cube root of (4x(n) + 1) with x(0) = 3. Work out x(1) to 3 decimal places.
  23. 23rd November 1999A train slows steadily from 31 m/s to rest in 8 seconds. Work out its deceleration.
  24. 24th November 1999In a vector proof you find that vector PQ = 6a + 2b and vector RS = 18a + 6b. What does this show about PQ and RS?
  25. 25th November 1999A bag holds 3 red and n blue counters. The probability of taking a red is 1/2. Work out n.
  26. 26th November 1999A histogram has two bars: one 20 units wide with frequency density 2.5, one 20 units wide with density 0.8. How many values in total?
  27. 27th November 1999A car covers 350 m (to the nearest 10 m) in 8 s (to the nearest second). Work out the lower bound of its speed, to 2 decimal places.
  28. 28th November 1999Work out the nth term of the quadratic sequence -5, 0, 11, 28, ...
  29. 29th November 1999y is inversely proportional to x^2. When x = 4, y = 25. Work out y when x = 5.
  30. 30th November 1999A cuboid measures 10 cm by 3 cm by 11 cm. Work out the length of the longest diagonal inside it, to 1 decimal place.

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