Daily Practice · Higher Plus

Daily Practice - Higher Plus

Grades 8-9 - exam-stretch algebra, geometry and reasoning.

29th June 2000

5 questions · 14 marks · Grades 8-9 · 51 question types in this band

1
Histograms3 marks
A histogram has two bars: one 20 units wide with frequency density 1.2, one 5 units wide with density 3. How many values in total?
2
Surds3 marks
Simplify sqrt(8) + sqrt(50), giving your answer in the form a sqrt(b).
3
Factorising Harder Quadratics3 marks
Solve 8x^2 - 14x - 15 = 0.
4
Velocity Time Graphs2 marks
On a velocity-time graph a car speeds up in a straight line from 1 m/s to 7 m/s over 4 seconds. Work out the acceleration.
5
Perpendicular Lines and the equation of a tangent3 marks
The point (8, 15) lies on the circle x^2 + y^2 = 289. Work out the gradient of the tangent to the circle at that point.

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