Daily Practice - Higher Plus
Grades 8-9 - exam-stretch algebra, geometry and reasoning.
19th March 2002
- 13d Pythagoras and Trigonometry3 marks
A cuboid measures 13 cm by 5 cm by 9 cm. Work out the length of the longest diagonal inside it, to 1 decimal place.
- 2Probability Equation Questions3 marks
A bag holds 4 red and n blue counters. The probability of taking a red is 4/7. Work out n.
- 3Histograms3 marks
A histogram has two bars: one 20 units wide with frequency density 2, one 10 units wide with density 3.5. How many values in total?
- 4Surds3 marks
Expand and simplify (4 + sqrt(10))(4 - sqrt(10)).
- 5Proof2 marks
In an algebraic proof, how would you write a multiple of 5 in terms of an integer n?
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