Daily Practice - Higher Plus
Grades 8-9 - exam-stretch algebra, geometry and reasoning.
7th February 2004
- 13d Pythagoras and Trigonometry3 marks
A cuboid measures 15 cm by 11 cm by 8 cm. Work out the length of the longest diagonal inside it, to 1 decimal place.
- 2Probability Equation Questions3 marks
A bag holds 5 red and n blue counters. The probability of taking a red is 5/9. Work out n.
- 3Histograms2 marks
On a histogram, a 5-wide bar and a 10-wide bar have the same frequency density of 2.5. How many more values are in the wider class?
- 4Bounds3 marks
A car covers 620 m (to the nearest 10 m) in 2 s (to the nearest second). Work out the lower bound of its speed, to 2 decimal places.
- 5Quadratic Inequalities3 marks
Solve x^2 + 8x > 0.
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