Daily Practice · Higher Plus

Daily Practice - Higher Plus

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

27th August 2005

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

1
Bounds3 marks
A car covers 200 m (to the nearest 10 m) in 3 s (to the nearest second). Work out the lower bound of its speed, to 2 decimal places.
2
Completing the Square3 marks
Write x^2 - 2x - 10 in the form (x + a)^2 + b.
3
Velocity Time Graphs2 marks
A train slows steadily from 35 m/s to rest in 5 seconds. Work out its deceleration.
4
The Cosine Rule3 marks
A triangle has sides of 15 cm and 14 cm with an angle of 102° between them. Work out the third side, to 1 decimal place.
5
Conditional Probability3 marks
A bag holds 5 red, 6 blue and 6 green counters. Two are taken without replacement. Given neither is green, what is the probability both are red?

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