Daily Practice - Higher Plus
Grades 8-9 - exam-stretch algebra, geometry and reasoning.
9th February 2008
- 1Velocity Time Graphs2 marks
A train slows steadily from 31 m/s to rest in 4 seconds. Work out its deceleration.
- 2Finding the Area of Any Triangle3 marks
A triangle has sides of 13 cm and 6 cm and an area of 33.77 cm^2. Work out the acute angle between those two sides, to the nearest degree.
- 3Probability Equation Questions3 marks
A bag holds 12 counters, r of them red. Two are taken without replacement and P(both red) = 6/11. Work out r.
- 4Histograms3 marks
On a histogram the bar for 20 < x <= 25 has a frequency density of 2.4. How many values are in that class?
- 5Bounds3 marks
A car covers 840 m (to the nearest 10 m) in 6 s (to the nearest second). Work out the lower bound of its speed, to 2 decimal places.
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