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Daily Practice - Higher Plus

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

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19th March 2008

5 questions · 15 marks · Grades 8-9 · 51 question types in this band

  1. 1
    Histograms3 marks

    A histogram has two bars: one 5 units wide with frequency density 2, one 20 units wide with density 1.4. How many values in total?

  2. 2
    Bounds3 marks

    A rectangle is 29 cm by 11 cm, each correct to the nearest cm. Work out the upper bound of its area.

  3. 3
    Completing the Square3 marks

    Write x^2 - 12x + 7 in the form (x + a)^2 + b.

  4. 4
    Direct and Inverse Proportion Depth3 marks

    y is directly proportional to x^2. When x = 5, y = 150. Work out the positive value of x when y = 54.

  5. 5
    Perpendicular Lines and the equation of a tangent3 marks

    The point (20, 21) lies on the circle x^2 + y^2 = 841. Work out the gradient of the tangent to the circle at that point.

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