Daily Practice - Higher Plus
Grades 8-9 - exam-stretch algebra, geometry and reasoning.
11th April 2009
- 13d Pythagoras and Trigonometry3 marks
A cuboid measures 5 cm by 11 cm by 10 cm. Work out the length of the longest diagonal inside it, to 1 decimal place.
- 2Probability Equation Questions3 marks
A bag holds 8 red and n blue counters. The probability of taking a red is 8/13. Work out n.
- 3Histograms3 marks
A histogram has two bars: one 20 units wide with frequency density 1.5, one 20 units wide with density 0.8. How many values in total?
- 4Bounds3 marks
A car covers 390 m (to the nearest 10 m) in 8 s (to the nearest second). Work out the lower bound of its speed, to 2 decimal places.
- 5Quadratic Simultaneous Equations3 marks
Solve x^2 + y^2 = 841 and y = x + 1 simultaneously.
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