Daily Practice - Higher Plus
Grades 8-9 - exam-stretch algebra, geometry and reasoning.
8th January 2010
- 1Histograms3 marks
A histogram has two bars: one 5 units wide with frequency density 1.5, one 25 units wide with density 0.8. How many values in total?
- 2Surds3 marks
Rationalise the denominator of 28/sqrt(7), giving your answer in its simplest form.
- 3Quadratic Simultaneous Equations3 marks
Solve x^2 + y^2 = 169 and y = x - 7 simultaneously.
- 4Velocity Time Graphs2 marks
On a velocity-time graph a car speeds up in a straight line from 1 m/s to 25 m/s over 8 seconds. Work out the acceleration.
- 5Perpendicular Lines and the equation of a tangent3 marks
The point (3, 4) lies on the circle x^2 + y^2 = 25. Work out the gradient of the tangent to the circle at that point.
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