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Daily Practice - Higher Plus

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

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14th December 2010

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

  1. 1
    Perpendicular Lines and the equation of a tangent3 marks

    The point (6, 8) lies on the circle x^2 + y^2 = 100. Work out the gradient of the tangent to the circle at that point.

  2. 2
    Conditional Probability3 marks

    A bag holds 6 red, 3 blue and 2 green counters. Two are taken without replacement. Given neither is green, what is the probability both are red?

  3. 3
    Histograms3 marks

    A histogram has two bars: one 20 units wide with frequency density 2.5, one 25 units wide with density 0.8. How many values in total?

  4. 4
    Surds3 marks

    Expand and simplify (5 + sqrt(2))(5 - sqrt(2)).

  5. 5
    Quadratic Simultaneous Equations3 marks

    Solve x^2 + y^2 = 25 and y = x + 1 simultaneously.

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