Daily Practice - Higher Plus
Grades 8-9 - exam-stretch algebra, geometry and reasoning.
15th July 2013
- 1Histograms3 marks
A histogram has two bars: one 10 units wide with frequency density 1.2, one 10 units wide with density 1.4. How many values in total?
- 2Bounds3 marks
A block has mass 840 g (to the nearest 10 g) and volume 24 cm^3 (to the nearest cm^3). Work out the upper bound of its density, to 2 decimal places.
- 3Completing the Square3 marks
Work out the coordinates of the turning point of y = x^2 + 16x - 12.
- 4Direct and Inverse Proportion Depth3 marks
y is directly proportional to x^2. When x = 4, y = 80. Work out the positive value of x when y = 405.
- 53d Pythagoras and Trigonometry3 marks
A cuboid measures 9 cm by 6 cm by 9 cm tall. Work out the angle between its longest internal diagonal and the base, to 1 decimal place.
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