Daily Practice - Higher Plus
Grades 8-9 - exam-stretch algebra, geometry and reasoning.
25th February 2014
- 1Velocity Time Graphs2 marks
A train slows steadily from 24 m/s to rest in 5 seconds. Work out its deceleration.
- 2The Sine Rule3 marks
In triangle ABC, angle A is 41°, side a is 19 cm and side b is 9 cm. Work out the acute angle B, to 1 decimal place.
- 3Conditional Probability3 marks
A bag holds 9 red and 3 blue counters. Two are taken without replacement. Given the first was red, what is the probability the second is blue?
- 4Histograms3 marks
On a histogram the bar for 50 < x <= 55 has a frequency density of 1.5. How many values are in that class?
- 5Surds3 marks
Expand and simplify (3 + sqrt(5))(3 - sqrt(5)).
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