Daily Practice · Higher Plus

Daily Practice - Higher Plus

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

3rd November 2014

5 questions · 14 marks · Grades 8-9 · 51 question types in this band

1
Completing the Square3 marks
Work out the coordinates of the turning point of y = x^2 + 2x - 7.
2
Velocity Time Graphs2 marks
On a velocity-time graph a car speeds up in a straight line from 2 m/s to 10 m/s over 4 seconds. Work out the acceleration.
3
Perpendicular 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.
4
Conditional Probability3 marks
A bag holds 4 red, 7 blue and 2 green counters. Two are taken without replacement. Given neither is green, what is the probability both are red?
5
Histograms3 marks
A histogram has two bars: one 5 units wide with frequency density 2.5, one 5 units wide with density 0.6. How many values in total?

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