Daily Practice - Higher Plus
Grades 8-9 - exam-stretch algebra, geometry and reasoning.
5th January 2016
- 13d Pythagoras and Trigonometry3 marks
A cuboid measures 5 cm by 11 cm by 14 cm. Work out the length of the longest diagonal inside it, to 1 decimal place.
- 2Probability Equation Questions3 marks
A bag holds 7 red and n blue counters. The probability of taking a red is 7/10. Work out n.
- 3Histograms3 marks
A histogram has two bars: one 5 units wide with frequency density 1.5, one 20 units wide with density 3. How many values in total?
- 4Surds3 marks
Expand and simplify (9 + sqrt(6))(9 - sqrt(6)).
- 5The Nth Term of a Quadratic Sequence3 marks
Work out the nth term of the quadratic sequence 5, 13, 27, 47, ...
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