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February 2019 - Higher Plus 5-a-day

Every Higher Plus sheet published in February 2019, with answers. Grades 8-9 - exam-stretch algebra, geometry and reasoning.

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February 2019

28 sheets · 140 questions · Grades 8-9

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  1. 1st February 2019A bag holds 8 counters, r of them red. Two are taken without replacement and P(both red) = 3/14. Work out r.
  2. 2nd February 2019A histogram has two bars: one 10 units wide with frequency density 1.2, one 10 units wide with density 3. How many values in total?
  3. 3rd February 2019x = 76 and y = 59, each correct to the nearest whole number. Work out the upper bound of x - y.
  4. 4th February 2019Write 7/(x - 1) + 3/(x + 5) as a single fraction.
  5. 5th February 2019y is inversely proportional to x^2. When x = 3, y = 16. Work out y when x = 2.
  6. 6th February 2019In a circle theorem proof, a step uses the fact that OA and OB are both radii of the circle, so triangle OAB is isosceles. State the reason being quoted.
  7. 7th February 2019The probability of winning a game is 2/5. A player expects 8 wins. How many games did they play?
  8. 8th February 2019On a histogram, a 4-wide bar and a 12-wide bar have the same frequency density of 1.5. How many more values are in the wider class?
  9. 9th February 2019A car covers 830 m (to the nearest 10 m) in 2 s (to the nearest second). Work out the lower bound of its speed, to 2 decimal places.
  10. 10th February 2019Solve 9x^2 + 27x + 20 = 0.
  11. 11th February 2019y is directly proportional to x^3. When x = 3, y = 54. Work out y when x = 4.
  12. 12th February 2019In a vector proof you find that vector PQ = 5a + 4b and vector RS = 10a + 8b. What does this show about PQ and RS?
  13. 13th February 2019A bag holds 5 red and n blue counters. The probability of taking a red is 5/13. Work out n.
  14. 14th February 2019A histogram has two bars: one 20 units wide with frequency density 0.4, one 25 units wide with density 0.8. How many values in total?
  15. 15th February 2019Rationalise the denominator of 22/sqrt(11), giving your answer in its simplest form.
  16. 16th February 2019f(x) = 8x - 2. Work out the inverse function f^-1(x).
  17. 17th February 2019y is directly proportional to sqrt(x). When x = 49, y = 49. Work out y when x = 16.
  18. 18th February 2019A cuboid measures 7 cm by 15 cm by 12 cm. Work out the length of the longest diagonal inside it, to 1 decimal place.
  19. 19th February 2019A bag holds 3 red and 5 blue counters. Two are taken without replacement. Given the first was red, what is the probability the second is blue?
  20. 20th February 2019On a histogram, a 4-wide bar and a 16-wide bar have the same frequency density of 2. How many more values are in the wider class?
  21. 21st February 2019Simplify sqrt(20) + sqrt(45), giving your answer in the form a sqrt(b).
  22. 22nd February 2019Solve x^2 + y^2 = 25 and y = x + 1 simultaneously.
  23. 23rd February 2019A train slows steadily from 22 m/s to rest in 8 seconds. Work out its deceleration.
  24. 24th February 2019A cuboid measures 8 cm by 10 cm by 4 cm tall. Work out the angle between its longest internal diagonal and the base, to 1 decimal place.
  25. 25th February 2019A bag holds 4 red, 3 blue and 3 green counters. Two are taken without replacement. Given neither is green, what is the probability both are red?
  26. 26th February 2019A histogram has two bars: one 20 units wide with frequency density 2, one 10 units wide with density 3. How many values in total?
  27. 27th February 2019A rectangle is 16 cm by 14 cm, each correct to the nearest cm. Work out the upper bound of its area.
  28. 28th February 2019Use the iteration x(n+1) = cube root of (8x(n) + 3) with x(0) = 5. Work out x(1) to 3 decimal places.

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