Daily Practice - Higher
Grades 6-7 - Higher-tier method and manipulation.
19th March 1999
- 1Capture Recapture2 marks
A capture-recapture estimate is made of the newt population of a stream. State one assumption the method relies on.
- 2Surds2 marks
Write sqrt(32) in the form a sqrt(b), where b is as small as possible.
- 3Expanding Triple Brackets3 marks
Expand and simplify (x + 4)(x + 2)(x - 5).
- 4Direct and Inverse Proportion3 marks
y is directly proportional to x. When x = 2, y = 14. Work out y when x = 12.
- 5Pythagoras2 marks
A right-angled triangle has a hypotenuse of 41 cm and one shorter side of 40 cm. Work out the other shorter side.
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