Daily Practice - Higher
Grades 6-7 - Higher-tier method and manipulation.
27th February 2015
- 1Pythagoras2 marks
A right-angled triangle has a hypotenuse of 26 cm and one shorter side of 24 cm. Work out the other shorter side.
- 2Venn Diagrams3 marks
In a Venn diagram, 11 are in A only, 8 in B only, 11 in both and 2 in neither. Work out the probability a random one is in both.
- 3Capture Recapture2 marks
A capture-recapture estimate is made of the snail population of a hedgerow. State one assumption the method relies on.
- 4Fractional and Negative Indices3 marks
Work out 16^(3/2).
- 5Expanding Triple Brackets3 marks
Expand and simplify (x + 4)(x - 5)(x - 2).
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