Higher Plus
31st December 1953
- 13d Pythagoras and Trigonometry3 marks
A cuboid measures 9 cm by 7 cm by 6 cm. Work out the length of the longest diagonal inside it, to 1 decimal place.
- 2Probability Equation Questions3 marks
A bag holds 4 red and n blue counters. The probability of taking a red is 1/3. Work out n.
- 3Histograms2 marks
On a histogram, a 5-wide bar and a 20-wide bar have the same frequency density of 1.5. How many more values are in the wider class?
- 4Surds3 marks
Simplify sqrt(27) + sqrt(48), giving your answer in the form a sqrt(b).
- 5Iteration3 marks
Use the iteration x(n+1) = cube root of (9x(n) + 2) with x(0) = 4. Work out x(1) to 3 decimal places.
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