Higher Plus
22nd November 1957
- 1Perpendicular Lines and the equation of a tangent3 marks
The point (9, 40) lies on the circle x^2 + y^2 = 1681. Work out the gradient of the tangent to the circle at that point.
- 2Conditional Probability3 marks
A bag holds 4 red, 7 blue and 6 green counters. Two are taken without replacement. Given neither is green, what is the probability both are red?
- 3Histograms3 marks
A histogram has two bars: one 5 units wide with frequency density 2, one 20 units wide with density 0.6. How many values in total?
- 4Surds3 marks
Rationalise the denominator of 30/sqrt(3), giving your answer in its simplest form.
- 5Quadratic Simultaneous Equations3 marks
Solve x^2 + y^2 = 25 and y = x + 1 simultaneously.
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