Higher Plus
20th February 1958
- 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, 5 blue and 3 green counters. Two are taken without replacement. Given neither is green, what is the probability both are red?
- 3Histograms2 marks
On a histogram, a 5-wide bar and a 20-wide bar have the same frequency density of 2.5. How many more values are in the wider class?
- 4Surds3 marks
Simplify sqrt(12) + sqrt(75), giving your answer in the form a sqrt(b).
- 5Factorising Harder Quadratics3 marks
Solve 9x^2 + 3x - 20 = 0.
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