Higher Plus
22nd March 1959
- 1Velocity Time Graphs2 marks
A train slows steadily from 39 m/s to rest in 5 seconds. Work out its deceleration.
- 2The Cosine Rule3 marks
A triangle has sides of 6 cm and 7 cm with an angle of 106° between them. Work out the third side, to 1 decimal place.
- 3Conditional Probability3 marks
A bag holds 6 red, 4 blue and 6 green counters. Two are taken without replacement. Given neither is green, what is the probability both are red?
- 4Histograms3 marks
On a histogram the bar for 40 < x <= 60 has a frequency density of 3.5. How many values are in that class?
- 5Bounds3 marks
x = 54 and y = 31, each correct to the nearest whole number. Work out the upper bound of x - y.
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