Higher Plus
29th June 1959
- 1Histograms3 marks
A histogram has two bars: one 5 units wide with frequency density 1.2, one 10 units wide with density 0.8. How many values in total?
- 2Bounds3 marks
A block has mass 610 g (to the nearest 10 g) and volume 13 cm^3 (to the nearest cm^3). Work out the upper bound of its density, to 2 decimal places.
- 3Iteration3 marks
Use the iteration x(n+1) = cube root of (8x(n) + 8) with x(0) = 4. Work out x(1) to 3 decimal places.
- 4Velocity Time Graphs2 marks
On a velocity-time graph a car speeds up in a straight line from 7 m/s to 47 m/s over 20 seconds. Work out the acceleration.
- 53d Pythagoras and Trigonometry3 marks
A cuboid measures 7 cm by 11 cm by 5 cm tall. Work out the angle between its longest internal diagonal and the base, to 1 decimal place.
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