Higher Plus
24th February 1960
- 1Histograms3 marks
A histogram has two bars: one 5 units wide with frequency density 1.2, one 25 units wide with density 0.8. How many values in total?
- 2Bounds3 marks
A rectangle is 14 cm by 22 cm, each correct to the nearest cm. Work out the upper bound of its area.
- 3The Nth Term of a Quadratic Sequence2 marks
A quadratic sequence starts 9, 17, 31, 51. Work out the second difference, and the coefficient of n^2.
- 4Velocity Time Graphs2 marks
On a velocity-time graph a car speeds up in a straight line from 8 m/s to 16 m/s over 4 seconds. Work out the acceleration.
- 53d Pythagoras and Trigonometry3 marks
A cuboid measures 8 cm by 4 cm by 4 cm tall. Work out the angle between its longest internal diagonal and the base, to 1 decimal place.
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