Higher Plus
7th March 1960
- 1Histograms3 marks
A histogram has two bars: one 5 units wide with frequency density 0.4, one 10 units wide with density 0.8. How many values in total?
- 2Bounds3 marks
A block has mass 680 g (to the nearest 10 g) and volume 7 cm^3 (to the nearest cm^3). Work out the upper bound of its density, to 2 decimal places.
- 3Completing the Square3 marks
Write x^2 - 14x - 13 in the form (x + a)^2 + b.
- 4Direct and Inverse Proportion Depth3 marks
y is directly proportional to x^2. When x = 2, y = 24. Work out the positive value of x when y = 54.
- 5Proof of the Circle Theorems2 marks
In a circle theorem proof, a step uses the fact that opposite angles of a cyclic quadrilateral are being proved. State the reason being quoted.
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