Higher Plus
19th October 1960
- 1Vectors Proof Questions3 marks
In a vector proof you find that vector PQ = a - 4b and vector RS = 5a - 20b. What does this show about PQ and RS?
- 2Probability Equation Questions3 marks
The probability of winning a game is 3/8. A player expects 18 wins. How many games did they play?
- 3Histograms2 marks
On a histogram, a 5-wide bar and a 15-wide bar have the same frequency density of 3. How many more values are in the wider class?
- 4Bounds3 marks
A rectangle is 13 cm by 19 cm, each correct to the nearest cm. Work out the upper bound of its area.
- 5The Nth Term of a Quadratic Sequence2 marks
A quadratic sequence starts -6, -6, -4, 0. Work out the second difference, and the coefficient of n^2.
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