Higher Plus
20th February 1974
- 13d Pythagoras and Trigonometry3 marks
A cuboid measures 8 cm by 11 cm by 13 cm tall. Work out the angle between its longest internal diagonal and the base, to 1 decimal place.
- 2Conditional Probability3 marks
A bag holds 10 red and 3 blue counters. Two are taken without replacement. Given the first was red, what is the probability the second is blue?
- 3Histograms2 marks
On a histogram, a 10-wide bar and a 40-wide bar have the same frequency density of 1.5. How many more values are in the wider class?
- 4Bounds3 marks
A rectangle is 21 cm by 22 cm, each correct to the nearest cm. Work out the upper bound of its area.
- 5Transforming Graphs y=f(x)3 marks
The point (3, -3) lies on y = f(x). Write down its image on y = f(-x).
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