Higher Plus
11th March 1976
- 13d Pythagoras and Trigonometry3 marks
A cuboid measures 6 cm by 5 cm by 6 cm tall. Work out the angle between its longest internal diagonal and the base, to 1 decimal place.
- 2Conditional Probability3 marks
A bag holds 4 red and 6 blue counters. Two are taken without replacement. Given the first was red, what is the probability the second is blue?
- 3Histograms3 marks
A histogram has two bars: one 10 units wide with frequency density 1.5, one 25 units wide with density 0.8. How many values in total?
- 4Surds3 marks
Simplify sqrt(32) + sqrt(72), giving your answer in the form a sqrt(b).
- 5Completing the Square3 marks
Write x^2 + 12x + 3 in the form (x + a)^2 + b.
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