Higher Plus
10th June 1977
- 1Perpendicular Lines and the equation of a tangent3 marks
The point (12, 16) lies on the circle x^2 + y^2 = 400. Work out the gradient of the tangent to the circle at that point.
- 2Conditional Probability3 marks
A bag holds 6 red, 4 blue and 6 green counters. Two are taken without replacement. Given neither is green, what is the probability both are red?
- 3Histograms3 marks
A histogram has two bars: one 20 units wide with frequency density 1.2, one 25 units wide with density 0.8. How many values in total?
- 4Surds3 marks
Rationalise the denominator of 24/sqrt(2), giving your answer in its simplest form.
- 5Quadratic Simultaneous Equations3 marks
Solve x^2 + y^2 = 100 and y = x - 2 simultaneously.
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