Higher Plus
10th April 1978
- 1Algebraic Fractions3 marks
Simplify (x^2 + 14x + 48)/(x + 6).
- 2Direct and Inverse Proportion Depth3 marks
y is directly proportional to x^2. When x = 6, y = 72. Work out the positive value of x when y = 162.
- 33d Pythagoras and Trigonometry3 marks
A cuboid measures 6 cm by 7 cm by 9 cm tall. Work out the angle between its longest internal diagonal and the base, to 1 decimal place.
- 4Conditional Probability3 marks
A bag holds 7 red and 6 blue counters. Two are taken without replacement. Given the first was red, what is the probability the second is blue?
- 5Histograms3 marks
A histogram has two bars: one 20 units wide with frequency density 2.5, one 5 units wide with density 0.6. How many values in total?
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