Higher Plus
9th February 1981
- 1Histograms3 marks
A histogram has two bars: one 5 units wide with frequency density 2, one 10 units wide with density 0.8. How many values in total?
- 2Bounds3 marks
A block has mass 270 g (to the nearest 10 g) and volume 12 cm^3 (to the nearest cm^3). Work out the upper bound of its density, to 2 decimal places.
- 3Quadratic Inequalities3 marks
Solve x^2 + x - 6 > 0.
- 4Velocity Time Graphs2 marks
On a velocity-time graph a car speeds up in a straight line from 1 m/s to 7 m/s over 4 seconds. Work out the acceleration.
- 5Perpendicular Lines and the equation of a tangent3 marks
The point (6, 8) lies on the circle x^2 + y^2 = 100. Work out the gradient of the tangent to the circle at that point.
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