Higher Plus
8th April 1981
- 13d Pythagoras and Trigonometry3 marks
A cuboid measures 3 cm by 6 cm by 9 cm. Work out the length of the longest diagonal inside it, to 1 decimal place.
- 2Probability Equation Questions3 marks
A bag holds 4 red and n blue counters. The probability of taking a red is 2/5. Work out n.
- 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 24 cm, each correct to the nearest cm. Work out the upper bound of its area.
- 5Proof2 marks
In an algebraic proof, how would you write the square of an odd number in terms of an integer n?
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