Higher Plus
30th April 1981
- 1Completing the Square3 marks
Work out the coordinates of the turning point of y = x^2 - 12x - 11.
- 2Velocity Time Graphs2 marks
On a velocity-time graph a car speeds up in a straight line from 5 m/s to 25 m/s over 10 seconds. Work out the acceleration.
- 3Perpendicular Lines and the equation of a tangent3 marks
The point (3, 4) lies on the circle x^2 + y^2 = 25. Work out the gradient of the tangent to the circle at that point.
- 4Conditional Probability3 marks
A bag holds 5 red, 6 blue and 3 green counters. Two are taken without replacement. Given neither is green, what is the probability both are red?
- 5Histograms3 marks
A histogram has two bars: one 5 units wide with frequency density 2, one 5 units wide with density 0.6. How many values in total?
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