Higher Plus
18th August 1981
- 1Perpendicular Lines and the equation of a tangent3 marks
The point (9, 12) lies on the circle x^2 + y^2 = 225. Work out the gradient of the tangent to the circle at that point.
- 2Conditional Probability3 marks
A bag holds 5 red, 6 blue and 6 green counters. Two are taken without replacement. Given neither is green, what is the probability both are red?
- 3Histograms2 marks
On a histogram, a 4-wide bar and a 12-wide bar have the same frequency density of 2.5. How many more values are in the wider class?
- 4Surds3 marks
Expand and simplify (5 + sqrt(10))(5 - sqrt(10)).
- 5Quadratic Simultaneous Equations3 marks
Solve x^2 + y^2 = 841 and y = x + 1 simultaneously.
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