Higher Plus
11th September 1981
- 13d Pythagoras and Trigonometry3 marks
A cuboid measures 6 cm by 7 cm by 5 cm tall. Work out the angle between its longest internal diagonal and the base, to 1 decimal place.
- 2Conditional Probability3 marks
A bag holds 7 red and 7 blue counters. Two are taken without replacement. Given the first was red, what is the probability the second is blue?
- 3Histograms2 marks
On a histogram, a 10-wide bar and a 20-wide bar have the same frequency density of 1.5. How many more values are in the wider class?
- 4Surds3 marks
Rationalise the denominator of 12/sqrt(3), giving your answer in its simplest form.
- 5Proof3 marks
Prove that the sum of 4 consecutive integers is always a multiple of 2. State the simplified sum you would use.
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