Higher Plus
20th March 1982
- 1Rearranging Harder Formulae3 marks
Make x the subject of 5x + 6 = y(x + 6).
- 2Direct and Inverse Proportion Depth3 marks
y is directly proportional to x^2. When x = 4, y = 48. Work out the positive value of x when y = 48.
- 33d Pythagoras and Trigonometry3 marks
A cuboid measures 14 cm by 6 cm by 5 cm tall. Work out the angle between its longest internal diagonal and the base, to 1 decimal place.
- 4Conditional Probability3 marks
A bag holds 5 red and 5 blue counters. Two are taken without replacement. Given the first was red, what is the probability the second is blue?
- 5Histograms3 marks
A histogram has two bars: one 10 units wide with frequency density 1.2, one 5 units wide with density 0.8. How many values in total?
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