Higher Plus
18th July 1982
- 1Inverse and Composite Functions3 marks
f(x) = 2x + 5. Work out the inverse function f^-1(x).
- 2Direct and Inverse Proportion Depth3 marks
y is directly proportional to x^2. When x = 2, y = 36. Work out the positive value of x when y = 441.
- 33d Pythagoras and Trigonometry3 marks
A cuboid measures 9 cm by 5 cm by 13 cm tall. Work out the angle between its longest internal diagonal and the base, to 1 decimal place.
- 4Conditional Probability3 marks
A bag holds 11 red and 3 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 5 units wide with frequency density 2.5, one 20 units wide with density 1.4. How many values in total?
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