Higher Plus
15th December 1987
- 1Perpendicular 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.
- 2Conditional Probability3 marks
A bag holds 4 red, 5 blue and 3 green counters. Two are taken without replacement. Given neither is green, what is the probability both are red?
- 3Histograms3 marks
A histogram has two bars: one 10 units wide with frequency density 2, one 20 units wide with density 1.4. How many values in total?
- 4Surds3 marks
Expand and simplify (5 + sqrt(7))(5 - sqrt(7)).
- 5Algebraic Fractions3 marks
Simplify (x^2 + 3x + 2)/(x + 2).
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