Higher Plus
28th January 1988
- 1Histograms3 marks
A histogram has two bars: one 20 units wide with frequency density 0.4, one 25 units wide with density 3. How many values in total?
- 2Surds3 marks
Simplify sqrt(8) + sqrt(8), giving your answer in the form a sqrt(b).
- 3The Nth Term of a Quadratic Sequence2 marks
A quadratic sequence starts 13, 24, 41, 64. Work out the second difference, and the coefficient of n^2.
- 4Velocity Time Graphs2 marks
On a velocity-time graph a car speeds up in a straight line from 0 m/s to 16 m/s over 8 seconds. Work out the acceleration.
- 53d Pythagoras and Trigonometry3 marks
A cuboid measures 11 cm by 7 cm by 14 cm tall. Work out the angle between its longest internal diagonal and the base, to 1 decimal place.
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