Higher Plus
29th September 1989
- 13d Pythagoras and Trigonometry3 marks
A cuboid measures 7 cm by 12 cm by 6 cm tall. Work out the angle between its longest internal diagonal and the base, to 1 decimal place.
- 2Conditional 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?
- 3Histograms2 marks
On a histogram, a 10-wide bar and a 20-wide bar have the same frequency density of 3. How many more values are in the wider class?
- 4Surds3 marks
Rationalise the denominator of 27/sqrt(3), giving your answer in its simplest form.
- 5Iteration3 marks
Use the iteration x(n+1) = cube root of (5x(n) + 9) with x(0) = 2. Work out x(1) to 3 decimal places.
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