Higher Plus
15th January 1990
- 1Vectors Proof Questions3 marks
In a vector proof you find that vector PQ = 3a + 6b and vector RS = 6a + 12b. What does this show about PQ and RS?
- 2Probability Equation Questions3 marks
The probability of winning a game is 1/5. A player expects 14 wins. How many games did they play?
- 3Histograms2 marks
On a histogram, a 10-wide bar and a 30-wide bar have the same frequency density of 1.5. How many more values are in the wider class?
- 4Bounds3 marks
A block has mass 830 g (to the nearest 10 g) and volume 10 cm^3 (to the nearest cm^3). Work out the upper bound of its density, to 2 decimal places.
- 5The Nth Term of a Quadratic Sequence3 marks
Work out the nth term of the quadratic sequence -1, 7, 19, 35, ...
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