Higher Plus
28th March 1990
- 13d Pythagoras and Trigonometry3 marks
A cuboid measures 6 cm by 12 cm by 9 cm tall. Work out the angle between its longest internal diagonal and the base, to 1 decimal place.
- 2Conditional Probability3 marks
A bag holds 9 red and 3 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 4-wide bar and a 12-wide bar have the same frequency density of 3. How many more values are in the wider class?
- 4Bounds3 marks
A rectangle is 8 cm by 14 cm, each correct to the nearest cm. Work out the upper bound of its area.
- 5Algebraic Fractions3 marks
Write 6/(x + 3) + 5/(x - 6) as a single fraction.
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