Higher
19th April 1955
- 1The Sine Rule3 marks
In triangle ABC, angle A is 66°, angle B is 83° and side a is 7 cm. Use the sine rule to work out side b, to 1 decimal place.
- 2Venn Diagrams3 marks
In a Venn diagram, 3 are in A only, 9 in B only, 11 in both and 7 in neither. Work out the probability a random one is in both.
- 3Capture Recapture3 marks
45 newts are marked and released. Later 35 are caught, of which 5 are marked. Estimate the population.
- 4The Product Rule for Counting3 marks
A code is 3 letters (A to Z) followed by 3 digits (0 to 9), and repeats are allowed. How many codes are possible?
- 5Expanding and Factorising Quadratics3 marks
Factorise x^2 - 2x - 3.
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