Higher
17th January 1977
- 1Pythagoras2 marks
A right-angled triangle has a hypotenuse of 13 cm and one shorter side of 5 cm. Work out the other shorter side.
- 2Venn Diagrams3 marks
In a Venn diagram, 13 are in A only, 10 in B only, 10 in both and 9 in neither. Work out the probability a random one is in both.
- 3Cumulative Frequency2 marks
A cumulative frequency graph is drawn for 128 values. What cumulative frequency do you read across from to estimate the lower quartile?
- 4Surds2 marks
Write sqrt(75) in the form a sqrt(b), where b is as small as possible.
- 5Expanding Triple Brackets3 marks
Expand and simplify (x - 3)(x - 4)(x + 4).
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