Higher
9th February 1978
- 1Parallel and Perpendicular Lines3 marks
A line has equation y = 2x + 5. Work out the gradient of any line perpendicular to it.
- 2Repeated Percentage Change3 marks
A town's population is 29500 and grows by 4% each year. Work out the population after 6 years, to the nearest whole number.
- 3Enlarging with Negative Scale Factors3 marks
The point (-1, 1) is enlarged by scale factor -2 about the centre (-4, 1). Write down the coordinates of the image.
- 4Venn Diagrams3 marks
In a Venn diagram, 9 are in A only, 18 in B only, 2 in both and 1 in neither. Work out the probability a random one is in both.
- 5Histograms2 marks
A histogram class is 10 units wide and contains 25 values. Work out the frequency density.
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