Higher
4th January 1980
- 1Capture Recapture2 marks
A capture-recapture estimate is made of the newt population of a stream. State one assumption the method relies on.
- 2Standard Form3 marks
Work out (35 x 10^12) / (7 x 10^3). Give your answer in standard form.
- 3Drawing Other Graphs: Cubic/Reciprocal2 marks
For the curve y = 40/x, work out y when x = 10, and write down the equation of its vertical asymptote.
- 4Direct and Inverse Proportion3 marks
y is directly proportional to x. When x = 9, y = 81. Work out y when x = 3.
- 5Similar Shapes (Area and Volume)3 marks
Two similar solids have lengths in the ratio 1 : 4. The larger has a volume of 2176 cm^3. Work out the volume of the smaller.
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