Higher
26th January 1980
- 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, 5 are in A only, 7 in B only, 5 in both and 2 in neither. Work out the probability a random one is in both.
- 3Box Plots2 marks
A box plot has minimum 3, lower quartile 9, median 19, upper quartile 27 and maximum 31. Work out the interquartile range.
- 4Standard Form3 marks
Work out (9 x 10^7) / (3 x 10^3). Give your answer in standard form.
- 5Expanding Triple Brackets3 marks
Expand and simplify (x + 5)(x - 3)(x - 3).
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