Higher
10th October 1987
- 1SOHCAHTOA (Trigonometry)3 marks
A right-angled triangle has sides 20 cm, 21 cm and 29 cm. Work out the angle opposite the 20 cm side, to 1 decimal place.
- 2Probability Trees3 marks
A bag holds 5 red and 6 blue counters. Two are taken without replacement. Work out the probability both are red.
- 3Box Plots2 marks
A box plot has minimum 1, lower quartile 10, median 18, upper quartile 20 and maximum 30. Work out the interquartile range.
- 4Standard Form2 marks
Work out (3 x 10^6) x (2 x 10^4). Give your answer in standard form.
- 5Parallel and Perpendicular Lines3 marks
Work out the equation of the line parallel to y = x + 4 that passes through (5, 15).
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