Higher
10th March 1990
- 1Pythagoras2 marks
A right-angled triangle has a hypotenuse of 15 cm and one shorter side of 9 cm. Work out the other shorter side.
- 2Venn Diagrams3 marks
In a Venn diagram, 10 are in A only, 10 in B only, 5 in both and 3 in neither. Work out the probability a random one is in both.
- 3Box Plots2 marks
A box plot has minimum 10, lower quartile 18, median 20, upper quartile 25 and maximum 29. Work out the interquartile range.
- 4Standard Form3 marks
Work out (27 x 10^8) / (3 x 10^5). Give your answer in standard form.
- 5Expanding Triple Brackets3 marks
Expand and simplify (x - 2)(x - 1)(x + 1).
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