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  1. JackWiggins's Avatar
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    Re: Higher Maths 2012
    (Original post by wallflowers)
    Attachment 149974

    How did people get question 7?? Argh
    I done some really complicated log stuff and ended up with y = 3/2 in the end, couldn't tell you how I done it though!
  2. lapples's Avatar
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    Re: Higher Maths 2012
    The invigilators were just giving us sympathetic looks all throughout as people were restlessly moving and sighing, and crying.
    i think paper one was not too bad, but what the hell was paper 2?

    Have the SQA just decided "to hell with it, they've done all the past papers, but we'll give them something that looks like nothing they'll have seen before!" ARGGGH!!! :argh:
  3. sanaad's Avatar
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    (Original post by Blue7195)
    yeah same, now i need to get an A on physics needed A maths for chem engineering, but that's not happening, so noww civil engineering, which needs AB/BA in maths/physics
    Yeah, I'm going to revise heaps this week, so I can at least get an A in physics if not maths! I need an ABBB to include Maths and Physics, just hope I've at least got a B in Maths.


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  4. CSR's Avatar
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    Re: Higher Maths 2012
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    I got root 10/4, as did a couple of my friends. But then some other people got 5. :confused:
    I got root 10/4 as well
  5. Sami''s Avatar
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    Paper 1 was a fine. Paper 2 started off not bad, then wtf.
  6. MarkR7's Avatar
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    Re: Higher Maths 2012
    anyone know the answers for the multipl choice ?
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    Re: Higher Maths 2012
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    Am I the only one who found it actually okay? :s
    I didn't find it too bad, paper two had a few tricky ones in it, but I had a stab at them still confident for an A I think. wby?
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    Re: Higher Maths 2012
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    Am I the only one who found it actually okay? :s
    lol Probably not, but your probably in the minority.

    I didn't find it as difficult as some here are suggesting, but it was definately harder than I expected.
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    (Original post by lapples)
    The invigilators were just giving us sympathetic looks all throughout as people were restlessly moving and sighing, and crying.
    i think paper one was not too bad, but what the hell was paper 2?

    Have the SQA just decided "to hell with it, they've done all the past papers, but we'll give them something that looks like nothing they'll have seen before!" ARGGGH!!! :argh:
    Yeah! The invigilators kept looking around sympathetically as nearly everyone was still there when there was five minutes, and there was a few people crying also. Aaargh, so annoyed at the SQA!


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  10. CalvinJay's Avatar
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    Re: Higher Maths 2012
    did anyone else get 3.41 for 7 (b)?
  11. StudyAk's Avatar
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    Re: Higher Maths 2012
    Well i worked out journey from PQ so q - p Then i used point L2.
    I did the distance fomula and got sqaure root of 169 which seemed right to be but who knows. Hopefully someone will make a worked solution on the paper.
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    Re: Higher Maths 2012
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    what did everyone get on the last question part (c) in paper 1 where you had to find the shortest distance between PQ and L2, i got 13 units

    Also i had like 4 A's in a row in multiple choice questions:eek:
    I got root10 over 2
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    Re: Higher Maths 2012
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    I got root 10/4 as well
    Thank goodness. Looks like I got vaguely the right answer
  14. lapples's Avatar
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    Re: Higher Maths 2012
    (Original post by StudyAk)
    what did everyone get on the last question part (c) in paper 1 where you had to find the shortest distance between PQ and L2, i got 13 units

    Also i had like 4 A's in a row in multiple choice questions:eek:
    i got 1. Then wrote a statement about how the distance would be constant as they were parallel. Probably really obvious, but it means I look like I know what i'm talking about


    has anyone got their answers for Section A?
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    Re: Higher Maths 2012
    1.C
    2.D
    3.B
    4.B
    5.A
    6.C
    7.A
    8.C
    9.A
    10.B
    11.D
    12.B
    13.D
    14.A
    15.D
    16.C
    17.D
    18.D
    19.B
    20.A

    My M.C answers, I think most are right.
    Last edited by TheFOMaster; 21-05-2012 at 16:52.
  16. katoes's Avatar
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    Re: Higher Maths 2012
    I found Paper 1 really easy, then Paper 2 was such a shock. I think I managed to get an answer to all the questions except for 2b and all of qu 7, but I'm still hoping for an A
  17. ..lauren's Avatar
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    Re: Higher Maths 2012
    Was that paper 2 actually serious? My teacher was almost crying never mind anything else! AAAA
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    Re: Higher Maths 2012
    (Original post by CSR)
    I got root 10/4 as well
    I got that and then simplified to (root10)/2
  19. n00b/'s Avatar
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    Re: Higher Maths 2012
    (Original post by nothing_but_sky)
    I got root10 over 2
    Me too!
  20. Liammm's Avatar
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    Re: Higher Maths 2012
    (Original post by AspiringVet)
    I got root 10/4, as did a couple of my friends. But then some other people got 5. :confused:
    I got that too!

    Paper 2 was such a bad paper! Aargh
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