Find the 3rd term of \((\frac{x}{2} - 1)^{8}\) in descending order of x.

• A. \(\frac{x^{7}}{8}\)
• B. \(\frac{7x^{6}}{16}\)
• C. \(\frac{7x^{5}}{4}\)
• D. \(\frac{35x^{4}}{8}\)

The roots of a quadratic equation are -3 and 1. Find its equation.

• A. \(x^{2} - 3x + 1 = 0\)
• B. \(x^{2} - 2x + 1 = 0\)
• C. \(x^{2} + 2x - 3 = 0\)
• D. \(x^{2} + x - 3 = 0\)

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With the pen, he wrote kings into reality

With his words, kingdoms arose,

Those same words, slaves inhaled

Their hands building walls, their feet tromping territories

His pen was like the breath of life.

His pen was like the breath of life exemplifies ________

• A. bathos
• B. pathos
• C. satire
• D. simile

The necessary accounting entries to record scrapped container in accounting for containers, using container Trading Accounting method is

• A) DEBIT Container Account; CREDIT Stock Container Trading Account
• B) DEBIT Container Trading Account; CREDIT Container Stock Account
• C) DEBIT Container Profit Suspense Account; CREDIT Container Control Account
• D) DEBIT Container Control Account; CREDIT Container Trading Account

Public opinion is the view held by the

• A. minority
• B. civil servants
• C. majority
• D. politicians

Sodium hydroxide solution can be conveniently stored in a container made of?

• A. lead
• B. zinc
• C. aluminium
• D. copper

In the following sentence, there is an underlined word and one gap. From the list of words lettered A to D, choose the one that is most nearly opposite in meaning to the underlined word and that will at the same time, correctly fill the gap in the sentence.

The youth prefer discussing contemporary issues to ______ ones.

• A. archaic
• B. uninteresting
• C. stale
• D. political

The solubility of Na₃AsO₄ (H₂O)₁₂ is 38.9g per 100g H₂O. What is the mass percentage of Na₃AsO₄ in the ethanol? (As = 75, Na = 23, O = 16, H = 1)

• A) 87.2%
• B) 38.9%
• C) 19.1%
• D) 13.7%

The /examsin the web address; https;//www.waec.org.ng/exams is called

• A. domain name
• B. path
• C. port
• D. subdomain

An organism that operates at the cellular level of organization, carries out its physiological activities by using its

• A. cell membrane
• B. organelles
• C. small size
• D. cytoplasm