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(a) A man travels from a village X on a bearing of 060° to a village Y which is 20km away. From Y, he travels to a village Z, on a bearing of 195°. If Z is directly east of X, calculate, correct to three significant figures, the distance of :
(i) Y from Z ; (ii) Z from X .
(b) An aircraft flies due South from an airfield on latitude 36°N, longitude 138°E to an airfield on latitude 36°S, longitude 138°E.
(i) Calculate the distance travelled, correct to three significant figures ; (ii) if the speed of the aircraft is 800km per hour, calculate the time taken, correct to the nearest hour.
[Take \(\pi = \frac{22}{7}\), R = 6400km].
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The H.C.F. of a2bx + ab2x and a2b - b2 is
- A. b
- B. a + b
- C. b(a ÷ b)
- D. abx(a2 - b2)
This question is based on selected poems from Ker, D. et al (eds.): New Poetry from Africa; Soyinka, W. (ed.): Poems of Black African; Senanu, K.E. and Vincent, T.(ds.): A Selection of African Poetry; Umukoro, M. et al (eds.); Exam Focus: Literature-in-English; Eruvbetine, A.E. et al (eds.) Longman Examination Guides and Nwoga, D.I. (ed.):West African Verse
The subject matter of Senghor's I will Pronounce Your Name is
- A. Elissa
- B. Naett
- C. love
- D. a nameless girl
Alhaji Shehu Shagari was sworn in as president of the federal republic of Nigeria in 1979 by
- A) justice adetokunbo ademola
- B) justice salihu modibbo alfa belgore
- C) justice fatai williams
- D) justice isa mohammed
Naaman's leprosy was transferred to Gehazi as a
- A. Gehazi's disobedience to God
- B. the gifts he received from Naaman
- C. the bath Gahazi took in the River Jordan
- D. the gifts is giving to Gahazi in the River Jordan
'It is an area of great industrial and agricultural activities and hence supports great concentration of people'. This statement best describes
- A. the amazon basin
- B. the north east of U.S.A
- C. the Niger valley
- D. North Africa
Fill each of the gap with the appropriate option from the list following the the gap.
The class ....... more girls than boys this session?
- A. comprised of
- B. comprises of
- C. comprise
- D. comprises
Marble and Schist are examples of
- A. sedimentary rocks
- B. volcanic rocks
- C. metamorphic rocks
- D. plutonic rocks
The immediate consequences of Rehoboam's rejection of Israel for their yoke to be lightened was the
- A. end of David's dynasty
- B. death of Adoniram
- C. civil war between Israel and Judah
- D. division of the Kingdom into two
…. what I have forbidden to you …. (Hadith 9 of an Nawawi) complete the Hadith and state its lessons.
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