Mathematics Past Questions And Answers
Simplify 10\(\frac{2}{5} - 6 \frac{2}{3} + 3\)
- A. 6\(\frac{4}{15}\)
- B. 6\(\frac{11}{15}\)
- C. 7\(\frac{4}{15}\)
- D. 7\(\frac{11}{15}\)
Find the equation to the circle \(x^{2} + y^{2} - 4x - 2y = 0\) at the point (1, 3).
- A. 2y - x -5 = 0
- B. 2y + x - 5 = 0
- C. 2y + x + 5 = 0
- D. 2y - x + 5 = 0
A school boy lying on the ground 30m away from the foot of a water tank towel observes that the angle of elevation of the top of the tank is 60°. Calculate the height of the tank.
- A. 60√3m
- B. 30√3m
- C. 20√3m
- D. 10√3m
Given the sets A = [2, 4, 6, 8] and B = [2, 3, 5, 9]. If a number is picked at random from each of the two sets, what is the probability that their difference is odd?
- A. 1
- B. \(\frac{3}{4}\)
- C. \(\frac{1}{4}\)
- D. zero
If 2 log x (3\(\frac{3}{8}\)) = 6, find the value of x
- A. \(\frac{3}{2}\)
- B. \(\frac{4}{3}\)
- C. \(\frac{2}{3}\)
- D. \(\frac{1}{2}\)
Simplify; \(\sqrt{2}(\sqrt{6} + 2\sqrt{2}) - 2\sqrt{3}\)
- A. 4
- B. \(\sqrt{3} + 4\)
- C. 4 \(\sqrt{2}\)
- D. 4\(\sqrt{3} + 4\)
Find the locus of point equidistant from two straight lines y - 5 = 0 and y - 3 = 0
- A. y - 2 = 0
- B. y - 4 = 0
- C. y - 1 = 0
- D. y - 3 = 0
Mrs. Kofi sold an article for C7.50 instead of C12.75. Calculate her percentage of error, correct to one decimal place.
- A. 41.2%
- B. 18.3%
- C. 5.3%
- D. 1.7%
Using a ruler and a pair of compasses only, construct (a) triangle QRT with |QR| = 8cm, |RT| = 6cm and |QT| = 4.5cm.
(b) a quadrilateral QRSP which has a common base QR with \(\Delta\)QRT such that QTP is a straight line, PQ || SR, |QP| = 9cm and |RS| = 4.5cm.
(i) Measure |PS| ; (ii) Find the perpendicular distance between RS and PQ ; (iii) What is QRSP?
View Discussion (0)WAEC 1998 THEORY(a) Given the expression \(y = ax^{2} - bx - 12\) , find the values of x when a = 1, b = 2 and y = 3.
(b) If \(\sqrt{x^{2} + 1} = \frac{5}{4}\), find the positive value of x.
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