Mathematics Past Questions And Answers
A chord of circle of radius 26cm is 10cm from the center of the circle. calculate the length of the chord
- A. 16cm
- B. 27.86cm
- C. 32cm
- D. 48cm
Given that 2p - m = 6 and 2p + 4m = 1, find the value of (4p + 3m).
- A. 1
- B. 3
- C. 5
- D. 7
(a) The position vectors of the points X and Y are \(x = (-2i + 5j)\) and \(y = (i - 7j)\) respectively. Find :
(i) (3x + 2y) ; (ii) \(|(y - 2x)|\) ; (iii) the angle between x and y ; (iv) the unit vector in the direction of \((x + y)\).
(b) A bullet of mass 0.084kg is fired horizontally into a 20 kg block of wood at rest on a smooth floor. If they both move at a velocity of \(0.24 ms^{-1}\) after impact; Calculate, correct to two decimal places, the initial velocity of the bullet.
View Discussion (0)WAEC 2010 THEORYThe table shows the distribution of goals scored by 25 teams in a football competition. Calculate the probability that a team selected at random scored at most 3 goals.

- A. \(\frac{3}{25}\)
- B. \(\frac{1}{5}\)
- C. \(\frac{6}{25}\)
- D. \(\frac{2}{5}\)
Write 18% as a decimal
- A. 0.18
- B. 0.018
- C. 0.0018
- D. 1.8
(a) The scale of a map is 1 : 20,000. Calculate the area, in square centimetres, on the map of a forest reserve which covers 85\(km^{2}\).
(b) A rectangular playing field is 18m wide. It is surrounded by a path 6m wide such that its area is equal to the perimeter of the path. Calculate the length of the field.
(c)
The diagram shows a circle centre O. If < POQ = x°, the diameter of the circle is 7 cm and the area of the shaded portion is 27.5\(cm^{2}\). Find, correct to the nearest degree, the value of x. [Take \(\pi = \frac{22}{7}\)].
If 32x = 27, what is x?
- A. 1
- B. 1.5
- C. 4.5
- D. 18
Simplify: \(\frac{2x^2 - 5x - 12}{4x^2 - 9}\)
- A. \(\frac{x + 4}{2x + 3}\)
- B. \(\frac{x + 4}{2x - 3}\)
- C. \(\frac{x - 4}{2x + 3}\)
- D. \(\frac{x - 4}{2x - 3}\)
A class of 27 students has a 33% pass. How many of them passed?
- (a) 9
- (b) 10
- (c) 12
- (d) 21
A man wishes to keep his money in a savings deposit at 25% compound interest so that after three years he can buy a car for N150,000. How much does he need to deposit?
- A. N112,000.50
- B. N96,000.00
- C. N85,714.28
- D. N76,800.00


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