Mathematics Past Questions And Answers
In a survey of 50 newspaper readers, 40 read Champion and 30 read Guardian, how many read both papers?
- A. 10
- B. 5
- C. 15
- D. 20
A polynomial in x whose zeros are -2, -1 and 3 is
- A. x3 - 7x + 6
- B. x3 + 7x - 6
- C. x3 + 7x + 6
- D. x3 - 7x - 6
A binary operation * is defined by x * y = xy. If x * 2 = 12 - x, find the possible values of x
- A. 3,4
- B. 3,-4
- C. -3,4
- D. -3,-4

a. In the diagram below, the radius of the sector of circle centre O is 7 cm and ∠MON is 60°. Find, correct toone decimal place, the area of the shaded portion. (take \(\pi = \frac{22}{7})\)
b. The x and y intercepts of a straight line are \(\frac{-3}{4} and \frac{2}{7}\) respectively. Find the equation of the line.
View Discussion (0)WAEC 2023 THEORY(a) If logo a = 1.3010 and log\(_{10}\)b - 1.4771. find the value of ab
(b)
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(ii) angle BAC.
View Discussion (0)WAEC 2019 THEORYfind the mean deviation of 1, 2, 3 and 4
- A. 2.5
- B. 2.0
- C. 1.0
- D. 1.5
An aeroplane flies due north from airport P to Q and then flies due east R. If Q is equidistant from P and R, find the bearing of P and R
- A. 90o
- B. 135o
- C. 225o
- D. 270o
(a) Using a ruler and a pair of compasses only, construct a parallelogram PQRS with diagonals |PR| = 9cm and |QS| = 6cm, intersecting at K and < QKR = 60°.
(b) Construct a rectangle PABS which is equal in area to PQRS in (a) above and on the same side of PS as PQRS. Measure |PA|.
View Discussion (0)WAEC 1991 THEORYA boy looks through a window of a building and sees a mango fruit on the ground 50m away from the foot of the building. If the window is 9m from the ground, calculate, correct to the nearest degree, the angle of depression of the mango from the window
- A. 9°
- B. 10°
- C. 11°
- D. 12°
Simplify \(\cos^{2} x (\sec^{2} x + \sec^{2} x \tan^{2} x)\)
- A. tan x
- B. tanx secx
- C. sec2x
- D. cosec2x


