Mathematics Past Questions And Answers
If y = cos 3x, find δy/δx
- A. 1/3sin3x
- B. −1/3sin3x
- C. 3 sin 3x
- D. -3 sin 3x
If g(x) = x2 + 3x + 4, find g(x + 1) - g(x)
- A. (x + 2)
- B. 2(x + 2)
- C. (2x + 1)
- D. (x2 + 4)
(a) Solve the inequality : \(\frac{2}{5}(x - 2) - \frac{1}{6}(x + 5) \leq 0\).
(b) Given that P = \(\frac{x^{2} - y^{2}}{x^{2} + xy}\),
(i) express P in its simplest form ; (ii) find the value of P if x = -4 and y = -6.
View Discussion (0)WAEC 2008 THEORYsolve the equation cos x + sin x \(\frac{1}{cos x - sinx}\) for values of such that 0 \(\leq\) x< 2\(\pi\)
- A. \(\frac{\pi}{2}\), \(\frac{3\pi}{2}\)
- B. \(\frac{\pi}{3}\), \(\frac{2\pi}{3}\)
- C. 0, \(\frac{\pi}{3}\)
- D. 0, \(\pi\)
A thermometer reading 32 C was kept in boiling water for five minutes. What would be the temperature reading?
- A. 32 C
- B. 100 C
- C. 160 C
- D. 144 C
A curve is given by \(y = 5 - x - 2x^{2}\). Find the equation of its line of symmetry.
- A. \(x = \frac{-41}{8}\)
- B. \(x = \frac{-1}{4}\)
- C. \(x = \frac{1}{4}\)
- D. \(x = \frac{41}{8}\)
If tan x = 1, evaluate sin x + cos x, leaving your answer in the surd form
- A. 2\(\sqrt{2}\)
- B. \(\frac{1}{2} \sqrt{2}\)
- C. \(\sqrt{2}\)
- D. 2
In which of the following series can be the formula S = \(\frac{a}{1 - r}\) where a is the first term and r is the common ratio, be used to find the sum of all the terms?
- A. 4 + 8 + 16 + 32 + ...
- B. \(\frac{1}{2}\) + 2 \(\frac{1}{2}\) + 12\(\frac{1}{2}\) + 62 \(\frac{1}{2}\) + ..
- C. \(\frac{4}{81}\) + \(\frac{2}{27}\) + \(\frac{1}{9}\) + \(\frac{1}{6}\) + ...
- D. 128 + 64 + 32 + 16 + ...
The number of goals scored by a football team in 20 matches is shown in the table below
What is the modal goal scored?
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- A. 0
- B. 1
- C. 2
- D. 5
Find the area of the sector OPSQ

- A. 15.40cm2
- B. 17.64cm2
- C. 23.10cm2
- D. 32.34cm2

