Mathematics Past Questions And Answers
A cylindrical tank has a capacity of 3080m3. What is the depth of the tank if the diameter of its base is 14m? Take pi = 22/7.
- A. 23m
- B. 25m
- C. 20m
- D. 22m
A rectangular plot of land has sides with lengths of 38 m and 52 m correct to the nearest m. Find the range of the possible values of the area of the rectangle
- A. 1931.25 m\(^2\) ≤ A < 2021.25 m\(^2\)
- B. 1950 m\(^2\) ≤ A < 2002 m\(^2\)
- C. 1957 m\(^2\) ≤ A < 1995 m\(^2\)
- D. 1931.25 m\(^2\) ≥ A > 2021.25 m\(^2\)
Express 3 - [\(\frac{x - y}{y}\)] as a single fraction
- A. \(\frac{3xy}{y}\)
- B. \(\frac{x - 4y}{y}\)
- C. \(\frac{4y - x}{y}\)
- D. 3 - \(\frac{x - y}{y}\)
If two graphs y = px\(^2\) + q and y = 2x\(^2\) -1 intersect at x = 2, find the value of p in terms q.
- A. \(\frac{q-8}{7}\)
- B. \(\frac{7-q}{4}\)
- C. \(\frac{8-q}{2}\)
- D. \(\frac{7+q}{8}\)
\(P = {x : 1 \leq x \leq 6}\) and \(Q = {x : 2 < x < 9}\) where \(x \in R\), find \(P \cap Q\).
- A. \({x : 2 \leq x \leq 6}\)
- B. \({x : 2 \leq x< 6}\)
- C. \({x : 2< x< 6}\)
- D. \({x : 2< x \leq 6}\)
(a) Simplify \((\frac{4}{25})^{-\frac{1}{2}} \times 2^{4} \div (\frac{15}{2})^{-2}\)
(b) Evaluate \(\log_{5} (\frac{3}{5}) + 3 \log_{5} (\frac{5}{2}) - \log_{5} (\frac{81}{8})\).
View Discussion (0)WAEC 1999 THEORYIf y = 3 sin(-4x), dy/dx is
- A. 12x cos (4x)
- B. -12x cos (-4x)
- C. -12 cos (-4x)
- D. 12 sin (-4x)
(a) Two cyclists X and Y leave town Q at the same time. Cyclist X travels at the rate of 5 km/h on a bearing of 049° and cyclist Y travels at the rate of 9 km/h on a bearing of 319°.
(a) Illustrate the information on a diagram.
(b) After travelling for two hours, calculate. correct to the nearest whole number, the:
(i) distance between cyclist X and Y;
(ii) bearing of cyclist X from Y.
(c) Find the average speed at which cyclist X will get to Y in 4 hours.
View Discussion (0)WAEC 2020 THEORY(ai) A quadratic polynomial, g (x) has (2x + 1) as a factor. If g (x) is divided by (x - 1) and (x - 2), the remainder are -6 and -5 respectively. Find;
g (x);
(aii) A quadratic polynomial, g (x) has (2x + 1) as a factor. If g (x) is divided by (x - 1) and (x - 2), the remainder are -6 and -5 respectively. Find;
the zeros of g (x).
(b) Find thethirdterm when (\(\frac{x}{2}-1\))\(^8\)is expanded in descending powers of \(x\).
View Discussion (0)WAEC 2023 THEORYFind the volume of the figure

- A. \(\frac{a \pi^2}{3} (x + 3y) \)
- B. a\(\pi ^2\)y
- C. \(\frac{a \pi ^2}{3}\)(y + x)
- D. (\(\frac{1}{3} a \pi ^2 x + y\))

