Mathematics Past Questions And Answers

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191

Simplify \(\frac{2\sqrt{3} + 3\sqrt{5}}{3\sqrt{5} - 2\sqrt{3}}\)

  • A. \(\frac{19 + 4\sqrt{25}}{11}\)
  • B. \(\frac{19 + 4\sqrt{15}}{11}\)
  • C. \(\frac{19 + 2\sqrt{15}}{11}\)
  • D. \(\frac{19 + 2\sqrt{15}}{19}\)
View Discussion (0)JAMB 1997
192

200 tickets were sold for a show. VIP tickets costs N1,200 and N700 for regular. Total amount realised from the sale of the tickets was N180,000. Find the number of VIP tickets sold and the the number of regular ticket sold.

  • A. VIP = 80, Regular = 100
  • B. VIP = 60, Regular = 120
  • C. VIP = 60, Regular = 100
  • D. VIP = 80, Regular = 120
View Discussion (0)JAMB 2023
193

(a) Find the volume of a right solid cone of base radius 4cm and perpendicular height 6cm. [π=3.142]

(b) A hemispherical tank of diameter which is 10m is filled by water issuing from a pipe of radius 20cm at 2m per second. Calculate, correct to three significant figures, the time, in minutes, it takes to fill the tank.

View Discussion (0)WAEC 1990 THEORY
194

(a) Find the sum of the Arithmetic Progression (AP) 1, 3, 5,..., 101.

(b) Out of the 95 travellers interviewed, 7 travelled by bus and train only, 3 by train and car only and 8 travelled by all 3 means of transport. The number, x, of travellerswho travelled by bus only was equal to the number who travelled by bus and car only. If 47 people travelled by bus and 30 by train :

(i) represent this information in a Venn diagram;

(ii) calculate the

(1) value of x ; (2) number who travelled by at least two means.

View Discussion (0)WAEC 2016 THEORY
195

resultant Find the direction of the resultant of the forces in the diagram.

View Discussion (0)WAEC 2014 THEORY
196

\(\begin{array}{c|c} class& 1 - 3 & 4 - 6 & 7 - 9\\ \hline Frequency & 5 & 8 & 5\end{array}\)

Find the standard deviation of the data using the table above

  • A. 5
  • B. \(\sqrt{6}\)
  • C. \(\frac{5}{3}\)
  • D. \(\sqrt{5}\)
View Discussion (0)JAMB 1995
197

In the diagram, PQ//RT, QR//SU,

  • A. 134°
  • B. 132°
  • C. 96°
  • D. 48°
View Discussion (0)WAEC 2015 OBJ
198

A cylindrical tank has a capacity of 6160m3. What is the depth of the tank if the radius of its base is 28cm?

  • A. 8.0m
  • B. 7.5m
  • C. 5.0m
  • D. 2.5m
View Discussion (0)JAMB 2014
199

Find the non-zero positive value of x which satisfies the equation \(\begin{vmatrix} x & 1 & 0 \\ 1 & x & x \\ 0 & 1 & x\end{vmatrix}\) = 0

  • A. 2
  • B. 4
  • C. √3
  • D. √2
View Discussion (0)JAMB 1997
200

A straight line 2x+3y=6, passes through the point (-1,2). Find the equation of the line.

  • A. 2x-3y=2
  • B. 2x-3y=-2
  • C. 2x+3y=-4
  • D. 2x+3y=4
View Discussion (0)WAEC 2017 OBJ