Mathematics Past Questions And Answers
An object is projected vertically upwards with a velocity of 80 m/s. Find the :
(a) Maximum height reached
(b) Time taken to return to the point of projection. [Take g = \(10 ms^{-2}\)].
View Discussion (0)WAEC 2006 THEORYIf X = \(\frac{3}{5}\) and cos y = \(\frac{24}{25}\), where X and Y are acute, find the value of cos (X + Y).
- A. \(\frac{117}{125}\)
- B. \(\frac{24}{25}\)
- C. \(\frac{3}{5}\)
- D. \(\frac{7}{25}\)
Find the value of x for which \(32_{four} = 22_x\)
- A. three
- B. five
- C. six
- D. seven
(a) Without using Mathematical tables or calculators, simplify : \(\frac{2\tan 60° + \cos 30°}{\sin 60°}\)
(b) From an aeroplane in the air and at a horizontal distance of 1050m, the angles of depression of the top and base of a control tower at an instance are 36° and 41° respectively. Calculate, correct to the nearest meter, the :
(i) height of the control tower ; (ii) shortest distance between the aeroplane and the base of the control tower.
View Discussion (0)WAEC 2015 THEORYFind the sum to infinity of the series 1/2 , 1/6, 1/18, .....
- A. 2/3
- B. 1/3
- C. 3/4
- D. 1
Obtain a maximum value of the function f(x) x3 - 12x + 11
- A. -5
- B. -2
- C. 2
- D. 27
The table below shows the frequency distribution of the marks scored by fifty students in an examination.
| Marks (%) | 0-9 | 10-19 | 20-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50-59 | 60-69 | 70-79 | 80-89 | 90-99 |
| Freq | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
(a) Draw the cumulative frequency curve for the distribution.
(b) Use your curve to estimate the : (i) upper quartile; (ii) pass mark if 60% of the students passed.
View Discussion (0)WAEC 1993 THEORYIN the diagram, |LN| = 4cm, LNM = 90o and tan y = 2/3. What is the area of the ΔLMN?

- A. 24cm2
- B. 12cm2
- C. 10cm2
- D. 6cm2
An object is 6m away from the base of a mast. The angle of depression of the object from the top pf the mast is 50°, Find, correct to 2 decimal places, the height of the mast
- A. 8.60m
- B. 7.51m
- C. 7.15m
- D. 1.19m
In computing the mean of 8 numbers, a boy mistakenly used 17 instead of 25 as one of the numbers and obtained 20 as the mean. Find the correct mean
- A. 19
- B. 21
- C. 23
- D. 24


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