Mathematics Past Questions And Answers
If \(\frac{(a^2 b^{-3}c)^{\frac{3}{4}}}{a^{-1}b^{4}c^{5}}=a^{p} b^{q} c^{r}\) What is the value of p+2q?
- A. (5/2)
- B. -(5/4)
- C. -(25/4)
- D. -10
I thought the time was ten minutes to two ,but I was looking at the clock in a mirror. What time was it really?
- A. ten minutes to two
- B. ten minutes after two
- C.ten to ten
- D. Ten to three.
The nth term of a sequence is given by 22n−1. Find the sum of the first four terms.
- A. 74
- B. 32
- C. 42
- D. 170
Given that \(\frac{\mathrm d y}{\mathrm d x} = \sqrt{x}\), find y.
- A. \(2x^{\frac{3}{2}} + c\)
- B. \(\frac{2}{3}x^{\frac{3}{2}} + c\)
- C. \(\frac{3}{2}x^{\frac{3}{2}} + c\)
- D. \(\frac{2}{3}x^{2} + c\)
A flagstaff stands on the top of a vertical tower. A man standing 60 m away from the tower observes that the angles of elevation of the top and bottom of the flagstaff are 64o and 62o respectively. Find the length of the flagstaff.
- A. 60 (tan 62o - tan 64o)
- B. 60 (cot 64o - cot 62o)
- C. 60 (cot 62o - cot 64o)
- D. 60 (tan 64o - tan 62o)
Differentiate \(\frac{5x^{3} + x^{2}}{x}, x\neq 0\) with respect to x.
- A. 10x+1
- B. 10x+2
- C. x(15x+1)
- D. x(15x+2)
If 4sin2x−3=0, find the value of x, when 0° ≤ x ≤ 90°
- A. 90°
- B. 45°
- C. 60°
- D. 30°
N140,000 is shared between Abu, Kayode and Uche. Abu has twice as much as Kayode and Kayode has twice as much as Uche. What is Kayode's share?
- A. N80,000
- B. N40,000
- C. N2,000
- D. 10,000
Evaluate (0.13)\(^3\)correct to three significant figures
- A. 0.00219
- B. 0.00220
- C. 0.00300
- D. 0.00390
What fraction must be subtracted from the sum of \(2\frac{1}{6}\) and \(2\frac{7}{12}\) to give \(3\frac{1}{4}\)?
- A. \(\frac{1}{3}\)
- B. \(\frac{1}{2}\)
- C. \(1\frac{1}{6}\)
- D. \(1\frac{1}{2}\)

