Mathematics Past Questions And Answers
What is the common ratio of the G.P. \((\sqrt{10} + \sqrt{5}) + (\sqrt{10} + 2\sqrt{5}) + ... \)?
- A. √2
- B. √5
- C. 3
- D. 5
What is the locus of point that is equidistant from points P(1,3) and Q(3,5)?
- A. y = -χ + 6
- B. y = -χ - 6
- C. y = χ + 6
- D. y = χ - 6
Simplify \(\frac{1}{3}\) log8 + \(\frac{1}{3}\) log 64 - 2 log6
- A. log \(\frac{2}{7}\)
- B. log 2
- C. log \(\frac{2}{9}\)
- D. log 9
P={2, 1,3, 9, 1/2}; Q = {1,21/2,3, 7} and R = {5, 4, 21/2}. Find P∪Q∪R
- A. (21/2)
- B. (1, 9)
- C. (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
- D. (1/2, 1, 2, 21/2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 9)
The sum of and 2/3 and 1/3 is what?
- a) 1/3
- b) 2/3
- c) 1
- d) 3
The distance between two towns is 50km. It is represented on a map by 5cm. Find the scale used
- A. 1: 1,000,000
- B. 1: 500,000
- C. 1: 100,000
- D. 1: 10,000
A and B are two independent events such that \(P(A) = \frac{2}{5}\) and \(P(A \cap B) = \frac{1}{15}\). Find \(P(B)\).
- A. \(\frac{3}{5}\)
- B. \(\frac{1}{3}\)
- C. \(\frac{1}{6}\)
- D. \(\frac{2}{15}\)
(a) Make d the subject of the formula \(S = \frac{n}{2}[2a + (n - 1) d]\).
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In the diagram, O is the centre of the circle, A, B and P are points on the circumference. Prove that < AOB = 2 < APB.
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Find the angles x, v and z in the diagram.
View Discussion (0)WAEC 1996 THEORYThe nth term of the sequence 3, 9, 27, 81.....is
- A. 3 x 3n-2
- B. 3 x 3n-1
- C. 3 x 3n+2
- D. 3 x 3n+1
There are three numbers. Say that one of the numbers represented is x. Another number is two times square root of x. The last number is one less than x. If the sum is three, what is the median of the set?
- A. 2
- B. 3
- C. 1
- D. 4


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