Mathematics Past Questions And Answers
Express 75° in radians, leaving your answer in terms of \(\pi\).
- A. \(\frac{5\pi}{12}\)
- B. \(\frac{3\pi}{4}\)
- C. \(\frac{5\pi}{6}\)
- D. \(\frac{7\pi}{6}\)
Given that \(P = \begin{pmatrix} y - 2 & y - 1 \\ y - 4 & y + 2 \end{pmatrix}\) and |P| = -23, find the value of y.
- A. -4
- B. -3
- C. -1
- D. 2
Water flows from a tap into cylindrical container at the rate 5πcm3 per second. If the radius of the container is 3cm, calculate the level of water in the container at the end of 9 seconds.
- A. 2cm
- B. 5cm
- C. 8cm
- D. 15cm
In the diagram, ∠ PSR = 220°, ∠ SPQ = 58° and ∠ PQR = 41°. Calculate the obtuse angle QRS.

- A. 90°
- B. 100°
- C. 121°
- D. 60°
The height and base of a triangle are in ratio 1:3 respectively. If the area of the triangle is 216 cm2, find the length of the base.
- A. 24cm
- B. 36cm
- C. 72cm
- D. 144cm
(a) A bag contains 10 red and 8 green identical balls. Two balls are drawn at random from the bag, one after the other, without replacement. Find the probability that one is red and the other is green.
(b) There are 20% defective bulbs in a large box. If 12 bulbs are selected randomly from the box, calculate the probability that between two and five are defective.
View Discussion (0)WAEC 2020 THEORYIf 4\(^{3x}\) = 16\(^{x+1}\), find the value of x
- A. 2
- B. 3
- C. 4
- D. 5
A fair die is tossed twice. What is its smple size?
- A. 6
- B. 12
- C. 36
- D. 48
The roots of a quadratic equation are \(\frac{4}{3}\) and -\(\frac{3}{7}\). Find the equation
- A. 21x2 - 19x - 12 = 0
- B. 21x2 + 37x - 12 = 0
- C. 21x2 - x + 12 = 0
- D. 21x2 + 7x - 4 = 0
Simplify 3\(\sqrt{45} - 12\sqrt{5} + 16\sqrt{20}\), leaving your answer in surd form.
- A. 29\(\sqrt{5}\)
- B. 14\(\sqrt{15}\)
- C. 12\(\sqrt{15}\)
- D. 11\(\sqrt{15}\)

