Mathematics Past Questions And Answers
A bucket is 12 cm in diameter at the top, 8 cm in diameter at the bottom and 4 cm deep. Calculate its volume.
- A. 304π/3 cm3
- B. 144π cm3
- C. 128π cm3
- D. 72π cm3
In the diagram, AB is a vertical pole and BC is horizontal. If |AC| = 10m and |BC| = 5m, calculate the angle of depression of C from A

- A. 63°
- B. 60°
- C. 45°
- D. 27°
The table gives the relationship between the height, in metres, of a plant and the number of days it is left to grow.
Number of days (x) | 10 | 20 | 30 | 40 | 50 | 60 | 70 | 80 |
| Height (y) | 1.0 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 1.6 | 1.8 | 2.0 | 2.3 |
(a) Using a scale of 2 cm to represent 0.5 units on the y- axis and 2cm to 10 units on the x- axis, draw a scatter diagram for the information.
(b) Find \(\bar{x}\), the mean of x, and \(\bar{y}\), the mean of y, and plot \((\bar{x}, \bar{y})\) on the diagram.
(c) Draw the line of best fit to pass through \((\bar{x}, \bar{y})\) and \((10, 1)\).
(d) From graph, find the :
(i) equation of the line of best fit ; (ii) height of plant in 75 days.
View Discussion (0)WAEC 2013 THEORYIf P \(=\left[\begin{array}{cc}x+3 & x+2\\
x+1 & x-1\end{array}\right]\) evaluate x if |P| = -10
- A. -5
- B. -2
- C. 2
- D. 5
Solve : \(\tan (2x - 15)° - 1 = 0\), for values of x such that \(0° \leq x \leq 360°\).
View Discussion (0)WAEC 2015 THEORYIf M and N are two fixed points in a plane. Find the locus L = [P : PM = PN]
- A. a line equal to MN
- B. line parallel to MN
- C. Perpendicular bisector of MN
- D. A circle centre P, radius MN
Find the roots of x3 - 2x2 - 5x + 6 = 0
- A. 1, -2, 3
- B. 1, 2, -3,
- C. -1, -2, 3
- D. -1, 2, -3
Find the volume of the prism

- A. 990cm3
- B. 880cm3
- C. 550cm3
- D. 495cm3
A tree is 8km due south of a building. Kofi is standing 8km west of the tree. Find the bearing of Kofi from the building
- A. 315°
- B. 270°
- C. 225°
- D. 135°
The sum of the ages of Musa and Lawal is 28 years. After sharing a certain sum of money in the ratio of their ages, Musa gets N600 and Lawal N800. How old is Lawal?
- A. 14 years
- B. 20 years
- C. 12 years
- D. 16 years


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