Mathematics Past Questions And Answers
A bowl is designed by revolving completely the area enclosed by y = x2 - 1, y = 3 and x ≥ 0 around the axis. What is the volume of this bowl?
- A. 7π cubic units
- B. 15π/2 cubic units
- C. 8π cubic units
- D. 17π/2 cubic units
Express 0.0000407, correct to 2 significant figures
- A. 0.0
- B. 0.00004
- C. 0.000041
- D. 0.0000407
Given that r = (10 N , 200°) and n = (16 N , 020°), find (3r - 2n).
- A. (62 N , 240°)
- B. (62 N , 200°)
- C. (62 N , 280°)
- D. (62 N , 020°)
Find the area, to the nearest cm\(^2\), of the triangle whose sides are in the ratio 2 : 3 : 4 and whose perimeter is 180 cm.
- A. 1162 cm\(^2\)
- B. 1163 cm\(^2\)
- C. 1160 cm\(^2\)
- D. 1161 cm\(^2\)
If \(\frac{2}{x-3}\) - \(\frac{3}{x-2}\) = \(\frac{p}{(x-3)(x -2)}\), find p.
- A. 5 - x
- B. - (x + 5)
- C. 13 - x
- D. - (5x - 13)
\(\begin{array}{c|c} \oplus mod 10 & 2 & 4 & 6 & 8 \\ \hline 2 & 4 & 8 & 2 & 6 \\4 & 8 & 6 & 4 & 2\\ 4 & 8 & 6 & 4 & 2\\ 6 & 2 & 4 & 6 & 8\\ 8 & 6 & 2 & 8 & 4\end{array}\)
The multiplication table above has modulo 10 on the set S = (2, 4, 6, 8). Find the inverse of 2
- A. 2
- B. 4
- C. 6
- D. 8
In an athletic composition, the probability that an athlete wins a 100m race is \(\frac{1}{8}\) and the probability that he wins in high jump is \(\frac{1}{4}\). What is the probability that he wins only one of the events?
- A. \(\frac{3}{32}\)
- B. \(\frac{7}{3}\)
- C. \(\frac{5}{3}\)
- D. \(\frac{5}{16}\)
Eight football clubs are to play in a league on home and away basis. How many matches are possible?
- A. 14
- B. 28
- C. 56
- D. 128
(a) Five female and seven male teachers applied for 4 vacancies in a Junior High School. The teachers are equally qualified. Find the number of ways of employing the 4 teachers, if : (i) there is no restriction ; (ii) at least 2 of them are females.
(b) The table shows the positions awarded to 7 contestants by Judges X and Y in a competition.
| Contestant | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V |
| Judge X | 2 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 4 |
| Judge Y | 4 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
(i) Calculate, correct to one decimal place, the Spearman's rank correlation coefficient.
(ii) Interpret your answer in b(i) above.
View Discussion (0)WAEC 2008 THEORYGiven that P = { x: 0 ≤ x ≤ 36, x is a factor of 36 divisible by 3} and Q = { x: 0 ≤ x ≤ 36, x is an even number and a perfect square}, find P n Q.
- A. {1,4,9,36}
- B. {3,9.36}
- C. {9,36}
- D. {36}

