Mathematics Past Questions And Answers
In the diagram below, PQR is a circle centre O. If< QPR is x°, find< QRP.

- A. x°
- B. (90 – x)°
- C. (90 + x)°
- D. (180 – x)°
If the 9th term of an A.P is five times the 5th term, find the relationship between a and d.
- A. 2a + 2 = 0
- B. 3a + 5d = 0
- C. a + 3d = 0
- D. a + 2d = 0
(a) The angle of a sector of a circle radius 7cm is 108°. Calculate the perimeter of the sector. [Take \(\pi = \frac{22}{7}\)]
(b) A boat is on the same horizontal level as the foot of a cliff, and the angle of depression of the boat from the top of the cliff is 30°. If the boat is 120m away from the foot of the cliff, find the height of the cliff correct to three significant figures.
View Discussion (0)WAEC 1992 THEORYIf M = {x : 3 \(\leq\) x < 8} and N = {x : 8 < x \(\leq\) 12}, which of the following is true?
i. 8 \(\in\) M \(\cap\) N
ii. 8 \(\in\) M \(\cup\) N
iii. M \(\cap\) N = \(\varnothing\)
- A. iii only
- B. i and ii
- C. ii and iii only
- D. i, ii and iii
Solve \(\frac{y+2}{4}\) - \(\frac{y-1}{3}\) > 1
- A. y < -10
- B. y < -2
- C. y < 2
- D. y < 10
\(\begin{array}{c|c} x & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 5 \\ \hline f & 2 & 1 & 2 & 1 & 2\end{array}\)
Find the variance of the frequency distribution above
- A. \(\frac{3}{2}\)
- B. \(\frac{9}{4}\)
- C. \(\frac{5}{2}\)
- D. 3
If α and β are the roots of the equation 3x2 + 5x - 2 = 0, find the value of 1/α + 1/β
- A. -5/3
- B. -2/3
- C. 1/2
- D. 5/2
In how many ways can the letter of ZOOLOGY be arranged?
- A. 720
- B. 360
- C. 840
- D. 120
Given that \(2^{x} = 0.125\), find the value of x.
- A. 0
- B. -1
- C. -2
- D. -3
Find the median of the set: 7,10,16,16,16,16,17,23,25,27,30,31,41,57,57,58
- A. 23.5
- B. 23
- C. 25
- D. 24



