Mathematics Past Questions And Answers

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3251

(a) A man travels from a village X on a bearing of 060° to a village Y which is 20km away. From Y, he travels to a village Z, on a bearing of 195°. If Z is directly east of X, calculate, correct to three significant figures, the distance of :

(i) Y from Z ; (ii) Z from X .

(b) An aircraft flies due South from an airfield on latitude 36°N, longitude 138°E to an airfield on latitude 36°S, longitude 138°E.

(i) Calculate the distance travelled, correct to three significant figures ; (ii) if the speed of the aircraft is 800km per hour, calculate the time taken, correct to the nearest hour.

[Take \(\pi = \frac{22}{7}\), R = 6400km].

View Discussion (0)WAEC 1995 THEORY
3252

Solve: \(\frac{y + 1}{2} - \frac{2y - 1}{3}\) = 4

  • A. y = 19
  • B. y = -19
  • C. y = -29
  • D. y = 29
View Discussion (0)WAEC 2019 OBJ
3253

The Senate of the Federal Republic of Nigeria has ____ members

  • A. 37
  • B. 109
  • C. 170
  • D. 108
View Discussion (0)POST UTME UNILORIN
3254

The radius of a circle is increasing at the rate of 0.02cms-1. Find the rate at which the area is increasing when the radius of the circle is 7cm.

  • A. 0.75cm2S-1
  • B. 0.53cm2S-1
  • C. 0.35cm2S-1
  • D. 0.88cm2S-1
View Discussion (0)JAMB 2013
3255

If \(T = \begin{pmatrix} -2 & -5 \\ 3 & 8 \end{pmatrix}\), find \(T^{-1}\), the inverse of T.

  • A. \(\begin{pmatrix} -8 & -5 \\ 3 & 2 \end{pmatrix}\)
  • B. \(\begin{pmatrix} -8 & -5 \\ 3 & -2 \end{pmatrix}\)
  • C. \(\begin{pmatrix} -8 & -5 \\ -3 & 2 \end{pmatrix}\)
  • D. \(\begin{pmatrix} -8 & -5 \\ -3 & -2 \end{pmatrix}\)
View Discussion (0)WAEC 2014 OBJ
3256

(a) Using a ruler and a pair of compasses only, construct triangle ABC with /AB/ = 7.5cm, /BC/ = 8.1cm and< ABC = 105°.

(b) Locate a point D on BC such that /BD/ : /DC/ is 3 : 2.

(c) Through D, construct a line I perpendicular to BC.

(d) If the line I meets AC at P, measure /BP/.

View Discussion (0)WAEC 1995 THEORY
3257

Find the 17term of the Arithmetic Progression (A.P):-6,-1,4

  • A. -91
  • B. -86
  • C. 74
  • D. 79
View Discussion (0)WAEC 2022 OBJ
3258

Which of the following is used to determine the mode of a grouped data?

  • A. Bar chart
  • B. Frequency polygon
  • C. Ogive
  • D. Histogram
View Discussion (0)WAEC 2015 OBJ
3259

Find the coordinates of the centre of the circle \(3x^{2}+3y^{2} - 4x + 8y -2=0\)

  • A. (-2,4)
  • B. (\(\frac{-2}{3}, \frac{4}{3}\))
  • C. (\(\frac{2}{3}, \frac{-4}{3}\))
  • D. (2, -4)
View Discussion (0)WAEC 2017 OBJ
3260

Simplify \(\frac{\log_{5} 8}{\log_{5} \sqrt{8}}\).

  • A. -2
  • B. \(\frac{-1}{2}\)
  • C. \(\frac{1}{2}\)
  • D. 2
View Discussion (0)WAEC 2010 OBJ