Mathematics Past Questions And Answers
(a) Solve the simultaneous equation : \(\frac{1}{x} + \frac{1}{y} = 5 ; \frac{1}{y} - \frac{1}{x} = 1\).
(b) A man drives from Ibadan to Oyo, a distance of 48km in 45 minutes. If he drives at 72 km/h where the surface is good and 48 km/h where it is bad, find the number of kilometers of good surface.
View Discussion (0)WAEC 2014 THEORYWhich of these equations best describes the points of intersection of the curve and the line?

- A. \(x^2 + 5x - 6 = 0\)
- B. x2 - 5x - 6 = 0
- C. x2 + x - 6 = 0
- D. x2 - x - 6 = 0
Find the root value of 36.1/102.4?
- (a) 61/34
- (b) 19/31
- (c) 19/32
- (d) 19/33
A particle initially at rest moves in a straight line with an acceleration of (10t - 4t\(^2\))m/s\(^2\)
Find the:
a. velocity of the particle after t seconds;
ii. average acceleration of the particle during the 4th second.
b. A load of mass 120kg is placed on a lift. Calculate the reaction between the floor of the lift and the load when the lift moves upwards at a constant velocity. [Take g = 10m/s\(^2\)]
ii. with an acceleration of 3m/s\(^2\). [Take g = 10m/s\(^2\)]
View Discussion (0)WAEC 2022 THEORYLet a binary operation '*' be defined on a set A. The operation will be commutative if
- A. a 'b = b 'a
- B. (a 'b) 'c = a '(b'c)
- C. (b ? c) 'a = (b 'a) ? (c 'a)
- D. None of the above
Find the coordinates of the centre of the circle \(4x^{2} + 4y^{2} - 5x + 3y - 2 = 0\).
- A. \((\frac{-5}{4}, \frac{3}{4})\)
- B. \((\frac{3}{8}, -\frac{5}{8})\)
- C. \((\frac{5}{8}, -\frac{3}{8})\)
- D. \((\frac{5}{4}, -\frac{3}{4})\)
Simplify: \(\sqrt{12} ( \sqrt{48} - \sqrt{3}\))
- A. 18
- B. 16
- C. 14
- D. 12
Given that P = (-4, -5) and Q = (2,3), express →PQ in the form (k,θ). where k is the magnitude and θ the bearing.
- A. (10 units, 053°)
- B. (9 units, 049°)
- C. (10 units, 037°)
- D. (9 units, 027°)
Look at this series: 58, 52, 46, 40, 34, ... What number should come next?
- A. 26
- B. 28
- C. 30
- D. 32
A circle has radius x cm. What is the area of a sector of the circle with angle 135°, leaving the answer in terms of x and π?
- A. \( \frac{\pi x^2}{8} \)
- B. \( \frac{3\pi x^2}{8} \)
- C. \( \frac{5\pi x^2}{8} \)
- D. \( \frac{3\pi x}{8} \)

