Mathematics Past Questions And Answers
The sum of two numbers is 5; their product is -14. Find the numbers.
- A. x = 5 or 1
- B. x = 7 or 1
- C. x = 7 or 0
- D. x = 7 or − 2
Solve for x in the equation \(5^{x} \times 5^{x + 1} = 25\).
- A. \(-2\)
- B. \(\frac{-1}{2}\)
- C. \(\frac{1}{2}\)
- D. \(2\)
Calculate the mean deviation of 5, 8, 2, 9 and 6
- A. 5
- B. 4
- C. 3
- D. 2
Given that the logarithm of a number is \(\bar{1}.8732\), find, correct to 2 significant figures the square root of the number.
- A. 0.29
- B. 0.75
- C. 0.86
- D. 0.93
In the figure below, /MX/ = 8cm, /XN/ = 12cm, /NZ/ = 4cm and ∠XMN = ∠XZY. Calculate /YM/

- A. 32cm
- B. 24 cm
- C. 16 cm
- D. 12 cm
The sum of the interior angles of a regular polygon with k sides is (3k-10) right angles. Find the size of the exterior angle?
- A. 60°
- B. 40°
- C. 90°
- D. 120°
A chord of a circle subtends an angle of 120° degrees at the centre of a circle of diameter 4√3 cm. Calculate the area of the major sector.
- A. 4π cm2
- B. 32 π cm2
- C. 16 π cm2
- D. 8 π cm2
It is observed that \(1 + 3 = 2^2, 1 + 3 + 5 = 3^2, 1 + 3 + 5 + 7 = 4^2. \\If \hspace{1mm}1 + 3 + 5 + 7 + 9 + 11 + 13 + 15 = P^2 find\hspace{1mm}P\)
- A. 6
- B. 7
- C. 8
- D. 9
In the diagram, O is a circle centre of the circle PQRS and ∠ PSR = 86°. If ∠ PQR = x°, find x

- A. 108°
- B. 172°
- C. 130°
- D. 50°
Find the area bounded by the curve y = 3x2 - 2x + 1, the ordinates x = 1 and x = 3 and the x-axis
- A. 24
- B. 22
- C. 21
- D. 20

