Mathematics Past Questions And Answers
(a) A circle is inscribed in a square. If the sum of the perimeter of the square and the circumference of the circle is 100 cm, calculate the radius of the circle. [Take \(\pi = \frac{22}{7}\)].
(b) A rope 60cm long is made to form a rectangle. If the length is 4 times its breadth, calculate, correct to one decimal place, the :
(i) length ; (ii) diagonal of the rectangle.
View Discussion (0)WAEC 2009 THEORYCalculate, correct to one decimal place, the angle between 5 i + 12 j and -2 i + 3 j
- A. 56.3°
- B. 76.3°
- C. 66.4°
- D. 54.8°
After spending 2/3 of her money on food, a woman was left with N250. How much money did she have originally?
- a. N250
- b. N500
- c. N750
- d. N1,000
Simplify 2.04 × 3.7 (Leave your answer in 2 decimal place)
- A. 7.51
- B. 7.71
- C. 5.5
- D. 7.55
If log\(_{10}\) a = 4; what is a?
- A. 0.4
- B. 40
- C. 400
- D. 10000
Express \(r = (12, 210°)\) in the form \(a i + b j\).
- A. \(6(-i + \sqrt{3} j)\)
- B. \(6(-\sqrt{3} i - j)\)
- C. \(6(i - \sqrt{3} j)\)
- D. \(6(i + \sqrt{3} j)\)
Given that 2x + y = 7 and 3x - 2y = 3, by how much is 7x greater than 10?
- A. 1
- B. 3
- C. 7
- D. 17
(a) A car is moving with a velocity of 10ms\(^{-1}\) It then accelerates at 0.2ms\(^{-2}\) for 100m. Find, correct to two decimal places the time taken by the car to cover the distance.
(b) A particle moves along a straight line such that its distance S metres from a fixed point O is given by S = t\(^2\) - 5t + 6, where t is the time in seconds. Find its:
(i) initial velocity;
(ii) distance when it is momentarily at rest
View Discussion (0)WAEC 2020 THEORYA linear transformation T is defined by T: (x,y) → (3x - y, x + 4y). Find the image of (2, -1) under T.
- A. (7, -2)
- B. (5, -2)
- C. (-2, 7)
- D. (-7, 2)
If \(X\) and \(Y\) aretwo independent events such that \(P (X) = \frac{1}{8}\) and \(P (X ∪ Y) = \frac{5}{8}\), find \(P (Y)\).
- A. \(\frac{1}{6}\)
- B. \(\frac{4}{7}\)
- C. \(\frac{4}{21}\)
- D. \(\frac{3}{7}\)


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