Mathematics Past Questions And Answers
A ship sails x km due east to a point E and continues x km due north to F. Find the bearing the bearing of f from the starting point.
- A. 045°
- B. 090°
- C. 135°
- D. 225°
How many hours and minutes are there from 7.45am to 3.30p.m.?
- (a) 6hrs. 45mins.
- (b) 8hrs 30mins
- (c) 7hrs 45mins
- (d) 7hrs 30mins
A number of pencils were shared out among Bisi, Sola and Tunde in the ratio of 2:3:5 respectively. If Bisi got 5, how many were shared out?
- A. 15
- B. 25
- C. 30
- D. 50
The sum of 2 consecutive whole numbers is \(\frac{5}{6}\) of their product, find the numbers
- A. 3, 4
- B. 1, 2
- C. 2, 3
- D. 0, 1
(a) Find the equation of the line passing through the points (2, 5) and (-4, -7).
(b) Three ships P, Q and R are at sea. The bearing of Q from P is 030° and the bearing of P and R is 300°. If |PQ| = 5 km and |PR| = 8 km,
(i) Illustrate the information in a diagram.
(ii) Calculate, correct to three significant figures, the:
(1) distance between Q and R
(2) bearing of R from Q.
View Discussion (0)WAEC 2018 THEORYWhat is the value of x satisfying the equation \(\frac{4^{2x}}{4^{3x}}\) = 2?
- A. -2
- B. -\(\frac{1}{2}\)
- C. \(\frac{1}{2}\)
- D. 2
An aeroplane flies due North from a town T on the equator at a speed of 950km per hour for 4 hours to another town P. It then flies eastwards to town Q on longitude 65°E. If the longitude of T is 15°E,
(a) represent this information in a diagram ;
(b) calculate the : (i) latitude of P, correct to the nearest degree ; (ii) distance between P and Q, correct to four significant figures. [Take \(\pi = \frac{22}{7}\); Radius of the earth = 6400km].
View Discussion (0)WAEC 2013 THEORYThe initial velocity of a particle of mass 0.1kg is 40 m/s in the direction of the unit vector j. The velocity of the particle changed to 30 m/s in the direction of the unit vector i. Find the change in momentum.
View Discussion (0)WAEC 2013 THEORYSolve the inequality 2x + 3 < 5x
- A. \(x > 1\)
- B. \(x < \frac{3}{7}\)
- C. \(x > \frac{3}{7}\)
- D. \(x > -1\)
Simplify: \((1 - \sin \theta)(1 + \sin \theta)\).
- A. \(\sin^{2} \theta\)
- B. \(\sec^{2} \theta\)
- C. \(\tan^{2} \theta\)
- D. \(\cos^{2} \theta\)


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