Jamb 1998 Mathematics Past Questions And Answers
Evaluate ∫\(^{\pi}_{2}\)(sec2 x - tan2x)dx
- A. \(\frac{\pi}{2}\)
- B. \(\pi\) - 2
- C. \(\frac{\pi}{3}\)
- D. \(\pi\) + 2
For what value of x does 6 sin (2x - 25)o attain its maximum value in the range 0o \(\leq\) x \(\leq\) 180o
- A. 12\(\frac{1}{2}\)
- B. 32\(\frac{1}{2}\)
- C. 57\(\frac{1}{2}\)
- D. 147\(\frac{1}{2}\)
find the equation of the curve which passes through by 6x - 5
- A. 6x2 - 5x + 5
- B. 6x2 + 5x + 5
- C. 3x2 - 5x - 5
- D. 3x2 - 5x + 3
A bag contains 16 red balls and 20 blue balls only. How many white balls must be added to the bag so that the probability of randomly picking a red ball is equal to 2/5
- A. 4
- B. 20
- C. 24
- D. 40
A market woman sells oil in cylindrical tins 10cm deep and 6cm in diameter at N15.00 each. If she bought a full cylindrical jug 18cm deep and 10cm in diameter for N50.00, how much did she make by selling all the oil?
- A. N62.50
- B. N35.00
- C. N31.00
- D. N25.00
If m and n are the mean and median respectively of the set of numbers 2, 3, 9, 7, 6, 7, 8, 5, find m + 2n to the nearest whole number
- A. 19
- B. 18
- C. 13
- D. 12
Evaluate [\(\frac{1}{0.03}\) \(\div\) \(\frac{1}{0.024}\)]-1 correct to 2 decimal places
- A. 3.76
- B. 1.25
- C. 0.94
- D. 0.75
Find the variance of the numbers k, k+1, k+2,
- A. 2/3
- B. 1
- C. k + 1
- D. (k + 1)2
The midpoint of the segment of the line y = 4x + 3 which lies between the x-ax 1 is and the y-ax 1 is
- A. (\(\frac{3}{2}\), \(\frac{3}{2}\))
- B. (\(\frac{2}{3}\), \(\frac{3}{2}\))
- C. (\(\frac{3}{8}\), \(\frac{3}{2}\))
- D. (-\(\frac{3}{8}\), \(\frac{3}{2}\))
The bar chart shows the distribution of marks scored by 60 pupils in a test in which the maximum score was 10. If the pass mark was 5, what percentage of the pupils failed the test?

- A. 59.4%
- B. 50.0%
- C. 41.7%
- D. 25.0%

