Jamb 2019 Mathematics Past Questions And Answers
A man bought a car newly for ₦1,250,000. He had a crash with the car and later sold it at the rate of ₦1,085,000. What is the percentage gain or loss of the man?
- A. 43.7% loss
- B. 13.2% gain
- C. 13.2% loss
- D. 43.7% gain
Find the distance between the points C(2, 2) and D(5, 6).
- A. 13 units
- B. 7 units
- C. 12 units
- D. 5 units
A bricklayer charges ₦1,500 per day for himself and ₦500 per day for his assistant. If a two bedroom flat was built for ₦95,000 and the bricklayer worked 10 days more than his assistant, how much did the assistant receive?
- A. N20,000
- B. N28,000
- C. N31,200
- D. N41,000
If the 3rd and 7th terms of a G.P are 9 and 1/9 respectively. Find the common ratio.
- A. 1/3
- B. 1/9
- C. 2/3
- D. 2/9
Rationalize \(\frac{\sqrt{2} + \sqrt{3}}{\sqrt{2} - \sqrt{3}}\)
- A. \(-5 - 2\sqrt{6}\)
- B. \(-5 + 3\sqrt{2}\)
- C. \(5 - 2\sqrt{3}\)
- D. \(5 + 2\sqrt{6}\)
Find the equation of the locus of a point A(x, y) which is equidistant from B(0, 2) and C(2, 1)
- A. 4x + 2y = 3
- B. 4x - 3y = 1
- C. 4x - 2y = 1
- D. 4x + 2y = -1
The angle of elevation of the top of a tree from a point on the ground 60m away from the foot of the tree is 78°. Find the height of the tree correct to the nearest whole number.
- A. 148m
- B. 382m
- C. 282m
- D. 248m
A binary operation Δ is defined by a Δ b = a + 3b + 2. Find (3 Δ 2) Δ 5
- A. 35
- B. 59
- C. 28
- D. 87
The weight of a day-old chick was measured to be 0.21g. If the actual weight of the chick is 0.18g, what was the percentage error in the measurement?
- A. 15.5%
- B. 18.2%
- C. 14.8%
- D. 16.7%
Find the equation of a line perpendicular to the line 4y = 7x + 3 which passes through (-3, 1)
- A. 7y + 4x + 5 = 0
- B. 7y - 4x - 5 = 0
- C. 3y - 5x + 2 = 0
- D. 3y + 5x - 2 = 0

