Waec 1993 Mathematics Past Questions And Answers
The angle of elevation of the top of a tower from a point on the horizontal ground, 40m away from the foot of the tower is 30°. Find the height of the tower.
- A. 20m
- B. 40√3m /3
- C. 20√3m
- D. 40√3m
(a) Prove that the angle which an arc of a circle subtends at the centre is twice that which it subtends at any point on the remaining part of the circumference.
(b)
In the diagram, O is the centre of the circle ACDB. If < CAO = 26° and < AOB = 130°. Calculate : (i) < OBC ; (ii) < COB.
View Discussion (0)WAEC 1993 THEORYThe distribution by state of 840 students in the Faculty of Science of a Nigerian University in a certain session is as follows:
| Bendel | 45 |
| kwara | 410 |
| Ogun | 105 |
| Ondo | 126 |
| Oyo | 154 |
In a pie chart drawn to represent this distribution, the angle subtended by Ondo is
- A. 36°
- B. 42°
- C. 45°
- D. 54°
A box contains identical balls of which 12 are red, 16 white and 8 blue. Three balls are drawn from the box one after the other without replacement. Find the probability that :
(a) three are red;
(b) the first is blue and the other two are red;
(c) two are white and one is blue.
View Discussion (0)WAEC 1993 THEORYThe nth term of a sequence is given by (-1)\(^{n-2}\) x 2\(^{n-1}\). Find the sum of the second and third terms.
- A. -2
- B. 1
- C. 2
- D. 6
(a) Simplify, without using Mathematical tables: \(\log_{10} (\frac{30}{16}) - 2 \log_{10} (\frac{5}{9}) + \log_{10} (\frac{400}{243})\)
(b) Without using Mathematical tables, calculate \(\sqrt{\frac{P}{Q}}\) where \(P = 3.6 \times 10^{-3}\) and \(Q = 2.25 \times 10^{6}\), leaving your answer in standard form.
View Discussion (0)WAEC 1993 THEORYSimplify: \(\frac{3}{4} \div 1\frac{1}{4} \times (1\frac{1}{2} - \frac{2}{3})\)
- A. 7/30
- B. 7/24
- C. 9/25
- D. 1/2
A simple measuring device is used at points X and Y on the same horizontal level to measure the angles of elevation of the peak P of a certain mountain. If X is known to 5,200m above sea level, /XY/ = 4,000m and the measurements of the angles of elevation of P at X and Y are 15° and 35° respectively, find the height of the mountain. (Take \(\tan 15 = 0.3\) and \(\tan 35 = 0.7\))
View Discussion (0)WAEC 1993 THEORYIf sin x = cos 50°, then x equals
- A. 40°
- B. 45°
- C. 50°
- D. 90°
(a) What is the 25th term of 5, 9, 13,... ?
(b) Find the 5th term of \(\frac{8}{9}, \frac{-4}{3}, 2, ...\).
(c) The 3rd and 6th terms of a G.P are \(48\) and \(14\frac{2}{9}\) respectively. Write down the first four terms of the G.P.
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