Waec 1998 Mathematics Past Questions And Answers
The graph of the quadratic expression

- A. y=x2+x-2
- B. y=x2-x+2
- C. y=x2-x-2
- D. y=x+x+2
Two chords PQ and RS of a circle intersected at right angles at a point inside the circle. If ∠QPR = 35°, find ∠PQS
- A. 35
- B. 45
- C. 55
- D. 70
The values of x when y = -1 are approximately

- A. -10 and 2.0
- B. -1.3 and 2.3
- C. -0.6 and 2.6
- D. -0.6 and 1.6
Find the value of X if \(cos x = \frac{5}{8}\) for \(0^o\le X\le 180^o\)
- A. 141.3o
- B. 128.7o
- C. 51.3o
- D. 48.7o
If log\(_{10}\) a = 4; what is a?
- A. 0.4
- B. 40
- C. 400
- D. 10000
A box contain 2 white and 3 blue identical balls. If two balls are picked at random, one after the other, without replacement, what is the probability of picking two balls of different colours?
- A. \(\frac{5}{25}\)
- B. \(\frac{7}{20}\)
- C. \(\frac{3}{5}\)
- D. \(\frac{2}{3}\)
What value of k makes the given expression a perfect square m\(^2\) - 8m + k = 0
- A.2
- B.4
- C.8
- D.16
In the diagram, PQ||SR. Find the value of Z

- A. 30°
- B. 40°
- C. 45°
- D. 90°
The table below shows the number of eggs laid by the chickens in a man's farm in a year.
| No of eggs per year | No of chickens |
| 45 - 49 | 10 |
| 50 - 54 | 36 |
| 55 - 59 | 64 |
| 60 - 64 | 52 |
| 65 - 69 | 28 |
| 70 - 74 | 10 |
(a) Draw a cumulative frequency curve for the distribution.
(b) Use your graph to find the interquartile range.
(c) If a woman buys a chicken from the farm, what is the probability that the chicken lays at least 60 eggs in a year?
View Discussion (0)WAEC 1998 THEORYIn the diagram below, O is the center if the two concentric circle of radii 13cm and 10cm respectively. Find the area of the shaded portion in the sector with angle 1200 at the center

- A. \(\frac{1}{3}\pi cm^2\)
- B. \(\pi cm^2\)
- C. \(3\pi cm^2\)
- D. \(23\pi cm^2\)


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