Mathematics Exam Past Questions and Answers | JAMB, WAEC and NECO

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• Question 1551: If 7 and 189 are the first and fourth terms of geometric progression respectively, find the sum of the first three terms of the progression Options:
  A) 182
  B) 91
  C) 63
  D) 28
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1552: Simplify 213₄ x 23₄ Options:
  A) 10311₄
  B) 10321₄
  C) 12231₄
  D) 13211₄
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1553: On a square paper of length 2.524375cm is inscribed square diagram of length 0.524375cm. Find the area of the paper not covered by the diagram. correct to 3 significant figures. Options:
  A) 6.00cm²
  B) 6.10cm²
  C) 6cmv
  D) 6.09cm²
  E) 4.00cm²
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1554:

  

  Find the area of the figure given

  Options:
  A) 12.5cm²
  B) 75.0cm²
  C) 78.5cm²
  D) 84.8cm²
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1555: The expression ax² + bx + c equals 5 at x = 1. If its derivative is 2x + 1, what are the values of a, b, c respectively? Options:
  A) 1, 3, 1
  B) 1, 2, 1
  C) 2, 1, 1
  D) 1, 1, 3
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1556: Of the nine hundred students admitted in a university in 1979, the following was the distribution by state: Anambrs 185, Imo 135, Kaduna 90, Kwara 110, Ondo 155, Oyo 225. In a pie chart drawn to represent this distribution, The angle subtended at the centre by anambra is Options:
  A) 50^o
  B) 65^o
  C) 74^o
  D) 88^o
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1557:

  

  In the figure, PQ is parallel to SQ ; QS bisets < PSQ, < PQS is 65${}^{\circ }$ and < RPS is 20${}^{\circ }$. What is the size of < PRS?

  Options:
  A) 45${}^{\circ }$
  B) 35${}^{\circ }$
  C) 40${}^{\circ }$
  D) 30${}^{\circ }$
  E) 42${}^{\circ }$
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1558:

  

  The equation of the graph is

  Options:
  A) y = (x - 3)³
  B) y = (x + 3)³
  C) y = x³ - 27
  D) y = -x³ + 27
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1559: Find the sum of the first 18 terms of the series 3, 6, 9,..., 36. Options:
  A) 505
  B) 513
  C) 433
  D) 635
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1560: If T = 2$\pi$ $\sqrt{\frac{L}{g}}$, make g the subject of the formula Options:
  A) $\frac{4\pi L^2}{T}$
  B) $\frac{4{\pi }^2{L}^2}{T}$
  C) $\frac{4{\pi }^{2}L}{T}$
  D) $\frac{2\pi \sqrt{T}}{T}$
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  The correct answer is C .