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Given that x2 + y2 + z2 = 194, calculate z if x = 7 and \(\sqrt{y}\) = 3

  • A. \(\sqrt{10}\)
  • B. 8
  • C. 12.2
  • D. 13.4
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23

Simplify \(\frac{x}{x + y}\) + \(\frac{y}{x – y}\) – \(\frac{x^2}{x^2 – y^2}\)

  • A. \(\frac{x}{x^2 - y^2}\)
  • B. \(\frac{y^2}{x^2 - y^2}\)
  • C. \(\frac{x^2}{x^2 - y^2}\)
  • D. \(\frac{y}{x^2 - y^2}\)
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24

A car painter charges N40.00 per day for himself and N10.00 per day for his assistant. if a fleet of cars were painted for N2000.00 and the painter worked 10days more than his assistant, how much did the assistant receive?

  • A. N32.00
  • B. N320.00
  • C. N420.00
  • D. N1680.00
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25

The perimeter of a rectangular lawn is 24m. If the area of the lawn is 35m2; how wide is the lawn?

  • A. 5cm
  • B. 7m
  • C. 12m
  • D. 14m
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26

Find the solution of the equation x – 8\(\sqrt{x}\) + 15 = 0

  • A. 3, 5
  • B. -3, -5
  • C. 9, 25
  • D. -9, 25
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27

What must be added to 4x\(^2\) – 4 to make it a perfect square?

  • A. \(\frac{-1}{x^2}\)
  • B. \(\frac{1}{x^2}\)
  • C. 1
  • D. -1
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28

If x + \(\frac{1}{x}\) = 4, find x2 + \(\frac{1}{x^2}\)

  • A. 16
  • B. 14
  • C. 12
  • D. 9
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29

Divide x3 – 2×2 – 5x + 6 by (x – 1)

  • A. x2 - x - 6
  • B. x2 - 5x + 6
  • C. x2 - 7x + 6
  • D. x2 - 5x - 6
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30

If a2 + b2 = 16 and 2ab = 7.Find all the possible values of (a – b)

  • A. 3, -3
  • B. 2, -2
  • C. 1, -1
  • D. 3, -1
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31

Factorize 9(x + y)2 – 4(x – y)2

  • A. (x + y)(5x + y)
  • B. (x + y)2
  • C. (x + 5y)(5x + y)
  • D. 5(x + y)2
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32

If f(x – 4) = x2 + 2x + 3, Find, f(2)

  • A. 6
  • B. 11
  • C. 27
  • D. 51
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33

If a = 2, b = -2 and c = -\(\frac{1}{2}\), evaluate (ab2 – bc2)(a2c – abc)

  • A. 2
  • B. -28
  • C. -30
  • D. -34
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34

Simplify (\(\frac{1}{x^{-1}} \div \frac{1}{y^{-1}}\))-1

  • A. \(\frac{y}{x}\)
  • B. xy
  • C. \(\frac{x}{y}\)
  • D. (xy)-1
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35

Simplify 3 log69 + log612 + log664 – log672

  • A. 5
  • B. 7776
  • C. log631
  • D. (7776)6
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36

Simplify \(\sqrt{27}\) + \(\frac{3}{\sqrt{3}}\)

  • A. 4\(\sqrt{3}\)
  • B. \(\frac{4}{\sqrt{3}}\)
  • C. 3\(\sqrt{3}\)
  • D. \(\frac{\sqrt{3}}{4}\)
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37

Simplify \(\sqrt{160r^2 + \sqrt{71r^4 + \sqrt{100r^8}}}\)

  • A. 9r2
  • B. 12\(\sqrt{3r}\)
  • C. 13r
  • D. \(\sqrt{13r}\)
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38

Three brothers in a business deal share the profit at the end of a contact. The first received \(\frac{1}{3}\) of the profit and the second \(\frac{2}{3}\) of the remainder. If the third received the remaining N12000.00 how much profit did they share?

  • A. N60 000.00
  • B. N54 000.00
  • C. N48 000.00
  • D. N42 000.00
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39

Simplify and express in standard form \(\frac{0.00275 \times 0.0064}{0.025 \times 0.08}\)

  • A. 8.8 x 10-1
  • B. 8.8 x 10-2
  • C. 8.8 x 10-3
  • D. 8.8 x 103
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40

Three children shared a basket of mangoes in such a way that the first child took \(\frac{1}{4}\) of the mangoes and the second \(\frac{3}{4}\) of the remainder. What fraction of the mangoes did the third child take?

  • A. \(\frac{3}{16}\)
  • B. \(\frac{7}{16}\)
  • C. \(\frac{9}{16}\)
  • D. \(\frac{13}{16}\)
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41

At what rate would a sum of N100.00 deposited for 5 years raise an interest of N7.50?

  • A. \(\frac{1}{2}\)%
  • B. 2\(\frac{1}{2}\)%
  • C. 1.5%
  • D. 25%
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42

Correct 241.34(3 x 10-\(^3\))\(^2\) to 4 significant figures

  • A. 0.0014
  • B. 0.001448
  • C. 0.0022
  • D. 0.002172
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