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1

The sum of the ages of Musa and Lawal is 28 years. After sharing a certain sum of money in the ratio of their ages, Musa gets N600 and Lawal N800. How old is Lawal?

  • A. 14 years
  • B. 20 years
  • C. 12 years
  • D. 16 years
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2

If y = (1 + x)2, find \(\frac{dy}{dx}\)

  • A. x - 1
  • B. 2 + 2x
  • C. 1 + 2x
  • D. 2x - 1
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3

If f(x) = 3x – 2I, P = \(\begin{pmatrix}2 & 1 \\-1 & 0 \end{pmatrix}\) and I is 2 x 2 identity matrix. Evaluate f(p) 

  • A. \(\begin{pmatrix}6 & -3 \\3 & 0 \end{pmatrix}\)
  • B. \(\begin{pmatrix}2 & 0 \\0 & 2 \end{pmatrix}\)
  • C. \(\begin{pmatrix}8 & 3 \\-3 & 2 \end{pmatrix}\)
  • D. \(\begin{pmatrix}4 & 3 \\-3 & -2 \end{pmatrix}\)
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4

Evaluate \(\begin{pmatrix}3 & -2 \\-7 & 5 \end{pmatrix}\) + 2\(\begin{pmatrix}-2 & 4\\3 & -1 \end{pmatrix}\)

  • A. \(\begin{pmatrix}-1 & 6 \\-1 & 3 \end{pmatrix}\)
  • B. \(\begin{pmatrix}3 & 4 \\-2 & 6 \end{pmatrix}\)
  • C. \(\begin{pmatrix}-1 & 6 \\1 & 3 \end{pmatrix}\)
  • D. \(\begin{pmatrix}3 & 4 \\2 & 6 \end{pmatrix}\)
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5

The cumulative frequency for 5\(\leq\) x \(\leq\) 12 from the distribution above is 

  • A. 22
  • B. 40
  • C. 46
  • D. 72
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6

The area of a square is 144 sqcm. Find the length of the diagonal.

  • A. 13 cm
  • B. 12โˆš2 cm
  • C. 12 cm
  • D. 11โˆš3 cm
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7

Find the value of \(\frac{tan 60^o – tan 30^o}{tan 60^o + tan 30^o}\)

  • A. \(\frac{4}{\sqrt{3}}\)
  • B. \(\frac{2}{\sqrt{3}}\)
  • C. 1
  • D. \(\frac{1}{2}\)
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8

Find the size of each exterior angle of a regular octagon

  • A. 51o
  • B. 45o
  • C. 40o
  • D. 36o
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9

What is the value of k if the mid-point of the line joining (1 – k, – 4) and (2, k + 1) is (-k , k)?

  • A. -3
  • B. -1
  • C. -4
  • D. -2
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10

Find the locus of point equidistant from two straight lines y – 5 = 0 and y – 3 = 0

  • A. y - 2 = 0
  • B. y - 4 = 0
  • C. y - 1 = 0
  • D. y - 3 = 0
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11

A man 40 m from the foot of a tower observes the angle of elevation of the tower to be 30o. Determine the height of the tower.

  • A. \(\frac{40\sqrt{3}}{3}m\)
  • B. 20 m
  • C. 40โˆš3 m
  • D. 40 m
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12

If the lines 2y – kx + 2 = 0 and y + x – k/2 = 0 Intersect at (1, -2), find the value of k

  • A. -4
  • B. -3
  • C. -2
  • D. -1
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13

A particle P moves between points S and T such that angles SPT is always constant of ST constant. Find the locus of P

  • A. It is a semi circle with ST as diameter
  • B. It is a perpendicular bisector of St
  • C. It is a quadrant of a circle with ST as diameter
  • D. It is a straight line perpendicular to ST
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14

The volume of a hemispherical bowl is \(718\frac{2}{3}\). Find its radius .

  • A. 4.0 cm
  • B. 5.6 cm
  • C. 7.0 cm
  • D. 3.8 cm
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15

In the parallelogram PQRS above, find angle SQR

  • A. 100o
  • B. 80o
  • C. 50o
  • D. 30o
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16

If the lines 3y = 4x – 1 and qy = x + 3 are parallel to each other, the value of q is

  • A. -4/3
  • B. -3/4
  • C. 4/3
  • D. 3/4
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17

Calculate the length of an arc of a circle diameter 14 cm, which substends an angle of 90o at the center of the circle

  • A. \(\frac{7ฯ€}{2}\) cm
  • B. 7ฯ€ cm
  • C. 14ฯ€ cm
  • D. \(\frac{7ฯ€}{4}\) cm
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18

If X = {all the perfect squares less than 40}
Y = {all the odd numbers fro, 1 to 15}. Find X โˆฉ Y.

  • A. {3, 9}
  • B. {9}
  • C. {9, 25}
  • D. {1, 9}
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19

Evaluate 101122 – 10122

  • A. 1100002
  • B. 1102
  • C. 11000002
  • D. 110002
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20

Given
P = {1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11}
and Q = {2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12}. Determine the relationship between P and Q

  • A. PโˆฉQ = โˆ…
  • B. P โŠ‚ Q
  • C. QโŠ‚P
  • D. P = Q
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21

A man made a profit of 5% when he sold an article for N60,000.00. How much would he have sell the article to make a profit of 26%

  • A. N68,000
  • B. N72,000
  • C. N65,000
  • D. N70,000
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