Mathematics JAMB, WAEC, NECO AND NABTEB Official Past Questions

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In the diagram, is a chord of a circle with centre 0. 22.42 cm and the perimeter of triangle MON is 55.6 cm. Calculate, correct to the nearest degree. < MON.

(b) T is equidistant from P and Q. The bearing of P from T is 60\(^o\) and the bearing of Q from T is 130\(^o\).

(i) Illustrate the information on a diagram.

(ii) Find the bearing of Q from P.

 

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632

(a) Fred bought a car for $5,600.00 and later sold it at 90% of the cost price. He spent $1,310.00 out of the amount received and invested the rest at 6% per annum simple interest. Calculate the interest earned in 3 years.

(b) Solve the equations 2\(^x\)(4\(^{-7}\)) = 2 and 3\(^{-x}\)(9\(^{2y}\)) = 3 simultaneously.
 

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633

The cost of dinner for a group of tourist is partly constant and partly varies as the number of tourists present. It costs $740.00 when 20 tourists were present and $960.00 when the number of tourists increased by 10. Find the cost of the dinner when only 15 tourists were present.
 

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634

(a) Without using mathematical tables or calculator, simplify: \(\frac{log_28 + \log_216 – 4 \log_22}{\log_416}\)

(b) If 1342\(_{five}\) – 241\(_{five}\) = x\(_{ten}\), find the value of x.
 

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635

(a) If logo a = 1.3010 and log\(_{10}\)b – 1.4771. find the value of ab

 

(b)

In the diagram. O is the centre of the circle,< ACB = 39\(^o\) and < CBE = 62\(^o\). Find: (i) the interior angle AOC;

(ii) angle BAC.

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636

The second, fourth and sixth terms of an Arithmetic Progression (AP.) are x – 1, x + 1 and 7 respectively. Find the:

(a) common difference;

(b) first term;

(c) value of x.

 

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637

(a) Solve the inequality: \(\frac{1 + 4x}{2}\) -\(\frac{5 + 2x}{7}\) < x -2

(b) If x: y = 3: 5, find the value of \(\frac{2x^2 – y^2}{y^2 – x^2}\)

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638

(a) Using a scale of 2cm to 2units on both axes, draw on a sheet of graph paper two perpendicular axes 0x and 0y for – 10 \(\leq\) x \(\leq\) 10  and -10 \(\leq\) y \(\leq\)10

 

(b) Given the points P(3, 2). Q(-1. 5). R(0. 8) and S(3, 7). draw on the same graph, indicating clearly the vertices and their coordinates, the:

(i) quadrilateral PQRS;

(ii) image P\(_1\)Q\(_1\)R\(_1\)S\(_1\) of PQRS under an anticlockwise rotation of 90\(^o\) about the origin where P \(\to\) P\(_1\), Q \(\to\) Q\(_{1}\), R \(\to\) R\(_{1}\) and S \(\to\) S\(_{1}\)

(iii) image P\(_2\)Q\(_2\)R\(_2\)S\(_2\) of P\(_1\)Q\(_1\)R\(_1\)S\(_1\) under a reflection in the line y – x = 0 where P\(_1\) \(\to\) P\(_2\), Q\(_1\) \(\to\) Q\(_{2}\), R\(_1\) \(\to\) R\(_{2}\) and S\(_1\) \(\to\) S\(_{2}\)

 

(c) Describe precisely the single transformation T for which T : PQRS \(\to\)  P\(_2\)Q\(_2\)R\(_2\)S\(_2\)

(d) The side P\(_1\)Q\(_1\) of the quadrilateral P\(_1\)Q\(_1\)R\(_1\)S\(_1\) cuts the x-axis at the point W. What type of quadrilateral is P\(_1\)S\(_1\)R\(_1\)W?

 

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639

A man starts from a point X and walk 285 m to Y on a bearing of 078\(^o\). He then walks due South to a point Z which is 307 m from X.

(a) Illustrate the information on a diagram.

(b) Find, correct to the nearest whole number, the:

(i) bearing of X from Z;
(ii) distance between Y and Z.
 

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640

A container, in the form of a cone resting on its vertex, is full when 4.158 litres of water is poured into it.

(a) If the radius of its base is 21 cm,

(i) represent the information in a diagram;

(ii) calculate the height of the container.

 

(b) A certain amount of water is drawn out of the container such that the surface diameter of the water drops to 28 cm. Calculate the volume of the water drawn out. (Take \(\pi\) = \(\frac{22}{7}\))

 

 

 

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641

The table shows the distribution of marks scored by students in a test.

Mark

(%)

10 – 19 20 – 29 30 – 39 40 – 49 50 – 59 60 – 69 70 – 79 80 – 89 90 – 99
Frequency 4 7 12 18 20 14 9 4 2

(a) Construct a cumulative frequency table for the distribution.

 

(b) Draw a cumulative frequency curve for the distribution.

 

(c) Use the curve to estimate the:

(i) median;

(ii) probability that a student selected at random obtained distinction, if the lowest mark for distinction is 75%.

 

 

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642

Using ruler and a pair of compasses only, construct:

(a) (i) quadrilateral PQRS with |PQ| = 6 cm, |PS| = 8 cm, < PSR = 90\(^o\), |SR| = 12 cm and |QR| = 11 cm;

(ii) perpendicular from Q to cut \(\over{SR}\) at K.

 

(b) Measure:

(i) IQRI;

(ii) < QRS.
 

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643

(a)
(i) Copy and complete the addition \(\oplus\) and multiplication \(\otimes\) tables in modulo 5 on the set {2, 3, 4}.

\(\oplus\) 2 3 4
2      
3      
4      

 

\(\otimes\) 2 3 4
2      
3      
4      

 

(ii) Use the tables to:

(a) solve the equation 4 \(\otimes\)e\(\oplus\) 2 \(\equiv\) 1 (mod 5):
(b) find the value of n, if 4 \(\oplus\)n\(\otimes\) 2 \(\equiv\) (mod 5).

 

(b) Consider the following statements:

p: Landi has cholera,

q: Landi is in the hospital.

If p = q, state whether or not the following statements are valid:

(i) If Landi is in the hospital, then he has cholera.

(ii) If Landi is not in the hospital, then he does not have cholera.

(iii) If Landi does not have cholera, then he is not in the hospital.

 

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644

(a) Evaluate: \(\int \limits_1^2 (2x^3 – 4x + 3) dx\)

 

(b) Given that P\(^{-1}\) = \(\begin{pmatrix} -1 & 1 \\ 4 & -3 \end{pmatrix}\), find the matrix P.

 

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645

a. A textbook company discovered that the profit made from selling its books is given by y = \(\frac{x^2}{8}\) + 5x, where x is the number of textbooks sold (in thousands) and y is the corresponding profit (in Ghana Cedis). If the company made a profit of GH₵ 20,000.00

i. form a quadratic equation in x;

ii. (using the quadratic formula, find, correct to the nearest whole number, the number of textbooks sold to make the profit.

b. The angle of elevation of the top T of a tree from a point P on the same ground level as the foot Q of a tree is 28\(^o\). A bird perched at a point R, halfway up the tree.

i. Represent the information in a diagram.

ii. Calculate, correct to the nearest degree, the angle of elevation of R from P.

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646

a. Find the range of values of x which satisfy the following inequalities simultaneously: 5 – x > 1 and 9 + x \(\geq\) 8

In the diagram, O is the centre of the circle, IPQI = IQRI and < PSR = 56°. Find < QRS. 

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647

In the diagram. PQR is an isosceles triangle. If the perimeter of the triangle is 28 cm, find the:

a. values of x and y;

b. lengths of the sides of the triangle. 

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648

(a) The frequency distribution shows the range of prices of a brand of a car sold by a dealer and the corresponding quantity demanded. 

Price

(N1,000,000.00

1.0 – 1.9 2.0 – 2.9 3.0 – 3.9 4.0 – 4.9 5.0 – 5.9
Number of Vehicles 23 48 107 90 32

(b) Represent the information in a histogram and use the histogram to determine the most preferred selling price for the brand of car.

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649

(a) In a right-angled triangle, sin ⁡X = \(\frac{3}{5}\). Evaluate, leaving the answer as a fraction, 5 (cosX)\(^2\) – 3.

(b) The base of a pyramid, 12 cm high, is a rectangle with dimensions 42 cm by 11 cm. if the pyramid is filled with water and emptied into a conical container of equal height and volume, calculate, leaving the answer in surd form (radicals), the base radius of the container. [Take π=\(\frac{22}{7}\)]

 

 

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650

The sum of the first ten terms of an Arithmetic Progression (A.P.) is 130. If the fifth term is 3 times the first term, find the:

  1. common difference;
  2. first term;
  3. number of terms of the A.P. if the last term is 28.

 

 

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651

(a) Mr John paid N4,800.00 in N1.00 ordinary shares of a company which sold at N2.50 per share. If dividend was declared at 25k per share, how much dividend did he get?

(b) Using the method of completing the square, solve \(\frac{1 – x}{x} + \frac{x}{1 – x} = \frac{5}{2}\)

 

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