Mathematics JAMB, WAEC, NECO AND NABTEB Official Past Questions

1093

(a) Solve : \(7x + 4 < \frac{1}{2}(4x + 3)\).

(b) Salem, Sunday and Shaka shared a sum of N1,100.00. For every N2.00 that Salem gets, Sunday gets 50 kobo and for every N4.00 Sunday gets, Shaka gets N2.00. Find Shaka’s share.

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1094

(a) Simplify, without using tables or calculator : \(\frac{\frac{3}{4}(3\frac{3}{8} + 1\frac{5}{8})}{2\frac{1}{8} – 1\frac{1}{2}}\).

(b) Given that \(\log_{10} 2 = 0.3010\) and \(\log_{10} 3 = 0.4771\), evaluate, correct to 2 significant figures and without using tables or calculator, \(\log_{10} 1.125\). 

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1095

(a) Two functions, f and g, are defined by \(f : x \to 2x^{2} – 1\) and \(g : x \to 3x + 2\) where x is a real number.

(i) If \(f(x – 1) – 7 = 0\), find the values of x.

(ii) Evaluate : \(\frac{f(-\frac{1}{2}) . g(3)}{f(4) – g(5)}\).

(b) An operation, \((\ast)\) is defined on the set R, of real numbers, by \(m \ast n = \frac{-n}{m^{2} + 1}\), where \(m, n \in R\). If \(-3, -10 \in R\), show whether or not \(\ast\) is commutative.

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1096

(a) Given that \(5 \cos (x + 8.5)° – 1 = 0, 0° \leq x \leq 90°\), calculate, correct to the nearest degree, the value of x.

(b) The bearing of Q from P is 0150° and the bearing of P from R is 015°. If Q and R are 24km and 32km respectively from P : (i) represent this information in a diagram;

(ii) calculate the distance between Q and R, correct to two decimal places ; (iii) find the bearing of R from Q, correct to the nearest degree.

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1097
Scores 1 2 3 4 5 6
Frequency 2 5 13 11 9 10

The table shows the distribution of outcomes when a die is thrown 50 times. Calculate the : 

(a) Mean deviation of the distribution ; (b) probability that a score selected at random is at least a 4.

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1098

(a) Solve : \((x – 2)(x – 3) = 12\).

(b)  In the diagram, M and N are the centres of two circles of equal radii 7cm. The circle intercept at P and Q. If < PMQ = < PNQ = 60°, calculate, correct to the nearest whole number, the area of the shaded portion. [Take \(\pi = \frac{22}{7}\)].

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1099

(a) 

In the Venn diagram, P, Qand R are subsets of the universal set U. If n(U) = 125, find : (i) the value of x ; (ii) n(\(P \cup Q \cap R’\)).

(b)  In the diagram, O is the centre of the circle. If WX is parallel to YZ and < WXY = 50°, find the value of (i) , WYZ 

(ii) < YEZ.

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1100

(a) Copy and complete the following table for multiplication modulo 11.

\(\otimes\) 1 5 9 10
1 1 5 9 10
5 5      
9 9      
10 10      

Use the table to : (i) evaluate \((9 \otimes 5) \otimes (10 \otimes 10)\);

(ii) find the truth set of :(1) \(10 \otimes m = 2\);  (2) \(n \otimes n = 4\)

(b) When a fraction is reduced to its lowest term, it is equal to \(\frac{3}{4}\). The numerator of the fraction when doubled would be 34 greater than the denominator. Find the fraction.

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1101

(a) Copy and complete the table of values for the relation \(y = 2 \sin x + 1\)

x 30° 60° 90° 120° 150° 180° 210° 240°

270°

y 1.0       2.7     0.0 -0.7  

(b) Using scales of 2 cm to 30° on  the x- axis and 2 cm to 1 unit on the y- axis, draw the graph of \(y = 2 \sin x + 1, 0° \leq x \leq 270°\).

(c) Use the graph to find the values of x for which \(\sin x = \frac{1}{4}\).

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1102

(a) If \(\frac{3}{2p – \frac{1}{2}} = \frac{\frac{1}{3}}{\frac{1}{4}p + 1}\), find p.

(b) A television set was marked for sale at GH¢ 760.00 in order to make a profit of 20%. The television set was actually sold at a discount of 5%. Calculate, correct to 2 significant figures, the actual percentage profit.

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1103

A building contractor tendered for two independent contracts, X and Y. The probabilities that he will win contract X is 0.5 and not win contract Y is 0.3, What is the probability that he will win :

(a) both contracts ;

(b) exactly one of the contracts ;

(c) neither of the contracts?

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1104

(a) 

In the diagram, O is the centre of the circle radius r cm and < XOY = 90°.If the area of the shaded part is 504\(cm^{2}\), calculate the value of r. [Take \(\pi = \frac{22}{7}\)].

(b) Two isosceles triangles PQR and PQS are drawn on opposite sides of a common base PQ. If \(< PQR = 66°\) and \(< PSQ = 109°\), calculate the value of \(< RQS\).

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1105

(a) Solve the simultaneous equation : \(\frac{1}{x} + \frac{1}{y} = 5 ; \frac{1}{y} – \frac{1}{x} = 1\).

(b) A man drives from Ibadan to Oyo, a distance of 48km in 45 minutes. If he drives at 72 km/h where the surface is good and 48 km/h where it is bad, find the number of kilometers of good surface.

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1106

(a) Simplify : \(3\sqrt{75} – \sqrt{12} + \sqrt{108}\), leaving the answer in surd form (radicals).

(b) If \(124_{n} = 232_{five}\), find n.

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1107

(a) Without using tables or calculator, simplify : \(\frac{0.6 \times 32 \times 0.004}{1.2 \times 0.008 \times 0.16}\), leaving the answer in standard form (scientific notation).

(b) 

In the diagram, \(\overline{EF}\) is parallel to \(\overline{GH}\). If \(< AEF = 3x°, < ABC = 120°\) and \(< CHG = 7x°\), find the value of \(< GHB\).

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1108

The table shows the marks scored by some candidates in an examination.

Marks (%) 0-9 10-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-59 60-69 70-79 80-89 90-99
Frequency 7 11 17 20 29 34 30 25 21 6

(a) Construct a cumulative frequency table for the distribution and draw a cumulative frequency curve.

(b) Use the curve to estimate, correct to one decimal place, the :

(i) Lowest mark for distinction if 5% of the candidates passed with distinction ; (ii) probability of selecting a candidate who scored at most 45%.

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1109

A water reservoir in the form of a cone mounted on a hemisphere is built such that the plane face of the hemisphere fits exactly to the base of the cone and the height of the cone is 6 times thr radius of its base.

(a) Illustrate this information in a diagram.

(b) If the volume of the reservoir is \(333\frac{1}{3}\pi m^{3}\), calculate, correct to the nearest whole number, the :

(I) volume of the hemisphere ; (II) Total surface area of the reservoir. [Take \(\pi = \frac{22}{7}\)].

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1110

(a) Make m the subject of the relations \(h = \frac{mt}{d(m + p)}\).

(b)  

In the diagram, WY and WZ are straight lines, O is the centre of circle WXM and < XWM = 48°. Calculate the value of < WYZ.

(c) An operation \(\star\) is defind on the set X = {1, 3, 5, 6} by \(m \star n = m + n + 2 (mod 7)\) where \(m, n \in X\).

(i) Draw a table for the operation.

(ii) Using the table, find the truth set of : (I) \(3 \star n = 3\) ; (II) \(n \star n = 3\).

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1111

(a) Without using Mathematical tables or calculators, simplify : \(\frac{2\tan 60° + \cos 30°}{\sin 60°}\)

(b) From an aeroplane in the air and at a horizontal distance of 1050m, the angles of depression of the top and base of a control tower at an instance are 36° and 41° respectively. Calculate, correct to the nearest meter, the :

(i) height of the control tower ; (ii) shortest distance between the aeroplane and the base of the control tower.

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1112

(a) The first term of an Arithmetic Progression (AP) is 8, the ratio of the 7th term to the 9th term is 5 : 8, find the common difference of the AP.

(b) A trader bought 30 baskets of pawpaw and 100 baskets of mangoes for N2,450.00. She sold the pawpaw at a profit of 40% and the mangoes at a profit of 30%. If her profit on the entire transaction was N855.00, find the (i) cost price of a basket of pawpaw ; (ii) selling price of the 100 baskets of mangoes.

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1113

(a) Using ruler and a pair of compasses only, construct a :

(i) Trapezium WXYZ such that |WX| = 8 cm, |XY| = 5.5 cm, |YZ| = 8.3 cm, < WXY = 60° and WX // ZY;

(ii) rectangle PQYZ where P and Q are on WX 

(b) Measure : (i) |QX| ; (ii) < XWZ.

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