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Mathematics UTME / JAMB 1981 Indices, Logarithms & Surds
A micrometer is defined as one millionth of a millimeter. A length of 12,000 micrometres may be represented as
A
0.00012m
B
0.0000012m
C
0.000012m
D
0.00000012m
E
0.000000012m
medium Difficulty
Mathematics UTME / JAMB 1981 Plane Geometry, Polygons & Circle Theorems
In one and a half hours, the minute hand of a clock rotates through an angle of
A
90o
B
180o
C
640o
D
450o
E
540o
medium Difficulty
Mathematics UTME / JAMB 1981 Indices, Logarithms & Surds
Simplify \(\frac{\sqrt{2}}{\sqrt{3} - \sqrt{2}}\) - \(\frac{\sqrt{3} - \sqrt{2}}{\sqrt{3} + \sqrt{2}}\)
A
2\(\sqrt{2} - \sqrt{3}\)
B
3(\(\sqrt{6}\) - 1)
C
\(\sqrt{6}\) - 3
D
-\(\frac{1}{2}\)
E
\(\frac{-\sqrt{3}}{\sqrt{2} - \sqrt{2}}\)
medium Difficulty
Mathematics UTME / JAMB 1981 Linear, Simultaneous & Quadratic Equations
Solve \(\frac{1}{x + 1}\) - \(\frac{1}{x + 3}\) = \(\frac{1}{4}\)
A
x = -1 or 3
B
x = 1 or 3
C
x = 1 or -5
D
x = -1 or 5
E
x = -1 or -3
medium Difficulty
Mathematics UTME / JAMB 1981 Plane Geometry, Polygons & Circle Theorems
In \(\bigtriangleup\)XYZ, XY = 3cm, XZ = 5cm and YZ = 7cm. If the bisector of XYZ meets XZ at W, what is the length of XW?
A
1.5cm
B
2.5cm
C
3cm
D
4cm
E
None of the above
medium Difficulty
Mathematics UTME / JAMB 1981 Indices, Logarithms & Surds
If \(\log_{2} y = 3 - \log_{2} x^{\frac{3}{2}}\), find y when x = 4.
A
8
B
\(\sqrt{65}\)
C
4\(\sqrt{2}\)
D
3
E
1
medium Difficulty
Mathematics UTME / JAMB 1981 Indices, Logarithms & Surds
Given that 10\(^x\) = 0.2 and log\(_{10}\)2 = 0.3010, find x
A
-1.3010
B
-0.6990
C
0.6990
D
1.3010
E
0.02
medium Difficulty
Mathematics UTME / JAMB 1981 Linear, Simultaneous & Quadratic Equations
Two cars X and Y start at the same point and travel towards a point P which is 150km away. If the average speed of Y is 60km per hour and x arrives at P 25 minutes earlier than Y. What is the average speed of X?
A
51\(\frac{3}{7}\)km per hour
B
72km per hour
C
37\(\frac{1}{2}\) km per hour
D
66km per hour
E
75km per hour
medium Difficulty
Mathematics UTME / JAMB 1981 Indices, Logarithms & Surds
simplify \(\frac{6^{2n + 1} \times 9^n \times 4^{2n}}{18^n \times 2^n \times 12^{2n}}\)
A
32n
B
3 x 23n - 1
C
2n
D
6
E
1
medium Difficulty
Mathematics UTME / JAMB 1981 Number Bases & Modular Arithmetic
The number 25 when converted from the tens and units base to the binary base (base two) is one of the following
A
10011
B
111011
C
111000
D
11001
E
110011
medium Difficulty
Mathematics UTME / JAMB 1981 Indices, Logarithms & Surds
Evaluate \(\frac{6.3 \times 10^5}{8.1 \times 10^3}\) to 3 significant fiqures
A
77.80
B
778.0
C
7.870
D
8.770
E
88.70
medium Difficulty
Mathematics UTME / JAMB 1981 Indices, Logarithms & Surds
The positive root of t in the following equation, 4t2 + 7t - 1 = 0, correct to 4 places of decimal, is
A
1.0622
B
10.6225
C
0.1328
D
0.3218
E
2.0132
medium Difficulty
Mathematics UTME / JAMB 1981 Plane Geometry, Polygons & Circle Theorems
The difference between the length and width of a rectangle is 6cm and the area is 135cm2. What is the length?
A
25cm
B
18cm
C
15cm
D
24cm
E
27cm
medium Difficulty
Mathematics UTME / JAMB 1981 Mensuration (Areas, Perimeters & Volumes)
The area of a circular plate is one-sixteenth the surface area of a ball of a ball, If the area of the plate is given as P cm2, then the radius of the ball is
A
\(\frac{2P}{\pi}\)
B
\(\frac{P}{\sqrt{\pi}}\)
C
\(\frac{P}{\sqrt{2\pi}}\)
D
2\(\frac{P}{\pi}\)
medium Difficulty
Mathematics UTME / JAMB 1981 Trigonometry, Elevation & Bearings
Show that \(\frac{\sin 2x}{1 + \cos x}\) + \(\frac{sin2 x}{1 - cos x}\) is
A
sin x
B
cos2x
C
2
D
3
medium Difficulty
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