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Physics UTME / JAMB 1979 Equilibrium of Forces, Moments & Flotation
fig 10 shows a see-saw which is perfectly in balance, the weighs of the people sitting on it are 50kg, xkg and 15kg as shown, the sit at distances of 1.5, 1.5 and 2m from the pivot respectively. The vale of X is
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A
30
B
35
C
70
D
24.25
E
impossible to find
medium Difficulty
Physics UTME / JAMB 1979 Waves, Sound & Vibrations
In a resonance tube experiment, which is illustrated above, the velocity of sound in air is 327.68m/s, the frequency of the turning fork used is therefore?
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A
128HZ
B
256HZ
C
512HZ
D
768HZ
E
1024HZ
medium Difficulty
Chemistry UTME / JAMB 1979 Water, Solutions & Solubility
12 g of solid protassium chlorate (KCIO) were added to 40 g of water and heated to dissolve all the solid. As the solution cools, crystals of potassium chlorate at 66 oC. The solubility of potassium chlorate at 66 oC is therefore?
A
66
B
33
C
10
D
20
E
30
medium Difficulty
Mathematics UTME / JAMB 1979 Statistics (Data Representation, Central Tendency & Dispersion)
The mean of the numbers 1.2, 1.0, 0.9, 1.4, 0.8, 0.8, 1.2 and 1.1 is
A
1.5
B
0.8
C
1.0
D
1.02
E
1.05
medium Difficulty
Mathematics UTME / JAMB 1979 Indices, Logarithms & Surds
\((1.28 \times 10^{4}) \div (6.4 \times 10^{2})\) equals
A
2 x 10-5
B
2 x 10-1
C
2 x 101
D
2 x 10-4
medium Difficulty
Mathematics UTME / JAMB 1979 Mensuration (Areas, Perimeters & Volumes)
If the value of \(\pi\) is taken to be \(\frac{22}{7}\), the area of a semi-circle of diameter 42m is
A
5544m2
B
1386m2
C
132m2
D
264m2
E
693m2
medium Difficulty
Mathematics UTME / JAMB 1979 Algebraic Expressions, Polynomials & Factorisation
(3.2)2 - (1.8)2 equals
A
7.0
B
2.56
C
13.48
D
2.0
E
0.07
medium Difficulty
Mathematics UTME / JAMB 1979 Indices, Logarithms & Surds
In \(\bigtriangleup\)PQR, PQ = 10cm, QR = 8cm and RP = 6cm, the perpendicular RS is drawn from R to PQ. Find the length of RS
A
4cm
B
32cm
C
\(\frac{30}{7}\)
D
\(\frac{40}{7}\)
E
4.8cm
medium Difficulty
Mathematics UTME / JAMB 1979 Fractions, Decimals, Percentages & Approximations
After getting a rise of 15%, a man's new monthly salary is N345. How much per month did he earn before the increase?
A
N330
B
N396.75
C
N300
D
N293.25
E
N360
medium Difficulty
Mathematics UTME / JAMB 1979 Number Bases & Modular Arithmetic
In base ten, the number 101101 (base 2) equals
A
15
B
4
C
45
D
32
E
90
medium Difficulty
Mathematics UTME / JAMB 1979 Fractions, Decimals, Percentages & Approximations
The annul profits of a transport business were divided between the partners A and B in the ratio 3 : 5. If B received N3000 more than A, the total profit was
A
N5000
B
N1800
C
N12000
D
N24000
E
N8000
medium Difficulty
Mathematics UTME / JAMB 1979 Variations
x is directly proportional to y and inversely proportional to z. If x = 9 when y = 24 and z = 8, what is the value of x when y = 5 and z = 6?
A
\(\frac{5}{6}\)
B
11
C
3\(\frac{3}{5}\)
D
2\(\frac{1}{2}\)
E
1\(\frac{1}{5}\)
medium Difficulty
Mathematics UTME / JAMB 1979 Plane Geometry, Polygons & Circle Theorems
The solution of the equation x2 - 2x = 8 is
A
x = 0 or 2
B
x = -2 or 4
C
x = 2
D
x = -4
E
x = 2 or 4
medium Difficulty
Mathematics UTME / JAMB 1979 Plane Geometry, Polygons & Circle Theorems
A trader goes to Ghana for y days with y cedis. For the first x days, he spends X cedis per day. The amount he has to spend per day for the rest of his stay is
A
\(\frac{y(y - x)}{y - x}\) cedis
B
\(\frac{Yy - Xx)}{y - x}\) cedis
C
\(\frac{Y - Xy)}{y - x}\) cedis
D
\(\frac{Y - X}{y - x}\) cedis
E
\(\frac{Y - Xx}{y - x}\) cedis
medium Difficulty
Mathematics UTME / JAMB 1979 Linear, Simultaneous & Quadratic Equations
Multiply (3x + 5y + 4z) by (2x - 3y + z)
A
6x2 + xy - 15y2 + 4z2 + 11xz - 7yz
B
6x2 + 3xy - 15y2 + 4z2
C
6x2 + 3xy - y2 + 4z2
D
6x2 + 3xy - 15y + z2
medium Difficulty
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