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Mathematics UTME / JAMB 2014 Indices, Logarithms & Surds
Find the value of x in the figure above
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A
20\(\sqrt{3}\)cm
B
10\(\sqrt{3}\)cm
C
5\(\sqrt{3}\)cm
D
4\(\sqrt{3}\)cm
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Mathematics WAEC / WASSCE 2014 Indices, Logarithms & Surds
Simplify: \(\sqrt{12} ( \sqrt{48} - \sqrt{3}\))
A
18
B
16
C
14
D
12
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Mathematics WAEC / WASSCE 2014 Indices, Logarithms & Surds
The coordinates of points P and Q are (4, 3) and (2, -1) respectively. Find the shortest distance between P and Q.
A
10\(sqrt{2}\)
B
4\(sqrt{5}\)
C
5\(sqrt{2}\)
D
2\(sqrt{5}\)
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Mathematics WAEC / WASSCE 2014 Indices, Logarithms & Surds
Simplify \(\sqrt{\frac{8^2 \times 4^{n + 1}}{2^{2n} \times 16}}\)
A
16
B
8
C
4
D
1
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Mathematics WAEC / WASSCE 2014 Indices, Logarithms & Surds
If log 5.957 = 0.7750, find log \(3 \sqrt{0.0005957}\)
A
\(\overline{4}\).1986
B
\(\overline{2}\).9250
C
\(\overline{1}\).5917
D
\(\overline{1}\).075
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Mathematics WAEC / WASSCE 2014 Indices, Logarithms & Surds
(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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Mathematics UTME / JAMB 2013 Indices, Logarithms & Surds
Evaluate \(\frac{1.25 \times 0.025}{0.05}\), correct to 1 decimal place
A
0.6
B
6.2
C
6.3
D
0.5
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Mathematics UTME / JAMB 2013 Indices, Logarithms & Surds
Simplify \(\frac{3^{-5n}}{9^{1-n}} \times 27^{n + 1}\)
A
32
B
33
C
35
D
3
medium Difficulty
Mathematics UTME / JAMB 2013 Indices, Logarithms & Surds
Simplify \(\frac{\sqrt{5}(\sqrt{147} - \sqrt{12}}{\sqrt{15}}\)
A
5
B
\(\frac{1}{5}\)
C
\(\frac{1}{9}\)
D
9
medium Difficulty
Mathematics WAEC / WASSCE 2013 Indices, Logarithms & Surds
If \(\sqrt{50} - K\sqrt{8} = \frac{2}{\sqrt{2}}\), find K
A
-2
B
-1
C
1
D
2
medium Difficulty
Mathematics WAEC / WASSCE 2013 Indices, Logarithms & Surds
If x = 64 and y = 27, evaluate: \(\frac{x^{\frac{1}{2}} - y^{\frac{1}{3}}}{y - x^{\frac{2}{3}}}\)
A
2\(\frac{1}{5}\)
B
1
C
\(\frac{5}{11}\)
D
\(\frac{11}{43}\)
medium Difficulty
Mathematics WAEC / WASSCE 2013 Indices, Logarithms & Surds
A chord is 2cm from the centre of a circle. If the radius of the circle is 5cm, find the length of the chord
A
2\(\sqrt{21}\)cm
B
\(\sqrt{42}\)cm
C
2\(\sqrt{19}\)cm
D
\(\sqrt{21}\)cm
medium Difficulty
Mathematics WAEC / WASSCE 2013 Indices, Logarithms & Surds
If 2 log x (3\(\frac{3}{8}\)) = 6, find the value of x
A
\(\frac{3}{2}\)
B
\(\frac{4}{3}\)
C
\(\frac{2}{3}\)
D
\(\frac{1}{2}\)
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Mathematics WAEC / WASSCE 2013 Indices, Logarithms & Surds
(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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Mathematics WAEC / WASSCE 2013 Indices, Logarithms & Surds
(a) A segment of a circle is cut off from a rectangular board as shown in the diagram. If the radius of the circle is \(1\frac{1}{2}\) times the length of the chord; calculate, correct to 2 decimal places, the perimeter of the remaining portion. [Take \(\pi = \frac{22}{7}\)] (b) Evaluate without using calculators or tables, \(\frac{3}{\sqrt{3}}(\frac{2}{\sqrt{3}} - \frac{\sqrt{12}}{6})\).
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