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Mathematics UTME / JAMB 1990 Number and Numeration
If x + \(\frac{1}{x}\) = 4, find x2 + \(\frac{1}{x^2}\)
A
16
B
14
C
12
D
9
medium Difficulty
Mathematics UTME / JAMB 1990 Number and Numeration
What must be added to 4x\(^2\) - 4 to make it a perfect square?
A
\(\frac{-1}{x^2}\)
B
\(\frac{1}{x^2}\)
C
1
D
-1
medium Difficulty
Mathematics UTME / JAMB 1990 Number and Numeration
Simplify \(\frac{x}{x + y}\) + \(\frac{y}{x - y}\) - \(\frac{x^2}{x^2 - y^2}\)
A
\(\frac{x}{x^2 - y^2}\)
B
\(\frac{y^2}{x^2 - y^2}\)
C
\(\frac{x^2}{x^2 - y^2}\)
D
\(\frac{y}{x^2 - y^2}\)
medium Difficulty
Mathematics UTME / JAMB 1990 Number and Numeration
Given that x2 + y2 + z2 = 194, calculate z if x = 7 and \(\sqrt{y}\) = 3
A
\(\sqrt{10}\)
B
8
C
12.2
D
13.4
medium Difficulty
Mathematics UTME / JAMB 1990 Number and Numeration
Find the sum of the first 18 terms of the progression 3, 6, 12......
A
3(217 - 1)
B
3(218 - 1)
C
3(218 + 1)
D
3(217 - 1)
medium Difficulty
Mathematics UTME / JAMB 1990 Number and Numeration
At what value of x is the function x\(^2\) + x + 1 minimum?
A
-1
B
\(-\frac{1}{2}\)
C
\(\frac{1}{2}\)
D
1
medium Difficulty
Mathematics UTME / JAMB 1990 Number and Numeration
If the heights of two circular cylinders are in the ratio 2 : 3 and their base radii are in the ratio 9:8, What is the ratio of their volumes?
A
27 : 32
B
27 : 23
C
23 : 32
D
21 : 27
medium Difficulty
Mathematics UTME / JAMB 1990 Number and Numeration
Below are the scores of a group of students in a test \(\begin{array}{c|c} Scores & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 5 & 6 \\ \hline \text{No. of students} & 1 & 4 & 5 & 6 & x & 2\end{array}\) If the average scores is 3.5, find the value of x
A
1
B
2
C
3
D
4
medium Difficulty
Mathematics UTME / JAMB 1990 Number and Numeration
Find the curved surface area of the frustrum in the figure
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A
16\(\pi \sqrt{10}\)cm2
B
20\(\pi \sqrt{10}\)cm2
C
24\(\pi \sqrt{10}\)cm2
D
36\(\pi \sqrt{10}\)cm2
medium Difficulty
Mathematics WAEC / WASSCE 1990 Number and Numeration
A carpenter was told to make a rectangular desk with top of dimension 50cm by 40cm. The carpenter actually made the desk 60cm by 35cm. (a) Calculate the percentage error in the (i) length and the breadth ; (ii) area of the table top. (b) Find the product of the two errors in a(i).
medium Difficulty
Mathematics WAEC / WASSCE 1990 Number and Numeration
(a) Find the volume of a right solid cone of base radius 4cm and perpendicular height 6cm. [\(\pi = 3.142\)] (b) A hemispherical tank of diameter which is 10m is filled by water issuing from a pipe of radius 20cm at 2m per second. Calculate, correct to three significant figures, the time, in minutes, it takes to fill the tank.
medium Difficulty
Mathematics WAEC / WASSCE 1990 Number and Numeration
In a class of 40 students, 25 speak Hausa, 16 speak Igbo, 21 speak Yoruba and each of the students speak at least one of the these three languages. If 8 speak Hausa and Igbo, 11 speak Hausa and Yoruba and 6 speak Igbo and Yoruba. (a) Draw a Venn diagram to illustrate the information, using x to represent the number of students that speak all three languages. (b) calculate the value of x.
medium Difficulty
Mathematics WAEC / WASSCE 1990 Number and Numeration
The annual salary of Mr. Johnson Mohammed for 1989 was N12,000.00. He spent this on agriculture projects, education of his children, food items, saving , maintenance and miscellaneous items as shown in the pie chart How much did he spend on food items?
A
N9,700.00
B
N6,700.00
C
N2,000.00
D
N4,000.00
E
N2,300.00
medium Difficulty
Mathematics UTME / JAMB 1989 Number and Numeration
In a class of 30 students, the marks scored in an examination are displayed in the histogram. What percentage of the student scored more than 40%?
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A
14%
B
40%
C
46\(\frac{3}{4}\)%
D
53\(\frac{1}{3}\)%
medium Difficulty
Mathematics WAEC / WASSCE 1989 Number and Numeration
If 3loga + 5loga - 6loga = log64, what is a?
A
4
B
6
C
8
D
16
E
32
medium Difficulty
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