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Mathematics UTME / JAMB 1989 Number and Numeration
If PST is a straight line and PQ = QS = SR in the diagram, find y.
Attached Figure / Diagram
Question diagram
A
24o
B
48o
C
72o
D
84o
medium Difficulty
Mathematics WAEC / WASSCE 1989 Number and Numeration
The diagram shows a wooden structure in the form of a cone, mounted on a hemispherical base. The vertical height of the cone is 24cm and the base height 7cm. Calculate, correct to three significant figures, the surface area of the structure. [Take \(\pi = \frac{22}{7}\)].
medium Difficulty
Mathematics WAEC / WASSCE 1989 Number and Numeration
(a) In the diagram, O is the centre of the circle radius 3.2cm. If < PRQ = 42^\circ, calculate, correct to two decimal places, the area of the: (i) minor sector POQ ; (ii) shaded part. (b) If the sector POQ in (a) is used to form the curved surface of a cone with vertex O, calculate the base radius of the cone, correct to one decimal place.
medium Difficulty
Mathematics WAEC / WASSCE 1989 Number and Numeration
(a) (i) Prove that the angle which an arc of a circle subtends at the centre is twice that which it subtends at any point on the remaining part of the circumference. (ii) In the diagram above, O is the centre of the circle and PT is a diameter. If < PTQ = 22^\circ and < TOR = 98^\circ, calculate < QRS. (b) ABCD is a cyclic quadrilateral and the diagonals AC and BD intersect at H. If < DAC = 41^\circ and < AHB = 70^\circ, calculate < ABC.
medium Difficulty
Mathematics WAEC / WASSCE 1988 Number and Numeration
Evaluate (101.5)2 - (100.5)2
A
1
B
2.02
C
20.02
D
202
E
2020
medium Difficulty
Mathematics WAEC / WASSCE 1988 Number and Numeration
Simplify 36\(^\frac{1}{2}\) x 64\(^{-\frac{1}{3}}\) x 5\(^0\)
A
0
B
1\24
C
2/3
D
11/2
E
71/2
medium Difficulty
Mathematics WAEC / WASSCE 1988 Number and Numeration
In the diagram above, find the ratio |PQ|/|PR|
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A
2 : 5
B
3 : 5
C
2 : 3
D
3 : 2
E
5 : 3
medium Difficulty
Mathematics WAEC / WASSCE 1988 Number and Numeration
What is the difference in longitude between P (lat. 50^\circN. long. 50^\circW) and Q (lat.50^\circN, long. 150^\circW)?
A
300o
B
200o
C
130o
D
100o
E
30o
medium Difficulty
Mathematics WAEC / WASSCE 1988 Number and Numeration
The number 186,470 was corrected to 186,000. Which of the following describe the degree of approximation made? I. to the nearest hundred II. to the nearest thousand III. to 3 significant figures IV. to 4 significant figures
A
I & III only
B
I & IV only
C
II & III only
D
II & IV only
E
All of the above
medium Difficulty
Mathematics WAEC / WASSCE 1988 Number and Numeration
Points P and Q respectively 24m north and 7m east point R. Calculate |PQ| in meters
A
20
B
24
C
25
D
31
E
84
medium Difficulty
Mathematics WAEC / WASSCE 1988 Number and Numeration
Simplify (271/3)2
A
41/2
B
6
C
9
D
18
E
81
medium Difficulty
Mathematics WAEC / WASSCE 1988 Number and Numeration
A sales girl gave a change of N1.15 to a customer instead of N1.25. Calculate her percentage error
A
10%
B
7%
C
8.0%
D
2.4%
E
10%
medium Difficulty
Mathematics WAEC / WASSCE 1988 Number and Numeration
A water tank is made with a right-angled trapezium - shaped vertical cross-section so that when it is placed on sloping ground the top of the tank is level. The dimension are given in the diagram above By what number will you multiply your answer in 22 above to determine the capacity of the tank in liters?
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A
1/10
B
1
C
10
D
100
E
1000
medium Difficulty
Mathematics WAEC / WASSCE 1988 Number and Numeration
Evaluate log106 + log1045 - log1027 without using logarithm tables
A
o
B
1
C
1.1738
D
1.3802
E
10
medium Difficulty
Mathematics WAEC / WASSCE 1988 Number and Numeration
Factorize 5y\(^2\) + 2ay - 3a\(^2\)
A
(5y - a) (y + 3a)
B
(5y + a) (y - 3a)
C
5y2 + a (2y - 3a)
D
(y - a) (5y + 3a)
E
(y + a) (5y - 3a)
medium Difficulty
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