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Mathematics UTME / JAMB 2009 Indices, Logarithms & Surds
Simplify \(\frac{5+\sqrt{7}}{3+\sqrt{7}}\)
A
17-√7
B
4-√7
C
15+√7
D
7-√7
medium Difficulty
Mathematics UTME / JAMB 2009 Indices, Logarithms & Surds
The distance traveled by a particle from a fixed point is given as s = (t\(^3\) - t\(^2\) - t + 5)cm. Find the minimum distance that the particle can cover from the fixed point?
A
2.3 cm
B
4.0 cm
C
5.2 cm
D
6.0 cm
medium Difficulty
Mathematics UTME / JAMB 2009 Indices, Logarithms & Surds
Solve \(5^{2(x - 1)} \times 5^{x + 1} = 0.04\)
A
\(\frac{1}{3}\)
B
\(\frac{1}{4}\)
C
\(-\frac{1}{5}\)
D
\(-\frac{1}{3}\)
medium Difficulty
Mathematics WAEC / WASSCE 2009 Indices, Logarithms & Surds
If log 2 = x, log 3 = y and log 7 = z, find, in terms of x, y and z, the value of log (\(\frac{28}{3}\))
A
2x + y - z
B
2x + z - y
C
x + y - 2x
D
x + x - y
medium Difficulty
Mathematics WAEC / WASSCE 2009 Indices, Logarithms & Surds
If (2x + 3)3 = 125, find the value of x
A
1
B
2
C
3
D
4
medium Difficulty
Mathematics WAEC / WASSCE 2009 Indices, Logarithms & Surds
If 92x = \(\frac{1}{3}\)(27x), find x
A
2
B
1
C
-1
D
-2
medium Difficulty
Mathematics WAEC / WASSCE 2009 Indices, Logarithms & Surds
Simplify; \(\frac{1}{2}\sqrt{32} - \sqrt{18} + \sqrt{2}\)
A
zero
B
\(\sqrt{2}\)
C
2\(\sqrt{2}\)
D
4\(\sqrt{2}\)
medium Difficulty
Mathematics WAEC / WASSCE 2009 Indices, Logarithms & Surds
(a) Given that \((\sqrt{3} - 5\sqrt{2})(\sqrt{3} + \sqrt{2}) = a + b\sqrt{6}\), find a and b. (b) If \(\frac{2^{1 - y} \times 2^{y - 1}}{2^{y + 2}} = 8^{2 - 3y}\), find y.
medium Difficulty
Mathematics WAEC / WASSCE 2009 Indices, Logarithms & Surds
(a) If \(\log 5 = 0.6990, \log 7 = 0.8451\) and \(\log 8 = 0.9031\), evaluate \(\log (\frac{35 \times 49}{40 \div 56})\). (b) For a musical show, x children were present. There were 60 more adults than children. An adult paid D5 and a child D2. If a total of D1280 was collected, calculate the (i) value of x ; (ii) ratio of the number of children to the number of adults ; (iii) average amount paid per person ; (iv) percentage gain if the organisers spent D720 on the show.
medium Difficulty
Mathematics UTME / JAMB 2008 Indices, Logarithms & Surds
simplify \(16^{\frac{-1}{2}}\times 4^{\frac{-1}{2}} \times 27^{\frac{1}{3}}\)
A
3/8
B
2/3
C
3/4
D
3/2
medium Difficulty
Mathematics UTME / JAMB 2008 Indices, Logarithms & Surds
If log\(_{x^{\frac{1}{2}}}\)64 = 3, find the value of x
A
4
B
16
C
32
D
64
medium Difficulty
Mathematics UTME / JAMB 2008 Indices, Logarithms & Surds
If \(\frac{1+\sqrt{2}}{1-\sqrt{2}}\) is expressed in the form of x+y\sqrt2 find the values of x and y
A
(-3, -2)
B
(-2, 3)
C
(3,2)
D
(2,-3)
medium Difficulty
Mathematics WAEC / WASSCE 2008 Indices, Logarithms & Surds
Simplify \(\sqrt{50} + \frac{10}{\sqrt{2}}\)
A
10
B
10\(\sqrt{2}\)
C
20
D
20\(\sqrt{2}\)
medium Difficulty
Mathematics WAEC / WASSCE 2008 Indices, Logarithms & Surds
Simplify 3\(\sqrt{27x^3y^9}\)
A
9xy3
B
3xy6
C
3xy3
D
9y3
medium Difficulty
Mathematics WAEC / WASSCE 2008 Indices, Logarithms & Surds
Given that x = 2 and y = -\(\frac{1}{4}\), evaluate \(\frac{x^2y - 2xy}{5}\)
A
zero
B
\(\frac{1}{5}\)
C
1
D
2
medium Difficulty
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