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Mathematics WAEC / WASSCE 2008 Inequalities & Linear Programming
(a) Solve the inequality : \(\frac{2}{5}(x - 2) - \frac{1}{6}(x + 5) \leq 0\). (b) Given that P = \(\frac{x^{2} - y^{2}}{x^{2} + xy}\), (i) express P in its simplest form ; (ii) find the value of P if x = -4 and y = -6.
medium Difficulty
Mathematics WAEC / WASSCE 2008 Fractions, Decimals, Percentages & Approximations
The table below shows how a man spends his income in a month. Items Amount Spent Food N4500 House Rent N3000 Provisions N2500 Electricity N2000 Transportation N5000 Others N3000 (a) Represent the information on a pie chart. (b) What percentage of his income is spent on transportation?
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Mathematics WAEC / WASSCE 2008 Indices, Logarithms & Surds
(a) A pentagon is such that one of its exterior sides is 60^\circ. Two others are (90 - m)^\circ each while the remaining angles are (30 + 2m)^\circ each. Find the value of m. (b) In the diagram, PQR is a straight line, \(\overline{QR} = \sqrt{3} cm\) and \(\overline{SQ} = 2 cm\). Calculate, correct to one decimal place, < PQS.
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Mathematics WAEC / WASSCE 2008 Mensuration (Areas, Perimeters & Volumes)
(a) A rectangular field is l metres long and b metres wide. Its perimeter is 280 metres. If the length is two and a half times the breadth, find the values of l and b. (b) The base of a pyramid is a 4.5 metres rectangle. The height of the pyramid is 4 metres. Calculate its volume.
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Mathematics WAEC / WASSCE 2008 Indices, Logarithms & Surds
(a) If \(2^{x + y} = 16\) and \(4^{x - y} = \frac{1}{32}\), find the value of x and y. (b) P, Q and R are related in such a way that \(P \propto \frac{Q^{2}}{R}\). When P = 36, Q = 3 and R = 4. Calculate Q when P = 200 and R = 2.
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Mathematics WAEC / WASSCE 2008 Fractions, Decimals, Percentages & Approximations
(a) Solve, correct to two decimal places, the equation \(4x^{2} = 11x + 21\). (b) A man invests £1500 for two years at compound interest. After one year, his money amounts to £1560. Find the : (i) rate of interest ; (ii) interest for the second year. (c) A car costs N300,000.00. It depreciates by 25% in the first year and 20% in the second year. Find its value after 2 years.
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Mathematics WAEC / WASSCE 2008 Statistics (Data Representation, Central Tendency & Dispersion)
The ages, in years, of 50 teachers in a school are given below : 21 37 49 27 49 42 26 33 46 40 50 29 23 24 29 31 36 22 27 38 30 26 42 39 34 23 21 32 41 46 46 31 33 29 28 43 47 40 34 44 26 38 34 49 45 27 25 33 39 40 (a) Form a frequency distribution table of the data using the intervals : 21 - 25, 26 - 30, 31 - 35 etc. (b) Draw the histogram of the distribution (c) Use your histogram to estimate the mode (d) Calculate the mean age.
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Mathematics WAEC / WASSCE 2008 Trigonometry, Elevation & Bearings
(a) The triangle ABC has sides AB = 17m, BC = 12m and AC = 10m. Calculate the : (i) largest angle of the triangle ; (ii) area of the triangle. (b) From a point T on a horizontal ground, the angle of elevation of the top R of a tower RS, 38m high is 63^\circ. Calculate, correct to the nearest metre, the distance between T and S.
medium Difficulty
Mathematics WAEC / WASSCE 2008 Plane Geometry, Polygons & Circle Theorems
(a) Using ruler and a pair of compasses only, construct : (i) a quadrilateral PQRS such that /PQ/ = 7 cm, < QPS = 60^\circ, /PS/ = 6.5 cm, < PQR = 135^\circ and /QS/ = /QR/ ; (ii) locus, \(l_{1}\) of points equidistant from P and Q ; (iii) locus, \(l_{2}\) of points equidistant from P and S. (b)(i) Label the point T where \(l_{1}\) and \(l_{2}\) intersect. (ii) With center T and radius /TP/, construct a circle \(l_{3}\).
medium Difficulty
Mathematics WAEC / WASSCE 2008 Fractions, Decimals, Percentages & Approximations
(a) In the diagram, AB // CD and BC // FE. \(\stackrel\frown{CDE} = 75^\circ\) and \(\stackrel\frown{DEF} = 26^\circ\). Find the angles marked x and y. (b) The diagram shows a circle ABCD with centre O and radius 7 cm. The reflex angle AOC = 190^\circ and < DAO = 35^\circ. Find : (i) < ABC ; (ii) < ADC. (c) Using the diagram in (b) above, calculate, correct to 3 significant figures, the length of : (i) arc ABC ; (ii) the chord AD. [Take \(\pi = 3.142\)].
medium Difficulty
Mathematics WAEC / WASSCE 2008 Trigonometry, Elevation & Bearings
(a) Copy and complete the table of values for \(y = 3\sin x + 2\cos x\) for \(0^\circ \leq x \leq 360^\circ\). x 0^\circ 60^\circ 120^\circ 180^\circ 240^\circ 300^\circ 360^\circ y 2.00 2.00 (b) Using a scale of 2 cm to 60^\circ on x- axis and 2 cm to 1 unit on the y- axis, draw the graph of \(y = 3 \sin x + 2 \cos x\) for \(0^\circ \leq x \leq 360^\circ\). (c) Use your graph to solve the equation : \(3 \sin x + 2 \cos x = 1.5\). (d) Find the range of values of x for which \(3\sin x + 2\cos x < -1\).
medium Difficulty
Mathematics WAEC / WASSCE 2008 Sequences & Series (AP & GP)
(a) If 3, x, y, 18 are the terms of an Arithmetic Progression (A.P), find the values of x and y. (b)(i) The sum of the second and third terms of a grometric progression is six times the fourth term. Find the two possible values of the common ratio. (ii) If the second term is 8 and the common ratio is positive, find the first six terms.
medium Difficulty
Mathematics UTME / JAMB 2007 Statistics (Data Representation, Central Tendency & Dispersion)
If 5, 8, 6 and 2 occur with frequencies 3, 2, 4 and 1 respectively. Find the product of the modal and the median number
A
36
B
48
C
30
D
40
medium Difficulty
Mathematics UTME / JAMB 2007 Permutations, Combinations & Probability
In a basket, there are 6 grapes, 11 bananas and 13 oranges. If one fruit is chosen at random. What is the probability that the fruit is either a grape or a banana
A
6/30
B
5/30
C
17/30
D
11/30
medium Difficulty
Mathematics UTME / JAMB 2007 Statistics (Data Representation, Central Tendency & Dispersion)
The histogram above represents the weights of students who traveled out to their school for an examination. How many people made the trip?
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A
78
B
38
C
29
D
69
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