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Mathematics WAEC / WASSCE 1993 Mensuration (Areas, Perimeters & Volumes)
A cone is 14cm deep and the base radius is 4\(\frac{1}{2}\)cm. Calculate the volume of water that is exactly half the volume of the cone.[Take \pi = \(\frac{22}{7}\)]
A
49.5cm3
B
99cm3
C
148.5cm3
D
297cm3
E
445.5cm3
medium Difficulty
Mathematics WAEC / WASSCE 1993 Plane Geometry, Polygons & Circle Theorems
The area and a diagonal of a rhombus are 60 cm\(^2\) and 12 cm respectively. Calculate the length of the other diagonal.
A
5cm
B
6cm
C
10cm
D
12cm
E
15cm
medium Difficulty
Mathematics WAEC / WASSCE 1993 Mensuration (Areas, Perimeters & Volumes)
The angle of a sector of a circle radius 10.5cm is 120^\circ. Find the perimeter of the sector [Take \pi = 22/7]
A
22cm
B
33.5cm
C
43cm
D
66cm
E
115.5cm
medium Difficulty
Mathematics WAEC / WASSCE 1993 Plane Geometry, Polygons & Circle Theorems
In the diagram, PQR is a tangent to the circle QST at Q. If |QT| = |ST| and ∠SQR = 68^\circ, find ∠PQT.
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A
34o
B
48o
C
56o
D
68o
E
73o
medium Difficulty
Mathematics WAEC / WASSCE 1993 Plane Geometry, Polygons & Circle Theorems
The sum of an interior angles of a regular polygon is 30 right angles. How many sides has the polygon?
A
34 sides
B
30 sides
C
26 sides
D
17 sides
E
15 sides
medium Difficulty
Mathematics WAEC / WASSCE 1993 Plane Geometry, Polygons & Circle Theorems
In the diagram above, |QR| = 12cm and |QS| = 10cm. If ∠PQR = 90^\circ, ∠RSQ = 90^\circ and PSQ is a straight line, find |PS|
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A
3.3cm
B
4.4cm
C
5cm
D
5.5cm
E
6.6cm
medium Difficulty
Mathematics WAEC / WASSCE 1993 Plane Geometry, Polygons & Circle Theorems
In the diagram above, |PQ| = |QR|, |PS| = |RS|, ∠PSR = 30o and ∠PQR = 80o. Find ∠SPQ.
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A
15o
B
25o
C
40o
D
50o
E
55o
medium Difficulty
Mathematics WAEC / WASSCE 1993 Plane Geometry, Polygons & Circle Theorems
Two chords PQ and RS of a circle when produced meet at K. If ∠KPS = 31o and ∠PKR = 42o, find ∠KQR
A
11o
B
73o
C
107o
D
138o
E
149o
medium Difficulty
Mathematics WAEC / WASSCE 1993 Plane Geometry, Polygons & Circle Theorems
In the diagram above, QRS is a straight line, QP//RT, PRQ = 56^\circ, ∠QPR =84^\circ and ∠TRS = x^\circ. Find x
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A
28°
B
40°
C
44°
D
84°
E
124°
medium Difficulty
Mathematics WAEC / WASSCE 1993 Fractions, Decimals, Percentages & Approximations
Simplify \(\frac{2.25}{0.015}\) leaving your answer in standard form
A
1.5 x 10-4
B
1.5 x 10-2
C
1.5 x 10-3
D
1.5 x 101
E
1.5 x 102
medium Difficulty
Mathematics WAEC / WASSCE 1993 Sequences & Series (AP & GP)
State the fifth and seventh terms of the sequence \(-2, -3, -4\frac{1}{2}, ...\)
A
\(-\frac{81}{8}, -\frac{729}{32}\)
B
\(\frac{8}{81}, \frac{72}{39}\)
C
\(\frac{27}{729}, \frac{718}{39}\)
D
\(-\frac{27}{16}, -\frac{79}{81}\)
E
\(-\frac{21}{8}, \frac{32}{618}\)
medium Difficulty
Mathematics WAEC / WASSCE 1993 Trigonometry, Elevation & Bearings
A plane tiles 90km on a bearing 030° and then flies 150km due east. How far east of the starting point is the plane?
A
120km
B
165km
C
195km
D
(150 + 45√3)km
E
240km
medium Difficulty
Mathematics WAEC / WASSCE 1993 Trigonometry, Elevation & Bearings
If sin x = cos 50o, then x equals
A
40o
B
45o
C
50o
D
90o
E
130o
medium Difficulty
Mathematics WAEC / WASSCE 1993 Plane Geometry, Polygons & Circle Theorems
From a point on the edge of the sea, one ship is 24km away on a bearing S 50oE and another ship is 7km away on a bearing S40oW. How far apart are the ships?
A
20km
B
24km
C
25km
D
31km
E
84km
medium Difficulty
Mathematics WAEC / WASSCE 1993 Trigonometry, Elevation & Bearings
Given that tan x = 5/12, what is the value of sin x + cos x ?
A
5/13
B
7/13
C
12/13
D
17/13
E
5/12
medium Difficulty
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