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Mathematics WAEC / WASSCE 1989 Trigonometry, Elevation & Bearings
Points X and Y are respectively 20km North and 9km East of a point O. What is the bearing of Y from X? Correct to the nearest degree
A
024o
B
114o
C
156o
D
204o
E
336o
medium Difficulty
Mathematics WAEC / WASSCE 1989 Plane Geometry, Polygons & Circle Theorems
In the diagram above, O is the center of the circle. Calculate the length of the chord AB if |OA| = 5cm, |OD| = 3cm and ∠AOD = ∠BOD
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A
3cm
B
4cm
C
5cm
D
8cm
E
15cm
medium Difficulty
Mathematics WAEC / WASSCE 1989 Mensuration (Areas, Perimeters & Volumes)
Calculate the surface area of a hallow cylinder which is closed at one end, if the base radius is 3.5cm and the height 8cm.[take π = 22/7]
A
126.5cm2
B
165cm2
C
176cm2
D
214.5cm2
E
253.5cm2
medium Difficulty
Mathematics WAEC / WASSCE 1989 Linear, Simultaneous & Quadratic Equations
Solve the following equation: 6x\(^2\) - 7x - 5 = 0
A
x = 1/2 or x = -21/2
B
x = 1/3 or x = 21/2
C
x = 1 2/3 or x = -1/2
D
x = 12/3 or x = 1/2
E
x = 5/6 or x = -1
medium Difficulty
Mathematics WAEC / WASSCE 1989 Fractions, Decimals, Percentages & Approximations
What angle represents grown up girls ? Correct to one decimal place
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A
37.5o
B
26.7o
C
25.7o
D
20o
E
3.75o
medium Difficulty
Mathematics WAEC / WASSCE 1989 Fractions, Decimals, Percentages & Approximations
What percentage of the population are married? correct to one decimal place
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A
14.8%
B
20.4%
C
30.5%
D
35.2%
E
36.5%
medium Difficulty
Mathematics WAEC / WASSCE 1989 Sets, Logic & Venn Diagrams
If A = {a,b,c}, B = {a,b,c,d,e} and C = {a,b,c,d,e,f}. Find (A∪B)∩(A∪C)
A
{a,b,c,d}
B
{a,b,c,d,e}
C
{a,b,c,d,e,f}
D
{a,b,c}
E
Φ
medium Difficulty
Mathematics WAEC / WASSCE 1989 Statistics (Data Representation, Central Tendency & Dispersion)
What is the mode of the score
A
3
B
4
C
5
D
6
E
7
medium Difficulty
Mathematics WAEC / WASSCE 1989 Statistics (Data Representation, Central Tendency & Dispersion)
What is the median score?
A
2
B
4
C
5
D
6
E
7
medium Difficulty
Mathematics WAEC / WASSCE 1989 Plane Geometry, Polygons & Circle Theorems
What is the range of the distribution?
A
2
B
7
C
8
D
9
E
10
medium Difficulty
Mathematics WAEC / WASSCE 1989 Plane Geometry, Polygons & Circle Theorems
In the diagram above O is the center of the circle, if ∠PAQ = 75o, what is the value of ∠PBQ?
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A
15o
B
75o
C
105o
D
150o
E
210o
medium Difficulty
Mathematics WAEC / WASSCE 1989 Indices, Logarithms & Surds
Simplify \(\frac{9^{-\frac{1}{2}}}{27^{\frac{2}{3}}}\)
A
1
B
1/3
C
1/9
D
1/18
E
1/27
medium Difficulty
Mathematics WAEC / WASSCE 1989 Plane Geometry, Polygons & Circle Theorems
In the diagram above, what is the size of angle ACB?
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A
40o
B
50o
C
60o
D
80o
E
100o
medium Difficulty
Mathematics WAEC / WASSCE 1989 Inequalities & Linear Programming
With reference to the graph above, which of the following solution sets is represented by \DeltaOPQ?
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A
y ≥ x, y ≤ 0, y + x ≥ 7
B
y ≤ x, y ≥ 0, y + x ≤ 7
C
y ≥ x, y ≥ 0, y + x ≤ 7
D
y ≤ x, y ≤ 0, y + x ≤ 7
E
y ≤ x, y ≥ 0, y + x ≥ 7
medium Difficulty
Mathematics WAEC / WASSCE 1989 Mensuration (Areas, Perimeters & Volumes)
Find the volume of a cone of radius 3.5cm and vertical height 12cm [Take \pi = 22/7]
A
3.4cm3
B
15.5cm3
C
21.0cm3
D
42.0cm3
E
154.0cm3
medium Difficulty
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