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Mathematics UTME / JAMB 1989 Trigonometry, Elevation & Bearings
The pilot of an aeroplane, flying 10km above the ground in the direction of a landmark, views the landmark to have angles of depression of 35o and 55o. Find the distance between the two points of observation
A
10(sin 35o - sin 55o)
B
10 cos35o - cos 55o
C
10(tan35o - tan55o)
D
10(cot35o - cot55o)
medium Difficulty
Mathematics UTME / JAMB 1989 Trigonometry, Elevation & Bearings
4sin2 x - 3 = 0, find x if 0 \(\geq\) x \(\geq\) 90o
A
30o
B
45o
C
60o
D
9o
medium Difficulty
Mathematics UTME / JAMB 1989 Plane Geometry, Polygons & Circle Theorems
A square tile has side 30cm. How many of these tiles will cover a rectangular floor of length 7.2m and width 4.2m?
A
336
B
420
C
576
D
720
medium Difficulty
Mathematics UTME / JAMB 1989 Mensuration (Areas, Perimeters & Volumes)
A cylindrical metal pipe 1m long has an outer diameter of 7.2cm and an inner diameter of 2.8cm. Find the volume of metal used for the cylinder
A
440\(\pi\)cm3
B
1100\(\pi\)cm3
C
4400\(\pi\)cm3
D
11,000\(\pi\)cm3
medium Difficulty
Mathematics UTME / JAMB 1989 Indices, Logarithms & Surds
OXYZW is a pyramid with a square base such that OX = OY= OZ = OW = 5cm and XY = XW = YZ = WZ = 6cm. Find the height OT
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A
2\(\sqrt{5}\)
B
3
C
4
D
4\(\sqrt{3}\)
medium Difficulty
Mathematics UTME / JAMB 1989 Statistics (Data Representation, Central Tendency & Dispersion)
In preparing rice cutlets, a cook used 75g of rice, 40g of margarine, 105g of meat and 20g of bread crumbs. Find the angle of the sector which represents meat in pie chart
A
30o
B
60o
C
112.5o
D
157.5o
medium Difficulty
Mathematics UTME / JAMB 1989 Statistics (Data Representation, Central Tendency & Dispersion)
In a family of 21 people, the average age is 14years. If the age of the grandfather is not counted, the average age drops to 12 years. What is the age of the grandfather?
A
35 years
B
40 years
C
42 years
D
54 years
medium Difficulty
Mathematics UTME / JAMB 1989 Statistics (Data Representation, Central Tendency & Dispersion)
If n is the median and m is the mode of the following set of numbers, 2.4, 2.1, 1.6, 2.6, 2.6, 3.7, 2.1, 2.6, then (n, m) is
A
(2.6, 2.6)
B
(2.5, 2.6)
C
(2.6, 2.5)
D
(2.5, 2.1)
medium Difficulty
Mathematics UTME / JAMB 1989 Differentiation & Applications
On the curve, the points at which the gradient of the curve is equal to zero are
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A
c, d, f. i, l
B
b, e, g, j, m
C
a, b, c, d, f, i, j, l
D
c, d, f, h, i, l
medium Difficulty
Mathematics UTME / JAMB 1989 Plane Geometry, Polygons & Circle Theorems
MN is tangent to the given circle at M, MR, and MQ are two chords. IF QMN is 60º and MNQ is 40º. Find RMQ
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A
120o
B
110o
C
60o
D
20o
medium Difficulty
Mathematics UTME / JAMB 1989 Fractions, Decimals, Percentages & Approximations
In the diagram, HK is parallel to QR, PH = 4cm and HQ = 3cm. What is the ratio of KR:PR?
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A
7:3
B
3:7
C
3:4
D
4:3
medium Difficulty
Mathematics UTME / JAMB 1989 Plane Geometry, Polygons & Circle Theorems
If PQR is a straight line with QS = QR, calculate TPQ, If QT\\SR and TQS = 3yo
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A
62o
B
56\(\frac{3}{2}\)o
C
20\(\frac{3}{2}\)o
D
18o
medium Difficulty
Mathematics UTME / JAMB 1989 Plane Geometry, Polygons & Circle Theorems
If PST is a straight line and PQ = QS = SR in the diagram, find y.
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A
24o
B
48o
C
72o
D
84o
medium Difficulty
Mathematics WAEC / WASSCE 1989 Sets, Logic & Venn Diagrams
(a) Without using Mathematical tables, find x, given that \(6 \log (x + 4) = \log 64\) (b) If \(U = {1, 2, 3,4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10}, X = {1, 2, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9}, Y = {1, 2, 3, 4, 7, 9}\) and \(Z = {2, 3, 4, 7, 9}\). What is \(X \cap Y \cap Z' \)?
medium Difficulty
Mathematics WAEC / WASSCE 1989 Statistics (Data Representation, Central Tendency & Dispersion)
The table shows the weights, to the nearest kilogram, of twelve students in a Further Mathematics class Weight in kg 55 57 59 61 63 No of students 2 1 2 4 3 (a) Draw a bar chart to illustrate the above information; (b) What is (i) the mode; (ii) the median of the distribution? (c) Calculate the mean weight correct to the nearest kilogram.
medium Difficulty
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