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Mathematics UTME / JAMB 1979 Indices, Logarithms & Surds
Rationalize the denominator of the expression \(\frac{6 + 2\sqrt{5}}{4 - 3\sqrt{6}}\)
A
\(\frac{12+ 4\sqrt{5 + 7} 5 + 6\sqrt{3}}{39}\)
B
\(\frac{-(24 + 18\sqrt{6} + 8\sqrt{5} + 6\sqrt{30})}{38}\)
C
\(\frac{24 + 3\sqrt{6 + 8} 5 + 6\sqrt{30}}{19}\)
D
\(\frac{-15 + 3\sqrt{5 + 18} 5 + 6\sqrt{30}}{36}\)
E
\(\frac{-(12 + 4\sqrt{5} +9\sqrt{6} + 3\sqrt{30})}{19}\)
medium Difficulty
Mathematics UTME / JAMB 1979 Indices, Logarithms & Surds
Simplify \(\frac{5^x \times 25^{x - 1}}{125^{x + 1}}\)
A
52x + 1
B
5x + 1
C
5-5
D
52
E
53
medium Difficulty
Mathematics UTME / JAMB 1979 Mensuration (Areas, Perimeters & Volumes)
A steel ball of radius 1 cm is dropped into a cylinder of radius 2cm and height 4cm. If the cylinder is now filled with water, what is the volume of the water in the cylinder?
A
\(\frac{44}{3}\)\(\pi\)cm3
B
12\(\pi\)cm3
C
\(\frac{38}{3}\)\(\pi\)cm3
D
\(\frac{40}{3}\)\(\pi\)cm3
E
\(\frac{32}{33}\)\(\pi\)cm3
medium Difficulty
Mathematics UTME / JAMB 1979 Plane Geometry, Polygons & Circle Theorems
Simplify \(\frac{x^2 + y^2 + xy}{x + y}\) - \(\frac{x^2 + y^2}{x - y}\)
A
\(\frac{x^2 + y^2} {(x - y)^2}\)
B
\(\frac{2y^3} {y^2 - x^2}\)
C
\(\frac{3x^2 + y^2} {(2x - y)^2}\)
D
\(\frac{x^2 + y^2} {(x^2 - y)}\)
medium Difficulty
Mathematics UTME / JAMB 1979 Trigonometry, Elevation & Bearings
A ladder resting on a vertical wall makes an angles whose tangent is 2.4 with the ground. If the distance between the foot of the ladder and the wall is 50cm, What is the length of the ladder?
A
1m
B
1.1m
C
1.2m
D
0.9m
E
1.3m
medium Difficulty
Mathematics UTME / JAMB 1979 Plane Geometry, Polygons & Circle Theorems
Simplify 2\(\frac{5}{12}\) - 1\(\frac{7}{8}\) x \(\frac{6}{5}\)
A
\(\frac{1}{6}\)
B
\(\frac{13}{20}\)
C
\(\frac{11}{30}\)
D
\(\frac{9}{4}\)
E
\(\frac{5}{3}\)
medium Difficulty
Mathematics UTME / JAMB 1979 Plane Geometry, Polygons & Circle Theorems
One of the following statements is wrong. Which is it?
A
If a triangle is equiangular then it is also equilateral
B
If a triangle is equilateral then it is also then it is also equiangular
C
If two triangles are similar then they are also congurent
D
The sum of the interior angles of any triangle is 180 degrees
medium Difficulty
Mathematics UTME / JAMB 1979 Plane Geometry, Polygons & Circle Theorems
PQRS is a cyclic quadrilateral with PQ as diameter of the circle. If o find < QRS
A
75o
B
37\(\frac{1}{2}\)o
C
127\(\frac{1}{2}\)o
D
105o
medium Difficulty
Mathematics UTME / JAMB 1979 Plane Geometry, Polygons & Circle Theorems
Make c the subject of the equation a(b + c) + \(\frac{5}{d}\) - 2 = 0
A
c = \(\frac{2d - 5 - b}{ad}\)
B
c = \(\frac{2d - 5 - abd}{ad}\)
C
c = \(\frac{2d - 5 - ab}{ad}\)
D
c = \(\frac{5 - 2d - b}{ad}\)
medium Difficulty
Mathematics UTME / JAMB 1979 Inequalities & Linear Programming
Which of the following values of the variable x, (a)x = 0, (b)x = -3, (c)x = 9, satisfy the inequalities 0 < \(\frac{x + 3}{x - 1}\) < 2?
A
(a), (b), (c)
B
(c)
C
None of the choices
D
All of the above
medium Difficulty
Mathematics UTME / JAMB 1979 Plane Geometry, Polygons & Circle Theorems
On each market day Mrs. Bassey walks to the market from her home at a steady speed. This journey normally takes her 2 hours to complete. She finds, however, that by increasing her usual speed by 1 km/hr she can save 20 minutes. Find her usual speed in km/hr
A
1\(\frac{2}{3}\)
B
2
C
5
D
6
E
10
medium Difficulty
Mathematics UTME / JAMB 1979 Plane Geometry, Polygons & Circle Theorems
Solve the simultaneous linear equations: 2x + 5y = 11, 7x + 4y = 2
A
x = -8, y = 1
B
x = -2, y = 4
C
x = \(\frac{-34}{27}\), y = \(\frac{73}{27}\)
D
x = 7, y = -9
medium Difficulty
Mathematics UTME / JAMB 1979 Linear, Simultaneous & Quadratic Equations
If x\(^3\) - 12x - 16 = 0 has x = -2 as a solution then the equation has
A
x = -4 as a solution also
B
3 roots all different
C
3 roots with two equal and the third different
D
3 roots all equal
E
only one root
medium Difficulty
Mathematics UTME / JAMB 1979 Plane Geometry, Polygons & Circle Theorems
12 men complete a job in 9 days. How many men working t the same rate would be required to complete the job in 6 days?
A
24
B
18
C
12
D
9
E
8
medium Difficulty
Mathematics UTME / JAMB 1979 Statistics (Data Representation, Central Tendency & Dispersion)
For the set of numbers 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 7, 8
A
The median is greater than the mode
B
the mean is greater than the mode
C
the mean is greater than the median
D
the median is equal to the mean
E
the mean is less than the median
medium Difficulty
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