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Mathematics UTME / JAMB 1986 Algebra
At what points does the straight line y = 2x + 1 intersect the curve y = \(2x^2\) + 5x - 1?
A
(-2, -3) and(\(\frac{1}{2}\), 2)
B
(1, 0), (1, 3)
C
(4, 0) and (0,1)
D
2, 0) and (0,1)
medium Difficulty
Mathematics UTME / JAMB 1985 Algebra
Solve the following equation \(\frac{2}{2r - 1}\) - \(\frac{5}{3}\) = \(\frac{1}{r + 2}\)
A
(\(\frac{5}{2}\), 1)
B
(5, -4)
C
(2, 1)
D
(1, \(\frac{-5}{2}\))
E
(1,-2)
medium Difficulty
Mathematics UTME / JAMB 1985 Algebra
Solve the simultaneous equations 2x - 3y + 10, 10x - 6y = - 5
A
x = 2\(\frac{1}{2}\), y = 5
B
x = \(\frac{1}{2}\), y = \(\frac{3}{2}\)
C
x = 2\(\frac{1}{4}\), y = 3\(\frac{1}{2}\)
D
x = 2\(\frac{1}{3}\), y = 3\(\frac{1}{2}\)
E
x = 2\(\frac{1}{3}\), y = 2\(\frac{1}{2}\)
medium Difficulty
Mathematics UTME / JAMB 1985 Algebra
List all integers satisfying the inequality -2 \(\leq\) 2 x -6 < 4
A
2, 3, 4, 5
B
2, 3, 4
C
2, 5
D
3, 4, 5
E
4, 5
medium Difficulty
Mathematics UTME / JAMB 1985 Algebra
Find the values of p for which the equation x\(^2\) - (p - 2)x + 2p + 1 = 0
A
(21, 0)
B
(0, 12)
C
(1, 2)
D
(3, 4)
E
(4, 5)
medium Difficulty
Mathematics UTME / JAMB 1985 Algebra
At what real value of x do the curves whose equations are y = x3 + x and y = x2 + 1 intersect?
A
-2
B
2
C
-1
D
9
E
1
medium Difficulty
Mathematics UTME / JAMB 1985 Algebra
If the quadratic function 3x2 - 7x + R is a perfect square, find R
A
\(\frac{49}{24}\)
B
\(\frac{49}{12}\)
C
\(\frac{49}{13}\)
D
\(\frac{49}{3}\)
E
\(\frac{49}{36}\)
medium Difficulty
Mathematics UTME / JAMB 1985 Algebra
Solve for (x, y) in the equation 2x + y = 4: x^2 + xy = -12
A
(6, -8): (-2, 8)
B
(3, -4): (-1, 4)
C
(8, -4): (-1, 4)
D
(-8, 6): (8, -2)
E
(-4, 3): (4, -1)
medium Difficulty
Mathematics UTME / JAMB 1984 Algebra
The quadratic equation whose roots are 1 - \(\sqrt{13}\) and 1 + \(\sqrt{13}\) is?
A
x2 + (1 - \(\sqrt{13}\)x + 1 + \(\sqrt{13}\) = 0
B
x2 - 2x - 12 = 0
C
x2 - 2x + 12 = 0
D
x2 + 12 + 2x2 = 0
medium Difficulty
Mathematics UTME / JAMB 1984 Algebra
Bola choose at random a number between 1 and 300. What is the probability that the number is divisible by 4?
A
\(\frac{1}{4}\)
B
\(\frac{4}{4}\)
C
\(\frac{6}{4}\)
D
\(\frac{7}{4}\)
E
\(\frac{37}{149}\)
medium Difficulty
Mathematics UTME / JAMB 1984 Algebra
In a racing competition, Musa covered a distance 5x km in the first hour and (x + 10)km in the next hour. He was second to Nzozi who covered a total distance of 118km in the two hours. Which of the following inequalities is correct?
A
-1 < x < x < 0
B
-3 < x < 3
C
0 \(\leq\) x < 18
D
15 < x < 18
medium Difficulty
Mathematics UTME / JAMB 1984 Algebra
Tunde and Shola can do a piece of work in 18 days. Tunde can do it alone in x days, whilst Shola takes 15 days longer to do it alone. Which of the following equations is satisfied by x?
A
x2 - 5x - 10 = 0
B
x2 - 20x + 360 = 0
C
x2 - 21x - 270 = 0
D
3x2 - 65x + 362 = 0
medium Difficulty
Mathematics UTME / JAMB 1984 Algebra
If (x - 2) and (x + 1) are factors of the expression x3 + px2 + qx + 1, what is the sum of p and q
A
9
B
-3
C
3
D
\(\frac{17}{3}\)
E
\(\frac{2}{3}\)
medium Difficulty
Mathematics UTME / JAMB 1984 Algebra
If pq + 1 = q2 and t = \(\frac{1}{p}\) - \(\frac{1}{pq}\) express t in terms of q
A
\(\frac{1}{p - q}\)
B
\(\frac{1}{q - 1}\)
C
\(\frac{1}{q + 1}\)
D
1 + 0
E
\(\frac{1}{1 - q}\)
medium Difficulty
Mathematics UTME / JAMB 1984 Algebra
The cumulative frequency function of the data below is given below by the equation y = cf(x). What is cf(5)? \(\begin{array}{c|c} Score(n) & Frequency(f)\\\hline 3 & 30\\ 4 & 32\\ 5 & 30\\ 6 & 35\\8 & 20 \end{array}\)
A
30
B
32
C
55
D
62
E
92
medium Difficulty
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