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Mathematics WAEC / WASSCE 2006 Geometry and Trigonometry
(a) A dealer sold a car to a man and made a profit of 15%. The man then sold it to a woman for N120,175.00 at a loss of 5%. How much did the dealer buy the car? (b) The diameter of the wheel of a car is 36cm. How many revolutions, correct to three significant figures, will it make to cover a distance of 1.05 km? [Take \(\pi = \frac{22}{7}\)].
medium Difficulty
Mathematics WAEC / WASSCE 2006 Geometry and Trigonometry
In the diagram, ABCDEO is two- thirds of a circle centre O. The radius AO is 7cm and /AB/ = /BC/ = /CD/ = /DE/. Calculate, correct to the nearest whole number, the area of the shaded portion. [Take \(\pi = \frac{22}{7}\)].
medium Difficulty
Mathematics WAEC / WASSCE 2006 Geometry and Trigonometry
(a) Using a ruler and a pair of compasses only, (i) construct \(\Delta\) XYZ such that |XY| = 8 cm and < YXZ = < ZYX = 45^\circ. (ii) locate a point P inside the triangle equidistant from XY and XZ and also equidistance from YX and YZ. (iii) construct a circle touching the three sides of the triangle (iv) measure the radius of the circle. (b) The length of the sides of a hexagon are x - 5, 2x, 2x, 2x + 7, 2x and 2x - 1. If the perimeter is 144 cm, find the value of x.
medium Difficulty
Mathematics WAEC / WASSCE 2006 Geometry and Trigonometry
(a) Two lines AB and CD intersect at x such that \(\stackrel\frown{CAX}\) is equal to \(\stackrel\frown{BDX}\). If |AX| = 6 cm, |XB| = 4 cm and |CX| = 3 cm, find |XD|. (b) The diagram shows the positions of three points X, Y and Z on a horizontal plane. The bearing of Y from X is 312^\circ and that of Y from Z is 022^\circ. If |XY| = 32 km and |ZY| = 50 km, calculate, correct to one decimal place : (i) |XZ| ; (ii) the bearing of Z from X.
medium Difficulty
Mathematics UTME / JAMB 2005 Geometry and Trigonometry
If the interest on N150.00 for 2\(\frac{1}{2}\) years is N4.50, find the interest on N250.00 for 6 months at the same rate
A
N1.50
B
N7.50
C
N15.00
D
N18.00
medium Difficulty
Mathematics UTME / JAMB 2005 Geometry and Trigonometry
Three straight lines EF, GH and LK interest at O as shown above. If ∠KOF = 52o and ∠LOH = 85o, calculate the size of ∠EOG.
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A
26o
B
43o
C
52o
D
85o
medium Difficulty
Mathematics UTME / JAMB 2005 Geometry and Trigonometry
The sum of the interior angle of a regular polygon is 1800o. Calculate the size of one exterior angle of the polygon
A
30o
B
24o
C
18o
D
12o
medium Difficulty
Mathematics UTME / JAMB 2005 Geometry and Trigonometry
A sector of a circle has an area of 55 cm2. If the radius of the circle is 10 cm, calculate the angle of the sector [\pi = 22/7]
A
45o
B
63o
C
75o
D
90o
medium Difficulty
Mathematics UTME / JAMB 2005 Geometry and Trigonometry
Two lines PQ and ST intersect at 75^\circ. The locus of points equidistant from PQ and ST lies on the
A
perpendicular bisector of PQ
B
perpendicular bisector of ST
C
bisector of the angles between lines PQ and ST
D
bisector of the angles between lines PT and QS
medium Difficulty
Mathematics UTME / JAMB 2005 Geometry and Trigonometry
A chord of a circle subtends an angle of 60o at the length of a circle of radius 14 cm. Find the length of the chord
A
7 cm
B
14 cm
C
21 cm
D
28 cm
medium Difficulty
Mathematics UTME / JAMB 2005 Geometry and Trigonometry
If sin θ = -1/2 for 0 o, the value of θ is
A
30o and 150o
B
150o and 210o
C
210o and 330o
D
150o and 330o
medium Difficulty
Mathematics UTME / JAMB 2005 Geometry and Trigonometry
Find the derivative of y = sin(2x\(^3\) + 3x - 4)
A
cos (2x3 + 3x - 4)
B
-cos (2x3 + 3x - 4)
C
(6x2 + 3) cos (2x3 + 3x - 4)
D
-(6x2 + 3) cos (2x3 + 3x - 4)
medium Difficulty
Mathematics UTME / JAMB 2005 Geometry and Trigonometry
The radius r of a circular disc is increasing at the rate of 0.5cm/sec. At what rate is the area of the disc increasing when its radius is 6cm?
A
36 π cm2/sec
B
18 π cm2/sec
C
6 π cm2/sec
D
3 π cm2/sec
medium Difficulty
Mathematics UTME / JAMB 2005 Geometry and Trigonometry
Evaluate \(\int_0^{\frac{\pi}{2}}sin2xdx\)
A
1
B
zero
C
-1/2
D
-1
medium Difficulty
Mathematics UTME / JAMB 2005 Geometry and Trigonometry
The grades of 36 students in a test are shown in the pie chart above. How many students had excellent?
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A
7
B
8
C
9
D
12
medium Difficulty
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