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Mathematics WAEC / WASSCE 2005 Geometry and Trigonometry
(a) In the diagram, A, B, C and D are points on the circumference of a circle. XY is a tangent at A. Find : (i) < CAX ; (ii) < ABY. (b) If (m + 1) and (m - 3) are factors of \(m^{2} - km + c\), find the values of k and c.
medium Difficulty
Mathematics WAEC / WASSCE 2005 Geometry and Trigonometry
(a) A regular polygon of n sides is such that each interior angle is 120^\circ greater than the exterior angle. Find : (i) the value of n ; (ii) the sum of all the interior angles. (b) A boy walks 6km from a point P to a point Q on a bearing of 065^\circ. He then walks to a point R, a distance of 13km, on a bearing of 146^\circ. (i) Sketch the diagram of his movement. (ii) Calculate, correct to the nearest kilometre, the distance PR.
medium Difficulty
Mathematics WAEC / WASSCE 2005 Geometry and Trigonometry
(a) A plane flies due East from A(lat. 53^\circN, long. 25^\circE) to a point B(lat. 53^\circN, long. 85^\circE) at an average speed of 400 km/h. The plane then flies South from B to a point C 2000km away. Calculate, correct to the nearest whole number : (a) the distance between A and B. (b) the time the plane takes to reach point B ; (c) the latitude of C. [Take radius of the earth = 6400km; \(\pi = \frac{22}{7}\)].
medium Difficulty
Mathematics WAEC / WASSCE 2005 Geometry and Trigonometry
The sketch shows a plot of land . (a) Using a scale of 1 cm to 10m, draw an accurate diagram of the plot ; (b) Construct : (i) The locus \(l_{1}\) of points equidistant from AC and BC ; (ii) the locus \(l_{2}\) of points 60m from A. (c) A tree T inside the plot is on both \(l_{1}\) and \(l_{2}\). Locate T and find |TC| in metres. (d) A flagpole, P is to be placed such that it it is nearer AC than BC and more than 60m from A. Shade the regions where P can be located.
medium Difficulty
Mathematics UTME / JAMB 2004 Geometry and Trigonometry
An arc of a circle of length 22 cm subtends an angle of 3x^\circ at the center of the circle. Find the value of x if the diameter of the circle is 14 cm
A
60o
B
120o
C
180o
D
30o
medium Difficulty
Mathematics UTME / JAMB 2004 Geometry and Trigonometry
Find the value of \alpha\(^2\) + \beta\(^2\) if \alpha + \beta = 2 and the distance between points (1, \alpha) and (\beta, 1) is 3 units
A
14
B
3
C
5
D
11
medium Difficulty
Mathematics UTME / JAMB 2004 Geometry and Trigonometry
The sum of the interior angles of a pentagon is 6x + 6y. Find y in the terms of x
A
y = 90 - x
B
y = 150 - x
C
y = 60 - x
D
y = 120 -x
medium Difficulty
Mathematics UTME / JAMB 2004 Geometry and Trigonometry
Determine the locus of a point inside a square PQRS which is eqidistant from PQ and QR
A
The diagonal QS
B
the perpendicular bisector of PQ
C
The diagonal PR
D
side SR
medium Difficulty
Mathematics UTME / JAMB 2004 Geometry and Trigonometry
Find the value of x in the figure above
Attached Figure / Diagram
Question diagram
A
15\(\sqrt{6}\)
B
20\(\sqrt{6}\)
C
3\(\sqrt{6}\)
D
5\(\sqrt{6}\)
medium Difficulty
Mathematics UTME / JAMB 2004 Geometry and Trigonometry
The locus of a point which is 5 cm from the line LM is a
A
line distance 10 cm from LM and parallel to LM
B
pair of line on opposite sides of LM and parallel to it, each distance 5 cm from LM
C
line parallel to LM and 5 cm from LM
D
pair of parallel lines on one side of LM and parallel to LM
medium Difficulty
Mathematics UTME / JAMB 2004 Geometry and Trigonometry
If y = 3 cos(\(\frac{x}{3}\)), find \(\frac{dy}{dx}\) when x = (\(\frac{3\pi}{2}\))
A
1
B
-3
C
2
D
-1
medium Difficulty
Mathematics UTME / JAMB 2004 Geometry and Trigonometry
The pie chart above shows the distribution of the crops harvested from a farmland in a year. If 3000 tonnes of millet is harvested, what amount of beans is harvested
Attached Figure / Diagram
Question diagram
A
6000 tonnes
B
1500 tonnes
C
1200 tonnes
D
9000 tonnes
medium Difficulty
Mathematics UTME / JAMB 2004 Geometry and Trigonometry
I. Rectangular bars of equal width II. The height of each rectangular bar is proportional to the frequency of the corresponding class interval. III. Rectangular bars have common sides with no gaps in between A histogram is described completely by
A
I, II and III
B
I and II
C
II and III
D
I and III
medium Difficulty
Mathematics WAEC / WASSCE 2004 Geometry and Trigonometry
Find the value of x in the diagram
Attached Figure / Diagram
Question diagram
A
10o
B
28o
C
36o
D
44o
medium Difficulty
Mathematics WAEC / WASSCE 2004 Geometry and Trigonometry
In the diagram, KS is a tangent to the circle centre O at R and ∠ROQ = 80º. Find ∠QRS.
Attached Figure / Diagram
Question diagram
A
90o
B
80o
C
50o
D
40o
medium Difficulty
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