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Mathematics UTME / JAMB 1997 Geometry and Trigonometry
Find the value of (0.006)3 + (0.004)3 in standard form
A
2.8 x 10-9
B
2.8 x 10-7
C
2.8 x 10-8
D
2.8 x 10-6
medium Difficulty
Mathematics UTME / JAMB 1997 Geometry and Trigonometry
A chord of a circle of a diameter 42cm subtends an angle of 60o at the centre of the circle. Find the length of the mirror arc
A
22cm
B
44cm
C
110cm
D
220cm
medium Difficulty
Mathematics UTME / JAMB 1997 Geometry and Trigonometry
An arc of a circle subtends an angle 70o at the centre. If the radius of the circle is 6cm, calculate the area of the sector subtended by the given angle.(\(\pi\) = \(\frac{22}{7}\))
A
22cm2
B
44cm2
C
66cm2
D
88cm2
medium Difficulty
Mathematics UTME / JAMB 1997 Geometry and Trigonometry
A point P moves so that its equidistant from point L and M. If LM is16cm, find the distance of P from LM when P is 10cm from L
A
12cm
B
10cm
C
8cm
D
6cm
medium Difficulty
Mathematics UTME / JAMB 1997 Geometry and Trigonometry
Find the distance between the point Q (4,3) and the point common to the lines 2x - y = 4 and x + y = 2
A
3√10
B
3√5
C
√26
D
√13
medium Difficulty
Mathematics UTME / JAMB 1997 Geometry and Trigonometry
The angle of elevation of a building from a measuring instrument placed on the ground is 30o. If the building is 40m high, how far is the instrument from the foot of the building?
A
\(\frac{20}{√3}\)m
B
\(\frac{40}{√3}\)m
C
20√3m
D
40√3m
medium Difficulty
Mathematics UTME / JAMB 1997 Geometry and Trigonometry
In a triangle XYZ, if < XYZ is 60º, XY = 3cm, and YZ = 4cm, calculate the length of the side XZ.
A
√23cm
B
√13cm
C
2√5cm
D
2√3cm
medium Difficulty
Mathematics UTME / JAMB 1997 Geometry and Trigonometry
\(\frac{d}{dx}\) cos(3x\(^2\) - 2x) is equal to
A
-sin(6x - 2)
B
-sin(3x2 - 2x)dx
C
(6x - 2) sin(3x2 - 2x)
D
-(6x - 2)sin(3x2 - 2x)
medium Difficulty
Mathematics UTME / JAMB 1997 Geometry and Trigonometry
Integrate \(\frac{1}{x}\) + cos x with respect to x
A
-\(\frac{1}{x^2}\) + sin x + k
B
x + sin x - k
C
x - sin x + k
D
-\(\frac{1}{x^2}\) - sin x + k
medium Difficulty
Mathematics UTME / JAMB 1997 Geometry and Trigonometry
Find the standard derivation of the following data -5, -4, -3, -2, -1, 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
A
2
B
3
C
\(\sqrt{10}\)
D
\(\sqrt{11}\)
medium Difficulty
Mathematics UTME / JAMB 1997 Geometry and Trigonometry
The figure shows circles of radii 3cm and 2cm with centres at X and Y respectively. The circles have a transverse common tangent of length 25cm. Calculate XY
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A
\(\sqrt{630}\)cm
B
\(\sqrt{626}\)cm
C
\(\sqrt{615}\)cm
D
\(\sqrt{600}\)cm
medium Difficulty
Mathematics UTME / JAMB 1997 Geometry and Trigonometry
In the figure, XYZ is a triangle with XY = 5cm, XZ = 2cm and XZ is produced to E making the angle < YZE = 150o. If the angle XYZ = \(\theta\), calculate the value of sin\(\theta\)
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A
\(\frac{3}{5}\)
B
\(\frac{1}{2}\)
C
\(\frac{2}{5}\)
D
\(\frac{1}{5}\)
medium Difficulty
Mathematics WAEC / WASSCE 1997 Geometry and Trigonometry
(a) Given that \(\sin x = \frac{5}{13}, 0^\circ \leq x \leq 90^\circ\), find \(\frac{\cos x - 2 \sin x }{2\tan x}\). (b) The diagram represents the vertical cross-section of a mountain with height NQ standing on a horizontal ground PRN. If the angles of elevation of the top of the mountain from P and R are 30^\circ and 70^\circ respectively and PR = 500m, calculate, correct to 3 significant figures : (i) |QP| ; (ii) the height of the mountain.
medium Difficulty
Mathematics WAEC / WASSCE 1997 Geometry and Trigonometry
The table below shows how a company's sales manager spent his 1995 annual salary. Food 30% Rent 18% Car Maintenance 25% Savings 12% Taxes 5% Others 10% (a) Represent this information on a pie chart. (b) Find his savings at the end of the year if his annual salary was N60,000.00.
medium Difficulty
Mathematics WAEC / WASSCE 1997 Geometry and Trigonometry
(a) Using a ruler and a pair of compasses only, construst \(\Delta\) ABC in which |AB| = 7cm, |BC| = 5cm and < ABC = 75^\circ. Measure |AC|. (b) In (a) above, locate by construction, a point D such that CD is parallel to AB and D is equidistant from points A and C. Measure < BAD.
medium Difficulty
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