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Mathematics WAEC / WASSCE 1996 Geometry and Trigonometry
A town P is 150km from a town Q in the direction 050o. What is the bearing of Q from P?
A
050o
B
130o
C
230o
D
270o
E
310o
medium Difficulty
Mathematics WAEC / WASSCE 1996 Geometry and Trigonometry
The angle of elevation of the top X of a vertical pole from a point P on a level ground is 60o. The distance from P to the foot of the pole is 55m. Without using tables, find the height of the pole.
A
50/3m
B
50m
C
55√3m
D
60m
E
65m
medium Difficulty
Mathematics WAEC / WASSCE 1996 Geometry and Trigonometry
(a) If \(\log_{10} 2 = 0.3010\) and \(\log_{10} 3 = 0.4771\), calculate without using tables, the value of \(\log_{10} 0.72\). (b) A hawk on top of a tree, 20 metres high views a chick on the ground at an angle of depression of 39^\circ. Find, correct to 2 significant figures, the distance of the chick from the bottom of the tree.
medium Difficulty
Mathematics WAEC / WASSCE 1996 Geometry and Trigonometry
(a) Without using tables, find the value of \(\frac{0.45 \times 0.91}{0.0117}\) (b) Find the number which is exactly halfway between \(1\frac{6}{7}\) and \(2\frac{11}{28}\). (c) If each interior angle of a regular polygon is five times the exterior angle, how many sides has the polygon? (d) Calculate the volume of the material used in making a pipe 20cm long, with an internal diameter 6cm and external diameter 8cm. [Take \(pi = \frac{22}{7}\)].
medium Difficulty
Mathematics WAEC / WASSCE 1996 Geometry and Trigonometry
(a) Find the number N such that when \(\frac{1}{3}\) of it is added to 8, the result is the same as when \(\frac{1}{2}\) of it is subtracted from 18. (b) Using a ruler and a pair of compasses only, construct a trapezium ABCD, in which the parallel sides AB and DC are 4 cm apart. < DAB = 60^\circ, /AB/ = 8 cm and /BC/ = 5 cm. Measure /DC/.
medium Difficulty
Mathematics WAEC / WASSCE 1996 Geometry and Trigonometry
(a) P and Q are points on the parallel of latitude 68.7^\circS, their longitudes being 124^\circW and 56^\circE respectively. What is their distance apart measured along the parallel of latitude? [Take R = 6400km, \(\pi = 3.142\)]. (Give your answers to 3 significant figures). (b) A bag contains four red, three white and five green balls. (i) If one ball is picked at random, what is the probability that it is not green? (ii) if two balls are picked at random without replacement, what is the probability that one is red and the other white?
medium Difficulty
Mathematics UTME / JAMB 1995 Geometry and Trigonometry
\(\begin{array}{c|c} class& 1 - 3 & 4 - 6 & 7 - 9\\ \hline Frequency & 5 & 8 & 5\end{array}\) Find the standard deviation of the data using the table above
A
5
B
\(\sqrt{6}\)
C
\(\frac{5}{3}\)
D
\(\sqrt{5}\)
medium Difficulty
Mathematics UTME / JAMB 1995 Geometry and Trigonometry
The pie chart shows the distribution of students in a secondary school class. If 30 students offered French, how many offered C.R.K?
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A
25
B
15
C
10
D
8
medium Difficulty
Mathematics WAEC / WASSCE 1995 Geometry and Trigonometry
Express 0.000834 in standard form
A
8.34 x 10-4
B
8.34 x 10-3
C
8.34 x 103
D
8.34 x 104
E
8.34 x 106
medium Difficulty
Mathematics WAEC / WASSCE 1995 Geometry and Trigonometry
In the diagram above. |AB| = 12cm, |AE| = 8cm, |DCl = 9cm and AB||DC. Calculate |EC|
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A
10cm
B
9cm
C
8cm
D
7cm
E
6cm
medium Difficulty
Mathematics WAEC / WASSCE 1995 Geometry and Trigonometry
The diagonals AC and BD of a rhombus ABCD are 16cm and 12cm long respectively. Calculate the area of the rhombus.
A
24cm2
B
36cm2
C
48cm2
D
60cm2
E
96cm2
medium Difficulty
Mathematics WAEC / WASSCE 1995 Geometry and Trigonometry
The diagram above shows a cone with the dimensions of its frustrum indicated. Calculate the height of the cone.
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A
12cm
B
15cm
C
18cm
D
24cm
E
30cm
medium Difficulty
Mathematics WAEC / WASSCE 1995 Geometry and Trigonometry
The angle of a sector of a circle is 108^\circ. If the radius of the circle is 3\(\frac{1}{2}\)cm, find the perimeter of the sector
A
6 \(\frac{3}{5}\)cm
B
6 \(\frac{4}{5}\)cm
C
7 \(\frac{1}{10}\)cm
D
10 \(\frac{2}{5}\)cm
E
13 \(\frac{3}{5}\)cm,
medium Difficulty
Mathematics WAEC / WASSCE 1995 Geometry and Trigonometry
In the diagram above, AO is perpendicular to OB. Find x
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A
7.5o
B
15o
C
22.5o
D
30o
E
38.6o
medium Difficulty
Mathematics WAEC / WASSCE 1995 Geometry and Trigonometry
In the diagram above, AB//CD. What is the size of the angle marked x?
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A
103o
B
93o
C
77o
D
62o
E
52o
medium Difficulty
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