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Mathematics WAEC / WASSCE 1992 Geometry and Trigonometry
The value of tan 315^\circ
A
1
B
√2/2
C
o
D
-1
E
-√2/2
medium Difficulty
Mathematics WAEC / WASSCE 1992 Geometry and Trigonometry
The value of sin 210^\circ is
A
\(-\frac{1}{2}\)
B
\(-\frac{\sqrt{3}}{2}\)
C
\(\frac{1}{2}\)
D
\(\frac{\sqrt{2}}{2}\)
E
\(\frac{\sqrt{3}}{2}\)
medium Difficulty
Mathematics WAEC / WASSCE 1992 Geometry and Trigonometry
Town P is on bearing 315o from town Q while town R is south of town P and west of town Q. lf town R is 60km away from Q, how far is R from P?
A
30km
B
42km
C
45km
D
60km
E
120km
medium Difficulty
Mathematics WAEC / WASSCE 1992 Geometry and Trigonometry
A ladder leans against a vertical wall at an angle 60^\circ to the wall, if the foot of the ladder is 5 metres away from the wall, calculate the length of the ladder.
A
\(\frac{5\sqrt3}{3}\)m
B
5m
C
\(\frac{10\sqrt3}{3}\)m
D
5√3m
E
10m
medium Difficulty
Mathematics WAEC / WASSCE 1992 Geometry and Trigonometry
A cliff on the bank of a river is 300 metres high. if the angle of depression of a point on the opposite side of the river is 60° find the width of the river.
A
100m
B
75√3m
C
100√3m
D
200√3m
E
300m
medium Difficulty
Mathematics WAEC / WASSCE 1992 Geometry and Trigonometry
A group of students measured a certain angle (to the nearest degree) and obtained the following results: 75o, 76o, 72o, 73o, 74o, 79o, 72o, 72o, 77o, 72o, 71o, 70o, 78o, 73o. Find the mode
A
79o
B
78o
C
74o
D
73o
E
72o
medium Difficulty
Mathematics WAEC / WASSCE 1992 Geometry and Trigonometry
What is the probability of throwing a number greater than 2 with a single fair die
A
1/6
B
1/3
C
1/2
D
2/3
E
5/6
medium Difficulty
Mathematics UTME / JAMB 1992 Geometry and Trigonometry
If U = (1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10) is the universal set. E = (10, 4, 6, 8, 10) and F = {x: 1x\(^2\) = 2\(^6\), x is odd}. Find (E ∩ F)', where ' means the complement of a set.
A
(0)
B
U
C
(8)
D
\(\phi\)
medium Difficulty
Mathematics UTME / JAMB 1992 Geometry and Trigonometry
If the angles of quadrilateral are (p + 10)^\circ, (2p - 30)^\circ, (3p + 20)^\circ and 4p^\circ, find p.
A
63
B
40
C
36
D
28
medium Difficulty
Mathematics UTME / JAMB 1992 Geometry and Trigonometry
Determine the distance on the earth's surface between two town P (lat 60^\circN, Long 20^\circE) and Q(Lat 60^\circN, Long 25^\circW) (Radius of the earth = 6400km)
A
\(\frac{800\pi}{9}\)km
B
\(\frac{800\sqrt{3\pi}}{9}\)km
C
800\(\pi\) km
D
800\(\sqrt{3\pi}\) km
medium Difficulty
Mathematics UTME / JAMB 1992 Geometry and Trigonometry
The locus of a point which is equidistant from two given fixed points is the
A
perpendicular bisector of the straight line joining them
B
parallel line to the straight line joining them
C
transverse to the straight line joining them
D
angle bisector of 90o which the straight line joining them makes with the horizontal
medium Difficulty
Mathematics UTME / JAMB 1992 Geometry and Trigonometry
What is the perpendicular distance of a point (2, 3) from the line 2x - 4y + 3 = 0?
A
\(\frac{\sqrt{5}}{2}\)
B
\(\frac{\sqrt{5}}{20}\)
C
\(\frac{5}{\sqrt{13}}\)
D
6
medium Difficulty
Mathematics UTME / JAMB 1992 Geometry and Trigonometry
Given that \(\theta\) is an acute angle and sin \(\theta\) = \(\frac{m}{n}\), find cos \(\theta\)
A
\(\frac{\sqrt{n^2 - m^2}}{m}\)
B
\(\frac{\sqrt{(n + m)(n - m)}}{n}\)
C
\(\frac{m}{\sqrt{n^2 - m^2}}\)
D
\(\sqrt{\frac{n}{n^2 - m^2}}\)
medium Difficulty
Mathematics UTME / JAMB 1992 Geometry and Trigonometry
If y = x sin x, Find \(\frac{d^2 y}{d^2 x}\)
A
2 cosx - x sinx
B
sinx + x cosx
C
sinx - x cosx
D
x sinx - 2 cosx
medium Difficulty
Mathematics UTME / JAMB 1992 Geometry and Trigonometry
Evaluate the integral \(\int^{\frac{\pi}{4}}_{\frac{\pi}{12}} 2 \cos 2x \mathrm {d} x\)
A
-\(\frac{1}{2}\)
B
-1
C
\(\frac{1}{2}\)
D
1
medium Difficulty
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