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Mathematics UTME / JAMB 1981 Geometry and Trigonometry
Find a two-digit number such that three times the tens digit is 2 less than twice the units digit and twice the number is 20 greater than the number obtained by reversing the digits
A
24
B
42
C
74
D
47
E
72
medium Difficulty
Mathematics UTME / JAMB 1981 Geometry and Trigonometry
What is the area between two concentric circles of diameters 26cm and 20cm?
A
100\(\pi\)
B
169\(\pi\)
C
69\(\pi\)
D
9\(\pi\)
E
269\(\pi\)
medium Difficulty
Mathematics UTME / JAMB 1981 Geometry and Trigonometry
If \(\sin x^\circ = \frac{a}{b}\), what is \(\sin (90 - x)^\circ\)?
A
\(\frac{\sqrt{b^2 - a^2}}{b}\)
B
1\(\frac{-a}{b}\)
C
\(\frac{b^2 - a^2}{b}\)
D
\(\frac{a^2 - b^2}{b}\)
E
\(\sqrt{b^2 - a^3}\)
medium Difficulty
Mathematics UTME / JAMB 1981 Geometry and Trigonometry
An isosceles triangle of sides 13cm, 13cm, 10cm is inscribed in a circle. What is the radius of the circle?
A
7cm
B
12cm
C
8cm
D
7cm
E
69cm
medium Difficulty
Mathematics UTME / JAMB 1981 Geometry and Trigonometry
In one and a half hours, the minute hand of a clock rotates through an angle of
A
90o
B
180o
C
640o
D
450o
E
540o
medium Difficulty
Mathematics UTME / JAMB 1981 Geometry and Trigonometry
In \(\bigtriangleup\)XYZ, XY = 3cm, XZ = 5cm and YZ = 7cm. If the bisector of XYZ meets XZ at W, what is the length of XW?
A
1.5cm
B
2.5cm
C
3cm
D
4cm
E
None of the above
medium Difficulty
Mathematics UTME / JAMB 1981 Geometry and Trigonometry
Two cars X and Y start at the same point and travel towards a point P which is 150km away. If the average speed of Y is 60km per hour and x arrives at P 25 minutes earlier than Y. What is the average speed of X?
A
51\(\frac{3}{7}\)km per hour
B
72km per hour
C
37\(\frac{1}{2}\) km per hour
D
66km per hour
E
75km per hour
medium Difficulty
Mathematics UTME / JAMB 1981 Geometry and Trigonometry
The difference between the length and width of a rectangle is 6cm and the area is 135cm2. What is the length?
A
25cm
B
18cm
C
15cm
D
24cm
E
27cm
medium Difficulty
Mathematics UTME / JAMB 1981 Geometry and Trigonometry
Show that \(\frac{\sin 2x}{1 + \cos x}\) + \(\frac{sin2 x}{1 - cos x}\) is
A
sin x
B
cos2x
C
2
D
3
medium Difficulty
Mathematics UTME / JAMB 1981 Geometry and Trigonometry
If b = a + cp and r = ab + \(\frac{1}{2}\)cp2, express b\(^2\) in terms of a, c, r.
A
b2 = aV + 2cr
B
b2 = ar + 2c2r
C
b2 = a2 = \(\frac{1}{2}\) cr2
D
b2 = \(\frac{1}{2}\)ar2 + c
E
b2 = 2cr - a2
medium Difficulty
Mathematics UTME / JAMB 1981 Geometry and Trigonometry
A baking recipe calls for 2.5kg of sugar and 4.5kg of flour. With this recipe some cakes were baked using 24.5kg of a mixture of sugar and flour. How much sugar was used?
A
12.25kg
B
6.75kg
C
8.75kg
D
15.75kg
E
8.25kg
medium Difficulty
Mathematics UTME / JAMB 1981 Geometry and Trigonometry
What is the size of an exterior angle of a regular pentagon?
A
36o
B
60o
C
72o
D
120o
E
360o
medium Difficulty
Mathematics UTME / JAMB 1981 Geometry and Trigonometry
What is the length of an arc of a circle that subtends 2\(\frac{1}{2}\) radians at the centre when the radius of the circle is 8cm?
A
8cm
B
10cm
C
40cm
D
20cm
E
16cm
medium Difficulty
Mathematics UTME / JAMB 1981 Geometry and Trigonometry
In the figure, find the area of XYZW
Attached Figure / Diagram
Question diagram
A
60cm2
B
54cm2
C
27cm2
D
54\(\sqrt{2}\)cm2
E
27\(\sqrt{2}\)cm2
medium Difficulty
Mathematics UTME / JAMB 1981 Geometry and Trigonometry
In the figure, find x in terms of a, b and c.
Attached Figure / Diagram
Question diagram
A
a + b + c
B
180o - (a + b + c)
C
a - b - c
D
a + b
E
a + c
medium Difficulty
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