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Mathematics WAEC / WASSCE 1999 Statistics (Data Representation, Central Tendency & Dispersion)
The table gives the frequency distribution of marks obtained by a group of students in a test. Marks 3 4 5 6 7 8 Frequency 5 x - 1 x 9 4 1 If the mean is 5, (a) Calculate the value of x; (b) Find the : (i) mode ; (ii) median of the distribution. (c) If one of the students is selected at random, find the probability that he scored at least 7 marks.
medium Difficulty
Mathematics WAEC / WASSCE 1999 Plane Geometry, Polygons & Circle Theorems
(a) A cylindrical pipe is 28 metres long. Its internal radius is 3.5 cm and external radius 5 cm. Calaulate : (i) the volume, in cm\(^{3}\), of metal used in making the pipe ; (ii) the volume of water in litres that the pipe can hold when full, correct to 1 decimal place. [Take \(\pi = \frac{22}{7}\)] (b) In the diagram, MP is a tangent to the circle LMN at M. If the chord LN is parallel to MP, show that the triangle LMN is isosceles.
medium Difficulty
Mathematics WAEC / WASSCE 1999 Trigonometry, Elevation & Bearings
(a) Given that \(\sin(A + B) = \sin A \cos B + \cos A \sin B\). Without using mathematical tables or calculator, evaluate \(\sin 105^\circ\), leaving your answer in the surd form. (You may use 105^\circ = 60^\circ + 45^\circ) (b) The houses on one side of a particular street are assigned odd numbers, starting from 11. If the sum of the numbers is 551, how many houses are there? (c) The 1st and 3rd terms of a Geometric Progression (G.P) are \(2\) and \(\frac{2}{9}\) respectively. Find : (i) the common difference ; (ii) the 5th term.
medium Difficulty
Mathematics WAEC / WASSCE 1999 Trigonometry, Elevation & Bearings
In the diagram, a ladder TF, 10 metres long is placed against a wall at an angle of 70^\circ to the horizontal. (a) How high up the wall, correct to the nearest metre, does the ladder reach? (b) If the foot (F) of the ladder is pulled from the wall to F\(^{1}\) by 1 metre, (i) how far, correct to 2 significant figures, does the top T slide down the wall to T\(^{1}\). (ii) Calculate, correct to the nearest degree, \(QF^{1}T^{1}\).
medium Difficulty
Mathematics WAEC / WASSCE 1999 Fractions, Decimals, Percentages & Approximations
The cost of maintaining a school is partly constant and partly varies as the number of pupils. With 50 pupils, the cost is $15,705.00 and with 40 pupils, it is $13,305.00. (a) Find the cost when there are 44 pupils. (b) If the fee per pupil is $360.00, what is the least number of pupils for which the school can run without a loss?
medium Difficulty
Mathematics WAEC / WASSCE 1999 Plane Geometry, Polygons & Circle Theorems
On a graph sheet, using a scale of 2cm to 2 units on both axes, (a) Draw the straight line joining points P(-5, 3) and Q(2, 3); (b) construct the locus L of points equidistant from P and Q; (c) by construction, locate points R and S on L, such that PRQS forms a rhombus of sides 5cm; (d) find : (i) coordinates of R and S; (ii) area of the rhombus in cm\(^{2}\).
medium Difficulty
Mathematics WAEC / WASSCE 1999 Fractions, Decimals, Percentages & Approximations
(a) A shop owner marked a shirt at a price to enable him to make a gain of 20%. During a special sales period, the shirt was sold at 10% reduction to a customer at N864.00. What was the original cost to the shop owner? (b) A rectangular lawn of length (x + 5) metres is (x - 2) metres wide. If the diagonal is (x + 6) metres, find ; (i) the value of x ; (ii) the area of lawn.
medium Difficulty
Mathematics WAEC / WASSCE 1999 Trigonometry, Elevation & Bearings
(a) Copy and complete the following table of values for \(y = 9 \cos x + 5 \sin x\) to one decimal place. x 0^\circ 30^\circ 60^\circ 90^\circ 120^\circ 150^\circ 180^\circ 210^\circ y 10.3 -0.2 -5.3 -10.3 (b) Using a scale of 2cm to 30^\circ on the x- axis and 2 cm to 1 unit on the y- axis, draw the graph of \(y = 9 \cos x + 5 \sin x\) for \(0^\circ \leq x \leq 210^\circ\). (c) Use your graph to solve the equation: (i) \(9\cos x + 5\sin x = 0\); (ii) \(9\cos x+ 5\sin x = 3.5\), correct to the nearest degree. (d) Find the maximum value of y correct to one decimal place.
medium Difficulty
Mathematics WAEC / WASSCE 1999 Plane Geometry, Polygons & Circle Theorems
In the diagram above, RST is a tangent to circle VSU center O ∠SVU = 50^\circ and UV is a diameter. Calculate ∠RSV.
A
90°
B
50°
C
45°
D
40°
medium Difficulty
English Language UTME / JAMB 1999 Oral English: Vowel & Consonant Sounds
Choose the word that does not have the same vowel sound as the others.
A
loot
B
boot
C
rout
D
route
medium Difficulty
English Language UTME / JAMB 1999 Oral English: Vowel & Consonant Sounds
Choose the word that does not have the same vowel sound as the others?
A
deep
B
lease
C
meet
D
lace
medium Difficulty
English Language UTME / JAMB 1999 Oral English: Vowel & Consonant Sounds
Choose from the options the word that has the same vowel sound as the one represented by the letter(s) underlined? Plateau
A
wanted
B
below
C
holiday
D
haunted
medium Difficulty
English Language UTME / JAMB 1999 Oral English: Vowel & Consonant Sounds
Choose from the options the word that has the same vowel sound as the one represented by the letter(s) underlined? Rust
A
loud
B
touch
C
bought
D
march
medium Difficulty
English Language UTME / JAMB 1999 Oral English: Vowel & Consonant Sounds
Choose from the options the word that has the same vowel sound as the one represented by the letter(s) underlined? Research
A
disturb
B
comfort
C
affair
D
carry
medium Difficulty
English Language UTME / JAMB 1999 Synonyms (Nearest in Meaning)
Choose the option nearest in meaning to the underlined word(s). All the accident victims are bleeding profusely?
A
slowly
B
excessively
C
diffusely
D
clearly
medium Difficulty
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