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Physics UTME / JAMB 1988 Equilibrium of Forces, Moments & Flotation
the fig above shows three different ways of hanging a heavy picture from a hook. the tension in the string will be?
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A
Greatest in X
B
Greatest in Y
C
Greatest in Z
D
Same in each one
medium Difficulty
Physics WAEC / WASSCE 1988 Magnetism, Electromagnetism & AC Circuits
What is the effect of using split-rings in a simple d.c motor?
A
The direction of rotation of the coil is reversed
B
The current in the coil flows in the same direction
C
The current in the coil becomes alternating
D
The direction of the force on the coil is reversed
E
The contact with the voltage is cut-off
medium Difficulty
Chemistry UTME / JAMB 1988 Particulate Nature of Matter, Laws & Formulae
2.25g of a sample of an oxide of copper on reduction gave 2.0g of copper. 2.50g of another oxide of copper on reduction also gave 2.0g of copper. These results are in accordance with the law of?
A
constant composition
B
conservation of matter
C
multiple proportions
D
definite proportions
medium Difficulty
Chemistry UTME / JAMB 1988 Organic Chemistry II: Functional Groups, Polymers & Biomolecules
Alkanoates are formed by the reaction of alkanoic acid with?
A
Alkyl halides
B
alkanols
C
ethers
D
sodium
medium Difficulty
Mathematics WAEC / WASSCE 1988 Plane Geometry, Polygons & Circle Theorems
Which of the regions P, Q, R, S and T satisfies the following 0 < y < 1, y < x + 2, x < 0
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A
P
B
Q
C
R
D
S
E
T
medium Difficulty
Mathematics WAEC / WASSCE 1988 Mensuration (Areas, Perimeters & Volumes)
A cone is made from a sector of circle of radius 14cm and angle of 90o. What is the area of the curved surface of the cone? (Take x = 22/7)
A
22cm2
B
38.5cm2
C
77cm2
D
154cm2
E
308cm2
medium Difficulty
Mathematics WAEC / WASSCE 1988 Mensuration (Areas, Perimeters & Volumes)
A rope of length 18m is used to form a sector of a circle of radius 3.5m on a school playing field. What is the size of the angle of the sector, correct to the nearest degree?
A
33o
B
40o
C
90o
D
180o
E
270o
medium Difficulty
Mathematics WAEC / WASSCE 1988 Trigonometry, Elevation & Bearings
In the diagram above, PR is perpendicular from P to QS, PQ = 2cm, QR = 1cm and PR = RS. what is the size of the angle QPS?
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A
135o
B
105o
C
90o
D
75o
E
60o
medium Difficulty
Mathematics WAEC / WASSCE 1988 Mensuration (Areas, Perimeters & Volumes)
Cotonou and Niamey are on the same line of longitude and Niamey is 7o north of Cotonou. If the radius of the earth is 6400km, how far is Niamey north of Cotonou along the line of longitude, correct to the nearest kilometer? [Take π = 22/7]
A
391km
B
503km
C
782km
D
1006km
E
2012km
medium Difficulty
Mathematics WAEC / WASSCE 1988 Sets, Logic & Venn Diagrams
If Q = (all perfect squares less than 30) and P = (all odd numbers from 1 to 10). Find Q ∩ P.
A
(1, 4, 9, 16, 25)
B
(1, 3, 4, 5, 7, 9, 16, 25)
C
(1, 3, 5, 7, 9)
D
(1, 9)
E
Φ
medium Difficulty
Mathematics WAEC / WASSCE 1988 Fractions, Decimals, Percentages & Approximations
The histogram below shows the number of candidates, in thousands, obtaining given ranges of marks in a State examination. How many candidates scored at most 30%?
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A
15,000
B
20,000
C
25,000
D
35,000
E
60,000
medium Difficulty
Mathematics WAEC / WASSCE 1988 Permutations, Combinations & Probability
The surnames of 40 children in a class arranged in alphabetical order. 16 of the surnames begins with O and 9 of the surname begins with A, 14, of the letters of the alphabet do not appear as the first letter of a surname What is the probability that the surname of a child picked at random from the class begins with either O or A?
A
5/8
B
7/8
C
9/16
D
14/25
E
39/40
medium Difficulty
Mathematics WAEC / WASSCE 1988 Permutations, Combinations & Probability
The surnames of 40 children in a class arranged in alphabetical order. 16 of the surnames begins with O and 9 of the surname begins with A, 14, of the letters of the alphabet do not appear as the first letter of a surname If more than one surname begins with a letter besides A and O, how may surnames begin with that letter
A
2
B
3
C
4
D
5
E
6
medium Difficulty
Mathematics UTME / JAMB 1988 Indices, Logarithms & Surds
If \(1P03{_4} = 115_{10}\) find P
A
o
B
1
C
2
D
3
medium Difficulty
Mathematics UTME / JAMB 1988 Plane Geometry, Polygons & Circle Theorems
If \(\frac{1}{p}\) = \(\frac{a^2 + 2ab + b^2}{a - b}\) and \(\frac{1}{q}\) = \(\frac{a + b}{a^2 - 2ab + b^2}\) Find \(\frac{p}{q}\)
A
\(\frac{a + b}{a - b}\)
B
\(\frac{1}{a^2 - b^2}\)
C
\(\frac{a - b}{a + b}\)
D
a2 - b2
medium Difficulty
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