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Mathematics WAEC / WASSCE 2018 Plane Geometry, Polygons & Circle Theorems
The diagonals of a rhombus WXYZ intersect at M. If |MW| = 5cm and |MX| = 12cm, calculate its perimeter
A
42cm
B
48cm
C
52cm
D
60cm
medium Difficulty
Mathematics WAEC / WASSCE 2018 Sets, Logic & Venn Diagrams
M and N are two subsets of the universal set (U). If n(U) = 48, n(M) = 20, n(N) = 30 and n(MUN) = 40, find n(M \(\cap\) N)'
A
18
B
20
C
30
D
38
medium Difficulty
Mathematics WAEC / WASSCE 2018 Linear, Simultaneous & Quadratic Equations
The graph of y = x\(^2\) and y = x intersect at which of these points?
A
(0,0), (1,1)
B
(0,0), (0,1)
C
(1, 0), (0, 0)
D
(0, 0) (0, 0)
medium Difficulty
Mathematics WAEC / WASSCE 2018 Fractions, Decimals, Percentages & Approximations
A used car was purchased at N900,000.00. Its value depreciated by 30% in the first year. In each subsequent year, the depreciation was 22% of its value at the beginning of the year. If the car was bought on the 1st of March, 2011, calculate, correct to the nearest hundred naira, the value of the car on the 28th of February, 2015.
medium Difficulty
Mathematics WAEC / WASSCE 2018 Coordinate Geometry
(a) The graph of \(y = 2px^{2} - p^{2}x - 14\) passes through the point (3, 10). Find the values of p. (b) Two lines, \(3y - 2x = 21\) and \(4y + 5x = 5\) intersect at the point Q. Find the coordinates of Q.
medium Difficulty
Mathematics WAEC / WASSCE 2018 Trigonometry, Elevation & Bearings
(a) The diagonals of a rhombus are 10.2 cm and 9.3 cm long. Calculate, correct to one decimal place, the perimeter of the rhombus. (b) Given that \(\sin x = \frac{3}{5}, 0^\circ < x < 90^\circ\), find the value of \(5\cos x - 4\tan x\).
medium Difficulty
Mathematics WAEC / WASSCE 2018 Indices, Logarithms & Surds
(a) In the diagram (i) The value of x; (ii) (b) If \(2N4_{seven} = 15N_{nine}\), find the value of N.
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Mathematics WAEC / WASSCE 2018 Statistics (Data Representation, Central Tendency & Dispersion)
(a) If the mean of m, n, s, p and q is 12, calculate the mean of (m + 4), (n - 3), (s + 6), (p - 2) and (q + 8). (b) In a community of 500 people, the 75th percentile age is 65 years while the 25th percentile age is 15 years. How many of the people are between 15 and 65 years?
medium Difficulty
Mathematics WAEC / WASSCE 2018 Fractions, Decimals, Percentages & Approximations
In a road worthiness test on 240 cars, 60% passed. The number that failed had faults in Clutch, Brakes and Steering as follows: Clutch only - 28, Clutch and Steering - 14; Clutch, Steering and Brakes - 8; Clutch and Brakes - 20; Brakes and Steering only - 6. The number of cars with faults in Steering only is twice the number of cars with faults in Brakes only. (a) Draw a Venn Diagram to illustrate this information. (b) How many cars had : (i) Faulty Brakes? (ii) Only one fault?
medium Difficulty
Mathematics WAEC / WASSCE 2018 Trigonometry, Elevation & Bearings
(a) Find the equation of the line passing through the points (2, 5) and (-4, -7). (b) Three ships P, Q and R are at sea. The bearing of Q from P is 030^\circ and the bearing of P and R is 300^\circ. If |PQ| = 5 km and |PR| = 8 km, (i) Illustrate the information in a diagram. (ii) Calculate, correct to three significant figures, the: (1) distance between Q and R (2) bearing of R from Q.
medium Difficulty
Mathematics WAEC / WASSCE 2018 Fractions, Decimals, Percentages & Approximations
(a) Lamin bought a book for N300.00 and sold it to Bola at a profit of x%. Bola then sold the same book at a profit of x%. If James paid \(N(6x + \frac{3}{4})\) more for the book than Lamin paid, find the value of x. (b) Find the range of values of x which satisfies the inequality \(3x - 2 < 10 + x < 2 + 5x\).
medium Difficulty
Mathematics WAEC / WASSCE 2018 Trigonometry, Elevation & Bearings
In the diagram, |PT| = 4 cm, |TS| = 6 cm, |PQ| = 6 cm and < SPR = 30^\circ. Calculate, correct to the nearest whole number: (a) |SR| ; (b) area of TQRS.
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medium Difficulty
Mathematics WAEC / WASSCE 2018 Indices, Logarithms & Surds
(a) In < PQS, |PQ| = 12 cm, |PS| = 5 cm, < SPQ = < PRQ = 90^\circ, Find, correct to three significant figures, |PR|. (b) The lengths of two ladders, L and M are 10m and 12m respectively. They are placed against a wall such that each ladder makes angle with the horizontal ground. If the foot of L is 8m from the foot of the wall. (i) Draw a diagram to illustrate this information; (ii) Calculate the height at which M touches the wall.
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Mathematics WAEC / WASSCE 2018 Inequalities & Linear Programming
(a) Copy and complete the table of values for y = 2x\(^{2}\) + x - 10 for -5 \(\leq\) x \(\leq\) 4. x -5 -4 -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4 y 5 -9 -10 0 (b) Using scales of 2cm to 1 unit on the x- axis and 2cm to 5 units on the y- axis, Draw the graph of y = 2x\(^{2}\) + x - 10 for -5 \(\leq\) x \(\leq\) 4. (c) Use the graph to find the solution of : (i) 2x\(^{2}\) + x = 10 (ii) 2x\(^{2}\) + x - 10 = 2x
medium Difficulty
Mathematics WAEC / WASSCE 2018 Plane Geometry, Polygons & Circle Theorems
(a) If \(x = \begin{pmatrix} 2 \\ 3 \end{pmatrix}, y = \begin{pmatrix} 5 \\ -2 \end{pmatrix}\) and \(z = \begin{pmatrix} -4 \\ 13 \end{pmatrix}\), find the scalars p and q such that \(px + qy = z\). (b)(i) Using the scale of 2cm to 2 units on both axis, draw on a graph paper two perpendicular axis x and y for \(-5 \leq x \leq 5, -5 \leq y \leq 5\) respectively. (ii) Draw, on the graph paper, indicating clearly the vertices and their coordinates, (1) the quadrilateral WXYZ with W(2, 3), X(4, -1), Y(-3, -4) and Z(-3, 2). (2) the image \(W_{1}X_{1}Y_{1}Z_{1}\) of the quadrilateral WXYZ under an anti-clockwise rotation of 90^\circ about the origin where \(W \to W_{1}, X \to X_{1}, Y \to Y_{1}\) and \(Z \to Z_{1}\).
medium Difficulty
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