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Mathematics WAEC / WASSCE 2014 Plane Geometry, Polygons & Circle Theorems
A chord, 7cm long, is drawn in a circle with radius 3.7cm. Calculate the distance of the chord from the centre of the circle
A
0.7cm
B
1.2cm
C
2.0cm
D
2.5cm
medium Difficulty
Mathematics WAEC / WASSCE 2014 Statistics (Data Representation, Central Tendency & Dispersion)
Which of the following is a measure of dispersion?
A
range
B
percentile
C
median
D
quartile
medium Difficulty
Mathematics WAEC / WASSCE 2014 Trigonometry, Elevation & Bearings
A ship sails x km due east to a point E and continues x km due north to F. Find the bearing the bearing of f from the starting point.
A
045o
B
090o
C
135o
D
225o
medium Difficulty
Mathematics WAEC / WASSCE 2014 Plane Geometry, Polygons & Circle Theorems
A box contains 13 currency notes, all of which are either N50 or N20 notes. The total value of the currency notes is N530. How many N50 notes are in the box?
A
4
B
6
C
8
D
9
medium Difficulty
Mathematics WAEC / WASSCE 2014 Fractions, Decimals, Percentages & Approximations
If x : y = 3 : 2 and y : z = 5 : 4, find the value of x in the ratio x : y : z
A
8
B
10
C
15
D
20
medium Difficulty
Mathematics WAEC / WASSCE 2014 Trigonometry, Elevation & Bearings
Given that cos x = \(\frac{12}{13}\), evaluate \(\frac{1 - \tan x}{\tan x}\)
A
\(\frac{5}{13}\)
B
\(\frac{5}{7}\)
C
\(\frac{7}{5}\)
D
\(\frac{13}{5}\)
medium Difficulty
Mathematics WAEC / WASSCE 2014 Fractions, Decimals, Percentages & Approximations
approximate 0.0033780 to 3 significant figures
A
338
B
0.338
C
0.00338
D
0.003
medium Difficulty
Mathematics WAEC / WASSCE 2014 Indices, Logarithms & Surds
Simplify \(\sqrt{\frac{8^2 \times 4^{n + 1}}{2^{2n} \times 16}}\)
A
16
B
8
C
4
D
1
medium Difficulty
Mathematics WAEC / WASSCE 2014 Plane Geometry, Polygons & Circle Theorems
If \(\frac{2}{x - 3} - \frac{3}{x - 2}\) is equal to \(\frac{p}{(x - 3)(x - 2)}\), find p
A
-x - 5
B
-(x + 3)
C
5x - 13
D
5 - x
medium Difficulty
Mathematics WAEC / WASSCE 2014 Plane Geometry, Polygons & Circle Theorems
Subtract \(\frac{1}{2}\)(a - b - c) from the sum of \(\frac{1}{2}\)(a - b + c) and \(\frac{1}{2}\) (a + b - c)
A
\(\frac{1}{2}\) (a + b + c)
B
\(\frac{1}{2}\) (a - b - c)
C
\(\frac{1}{2}\) (a - b + c)
D
\(\frac{1}{2}\) (a + b - c)
medium Difficulty
Mathematics WAEC / WASSCE 2014 Trigonometry, Elevation & Bearings
A man's eye level is 1.7m above the horizontal ground and 13m from a vertical pole. If the pole is 8.3m high, calculate, correct to the nearest degree, the angle of elevation of the top of the pole from his eyes.
A
33o
B
32o
C
27o
D
26o
medium Difficulty
Mathematics WAEC / WASSCE 2014 Plane Geometry, Polygons & Circle Theorems
A chord subtends an angle of 120o at the centre of a circle of radius 3.5cm. Find the perimeter of the minor sector containing the chord, [Take \(\pi = \frac{22}{7}\)]
A
14\(\frac{1}{3}\)cm
B
12\(\frac{5}{6}\)cm
C
8\(\frac{1}{7}\)cm
D
7\(\frac{1}{3}\)cm
medium Difficulty
Mathematics WAEC / WASSCE 2014 Plane Geometry, Polygons & Circle Theorems
In parallelogram PQRS, QR is produced to M such that |QR| = |RM|. What fraction of the area of PQMS is the area of PRMS?
A
\(\frac{1}{4}\)
B
\(\frac{1}{3}\)
C
\(\frac{2}{3}\)
D
\(\frac{3}{4}\)
medium Difficulty
Mathematics WAEC / WASSCE 2014 Statistics (Data Representation, Central Tendency & Dispersion)
In a cumulative frequency graph, the lower quartile is 18 years while the 60th percentile is 48 years. What percentage of the distribution is at most 18 years or greater than 48 years?
A
15%
B
35%
C
65%
D
85%
medium Difficulty
Mathematics WAEC / WASSCE 2014 Permutations, Combinations & Probability
If a number is selected at random from each of the sets p = {1, 2, 3} and Q = {2, 3, 5}, find the probability that the sum of the numbers is prime
A
\(\frac{5}{9}\)
B
\(\frac{4}{9}\)
C
\(\frac{1}{3}\)
D
\(\frac{2}{9}\)
medium Difficulty
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