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Mathematics WAEC / WASSCE 2013 Indices, Logarithms & Surds
If \(\sqrt{50} - K\sqrt{8} = \frac{2}{\sqrt{2}}\), find K
A
-2
B
-1
C
1
D
2
medium Difficulty
Mathematics WAEC / WASSCE 2013 Fractions, Decimals, Percentages & Approximations
A sales boy gave a change of N68 instead of N72. Calculate his percentage error
A
4%
B
5\(\frac{5}{9}\)%
C
5\(\frac{15}{17}\)%
D
7%
medium Difficulty
Mathematics WAEC / WASSCE 2013 Plane Geometry, Polygons & Circle Theorems
Four oranges sell for Nx and three mangoes sell for Ny. Olu bought 24 oranges and 12 mangoes. How much did he pay in terms of x and y?
A
N94x + 6y)
B
N(6x + 4y)
C
N(24x + 12y)
D
N(12x + 24y)
medium Difficulty
Mathematics WAEC / WASSCE 2013 Plane Geometry, Polygons & Circle Theorems
Simplify: \(\frac{x^2 - y^2}{(x + y)^2} \div \frac{(x - y)^2}{(3x + 3y)}\)
A
\(\frac{x - y}{3}\)
B
x + y
C
\(\frac{3}{x - y}\)
D
x - y
medium Difficulty
Mathematics WAEC / WASSCE 2013 Inequalities & Linear Programming
Solve the inequality: \(\frac{2x - 5}{2} < (2 - x)\)
A
x > 0
B
x < \(\frac{1}{4}\)
C
x > 2\(\frac{1}{2}\)
D
x < 2\(\frac{1}{4}\)
medium Difficulty
Mathematics WAEC / WASSCE 2013 Indices, Logarithms & Surds
If x = 64 and y = 27, evaluate: \(\frac{x^{\frac{1}{2}} - y^{\frac{1}{3}}}{y - x^{\frac{2}{3}}}\)
A
2\(\frac{1}{5}\)
B
1
C
\(\frac{5}{11}\)
D
\(\frac{11}{43}\)
medium Difficulty
Mathematics WAEC / WASSCE 2013 Plane Geometry, Polygons & Circle Theorems
If \(\frac{1}{2}\)x + 2y = 3 and \(\frac{3}{2}\)x - 2y = 1, find (x + y)
A
3
B
2
C
1
D
5
medium Difficulty
Mathematics WAEC / WASSCE 2013 Mensuration (Areas, Perimeters & Volumes)
Given that \(p^{\frac{1}{3}}\) = \(\frac{\sqrt[3]{q}}{r}\), make q the subject of the equation
A
q = p\(\sqrt{r}\)
B
q = p3r
C
q = pr3
D
q = pr\(\frac{1}{3}\)
medium Difficulty
Mathematics WAEC / WASSCE 2013 Indices, Logarithms & Surds
A chord is 2cm from the centre of a circle. If the radius of the circle is 5cm, find the length of the chord
A
2\(\sqrt{21}\)cm
B
\(\sqrt{42}\)cm
C
2\(\sqrt{19}\)cm
D
\(\sqrt{21}\)cm
medium Difficulty
Mathematics WAEC / WASSCE 2013 Mensuration (Areas, Perimeters & Volumes)
A cube and cuboid have the same base area. The volume of the cube is 64cm\(^3\) while that of the cuboid is 80cm\(^3\). Find the height of the cuboid
A
1cm
B
3cm
C
5cm
D
6cm
medium Difficulty
Mathematics WAEC / WASSCE 2013 Inequalities & Linear Programming
If sin x = \(\frac{5}{13}\) and 0o \(\leq\) x \(\leq\) 90o, find the value of (cos x - tan x)
A
\(\frac{7}{13}\)
B
\(\frac{12}{13}\)
C
\(\frac{79}{156}\)
D
\(\frac{209}{156}\)
medium Difficulty
Mathematics WAEC / WASSCE 2013 Trigonometry, Elevation & Bearings
An object is 6m away from the base of a mast. The angle of depression of the object from the top pf the mast is 50o, Find, correct to 2 decimal places, the height of the mast
A
8.60m
B
7.51m
C
7.15m
D
1.19m
medium Difficulty
Mathematics WAEC / WASSCE 2013 Trigonometry, Elevation & Bearings
The bearing of Y from X is 060º and the bearing of Z from Y = 060º. Find the bearing of X from Z
A
300o
B
240o
C
180o
D
120o
medium Difficulty
Mathematics WAEC / WASSCE 2013 Permutations, Combinations & Probability
Which of the following is not a probability of Mary scoring 85% in a mathematics test?
A
0.15
B
0.57
C
0.94
D
1.01
medium Difficulty
Mathematics WAEC / WASSCE 2013 Indices, Logarithms & Surds
If 2 log x (3\(\frac{3}{8}\)) = 6, find the value of x
A
\(\frac{3}{2}\)
B
\(\frac{4}{3}\)
C
\(\frac{2}{3}\)
D
\(\frac{1}{2}\)
medium Difficulty
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