JAMB - Mathematics (1980)

  • 1
    Find, correct to three significant figures, the value of \(\sqrt{41830}\).
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    (A)
    205
  • 2
    Write down the number 0.0052048 correct to three significant figures
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    (C)
    0.00520
  • 3
    Evaluate \((2^{0} + 4^{-\frac{1}{2}})^{2}\)
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    (C)
    \(\frac{9}{4}\)
  • 4
    Which of the following is NOT a factor of 12\(^{4}\) - 5\(^{4}\)?
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    (D)
    49
  • 5
    Rationalize the denominator of the given expression \(\frac{\sqrt{1 + a} - \sqrt{a}}{\sqrt{1 + a} + \sqrt{a}}\)
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    (A)
    1 + 2a - 2\(\sqrt{a(1 + a)}\)
  • 6
    When a dealer sells a bicycle for N81 he makes a profit of 8%. What did he pay for the bicycle?
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    (C)
    N75
  • 7
    The median of the set of numbers 4, 9, 4, 13, 7, 14, 10, 17 is
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    (C)
    \(\frac{19}{2}\)
  • 8
    List all integer values of x satisfying the inequality -1 < 2x - 5 \(\leq\) 5
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    (B)
    3, 4, 5
  • 9
    Find the roots of the equation 10x2 - 13x - 3 = 0
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    (E)
    x = -\(\frac{1}{5}\) or \(\frac{3}{2}\)
  • 10
    A solid cylinder of radius 3cm has a total surface area of 36\(\pi\)cm2. Find its height
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    (B)
    3cm
  • 11
    The ratio of the areas of similar triangles is necessarily equal to
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    (B)
    the ratio of the squares of corresponding sides
  • 12
    P and Q are fixed points and X is a variable point which moves so that angle PXQ = 45o. What is the locus of x?
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    (B)
    The perpendicular bisector of PQ
  • 13
    A man and his wife went to buy an article costing N400. The woman had 10% of the cost and the man 40% of the remainder. How much did they have altogether?
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    (C)
    N184
  • 14
    Simplify \(\frac{log_{10}8}{log_{10}4}\)
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    (C)
    \(\frac{3}{2}\)
  • 15
    Make c the subject of formula v = 1 - \(\frac{a}{5}\)(b + \(\frac{3c}{7}\))
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    (A)
    [\(\frac{7}{3}\) + \(\frac{5}{a}\)(v - 1)] + b
  • 16
    What factor is common to all the expressions x2 - x, 2x2 + x - 1 and x2 - 1?
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    (D)
    No common factor
  • 17
    Which of the formula below represents the general terms of the following set of numbers(-1, \(\frac{2}{3}\), -\(\frac{1}{2}\), \(\frac{2}{5}\)......) for n = 1, 2, 3, 4.......?
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    (C)
    (-1)n \(\frac{2}{n + 1}\)
  • 18
    Three numbers, x, y and z are connected by the relationships y = \(\frac{4x}{9}\) + 1. If x = 99, Find z = \(\frac{4y}{9}\) + 1
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    (C)
    21
  • 19
    In a school, there are 35 students in class 2A and 40 in class 2B. The mean score for class 2 in an English Literature examination is 60.0 and that for 2B in the same paper is 52.5. Find, to one place of decimal, the mean for the combined classes
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    (B)
    56.0
  • 20
    A set of data contains a total of 130 items which are divided into six groups for display on a pie chart. If one group contains 26 items, then the sector representing this group on the pie chart contains an angle xo at the centre of the circle where x is
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    (D)
    72o
  • 21
    In triangle FGH, < G = 90º, < H = 60º, while in triangle XYZ, < X = 60º and < Y = 30º. Form XYZ write down the ratio equal to \(\frac{FG}{FH}\)
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    (D)
    \(\frac{YZ}{XY}\)
  • 22
    A pentagon has four of its angles equal. If the size of the fifth angle is 60o, Find the size of each of the four equal angles.
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    (C)
    120o
  • 23
    Find the product of (2\(\sqrt{y} - 3y\)) and (3y + 2\(\sqrt{y}\))
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    (C)
    4y - 9y2
  • 24
    (\(\frac{x^a}{x^b}\))a + b = (\(\frac{x^{a + b}}{x^{a - b}}\))\(\frac{a^2}{b}\)
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    (D)
    \(\frac{1}{x^{a2 + b2}}\)
  • 25
    What will be the value of k so that the quadratic equation kx2 - 4x + 1 = 0 has two equal roots?
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    (C)
    4
  • 26
    Find the solution of the equation x + 2\(\sqrt{x} - 8\) = 0
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    (A)
    (4, 16)
  • 27
    If it is given that \(5^{x + 1} + 5^x = 150\), then the value of x is equal to
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    (D)
    2
  • 28
    Solve the system of equation 2\(^{x + y}\) = 32, \(3^{3y - x}\)  = 27
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    (A)
    (3, 2)
  • 29
    Simplify the given expression \(\sqrt{\frac{1 - cos x}{1 + cos x}}\)
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    (A)
    \(\frac{1 - cos x}{sin x}\)
  • 30
    Find the area of the curved surface of a cone whose base radius is 6cm and whose height is 8cm. (take \(\pi\) = \(\frac{22}{7}\))
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    (A)
    188.57cm2
  • 31
    Solve the equation for the positive values of \(\theta\) less than 360o. 3 tan \(\theta\) + 2 = -1
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    (A)
    135o or 315o
  • 32
    Given log 2 = 0.69, log3 = 1, 10 and log7 = 1.90, all to a fixed base, find log 10.5 to the same base without using tables.
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    (B)
    2.31
  • 33
    Simplify 102 + log105
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    (E)
    log105 x 10100
  • 34
    Find the missing numerator \(\frac{5}{x + 1}\) - \(\frac{3}{1 - x}\) - \(\frac{7x - 1}{x^2 - 1}\) = \(\frac{?}{x + 1}\).
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    (D)
    1
  • 35
    The expression x\(^3\) - 4x\(^2\) + cx + d is such that x + 1 is its factor, and its value is 1 when x is -2. Find c and d.
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    (C)
    c = -20 and d = -15
  • 36
    If a function is defined by f(x + 1) = 3x2 - x + 4, Find f(0).
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    (D)
    8
  • 37
    A cylindrical motor of height 12cm has uniform thickness of 2cm. If the diameter of its outer cross section is 10cm, Find the volume of the constituent material. (take \(\pi\) = \(\frac{22}{7}\)
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    (D)
    \(\frac{4224}{7}\)cm3
  • 38
    If x varies inversely as y, and y varies directly as the square root of z, and z varies directly \(\frac{1}{w^2}\) write down in words how x varies with w
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    (B)
    x varies directly as w2
  • 39
    Write the decimal number 39 to base 2
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    (A)
    100111 base 2
  • 40
    If PN is perpendicular to QR, find the value of tan x.
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    (B)
    \(\frac{3}{5}\)
  • 41
    In the figure, PQ\\SR, ST\\, ST\\RQ, PS = 7cm, PT = 7cm, SR = 4cm. Find the ratio of the area QRST to the area of PQRS.
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    (B)
    56.105
  • 42

    In the figure, If PT is parallel to RS, PQ = PT, and angle SQT = 90o, Find x

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    (D)
    70o
  • 43
    In the figure, PS bisects angle QPR. Find the ratio SR:QR.
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    (C)
    1:4
  • 44
    fG is a given straight line and H is a fixed point. The construction marks shown in the diagram indicate the
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    (D)
    perpendicular from H to the line FG
  • 45
    In the figure, FGHJ is a circle of radius 3cm centre O. FOH, GOJ are perpendicular diameters. With G as centre of an arc of a circle is drawn to pass through F and H. Find the length of the perimeter of the lunar portion shaded.
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    (C)
    3 \(\pi\)(1 + \(\frac{2}{2}\))