WAEC - Mathematics (1995)

  • 1
    Find (101\(_2\))\(^2\), expressing the answer in base 2.
    Jawab
    (B)
    11001
  • 2
    If three children shares N10.50 among themselves in ratio 6:7:8, how much is the largest share?
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    (C)
    N4.00
  • 3
    Express 0.000834 in standard form
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    (A)
    8.34 x 10-4
  • 4
    Given that log2a = log84, find a
    Jawab
    (D)
    22/3
  • 5
    By selling some crates of soft drinks for N600.00, a dealer makes a profit of 50%. How much did the dealer pay for the drinks?
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    (D)
    N400.00
  • 6
    Find the nth term Un of the A.P., 11, 4, -3,....... .
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    (D)
    Un= 18-7n
  • 7
    lf 16/9 , x, 1, y are in Geometric Progression (GP), find the product of x and y.
    Jawab
    (C)
    1
  • 8
    If R = [2, 4, 6, 7] and S = [1, 2, 4, 8], then R∪S equal
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    (A)
    [1,2,4,6,7,8]
  • 9
    Find the value(s) of x for which the expression is undefined: \(\frac{6x - 1}{x^2 + 4x - 5}\)
    Jawab
    (B)
    -5 or +1
  • 10

    Which of the following could be the inequality illustrated in the sketch graph above?

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    (B)
    y≤-3x+3
  • 11
    Solve the inequality: \(\frac{1}{3}(2x - 1) < 5\)
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    (D)
    x <8
  • 12
    What is the smaller value of x for which x\(^2\) - 3x + 2= 0?
    Jawab
    (A)
    1
  • 13
    Factorize the expression x(a - c) + y(c - a)
    Jawab
    (B)
    (a - c)(x - y)
  • 14
    If \(y \propto \frac{1}{x^2}\) and x = 3 when y = 4, find y when x = 2.
    Jawab
    (C)
    9
  • 15
    Solve the equation 3x\(^2\) + 25x -18 = 0
    Jawab
    (D)
    -9,2/3
  • 16
    Solve the equation (x +2)(x - 7) = 0
    Jawab
    (B)
    x = -2 or 7
  • 17
    Solve the following simultaneous equations: x+ y = 3/2; x - y = 5/2 and use your result to find the value of 2y + x
    Jawab
    (D)
    1
  • 18

    Use the graph of y = 3x\(^2\) + x - 7 above to answer the question

    What is the minimum value of y?

    Jawab
    (B)
    -7
  • 19

    Use the graph of y = 3x\(^2\) + x - 7 above to answer the question

    Find the roots of the equation y=3x\(^2\) + x - 7

    Jawab
    (C)
    1.4and-1.7
  • 20

    In the diagram above. |AB| = 12cm, |AE| = 8cm, |DCl = 9cm and AB||DC. Calculate |EC|

    Jawab
    (E)
    6cm
  • 21
    The diagonals AC and BD of a rhombus ABCD are 16cm and 12cm long respectively. Calculate the area of the rhombus.
    Jawab
    (E)
    96cm2
  • 22
    A water tank of height \(\frac{1}{2}\) m has a square base of side \(1\frac{1}{2}\) m. lf it is filled with water from a water tanker holding 1500 litres, how many litres of water are left in the water tanker? [1000 litres = 1m\(^3\)]
    Jawab
    (B)
    375 litres
  • 23

    A cylindrical container, closed at both ends, has a radius of 7cm and height 5cm [Take π = 22/7]

    Find the total surface area of the container

    Jawab
    (D)
    528cm2
  • 24

    A cylindrical container, closed at both ends, has a radius of 7cm and height 5cm [Take π = 22/7]

    What is the volume of the container?

    Jawab
    (E)
    770cm3
  • 25
    Find the total surface area of solid circular cone with base radius 3cm and slant height 4cm. [Take π = 22/7]
    Jawab
    (B)
    66cm2
  • 26
    A hollow sphere has a volume of kcm3 and a surface area of kcm2. Calculate the diameter of the sphere.
    Jawab
    (B)
    6cm
  • 27

    The diagram above shows a cone with the dimensions of its frustrum indicated. Calculate the height of the cone.

    Jawab
    (D)
    24cm
  • 28
    The positions of two countries P and Q are (15°N, 12°E) and (65°N, 12°E) respectively. What is the difference in latitude?
    Jawab
    (D)
    50o
  • 29
    A 120° sector of a circle of radius 21cm is bent to form a cone. What is the base radius of the cone?
    Jawab
    (B)
    7cm
  • 30
    The angle of a sector of a circle is 108°. If the radius of the circle is 31/2cm, find the perimeter of the sector
    Jawab
    (E)
    13 3/5cm,
  • 31

    In the diagram above; O is the centre of the circle and |BD| = |DC|. If ∠DCB = 35°, find ∠BAO.

    Jawab
    (A)
    20o
  • 32

    In the diagram above, AO is perpendicular to OB. Find x

    Jawab
    (D)
    30o
  • 33

    In the diagram above, PQ is parallel to TU, ∠PQR = 50°, ∠QRS = 86° and ∠STU = 64°. Calculate the value of x.

    Jawab
    (D)
    100o
  • 34
    If log\(_{10}\) x = \(\bar{2}.3675\) and log\(_{10}\) y = \(\bar{2}.9738\), what is the value of x + y, correct lo three significant figures?
    Jawab
    (A)
    O.117
  • 35
    In the diagram above, AB//CD, the bisector of ∠BAC and ∠ACD meet at E. Find the value of ∠AEC
    Jawab
    (E)
    90o
  • 36
    In the diagram above, AB//CD. What is the size of the angle marked x?
    Jawab
    (B)
    93o
  • 37
    The locus of a point which is equidistant from two given fixed points is the
    Jawab
    (A)
    perpendicular bisector of the straight line joining them
  • 38

    In the diagram above, the value of angles b + c is

    Jawab
    (A)
    180o
  • 39
    Which of the following angles is an exterior angle of a regular polygon?
    Jawab
    (E)
    72o
  • 40
    In ΔABC above, BC is produced to D, /AB/ = /AC/ and ∠BAC = 50o. Find ∠ACD
    Jawab
    (E)
    115o
  • 41
    Without using tables, find the value of \(\frac{\sin 20°}{\cos 70°} + \frac{\cos 25°}{\sin 65°}\)
    Jawab
    (A)
    2
  • 42

    In the diagram above, ∠PRQ = 90°, ∠QPR = 30° and /PQ/ = 10 cm. Find y.

    Jawab
    (B)
    5cm
  • 43
    The bearing of two points Q and R from a point P are 030° and 120° respectively, lf /PQ/ = 12 m and /PR/ = 5 m, find the distance QR.
    Jawab
    (A)
    13m
  • 44
    What is the mode of the numbers 8, 10, 9, 9, 10, 8, 11, 8, 10, 9, 8 and 14?
    Jawab
    (A)
    8
  • 45
    The mean of 20 observations in an experiment is 4, lf the observed largest value is 23, find the mean of the remaining observations.
    Jawab
    (B)
    3