WAEC - Further Mathematics (2016)

1
If \(P = {x : -2 < x < 5}\) and \(Q = {x : -5 < x < 2}\) are subsets of \(\mu = {x : -5 \leq x \leq 5}\), where x is a real number, find \((P \cup Q)\).
Answer
(A)
\({x : -5 < x < 5}\)
2
Express \(\frac{8 - 3\sqrt{6}}{2\sqrt{3} + 3\sqrt{2}}\) in the form \(p\sqrt{3} + q\sqrt{2}\).
Answer
(B)
\(7\sqrt{2} - \frac{17\sqrt{3}}{3}\)
3
An operation * is defined on the set, R, of real numbers by \(p * q = p + q + 2pq\). If the identity element is 0, find the value of p for which the operation has no inverse.
Answer
(A)
\(\frac{-1}{2}\)
4

Consider the statements:

p : Musa is short

q : Musa is brilliant

Which of the following represents the statement "Musa is short but not brilliant"?

Answer
(C)
\(p \wedge \sim q\)
5
If \(f(x) = \frac{4}{x} - 1, x \neq 0\), find \(f^{-1}(7)\).
Answer
(C)
\(\frac{1}{2}\)
6
If \(y = 4x - 1\), list the range of the domain \({-2 \leq x \leq 2}\), where x is an integer.
Answer
(D)
{-9, -5, -1, 3, 7}
7
Factorize completely: \(x^{2} + x^{2}y + 3x - 10y + 3xy - 10\).
Answer
(C)
(x - 2)(x + 5)(y + 1)
8
If the solution set of \(x^{2} + kx - 5 = 0\) is (-1, 5), find the value of k.
Answer
(B)
-4
9
The remainder when \(x^{3}  - 2x + m\) is divided by \(x - 1\) is equal to the remainder when \(2x^{3} + x - m\) is divided by \(2x + 1\). Find the value of m.
Answer
(C)
\(\frac{1}{8}\)
10
If (2t - 3s)(t - s) = 0, find \(\frac{t}{s}\).
Answer
(A)
\(\frac{3}{2}\) or \(1\)
11
Solve for x in the equation \(5^{x} \times 5^{x + 1} = 25\).
Answer
(C)
\(\frac{1}{2}\)
12
If \(\log_{10}y + 3\log_{10}x \geq \log_{10}x\), express y in terms of x.
Answer
(D)
\(y \geq \frac{1}{x^{2}}\)
13
Simplify \(\frac{^{n}P_{5}}{^{n}C_{5}}\).
Answer
(D)
120
14
Given n = 3, evaluate \(\frac{1}{(n-1)!} - \frac{1}{(n+1)!}\)
Answer
(D)
\(\frac{11}{24}\)
15
Find the coefficient of \(x^{3}\) in the expansion of \([\frac{1}{3}(2 + x)]^{6}\).
Answer
(D)
\(\frac{160}{729}\)
16
Find the fourth term in the expansion of \((3x - y)^{6}\).
Answer
(A)
\(-540x^{3}y^{3}\)
17
The 3rd and 6th terms of a geometric progression (G.P.) are \(\frac{8}{3}\) and \(\frac{64}{81}\) respectively, find the common ratio.
Answer
(B)
\(\frac{2}{3}\)
18
Given that \(-6, -2\frac{1}{2}, ..., 71\) is a linear sequence , calculate the number of terms in the sequence. 
Answer
(D)
23
19
If \(\begin{vmatrix}  m-2 & m+1 \\ m+4 & m-2 \end{vmatrix} = -27\), find the value of m.
Answer
(B)
\(3\)
20
If \(P = \begin{pmatrix} 1 & 2 \\ 5 & 1 \end{pmatrix}\) and \(Q = \begin{pmatrix} 0 & 1 \\ 1 & 3 \end{pmatrix}\), find PQ.
Answer
(C)
\(\begin{pmatrix} 2 & 7 \\ 1 & 8 \end{pmatrix}\)
21
Evaluate \(\cos 75°\), leaving the answer in surd form.
Answer
(B)
\(\frac{\sqrt{2}}{4}(\sqrt{3} - 1)\)
22
Given that \(\tan x = \frac{5}{12}\), and \(\tan y = \frac{3}{4}\), Find \(\tan (x + y)\).
Answer
(D)
\(\frac{56}{33}\)
23
Find the equation of the line which passes through (-4, 3) and parallel to line y =  2x + 5.
Answer
(A)
y = 2x + 11
24
Points E(-2, -1) and F(3, 2) are the ends of the diameter of a circle. Find the equation of the circle.
Answer
(D)
\(x^{2} + y^{2} - x - y - 8 = 0\)
25
The lines \(2y + 3x - 16 = 0\) and \(7y - 2x - 6 = 0\) intersect at point P. Find the coordinates of P.
Answer
(A)
(4, 2)
26
Find \(\lim\limits_{x \to 3} \frac{2x^{2} + x - 21}{x - 3}\).
Answer
(D)
13
27
Find the gradient to the normal of the curve \(y = x^{3} - x^{2}\) at the point where x = 2.
Answer
(A)
\(\frac{-1}{8}\)
28
Find the minimum value of \(y = 3x^{2} - x - 6\).
Answer
(B)
\(-6\frac{1}{12}\)
29
The radius of a circle increases at a rate of 0.5\(cms^{-1}\). Find the rate of change in the area of the circle with radius 7cm. \([\pi = \frac{22}{7}]\)
Answer
(B)
22\(cm^{2}s^{-1}\)
30
Find an expression for y given that \(\frac{\mathrm d y}{\mathrm d x} = x^{2}\sqrt{x}\)
Answer
(C)
\(\frac{2x^{\frac{7}{2}}}{7} + c\)
31
Given that \(n = 10\) and \(\sum d^{2} = 20\), calculate the Spearman's rank correlation coefficient.
Answer
(C)
0.879
32
Find the variance of 11, 12, 13, 14 and 15.
Answer
(A)
2
33
A fair coin is tossed 3 times. Find the probability of obtaining exactly 2 heads.
Answer
(B)
\(\frac{3}{8}\)
34
A box contains 14 white balls and 6 black balls. Find the probability of first drawing a black ball and then a white ball without replacement.
Answer
(B)
0.22
35
Given that \(r = 3i + 4j\) and \(t = -5i + 12j\), find the acute angle between them.
Answer
(C)
59.5°