JAMB - Mathematics (1978)

  • 1
    A rectangular picture 6cm by 8cm is enclosed by a frame \(\frac{1}{2}\)cm wide. Calculate the area of the frame
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    (A)
    15sq.cm
  • 2
    The sum of \(3\frac{7}{8}\) and \(1\frac{1}{3}\) is less than the difference between \(\frac{1}{8}\) and \(1\frac{2}{3}\) by:
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    (A)
    3\(\frac{2}{3}\)
  • 3
    Multiply (x + 3y + 5) by (2x2 + 5y + 2)
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    (B)
    2x3 + 6yx2 + 5xy + 15y2 + 31y + 10x2 + 2x + 10
  • 4
    Arrange \(\frac{3}{5}\),\(\frac{9}{16}\), \(\frac{34}{59}\) and \(\frac{71}{97}\) in ascending order of magnitude.
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    (B)
    \(\frac{9}{16}\), \(\frac{34}{59}\), \(\frac{3}{5}\) , \(\frac{71}{97}\)
  • 5
    The sum of the progression is 1 + x + x2 + x3 + ......
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    (A)
    \(\frac{1}{1 - x}\)
  • 6
    The number of telephone calls N between two cities A and B varies directly as the population P\(_{A}\), P\(_B\) respectively and inversely as the square of the distance D between A and B. Which of the following equations represents this relation?
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    (B)
    N = \(\frac{k P_{A} P_{B} }{D^2}\)
  • 7
    Find the square root of 170 - 20\(\sqrt{30}\)
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    (B)
    2 \(\sqrt{5}\) - 5\(\sqrt{6}\)
  • 8
    If x\(^2\) + 4 = 0, then x ?
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    (E)
    None of the above
  • 9
    What is the number whose logarithm to base 10 is 2.3482?
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    (A)
    223
  • 10
    Five years ago, a father was 3 times as old as his son, now their combined ages amount to 110years. thus, the present age of the father is
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    (D)
    80 years
  • 11
    If y = 2x2 + 9x - 35. Find the range of values for which y < 0.
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    (D)
    -7 < x < \(\frac{5}{2}\)
  • 12
    Father reduced the quantity of food bought for the family by 10% when he found that the cost of living had increased 15%. Thus the fractional increase in the family food bill is now
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    (D)
    \(\frac{7}{200}\)
  • 13
    Given that \(a*b = ab + a + b\) and that \(a ♦ b = a + b = 1\). Find an expression (not involving * or ♦) for (a*b) ♦ (a*c) if a, b, c, are real numbers and the operations on the right are ordinary addition and multiplication of numbers
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    (E)
    ab + ac + 2a + b + c + 1
  • 14
    If a circular paper disc is trimmed in such a way that its circumference is reduced in the ratio 2:5, In what ratio is the surface area reduced?
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    (D)
    4 : 25
  • 15
    If the four interior angles of a quadrilateral are (p + 10)°, (p - 30)°, (2p - 45)°, and (p + 15)°, then p is
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    (B)
    82o
  • 16
    Simplify \(\frac{a - b}{a + b}\) - \(\frac{a + b}{a - b}\)
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    (B)
    \(\frac{-4ab}{a^2 - b^2}\)
  • 17
    A force of 5 units acts on a particle in the direction to the east and another force of 4 units acts on the particle in the direction north-east. The resultants of the two forces is
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    (C)
    \(\sqrt{41 + 20 \sqrt{2}}\) units
  • 18
    The minimum point on the curve y = x2 - 6x + 5 is at
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    (D)
    (3, -4)
  • 19
    If \(3x - (\frac{1}{4})^{-\frac{1}{2}} > \frac{1}{4} - x \), then the interval of values of x is
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    (E)
    x > \(\frac{9}{16}\)
  • 20
    A canal has rectangular cross section of width10cm and breadth 1m. If water of uniform density 1 gm cm-3 flows through it at a constant speed of1000mm per minute, the adjacent sea is
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    (A)
    100000
  • 21
    A man runs a distance of 9km at a constant speed for the first 4 km and then 2 km\h faster for the rest of the distance. The whole run takes him one hour. His average speed for the first 4 km is
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    (B)
    8 km/h
  • 22
    A pyramid is constructed on a cuboid. The figure has
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    (E)
    sixteen edges
  • 23
    In a geometric progression, the first term is 153 and the sixth term is \(\frac{17}{27}\). The sum of the first four terms is
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    (B)
    \(\frac{680}{3}\)
  • 24
    An arithmetic progression has first term 11 and fourth term 32. The sum of the first nine terms is
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    (A)
    351
  • 25
    A triangle has angles 30o, 15o and 135o. The side opposite to the angle 30o is length 6cm. The side opposite to the angle 135o is equal to
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    (C)
    6\(\sqrt{2}\)cm
  • 26
    A regular hexagon is constructed inside a circle of diameter 12cm. The area of the hexagon is
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    (B)
    54\(\sqrt{3}\)cm2
  • 27
    In a soccer competition in one season, a club had scored the following goals: 2, 0, 3, 3, 2, 1, 4, 0, 0, 5, 1, 0, 2, 2, 1, 3, 1, 4, 1 and 1. The mean, median and mode are respectively
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    (B)
    1.8, 1.5 and 1
  • 28
    If sec\(^2\) \(\theta\) + tan\(^2\) \(\theta\) = 3, then the angle \(\theta\) is equal to
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    (B)
    45o
  • 29
    A hollow right prism of equilateral triangular base of side 4cm is filled with water up to a certain height. If a sphere of radius \(\frac{1}{2}\)cm is immersed in the water, then the rise of water is
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    (C)
    \(\frac{\pi}{24\sqrt{3}}\)
  • 30
    The set of value of x and y which satisfies the equations x2 - y - 1 = 0 and y - 2x + 2 = 0 is
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    (A)
    1, 0
  • 31
    A solid sphere of radius 3cm, a solid right cone of radius 3cm and height 12cm and a solid right circular cycular of radius 3cm and height 4cm.Which of the following statements is true?
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    (C)
    the total surface area of the cone is greater than that of the sphere
  • 32
    The quantity (x + y) is a factor of
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    (D)
    2x3 + 2x2y - xy + 3x - y2 + 3y
  • 33
    Two triangles have the same areas if
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    (B)
    three sides in one triangle are equal to three sides in the other
  • 34
    If (25)\(^{x - 1}\) = 64(\(\frac{5}{2}\))\(^6\), then x has the value
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    (B)
    4
  • 35
    Assuming loge 4.4 = 1.4816 and loge 7.7 = 2.0142, then the value of loge \(\frac{7}{4}\) is
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    (A)
    0.5326
  • 36
    The locus of all points having a distance of 1 unit from each of the two fixed points a and b is
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    (B)
    a line perpendicular to the line ab through the mid-point of ab
  • 37
    Without using tables, simplify \(\frac{1n \sqrt{216} - 1n \sqrt{125} - 1n\sqrt{8}}{2(1n3 - 1n5)}\)
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    (C)
    \(\frac{3}{5}\)
  • 38
    Simplify \(\frac{(a - \frac{1}{a}) (a^{\frac{4}{3}} + \frac{1}{a^{\frac{2}{3}}})}{a^2 - (\frac{1}{a})^2}\)
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    (E)
    a\(\frac{1}{3}\)
  • 39
    If x4 - kx3 + 10x2 + lx - 3 is divisible by (x - 1), and if when it is divided by (x + 2) the remainder is 27, find the constants k and l
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    (A)
    k = -7, 1 = -15
  • 40
    Evaluate without using tables sin(-1290º)
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    (E)
    \(\frac{1}{2}\)
  • 41
    The angle of elevation of the top of a vertical tower from a point A on the ground is 60o. From a point B, 2 units of distance further away from the foot of the tower, the angle of elevation of the tower is 45o. Find the distance of A from the foot of the tower
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    (E)
    \(\sqrt{3}\) + 1
  • 42
    The vectors a and b are given in terms of two perpendicular units vectors i and j on a plane by a = 2i - 3j, b = -i + 2j. Find the magnitude of the vector a + 3b
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    (C)
    \(\sqrt{10}\)
  • 43
    Add the same number to the numerator and denominator of \(\frac{3}{18}\). If the resulting fraction is \(\frac{1}{2}\), then the number added is
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    (D)
    12
  • 44
    The smallest number such that when it is divided by 8 has a remainder of 6 and when it is divided by 9, has a remainder of 7 is
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    (C)
    502
  • 45
    In the figure, DE//BC: DB//FE: DE = 2cm, FC = 3cm, AE = 4cm. Determine the length of EC.
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    (B)
    6cm