Mathematics Exam Past Questions and Answers | JAMB, WAEC and NECO

Mathematics looks at measurement, relationships, and properties of numbers and groups using numbers and symbols. Important topics in math include arithmetic, algebra, geometry, and calculus.

• Question 1031: Solve for x and y respectively
  3x - 5y = 9
  6x - 4y = 12 Options:
  A) $\frac{3}{4}$, 1
  B) $\frac{4}{3}$, 1
  C) $\frac{3}{4}$, -1
  D) $\frac{4}{3}$, -1
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1032: If ₦225.00 yields ₦27.00 in x years simple interest at the rate of 4% per annum, find x Options:
  A) 3
  B) 4
  C) 12
  D) 17
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1033: A senatorial candidate had planned to visit seven cities prior to a primary election. However, he could only visit four of the cities. How many different itineraries could be considered? Options:
  A) 640
  B) 840
  C) 520
  D) 920
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1034: If y = x cos x, find dy/dx Options:
  A) sin x - x cos x
  B) sin x + x cos x
  C) cos x + x sin x
  D) cos x - x sin x
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1035: If the quadratic function 3x² - 7x + R is a perfect square, find R Options:
  A) $\frac{49}{24}$
  B) $\frac{49}{12}$
  C) $\frac{49}{13}$
  D) $\frac{49}{3}$
  E) $\frac{49}{36}$
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1036:
  

  If in the diagram above, FG is parallel to KM, find the value of x

  Options:
  A) 75^o
  B) 95^o
  C) 105^o
  D) 125^o
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1037: Of the nine hundred students admitted in a university in 1979, the following was the distribution by state: Anambrs 185, Imo 135, Kaduna 90, Kwara 110, Ondo 155, Oyo 225. In a pie chart drawn to represent this distribution, The angle subtended at the centre by anambra is Options:
  A) 50^o
  B) 65^o
  C) 74^o
  D) 88^o
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1038: Simplify ($\frac{1}{\sqrt{5}+\sqrt{3}}-\frac{1}{\sqrt{5}-\sqrt{3}}$ x $\frac{1}{\sqrt{3}}$) Options:
  A) $\frac{\sqrt{3}}{\sqrt{5}}$
  B) $\frac{2\sqrt{3}}{7}$
  C) -2
  D) -1
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1039:

  The nth term of the sequence 3, 9, 27, 81.... is

  Options:
  A) 3 x 3^n-2
  B) 3 x 3^n-1
  C) 3 x 3ⁿ⁺²
  D) 3 x 3ⁿ⁺¹
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1040: A binary operation $\mathrm{\Delta }$ is defined is defined by a $\mathrm{\Delta }$ b = a + b + 1 for any real numbers a and b. Find the inverse of the real number 7 under the operation $\mathrm{\Delta }$, if the identify element is -1 Options:
  A) -1
  B) 5
  C) -7
  D) -9
  E) 9
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  The correct answer is D .