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 1241:

  A boat sails 8 km north from P to Q and then sails 6 km west from Q to R. Calculate the bearing of R from P. Give your answer to the nearest degree.

  Options:
  A) 217${}^o$
  B) 323${}^o$
  C) 037${}^o$
  D) 053${}^o$
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1242: Find the equation of the locus of a point P(x,y) such that PV = PW, where V = (1,1) and W = (3,5) Options:
  A) 2x + 2y = 9
  B) 2x + 3y = 8
  C) 2x + y = 9
  D) x + 2y = 8
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1243:

  Evaluate log₇17

  Options:
  A) 1.35
  B) 1.353
  C) 1.455
  D) 0.455
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1244: A pentagon has four of its angles equal. If the size of the fifth angle is 60^o, Find the size of each of the four equal angles. Options:
  A) 60^o
  B) 108^o
  C) 120^o
  D) 150^o
  E) None of the above
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1245: The locus of a point equidistant from the intersection of lines 3x - 7y + 7 = 0 and 4x - 6y + 1 = 0 is a Options:
  A) line parallel to 7x + 13y + 8 = 0
  B) circle
  C) semicircle
  D) bisector of the line 7x + 13y + 8 = 0
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1246: If x + $\frac{1}{x}$ = 4, find x² + $\frac{1}{x^2}$ Options:
  A) 16
  B) 14
  C) 12
  D) 9
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1247: Solve the following equations 4x - 3 = 3x + y = x - y = 3, 3x + y = 2y + 5x - 12 Options:
  A) x = 5, y = 2
  B) x = 2, y = 5
  C) x = 5, y = -2
  D) x = -2, y = -5
  E) x = -5, y = -2
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1248: The length a person can jump is inversely proportional to his weight. If a 20 kg person can jump 1.5 m, find the constant of proportionality Options:
  A) 60
  B) 30
  C) 20
  D) 15
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1249:

  Factorize: $16x^4-y^4$

  Options:
  A) $(2x-y)(2x+y)(4x^2+y^2)$
  B) $(2x+y)(2x+y)(4x^2+y^2)$
  C) $(2x-y)(2x-y)(4x^2+y^2)$
  D) $(2x-y)(2x+y)(4x^2-y^2)$
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1250: What is the integral value of x which satisfy the inequality -1 < 3 -2x $\le$ 5? Options:
  A) -1. 0, 1, 2
  B) -2, 1, 0 , -1
  C) 0, 1, 2
  D) -1, 0, 1
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  The correct answer is D .