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 1521: The graphical method of solving the equation x³ + 3x² + 4x - 28 = 0 is by drawing the graphs of the curves Options:
  A) y = x³ and y = 3x² + x - 28
  B) y = x³ + 3x² + 4x + 4 and the line y = $\frac{28}{x}$
  C) y = x³ + 3x² + 4x and y
  D) y = x² + 3x + 4 and y = $\frac{28}{x}$
  E) y = x² + 3x + 4 and line y = 28x
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1522:
  

  From the diagram above. Find the fraction of the shaded position?

  Options:
  A) $\frac{1}{3}$
  B) $\frac{1}{5}$
  C) $\frac{1}{4}$
  D) $\frac{1}{6}$
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1523:

  The area of a trapezium is 200 cm${}^2$. Its parallel sides are in the ratio 2 : 3 and the perpendicular distance between them is 16 cm. Find the length of each of the parallel sides.

  Options:
  A) 10 cm and 15 cm
  B) 8 cm and 12 cm
  C) 6 cm and 9 cm
  D) 12 cm and 18 cm
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1524: If s = $\sqrt{(\frac{a^2}{x^2}-\frac{b^2}{x^2})}$what does y equal? Options:
  A) $\sqrt{[(b^2-a^2)]÷(s^2-x^2)}$
  B) $\sqrt{[(b^2-a^2)÷(s^2\times 2)]}$
  C) $\sqrt{[x^2-a^2-b^2]÷s}$
  D) $[x^2-a^2-b^2]÷s$
  E) $\sqrt{[(b^2\times 2)÷(s^2\times 2-a^2)]}$
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  The correct answer is E .
• Question 1525: Evaluate 1.25 × 102 × 0.125 × 103 × 12.5 × 10^-4 leaving your answer in standard form Options:
  A) 1.995 × 10³
  B) 1.95 × 10²
  C) 1.95 × 10¹
  D) 1.95 × 10^-2
  E) 1.95 × 10^-3
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1526: The bearings of P and Q from a common point N are 020° and 300° respectively. If P and Q are also equidistant from N, find the bearing of P from Q. Options:
  A) 040°
  B) 070°
  C) 280°
  D) 320°
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1527: The radius of a circle is given as 5cm subject to an error of 0.1cm. What is the percentage error in the area of the circle? Options:
  A) $\frac{1}{25}$
  B) $\frac{1}{4}$
  C) 4
  D) 25
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1528: If x = 3 - $\sqrt{3}$, find x² + $\frac{36}{x^2}$ Options:
  A) 9
  B) 18
  C) 24
  D) 27
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1529: The difference between 4$\frac{5}{7}$ and 2$\frac{1}{4}$ greater by Options:
  A) $\frac{23}{28}$
  B) $\frac{24}{28}$
  C) $\frac{50}{56}$
  D) $\frac{27}{28}$
  E) $\frac{48}{56}$
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1530: The sixth term of an A.P is half of its twelfth term. The first term of the A.P is equal to Options:
  A) zero
  B) half of the common difference
  C) double the common difference
  D) the common difference
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  The correct answer is D .