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 971: If | 2 3 | = | 4 1 |. find the value of y. 7 Options:
  A) -6
  B) 6
  C) -12
  D) 12
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 972: The bearing of a bird on a tree from a hunter on the ground is ₦72^oE. What is the bearing of the hunter from the birds? Options:
  A) S 18^o W
  B) S 72^o W
  C) S 72^o E
  D) S 27^o E
  E) S 27^o W
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  The correct answer is E .
• Question 973: What is the perpendicular distance of a point (2, 3) from the line 2x - 4y + 3 = 0? Options:
  A) $\frac{\sqrt{5}}{2}$
  B) $\frac{\sqrt{5}}{20}$
  C) $\frac{5}{\sqrt{13}}$
  D) 6
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 974: Integrate $\frac{1-x}{x^3}$ with respect to x Options:
  A) $\frac{x-x^2}{x^4}$ + k
  B) $\frac{4}{x^4}-\frac{3+k}{x^3}$
  C) $\frac{1}{x}-\frac{1}{2x^2}$ + k
  D) $\frac{1}{3x^2}-\frac{1}{2x}$ + k
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 975: If the sum of the 8th and 9th terms of an arithmetic progression is 72 and the 4th term is -6, find the common difference Options:
  A) 4
  B) 8
  C) 6$\frac{2}{3}$
  D) 9$\frac{1}{3}$
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 976:

  A rectangular picture 6cm by 8cm is enclosed by a frame $\frac{1}{2}$cm wide. Calculate the area of the frame.

  Options:
  A) 15sq.cm
  B) 20sq.cm
  C) 13sq.cm
  D) 16sq.cm
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 977: A market woman sells oil in cylindrical tins 10cm deep and 6cm in diameter at ₦15.00 each. If she bought a full cylindrical jug 18cm deep and 10cm in diameter for ₦50.00, how much did she make by selling all the oil? Options:
  A) ₦62.50
  B) ₦35.00
  C) ₦31.00
  D) ₦25.00
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 978: If tan θ = ⁵/₄, find sin²θ - cos²θ. Options:
  A) ⁵/₄
  B) ⁴¹/₉
  C) ⁹/₄₁
  D) 1
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 979: Let = $\left(\begin{array}{cc}1& 0\\ 0& 1\end{array}\right)$ p = $\left(\begin{array}{cc}2& 3\\ 4& 5\end{array}\right)$ Q = $\left(\begin{array}{cc}u& 4+u\\ -2v& v\end{array}\right)$ be 2 x 2 matrices such that PQ = 1. Find (u, v) Options:
  A) (-$\frac{5}{2}$ - 1)
  B) (-$\frac{5}{2}$ - $\frac{3}{2}$)
  C) (-$\frac{5}{6}$ - 1)
  D) ($\frac{5}{2}$ - $\frac{3}{2}$)
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 980: If x = (all prime factors of 44) and y = (all prime factors of 60), the elements of X ∪ Y and X ∩ Y respectively are Options:
  A) (2, 4, 3, 5, 11) and (4)
  B) (4, 3, 5, 11) and (3, 4)
  C) (2, 5, 11) and (2)
  D) (2, 3, 5, 11) and (2)
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  The correct answer is D .