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C. 2x2sin(2x+5)
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C. 36 D. 105
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21. Let U = {a,b,c,d,e}
16. Simplify 52.4 — 5.7 — 3.45- 1.75
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A. 42.1 and B ={a,d,e}Then B/A Is equal to:
B. 41.4 A. {e}
C. 42.2 B. {b}
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D. {d}
17. The range of the data k+2, k-3, k+4, k-2, k,
22. Let A = {2,3,4}
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k- I and k + 6 is B = {4,5,6}
A. 11 and U = {1,2,3 .......} Then :
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C. 8
B. A\B ={1,4}
D. 6
C. A\B ={2,4}
18. The acres for rice, pineapple, cassava, D. A\B ={1,2,3}
cocoa and palm oil in a certain district are
given respectively as 2, 5, 3, 11 and 9. What is 23. Let U be a universal set. A and B are
the angle of the sector for cassava in a pie subsets of U. Then A’ꓴB’ =? by:
chart? A. AꓴB
A. 180° B. A'ꓴB’
B. 36° C. A'ꓴB
C. 60° D. (AՈB)’
D. 108°
24. Simplify sin45° cos45°
19. The probability of a student passing any A. 1/2
examination is 2/3. If the student takes three B. 2√2
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C. 1/√2 D. -2
D. 2/√2
31. Find the principal of which amount ₦5,500
3
25. If sin A /4 What is the value of tan A? at simple interest in 5 years at 2% per annum,
A. 1 A. ₦5,000
B. ½ B. ₦4,900
C. ¼ C. ₦4,800
D. 3/√7 D. ₦4,700
26. If tan(x+y) = 2 and tan x = 1. find tan-1 y 31. A car dealer bought a second-hand ear for
A. 2 ₦250,000.00 and spent ₦70,000.00
B. 1/3 refurbishing it. He then sold the car for
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C. 1 ₦400.000,00. What is the percentage gain?
D. 3 A. 20%
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27. Evaluate the expression sin (cos-1√3/2) C. 32%
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B. 1/2
C. 2/3 33. Evaluate 21.05347 — 1.6324 × 0.41, to 3
D. 3/2 decimal places.
A. 20.351
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28. In a parallelogram ABCD, the lengths of B. 20.352
sides AB and AD are 5m and 6m respectively. C. 20.980
if A = 60°, find the length of the longest D. 20.98
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D. 8.94
3. A
4. B
5. A
6. A
7. C
8. B
9. A
10. C
11. C
12. A
13. C
14. D
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17. B
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38. Factorize 4x2 — 9y2 + 20x + 25 19. D
A. (2x — 3y)(2x + 3y) 20. B
B. (2x + 5)(2x - 9y + 5) 21. B
C. (2x — 3y + 5)(2x - 3y-5) 22. C
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24. A
25. B
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27. A
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30. D
31. C
32. A
33. C
34. D
40. Solve the equations: m2+ n2 = 29, m + n = 7 35. D
A. (5,2) and (5,3) 36. A
B. (5,3) and (3,5) 37. D
C. (2,3) and (3,5) 38. B
D. (2,5) and (5,2) 39. A
40. B
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1. C
2. C
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3. Of the following, the one which is a cube 8. A class contains 10 men and 20 women of
root of i is which half the men and half the women have
A. -i brown eyes. Find the probability that a person
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B. Cos30° chosen at random is a man.
C. Cos90°+ i sin 30° A. 2/3
D. Cos120°+ i sin 120° B. 1/3
C. 5/6
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where
A. 2 < x < 4 9. Let U be a universal set and let A and B be
B. x < 2 or > 4 events such that P(AꓴB) = 3/4 P(Ac ) = 2/3 and
C. x < 4
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D. x > 2 Find P(B)
A. 2/3
5. Find the area enclosed between the curves B. 2/5
y=4 - x2 and y= x2 - 2x C.11/2
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A. 22/3 D. 3/7
B. 43/4
C. 131/2 10. Two groups of male students cast their
D. 71/4 votes on a particular proposal. The results are
as follows:
In favour against
Group A 128 32
Group B 96 48
If a student is chosen at random, what is the
probability that he is against the proposal?
A. 3/19
B. 4/19
C. 5/19
D. 9/19
C. 2 C. 45 m/sec
D. 5 D. 32 m/sec
12, A gun of mass 8kg fires a bullet of mass 18. Suppose the radius of a circle is 3cm at a
80g at a speed 300m/s. with what initial speed certain instant and it is increasing at the rate of
does the gun recoil 0-5cm/s at what rate will the area be
A. 3ms-1 increasing at the instant
B. 6ms-1 A. 16π cm2 sec
C. 8ms-1 B. 20π cm2 sec
D. 7ms-1 C. 3π2
D. None
13. An object whose weight is 10ke is placed
on a smooth plane inclined at 30˚ to the 19. A curve passes through the point (4, -3).
horizontal, what force parallel to the plane is It's gradient is 2 — x. Find the equation of the
required to hold the mass at rest. curve.
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A. 20N B. y =4x + 2x2 — 2
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C. 15.4N D. y + X2 - 6x + 11
D. 25N
20. A line passes through the point (5, -2) and
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14. A particle of mass 3kg on a smooth surface
is acted upon by a force F. If the acceleration
its gradient is -3. Find the equation of the line.
A. y +3x — 16=0
produced in the particle is 2ms-2, find the B. y+ 3x — 13=0
magnitude of F. C. y = -3x + 1
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A. 8N D. y = 3x — 1
B. 5N
C. 7N
D. 6N
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possible?
A (6,6,3)
B. (8,8,4)
C. (4,4,2)
D. (2,2,4)
16. lf each side of a cube expands by r% find 22. If (x+iy) (2+i) = 3 then
the approx. percentage change in the volume A. x=2 and y=1
of cube B. x.=-1 and y= 2
A. 4% C. X= 6/5 and y = -3/5
B. 5% D. x = -3/5 and y = 6/5
C. 3r%
D. 5/2% 23. The roots (s) of the
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C. 9/10, 17/20, 4/5, 3/4
D. 4/5, 9/10, 17/10, 3/4
26. if log 2 = 03010 and Log 5 = 0.6992 then
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32. Evaluate 2700 000 x 0.03 ÷ 18 000
A. 1.6622
A. 4.x 100
B. 1.6990
B. 4.5 x 101
C. 1.7357
D. 1.7525
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D. 4.5 x 103
27. Of the following, which one is a factor of
33. The prime factors of 2520 are
(x99 + 1)?
A. 2,9,5
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A. (x+1)
B. 2,9.7
B. (x- 1)
C. 2,3,5,7
C. (x+3)
D. 2,3,7,9
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D. log a
15. B
16. D
17. A
18. B
19. C
20. C
21. A
22. A
23. D
38. Oke deposited ₦800.00 in the bank at the
24. A
rate of 121/2% simple interest. After sometime
25. D
the total amount was one and half times the
26. D
principal. For how many years was the money
27. C
left in the bank?
28. D
A. 2
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30. D
C. 51/3
31. A
D. 8
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32. B
33. B
39. If the surface area of a sphere of radius r,
34. B
when r=5cm it is deceased by 2%. Find the
35. C
percentage decreased in the surface area
A. 4%
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B. 30%
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C. 22%
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1. B
2. D
3. C
4. A
5. C
6. A
7. D
8. C
9. B
10. A
11. A
12. B
13. A
14. A
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3. Divide the L.C.M of 48, 64, and 80 by their H.C.F
A. 20 B. 3/5
C. -7/5
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B. 30
C. 48 D. -2/5
D. 60
10. Factorise x2 + 2a + ax + 2x
A. (x + 2a)(x + 1)
B. (x + 2a)(x - 1)
C. (x2 - 1)(x - a)
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D. (x + 2)( x+a)
end with E? 3
A. 1/11 B. √
2
B. 2/11
C. 1/2 1
C.
D. 4/11 2
2
14. Factorize Cosec2A+ 2CotACosecA+ Cot2A D. √
A. (CosecA + CotA)2 3
B. (Cot A — Cosec A)2 19. Find the acute angle between the lines x + 4y
C. (Cot A - Sin A) =12 and y — 2x + 6 = 0
D. (Sin A - Cot A) A. 76°
B. 72.47°
15. Find dy/dn of C. 77.47°
D. 78°
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circle x2 + y2 + 2x +4y =15 at the point (-1 2)
A. y = x + 5
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C. 2y = x + 5
D. y = 2x + 5
D. 1/12
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Frequency 2 5 6 4 2 1
18. If Sin q =
Ɵ = 90°, find cos q A. 3.2
2 B. 1.85
A. √ C. 2.1
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D. 2.21
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and Chemistry. How many students do not offer
either Physics or Chemistry?
A. 4 < x < 16 A. 5
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C. -4 > x > - 16 C. 4
D. x <16 ep D. 2
26. Which of the following is not true? . 32. A point Q divides a line segment MN joining the
A. cos(180 - x) = -cos point M (2,3)and N (6, -4) externally in
B. cos(180 + x) = -cos the ratio 5:2. Find the coordinates of Q,
C. cos(360 -x)) = -cos A. (34/3), -26/3)
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D. cos(-x) = cos B. (34/5, -26/5)
C. (34/7, -26/7)
27. Which of the following is true about any
D. (34/11, 24/11)
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rhombus
A. All the sided are equal
B. Two diagonals cut at right angles 33. Which of the following sets of points are col-
C. The angles are bisected by the diagonals. linear?
D. All of the above A. (0, 1), (2, 2), (3. 4)
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X 1 2 3 4
Y 2 4 6 8
A. -1.0
B. 1.0
C. 0.0
D. 2
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1. C
2. C
36.In the figure above, what is the perimeter of the 3. D
equilateral triangle ABC 4. D
A. 3 5. D
B. 9 6. B
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D. 30 8. C
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37. A pie chart of total number of students in a 10. D
school has a sector 35˚˚ representing 14 students. 11. D
How many students are there in the school ep 12. A
altogether? 13. A
A. 200 14. A
B. 140 15. A
C. 144 16. D
D. 250 17. C
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38. lf a block of height 2.5cm represents 100 goats, 19. C
how high should the block be to represent 170 20. C
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goats 21. B
A. 4.50 cm 22. B
B. 5.00 cm 23. C
C. 4.00 cm 24. D
D. 4.25 cm
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25. A
26. B
39. Define the co-efficient of rank correlation 27. D
28. B
29. A
30. B
31. B
32. A
33. B
34. A
35. B
36. D
37. C
38. C
39. C
40. C
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3. If p(x) = 7x3 – 12x2 +x/4 -1 and q(x) =-3x4 8. In the figure above L1 is parallel to L2 Ind
+x3 +6x2 -x + 8 L2 is parallel to L3. What is the value of
Find (p + x) a+b+c+d
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B. -3x4 -6x2 -3x/4 +7 B. 270
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C. -3x4 +8x2 _6x2 -7 C. 360
D. -3x4 +8x3 -6x2 -3x/4 +7 D. 450
Scores (x) 1 2 3 4 5
Frequency 2 4 K 8 10
7. In a circle O above, what is the value of a (y)
___.
A. 20
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If the average score for the students was 5.5, f(x) 2(N-1), 0≤ X≤ 1
find the value of k. Correct to the nearest (x-1)(x+1), l<X ≤ 2 is __.
whole number A. Continuous and differentiable
A. 7 B. Continuous but not differentiable
B. 5 C. not continuous but differentiable
C. 4 D. neither continuous nor differentiable
D. 6
dy
20. If Sin y= x sin(a+y), then /dx =
13. A student scored the following marks in an
examination, Mathematics 62%, Physics 49%,
Engineering Drawing 72%. English 35% and
General Studies 21%. If the credit grade
attached to each of the courses are 4, 5, 4, 3,
1 respectively. determine the student average
grade.
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B. 64.28
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C. 58.51
D. 53.35 21. Simplify
A. 3
15. The sum of 10th terms of an AP is 30 and
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its 12th term is 36. Find the first term and the C. 1
common D. 4
difference
A. 3 and -3 22. Convert 7896410 to base 2
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B. 3 and 4 A. 100110100011101002
C. 3 and 3 B. 110101100011101002
D. -3 and 4 C. 100010011011101002
D. 111100010100111012
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C. T α U B. -4e-xCos x
D. T = K/P + AU C. 4e-xSin x
(K and A ɸ are constant) D. -4e-xSin x
17. Find the equation of the tangent to the 24. Which of the following is true about ary
curve y =x3 at the point (2, 8) rhombus?
A. 12x + y - 16 = 0 A. all the sided are equal
B. 12x - 2y + 16 .0 B. two diagonals cut at right angles
C. 12x - y-16 = 0 C. the angels are bisected
D. 12x - y + 16= 0 D. All of the above
18. Find the centre of the circle x2+ y2 -10x + 25. Find the point of intersection of the lines
4y = 7 +2y = 5 and 2x+ y =7
A. (-5, 2) A. (2, 1)
B. (5, 2) B. (-2. 5), 27
C. (-5, 4) C. (6, -3), 36
D. (-5. -2) D. (4, 3), 16
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A. 1/2[Sin(x + y) + Sin(x-y)] B. 3
B. 1/2[Cos(x — y)+ Sin(x - y)] C. 4
C. 1/2[Sin(x — y)+Sin(x+y)] D. 1
D. 1/2[Sin(x — y)+Sin(x+y)]
31. A hunter 1.6m tall, views a bird on top of a
27. tree at an angle 45°. If the distance between
the hunter and the tree is 10.4m. find the
height of the tree
A. 12.0m
B. 10.4m
C. 9.0m
D. 8.8m
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polygon have ?
A. 40
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B. 20
C. 10
D. 12
28. Log (x2-y2) is equal to which of the ep
following 33.
A. 2log x-2log y
B. log (x+y) +(x-y)
C. 2log(x-y)
D. None of the above
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29.
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A. 6
B. √6
C. 7
D. √7
D. 37 10. A
11. B
36. The equation whose roots are 3 and -5 is 12. D
__. 13. D
A. n2-2n + 15 14. A
B. n2 + 2n + 15 15. C
C. x2- 2x - 15 16. D
D. x2 + 2n + 15 17. C
18. A
37. Find the equation of the circle which passes 19. A
through the origin and touches the straight line 20. A
4x - 3y = 5 at the point (2, 1) 21. C
A. X2+ y2-5y=0 22. A
B. X2+ y2+5xy-5y=0 23. B
C. X2+ y2+2xy+4y=0 24. D
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D. X2+ y2-7x-9y+24=0 25. D
26. A
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38. A farmer has 120m of fencing with which to 27. B
enclose a rectangle sheep-pen, using a wall for 28. B
one side. Find the maximum area that he can 29. A
enclose. 30. A
A. 1,800 m2
B. 800 m2
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32.
A
D
C. 1,500 m2 33. A
D. 1,020 m2 34. B
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39. PQRS is a trapezium having PQ parallel to 36. B
SR, and PSR =QRS = 73, Calculate PQR. 37. A
A. 107 38. D
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B. 97 39. A
C. 73 40. B
D. None
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ANSWERS
1. B
2. B
3. D
4. A
5. A
6. C
7. D
8. C
9. B
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base five?
value. A. 114
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A. -√3/3 B. 141
B. -√3/3 C. 401
C. -√3/3 ep D. 411
D. √3
7. Given:
3. U= {Even numbers between 0 and
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P= {Multiples of 6 between 0 and 30}
Q= {Multiples of 4 between 0 and 30}
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A. {2,10,14,22,26}
B. {0,10,14,22,26}
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C. {2,4,14,18,26}
D. {0,2,6,22,26}
8. x varies directly as the product of u
and y and inversely as their sum. If x
=3 when u =3 and v= 1, what is the
value of x if u = 3 and v = 3?
4. If the maximum value of y= 1 + hx A. 3
- 3x2 is 13. Find h. B. 4
A. 13 C. 6
B. 12 D. 9
C. 11 9. Find the range of the values of x
D. 10 satisfying the inequalities 5+x ≤ 8
and 13 + x ≥ 7
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A. -3 ≤ x ≤ 3 C. 30
B. 3 ≤ x ≤ 6 D. 50
C. -6 ≤ x ≤ 3
D. -6 ≤ x ≤ -3 14. In 1984, Ike was 24 years old
and his father was 45 years old, in
what year was Ike exactly half his
father’s age?
A. 1982
B. 1981
Find the value of x C. 1979
A. 5 D. 1978
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B. 2
C. -2 15. If U and V are two distinct fixed
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D. -5 points and W is a variable point such
that UWV is straight angle. What is
11. What is the maximum error in the ep the locus of W?
numbers 0.09800 ft3, assuming that it A. The perpendicular bisector of UV
is recorded accurately? B. A circle with UV are radius
A. 0.0005 ft3 C. A line parallel to the line UV
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B. 0.0005 x 108 ft3 D. A circle with the line UV as the
C. 0.000005 ft3 diameter
D. 0.00005 ft3
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C. 5/30 A. ½ + i/2
D. 1/3 ep B. 1/2- i/2
C. 1/3 – i/3
19. A rectangular picture 6cm by 8cm D. 1/3 + i/3
is enclosed by a France ½ cm wide,
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calculate the area of the frame.
A. 15 sq.cm
B. 20 sq.cm
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C. 13 sq.cm
D. 16 sq.cm A. 1
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B. -1
20. For what values of x is x + 3(2-x) C. 2
≥ 4 – x? D. 3
A. x = 0
B. x ≤ 1 25. A car of mass 1000kg has a
C. x ≥ 2 uniform acceleration of 3m/s2. Find
D. x ≤ 2 the external force applied to the car.
A. 4 x 103 N
B. 3 x 103 N
C. 3 x 10-3 N
D. 4 x 10-3 N
26. Halima scored the following
marks in various subjects: X,72, 60,
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A. 4.0 B. Ꚙ
B. 4.05 C. -Ꚙ
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D. 3.50 ep 33. The equation of the line AB
28. Find the geometric mean of the passing through A(1, -1) and B (-1, -
numbers 3, 9 and 1. 13) is
A. 5 A. 2y + 8x =5
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B. 2 B. y + x =7
C. 4 C. y=4x - 5
D. 3 D. 8x + y = 10
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29. Find the harmonic mean of the 34. The equation of a circle with
numbers: 3, 4, 5, 6 correct to 2 d.p. centre C (2, 1) and radius r = 6 is
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A. 4.21 A. x2 + y2 – 4x -2y = 31
B. 4.28 B. 2x2 + y2 – 4x = 8
C. 4.12 C. x2 – y2 - 8x – 2y = 31
D. 4.82 D. x2 + y2 -8x - 4y = 16
30. A cadet jogged at 20km/h from 5. Which of the following statement is
Old Site to New Site and on his correct in Mathematics?
return, he jogged at 15km/h. Find his A. a/0
average speed for the jogging B. 0/0
exercise. C. a/b. 1/0
A. 172/9 km/h D. 0/a
B. 17 1/7 km/h
C. 173/9 km/h 36. The equation ax5 + ax3 + b is
D. 17 km/h called
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7. Bonus
8. C
9. C
A. 70 ˚ 10. Bonus
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C. 80 ˚ 12. B
D. 60 ˚
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13. B
38. Find the gradient (or slope) of the 14. B
line passing through the given points 15. A
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30. B
31. D
32. A
33. C
34. A
35. D
36. A
37. C
38. A
39. C
40. A
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at simple interest in 5 years at 2% per annum.
A. ₦5,000
A. 1141/2˚
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B. ₦4,900
B. ₦4,800 B. 1131/2˚
D. ₦4,700 C. 1121/2˚
ep D. 1151/2˚
4. The sixth term of an arimethic progression is
half of its twelfth term. The first term is equal 10. From the diagram below find the value of
to __. x, if |AO| = 5cm. and |BO| = 13cm to the
A. half of the common difference nearest whole number.
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B. double the common difference
C. the common difference
D. zero
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B. 35.00 A. 12 cm
C. 31.01 B. 8 cm
D. 30.12 C. 10 cm
D. 14 cm
6. If 126n = 86, find a positive value for n.
A. 2 Use the diagram below to answer question (11)
B. 4 and (12)
C. 8
D. 10
A. x = 5 or x = -4
B. x = 3 or x = -5
C. x = 4 or x = -5 11. Find the value of angle z
D. x = 0 or x = -2 A. 200°
B. 160°
8. A regular polygon is a polygon with: C. 60°
A. Equal sides with different angles
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15. Find the median of 6,5,9,8,4,7,2,8,9,4 1
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A. 6 A. x - 3y - 1 = 0
B. 6.5 B. x - 3y + 1 = 0
C. 7 C. X + 3y + 1 = 0
D. 7.5 D. x- 3y + 2 =0
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A. Smooth curve obtained by plotting is perpendicular to the line 2x -3y +2=0
cumulative frequency against upper class A. 2y – 3x - 12 = 0
boundary B. 2y + 3x - 12 = 0
B. Smooth curve obtained by plotting C. 2y + 3x + 12 = 0
cumulative frequency against lower class D. 3x - 2y + 12 = 0
boundary
C. Smooth curve obtained by plotting
cumulative frequency against the mean.
D. None of the above
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D. 50
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1. B
2. D
3. A
4. A
5. C
6. C
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A. an isosceles triangle 8. B
B. an obtuse-angled triangle 9. C
C. a scalene triangle 10. D
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D. √7 18. C
19. D
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B. ₦324.1
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C. ₦320.0
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C. 30%
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D. None of the above
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D. 10.2 m/s
C. 10
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B. 60˚ 2. B
C. 30˚ 3. D
D. 240˚ 4. C
5. A
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25. A
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26. A
between lines AB and CD is:
27. B
28. D
29. C
30. D
31. A
32. A
33. B
34. D
35. B
36. B
37. A
39. The equation of a circle centre (a, b), with 38. D
radius 3 units is 39. B
A. (x-y)2 + (y-b)2 = 9 40. C
B. (x-a)2 + (y-b)2 =3
C. (x+a)2 + (y+b)2 = 9
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D. 21/4 cm/sec B. x2 + 2x -2 and x2 -x + 3
C. 2x2 +2x -1 and x2 -3x -1
4. Find the angle between the pairs of line D. 3x + x -1 and x- 2x + 3
i. y = 3x + 7
ii. 3y = x+8
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A. 58˚ 3x +y =1
B. 53˚ 2x -3y =8
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B. 54cm
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A. 30 cost, but unfortunately lost the paper on which
B. 40 the values were recorded. However, the
C. 50 manager can remember that one value was
D. 60 about $4.00 and the other was about $4.40.
Which value is the mean and which is the
median?
A. $4.00 is the mean and 54.40 is the median
B. $4.40 is the mean and $4.00 is the median
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C. 215 13. B
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C. x ≤ 1
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D. x = c
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B. 11
wrote 6 papers and failed 2 papers. If one of them
C. 6
is called and then a paper is selected, what is the
D. 7
probability that the failed paper is selected.
6. Four Forces acting at a point are in equilibrium.
A. 15/48
The magnitudes and direction three of them are
B. 17/48
due – North, 7N South East, 4N South 30˚ East
C. 11/48
respectively. Find the magnitude of the fourth
D. 13/48
force
14. Find the compound interest on ₦450 in 3 years at
A. 5.31N
4% per annum. Correct to the nearest tenth
B. 4.34N
number.
C. 8.2N
A. ₦58
D. 5.38N
B. ₦57
7. Find the angle between the straight lines y=4x-7
C. ₦56
and y =3x + 1.
D. ₦54
A. 1/15
B. 1/13
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A. x=4 or x= -5 1. C
B. x= 0 or x = -2 2. A
C. x = 5 or x =-4 3. B
D. x =3 or x =-5 4. D
16. Find the principal which amount to ₦5,500 at 5. C
simple interest in 5 years at 2% per annum 6. B
A. ₦4,800 7. B
B. ₦4,900 8. D
C. ₦4,700 9. A
D. ₦5,000 10. D
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average expressed in based five? 12. A
A. 411 13. B
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D. A Scalene Triangle
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P= {Multiples of 6 between 0 and 30}
Q = {Multiples of 4 between 0 and 30}
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A. {4, 6, 16, 18, 20}
B. {0, 10, 14, 22, 26}
C. {2, 4, 14, 18, 26}
D. {2, 10, 14,22,26}