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P R O G R A M M E : M AT H E M AT I C S
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LIST OF COURSES

MAT111: Mathematics IV: Algebra

MAT112: Mathematics II: Trigonometry & Geometry
MAT114: Statistics I

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 COVENANT UNIVERSITY
CANAANLAND, KM.10, IDIROKO ROAD
P.M.B.1023, OTA, OGUN STATE. NIGERIA

College: Science and Technology Department: Mathematical Sciences

Session: 2014/2015 Semester: Alpha
Course Title: Mathematics IV: Algebra Course Code: MAT 111
Credit Units: 3
MAT 111_Mathematics IV
Instruction: *Attempt all questions: Duration: 2.5 hours
***The use of scientific calculator and/or any electronic device is highly prohibited.

Question 1:
List the members of the set {x : x2  16 and 2x  8}
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(A) {5, 4, 4} (B) {4} (C)  (D) { 5, }
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Question 2:
Write down all the family set of {a, b}
(A) {a},{b},{a, b},  (B) 0,{a},{b}, (a, b) (C) {a},{b},{a, b} (D) 0,{a},{b},{a, b}
Question 3:
Write the set {x : 3  x  5, x is an integer} by listing the elements
(A) 3, 2, 1, 0,1, 2,3, 4 (B)  2,1,0,1,2,3,4 (C)  2,1,0,1,2,3,4,5 (D) 1,2,3,4,5
Question 4:
If A = {a, b, c, d}, B = { c, d, e, f}, find BA.
(A) c, d  (B) a, b (C) a, b, e, f  (D) a, b, c, d , e, f 
Question 5:
Solve x  1  3 for the solution sets.
(A)  ,3  3,  (B)  ,3  1,0 (C)  ,3 (D)  , 2    4,  
Question 6:
Find the solution sets of 2  4 x  6, x 
(A) x  1. (B)  , 2   1,   (C)  , 3  1,   (D)  , 1   2,  

Question 7:

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Solve x  7  2.
(A) x  5 (B)  (C)  ,5   9,   (D)  ,5   9,  
Question 8:
x4
Solve x  1  .
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(A)  ,2  2,  (B) x  2 (C)  , 1   2,   (D)  , 2    2,  
Question 9:
Solve 2  x  1  5
(A)  4,1  3,6 (B)  (C) 4,5  2,5 (D) 1,2  0,2
Question 10:
Find the solution set of the inequality  x  5  x  3  0
(A)  ,3  5,   (B) 3,5 (C) 5,8  3,5 (D)  5,8    3,5
Question 11:
Find x  N (a natural number) such that log  log x   log  2  log x3   0

(A) 8 (B) 9 (C) 10 (D) 11

Question 12:
Which of the following is equivalent to log9 x 2 ?
(A) log 3 x (B) log 9 x (C) 2 log 3 x 2 (D) log x2 9
Question 13:
Which of the following is not a solution of:
 1  1
log 2 4  x   log4  x  log x    2 log 2  x    0 ?
 2  2
7 3 2 6 32 6
(A) x  (B) x  0 (C) x  (D) x 
4 2 2
Question 14:
log  y 1
Solving the equation  y  1  100  y  1  0 gives the value of y as:
9 9
(A) (B) 100 (C) 99 (D)
10 10

Question 15:
Find the square root of 14  6 5
(A) 3  5 (B) 3  5 (C) 3  5 (D). 1  2 5

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Question 16:
1 1
Evaluate a 2  b2 if a  and b 
2 2 2 2
(A) 2 (B) 4 (C)  4 (D) 2
Question 17:
Find the remainder when H ( x)  5x4  x3  x  1 is divided by f ( x)  x2 1.
(A) x2  1 (B) 6 (C) 6 (D). 5x2  x  5
Question 18:
Find the factors of H ( x)  x3  10x2  23x  14.
(A)  x  1 x  2  x  7  (B)  x  1 x  2  x  7 
(C)  x  1 x  2  x  7  (D)  x  1 x  2  x  7 
Question 19:
1
2
x
Simplify 1 1
x x
2 2

1 x 1 2x
(A) 1  (B) (C) 1  (D) 1 
x x 1 x 3
Question 20:
2 x 1

Solve the equation: 29   3 x 2

3 0
1 1
(A) x  (B) x  , 0 (C) x  2 (D). None of the above
3 4
Question 21:
Which of the following is quadratic equation?

1 1
(A)  2  3x (B) x 2  5 x 3  6  0 (C) 2 x 2   0 (D) 5x 2  x  3
x x

Question 22:
Which of the following is not a quadratic equation?

x 1 6 1 5
(A)  (B)  3x  2 (C ) x(2 x  1)  6( x 2  1) (D)  x  3
x 1 x2 x x

Question 23:
Suppose a1h2  a2 h  a3  0, where a1 , a2 , & a3 are constants, then 2h  ?
a2  a2 2  4a1a3 a2 2  4a1a3 a2  a2 2  4a1a3 a2  a12  4a2 a3
(A) (B)  a2  (C) (D)
a3 2a1 a1 2a1
Question 24:

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 For real roots of a quadratic a1v 2  a2v  a3  0, with v the unknown, then the discriminant is?
(A) D  0 (B) D  0 (C) D  0 (D) D  0
Question 25:
Suppose a1 p 2  a2 p  a3  0, where a1 , a2 , & a3 are constants, then find D, the discriminant.
(A) D  a2 2  4a2c  a2 (B) D  b 2  4a1a3 (C) D  a2 2  4a1a3 (D) D  b 2  4ac
Question 26:
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Suppose  and  are roots of the quadratic equation 2x 2  8 x  3  0, then find  +  :
3

2
(A)  64 (B)  4 (C) 64 (D) 32

Question 27:
3 1
Find the quadratic equation in y, whose roots are &
4 3
(A) 2y  8 y  3  0 (B) 12y  13 y  3  0 (C) 12y  3 y  3  0 (D) 12y 2  13 y  5  0
2 2 2

Question 28:
Suppose  and  are the roots of a quadratic equation 2x 2  4 x  1  0, then,
find the value of      2.
2

(A) 0 (B) 4 (C)  4 (D)  2

Question 29:
Suppose  and  are the roots x 2  5 x    0 then, find   ,   given that   6
(A) (0,0) (B) (  1,6) (C) (6,  1) (D) (6,  2)

Question 30:
The Binomial Expansion of x(2 x  y )3 is ?
(A) 8 x3  2 x 2 y  6 xy 2  y 3 (B) 8x 4 12 x3 y  6 x 2 y 2  xy 3
(C) 8x3 12 x 2 y  6 xy 2  xy 3 (D) 8x3 12 x 2 y  6 xy 2  y 3

Question 31:
4
 1 
The Binomial Expansion of  2 x   is ?
 x 
8 1 8 1
(A) 16 x 4  32 x 2  24  2  4 (B) 16 x 4  24 x 2  32  2  4
x x x x
8 1 8 1
(C ) 16 x 4  32 x 2  24  2  4 (D ) 16 x 4  32 x 2  24  2  4
x x x x

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Question 32:
Find the 3rd term in the expansion of (a  b)4 .
A) 6a 2b 2 (B)  6a 2b3 (C) 12a 2b3 (D) 6a 3b 2

Question 33:
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4  1 
Find the coefficient of x in the expansion of  2 x   .
 x 
A) 1 (B)  1 (C) 8 (D)  8

Question 34:
Find the term independent of x in the expansion of 1  2 x 
2

(A) 24 (B)  4 (C) 1 (D)  24

Question 35:
What is the last term the expansion of (x  2)2 ?
1 1
(A) (B)  2 (C) (D) none of the above.
4 4

Question 36:
1
Find the first three terms in ascending powers of x, in the expansion of 1  x  3
x x2 x x2 x x2 x x2
(A) 1    (B) 1    (C) 1    (D) 1   
3 9 3 9 3 9 3 9

Question 37:
x7 A B
Find the value of A  B if  
( x  2)( x  1) ( x  2) ( x  1)
A) 3 (B) 2 (C) 1 (D) 4

Question 38:
6 x 2  15 x  7
Resolve h( x)  to partial fraction
( x  3)( x  1) 2
4 2 1 1 2 4
(A)   (B)  
( x  3) ( x  1) ( x  1) 2 ( x  3) ( x  1) ( x  1) 2
4 1 2 4 2 1
(C)   (D)  
( x  3) ( x  1) ( x  1) 2 ( x  3) ( x  1) ( x  1) 2

Question 39:

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In how many ways can the letters of the word 'MILITANT' be arranged?
(A) 7(2!) (B) 14 (C) 2(7!) (D) 8!

Question 40:
n
Cn  k is equivalent to one of the following:
(A) nCn (B) nCk (C) nCk n (D) n
Pn k

Question 41:
1 1
4 1  
Write out the order of BA if A    and B   3 6 
 0 4  0 1
 
( A) 3 x 2 (B) 2 x 2 (C) 2 x 3 (D) non-conformable
Question 42:

Find z the conjugate of z, if z  (2  3i)(4  8i)

(A) 32  4i (B) 32  4i (C) 4  32i (D) 4  32i

Question 43:
1
Express in the form of a  ib
1  3i
1 3 1 3 1 3
( A)  i ( B)  i (C )  i ( D) 1  3i
10 10 10 7 10 10
Question 44:
4i
Find a if  a  ib
3i
7 7 11 11
( A) ( B)  (C ) ( D)
10 10 10 10

Question 45:
1
The imaginary part of is:
1 i
1 1
( A)  ( B) (C ) 2 ( D)  2
2 2
Question 46:
Which of the following is a square root of z  2i ?
( A)   2  i  ( B)  1  i  (C )   1  i  ( D)  1  i 
Question 47:

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 1
Find the real part of z 
1 i
1 1 1
( A) ( B) (C )  i ( D) 1
2 2 2
Question 48:

Find  x, y  ; x, y  , such that 2 y  xi  4  x  i

 2  3  1
( A) 1,  ( B)  0,1 (C )  1,  ( D)  0, 
 3  2  2

Question 49:
Find  a  b  ; a, b  , if a  ib  (2  i) 2
( A)  2,3 ( B) 3, 4  (C ) 5 ( D) 1
Question 50:
1
Find the complex conjugate of z if z 
i
1 1
(A) (B)  i (C) i (D)
i i

Question 51:
 2 0 0  0 1 2
   
Find the product AB when A = 0 3 0  B = 1 0 2 
 0 0 4 2 3 0
   

2 4 0  0 3 8  0 2 4   2 0 12 
       
(A) .  6 0 3  (B).  2 0 12  (C).  3 0 6  (D).  3 0 6 
 8 11 2  4 6 0  8 12 0  2 6 8 
       
Question 52:
 Cos Sin   Cos  Sin 
If A =  , B=   , then AB is:
  Sin Cos   Sin Cos 

 1 0   Cos Sin  1 0  1 0
( A)   (B)   (C)   (D)  
2 1   Sin Cos   0 1 2  1
Question 53:

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 1 0
Find A2  3 A  I if A    and I is a 2x2 identity matrix.
3 2
1 0  3 0  3 0  6 0
(A)   (B)   (C)   (D)  
0 1 18 9   9 18  3 9

Question 54:
5 0 3
 
Evaluate H if H   1 2 1
0 2 1 

( A) 6 (B)  5 (C)  6 (D) 5

Question 55:
 5 p 
Find p if A    is a symmetric matrix
 0 4
( A) 7 (B) 8 (C) 9 (D) 0
Question 56:
3 3v v 2
Find v if =
4 5 4v 1
( A)  5 (B)  2 (C) 2 (D) 5
Question 57:
1 1
 5 1   
Evaluate AB if A    and B   1 0 
 0 4 0 1
 
( A) 7 (B) 9 (C) 4 (D) non-conformable

Question 58:
Find the sum of the 2nd and the 3rd terms of the sequence whose nth term is defined as:
hn   1
n2
2n1
( A) 12 (B) 6 (C)  2 (D)1
Question 59:
n 1
4 9  2
Find the 10th term of the series: 3  2     3   
3 8  3
8 8 8 8
2 2 2 2
( A) 2   (B)  2   (C)  2   (D) 2  
3 3 3 3
Question 60:

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Suppose 4, x  3,16 are three successive terms of a GP, then a possible value of x is:
( A) 12 (B) 11 (C)  5 (D)  11
Question 61:
Find y at x  a if log 2 y  2  log 2 x
x
(A) y  4 x (B) y  4a (C) y  4 (D) y 
4
Question 62:
1 1 1 1
Find n if the sequence :, , , , is finite with n terms.
2 4 8 256
(A) 9 (B) 8 (C) 7 (D) 6
Question 63:
1 1 1
Find the sum to infinity of the sequence : 2,  1, , , ,
2 4 8
3 1 4
(A) (B) (C) 3 (D)
4 3 3
Question 64:
n
The notation  xk indicates:
k 1

(A) finite series (B) infinite series (C) Binomial expansion (D) all of the above.
Question 65:
The remainder when g ( x)  x3  6x2  5x  k is divided by h( x)  x  2 is 3, find k
(A) 40 (B) 45 (C)  45 (D)  46

Question 66:
3!
Evaluate
 P  C 
10
1
9
0

2 3 3 2
(A) (B) (C) (D)
5 10 5 3
Question 67:
The equation x 2  (h  3) x  4 has equal roots if h is:
(A) 1 (B)  7 (C) 7 (D)  2
Question 68:
The equation 2(c 2  d 2 ) x 2  (c  d ) x  9  0 has imaginary roots if :
(A) c  d (B) c  d (C) c  d (D) c  d .
Question 69:

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Insert three geometric means between 1 and 81.
(A) 3, 9, 21 (B) 3, 9 18 (C) 3, 9, 21 (D) None of the above.
Question 70:
In how many ways can five (5) football fans be seated round a circular table, discussing
the previous match?
(A) 5! (B) 4! (C) 3! (D) 3.

SOLUTIONS _MAT111
1B 11 C 21 A 31 D 41 A 51 C 61 B
2D 12 A 22 A 32 A 42 B 52 C 62 B
3A 13 D 23 C 33 A 43 C 53 B 63 D
4C 14 C 24 D 34 C 44 C 54 A 64 A
5D 15 B 25 C 35 D 45 A 55 D 65 B
6D 16 D 26 D 36 B 46 B 56 D 66 C
7B 17 B 27 B 37 C 47 A 57 D 67 C
8D 18 C 28 B 38 D 48 C 58 C 68 D
9A 19 B 29 C 39 C 49 D 59 C 69 C
10 B 20 D 30 B 40 B 50 C 60 D 70 B

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 COVENANT UNIVERSITY

CANAAN LAND, Km. 10, IDIROKO ROAD

P.M.B 1023, OTA, OGUN STATE, NIGERIA

B. Sc. / B. Eng. Degree Examination

College: Science and Technology Department:

Mathematics

Session: 2014/2015 Semester: Alpha

Course Title: Mathematics II: Trigonometry & Geometry Course Code:

MAT112

Credit Units: 2 Time Allowed: 90

minutes

Instructions:

There are 50 MULTIPLE-CHOICE QUESTIONS for a total of 70 marks. Identify the choice that best
answers each of the questions. Then shade the letters that correspond with the correct answers
appropriately on the OMR sheet provided.

The use of any calculating device such as calculator is strictly prohibited for this examination.

2 3 3 2
1. Evaluate cos120o + 2 sin 2 60o - tan 2 30o . A. B. C. D. 
3 2 2 3
2. Determine the value of x if log(2x + 8) - log(x + 1) = log(x + 2) . A. 2 B. -3 C. 3 D. 2 or
-3
12 3
3. Given angle f in Quadrant I with sin f = , and angle q in Quadrant II with cos q = -
13 5
, what is the

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 33 33 63 63
value of cos(f - q) ? A.  B. C. D. 
65 65 65 65
3
4. If sin q = ( q is in second quadrant), then the values of cosq and tanq , respectively are
4
13 39 13 39 13 39 13 39
A. , B. - , C. ± ,- D. - ,-
4 13 4 13 4 13 4 13
1
5. A circle has radius 5 cm cm. Find the length of the arc intercepted by a central angle with
3
3
measure .
8
A. 6.285 cm B. 360 cm C. 180 cm D. 2.132 cm
5 3 5 5 3
6. If tan    and  is in quadrant II, find value of cot( ) . A.  B. C.  D.
3 5 3 3 5
7. Express cos x in terms of tan x .
1 + t an 2 x 1 + t an 2 x 1 + t an 2 x 1 + t an 2 x
A. - B. C. ± D. -
1 + t an 2 x 1 + t an 2 x 1 + t an 2 x 1 + t an 2 x
8. Write tan q + cot q in terms of sin q and cos q , and then simplify the expression.
cos q sin q 1
A. cos q sin q B. C. D.
sin q cos q sin q cos q
5p 6+ 2 6- 2 2- 6 2+ 6
9. Find the exact value of cos . A. B. C. D.
12 4 4 4 4
10. Find the exact value of cos 87cos 93 – sin 87sin 93. A. 2 B. -1 C. 1 D. 3
11. Write cos(180o - q) as a trigonometric function of θ alone. A. cos q B. cos2q C. - cosq
D. sin q
æ 3ö 3 3 3 13 3
12. Evaluate sin çç t an - 1 ÷÷
÷ without using calculator. A. B.  C. D.
çè 2ø 2 2 13 13
13. Solve sin 2q = cos q exactly over the interval éê0, 360 ). 0
ë
A. {30 , 90 ,150 , 270 } B. {0 ,120 ,180 , 2400 }
0 0 0 0 0 0 0

C. {1050,1650, 2850, 3450 } D. {150,1650,1950, 3450 }

2
(sin q + cos q )
14. Simplify the expression A . 1 B . 0 C . 1 - sin q D. - sec2 q
1 + sin 2q
15. The expression sin 2A - 2sin A is equivalent to
A. (sin A )(sin A - 2) B. (2 sin A )(sin A - 1) C. (sin A )(2 cos A - 1) D. (2 sin A )(cos A - 1)

16. Find the exact value of sin 15o , using the difference of two angles.

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 2- 1 3- 2 6- 2 6+ 2
A. B. C. D.
2 2 4 4

1 1
Find the value of cos75 cos15 . A. 1 B.
C. 4 D.
17. 4 2
Which of the following statement is NOT correct?
18. ln x
A. e x 2
= x , x > 0 B. ln e = x , x > 0 C. cosh x + sinh 2 x = 1 D. logx 1 = 0
4 1
19. What is the amplitude of the graph of the equation y = sin q ?
5 2
1 5 4
A. B. C. D. 4
2 4 5
loge (x 3 ) + 3 loge x + loge 9x is equivalent to
20.
A. loge (7x 9 ) B. loge (x 3 + 12x ) C. loge (2x 3 + 9x ) D. loge (9x 7 )

21. Given Ae x + Be- x º 4 cos hx - 5 sinh x , determine the values of A and B.

1 1 1 1 2 1 2 1
A. - , 4 B. , 4 C. - , D. ,
2 2 2 2 3 2 3 2
22. Determine the values of  that satisfy the equation 3  3cos  2sin 2  in the interval between
0 and 360 .
A . 30o, 45o, 300o, 360o B . 0o, 60o, 300o, 360o C . 0o, 30o, 60o, 300o D. 0o, 45o, 60o, 360o

23. Expressed in radians, 235o is equivalent t o

36p 47p p
A.           B.           C.            D. 235p
47 36 235
14p
24. Find a positive angle less than 360o that is co-terminal with the angle - .
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A. 200o           B.180o           C. 80o            D. 300o
3p 2p 1 1 1 1
25. The value of sin + cos is A. B. - C. 1 D. - 1
2 3 2 2 2 2
26. A pizza delivery area can be represented by a circle, and extends to the points (0, 18) and (–
6, 8) (these points are on the diameter of this circle). Write an equation for the circle that
models this delivery area.
A.(x - 3)2 + (y + 13)2 = 34 B .(x + 3)2 + (y - 13)2 = 34
C .(x + 3)2 + (y + 13)2 = 34 D.(x + 3)2 + (y - 13)2 = 43
27. The plan for a park puts the center of a circular pond of radius 0.6 mile at 2.5 miles east and
3.8 miles south of the park headquarters. Write an equation to represent the border of the pond,
using the headquarters as the origin.

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 A. (x – 2.5)2 + (y + 3.8)2 = 0.36 B. (x – 2.5)2 + (y - 3.8)2 = 0.36
C. (x + 2.5)2 + (y - 3.8)2 = 0.36 D. (x – 2.5)2 + (y + 3.8)2 = 0.36
s
28. The circle with equation x 2 + y 2 + sx + ty + 33 = 0 has center (4, 5) . What is ?
t
5 4 4 5
A. - B .- C. D.
4 5 5 4
29. Identify the directrix of the parabola (x + 4)2 = 12(y + 2) .
A. x = - 1 B . y = 1 C . x = - 7 D. y = - 5
30. Find the standard form of the equation for the parabola with vertex (3, 4) and focus (5, 4).
A.(y + 4)2 = 8(x - 3) B .(y + 4)2 = 8(x + 3)
C .(y - 4)2 = 8(x - 3) D.(x - 3)2 = 8(y - 4)
31. The focus of y 2 = - 20x is
A .(0, - 5) B .(0, 5) C .(- 5, 0) D .(5, 0)

32. The vertex of y 2 + 18y - 16x = - 145. is

A .(- 9, 4) B .(- 4, - 9) C .(- 4, 9) D.(4, - 9)
33. The cables of the middle part of a suspension bridge are in the form of a parabola, and the
towers supporting the cable are 600 feet apart and 100 feet high. What is the height of the
cable at a point 150 feet from the center of the bridge?
A. 900 feet B. 700 feet C. 50 feet D. 25 feet
(x - 1)2
34. What is the length of the major axis of the ellipse with equation + (y + 3)2 = 9
4
A .2 B.3 C.4 D .12
35. Find the standard form of the equation of an ellipse with endpoints (3, 3) and (9, 3) on the
major axis and endpoints of (6,1) and (6, 5) on the minor axis.
(x - 3)2 (y - 6)2 (x - 6)2 (y - 3)2
A. + = 1 B. + = 1
4 9 4 9
(x - 6)2 (y - 3)2 (x - 3)2 (y - 6)2
C. + = 1 D. + = 1
9 4 9 4
36. Two girls are standing in a whispering gallery that is shaped like semi-elliptical arch. The
height of the arch is 30 feet, and the width is 100 feet. How far from the center of the room
should whispering dishes be placed so that the girls can whisper to each other? (Whispering
dishes are places at the foci of an ellipse).
A .10 feet. B .20 feet. C . 40 feet. D . 70 feet.

37. Identify the graph of the equation x 2 = - 3(y + 1).

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 A B
.

C D
.

38. What is the equation x 2 + y 2 - 6x - 7 = 0 written in standard form? State whether the graph
of the equation is a parabola, circle, ellipse, or hyperbola.
A.(x – 3)2 + y 2 = 16;  circle B .(x – 3)2 + y 2 = 16;  ellipse
C .(x – 6)2 + y 2 = 43;  circle D.(x + 3)2 + y 2 = 2;  circle
39. Identify the equation of the graph:

(x - 3)2 (y + 2)2 (x + 3)2 (y - 2)2

A. + = 1 B. + = 1
9 16 16 9
(x + 3)2 (y - 2)2 (x - 3)2 (y + 2)2
C. - = 1 D. - = 1
9 16 16 9
40. Determine the standard form of the equation of an ellipse centered at the origin with the
given vertices and foci: Vertices (0, ± 6); Foci: (0, ± 5).
x2 y2 x2 y2 x2 y2 x2 y2
A. + = 1 B. + = 1 C. + = 1 D. + = 1
36 25 25 36 36 11 11 36
41. The center of 4x 2 - 12y 2 - 16x - 72y - 44 = 0 is
A .(2, - 2) B .(2, - 3) C .(2, - 4) D.(2, - 5)

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 x2 y2
42. The slope of the asymptotes of the hyperbola - = 1 are A. ± 1 B. ± 3 2 C.
4 3
± 3 2 D. ± 2 3

(x - 1)2 (y + 3)2
43. Given the hyperbola - = 1, determine the equation of one of its
25 4
asymptotes.
2 17 2 17 5 11 5 11
A. y = x- B .y = x+ C .y = x - D. y = x+
5 5 5 5 2 2 2 2
44. Two buildings in a shopping complex are shaped like branches of the hyperbola
729x 2 - 1024y 2 - 746496 = 0 , where x and y are in feet. How far apart are the buildings
at their closest part?
A .16 feet B . 32 feet C . 64 feet D . 72 feet
45. Find the equation of the plane that contains the three points: E (10,1,1) , F (2, - 2, 2) and
G (12, 7, 3)
A .2x + 3y + 7z - 24 = 0 B .2x - 3y + 7z + 24 = 0
C .2x - 3y + 7z - 24 = 0 D.2x - 3y - 7z - 24 = 0
46. Find the coordinates of the vertices of the hyperbola 25y 2 – 64x 2 = 1600.
A .(8, 5),(- 8, - 5) B .(0, 5),(0, - 5) C .(0, - 8),(0, 8) D.(40, 0),(- 40, 0)
47. Which of the following is the equation of an asymptote of the graph of
(y + 2)2 (x - 5)2
- = 1?
9 4
3 2 9 3
A. y + 2 = (x - 5) B . y + 2 = (x - 5) C . y + 2 = (x - 5) D. y = x
2 3 4 2
(x + 2)2 (y - 1) 2
48. Find the center, vertices and foci of the ellipse: + = 1.
16 49
A. center: (- 2,1) ; major vertices: (2,1),(- 9,1) ; minor vertices: (- 2, - 2),(- 2, 4) ; foci:
(- 2,1 ± 40)
B. center: (- 2,1) ; major vertices: (- 2, 8),(- 2, - 6) ; minor vertices: (- 5,1),(1,1) ; foci:
(- 2 ± 40,1)
C. center: (- 2,1) ; major vertices: (- 5,1),(1,1) ; minor vertices: (- 2, 8),(- 2, - 6) ; foci:
(- 2,1 ± 40)
D. center: (- 2,1) ; major vertices: (- 2, 8),(- 2, - 6) ; minor vertices: (- 5,1),(1,1) ; foci:
(- 2,1 ± 40)
49. Determine the standard form of the equation of the ellipse:

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 x2 y2 x2 y2 x2 y2 y2 x2
A. + = 1 B. - = 1 C. + = 1 D. - = 1
16 9 9 16 9 16 16 9
50. One focus of x 2 + 4y 2 = 4 is
A .(4, 0) B .(2, 0) C .( 3, 0) D.( 2, 0)

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 COVENANT UNIVERSITY
CANAANLAND, KM 10, IDIROKO ROAD
P.M.B 1023, OTA, OGUN STATE, NIGERIA.
TITLE OF EXAMINATION: B.Sc EXAMINATION
COLLEGE: Science & Technology
SCHOOL: Natural & Applied Sciences
DEPARTMENT: Mathematics
SESSION: 2014/2015 SEMESTER: Alpha
COURSE CODE: MAT 114 CREDIT UNIT: 2
COURSE TITLE: Statistics I
MARKING GUIDES

QUESTION 1
a) Total number of students {n} =1500
Total number of male students {h} = 425 1 mark
h
Prob. (Female Student)  1 
n
425
1
1500
1 mark
0.7166
Aii) The first toss: {2,3,4,or,6}
1 1 1 1
    
Prob. {1st toss) 
6 6 6 6
1 mark
2

3

The second toss: {1,2,3,or,5}

1 1 1 1
    
Prob. {2nd toss) 
6 6 6 6
1 mark
2

3

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 2 2

st nd 3 3
Prob. {1 and 2 toss) 1 mark
4
9
Aiii) S = {HH, HT, TH, TT} 1 mark

3
Prob. {At least one Head} = 1 mark
4

Aiv)

1 2 3 4 5 6
1 1,1 1,2 1,3 1,4 1,5 1,6
2 2,1 2,2 2,3 2,4 2,5 2,6
3 3,1 3,2 3,3 3,4 3,5 3,6
4 4,1 4,2 4,3 4,4 4,5 4,6
5 5,1 5,3 5,3 5,4 5,5 5,6
6 6,1 6,2 6,3 6,4 6,5 6,6

1 mark

1
Prob. {Total of 7} = 1 mark
6

1
Prob. {Total of 11} = 1 mark
18

1 1

6 18
Prob. {Total of 7or Total of 11} = 1 mark
2

9

1Bi) S= GGGG GGGB GGBB GBBB

GBGG GBBG BGGG BBGG
GBGB GGBG BBGG BBBG
BGGB BGBB BBGB BBBB 2 marks

A= GGGG GGGB GGBB GBGG

GBBG BGGG BBGG GBGB
GGBG BGBG BGGB 2 marks

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1Biii) n =16, h = 11

h
Pr  A  
n
3 marks
11

16

1Ci). Permutation is defined as the arrangement of object with attention given to the order of
arrangement. While combination is defined as the selection of objects without paying attention to
the order of arrangement
2 marks

n 𝑛!
1Cii). Pr = 𝑛1 !𝑛2 !𝑛3 !…𝑛𝑘 !
1 mark

For INFINITY:

8!
n
Pr 
3!2!1!1!1! 2 marks
 3,360

QUESTION 2
n
Pr
2A. n
Cr  !
r

n! n!
Recall that, nCr  , n Pr  1 mark
(n  r )!r ! (n  r )!
n!
 (n  r )!
n!
(n  r )!r ! r!
n!
1 mark
(n  r )!r!

1 mark
2B). EXPERIMENT: An experiment can be defined as an operation or a research which the
outcome is unknown before it is performed or carried out e.g. tossing a coin.
2 marks

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 SAMPLE SPACE: The set of all possible outcomes of an experiment is known as the
sample space of the experiment and is denoted by S. Some examples are the following.
2 marks

AN EVENT: An event denoted by E is a well defined set of possible outcomes of the

experiment or well defined subsets of a sample space. e.g Event A is that an even number is
obtained from tossing a dice one’s, and it can be represented as the subset A = {2, 4, 6}.
2 marks

DEPENDENT VARIABLE: Two events are said to be dependent event if the probability of
one event is affected by or depend upon the happening of the other event. 2
marks
MUTUALLY EXCLUSIVE EVENT: Two events A and B are said to be mutually exclusive if the
subsets of A and B are disjoint. i.e AnB = ϕ 2
marks

2Ci.) 7mathematics 5physicists

3mathematicians 3physicists

7
C3  5C3  350 2 marks

2Cii.) Two particular physicist must be on the committees:

7
C3  3C1  105 2 marks

2Ciii.) Three particular mathematicians cannot be on the committee:

4
C3  5C3  40 2 marks

2Civ.) Two particular mathematicians and one particular physicist must be on the committees:
5
C1  4C2  30 2 marks

2D)

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 n
P4  42 n P2
n !(n  1)!(n  2)!(n  3)!(n  4)!  n !(n  1)!(n  2)! 
 42  
(n  4)!  (n  2)! 
n !(n  1)!(n  2)!(n  3)!  42(n !(n  1)!)
(n  2)(n  3)  42
n 2  2n  3n  42
n 2  5n  36  0
(n  4)  0,
(n  9)  0

Since n cannot be negative then n=9 3 marks

QUESTION 3
3Ai) Sample Space S: {1,1,2,3,3,4,5,5,6} 1mark

1 1 1 1 
    
i)Prob. (N0. >3) = 
9 9 9 9
2 marks
4

9
ii) Perfect Square = {1,1,4,}

1 1 1 
   
Prob. (Perfect Square ) = 
9 9 9
3 marks
1

3

iii) Conditional Probability: Pr A  B   PP( AnB

( B)
)
1 mark

Let A be number that is perfect square, Let B be number that is greater than 3 then,

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  9
P 1
Pr A  B 
P4 
9 2 marks

Pr A  B   14
3B i) n
Cr  10C8  45 3
marks

ii) n
Cr  6C4  15 3
marks

Question 4 a

Monthly 150- 200- 250- 300- 350- 400- 450- 500- 550-
rent 199 249 299 349 399 449 499 549 599
Frequency 4 9 13 7 5 3 3 2 1

1 2 3 4 5

Class Frequency Cumulative Relative % Relative

boundaries Frequency Frequency Frequency

149.5-199.5 5 5 0.1042 10.42

199.5-249.5 9 14 0.1875 18.75

249.5-299.5 13 27 0.2708 27.08

299.5-349.5 7 34 0.1458 14.58

349.5-399.5 5 39 0.1042 10.42

399.5-449.5 3 42 0.0625 6.25

449.5-499.5 3 45 0.0625 6.25

499.5-549.5 2 47 0.0417 4.17

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 549.5-599.5 1 48 0.0208 2.08

TOTAL 48 1.00 100

10 marks
b.
45
40
35
30
25
20 Series1
15
10
5
0
UK Germany France Italy USA Japan
5 marks

Number of Class midpoint

sales Frequency (x) fx
0-4 1 2 2
5-9 14 7 98
10-14 23 12 276
15-19 21 17 357
20-24 15 22 330
25-29 6 27 162
Total 80 1225

∑ 𝑓𝑥 1225
Hence we can calculate the mean as 𝑥̅ = ∑𝑓
= = 15.3 8 marks
80

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Question 5 a

Number of workers

Unskilled
Semi-skilled
Skilled

3 marks

b
.

Mark % Frequency Cumulative Frequency Lower class boundaries

0-9 8 8

10-19 14 22 9.5

20-29 17 39 19.5

30-39 22 61 29.5

40-49 28 89 39.5

50-59 32 121 49.5

60-69 26 147 59.5

70-79 24 172 69.5

80-89 19 190 79.5

90-99 10 200 89.5

N=200
𝑁
(i). Lower quartile 𝑸𝟏 =
4
200
= 50, ℎ𝑒𝑛𝑐𝑒 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑙𝑜𝑤𝑒𝑟 𝑞𝑢𝑎𝑟𝑡𝑖𝑙𝑒 𝑐𝑙𝑎𝑠𝑠 𝑖𝑠 30 − 39. 𝐿 = 29.5,
4
𝑁
= 50, 𝑓𝑐 = 39, 𝑓𝑞 = 22, 𝑑 = 10. 𝑄1 =
4
𝑁
( −𝑓𝑐 )𝑑 (50−39)10
4
𝐿+ = 29.5 + = 29.5 + 5 = 34.5% 2 marks
𝑓𝑞 22

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(ii). Median 𝑸𝟐
𝑁 200
= = 100, ℎ𝑒𝑛𝑐𝑒 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑚𝑒𝑑𝑖𝑎𝑛 𝑐𝑙𝑎𝑠𝑠 𝑖𝑠 50 − 59. 𝐿=
2 2
𝑁
49.5, = 100, 𝑓𝑐 = 89, 𝑓𝑞 = 32, 𝑑 = 10.
2
𝑁
( −𝑓𝑐 )𝑑 (100−89)10
2
𝑄2 = 𝐿 + = 49.5 + = 52.9% 2 marks
𝑓𝑞 32
(iii). Upper quartile 𝑸𝟑
3𝑁 3(200)
= = 150, ℎ𝑒𝑛𝑐𝑒 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑢𝑝𝑝𝑒𝑟 𝑞𝑢𝑎𝑟𝑡𝑖𝑙𝑒 𝑐𝑙𝑎𝑠𝑠 𝑖𝑠 70 − 79.
4 4
3𝑁
𝐿 = 69.5, = 150, 𝑓𝑐 = 147, 𝑓𝑞 = 24, 𝑑 = 10.
4
𝑁
( −𝑓𝑐 )𝑑 (150−147)10
2
𝑄3 = 𝐿 + = 69.5 + = 70.8% 2 marks
𝑓𝑞 24

𝑁
(iv). Decile D =
10
200
= 20, ℎ𝑒𝑛𝑐𝑒 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝐷𝑒𝑐𝑖𝑙𝑒 𝑐𝑙𝑎𝑠𝑠 𝑖𝑠 10 − 19. 𝐿=
10
𝑁
9.5, = 20, 𝑓𝑐 = 8, 𝑓𝑞 = 14, 𝑑 = 10.
10
𝑁
( −𝑓𝑐 )𝑑 (20−8)10
2
𝐷=𝐿+ = 9.5 + = 18.1%. 2 marks
𝑓𝑞 14
𝑁 200
(v). Quintile Q = =
5 5
𝑁
40, ℎ𝑒𝑛𝑐𝑒 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑄𝑢𝑖𝑛𝑡𝑖𝑙𝑒 𝑐𝑙𝑎𝑠𝑠 𝑖𝑠 30 − 39. 𝐿 = 29.5, =
5
40, 𝑓𝑐 = 39, 𝑓𝑞 = 22, 𝑑 = 10. 𝑄=𝐿+
𝑁
( −𝑓𝑐 )𝑑 (40−39)10
5
= 29.5 + = 29.95% 2 marks
𝑓𝑞 22
(vi). Interquartile range: 𝑄3 − 𝑄1 = 71% − 35% = 36%. 2 marks
1 36%
(vii). Semi-interquartile range = 2 (𝑄3 − 𝑄1 ) = = 18%. 2 marks
2
Total 14 marks

Class
Heights f midpoint x fx x2 fx2

60-62 5 61 305 3721 18605

63-65 18 64 1152 4096 73728

66-68 42 67 2814 4489 188538

69-71 27 70 1890 4900 132300

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 72-74 8 73 584 5329 42632

Total 100 6745 455803

∑ 𝑓𝑥 2 ∑ 𝑓𝑥 2 455803 6745 2
𝑆2 = ∑𝑓
− [ ∑𝑓 ] = − [ 100 ] = 8.5275, 𝑆 = √8.5275 = 2.92 6 marks
100

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