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Questions And Answers
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1. If M represents the median and D the mode of the 10. If x + 2 and x – 1 are factors of the expressions lx +
measurements 5, 9, 3, 5, 8 then (M,D) is 2kx2 + 24, find the values of l and k
A. (6,5) B. (5,8) C. (5,7) A. l = -6, k = -9 B. l = -2, k = 1 C. l = -2, k = -1
D. (5,5) E. (7,5) D. l = 0, k = 1 E. l = 6, k = 0

2. A construction company is owned by two partners X 11. Make T the subject of the equation
and Y and it is agreed that their profit will be divided in av = 3 2V + T
the ratio 4:5. at the end of the year. Y received #5,000 1- V a 2T
more than x. what is the total profit of the company for
the year? A. 3av/(1-v) B. 2v(1-v)2 - a2v2/2a2v2 - (1-V)2
A. #20,000.00 B. P’0#25,000.00 C. #30,000.00 C. 2v(1 - v) + a v / 2a2v2 + (1 - v)2
2 3 2

D. #15,000.003 E.#45,000.00 D. 2v(1 - v)2 - a4v3/2a3v3 - (1 - v)3

E. 2v(1-v)3 - a4v3/2a3v3 + (1-v)3
3. Given a regular hexagon, calculate each interior angle
of the hexagon. 12.
A. 600 B. 300 C. 1200 Additional
Mathematics
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D. 45 E. 135 (2x-24)O Biology
(3 x-18)O
O
x
Geography
4. Solve the following equations (2 x+12)O
4x – 3 = 3x + y = 2y + 5x – 12 (x+12)O
French
History

A. 4x = 5, y = 2 B. x = 2, y = 5 C. x = -2, y = -5
D. x = 5, y = -2 E. x = -5, y = -2
In a class of 60 pupils, the statistical distribution of the
5. If x = 1 is root of the equation number of pupils offering Biology, History, French,
x3 – 2x2 – 5x + 6, find the other roots Geography and Additional Mathematics is as shown in
A. -3 and 2 B. –2 and 2 C. 3 and –2 the pie chart above. How many pupils offer Additional
D. 1 and 3 E. –3 and 1 Mathematics?
A. 15 B. 10 C. 18
6. If x is jointly proportional to the cube of y and the D. 12 E. 28
fourth power of z. In what ratio is x increased or
decreased when y is halved and z is doubled? 13 The value of (0.303)3 – (0.02)3 is
A. 4:1 increase B. 2:1 increase C. 1:4 decrease A. 0.019 B. 0.0019 C. 0.00019
D. 1: 1 no change E. 3: 4 decrease D. 0.000019 E. 0.000035

7. P Q 14. y varies partly as the square of x and y partly as the

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60 inverse of the square root of x. write down the
45 expression for y if y = 2 when x = 1 and y = 6 when x =
8 cm 4
A. y = 10x2 + 52 B. y = x2 + 1
S R 31 31√x √x
C. y = x2 + 1 D. y = x2 + 1 E. y = 10 (x2 + 1 )
In the above figure PQR = 600, QPR = 900, PRS = 900, x 31 31√ x 31( √x)
RPS = 450, QR= 8cm. Determine PS 15. Simplify (x – 7) / (x2 – 9) ( x2 – 3x)/( x2 - 49)
A. 2√3cm B. 4√6cm C. 2√6cm A. x/ (x - 3)(x + 7) B. (x + 3) (x + 7)/x C. x/(x - 3) (x -
D. 8√6cm E. 8cm 7)
D. x/(x + 3) (x + 7) E. x/(x + 4) (x + 7)
8. Given that cos z = L, where z is an acute angle find an
expression for Co +Z - cosecz 16. The lengths of the sides of a right-angled triangle at (3x
sec Z + tan z + 1)cm, (3x - 1)cm and x cm.
A. l - L B. L2-√1−L2 C. -L-√1−L A. 2 B. 6 C. 18
1+L L2+L-1 (C1+L) +√1−L2 D. 12 E. 0

D. √L−1. E. L-(L2-1) 17. The scores of a set of a final year students in the first
(L1+L2) +√1−L2 1+ √1 - L2+ √1 - L2 semester examination in a paper are
41,29,55,21,47,70,70,40,43,56,73,23,50,50. find the median
9. If 0.0000152 x 0.00042 = A x 108, where of the scores.
1 £ A < 10, find A and B. A. 47 B. 481/2 C. 50
A. A = 9, B = 6`.38 B. A = 6.38, B = -9 C. A = 6.38, B = 9 D. 48 E. 49
D. A = 6.38, B = -1 E. A = 6.38, B = 1
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18. 12 A. –28, 7 B. 6, -28 C. 6, -1
9 D. –1, 7 E. 3, 2
6
3 25. Find the missing value in the following table.
-3 -2 -1 3 2 1
-3
-6
x -2 -1 0 1 2 3
O
3
-9 y=x -x+3 3 3 3 9 27
-12
-15
A. -3 B. 3 C. –9
D. 13 E. 9
x
Which of the following equations represents the above 26.
graph?
A. y = 1 + 2x + 3x2 B. y = 1 – 2x + 3x2 C. y = 1 + 2x 3x2
D. y = 1 – 2x – 3x2 E. y = 3x2 + 2x - 1 O
O
x
H
G
19. x
130O

If O is the centre of the circle in the figure above. Find

the value of x
O
A. 50 B. 260 C. 100
30 D. 65 E. 130
K F
27. Find the angle of the sectors representing each item in
The above figure FGHK is a rhombus. What is the value a pie chart of the following data. 6,10,14,16,26
of the angle x? A. 150, 250,350,400,650, B. 600, 1000,1400,1600,2600
A. 900 B. 300 C. 1500 0 0, 0, 0,
C. 6 , 10 14 16 26 0,
D. 300, 500,700,800,1300
0 0
D. 120S E. 60 E. None of the above
0-8 m
20. P 28. The scores of 16 students in a Mathematics test are
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65,65,55,60,60,65,60,70,75,70,65,70,60,65,65,70
R What is the sum of the median and modal scores?
2m
A. 125 B. 130 C. 140
Q D. 150 E. 137.5
30O
29. The letters of the word MATRICULATION are cut and
PQRS is a desk of dimensions 2m x 0.8m which is inclined put into a box. One of the letter is drawn at random from
at 300 to the horizontal. Find the inclination of the the box. Find the probability of drawing a vowel.
diagonal PR to the horizontal.
A. 23035’ B. 300 C. 15036’ A. 2/13 B. 5/13 C. 6/13
0 0
D. 10 E. 10 42’ D. 8/13 E. 4/13

21. Find x if (x base 4)2 = 100 1000base 2 30. Correct each of the number 59.81789 and 0.0746829 to
A. 6 B. 12 C. 100 three significant figures and multiply them, giving your
D. 210 E. 110 answer to three significant figures.
A. 4.46 B. 4.48 C. 4.47
22. Simplify log10a1/2 + 1/4log10a – 1/12log10a7 D. 4.49 E. 4.50
A. 1 B. 7/6log10a C. 0
D. 10 E. a 31. If a rod of length 250cm is measured as 255cm longer in
error, what is the percentage error in measurement?
23. If w varies inversely as V and u varies directly as w3, A. 55 B. 10 C. 5
find the relationship between u and V given that u = 1, D. 4 E. 2
when V = 2
A. u = 8V3 B. u = 2 V C. V = 8/u2 32. If (2/3)m (3/4)n = 256/729, find thevalues of m and n
2 3
D. V = 8u E. U = 8/v A. m = 4, n = 2 B. m = -4, n = -2 C. m = -4, n = 2
D. m = 4, n = -2 E. m = -2, n = 4
24. Solve the simultaneous equations for x
x2 + y – 8 = 0 33. Without using tables find the numerical value of log749
y + 5x – 2 = 0 + log7(1/7)
A. 1 B. 2 C. 3
D. 7 E. 0
34. Factorize completely 81a4 – 16b4
A. (3a + 2b) (2a – 3b) (9a2 + 4b2) 41. In the figure below find PRQ
B. (3a - 2b) (2a – 3b) (4a2 - 9b2)
C. (3a - 2b) (3a – 2b) (9a2 + 4b2)
D. (3a - 2b) (2a – 3b) (9a2 + 4b2)
E. (3a - 2b) (2a – 3b) (9a2 - 4b2) 235
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35. One interior angle of a convex hexagon is 1700 and
each of the remaining interior angles is equal to x0. find
x Q
P
A. 1200 B. 1100 C. 1050
0 0
D. 102 E. 100 A. 661/20 B. 621/20 C. 1250
D. 1050 E. 650
36. PQRS is a cyclic quadrilateral in which PQ = PS. PT is a
tangent to the circle and PQ makes and angle 500 with
the tangent as shown in the figure below. What is the 42. Simplify 27a9/8
size of QRS? A. 9a2/2 B. 9a3/2 C. 2/3a2
R
D. 2/3a2 E. 3a3/2

43. Okro
14.5
Beans kg
S Q 14.5 kg Rice
45.4
O Yams kg
50
T 184.5 kg
P
0 0
A. 50 B. 40 C. 1100
D. 800 E. 1000
The farm yields of four crops on a piece of land in
37. A ship H leaves a port P and sails 30km due South. Ondo are represented on the pie chart above. What is
Then it sails 60km due west. What is the bearing of H the angle of the sector occupied by Okro in the chart?
from P? A. 911/20 B. 191/30 C. 331/30
A. 26034’ B. 243026’ C. 116034’ D. 110
E. 910

0 0
D. 63 26’ E. 240
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44. (x+3y)
38. In a sample survey of a university community the O
following table shows the percentage distribution of P 45
Q O R
the number of members per household. y
No of members (3x+y)O
per household 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Total
Number of
households 3 12 15 28 21 10 7 4 100
In the figure above, PQR is a straight line. Find the
A. 4 B. 3 C. 5 values of x and y
D. 4.5 E. None A. x = 22.50 and y = 33.750
B. x = 150 and y = 52.50
39. On a square paper of length 2.524375cm is inscribed a C. x = 22.50 and y = 45.00
square diagram of length 0.524375. find the area of the D. x = 56.250 and y = 11.50
paper no covered by the diagram correct to 3 significant E. x = 18.0 and y = 56.50
figures.
45. PQR is the diameter of a semicircle RSP with centre at
A. 6.00cm2 B. 6.10cm2 C. 6.cm2
2 2 Q and radius of length 3.5cmc. if QPT = QRT = 600. Find
D. 6.09cm E. 4.00cm
the perimeter of the figure (PTRS p = 22/7)
S
40. If f(X) = 1 + x - 1 find f(1-x)
x-1 x2-1
P
A. 1/x + 1/(x+2) B. x +1/(2x -1) O R
60 O 60
O

C. -1/x - 1/(x-2) D. -1/x + 1/(x2-1)

A. 25cm B. 18ccm C. 36cm

D. 29cm E. 25 5 cm
46. In a triangle PQR, QR = 3cm, PR = 3cm, PQ = 3cm and 49. Q 30O
PQR = 300. find angles P and R
A. P = 600 and R = 900
B. P = 300 and R = 1200
O
C. P = 900 and R = 600
D. P = 600 and R = 600 xO
E. P = 450 and R = 1050 T
x
O 2x O
47. P
S R

130
O
O In the figure above PT is a tangent to the circle with
100 centre O. if PQT = 300. find the value of PTO
A. 300 B. 150 C. 240
0 0
D. 12 E. 60
P Q
50 A man drove for 4hours at a certain speed, he then
In the above diagram if PS = SR and PQ//SR. what is the doubled his speed and drove for another 3 hours.
size of PQR? Altogether he covered 600km. At what speed did he
A. 250 B. 500 C. 550 drive for the last 3 hours?
0 0
D. 65 E. 75 A. 120km/hr B. 60km/hr C. 600/7km/hr
D. 50km/hr E. 100km/hr.
48. Find the mean of the following
24.57,25.63,25.32,26.01,25.77
A. 25.12 B. 25.30 C. 25.26
D. 25.50q E. 25.73

Mathematics 1984

1. Simplify (2/3 – 1/5) – 1/3 of 2/5 6. A man invested a total of #50,000 in two companies. If
3 – 1/1/2 these companies pay dividend of 6% and 8%
A. 1/7B. 7 C. 1/3 respectively, how much did he invest at 8% if the total
D. 3 E. 1/5 yield is #3.700?
A. #15,000 B. #29,600 C. #21,400
2. If 263 + 441 = 714, what number base has been used? D. #27,800 E. #35,000
A. 12 B. 11 C. 10
D. 9 E. 8 7. Thirty boys and x girls sat for a test. The mean of the
boys’ scores and that of the girls were respectively 6
3. 0.00014323/1.940000 = k x 10n where 1 £ k < 10 and n is and 8. find x if the total score was 468.
a whole number. The values of K and are A. 38 B. 24 C. 36
A. 7.381 and –11 B. 2.34 and 10 D. 22 E. 41
C. 3.87 and 2 D. 7.831 and –11
E. 5.41 and –2 8. The cost of production of an article is made up as
follows Labour #70
4. P sold his bicycle to Q at a profit of 10%. Q sold it to R Power #15
for #209 at a loss of 5%. How much did the bicycle cost Materials #30
P? Miscellaneous #5
A. #200 B. #196 C. #180 Find the angle of the sector representing labour in a pie
D. #205 E. #150 chart.
A. 2100 B. 1050 C. 1750
0 0
5. If the price of oranges was raised by 1/2k per orange, D. 150 E. 90
the number of oranges customer can buy for #2.40 will
9. Bola chooses at random a number between 1 and 300.
be less by 16. What is the present price of an orange?
What is the probability that the number is divisible by
A. 21/2k B. 31/2k C. 51/2k
1 4?
D. 20k E. 21 /2k
A. 1/3 B. ¼ C. 1/5
D. 4/300 E. 1/300
10. Find without using logarithm tables, the value of 19. In a racing competition. Musa covered a distance of 5xkm
Log327 – Log1/464 in the first hour and (x + 10)km in the next hour. He was
Log31/81 second to Ngozi who covered a total distance of 118km
A. 7/4 B. –7/4 C. –3/2 in the two hours. Which of the following inequalities is
D. 7/3 E. –1/4 correct?
A. 0 < -x < 15 B. –3 < x < 3
11. A variable point P(x, y) traces a graph in a two C. 15 < x < 18 D. 0 < x < 15
dimensional plane. (0, -3) is one position of P. If x E. 0 < x < 18
increases by 1 unit, y increases by 4 units. The equation
of the graph is 20. 2x + 3y = 1 and y = x – 2y = 11, find (x + y)
A. -3 = y + 4/ x + 1 B. 4y = -3 + x A. 5 B. –3 C. 8
C. y/x = -3/4 D. y + 3 = 4x D. 2 E. –2
E. 4y = x + 3
21. Tunde and Shola can do a piece of work in 18days.
12. A trader in a country where their currency ‘MONT’ (M) Tunde can do it alone in x days, whilst Shola takes 15
is in base five bought 103(5) oranges at M14(5) each. If days longer to do it alone. Which of the following
he sold the oranges at M24(5) each, what will be his equations is satisfied by x?
gain? A. x2 – 5x – 18 = 0 B. x2 – 20x + 360 = 0
2
A. M103(5) B. M1030(5) C. M102(5) C. x - 21x – 270 = 0 D. 2x2 + 42x – 190 = 0
2
D. M2002(5) E. M3032(5) E. 3x – 31x + 150 = 0

13. Rationalize 22. If fx) = 2(x - 3)2 + 3(x - 3) – 4 and g(y) = √5 + y, find g(f(3))
(5√5 - 7√5)(/√7 - √5 and g{f(4)}
A. -2√35 B. 4√7 - 6√5 C. -√35 A. 3 and 4 B. –3 and 4
D. 4√7 - 8√5 E. √35 C. –3 and –4 D. 3 and –4
14. Simplify E. 0 and √5
3n – 3n – 1
3 x 3 – 27 x 3n – 1
3 n
23. The quadratic equation whose roots are 1 - 13 and 1 +
A. 1 B. 0 C. 1/27 13 is
D. 3n – 3n – 1 E. 2/27 A. x2 + (1 - √13)x + 1 + √13 = 0
B. x2 + (1 - √13)x + 1 - √13 = 0
15. p varies directly as the square of q an inversely as r. if C. x2 + 2x + 12 = 0 D. x2 – 2x + 12 = 0
2
p = 36, when q = 3 and r = p, find p when q = 5 and r = 2 E. x – 2x – 12 = 0
A. 72 B. 100 C. 90
D. 200 E. 125 24. Find a factor which is common to all three binomial
expressions
16. Factorise 6x2 – 14x - 12 4a2 – 9b2, a3 + 27b3, (4a + 6b)2
A. 2(x + 3) (3x - 2) B. 6(x - 2) (x + 1) A. 4a + 6b B. 4a – 6b
C. 2(x - 3) (3x + 2) D. 6(x + 2) (x - 1) C. 2a + 3b D. 2a – 3b
E. (3x + 4) (2x + 3) E. none

17. A straight line y = mx meets the curve y = x2 – 12x + 40 25.

in two distinct points. If one of them is (5,5), find the P
5 cm
other
A. (5,6) B. (8,8) C. (8,5) Q
D. (7,7) E. (7,5)
S
18. The table below is drawn for a graph y = x2 – 3x + 1 11 cm

T
R 4 cm

x -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3
1
y=x2 - 3x + 1 1 -1 3 1 -1 3 1 What is the volume of the regular three dimensional
From x = -2 to x = 1, the graph crosses the x-axis in the figure drawn above?
range(s) A. 160cm3 B. 48cm3 C. 96cm3
3 3
A. -1 < x < 0 and 0 < x < 1 D. 120cm E. 40cm
B. -2 < x < -1 and 0 < x < 1
C. -2 < x < -1 and 0 < x < 1 26. If (x - 2) and (x + 1) are factors of the expression x3 + px2
D. 0 < x < 1 E. 1<x<2 + qx + 1, what is the sum of p and q?
A. 0 B. –3 C. 3
D. –17/3 E. –2/3
27. A cone is formed by bending a sector of a circle having 34.
an angle of 2100. Find the radius of the base of the cone
if the diameter of the circle is base of the cone if the
diameter of the circle is 12cm r r
A. 7.00cm B. 1.75cm C. Ö21cm
D. 3.50cm E. 2Ö21cm
60O O
O
28. X r 60 60 r
120 Find the area of the shaded portion of the semi – circular
figure above.
A. r2/4(4p - 3 3) B. r2/4(2p + 3 3)
3 cm 2
C. 1/2r p D. 1/8r 3
E. r2/8(4p + 3 3)

35. P
Y Z
5 cm 44O
Using XYZ in the figure above find XYZ r
A. 290 B. 31020’ C. 310 O
0 0
20
D. 31 18’ E. 59
Q
29. The sides of a triangle are (x + 4)cm, x cm and (x- 4) cm S
respectively. If the cosine of the largest angle is 1/5,
find the value of x
A. 24cm B. 20cm C. 28cm y
D. 88/7ccm E. 0cm R
In the figure above QRS is a line, PSQ = 350 SPR = 300
30. If a = 2x/1 – x and b = 1 + x / 1 – x and O is the centre of the circle find OQP
then a2 – b2 in the simplest form is A. 350 B. 300 C. 1300
A.3x+1/(x-1) B. 3x2-1/(x-1)2 D. 250
E. 650

2 2
C. 3x +1/(1-x) D. 5x2-1/(1-x)2
2 2
E. 5x -2x -1/(1-x) 36. If pq + 1 = q2 and t = 1/p – 1/pq
( x-1) express t in terms of q
31. Simplifty (1 + 1 ) (x+2) A. 1/p – q B. 1/ q – 1
( x+1) C. 1/q + 1 D. 1+q
E. 1/ 1- q
A. (x2 - 1)(x + 2) B. x2 (x + 2)/x + 1
C. x2 - (x + 2) D. 2x(x + 2) 37. The cumulative frequency function of the data below
E. 2x(x + 2)/x + 1 is given by the frequency y = cf(x). what is cf(5)?
Scores(n) Frequency(f)
32. Q 3 30
4 32
5 30
P R 6 35
7 20

V A. 30 B. 35 C. 55
D. 62 E. 92
W S
38. In the figure determine the angle marked y
A. 660 B. 1100 C. 260
0
D. 70 E. 440
T
P
In the figure above PQRSTW is a regular hexagon. QS O
intersects RT at V. calculate TVS. 44
A. 600 B. 900 C. 1200 r
0 0
D. 30 E. 80 20
O

33. Find the integral values of x which satisfy the Q

S
inequalities –3 < 2 –5x < 12
A. -2, -1 B. –2, 2 C. –1, 0
D. 0,1 E. 1,2 y
R
39. A right circular cone has a base radius r cm and a vertical 45. Bar Chart
2y0. the height of the cone is 10
A. r tan y0cm B. r sin y0cm
8

Frequency
0
C. r cot y cm D. r cos y0cm
E. 0
r cosec y cm 6
4
40. Two fair dice are rolled. What is the probability that
2
both show up the same number of point?
A. 1/36 B. 7/36 C. ½ 0
D. 1/3 E. 1/6 0-9 10-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-59
Marks
41. The larger value of y for which (y - 1)2 = 4y – 7 is
A. 2 B. 4 C. 6 The bar chart above shows the mark distribution in a
D. 7 E. 8 class test. Find the number of students in the class.
A. 9 B. 2 C. 60
42. y D. 30 E. 34

46. S T
+1

135O
1
2x

P
- 2x -

O R
y=

y =x 2

Q
x
In the figure above, O is the centre of circle PQRS and
PS//RT. If PRT = 1350, then PSQ is
A. 671/20 B. 450 C. 900
3 0 1 0
Find the x coordinates of the points of intersection of D. 33 /4 E. 22 /2
the two equations in the graph above.
A. 1,1 B. 0,-4 C. 4,9 47. XYZ is a triangle and XW is perpendicular to YZ at W.
D. 0,0 E. 0,4 if XZ = 5cm and WZ = 4cm, calculate XY.
A. 5√3cm B. 3√5cm C. 3Ö3cm
43. If sin q = x/y and 00 < q < 900 D. 5cm E. 6cm
then find 1/ tan q
A. x/√(y2 – x2) B. x/y X
C. √y2 –n2
√y2−x2 D. (√y2 – x2)/(√y2 – x2)
E. √y2 – x2/y
5 cm
44.
P
Y 4 cm Z
6 cm
10 cm
R
Q 48. Measurements of the diameters in centimeters of 20
8 cm copper spheres are distributed as shown below

Class boundary in cm frequency

S T
12 cm 3.35-3.45 3
3.45-3.55 6
In the figure above TSP =PRQ, QR = 8cm. PR = 6cm and 3.55-3.65 7
ST = 12cm. Find the length SP 3.65-3.75 4
A. 4cm B. 16cm C. 9cm
D. 14cm E. Impossible insufficient data What is the mean diameter of the copper sphere?
A. 3.40cm B. 3.58cm C. 3.56cm
D. 3.62cm E. 3.63cm
 Use the instruction below to answer question49 and 50 49. What is the obtuse angle formed when the point U is
joined to Q?
U
A. 750 B. 1540 C. 1200
T D. 105 0
E. 1250

50. What is the acute angle formed when the point V joined
to Q?
V R S A. 600 B. 300 C. 450
0 0
D. 90 E. 15

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Mathematics 1985
1. Arrange the following numbers in ascending order of A. 3/2B. 2/3 C. 2
magnitude 6/7,13/15,0.865 D. 3 E. 18
A. 6/7 < 0.865 < 13/15
B. 6/7 < 13/15 < 0.865 8. Without using tables, evaluate Log24 + Log42 – Log255
C. 13/15 < 6/7 < 0.865 A. ½ B. 1/5 C. 0
D. 13/15 < 0.865 < 6/7 D. 5 E. 2
E. 0.865 < 6/7 < 13/15
9. John gives one third of his money to Janet who has
2. A sum of money was invested at 8% per annum simple #105.00. He then finds that his money is reduced to
interest. If after 4years the money amounts to #330.00, one-fourth of what Janet now has. Find how much
find the amount originally invested. money John had at first.
A. #180.00 B. #165.00 C. #150.00 A. #45.00 B. #48.00 C. #52.00
D. #200.00 E. #250.00 D. #58.00 E. #60.00

3. In the equation below, solve for x if all the numbers are in 10. Find x if Log9x = 1.5
base 2? 11/x = 1000/(x + 101) A. 72.0 B. 27.0 C. 36.0
A. 101 B. 11 C. 110 D. 3.5 E. 24.5
D. 111 E. 10
11. Write h in terms of a =b(1 - ch)
4. List all integers satisfying the inequality (1-dh)
-2 < 2x – 6 < 4
A. 2,3,4,5 B. 2,3,4 C. 2,5 A h = (a - b) B. h = (a + b )
D. 3,4,5 E. 4,5 (ad- bc) (ad - bc)

5. Find correct to tow decimal places C. h = (ad - bc) D. h = (1 - b)

100 + 1/100 + 3/1000 + 27/10000 (a- b) (d - bc)
A. 100.02 B. 1000.02
C. 100.22 D. 100.01 E. h = (b - a)
E. 100.51 (ad - bc)

6. Simplify 1/2 + 1 12. 221/2% of the Nigerian Naira is equal to 171/10% of a foreign
1 currency M. what is the conversion rate of the M to the
2 + ------------- Naira?
1 A. 1M = 15/57N B. 1M = 211/57N
18
2 - -------------- C. 1M = 1 /57N D. 1M = 381/4N
3
4 +1/5 E. 1M = 384 /4N
A. ¾ B. –1/3 C. 169/190
D. 13/15 E. 121/169 13. Find the values of p for which the equation x2 – (p - 2)x
+ 2p + 1 = 0 has equal roots
7. If three number p,q,r are in the ratio 6:4:5 find the value A. (0,12) B. (1,2) C. (21,0)
of (3q – q)/(4q + r) D. (4,5) E. (3,4)
14. If ex = 1 + x + x2/12 + x3/1.2.3 + ….. find 1/e1/2 25. If f(x - 2) = 4x2 + x + 7 find f(1)
A. 1 - x + x2 - x2 +... B. 1 + x + x2 + x2 A. 12 B. 27 C. 7
2 123 24 3 2 1.22 23.3 D. 46 E. 17
2 2
C. 1 + x + x - x +... D. 1 - x + x2 - x2 +
3 4.
2 1.2 2 3 2 1.22 23.3 26. In DXYZ, XY = 13cm, YZ = 9cm, XZ = 11cm and XYZ =
3 3 4
E. 1+ x + x - x + q0. find cos q0
1.2 12.4 12.63 A. 4/39
B. 43/39
5. (4√3 + 4√2) (4√3 - 4√2) (3√ + √2) is equal to C. 209/286
A. 0 B. 4√3 + 4√2 D. 1/6
C. (4√2 - 4√3) (√3 + √2) E. 43/78
D. √3 + √2 E. 1
27. Find the missing value in the table below
16. In a restaurant, the cost of providing a particular type
of food is partly constant and partly inversely x -2 -1 0 1 2 3
proportional to the number of people. If the cost per y = x2 - x + 3
O
3 3 3 9 27
head for 100people is 30k and the cost for 40 people is
60k, find the cost for 50 people A. -32 B. –14 C. 40
A. 15k B. 45k C. 20k D. 22 E. 37
D. 50k E. 40k
28. Find the number of goals scored by a football team in
17. The factors of 9 – (x2 – 3x - 1)2 are 20matches is shown below
A. -(x - 4)(x + 1)(x - 1)(x - 2) No . of goals 0 1 2 3 4 5
B. (x - 4)(x - 1)(x - 1)(x + 2) No . of matches 3 5 7 4 1 0
C. -(x - 2)(x + 1)(x + 2)(x + 4)
D. (x - 4)(x -3)(x - 2)(x + 1) What are the values of the mean and the mode
E. (x - 2)(x + 2)(x - 1)(x + 1) respectively?
A. (1.75, 5) B. (1.75, 2)
18. If 32y – 6(3y) = 27 find y C. (1.75, 1) D. (2,2)
A. 3 B. –1 C. 2 E. (2,1)
D. –3 E. 1
29. If the hypotenuse of a right angle isosceles triangle is
19. Factorize abx2 + 8y – 4bx –2axy 2, what is the length of each of the other sides?
A. (ax - 4) (bx – 2y) B. (ax + b) (x – 8y) A. √2 B. 1/√2 C. 2√2
C. (ax – 2y) (by – 4) D. (abx - 4) (x – 2y) D. 1 E. 2 -1
E. (bx - 4) (ax – 2y)
30. If two fair coins are tossed, what is the probability of
20. At what real value of x do the curves whose equations getting at least one head?
are y = x3 + x and y = x2 + 1 intersect? A. ¼ B. ½ C. 1
A. -2 B. 2 C. –1 D. 2/3 E. ¾
D. 0 E. 1
31. The ratio of the length of two similar rectangular blocks
21. If the quadrilateral function 3x2 – 7x + R is a perfect is 2:3, if the volume of the larger block is 351cm3, then
square find R the volume of the other block is
A. 49/24 B. 49/3 C. 49/6 A. 234.00cm3 B. 526.50cm3
3
D. 49/12 E. 49/36 C. 166.00cm D. 729.75cm3
3
E. 104.00cm
22. Solve the following equation
2/(2r – 1) – 5/3 = 1/ (r + 2) 32. The bearing of bird on a tree from a hunter on the
A. (-1, 5/2) B. (-1, -5/2) ground is N720E. what is the bearing of the hunter from
C. (5/2, 1) D. (2, 1) the bird?
E. (1, 2) A. S180W B. S720W
0
23. Solve for (x,y) in the equations C. S72 Eq D. S270E
0
2x + y = 4: x2 + xy = -12 E. S27 W
A. (6, -8); (-2,8) B. (3, -4); (-1, 4)
C. (8, -4); (-1, 4) D. (-8, 6);(8, -2)
E. (-4, 3);(4, -1)
24. Solve the simultaneous equations
2x – 3y + 10 = 10x – 6y = 5
A. x = 21/2, y = 31/3 B. x = 31/2, y = 21/3
1
C. x = 2 /4, y = 3 D. x = 31/2, y = 21/5
1 1
E. x = 2 /2, y = 2 /3
33. X 39. A solid sphere of radius 4cm has mass of 64kg. What will
be the mass of a shell of the same metal whose internal
25 and external radii are 2cm and 3cm respectively?
15 A. 5kg B. 16kg C. 19kg
D. 25kg E. 48kg
8
Y Z
K 40. S

In D XYZ above, XKZ = 900, XK = 15cm, XZ cm and YK 145 O

R
= 8cm. Find the area of the D XYZ.
A. 180sq.cm B. 210sq.cm
C. 160sq.cm D. 320sq.cm P Q
E. 390sq.cm O

34. Without using tables. Calculate the value of 1 + sec230?

A. 21/3 B. 2 C. 11/3
D. ¾ E. 3/7
In the figure above POQ is the diameter of the circle
35. What is the probability that a number chosen at random PQRS. If PSR = 1450, find x0
from the integers between 1 and 10 inclusive is either a A. 250 B. 350 C. 450
0 0
prime or a multiple of 3? D. 55 E. 25
A. 7/10 B. 3/5 C. 4/5
D. ½ E. 3/10 41. N
M
36. Find the area of a regular hexagon inscribed in a circle
of radius 8cm.
K
A. 16√3cm2 B. 96√3cm2 L
2
C. 192.3cm D. 16cm2
2
E. 32cm
J I
37. X

H
N
In the figure above GHIJKLMN is a cube of side a. find
the length of HN
86 O A. 3√a B. 3a C. 3a2
122
O Q D. a√2 E. a√3
M
42. PQRS is a trapezium of area 14cm2 in which PQ//RS, if
PQ = 4cm and SR = 3cm, find the area of DSQR in cm2
P
A. 7.0 B. 6.0 C. 5.2
D. 5.0 E. 4.1

43.
Y
Q
In the figure above, MNOP is a cyclic quadrilateral, O
MN and PQ are produced to meet at X and NQ and MP 0
are produced to meet at Y. if MNQ = 860 and NQP = 1220,
find (x0, y0) 0
O

S P
A. (280 ,,360) B. (360 ,280) R
0, 0
C. (43 ,61 ) D. (610 ,430)
0 0
E. (36 ,43 )

38. If cosq = √3/2 and 0 is less than 900, calculate

cot (90 - q) / sin2q In the figure PQ is the tangent from P to the circle QRS
A. 4√3/3 B. 4√3 with SR as its diameter. If PQR = q0, which of the following
C. √3/2 D. 1/√3 relationship 00 is correct.?
E. 2/√3 A. q0 + f = 900 B. f0 = 900 - 200
0 0
C. q =f D. f0 = 200
0 0 0
E. q + 2f = 120
44. A bag contains 4 white balls and 6 red balls. Two Redballs 48. In a class of 120students, 18 of them scored an A grade in
are taken from the bag without replacement. What is Mathematics. If the section representing the A grade
the probability that they are both red? students on a pie chart has angle Z0 at the centre of the
A. 1/3 B. 2/9 C. 2/15 circle, what is Z?
D. 1/5 E. 3/5 A. 15 B. 28 C. 50
D. 52 E. 54
45. How many 2 2cm diameter discs can be cut out of a
sheet of cardboard 218 2p3/4cm long and p1/2cm wide? 49.
A. 49 B. 219 C. 217p3/4( 2p + 2)
D. 10 3/4
2 p (1 + 2) E. 29( 2 + 1) 80O

46. Two points X and Y both on latitude 600S have O

longitudes 1470E and 1530W respectively. Find to the

40
nearest kilometre the distance between X and Y O
measured along the parallel of latitudes (Take 2 R = 4 x 20
xO
104km, where R is the radius of the earth).
A. 28.850km B. 16.667km
C. 8.333km D. 6.667km In the figure above find the angle x
E. 3.333km A. 1000 B. 1200 C. 600
0
D. 110 E. 1400
47.
50. If a (x+1) - (x +1) = bx
( x-2 ) ( n+2)

120O Find a simplest form

3 A. x2 – 1 B. x2 + 1 C. x2 + 4
3 D. 1 E. x2 - 4

In the figure above the area of the shaded segment is

A. 3p B. 9 3/4
C. 3(p - 3 3/4) D. 3( 3 - p)/4
E. p + 9 3/4

Mathematics 1986
1. Evaluate 5. Find the reciprocal of 2/3
(212)3 – (121)3 + (222)3 1/2 + 1/3
A. (313)3 B. (1000)3
C. (1020)3 D. (1222)3 A. 4/5 B. 5/4
C. 2/5 D. 6/7
2. If Musa scored 75 in Biology instead of 57, his
average mark in four subjects would have been 60. 6. Three boys shared some oranges. The first receive 1/3
what was his total mark? of the oranges, the second received 2/3 of the remainder,
A. 282 B. 240 if the third boy received the remaining 12 oranges. How
C. 222 D. 210 many oranges did they share?
A. 60 B. 54
3. Divide the L.C.M. of 48, 64 and 80 by their H.C.F C. 48 D. 42
A. 20 B. 30
C. 48 D. 60 7. If P = 18, Q = 21, R = -6 and S = -4 calculate (P - Q) + S2
A. -11/216 B. 11/216
4. Find the smallest number by which 252 can be C. –43/115 D. 41/116
multiplied to obtain a perfect square
A. 2 B. 3
C. 5 D. 7
8. Simplify 0.03 x 4 x 0.00064 20. Factorize x2 + 2a + ax + 2x
0.48 x 0.012 A. (x + 2a)(x + 1) B. (x + 2a)(x - 1)
A. 3.6 x 102 B. 36 x 102 C. (x2 - 1)(x + a) D. (x + 2)(x + a)
C. 3.6 x 103 D. 3.6 x 104
21. Solve the equation 3x2 + 6x – 2 = 0
9. Udoh deposited #150 00 in the bank. At the end of 5 A. x = -1,±√3/3 B. x = -1,±√15/√3
years the simple interest on the principal was #55 00. C. x = -2, ±2√3/3 D. x = -2, ±2√15/3
At what rate per annum was the interest paid?
A. 11% B. 71/3% 22. Simplify. 1/ 5x +5 + 1/7x + 7
C. 5% D. 31/2% A. 12/35+7 B. 1/35(x+1)

10. A number of pencils were shared out among Bisi, Sola C. 12x/35(x+1) D. 12/35x + 35
and Tunde in the ratio 2:3:5 respectively. If Bisi got 5,
how many were shared out? 23. The curve y = -x2 + 3x + 4 intersects the coordinate axes
A. 15 B. 25 at
C. 30 D. 50 A. (4,0)(0,0)(-1,0) B. (-4,0)(0,4)(1,1)
C. (0,0)(0,1)(1,0) D. (0,4)(4,0)(-1,0)
11. The ages of Tosan and Isa differ by 6 and the product
of their ages is 187. write their ages in the form (x, y), 24. Factorize (4a + 3)2 – (3a - 2)2
where x > y A. (a + 1)(a + 5) B. (a - 5)(7a - 1)
A. (12, 9) B. (23, 17) C. (a + 5)(7a + 1) D. a(7a + 1)
C. (17, 11) D. (18, 12)
25. If 5(x + 2y) = 5 and 4(x + 3y) = 16, find 3(x +y)
12. In 1984, Ike was 24 years old and is father was 45 years A. 0 B. 1
old in what year was Ike exactly half his father’s age? C. 3 D. 27
A. 1982 B. 1981
C. 1979 D. 1978 26. Simplify 1/ x - 2 + 1/ x + 2 + 2x / x2 - 4

13. Simplify ( 1 1 ) x -1/√3 A. 2x/ (x-2) (x+2) (x2 - 4) B.2x/x2 - 4

(√5 + √3 − √5 − √3)
C. x/x2 - 4 D. 4x/ x2 - 4
A. √3/√5 B. –2/√3
27. Make r the subject of the formula
C. –2 D. –1
S = 6/v - w/2
A. V = 6 = 12 B. v = 12
14. Find n if Log24 + Log2Z – Log2n = -1
S2 w 252 - w
A. 10 B. 14
C. v = 12 - 2s2 D. v = 12
C. 27 D. 28
w 2s2 + w
15. (91/3 x 27-1/2) / (3-1/6 x 3-2/3)
28. Find the values of x which satisfy the equation
16x – 5x 4x + 4 = 0
A. 1/3 B. 1
A. 1 and 4 B. –2 and 2
C. 3 D. 9
C. 0 and 1 D. 1 and 0
16. If x varies directly as y3 and x = 2 when y = 1, find x
29. a/b –c/d = k, find the value of
when y = 5
(3a2 – ac + c2)/(3b2 – bd + d2) in term of k
A. 2 B. 10
A. 3k2 B. 3k – k2
C. 125 D. 250
C. 17k2/4 D. k2
17. Factorize completely.
30. At what point does the straight line y = 2x + 1 intersect
3a + 125ax3
2
the curve y = 2x2 + 5x – 1?
A. (2a + 5x )(4 + 25ax)
A. (-2,-3) and (1/2, 2) B. (-1/2 0) and (2, 5)
B. a(2 + 5x)(4 – 10x + 25ax2)
C. (1/2, 2) and (1, 3) D. (1, 3) and (2, 5)
C. (2a + 5x)(4 - 10ax + 25ax2)
D. a(2 + 5x)(4 + 10ax + 25ax2)
31. A regular polygon on n sides has 1600 as the size each
interior. Find n.
18. If y = x/(x – 3) + x/(x + 4) find y when x = -2
A. 18 B. 16
A. -3/5 B. 3/5
C. 14 D. 12
C. –7/5 D. 7/5
32. If cos q = a/b, find 1 + tan2q
19. Find all the numbers x which satisfy the inequality 1/
A. b2/a 2 B. a2/b2
3(x + 1) – 1 > 1/5 (x + 4)
C. (a2 + b2) / (b2 – a2) D. (2a2 + b2)/ (a2 + b2)
A. x < 11 B. x < -1
C. x> 6 D. x > 11
33. In the diagram below, PQ and RS are chords of a circle 38. An arc of circle of radius 6cm is 8cm long. Find the area of
centre O which meet at T outside the circle. If TP = the sector.
24cm, TQ = 8cm and TS = 12cm, find TR. A. 51/3cm2 B. 24cm2
2
C. 36cm D. 48cm2
Q
P T 39. X

O
R
S 4 3

A. 16cm B. 14cm
C. 12cm D. 8cm Y Z
6
34. The angle of elevation of the top of a vertical tower 50 In XYZ above, determine the cosine of angle Z
metres high from a point X on the ground is 300. From a A. ¾ B. 29/36
point Y on the opposite side of the tower, the angle of C. 2/3 D. ½
elevation of the top of the tower is 600. find the distance T
between the points X and Y. 40. S
A. 14.43m B. 57.73m
C. 101.03m D. 115.47m
O O
35. A girl walk 45 metres in the direction 0500 from a point Q 20 35
R
to a point X. She then walks 24metres in the direction Q
1400 from X to a point Y. How far is she then from Q?
A. 69m B. 57m In the figure above PQT is isosceles. PQ = QT. SRQ
C. 51m D. 21m = 350, TQ = 200 and PQR is a straight line. Calculate
TSR.
S
36. A. 200 B. 550
C. 75 D. 1400

11 m 41. Find the total surface are of a solid cone of radius 2 3cm
and slanting side 4 3cm
A. 8√3cm2 B. 24cm2
P R C. 2
15√3cm D. 36cm2

6m 12 m 42. If U and V are two distinct fixed points and W is a

variable point such that UWV is a straight angle. What
8m Q is the locus of W?
A. The perpendicular bisector of UV
The figure is a solid with the trapezium PQRS as its B. A circle with UV as radius
uniform cross-section. Find its volume C. A line parallel to the line UV
A. 102m3 B. 576m3 D. A circle with the line UV as the diameter
3
C. 816m D. 1056m3
43.
37.
Q

x P
T
O
65O

35O
R

PQ and PR are tangents from P to a circle centre O as

shown in the figure above. If QRP = 340. Find the angle
marked x.
A. 340 B. 560 In the figure above, PQ//ST, RS//UV. If PQR = 350 and
0 0
C. 68 D. 112 QRS = 650, find STV
A. 300 B. 350
0
C. 55 D. 650
44. An open rectangular box externally measures 4m x 3m x 48. The people in a city with a population of 109 million were
4m. find the total cost of painting the box externally if it grouped according to their ages. Use the diagram below
costs #2.00 to paint one square metre. to determine the number of people in the 15-29 years
A. #96.00 B. #112.00 group.
C. #136.00 D. #160.00

45. Of the nine hundred students admitted in a university

in 1979, the following was the distribution by state 24O
Anambra 185
O
Imo 135 52 O
Kaduna 90 116
O
Kwara 110 64
O
Ondo 155 104
Oyo 225
In a pie chart drawn to represent this distribution, the
angle subtended at the centre by Anambra is
A. 500 B. 650
0
C. 74 D. 880
A. 29 x 104 B. 26 x 104
46. Find the median of the numbers 89, 141, 130, 161, 120, C. 16 x 104 D. 13 x 104
131, 131, 100, 108 and 119
A. 131 B. 125 49. A man kept 6black, 5 brown and 7 purple shirts in a
C. 123 D. 120 drawer. What is the probability of his picking a purple
shirt with his eyes closed?
47. Find the probability that a number selected at random A. 1/7 B. 11/18
from 40 to 50 is a prime C. 7/18 D. 7/11
A. 3/11 B. 5/11
C. 3/10 D. 4/11 50. The table below gives the scores of a group of students
in a Mathematics test

If the mode is m and the number of students who scored

4 or less is S. What is (s, m)?
A. (27,4 ) B. (14, 4)
C. (13, 4) D. (4, 4)

Mathematics 1987

1. Convert 241 in base 5 to base 8 4. Reduce each number to two significant figures and then
A. 718 B. 1078 evaluate (0.02174 x 1.2047)
C. 1768 D. 2418 0.023789
A. 0.8 B. 0.9
2. Find the least length of a rod which can be cut into C. 1.1 D. 1.2
exactly equal strips, each of either 40cm or 48cm in
length. 5. A train moves from P to Q at an average speed of 90km/
A. 120cm B. 240ccm hr and immediately returns from O to P through the
C. 360cm D. 480cm same route and at an average speed of 45km/h. find the
average speed for the centre journey.
3. A rectangular has lawn has an area of 1815square yards. A. 55 00km/hr B. 60 00km/hr
If its length is 50meters, find its width in metres. Given C. 67.50km/hr D. 75 00km/hr
that 1meters equals 1.1yards
A. 39.93 B. 35.00 6. If the length of a square is increased by 20% while its
C. 33.00 D. 30.00 width is decreased by 20% to form a rectangle, what is
the ratio of the area of the rectangle to the area of the
square?
A. 6.5 B. 25.24
C. 5.6 D. 24.25
7. Two brothers invested a total of #5,000.00 on a farm 18. The formula Q = 15 + 0 5n gives the cost Q (in Naira) of
project. The farm yield was sold for # 15, 000.00 at the feeding n people for a week. Find in kobo the extra cost
end of the season. If the profit was shared in the ratio of feeding one additional person.
2:3, what is the difference in the amount of profit A. 350k B. 200k
received by the brothers? C. 150k D. 50k
A. #2,000.00 B. #4,000.00
C. #6,000.00 D. #10,000.00 19. If P varies inversely as V and V varies directly as R2,
find the relationship between P and R given that R = 7
8. Peter’s weekly wages are #20.00 for the first 20 weeks when P = 2
and #36.00 for the next 24 weeks. Find his average A. P = 98R2 B. PR2 = 98
weekly wage for the remaining 8 weeks of the year. If C. P = 1/98R D. P = R2/98
his average weekly wage for the whole year is #30.00
A. #37.00 B. #35.00 20. Make y the subject of the formula
C. #30.00 D. #5.00 Z = x2 + 1/y3
A. y = 1 B. y = 1
9. A man invests a sum of money at 4% per annum simple (z - x2) 3 (Z + x3) 1/3
interest. After 3 years, the principal amounts to
#7,000.00. find the sum invested C. y = 1 D. y = 1
A. #7,840.00 B. #6,250.00 (Z - x2) 1/3 3
√Ζ − 3√ x2
C. #6,160.00 D. #5,833.33
21. Find the values of m which make the following quadratic
10. By selling 20 oranges for #1.35 a trader makes a profit function a perfect square
8%. What is his percentage gain or loss if he sells the x2 + 2 (m + 1) x + m + 3
same 20 oranges for #1.10? A. -1, 1 B. –1, 2
A. 8% B. 10% C. 1, -2 D. 2, -2
C. 12% D. 15%
22. Factorize 62x + 1 + 7(6x) - 5
11. Four boys and ten girls can cut a field in 5 hours. If the A. {3(6x) – 5} {2(6x)} + 1}
boys work at 1/4 the rate of which the girls work, how B. {3(6x) – 5} {2(6x)} - 1}
many boys will be needed to cut the field in 3 hours? C. {2(6x) – 5} {3(6x)} + 1}
A. 180 B. 60 D. {2(6x) – 5} {3(6x)} - 1}
C. 25 D. 20
23. Find two values of y which satisfy the simultaneous
12. Evaluate without using tables. equations x + y = 5, x2 – 2y2 = 1
A. 625/8 B. 8/625 A. 12, -2 B. –12, 12
C. 1/8 D. 8 C. –12, 2 D. 2, -2

13. Instead of writing 35/6 as a decimal correct to 3 24. An (n - 2)2 sided figure has n diagonals find the number
significant figures, a student wrote it correct to 3 places n of diagonals for a 25 sided figure
of decimals. Find his error in standard form A. 7 B. 8
A. 0.003 B. 3.0 x 10-3 C. 9 D. 10
2
C. 0.3 x 10 D. 0.3 x 10-3
25.
14. Simplify without using tables
(Log26 – Log23)/(Log28- 2Log21/2) f(x)
A. 1/5 B. ½
C. –1/2 D. Log23/Log27

15. Simplify without using tables

2√ 14 x 3√21) / 7√24x 2√98)
A. 3√14 B. 3√21 -1 0 1
4 4
C. 3 √14 D. 3 √2
28 28 A cubic function f(x) is specified by the graph show
16. If p – 2/3 (1 – r2)/n2, find n when r = Ö1/3 and p = 1 above. The values of the independent variable for which
A. 3/2 B. 3 the function vanishes are
C. 1/3 D. 2/3 A. -1, 0, 1 B. –1 < x < 1
C. x, - 1 D. x> 1
17. If a =U2–3V2 and b = 2UV + V2 evaluate (2a - b) (a – b3 ),
when u = 1 and v = -1 26. Solve the inequality x – 1 > 4(x + 2)
A. 9 B. 15 A. x > -3 B. x < -3
C. 27 D. 33 C. 2 < x < 3 D. –3 < x < -2
27. Simplify (x2 - y2) / (2x2 + xy-y2) Y
A. x+-y B. x +y 34.
2x + y 2x - y
C. x - y D. x - y
2x - y 2x + y

28. The minimum value of y in the equation

y = x2 – 6x + 8 is 9 cm 16 cm
X Z
A. 8 B. 3 T
C. 0 D. –1

29. Find the sum of the first 21 terms of the progression – In the figure above, XYZ = YTZ = 900, XT = 9cm and
10, -8, -6,…. TZ = 16cm. Find YZ
A. 180 B. 190 A. 25cm B. 20cm
C. 200 D. 210 C. 16cm D. 9cm

30. Find the eleventh term of the progression 4, 8, 16,.. 35. Two chords QR and NP of a circle intersect inside the
A. 213 B. 212 circle at X. if RQP = 370, RQN = 490 and QPN = 350, find
11
C. 2 D. 210 PRQ
A. 350 B. 370
31. Q C. 49 0
D. 590
x
36.
R
O O T y
30 y

x
P
x
x

In the diagram above, POQ is a diameter, O is the centre

of the circle and TP is a tangent. Find the value of x.
A. B. 400 In the figure above, find the value of x.
0
C. 45 D. 500 A. 1100 B. 1000
0
C. 90 D. 800
32. P
2h
37. Q R
2 cm

3h
Q R

P S
T S 2 cm 2 cm

In the diagram above, QR//TS, QR:TS = 2:3. find the In the figure above, PQRS is a rectangle. If the shaded
ratio of the area of triangle PQR to the area of the area is 72sq.cm find h
trapezium QRST A. 12cm B. 10cm
A. 4:9 B. 4:5 C. 8cm D. 5cm
C. 1:3 D. 2:3
38. The sine, cosine and tangent of 2100 are respectively
33. Three angle s of a nonagon are equal and the sum of six
other angles is 11100. Calculate the size of one of the A. -1/2, 3/2, 3/3 B. 1/2, 3/2 3/3
equal triangles
A. 2100 B. 1500 C. 3/2, 3/3, 1 D. 3/2, 1/2 1
0
C. 105 D. 500
39. If tan q = (m2 – n2)/2mn, find sec q
A. (m2 + n2)/(m2 – n2) B. (m2 + n2)/2mn
2 2
C. mn/2(m – n ) D. m2 n2/(m2 – n2)
 45. What is the locus of the mid-points of all chords of length
40. From two points X and Y, 8m apart, and in line with a pole, 6cm within a circle of radius 5cm and with centre O.
the angle of elevation of the top of the pole are 300 and A. A circle of radius 4cm and with centre O
600 respectively. Find the height of the pole, assuming B. The perpendicular bisector of the chords
that X, Y and the foot of the pole are on the same C. A straight line passing through center O
horizontal plane. D. A circle of radius 6cm and with centre O
A. 4m B. 8√3/2m
C. 4√3m D. 8√3m 46. Taking the period of daylight on a certain day to be
from 5.30a.m to 7.00p.m, calculate the period of daylight
41. A room is 12m long. 9m wide and 8m high. Find the and of darkness on that day
cosine of the angle which a diagonal of the room makes A. 187030’ 172030’ B. 1350225’
0 0
with the floor of the room C. 202 30’157 30’ D. 1950165’
A. 15/17 B. 8/17
C. 8/15 D. 12/17 47. The goals scored by 40 football teams from three league
divisions are recorded below
42. What is the circumference of radius of the earth?
A. R cos q B. 2p R cos q
C. R sin q D. 2p R sin q
What is the total number of goals scored by all the
43. The base of a pyramid is a square of side 8cm. If its teams?
vertex is directly above the centre, find the height, given A. 21 B. 40
that the edge is 4.3cm C. 91 D. 96
A. 6cm B. 5cm
C. 4cm D. 3cm 48. The numbers 3,2,8,5,7,12,9 and 14 are the marks scored
P by a group by a group of students in a class test if P is
44. the mean and Q the median the P + Q is
A. 18 B. 171/2
C. 16 D. 15

49. Below are the scores of a group of students in a music

test

Q R
If CF(x) is the number of students with scores less than
or equal to x, find CF(6)
A. 40 B. 38
C. 33 D. 5

50. Find the probability of selecting a figure which is

X parallelogram from a square, a rectangle, a rhombus, a
kite and a trapezium
The figure above is an example of the construction of a A. 3/5 B. 2/5
A. perpendicular bisector to a given straight line C. 4/5 D. 1/5
B. perpendicular from a given point to a given line
C. perpendicular to a line from a given point on
that line
D. given angle.

Mathematics 1988
1. Simplify (1 1 / (2÷ 1 of 32)
2 4 3. A 5.0g of salts was weighed by Tunde as 5.1g. what is
A. 3/256 B. 3/32 the percentage error?
C. 6 D. 85 A. 20 B. 2
C. 2 D. 0.2
2. If x is the addition of the prime numbers between 1 and
6, and y the H. C.F of 6,9, 15, find the product of x and 4. Find correct to one decimal place,
y 0.24633 /0.0306
A. 27 B. 30 A. 0.8 B. 1.8
C. 33 D. 90 C. 8.0 D. 8.1
5. Two sisters, Taiwo and Kehinde, own a store. The ratio 16. If g(y) = y – 3/11 + 11/ y2 – 9 what is g(y + 3)?
of Taiwo’s share to Kehind’s is 11:9. later Kehinde sells
2/3 of her share to Taiwo for #720.00. Find the value of A. y + 11 B. y + 11
the store. 11 y(y+6) 11 y(y+3)
A. #1,080.00 B. #2,400.00 C. y + 30 + 11 D. y + 3 + 11
C. #3,000.00 D. #3,600.00 11 y(y+3) 11 y(y-6)

6. A basket contains green, black and blue balls in the 17. Factorize completely (x2 + x) 2 (2x + 2)2
ratio 5:2:1. if there are 10 blue balls, find the A. (x + y)(x + 2)(x - 2) B. (x + y)2(x - 2)2
2 2
corresponding new ratio when 10green and 10black C. (x + 1) (x+ 2) D. (x + 1)2(x + 2)2(x- 2)
balls are removed from the basket.
A. 1:1;1 B. 4:2:1 18. Simplify (x - y)
C. 5:1:1 D. 4:1:1 (x1/3 - y1/2)
A. x = xy + y2
2
B. x2/3 + x1/3 + y2/3
th
7. A taxpayer is allowed 1/8 of his income tax free, and
pays 20% on the remainder. If he pays #490. 00 tax, C. x2/3 - x1/3 y1/3 - y2/3 D. x2 - xy + y2
what is his income?
A. #560.00 B. #2,450.00 19. Solve the following equation for x
C. #2,800.00 D. #3,920.00 x2 + 2x + 1 = o
r2 r1
8. Evaluate (8 1/3 x 5 2/3) / 102/3
A. 2/5 B. 5/3 A. r2 B. 1/r2
C. 2√5 D. 3√5 C. –1/r2 D. 1/r

9. If Log102 = 0.3010 and Log103 = 0.4771, evaluate, without 20. List the integral values of x which satisfy the inequality
using logarithm tables log104.5 1 < 5 < -2x < 7
A. 0.3010 B. 0.4771 A. -1,0,1,2 B. 0,1,2,3
C. 0.6352 D. 0.9542 C. -1,0,1,2,3, D. -1,0,2,3

10. Find m such that (m ¸ 3) (1 - √3 )2 = 6 - √3 = 6 - 2√3 21. Given value that 3x – 5y – 3 = 0

A. 1 B. 2 2y – 6x + 5 = 0
C. 3 D. 4 the value of (x, y) is

11. The thickness of an 800-paged book is 18mm. Calculate A. (-1/8, 19/24) B. (8, 24/10)
the thickness of one leaf of the book giving your answer
in metres and in standard form. C. (-8, 24/19) D. (19/24, -1/8)
A. 2.25 x 10-4m B. 4.50 x 10-4m
-5
C. 2.25 x 10 m D. 4.50 x 10-5m 22. The solution of the quadratic equation
bx2 + qx + b = 0
12. Simplify ( x + 2) - (x - 2) A -b±√b2 − 4ac B -b± p2− 4pb
( x + 1) ( x +2) 2a 2a
A. 3 B. 3x + 2 C -q±√q2 - 4bp D -q±√p2 - 4bp
x+1 (x+1) (x+2) 2p 2p
C. 5x + 6 D. 2x2 + 5x + 2
(x + 1) (x + 2) (x + 1) (x + 2) 23. Simplify 1 + 1
(x2+5x+6) (x2 + 3x + 2)
13. If 1/p = (a2 + 2ab + b2) A. x+3 B. 1
(a - b) and (x+1) (x+2) (x+1) x+2) x+3)
1/q = (a + b) C. 2 D. 4
(a2 - 2ab + b2) find p/q (x+1) (x+3) (x+1) (x+3)
A. a+b B. 1
a-b a2 - b2 24. Evaluate (4a2 - 4ab2)
C. a - b D. a2 - b2 (2a2 + 5ab - 7b2)
a+b
14. If x varies inversely as the cube root of y and x = 1 when A. a -b B. 2a + 7b
y = 8 find y when x = 3 2a + b a - b
A. 1/3 B. 2/3
C. 8/27 D. 4/9 C. 2a - 7b D. 2a - 7b
a +b a-b
15. If a = -3, b = 2, c = 4, calculate (a3-b3-c1/2)
(b-1-c)
A. 37 B. –37/5
C. 37/5 D. –37
 Using the graph to answer questions 25 and 26 31. S
T
o
x
y
4

Q
3 P

3xo
2 O
y=I 40

1 R
In the figure above, PQ is parallel to ST and QRS = 400.
find the value of x
-4 -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 1 A. 55 B. 60
-2 C. 65 D. 75

-1 32. For which of the following exterior angles is a regular

polygon possible?
25. What is the solution of the equation i 350 ii 180 iii. 1150
x2 – x – 1 = 0? A. i and ii B. ii only
A. x = 1.6 and x = -0.6 B. x = -1.6 and x = 0.6 C. ii and iii D. iii only
C. x = 1.6 and x = 0.6 D. x = -1.6 and x = -0.6
33.
Q R 9cm
26. For what values of x is the curve Y T
y = (x2 + 3) / (x + 4)
A. -3 < x< 0 B. –3 < x < 0
C. 0<x<3 D. 0<x<3

27. The solution of x2 – 2x – 1 0 are the points of intersection

of two graphs. If one of the graphs is y= 2 + x – x2, find
the second graph.
P 7cm S
A. y= 1 – x B. y=1 + x
C. y= x – 1 D. y = 3x + 3 In the figure above, PS = 7cm and RY = 9cm. If the area
of parallelogram PQRS is 56cm 2, find the area of
28. If the sum of the 8th and 9th terms of an arithmetic trapezium PQTS.
progression is 72 and the 4th term is –6, find the common A. 56cm2 B. 112cm2
2
difference. C. 120cm D. 1762
A. 4 B. 8
C. 62/3 D. 91/3 34. A quadrilateral of a circle of radius 6cm is cut away
from each corner of a rectangle 25cm long and 18cm
29. If 7 and 189 are the first and fourth terms of a geometric wide. Find the perimeter of the remaining figure
progression respectively find the sum of the first three A. 38cm B. (38 + 12p)cm
terms of the progression. C. (86 - 12p)cm D. (86 - 6p)cm
A. 182 B. 91
C. 63 D. 28
Q
35. 5
30. 6 S
Q
P T

P R

O
In the figure above STQ = SRP, PT = TQ = 6cm and QS
120 = 5cm. Find SR.
T A. 47/5 B. 5
100O R
C. 37/5 D. 22/5
S
36. Four interior angles o f a pentagon are 900 – x0, 900 + x0,
In the figure above, PQRS is a circle. If chords QR and 100 – 2x0, 1100 + 2x0. find the fifth interior angle.
RS are equal, calculate the value of x A. 1100 B. 1200
A. 800 B. 600 C. 1300
D. 1400
0
C. 45 D. 400
37. S 45.

50O

60 cm
P

Q
30 cm
R

In the figure above, PS = RS = QS and QSR = 500. find

QPR.
A. 250 B. 400
0
C. 50 D. 650 In the figure above, a solid consists of a hemisphere
surmounted by a right circular cone with radius 3.0cm
38. R and height 6.0cm. find the volume of the solid.
Z
A. 18pcm3 B. 36pcm3
3
C. 54pcm D. 108pcm3
O
55
46. PQR is a triangle in which PQ= 10ccm and QPR = 600. S
45
O
is a point equidistant from P and Q. also S is a point
Y
X equidistant from PQ and PR. If U is the foot of the
perpendicular from S on PR, find the length SU in cm to
one decimal place.
A. 2.7 B. 2.9
P C. 3.1 D. 3.3
Q
47. In a class of 150 students, the sector in a pie chart
In the figure above, XR and YQ are tangents to the representing the students offering Physics has angle
circle YZXP if ZXR = 450 and YZX = 550 find ZYQ. 120. How many students are offering Physics?
A. 1350 B. 1250 A. 18 B. 15
0
C. 100 D. 900 C. 10 D. 5

39. From a point 14√3 metres away from a tree, a man 48. If x and y represents the mean and the median
discovers that the angle of elevation of the tree is 300. respectively of the following set of numbers; 11,
If the man measures this angle of elevation from a point 12,13,14,15,16,17,18,19,21,. Find x/y correct to one
2meters above the ground how high is the tree? decimal place.
A. 12m B. 14m A. 1.6 B. 1.2
C. 14√3m D. 16m C. 1.1 D. 1.0

40. Alero starts a 3km walk from P on a bearing 0230. she 49.
then walks 4km on a bearing 1130 to Q what is the bearing
of Q from P?
A. 26052’ B. 5208’
0
C. 76 8’ D. 900 In the distribution above, the mode and the median
respectively are
41. If cot q = x/y, find cosec q A. 1.3 B. 1.2
C. 3.3 D. 0.2
A. 1/y(x2+y) B. (x/y)
50. If two dice are thrown together, what is the probability
C. 1/y(x2+y) D. y/x of obtaining at least a score of 10?
A. 1/6 B. 1/12
42. In triangle PQR, PQ = 1cm, QR = 2cm and PQR = 1200. C. 5/6 D. 11/12
Find the longest side of the triangle
A. 3 B. 3 7/7
C. 3 7 D. 7

44. If a metal pipe 10cm long has an external diameter of

12cm and a thickness of 1cm, find the volume of the
metal used in making the pipe.
A. 120pcm3 B. 110pcm3
3
C. 60pcm D. 50pcm3
 Mathematics 1989
1. Which of the following is in descending order? 13. Make R the subject of the formula
A. 9/10,4/5,3/4,17/10 B. 4/5,9/10,3/4,17/20 S = √(2R +Τ )
C. 6/10,17/20,4/5,3/4 D. 4/5,9/10,17/10,3/4 (3RT)
A. R = T B. T
2. Evaluate 2,700, 000 x 0.03 ¸ 18,000 (TS2 - 1) 2(TS2 - 1)
A. 4.5 x 100 B. 4.5 x 101
2
C. 4.5 x 10 D. 4.5 x 103 C R= T D. T
(TS2 + 1) 2(TS2 + 1)
3. The prime factors of 2,520 are
A. 2,9,5, B. 2,9,7, 14. Find the value of the expression
C. 2,3,5,7, D. 2,3,7,9, 32 - 64 81 when x = -3/4
81x3 xx2 16
1
4. If 12e = X7 find x where e = 12 A. 10 /2 B. 101/6
3
A. 20 B. 15 C. 3 /8 D. –131/2
C. 14 D. 12
15. The cost of dinner for a group of students is partly
5. Simplify 3√64r -6)1/2 cconstant and partly varies directly as the number of
students. If the cost is #74.00 when the number of
A. r B. 2r students is 20, and #96.00 when the number is 30, find
C. 1/2r D. 2/r the cost when there are 15 students.
A. #68.50 B. #63.00
6. What is the difference between 0.007685 correct to three C. #60.00 D. #52.00
significant figures and 0.007685 correct to four places
of decimal? 16. If f(x) = 2x2 + 5x + 3, find f(x + 1)
A. 10-5 B. 7 x 10-4 A. 2x2 – x B. 2x2 – x + 10
-5
C. 8 x 10 D. 10 -6 C. 4x2 + 3x + 2 D. 4x2 + 3x + 12

7. If a : b = 5: 8, x : y = 25 : 16, evaluate a/x : b/y 17. Solve the positive number x such that
A. 125:128 B. 3:5 2(x3 – x2 – 2x) = 1
C. 3:4 D. 2:5 A. 4 B. 3
C. 2 D. 1
8. Oke deposited #800.00 in the bank aat the rat of 121/2%
simple interest. After some time the total amount was 18. Simplify (32x - 4x2)
one and half times the principal. For how many years (2x + 18)
was the money left in the bank A. 2(x - 9) B. 2(9 + x )
A. 2 B. 4 C. 81 – x2 D. –2(x - 9)
C. 51/2 D. 8
19. Factorize completely y3 – 4xy + xy3 – 4y
9. If the surface area of a sphere is increased by 44%. A. (x + xy)(y + 2)(y - 2)
Find the percentage increase in its diameter. B. (y + xy)(y + 2)(y - 2)
A. 44 B. 30 C. y(1 + x)(y + 2)(y - 2)
C. 22 D. 20 D. y(1 - x)(y + 2)(y - 2)

10. Simplify 4 - 1 20. If one of x3 – 8-1 is x – 2–1 , the other factors is

(2-√3) A. x2 + 2-1 x – 4-1 B. x2 - 2-1 x – 4-1
A. 2√3 B. –2., √3 C. 2 -1
x +2 x+4 -1
D. x2 + 2-1 x –4-1
C. –2 + √3 D. 2, -√3
21. Factorize 4a2 + 12ab – c2+ 9b2
11. Find p in terms of q if Log3p + 3log3q = 3 A. 4a(a – 3b) + (3b - c)2
A. (3)3 B. (q)1/3 B. (2a + 3b – c )(2a + 3b + c)
(q) (3) C. (2a – 3b -c)(2a –3b + c)
C. (q)3 D. (3)1/3 D. 4a(a – 3b) + (3b +c)2
(3) (q)
22. What are K and L respectively if ½ (3y – 4x)2 = (8x2 +
12. What are the values of y which satisfy the equation kxy + Ly2)
9y – 4 ( 3y) + 3 = 0 A. -12, 9/2 B. –6, 9
A. -1 and 0 B. –1 and 1 C. 6, 9 D. 12, 9/2
C. 1 and 3 D. 0 and 1
23. Solve the pair of equation for x and y respectively A. 1,10 B. 2,10
2x-1 – 3y-1 = 4 C. 3,13 D. 4,16
4x-1 + y-1 = 1
M
A. -1,2 B. 1,2 31.
C. 2,1 D. 2,-1
N
2
24. What value of Q will make the expression 4x + 5x + Q a
complete square?
A. 25/16 B. 25/64 Q
C. 5/8 D. 5/4 R

25. Find the range of values of r which satisfies the following MN is a tagent to the given circle at M, MR and MQ are
inequality, where a, b and c are positive. r/a+r/b+r/c >1 two chords. If QMN is 600 and MNQ is 400, find RMQ
A. r> abc B. r>abc A. 1200 B. 110
0
bc + ac + ab C. 60 D. 200

C. r > 1/a + 1/b + 1/c D. r>1/abc 32. P

26. Express 1 - 1

cm
4
(x + 1) (x - 2)
A. -3 B. 3 H K
(x +1)(2-x) (x+1)2-X)

cm
3
Q R
C. -1 D. 1
(x+1)(x-2) (x+1)(x-2) In the diagram above, HK is prallel to QR, PH = 4cm and
HQ = 3cm. What is the ratio of KR;PR?
27. Simplify x - (x+ 1 ) 1/2 A. 7:3 B. 3:7
(x + 1) (x + 1) 1/2 C. 3:4 D. 4:3

A. 1 B. - 1 33. A regular polygon of (2k + 1) sides has 1400 as the size

x+1 x+ 1 of each interior angel. Find K.
A. 4 B. 41/2
C. 1 D. 1 C. 8 D. 81/2
x x+1 S
34. T
28.
y
b
a g

m
c k h 24O
P R
d f l x
Q
-1 1 2 3 i 4 5 6
If PST is a straight line and PQ = QS = SR in the above
j
e diagram, find y
A. 240 B. 480
0
C. 72 D. 840
On the curve above, the points at which the gradient of
S
the curve is equal to zero are 35.
A. c.d.f.i.l B. b.e.g.j.m
C. a.b.c.d.f.i.j.l. D. c.d.f.h.i.l
P
29. The sum of the first two terms of a geometric progression
is x and the sum of the last two terms is y. if there are n R 60O
terms in all, then the common ratio is
A. x/y B. y/x Q
C. (x/y)1/2 D. (y/x)1/2 In the above diagram PQ is parallel to RS and QS bisects
PQR. If PQR is 600, find x
30. If –8, m,n, 19 in arithmetic progression, find (m, n) A. 300 B. 400
0
C. 60 D. 1200

36. PQRS is a rhombus. If PR2 + QS2 = kPQ2. Determine k.

A. 1 B. 2
C. 3 D. 4
37. In DXYZ, Y = Z = 300 and XZ = 3cm find YZ 45. O
A. √3/2cm B. 3√3/2cm
C. 3√3cm D. 2√3cm

38. In DPQR, the bisector of QPR meets QR at S. the line PQ

is produced to V and the bisector of VQS meets PS
produced at T. if QPR = 460 and QST = 750, calculate X
QTS W
A. 410 B. 520 T
C. 640
D. 820 Y
Z
Y
39. OXYZW is a pyramid with a square base such that OX
= OY = OZ = OW = 5cm and XY = XW = YZ = WZ =
S
6cm. Find the height OT.
A. 2√5 B. 3
C. 4 D. √7

46. In preparing rice cutlets, a cook used 75g of rice, 40g of

O 3yO margarine, 105g of meat and 20g of bread crumbs. Find
y 56
O

P R the angle of the sector which represents meat in a pie

Q chart.
A. If PQR is a straight line with OS = = QR, A. 300 B. 600
calculate TPQ, if QT//SR and TQS = 3y0. C. 112.5 0
D. 157.50
A. 620 B. 560
2 0
C. 20 /3 D. 182/30 47. In a class of 30 students, the marks scored in an
examination are displayed in the following histogram.
40. R

No . of students 10
Z
X
8

6
S T
4
If x : y = 5:12 and z = 52cm, find the perimeter of the
triangle. 2
A. 68cm B. 84cm
C. 100cm D. 120cm 0
20 40 60 80 100
41. The pilot of an aeroplane, flying 10km above the ground Marks scored
in the direction of a landmark, views the landmark to
have angle of depression of 350 and 550. find the distance What percentage of the students scored more than
between the two points of observation 40%
A. 10(sin 350 – sin 550) A. 14% B. 40%
B. 10(cos 350 – cos 550) C. 452/3% D. 531/3%
C. 10(tan 350 – tan 550)
D. 10(cot 350 – cot 550) 48. In a family of 21 people, the average age is 14years. If
the age of the grandfather is not counted, the average
42. A sin2x – 3 = 0, find x if 0 < x < 900 age drops to 12years. What is the age of the
A. 300 B. 450 grandfather?
C. 600 D. 900 A. 35years B. 40years
C. 42years D. 54years
43. A square tile has side 30cm. How many of these tiles
cover a rectangular floor of length 7.2cm and width 49. If n is the median and m is the mode of the following set
4.2m? of numbers,2.4,2.1,1.6,2.6,2.6,3.7,2.,1,2.6, then (n, m) is
A. 336 B. 420 A. (2.6,2.6) B. (2.5,2.6)
C. 576 D. 720 C. (2.6,2.5) D. (2.5,2.1)

44. A cylindrical metal pipe 1m long has an outer diameter 50. The numbers are chosen at random from three numbers
of 7.2cm and an inner diameter of 2.8cm. find the volume 1,3,6. find the probability that the sum of the two is not
of metal used for the cylinder. odd.
A. 440pcm3 B. 1,100pcm3 A. 2/3 B. ½
3
C. 4,400pcm D. 11,000pcm3 C. 1/3 D. 1/6
 Mathematics 1990
1. Simplify (43/4 - 61/4) 12. If a = 2, b = -2 and c = -1/2,
(4 of 1 1/4)
1/5
evaluate (ab2 – bc2) (a2c - abc)
A. 0 B. –28
A. -77/8 B. –2/7 C. –30 D. –34
C. –10/21 D. 10/21
13. Y varies inversely as x2 and X varies directly as Z2. find
2 2 2 3
2. The H.C.F. of a bx + abx and a b – b is the relationship between Y and Z, if C is a constant.
A. b B. a+b A. Z2y = C B. Y = CZ2
C. a(a + b) D. abx (a2 – b2) C. Y = CZ 2
D. Y= C

3. Correct 241.34 (3 x 10-3)2 to 4 significant figures 14. Find the value of r in terms of p and q in the following
A. 0.0014 B. 0.001448 equation
C. 0.0022 D. 0.002172 P/2 = (r/(r+q)
A. r = q B. pq2
2
4. At what rate would a sum of #100.00 deposited for 5 2-p 2 - q2
2 2
years raise an interest of #7.50? C. r = p q D. p
A. 11/2% B. 21/2% 2 - pq q(2-p)
C. 15% D. 25%
15. If f(x - 4) = x2 + 2x + 3, find f(2)
5. Three children shared a basket of mangoes in such a A. 6 B. 11
way that the first child took ¼ of the mangoes and the C. 27 D. 51
second ¾ of the remainder. What fraction of the
mangoes did the third child take? 16. Factorize 9(x + y)2 – 4(x - y)2
A. 3/16 B. 7/16 A. (x + y) (5x + y) B. (x + y)2
C. 9/16 D. 13/16 C. (x + 5y) (5x + y) D. 5(x + y)2

6. Simplify and express in standard form 17. If a2 + b2 = 16 and 2ab = 7 find all the possible values of
(0.00275 x 0.00640/( 0.025 x 0.08) (a – b )
A. 8.8 x 10-1 B. 8.8 x 102 A. 3, -3 B. 2, -2
-3
C. 8.8 x 10 D. 8.8 x 103 C. 1, -1 D. 3, -1

7. Three brothers in a business deal share the profit at the 18. Divide x3 – 2x2 – 5x + 6 by (x - 1)
end of contract. The first received 1/3 of the profit and A. x2 – x –6 B. x2 – 5x + 6
the second 2/3 of the remainder. If the third received C. x2 – 7x + 6 D. x2 – 5x - 6
the remaining #12.000.00, how much profit did they 19. If x + = 4, find the x2 + 1/x
share? A. 16 B. 14
A. #60,000.00 B. #54,000.00 C. 12 D. 9
C. #48,000.00 D. #42,000.00
20. What must be added to 4x2 – 4 to make it a perfect
8. Simplify √ 160r + √ (71r + √100r
2 4 3
square?
A. -1/x2 B. 1/x2
A. 9r2 B. 12 3r C. 1 D. -1
C. 13r D. 13r
21. Find the solution of the equation
9. Simplify √27 + 3/√3 x – 8 √x + 15 = 0
A. 4√3 B. 4/√3 A. 3, 5 B. –3, -5
C. 3√3 D. 3√/4 C. 9, 25 D. –9, 25

10. Simplify 3Log69 + Log612 + Log664 – Log672 22. The lengths of the sides of a right-angled triangle are
A. 5 B. 7776 xcm. (3x-1)cm and (3x + 1)cm. Find x
C. Log631 D. (7776)6 A. 5 B. 7
C. 8 D. 12
11. Simplify (1 + 1 ) -1
x-1 y-1 23. The perimeter of a rectangular lawn is 24m, if the area of
A. x/y B. xy the lawn is 35m2, how wide is the lawn?
C. y/x D. (xy)-1 A. 5m B. 7m
C. 12m D. 14m
 32. The angle of a sector of a circle, radius 10.5cm, is 480.
25. Simplify x + y - x2 calculate the perimeter of the sector
(x+y) (x-y) (x2 - y2) A. 8.8cm B. 25.4cm
A. x2 B. y 2
C. 25.6cm D. 29.8cm
x2 - y2 x2 - y2
C. x D. y 33. P
x2 - y2 x2 - y2

26. Given that x2 + y2 + z2 = 194, calculate z if x = 7 and√ y = 3

A. √10 B. 8
C. 12.2 D. 13.4 S

100 O
27. Find the sum of the first twenty terms of the arithmetic
progression Log a, Log a2, Log a3 Q R
A. log a20 B. log a21
200
C. log a D. log a210 In the figure above PS = QS and QSR = 1000, find QPR
A. 400 B. 500
0
24. A carpainter charges #40.00 per day for himself and C. 80 D. 1000
#10.00 per day for his assistant. If a fleet of a cars were
painted for #2,000.00 and the painter worked 10 days 34. X
more than his assistant, how much did the assistant
receive?
A. #32.00 B. #320.00
4 cm
5 cm
28. Find the sum of the first 18 terms of the progression 3, P
0
6, 12 ………..
3 cm Q
A. 3(217 - 1) B. 3(218 ) - 1 )
18
C. 3(2 + 1) D. 3(218 - 1) 3 cm

29. y
Y
0
Z
In triangle XYZ and XQP, XP = 4cm, XQ= 5cm and PQ =
QY = 3ccm. Find ZY
-1 0 2 x A. 8cm B. 6ccm
C. 4cm D. 3cm

35. Find the length of a side of a rhombus whose diagonals

are 6cm and 8cm.
A. 8cm B. 5cm
What is the equation of the quadratic function C. 4cm D. 3cm
represented by the graph above?
A. y = x2 + x - 2 B. y = x2 – x –2 36. Each of the interior angles of a regular polygon is 1400.
2
C. y = -x – x + 2 D. y = -x + x + 2 how many sides has the polygon?
30. At what value of x is the function x2 + x + 1 minimum? A. 9 B. 8
A. -1 B. –1/2 C. 7 D. 5
C. ½ D. 1
37. S
31. Q
R

O
81 x 22O
P T
P S Q

In the diagram above, the area of PQRS is 73.5cm2 and

its height is 10.5cm. find the length of PS if QR is one- In the figure above, PQRS is a circle. If PQT and SRT
third of PS. are straight lines, find the value of x.
A. 21cm B. 171/2cm A. 590 B. 770
C. 14cm D. 101/2cm C. 103 0
D. 1210
38. In a regular pentagon, PQRST, PR intersects QS at O. 44. 4 cm
calculate RQS.
A. 360 B. 720
C. 108 0
D. 1440 6 cm

39. If cos q = 12/13, find 1 + cot2 q 6 cm

A. 169/25 B. 25/169
C. 169/144 D. 144/169

40. Find the curved surface area of the frustrum in the figure.
X A. 16 10cm B. 20 10
C. 24 D.

45. The locus of a point which moves so that it is

equidistant from two intersecting straight lines is the
8 cm A. perpendicular bisector of the two lines
B. angle bisector of the two lines
C. bisector of the two lines
D. line parallel to the two lines
Y Z
46 4, 16, 30, 20, 10, 14 and 26 are represented on a pie chart.
Find the sum of the angles of the sectors representing
In the figure above, YXZ = 300, XYZ = 1050 and XY = all numbers equal to or greater than 16.
8cm. Calculate YZ. A. 480 B. 840
0
A. 162√cm B. 8√2cm C. 92 D. 2760
C. 4√2cm D. 2√2cm
47. The mean of ten positive numbers is 16. when another
41. number is added, the mean becomes 18. find the
O 6c S eleventh number.
m
8 cm A. 3 B. 16
C. 18 D. 30
T
11 cm
48. Below are the scores of a group of students in a test.

P R

If the average score is 3.5, find the value of x.

Q A. 1 B. 2
C. 3 D. 4

In the figure above PQR is a semicircle. Calculate the 49. Two numbers are removed at random from the numbers
area of the shaded region. 1,2,3 and 4. what is the probability that the sum of the
A. 1252/7cm2 B. 1492/7cm2 numbers removed is even?
1 2
C. 243 /7cm D. 2671/2cm2 A. 2/3 B. ½
C. 1/3 D. ¼
42. A cylindrical pipe, made of metal is 3cm, thick if the
internal radius of the pipe is 10cm. Find the volume of 50. Find the probability that a number selected at random
metal used in making 3m of the pipe from 41 to 56 is a multiple of 9
A. 153πcm3 B. 207πcm3 A. 1/9 B. 2/15
3
C. 15,300πcm D. 20,700πcm3 C. 3/16 D. 7/8

43. If the height of two circular cylinders are in the ratio 2:3
and their base radii are in the ratio 9. what is the ratio of
their volume
A. 27:32 B. 27:23
C. 23:32 D. 21:27
 Mathematics 1991
1. Simplify 31/3 – 11/4 x 2/3 + 12/5 13. Evaluate (Xy2 - X2y)
A. 217/30 B. 3 9/10
(x2 - xy)
C. 41/10 D. 4 11/36 when x = -2 and y = 3
A. -3 B. –3/5
2. If 2257 is the result of subtracting 4577 from 7056 in base C. 3/5 D. 3
n, find n.
A. 8 B. 9 14. A car travels from Calabar to Enugu, a distant of pkm
C. 10 D. 11 with an average speed of ukm per hour and continues
to Benin, a distance of qkm, with an average speed of
3. Find correct to 3 decimal places wkm per hour. Find its average speed from Calabar to
( 1 ÷ 1 Benin.
0.05 5.005 - (0.05X2.05) A. (p+q)/(up+wq) B. u+w
A. 99.998 B. 98.999
C. 89.899 D. 9.998 C. uw(p+q)/(wp+uq) D. (wp+uq)/(u+wq)

4. Express 62/3 as a decimal correct to 3 significant figures. 15. If w varies inversely as uv/u + v and is equal to 8 when
A. 20.6 B. 20.667 u = 2 and v = 6, find a relationship between u, v, w.
C. 20.67 D. 20.7 A. upw = 16(u + t) B. 16ur = 3w(u + t)
C. upw = 12(u + t) D. 12upw = u + r
5. Factory P produces 20,000 bags of cement per day while
factory Q produces 15,000 bags per day. If P reduces 16. If g(x = x2 + 3x ) find g(x + 1) – g(x)
production by 5% and Q increases production by 5% A. (x + 2) B. 2(x + 2)
determine the effective loss in the number of bags C. (2x + 1) D. (x + 4)
produced per day by the two factories.
A. 250 B. 750 17. Factorize m3 – m2 – m + 2
C. 1000 D. 1250 A. (m2 + 1)(m - 2)
B. (m + 1)(m + 1)(m + 2)
6. Musa borrows #10.00 at 2% per month interest and C. (m + 1)(m + 1)(m - 2)
repays #8.00 after 4 months. However much does he D. (m2 + 2)(m - 1)
still owe?
A. #10.80 B. #10.67 18. Factorize 1 – (a - b)2
C. #2.80 C. #2.67 A. (1 – a - b)(1 – a - b) B. (1 – a + b)(1 + a - b)
C. (1 – a + b)(1 – a + b) D. (1 – a - b)(1 + a - b)
7. If 3 gallons of spirit containing 20% water are added to
5gallons of another spirit containing 15% water, what 19. Which of the following is a factor of rs + tr – pt –ps?
percentage of the mixture is water? A. (p - s) B. (s - p)
A. 24/5% B. 167/8% C. (r - p) D. (r + p)
1
C. 18 /8% D. 187/8%
20. Find the two values of y which satisfy the simultaneous
8. What is the product of 27/5 – (3)3 and (1/5)? equation 3x + y = 8
A. 5 B. 3 x2 + xy = 6
C. 1 D. 1/25 A. -1 and 5 B. –5 and 1
C. 1 and 5 D. 1 and 1
9. Simplify 2log2/5 – log72/125 + log9
A. 1 – 4log 3 B. –1 + 2log3 21. Find the range of values of x which satisfy the inequality
C. –1 +5log2 D. 1-2log2 (x/2 + x/3 + x/4) < 1
10. Rationalize (2√3 + 3√2)/(3√2 - 2√3) A. x < 12/13B. x < 13
A. 5-2 6 B. 5+2 6 C. x< 9 D. x < 13/12
C. 5 3 D. 5
22. Find the positive number n, such that thrice it s square
11. Simplify (1/3 + √5) – 1/3 - √5 is equal to twelve times the number.
A. -1/2 5 B. 1/2 5 A. 1 B. 2
C. –1/4 5 D. 0 C. 3 D. 4

12. Multiply (x2 –3x - + 1)2 by (x - a) 23. Solve the equation (x - 2)(x - 3) = 12
A. x3 – (3 - a)x2 + (1 + 3a)x –1 A. 2,3 B. 3,6
B. x3 – (3 - a)x2 + 3ax – a C. –1,6 D. 1,6
C. x3 – (3 - a)x2 + (1 + 3a) – a
D. x3 + (3 - a)x2 + (1 + 3a) - a
24. Simplify (√1 + x + √ x) 34. If the exterior angles of a pentagon are x0, (x + 5)0, (x +
(√ 1 + X - √ x) 10)0, (x + 15)0 and (x + 20)0, find x
A. 1- 2x - 2√x(1 + x) B. 1 +2x +2√x(1+x) A. 1180 B. 720
C. √x(1+x) D. 1 + 2x - 2√x (1+x) C. 62 0
D. 36 0

25. Evaluate x2(x2 - 1)1/2 – (x2 – 1)1/2 use the figure below to answer questions 35 and 36
A. (x2 – 1)1/2 B. (x2 – 1) T
2 1
C. (x – 1)- D. (x2 – 1)-1/2

26. Find the gradient of the line passing through the points Q P
(-2,0) and (0, -4)
A. 2 B. –4 R M
C. –2 D. 4
N
27. At what value of x is the function y = x2 – 2x – 3
minimum? PMN and PQR are two secants of the circle MQTRN
A. 1 and PT is a tangent
B. –1 35. If PM = 5cm, PN = 12cm and PQ = 4.8cm, calculate the
C. –4 respective lengths of PR and PT in centimeters.
D. 4 A. 7.3,5.9 B. 7.7,12.5
C. 12.5,7.7 D. 5.9,7.3 36.
28. What is the nth term of the progression 27, 9,3,………..? If PNR = 1100 and PMQ = 550, find MPQ.
A. 27(1/3)n – 1 B. 3n + 2 A. 400 B. 300
0
C. 27 + 18(n - 1) D. 27 + 6(n - 1) C. 25 D. 150

29. Find the sum of the 20 term in an arithmetic progression 37.

whose first term is 7 and last term is 117
152O O
A. 2480 B. 1240 30
C. 620 D. 124

30. P Q
y

110O
In the figure above, find the value of y
x A. 280 B. 1220
R 0
C. 150 D. 1520

120O 38. P

T S

In the figure above, find the value of x

A. 1300 B. 1100
0 S
C. 100 D. 900

31. The angles of a quadrilateral are 5x – 30, 4x + 60, 60 – x 68

O

and 3x + 61. find the smallest of these angles. Q R T

A. 5x – 30 B. 4x + 60
C. 60 – x D. 3x + 61. In the figure above, PQ = PR = PS and SRTY = 680. find
QPS.
32. The area of a square is 144sqcm. Find the length of its A. 1360 B. 1240
0
diagonal C. 112 D. 680
A. 11√3cm B. 12cm
C. 12√2cm D. 13cm 39. A flagstaff stands on the top of a vertical tower. A man
standing 60m away from the tower observes that the
33. One angle of a rhombus is 600. the shorter of the two angles of elevation of the top and bottom of the flagstaff
diagonals is 8cm long. Find the length of the longer are 640 and 620 respectively. Find the length of a flagstaff.
one A. 60(tan 620 – tan 640)
A. 8√3 B. 16/√3 B. 60(cot 640 – cot 620)
C. 5√3 D. 10/√3 C. 60(cot 620 – cot 640)
D. 60(tan 640 – tan 620)
40. Simplify cos2x (sec2x + sec2x tan2x) 47. 3% of a family’s income is spent on electricity. 9% on
A. Tan x B. Tan x sec x food. 20% on transport, 11% on education and 7% on
C. Sec2 x D. Cosec2 x extended family. The angles subtended at the centre of
the pie chart under education and food are respectively
41. If cos x = √a/b, find cosec x. A. 76.80 and 25.20 B. 10.80 and 224.60
A. b B. b C. 112.4 and 72.0 D. 39.60 and 212.40
0 0

√b-a √ a
C. b D. √ b - a Use the following information to answer question 48
√ b-a a and 49.
No of defective
42. From a point Z, 60m, north of X, a man walks 60Ö3m
per box 4 5 6 7 8 9
eastwards to another point Y. find the bearing of y from No . of boxes 2 7 17 10 8 6
x.
A. 0300 B. 0450 Fifty boxes each of 50balls were inspected for the
0
C. 060 D. 0900 number which were defective. The following was the
result
43. A surveyor walks 500m up a hill which slopes at an
angle of 300. calculate the vertical height through which 48. The mean and the median of the distribution are
he rises respectively
A. 250m B. 500Ö3/3m A. 6.7,6 B. 6.7,6.5
C. 250Ö2m D. 250Ö3m C. 6,6.7 D. 6.5,6.7
P 4 cm Q
44. 49. Find the percentage of boxes containing at least 5
defective bolts each.
A. 96 B. 94
6 cm C. 92 D. 90
8 cm

50. A crate of soft drinks contains 10bottles of Coca-cola,

V 8 of Fanta and 6 of Sprite. If one bottle s selected at
random, what is the probability that it is NOT a Coca
S W 2 cm R
cola bottle?
A. 5/12 B. 1/3
In the figure above, PQRS is a square of side 8cm. What C. ¾ D. 7/1
is the area of UVW?
A. 64sq.cm B. 54sq.cm
C. 50sq.cm D. 10sq.cm

45. Find the total area of the surface of a solid cylinder

whose base radius is 4cm and height is 5cm.
A. 56pcm2 B. 72pcm2
2
C. 96pcm D. 192pcm2

46.

Find the volume of the figure above.

A. pa2/3 B. pa 2y
2
C. pa /3(y + x) D. (1/3pa2 x + y)
 Mathematics 1992
1. Find n if 34n = 100112 11. Factorize 9p2 – q2 + 6pr – 9r2
A. (3p – 3q + r)(3p – q – 9r)
A. 5 B. 6 B. (6p – 3q + 3r)(3p – q – 4r)
C. 7 D. 8 C. (3p – q + 3r)(3p + q – 3r)
D. (3p – q + 3r)(3p – q – 3r)
2. 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 12. Solve the equation y - 11 y + 24 = 0
circle. A. 8,3 B. 64,9
A. 1/25 B. ¼ C. 6,4 D. 9,-8
C. 4 D. 25
13. A man invested a sum of #280.00 partly at 59% and
3. Evaluate Logban if b = 1/an partly at 4%. If the total interest is #12.80 per annum,
find the amount invested at 5%.
A. n2 B. n A. #14.00 B. #120.00
C. 1/n D. 1/n C. #140.00 D. #160.00

4. What is the value of x satisfying the equation 42y / 43x = 14. If x + 1 is a factor of x3 + 3x2 + kx +4, find the value of k
2? A. 6 B. –6
A. -2 B. –1/2 C. 8 D. –8
C. ½ D. 2
15. Resolve (3/x2 + x – 2) into partial fractions
4 -1
5. Simplify {(1.25 x 10 ) x (2.0 x 10 ) A. 1 - 1 B. 1 1
(6.25 x 105 x-1 x+2 x+2 x-1
C. 1 - 1 D. 1 1
A. 4.0 x 10-3 B. 5.0 x 10-2 x+1 x - 2 x-2 + x+1
C. 2.0 x 10-1 D. 5.0 x 103
16. Find all values of x satisfying the inequality –11≤ 43x ≤ 28
6. Simplify 5√18 - 3√72 + 4√50 A. -5 ≤ x ≤ 18 B. 5 ≤x ≤ 8
A. 17√4 B. 4√17 C. –8 ≤ x ≤ 5 D. –5 < x ≤ 8
C. 17√2 D. 12√4
y 4
17.
7. If x = 3 - √3, find x + 36 / x
2 2
3
A. 9 B. 18 2
C. 24 D. 27 x
-3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3
-1
8. If x = {all prime factors of 44} and
y = {all prime factors of 60}, the elements of x∩y and -2

xÇy respectively are. -3

A. {2,4,3,5,11} and {4}

B. {4,3,5,11} and {3,4} The sketch above is the curve of y = ax2 + bx + c. find a,
C. {2,5,11} and {2} b, and c respectively
D. {2,3,5,11} and {2} A. 1,0,-4 B. –2,2,-4
C. 0,1,-4 D. 2,-2,-4
9. If U = {0,2,3,6,7,8,9,10} is the universal set, E = {0,4,6,8,}
and F = {x: x2 = 26 ,}, x is odd}. Find (ECF)’ where means 18. Find the sum of the infinity of the following series. 3 +
the complement of a set 2 + 4/3 + 8/9 + 16/27 + ..
A. 1270 B. 190
A. {0} B. U C. 18 D. 9
C. C D. f
19. What is the nth term of the sequence 2,6,12,20,…?
10. Make l the subject of the formula A. 4n – 2 B. 2(3n - 1)
s = ut + ½ at2 C. n2 + n D. n2 + 3n +2
A. 1/a [u± √(u2−2as)] B. 1/a [-u± √(u2 - 2as]
20. For an arithmetic sequence, the first term is 2 and the
C. 1/a [u±√(u2 + 2as) D. 1/a [-u±√(u2 + 2as)] common difference is 3. find the sum of the fist 11 terms.
 A. 157 B. 187 28. F
C. 197 D. 200
H
21. If the binary operation * is defined by m*n = mn + m + n x K
O O
for any real number m and n, find the identity element 109 109
under this operation.
A. e= 1 B. e = -1 G M
C. e = -2 D. e= 0

Use the matrices below to answer questions 22 and 23. If in the diagram above, FG is parallel to KM, find the
value of x
22. When PT is the transpose of P, calculate [PT] when x = 0, A. 750 B. 950
0
y = 1 and z = 2 C. 105 D. 1250
A. 48 B. 24
C. –24 D. –48 29. X is a point due east of point Y on a coast Z is another
point on the coast but 6.3km due south of Y. if the
23. PQ is equivalent to distance ZX is 12km, calculate the bearing of Z from X
A PPT B. PP-T A. 2400 B. 2100
0
C. QP D. PP C. 150 8 D. 600

24. P Q 30.
U
X
6 cm
O
20
105O O 6 cm
T R
S
In the figure above, TSP = 1050 and PRQ = 200, find
PQR
A. 1300 B. 1200 The above diagram is a circle with centre O. find the
0
C. 75 D. 300 area of the shaded portion.
A. 9πcm2 B. 9(π -2)cm2
2
25. If the angles of a quadrilateral are C. 18πcm 3D. 36πcm2
(p + 10)0, (p + 20)0 and 4p0, find p
A. 63 B. 40 31. The locus of a point which is equidistant from two
C. 36 D. 28 given fixed points is the
A. perpendicular bisector of the straight line
Q joining them
26. B. parallel line to the straight line joining them
C. transverse to the straight line joining them
D. angle bisector of 900 which the straight line
joining them makes with the horizontal

P R 32. What is the perpendicular distance of a point (2, 3 )from

S
the line 2x – 4y + 3 = 0
A. √5/2 B. -√5/20
In the figure above, PQR is a semicircle while PQ and C. –5/√13 D. 0
QR are chords. QS is the perpendicular from Q to the
diameter PR. What is the expression for QS? 33. Find the equation of the line through (5, 7) parallel to
the line7x + 5y = 12
A. QS = PS.SR A. 5x + 7y = 120 B. 7x + 5y = 70
B. QS = √(PS.SR) C. x + y= 7 D. 15x + 17y = 90
C. QS = √2 √(PS.SR)
D. QS = 1/√2√(PS.SR) 34. Given that q is an acute angle and sin q = m/n, find cot q.

27. Determine the distance on the earth’s surface between A. n2 - m2 B. (n + m) (n - m)

two towns P(Lat. 600N, Long. 200E) and Q(Lat. 600N, m m
Long 250W)
A. 800p/9km B. 800Ö3p/9km m
C. 800pkm D. 800Ö3pkm C. D. n
n2 - m2 n2 - m2
35. Y 43. x 2 4 6 8
f 4 y 6 5
R
O
15
If the mean of the above frequency distribution is 5.2,
X 30O
find y
Z
10 cm A. 6.0 B. 5.2
C. 5.0 D. 4.0

In the figure above, if XZ is 10cm, calculate RY in cm 44. No . of children 0 1 2 3 4 5 6

A. 10 B. 10(1 – 1/Ö3) No . of families 7 11 6 7 7 5 3
C. 10(1 - Ö3) D. 10(1 - 1Ö2)

36. Evaluate lim (x-2) (x2+3x-2) Find the mode and median respectively of the
x-->2 (x2-4) distribution above
A. 0 B. 2 A. 2,1 B. 1,2
C. 3 D. 4 C. 1,5 D. 5,2

37. If y = x, find d2y/dx2 45. If the scores of 3students in a test are 5,6 and 7 find the
A. 2 cos x – x sin x B. sin x + x cos x standard deviation of their scores
C. sin x – x cos x D. x sin x – 2 cos x A. 2/3 B. 3/2√3
C. √ 2/3 D. √3/2
38. Ice forms on a refrigerator ice-box at the rate of (4 –
0.6t)g per minute after t minute. If initially there are 2g 46. Sample variance can be defined as
of ice in the box, find the mass of ice formed in 5 minutes. S2 = 1/n n=1 (x1-x)2 and
A. 19.5 B. 17.0 S2 = 1 n∑n=11 (x1−x)
C. 14.5 D. 12.5 (n-1)
Where n is the number of sample observations. There
39. Obtain a maximum value of the function is no difference practically between the above
f(x) = x3 – 12x + 11 definitions when
A. -5 B. –2 A. n =35 B. n > 35
C. 5 D. 27 C. n < 35 D. n=5

40. A student blows a ballon and its volume increases at a 47. Two perfect dice are throw together. Determine the
rate of p (20 – t2)ccm3s-1 after t seconds. If the initial probability of obtaining a total score of 8
volume of 0cm3, find the volume of the balloon after 2 A. 1/12 B. 5/36
seconds. C. 1/8 D. 7/36
A. 37.00π B. 37.33π
C. 40.00π D. 42.67π 48. The probability of an event P is ¾ while that of another
Q is 1/6. if the probability of both P and Q is 1/12, what
41. Evaluate the integral π/12 cos 2x dx
π/4
is the probability of either P or Q?
A. -1/2 B. –1 A. 1/96 B. 1/8
C. ½ D. 1 C. 5/6 D. 11/12

42. A storekeeper checked his stock of five commodities 49. Five people are to be arranged in a row for a group
and arrived at the following statistics. photograph. How many arrangements are there if a
married couple in the group insist on sitting next to
Commodity Quantity each other?
A. 48 B. 24
F 215
G 113 C. 20 D. 10
H 108
K 216 50. A student has 5 courses to take from Mathematics and
M 68 Physics. There are 4 courses in Mathematics and 3 in
Physics which he can choose from at will. In how many
What angle will commodity H represent on a pie chart? ways can he choose his courses so that he takes exactly
A. 2160 B. 1080 two courses in Physics?
0
C. 68 D. 540 A. 11 B. 12
C. 10 D. 7
 Mathematics 1993
1. Change 7110 to base 8 12. Which of the following is a factor of
A. 1078 B. 1068 15 + 7x – 2x2?
C. 718 D. 178 A. x-3 B. x+3
C. x-5 D. x+5
2. Evaluate 3524/0.05 correct to 3 significant figures.
A. 705 B. 70000 13. Evaluate
C. 70480 D. 70500 (x+1/x+1)2 – (x-1/x-1) 2
A. 4x2 B. (2/x+2) 2
3. If 9 (x-1/2) x2
= 3 , find the value of x. C. 4 D. 4(1+x)
A. ½ B. 1
C. 2 D. 3 14. Solve the following simultaneous equations for x.
x2 + y – 5= 0
4. Solve for y in the equation 10y, X5(2y-2) x 4(y-1)=1 y – 7x + 3=0
A. ¾ B. 2
/3 A. -2, 4 B. 2, 4
C. 1 D. 5
/4 C. -1, 8 D. 1, -8

5. Simplify 1/3-2 – 1/3+2 15. Solve the following equation

A. 4 B. 2
/3 (3x-2)(5x-4)=(3x-2) 2
C. 0 D. -4 A. -3/ 2, 1 B. 1
2 2
C. / 3, 1 D. / 3, 4/5
6. If 2 log3 y+ log3x2 = 4, then y is
Q
A. (4-log3x2)/2 B. 4/log3x2 16. 30O
2
C. /X D. ± 9/ X
O
7. Solve without using tables xO
log5 (62.5)-log5 (1/2) T
A. 3 B. 4 x
O 2xO
P
C. 5 D. 8
The figure above represents the graphs of y= x (2-x)
8. If #225.00 yields #27.00 in x years simple interest and y = (x-1) (x-3). What are the x-coordinates of p,
at the rate of 4%per annum, find x q and r respectively?
A. 3 B. 4 A. 1,3,2 B. 0,0,0
C. 12 D. 27 C. 0,2,3 D. 1,2,3

17. If the function f is defined by

9. f(x+2)=2x2 + 7x – 5, find f(-1)
X A. -10 B. -8
Y
C. 4 D. 10

18. Divide the expression

x3 + 7x2 –x –7 by -1 +x2
3 2
A. –x +7x -x-7 B. –x3-7x+7
C. X-7 D. X+7
Z
19. Simplify
The shaded portion in the venn diagram above is 1/p-1/q –p/q-q/p
A. XÇZ B. Xc ÇYÇZ A. 1/p-q B. -1/p+q
C. c
XÇY Ç Z D. XÇYÇZc C. 1/pq D. 1/pq(p-q)

10. If x2 + 9 = x+ 1, solve for x 20. Solve the inequality

A. 5 B. 4 y2-3y>18
C. 3 D. 1 A. -2<y<6 B. y<-3 or y>6
C. y>-3 or y>6 D. y<-3 or y<6
11. Make x the subject of the relation
1+ax/1-ax = p/q 21 If x is negative, what is the range of values of x within
A. p+q/a(p-q) B. p-q /a(p+q) which
C. p-q/apq D. pq/a(p-q) x+1/3 > 1/x+3
A. 3<x<4 B. -4<x<-3
C. -2<x<-1 D. -3<x<0
22 A man’s initial salary is #540.00 a month and increases Q
after each period of six months by #36.00 a month.
Find his salary in the eighth month of the third year. O
A. #828.00 B. #756.00
C. #720.00 D. #684.00 960
P
R
23. If k+1, 2k-1,3k+1 are three consecutive terms of a In the diagram above. O is the centre of the circle
geometric progression, find the possible values of the and POQ a diameter. If POR = 960 , find the value of
common ratio. ORQ.
A. 0,8 B -1, 5/3 A. 840 B. 480
0
C. 2, 3 D. 1, -1 C. 45 D. 420

24. A binary operation * is defined on a set of real 30.

numbers by x*y = xy for all real values of x and y, if Q P
x*2 = x, find the possible values of x 340
A. 0, 1 B. 1, 2 R
C. 2, 2 D. 0,2 730

25 S
T
In the diagram above, QP//ST; PQR. = 340 , QRS=
P Q
0
73 and RS = RT. Find SRT
A. 680 B. 1020
0
C. 107 D. 1410
T R U
31. P T
U V S
S
PQRST is a regular pentagon and PQVU is a 500
rectangle with U and V lying on TS and SR x
respectively as shown in the diagram above. Calculate Q R
TUV
A. 180 B. 540 In the figure above, PT is a tangent to the circle at u
0
C. 90 D. 1080 and QU//RS. If TUR=350 and SRU = 50. 0 find x.
A. 950 B. 850
26. A regular polygon has 1500 as the size of each interior C. 50 0
D. 350
angle. How many sides has the polygon?
A. 12 B. 10 32.
C. 9 D. 8 P
9c
27. Calculate the length, in cm, of the arc of the circle of m
m
4c

diameter 8cm which subtends an angle of 221/ 20

A. 2π B. π
π/ Q R
C. 2
/3 π D. 2 3 cm S
In the diagram above, QPS = SPR, PR= 9cm, PQ=
28. 4cm and QS=3cm. Find SR.
P A. 63/ 4 B. 33/ 8
3
C. 4 /8 D. 22/ 3
S Q
T
O 33. The three sides of an isosceles triangle are of lengths
x+3, 2x+3, 2x-3 respectively. Calculate x.
A. 0 B. 1
R C. 3 D. 6
In the diagram above, PQRS is a circle with O as 34.
centre and PQ//RT if RTS = 320 , find PSQ
A. 320 B. 450
C. 58 0
D. 900 S
m
5c
29. O

Q
cm
2
T
 In the figure above, the line segment ST is tangent 42 Quantities in the proportions 1,4,6,7 are to be
to the two circles at S and T. O and Q are the centres represented in a pie chart. Calculate the angle of the
of the circles with OS = 5cm, QT = 2cm and OQ = sector with proportion 7
14cm. Find ST. A. 200 B. 800
0
A. 7"3 B. 12cm C. 120 D. 1400
C. “87cm D. 7cm
43.
35. P X Q

T U V

S R
Y

The bar chart above shows the distribution of marks

In the figure above, the area of the square PQRS is in a class test. How many students took the test?
100cm 2. If the ratio of the area of the square TUYS A. 15 B. 20
to the area of the square XQVU is 1:16, find YR C. 25 D. 50
A. 6cm B. 7cm
C. 8cm D. 9cm 44. The following marks were obtained by twenty
students in an examination
36. Find the radius of a sphere whose surface area is 53 30 70 84 59 43 90 20 78 48
154cm2 ( π =22/7) 44 60 81 73 50 37 67 68 64 52
A. 7.00cm B. 3.50cm Find the number of students who scored at least
C. 3.00cm D. 1.75cm 50marks
A. 6 B. 10
37. Find the area of the sector of a circle with radius 3m, C. 13 D. 14
if the angle of the sector is 600
A. 4.0m 2 B. 4.1m 2 45.
2
C. 4.7m D. 5.0m 2

38. The angle between latitudes 300S and 130N is

A. 170 B. 330 Estimate the mode of the frequency distribution
0
C. 43 D. 530 above.
A. 13.2g B. 15.0g
39. If sin θ= cos 0, find 0 between 00 and 3600. C. 16.8g D. 17.5g
A. 450 ,2250 B. 1350 ,3150
0 0
C. 45 ,315 D. 1350 ,2250 46. The mean of the ages of ten secondary school pupils
is 16 but when the age of their teacher is added to it,
40. the mean becomes 19. Find the age of the teacher.
A. 27 B. 35
C. 38 D. 49

0 0 47
P 30 45
H
5m
Q
1-5 2
From the figure above, calculate TH in centimeters. 6 - 10 4
A. 5/(√3+1) B. 5/√3-1 11 - 15 5
C. 5/√3 D. √3/5 16 - 20 2
21 - 25 3
41. If two angles of a triangle are 300 each and the longest 26 - 30 2
side is 10cm, calculate the length of each of the other 31 - 35 1
sides. 36 - 40 1
A. 5cm B. 4cm
C. 3√3cm D. 10√3/5cm
Find the median of the observations in the table
 above.
A. 11.5 B. 12.5 49. Calculate the standard deviation of the following
C. 14.0 D. 14.5 data.
7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13.
48. A number is selected at random between 20 and 30 A. 2 B. 4
both numbers inclusive. Find the probability that the C. 10 D. 11
number is a prime
A. 2
/11 B. 5
/11 50. The chances of three independent event X, Y, Z
C. 6
/11 D. 8
/11 occurring are 1/ 2 , 2/ 3, ¼ respectively. What are the
chances of y and z only occurring?
1 1
A. /8 B. /24
1
C. /12 D. ¼

Mathematics 1994
1. Evaluate 10. Simplify
/ 3÷[5/ 7(9/ 10 – 1 + 3/ 4)]
1
[(2m - u)2 – (m – 2u)2]
28 13
A. /39 B. /84 (5m 2 – 5u2)
39 84
C. /28 D. /13 A. ¾ B. 2/5
C. 2m – u/5m + u D. m – 2u/m + 5u
2. Evaluate (0.36x 5.4 x 0.63) (4.2 x 9.0 x 2.4)
correct to 2 significant figures 11. Factorize
A. 0.013 B. 0.014 a 2x – b2y – b2x + a 2y
C. 0.13 D. 0.14 A. (a - b)(x + y) B. (y - x)(a - b)(a + b)
C. (x - y)(a - b)(a + b) D. (x + y)(a - b)(a + b)
3. Evaluate Log5(0.04)
(Log318 – Log32) 12. Find the values of p and q such that (x - 1) and (x -
A. 1 B. -1 3) are factors of px3 + qx2 + 11x - 6
2
C. /3 D. -2/3 A. -1,-6 B. 1,-6
C. 1,6 D. 6,-1
4. Without using tables, solve the equation
y
8x-2 = 2/ 25 13.
A. 4 B. 6
C. 8 D. 10
0 (3.0) x
5 Simply √48 – 9/ √3 + √75
A. 5√3 B. 6√3
(0.-27)
C. 8√3 D. 18√3

6. Given that “2 = 1.414, find without using tables, the

value of 1/ ”2 The equation of the graph above is
A. 0.141 B. 0.301 A. y = (x - 3)3 B. y = (x + 3)3
C. 0.667 D. 0.707 C. 3
y = x – 27 D. y = -x3 + 27

7. In a science class of 42 students, each offers at least 14. If a = 1, b = 3, solve for x in the equation
one of Mathematics and Physics. If 22 students offer a/a – x = b/x – b
Physics and 28 students offer Mathematics, find how A. 4
/3 B. 2
/3
many students offer Physics only? C. 3
/2 D. ¾
A. 6 B. 8
C. 12 D. 14 15. Solve for r in the following equation
1/(r – 1) + 2/(r + 1) = 3/r
8. Given that for sets A and B, in a universal set E, A⊆ A. 3 B. 4
B then C. 5 D. 6
A∩(A∩B)’ is
A. A B. O/ 16. Find P if x – 3/(1 - x)(x + 2) = P/(1 – x) + Q/(x + 2)
C. B D. ∑ A. -2/3 B. -5/3
5 2
C. /3 D. /3
9. Solve for x if 25x + 3(5x) = 4
A. 1 or -4 B. 0 17. Find the range of values of x for which 1/x > 2 is
C. 1 D. -4 or 0 true
A. x<½ B. x < 0 or x > ½
C. 0<x<½ D. 1<x<2
18. y
26.
50O
-4 2x-y-2=0
-2
x 30O
0 1 2 3
-2

Find the inequality which represents the shaded The equation of the line in the graph above is
portion in the diagram A. 3y = 4x + 12 B. 3y = 3x + 12
A. 2x – y – 2 £ 0 B. 2x – y – 2 ³ 0 C. 3y = -4x + 12 D. 3y = -4x + 9
C. 2x – y – 2 < 0 D. 2x – y – 2 > 0
27.
19. If the 6th term of an arithmetic progression is 11 and Q
the first term is 1, find the common difference. R
12 5
A. /5 B. /3 O
C. -2 D. 2 38O

20. Find the value of r if log10r + log10r 2 + log10r 4 + log10r8 S

P
+ log10r 16 + log10r 32 = 63
A. 10-8 B. 100
C. 10 D. 102 In the diagram above, O is the centre of the circle. If
SOQ is a diameter and <PRS is 380, what is the value
21. Find the nth term of the sequence of <PSQ?
3,6,10,15,21,….. A. 1480 B. 1040
0
A. n(n - 1/2) B. n(n + 1/2) C. 80 D. 520
C. (n + 1)(n + 2)/2 D. n(2n + 1)
28. If three angles of a quadrilateral are (3y – x - z)0, 3x0,
22. A binary operation * is defined on the set of all positive (2z – 2y - x) 0, find the fourth angle in terms of x, y, and
integers by a*b = ab for all positive integers a,b. which of z.
the following properties does NOT hold? A. (360 – x – y - z)0 B. (360 + x + y - z)0
0
A. Closure B. Associativity. C. (180 – x + y + z) D. (180 + x + y + z)0
C. Identity. D. Inverse.
29. An open rectangular box is made of wood 2cm thick. If
23. the internal dimensions of the box are 50cm long, 36cm
x mod 10
O 2 4 6 8 wide and 20cm deep, the volume of wood in the box is
A. 11520cm3 B. 36000cm3
2 4 8 2 6 3
C. 38200cm D. 47520cm3
4 8 6 4 2
30. Calculate the perimeter in cm, of a sector of a circle of
6 2 4 6 8
radius 8cm and angle 450
8 6 2 8 4 A. 2π B. 8 + 2π
C. 16 + 2 π D. 16 + 16 π
The multiplication table above has modulo 10 on the R
set S = {2,4,6,8}. Find the inverse of 2 31.
60O
A. 2 B. 4
C. 6 D. 8
50O
24. Solve for x and y Q T
1 1 x = 4
P
3 y 1 1
A. x = -3, y = 3 B. x = 8, y = 3 In the diagram above, PTS is a tangent to the circle
C. x = 3, y = -8 D. x = 8, y = -3 TQR at T. calculate < RTS.
A. 1200 B. 700
0
25. The determinant of the matrix C. 60 D. 400
(1 2 3)
(4 5 6) is 32.
(2 0 -1) 6 cm 5 cm
h
A. -67 B. -57
C. -3 D. 3 7 cm
 In the diagram above, find h.
12 12
A. /7cm B. /7 V6cm C4
A3
7 1
C. /12cm D. /2 V51cm 43. 43.2
O
64.8 O

F
72O A2
33. O
144
A1
h
The grades A1, A2, A3, C4 and F earned by
students in a particular course are shown in the pie
chart above. What percentage of the students
In the frustum of a cone shown above, the top diameter obtained a C4 grade?
is twice the bottom diameter. If the height of the frustum A. 52.0 B. 43.2
is h centimeters, find the height of the cone. C. 40.0 D. 12.0
A. 2h B. 2πh
C. πh D. πh/2 44.
x 1 2 3 4 5
34. What is the locus of a point P which moves on one side f 2 1 2 1 2
of a straight line XY, so that the angle XPY is always
equal to 900
A. The perpendicular B. A right-angled triangle. The table above shows the frequency distribution
bisector of XYX of a data. If the mean is 43/14, find y.
C. A circle D. A semi-circle. A. 1 B. 2
C. 3 D. 4
35. If M(4,q) is the mid-point of the line joining L(p, -2)
and N(q, p), find the values of p and q. 45. The mean of twelve positive numbers is 3. when
A. p = 2, q = 4 B. p = 3, q = 1 another number is added, the mean becomes 5. find
C. p = 5, q = 3 D. p = 6, q = 2 the thirteenth number.
A. 29 B. 26
36. y C. 25 D. 24

(0,4) 46. Find the mean deviation of the set of numbers 4, 5, 9

A 0 B. 2
C. 5 D. 6
(3,0)
(0,0) x 47. Class interval 1-5 6-10 11-15 16-20 21-25
Frequency 6 15 20 7 2
37. The angle of depression of a boat from the top of a
cliff 10m high is 300. how far is the boat from the Estimate the median of the frequency distribution
foot of the cliff? above.
A. √ /3m
5 3
B. 5√3m A. 101/2 B. 111/2
C. 10√3m D. √ /3m
10 3
C. 1
12 /2 D. 13

38. What is the value of sin (-6900)? 48.

A. √3/2 B. -√3/2 x 1 2 3 4 5
C. -1/2 D. ½ f y+2 y-1 2y + 3 y+4 3y - 4
39. If y = 3t 3 + 2t 2 – 7t + 3, find dy/ dt at t = -1
A. -1 B. 1 Find the variance of the frequency distribution above
3 9
C. -2 D. 2 A. /2 B. /4
5
C. /2 D. 3
40. Find the point (x, y) on the Euclidean plane where
the curve y = 2x2 – 2x + 3 has 2 as gradient. 49. Age in years 10 11 12
A. (1,3) B. (2,7)
C. (0,3) D. (3,15) Number of pupils 6 27 7
41. Integrate (1 – x)/x3 with respect to x.
A. (x – x2)/(x4 + k) B. 4/x4 – 3/x3 + k The table above shows the number of pupils in each
2
C. 1/x – 1/2x + k D. 1/3x3 – 1/2x + k age group in a class. What is the probability that a
pupil chosen at random is at least 11 years old?
1
42. Evaluate (2x + 1)2 dx A. 27
/40 B. 17
/20
-1 33 3
C. /40 D. /20
A. 32/3 B. 4
C. 41/3 D. 42/3
50. In a survey, it was observed that 20 students read pr oba bi li t y of t h e st uden t s wh o rea d bot h
newspapers and 35 read novels. If 40 of the students newspapers and novel?
1 2
read either newspaper or novels, what is the A. /2 B. /3
3 3
C /8 D. /11

Mathematics 1995
1. Calculate 33105 - 14425 A. (-6, 0)(-1, 0) B. (-3,0)(-2, 0)
A. 13135 B. 21135 C. 43025 D. 11035 C. (-6, 0)(1, 0) D. (2, 0)(3, 0)

2. Convert 3.1415926 to 5 decimal places 15. Factorize completely the expression

A. 3.14160 B. 3.14159 C. 0.31415 D. 3.14200 abx2 + 6y – 3ax –2byx
A. (ax – 2y)(bx - 3) B. (bx + 3)(2y - ax)
3. The length of a notebook 15cm, was measured as C. (bx + 3)(ax – 2y) D. (ax – 2y) (ax - b)
16.8cm. calculate the percentage error to 2 significant
figures. 16. Solve the following inequality (x - 3)(x - 4) ≤0
A. 12.00% B. 11.00% C. 10.71% D. 0.12% A. 3≤ x ≤ 4 B. 3<x<4
C. 3≤x<4 D. 3 < x ≤4
4. A worker’s present salary is #24,000 per annum. His
annual increment is 10% of his basic salary. What would 17. The 4th term of an A. P is 13cm while the 10th term is 31.
be his annual salary at the beginning of the third year? find the 31st term.
A. #28,800 B. #29,040 C. #31,200 D.#31,944 A. 175 B. 85
C. 64 D. 45
5. Express the product of 0.0014 and 0.011 in standard
form. 18. Simplify x2 - 1
A. 1.54 x 102 B. 1.54 x 10-3 C. 1.54 x 104 D. 1.54 x 10-5 x3 + 2x2 – x - 2
A. 1/x + 2 B. x – 1/x + 1
6. 3/4
Evaluate (81 - 27 ) 1/3 C. x – 1/x + 2 D. 1/x – 2
3 x 23
A. 27 B. 1 C. 1/3 D. 1/8 19. Express 5x – ½ (x - 2)(x - 3) in partial fraction
A. 2/x – 2 – 3/x – 3 B. 2/x – 2 + 3/x – 3
7. Find the value of (16)3/2 + log100.0001 + log232 C. 2/x – 3 – 3x –2 D. 5/x – 3 + 4/x – 2
A. 0.065 B. 0.650 C. 6.500 D. 65.00 y
20.
8. Simplify √12 - √3
√12 + √3 -1 0 1 2 x
A. 1/3 B. 0 C. 9/15 D. 1

9. Four members of a school first eleven cricket team are

also members of the first fourteen rugby team. How Use the graph of the curve y = f(x) above to solve the
many boys play for at least one of the two teams? inequality f(x) > 0.
A. 25 B. 21 C. 16 D. 3 A. -1≤ x ≤ 1, x > 2 B. x ≤-1, 1, < x > 2
C. x≤ -1, 1 ≤ x ≤ 2 D. x ≤ 2, -1 ≤ x ≤ 1
10. If S = (x : x2 = 9, x > 4), then S is equal to
A. 0 B. {0} C. f D. {f} 21. Which of the following binary operation is commutative
in a set of integers?
11. If x – 1 and x + 1 are both factors of the equation x3 + A. a*b = a + 2b B. a*b = a + b –ab
px3 + qx + 6 = 0, evaluate p and q C. a*b = a2 + b D. a*b = a(b + 1)/2
A. –6, -1 B. 6, 1 C. -1 D. 6, -6
12. 22. If a*b = +√ab, Evaluate 2*(12*27)
2
Find a positive value of p if the equation 2x – px + p A. 12 B. 9
leaves a remainder 6 when added C. 6 D. 2
A. 1 B. 2 C. 3 D. 4
23. Find the sum to infinity of the following sequence
13. Find r in terms of K, Q and S if s = 2r√ (QπΤ+Κ) 1, 9/10, (9/10)2, (9/10)3
A. r2 - k B. r2 - k A. 1/10 B. 9/10
2πr Q Q
2
4πr2Q C. 10/9 D. 10
C. r2 - k D. r2 - k
2πr2Q 4πr2Q 24. Find the value of K if 2, 1, 1
2, 1 k
14. The graph of f(x) = x2 - 5x + 6 crosses the x-axis at the 1, 3 -1 = 23
points A. 1 B. 2
C. 3 D. 4
25. If X = 1, 2 and Y = 2, 1
33.
0, 3 4, 3
12 cm
A. (10, 7) B. (2, 7)
(12, 9) (1, 17) 14 cm
C. (10, 4) D. (4, 3)
( 4, 6) (10, 9)
In the diagram above, the base diameters is 14cm while
the height is 12cm. Calculate the total surface area if
26.
81O the cylinder has both a base and a top (p = 22/7)
x
O A. 836cm2 B. 528cm2
53 C. 308cm2 D. 154cm2
Q
34.
Determine the value of x in the figure above
A. 1340 B. 810
0
C. 53 D. 460
30O
Z
P 10 cm R
27.
Y
X In the diagram above, find PQ if the area of triangle
PQR is 35ccm2
A. 97cm B. 10cm
50
O

P T C. 14cm D. 17cm

35. A schoolboy lying on the ground 30m away from the

foot of a water tank lower observes that the angle of
PT is a tangent to the circle TYZX, YT = YX and <
elevation of the top of the tank is 600. Calculate the
PTX = 500. calculate <TZY
height of the water tank.
A. 500 B. 650
0
A. 60m B. 30.3m
C. 85 D. 1300
C. 20.3m D. 10.3m
28. In a triangle XYZ, <YXZ = 440? and <XYZ = 1120. 36. QRS is a triangle with QS = 12m, <RQS = 300 and
calculate the acute angle between the internal triangle <QRS = 450, calculate the length of RS.
of <XYZ and <XZY. A. 18√2m B. 12√2m
A. 420 B. 560 C. 6√2m D. 3√2m
0
C. 68 D. 780
37. Which of the following is a sketch of y = 3 sin x?
3
29. Find the distance between two towns P(450N, 300N) and
A. B.
Q(150S, 300W) if the radius of the earth is 7 000km. 0 0
2 2
A. 1 100 B. 2 200 2 2 3
3
3 3
C. 11 000 3 3
C. D.
3 0
0
30. Two perpendicular lines PQ and QR intersect at (1, -1). If 2 2 2 2
3 3
the equation of PQ is x – 2y + 4 = 0, find the equation of
QR.
38. The derivative of cosec x is
A. x – 2y + 1 = 0 B. 2x + y – 3 – 0
A. tan x cosec x B. – cot x cosec x
C. x – 2y – 3 = 0 D. 2x + y – 1 = 0
C. tan x sec x D. –cot x sec x
31. P is on the locus of a point equidistant form two given
39. For what value of x is the tangent o the curve y = x2 –
points X and Y. UV is a straight line through Y parallel
4x + 3 parallel to the x – axis?
to the locus. If < PYU is 400 find <XPY
A. 3 B. 2
A. 1000 B. 800
0
C. 1 D. 0
C. 50 D. 400
O
117
40. Two variables x and y are such that dy/dx = 4x – 3 and y
32. k
m = 5 when x = 2. find y in terms of x
n A. 2x2 – 3x + 5 B. 2x2 – 3x + 3 C. 2x2 – 3x D. 4
xO
41. Find the area bounded by the curve y = 3x2 – 2x + 1, the
In the diagram above, k, m, and n are parallel lines.
coordinates x = 1 and y = 3 and the x-axis
What is the value of the angle marked x?
A. 24 9. B. 22 47 C. 21 D. 20
A. 370 B. 630
0
C. 117 D. 1530
42. 13 14 15 16 17
Age in years
46. The variance of the scores 1,2,3,4,5 is
No . of students 3 10 30 42 15
A. 1.2 B. 1.4 C. 2.0 D. 3.0

The frequency distribution above shows the ages of Use the table below to answer questions 47 and 48
students in a secondary school. In a pie chart constructed
to represent the data, the angle corresponding to the 15 Class Frequency Class Class
years-old is Interval Boudaries Mid-point
A. 270 B. 300 C. 540 D. 1080
1.5-1.9 2 1.45-1.95 1.7
2.0-2.4 1 1.95-2.45 2.2
43.
Economics
History 2.5-2.9 4 2.45-2.95 2.7
O 90 O 3.0-3.4 15 2.95-3.45 3.2
150
French
3.5-3.9 10 3.45-3.95 3.7
C. R. K. 4.0-4.4 5 3.95-4.45 4.2
4.5-4.9 3 4.45-4.95 4.7
The pie chart above shows the distribution of students
in a secondary school class. If 30 students offered 47. find the mode of the distribution
French, how many offered C.R.K? A. 3.2 B. 3.4 C. 3.7 D. 4.2
A. 25 B. 15 C. 10 D. 8
48. The median of the distribution is
44. The mean and the range of the set of numbers A. 4.0 B. 3.5 C. 3.2 D. 3.0
0.20,1.00,0.90,1.40,0.80,0.80,1.20,and 1.10
are m and r respectively. Find m + r 49. Let P be a probability function on set S, where S =
A. 1.11 B. 1.65 C. 1.85 D. 2.45 (a1,a2,a3,a4) find P(a1) if P(a2) = P(a3) = 1/6 and P(a4)1/5
A. 7/10 B 2/3 C. 1/3 D. 3/10
45. Class 1-3 4-6 7-9
Frequency 5 8 5 50. A die has four of its faces coloured while and the
remaining two coloured black . What is the probability
Find the standard deviation of the data using the table that when the die is thrown two consecutive times, the
above top face will be white in both cases?
A .5 B. √6 C. 5/3 D. √5 A. 2/3 B. 1/9 C. 4/9 D. 1/36

Mathematics 1997
1. If (1PO3)4 = 11510, find P A. 19 + 4"15/11 B. 19 + 4"15/19
A. 0 B. 1 C. 19 + 2"15/11 D. 19 + 2"15/19
C. 2 D. 3
8. Find the simple interest rate per cent per annum at
2. 2 2
Evaluate 64.764 – 35.236 correct to 3 significant which #1000 accumulates to #1240 in 3 years.
figures A. 6% B. 8%
A. 2960 B 2950 C. 10% D. 12%
C. 2860 D. 2850
9 If U = {S,P,L,E,N,D,O,U,R}
3. 3 3
Find the value of (0.006) + (0.004) in standard form. X = {S,P,E,N,D}
A. 2.8 X 10-9 B 2.8 X 10-8 Y = {P,N,O,U,R}
-7
C. 2.8 X 10 D. 2.8 X 10-6
Find X∩(Y’UZ).
4. Given that loga 2 = 0.693 and loga 3 = 1.097, find A. {P,O,U,R} B. {S,P,D,R}
loga 13.5 C. {P,N,D} D. {N,D,U}
A. 1.404 B. 1.790
C. 2.598 D. 2.790 10. A survey of 100 students in an institution shows that
80 students speak Hausa and 20 students Igbo, while
5. Simplify log296 – 2log26 only 9 students speaks both languages. How many
A. 2 - log23 B. 3 – log23 students neither Hausa nor Igbo?
C. log23 – 3 D. log23 – 2 A. 0 B. 9
C. 11 D. 20
6. If 8x/2 = [23/8][43/4], find x
A. 3/8 B. ¾ 11. If the function (x) = x3 + 2x2 + qx – 6 is divisible by x +
C. 4/5 D. 5/4 1, find q.
A. -5 B. -2
7. Simplify (2√3+3√5)/(3√5 - 2√3) C. 2 D. 5
12. Solve the simultaneous equations
2
/ x – 3/ y = 2, 4/ x + 3/ y = 10 24. Find the non-zero positive value of x which satisfies
A. x = 3/ 2, y = ½ B. x = ½, y = 3/2 the equation
1 3
C. x = - /2, y = - /2 D. x = ½, y = - 3/2
x 1 0
13. Find the minimum value of x2 – 3x + 2 for all real 1 x 1 = 0
values of x. 0 1 x
A. -1/4 B. -1/2
C. ¼ D. ½ A. 2 B. 3
C. 2 D. 1
14. Make f the subject of the formula v
t=
1 1 25. Each of the base angles of an isosceles triangle is
+
f g
580 and all the vertices of the triangle lie on a
circle. Determine the angle which the base of the
A. gv – t 2/gt 2 B. gt 2/gv – t 2 triangle subtends at the centre of the circle.
C. v/t 1/2 - 1/g D. gv/t 2 – g A. 1280 B. 1160
0
C. 64 D. 580
15. What value of g will make the expression 4x2 – 18xy
– g a perfect square? 26. F
A. 9 B. 9y2/4 K
34O
2
C. 81y D. 81y2/4 x
O
16. Find the value of K if 5+2r/ (r+1)(r-2) expressed in partial 47
fraction is K/ r-2 + L / r+1, where K and L are constants. G R
H
A. 3 B. 2
C. 1 D. -1 From the figure above, FK//GR and FH = GH,< RFK
= 340 and < FGH = 470. calculate the angle marked
17. Let f(x) = 2x + 4 and g(x) = 6x + 7 where g(x) > 0. x.
solve the inequality f(x)/g(x) < 1 A. 420 B. 520
A. x<-¾ B. x > - 4/3 C. 64 0
D. 720
C. x > - 3/4 D. x > - 12
25 cm
18. Find the range of values of x which satisfies the 27. 3 cm
inequality 12x2< x + 1 2 cm
A. -1/4 < x < 1/3 B. ¼ < x <1/3 X Y
C. -1/3 < x<1/4 D. -1/4 < x <-1/3

19. Sn is the sum of the first n terms of a series given by The figure above shows circles of radii 3cm and 2cm
Sn = n 2 – 1. find the nth term. with centres at X and Y respectively. The circles have
A. 4n + 1 B. 4n – 1 a transverse common tangent of length 25cm.
C. 2n + 1 D. 2n – 1 Calculate XY.
A. 630 cm B. 626 cm
20. The nth term of a sequence is given by 31-n. find the C. 615 cm D. 600 cm
sum of the first three terms of the sequence.
13
A. /9 B 1 28. A chord of a circle diameter 42cm subtends an angle
1 1
C. /3 D. /9 of 600 at the centre of the circle. Find the length of
the minor arc.
21. Two binary operations * and Ä are defined as m*n = A. 22 cm B. 44 cm
mn – n – 1 and m Ä n = mn + n – 2 for all real numbers C. 110 cm D. 220 cm
m, n. find the values of 3Ä (4*5). [ π = 22/7]
A. 60 B. 57 29. An arc of a circle subtends an angle of 700 at the
C. 54 D. 42 centre. If the radius of the circle is 6cm, calculate the
area of the sector subtended by the given angle.
22. If xy = x + y – xy, find x, A. 22 cm 2 B. 44 cm 2
when (x*2)+(x*3) = 68 C. 66 cm 2
D. 88 cm 2
A. 24 B. 22
C. -12 D. -21 30.
23. Determines x + y if 8 cm
5 cm 11 cm
2 -3 (x) = (-1)
10 cm
-1 4 (y) (8)
A. 3 B. 4 Find the volume of the prism above.
C. 7 D. 12
 A. 990 cm3 B. 880 cm3 41. Integrate 1/x + cos x with respect to x.
C. 550 cm3 D. 495 cm3 A. -1/x2 + sin x + k B. 1nx + sin x + k
C. 1nx – sin x + k D. -1/x2 – sin x + k
31. A cone with the sector angle of 450 is cut out of a
circle of radius r cm. find the base radius of the
cone. 42. If y = x(x4 + x2 + 1), evaluate 1
-1
dyx
A. r/16cm B. r/8cm A. 11/12 B. 11/16
C. r/4cm D. r/2cm C. 5/6 E. 0

32. A point P moves so that it is equidistant from 43.

points L and M. if LM is 16cm, find the distance of Housing
P from LM when P is 10cm from L. 69O Basic
A. 12cm B. 10cm 60
O

Transport 50O
C. 8cm D. 6cm
61 Others
O

33. The angle between the positive horizontal axis and Meal
a given line is 1350. find the equation of the line if
it passes through the point (2, 3). The pie chart above shows the income of a civil
A. x–y=1 B. x+y=1 servant in a month. If his monthly income is #6000,
C. x+y=5 D x–y=5 find his monthly basic salary.
A. #2000 B. #2600
34. Find the distance between the point Q(4, 3) and the C. #3100 D. #3450
point common to the lines 2x – y = 4 and x + y = 2
A. 3 10 B. 3 5 44.
C. 26 D. 13

35. The angle of elevation of a building from a

measuring instrument placed on the ground is 300.
if the building is 40m high, how far is the
instrument from the foot of the building?
A. 20√3m B. 40√3m
C. 20√3m D. 40√3m
In an examination, the result of a certain school is as
36. In a triangle XYZ, if <XYZ is 600, XY = 3cm and shown in the histogram above. How many candidates
YZ = 4cm, calculate the length of the side XZ. did the school present?
A. “23cm B. “13cm A. 12 B. 16
C. 2"5cm D. 2"3cm C. 18 D. 19

37. X 45. Age 20 25 30 35 40 45

2 cm No . of students 3 5 1 1 2 3
5 cm Z Find the median age of the frequency distribution in
150 O the table above
A. 20 B. 25
Y E C. 30 D. 35

In the figure above, XYZ is a triangle with XY = 46 The following are the scores of ten students in a test
5cm, XZ = 2cm and XZ is produced to E making the of 20 marks; 15,16,17,13,16,8,5,16,19,17. what is the
angle YZE = 1500. if the angle XYZ = è, calculate modal score?
the value of the sin è. A. 13 B. 15
A. 3/5 B. ½ C. 16 D. 19
C. 2/5 D. 1/5
38. Differentiate 6x3-5x2+1 47. Find the standard deviation of the following data -
3x2 5,-4,-3,-2,-1,0,1,2,3,4,5
3
A. 2 + 2/3x B. 2 + 1/6x A. 2 B. 3
C. 2-2/3x3 D. 2-1/6x C. √10 D. √11

39. d/dx cos(3x2 – 2x) is equal to 48. Find the difference between the range and the variance
A. -sin(6x - 2) B. -sin(3x2 – 2x) of the following set of numbers 4,9,6,3,2,8,10,5,6,7
C. (6x - 2) sin(3x – 2x) D. (6x - 2) sin (3x2 – 2x)
2
where d2 = 60.
A. 2 B. 3
40. Find the gradient of the curve y = 2 √x – 1/x at the C. 4 D. 6
point x= 1
A. 0 B. 1 C. 2 D. 3
49. In a basket of fruits, there are 6 grapes, 11 bananas 50. A number is selected at random between 10 and 20,
and 13 oranges. If one fruit is chosen at random, both numbers inclusive. Find the probability that the
what is the probability that the fruit is either a grape numbers is an even number.
or a banana? A. 5/11 B. ½
A. 17/30 B. 11/30 C. 6/11 D. 7/10
C. 6/30 D. 5/30

Mathematics 1998
1. If 10112 + X7, = 2510, solve for X In the venn diagram above, the shaded region is
A. 14 B. 20 A. (PÇQ)ÈR B. (PÇQ)ÇR
C. 24 D. 25 C. (PÇQ’)ÇR D. (PÇQ’)ÇR

2. Evaluate [1/0.03 ÷ 1/0.024] -1, correct to 2 decimal 10. When the expression pm 2 + qm + 1 is divided by (m
places - 1), it has a remainder 2 and when divided by (m +
A. 3.76 B. 1.25 1) the remainder is 4. find p and q respectively
C. 0.94 D. 0.75 A. 2, -1 B. -1, 2
C. 3, -2 D. -2, 3
3. If b3 = a -3 and c 1/3 = a 1/2b, express in terms of a
A. a -1/2 B. a1/2 11. Factorize r 2 – r (2p + q) + 2pq
3/2
C. a D. a-2/3 A. (r – 2q)(2r - p) B. (r - q)(r + p)
C. (r - q)(r – 2p) D. (2r - q)(r + p)
4. Given that Log4(y - 1) + Log4(1/2x) = 1 and Log2 (y +
1) + log2x = 2, solve for x and y respectively 12. Solve the equation x - (x - 2) – 1 = 0
A. 2, 3 B. 3, 2 A. 3/2 B. 2/3
C. -2, -3 D. -3, -2 C. 4/9 D. 9/4

5. Find the value of K if K/”3 + “2 = “3 - 2 13. Find the range of values of m for which the roots of
A. 3 B. 2 the equation 3x2 – 3mx + (m 2 – m - 3) = 0
C. “3 D. “2 A. -1<m<7 B. -2<m<6
C. -3<m<9 D. -4<m<8
6. A market woman sells oils in cylindrical tins 10cm
deep and 6cm diameter at #15.00 each. If she bought 14. Make a/x the subject of the formula
a full cylindrical jug 18cm deep and 10cm in diameter x + a/x – a = m
for #50.00, how much did she make by selling all A. m – 1/m + 1 B. 1 + m/1 – m
the oil? C. 1-m/1 + m D. m + 1/m – 1
A. #62.50 B. #35.00
C. #31.00 D. #25.00 15. Divide 2x3 + 11x2 + 17x + 6 by 2x + 1
A. x2 + 5x + 6 B. 2x2 + 5x + 6
7. A man is paid r naira per hour for normal work and C. 2x2 – 5x + 6 D. x2 – 5x + 6
double rate for overtime. If he does a 35-hour week
which includes q hours of overtime, what is his 16. Express in partial fractions
weekly earning in naira? 11x + 2
A. r(35 + q) B. q(35r - q) 6x2 – x – 1
C. q(35r + r) D. r(35r - q) A. 1/3x – 1 + 3/2x + 1 B. 3/3x + 1 – 1/2x – 1
C. 3/3x – 1 – 1/2x + 1 D. 1/3x + 1 + 3/2x- 1
8. Given the universal set U = {1,2,3,4,5,6,} and the
sets P = {1,2,3,4,} Q = {3,4,5} and R = {2,4,6}. Find 17. If x is a positive real number, find the range of values
PÈ(QÈR). for which
A. {4} B. {1,2,3,4} 1/3x + ½ > 1/4x
C. {1,2,3,5,6} D. {1,2,3,4,5,6} A. x> - 1/6 B. x>0
C. 0<x<4 D. 0<x<1/6
9. P
Q y
18.

(0, 3)
(2, 0) x

The shaded area above represents

R A. x≥0, 3y + 2x ≥ 6 B. x≥ 0, y≥3, 3x + 2y≥ 6
C. x ≥ 2, y ≥ 0, 3x + 2y ≤6 D. x ≥ 0, y ≥ 0, 3x + 2y≥6
19. If p + 1, 2p – 10 ,1 – 4p2 are the consecutive terms of In the diagram above, PQ//ST and ÐPQR = 1200, ÐRST
an arithmetic progression, find the possible values = 1300. find the angle marked x.
of p. A. 500 B. 650
0
A. -4, 2 B. –2, 4/11 C. 70 D. 800
C. –11/4, 2 D. 5, -3
P Q
20. The sum of the first three terms of a geometric 27.
progression is half its sum to infinity. Find the
positive common ration of the progression.
A. ¼ B. ½ T 10cm S 8cm R
C. 1/3"3 D. 1/3"2
In the figure above, PQST is a parallelogram and TSR
21. x
O p q r s is a straight line. If the area of ∠QRS is 20cm 2, find
the area of the trapezium PQRT.
P r p r p
A. 35cm 2 B. 65cm 2
p q r s C. 70cm 2
D. 140cm 2
q
r r r r X
r 28.
s q s r q
O
32
The identity element with respect to the multiplication R
shown in the table above is Y 40
O

A. p B. q Q
T
C. r D. s
TQ is tangent to circle XYTR. ∠YXT = 320,
22. The binary operation * is defined by x*y = xy – y – x ∠RTQ = 400. find ∠YTR.
for all real values x and y x*3 = 2 * x, find x. A. 1080 B. 1210
0
A. -1 B. 0 C. 140 D. 1480
C. 1 D. 5
29. A chord of a circle radius Ö3cm subtends an angle of
23. The determinant of matrix x, 1, 0 600 on the circumference of the circle. Find the length
1-x, 2, 3 of the chord.
1, 1+ x, 4 A. √3/2 cm B. 3/2 cm
in terms of x is C. √3 cm D. 3 cm
A. -3x2 - 17 B. -3x2 + 9x – 1
C. 3x2 + 17 D. 3x2 – 9x + 5 30. A cylindrical drum of diameter 56 cm contains 123.2
litres of oil when full. Find the height of the drum in
24. Let I= 1 0. P= 2 3 Q= u, 4 + u centimeters.
0 1 4 5 -2v, v A. 12.5 B. 25.0
be 2 x 2 matrices such that PQ=1. find (u,v) C. 45.0 D. 50.0
A. (-5/2, -1) B. (-5/2, 3/2) 31. The locus of all points at a distance 8 cm from a
C. (–5/6,1) D. (5/2, 2/3) point N passes through point T and S. if S is
equidistant from T and N , find the area of triangle
25. T STN.
S A. 4√3 cm 2 B. 16√3 cm 2
30O 2
O
C. 32cm D. 64 cm 2
35
P R
32. If the distance between the points (x, 3) and (-x, 2)
is 5. find x
Q A. 6.0 B. 2.5
C. 6 D. 3
In the diagram above, PR is a diameter of the circle 33 The midpoint of the segment of the line y = 4x + 3
PQRS. PST and QRT are straight lined. Find Ð QSR. which lies between the x-axis and the y-axis is
A. 200 A. (-3/2, 3/2) B. (-2/3, 3/2)
B. 250 C. (3/8, 3/2) D. (-3/8, 3/2)
C. 300
D. 350 34. Solve the equation
R cos x + sin x = 1/cos x – sinx
26. for values of x such that 0 ≤ x < 2π
x
120O A. π/2, 3π/2 B. π/3, 2π/3
130O C. 0, π/3 D. 0, π
P Q
S T
35. P
10 A. 2/3 B. 1
C. K+ 1 D. (K + 1)2
15 8 R
O
30 45. Find the positive value of x if the standard deviation
T
Q of the numbers 1, x +1, 2x + 1 is √6
A. 1 B. 2
In the diagram above, QTR is a straight line and∠
C. 3 D. 4
PQT = 300. find the sine of ∠PTR.
A. 8/15 B. 2/3
46. A bag contains 16red balls and 20blue balls only. How
C. ¾ D. 15/16
many white balls must be added to the bag so that
the probability of randomly picking a red ball is equal
36. For what value of x does 6 sin (2x - 25)0 attain its
to 2/5?
maximum value in the range 00 ≤x ≤ 1800?
A. 4 B. 20
A. 121/2 B. 321/2
1
C. 24 D. 40
C. 57 /2 D. 1471/2
47. F oo d
37. From the top of a vertical mast 150m high, two 120O

Tr
Housin
huts on the same ground level are observed. One

ansport
due east and the other due west of the mast. Their g
angles of depression are 600 and 450 respectively. S ch o o l
F ee s
Find the distance between the huts.
A. 150 (1 + √3)m B. 50 (3 + √3)m
The pie chart above shows the monthly expenditure
C. 150√3m D. 50/√3m
of a public servant. The monthly expenditure on
housing is twice that of school fees. How much does
38. If y = 243 (4x + 5)-2, find dy/dx when x = 1
the worker spend on housing if his monthly income
A. -8/3 B. 3/8
is #7.200?
C. 9/8 D. –8/9
A #1000 B. #2000
C. #3000 D. #4000
39. Differentiate x/cos x with respect to x.
A. 1 + x sec x tan x B. 1 + sec2x
48.
C. cos x + x tan x D. sec x + x sec x tan x

40. Evaluate π2(sec2x – tan 2x)dx

A. π/2 B. π-2
C. π/3 D. π+2
41. Find the equation of the curve which passes
through the point (2, 5) and whose gradient at any The bar chart above shows the distribution of marks
point is given by 6x - 5 scored by 60 pupils in a test in which the maximum
A. 6x2 – 5x + 5 B. 6x2 + 5x + 5 score was 10. if the pass mark was 5, what percentage
2
C. 3x – 5x – 5 D. 3x2 – 5x + 3 of the pupils failed the test?
A. 59.4% B. 50.0%
42. If m and n are the mean and median respectively of C. 41.7% D. 25.0%
the set of numbers 2,3,9,7,6,7,8,5 and m + 2n to the
nearest whole number. 49. In a recent zonal championship games involving
A. 19 B. 18 10teams, teams X and Y were given Probabilities 2/
C. 13 D. 12 5 and 1/3 respectively of wining the gold in the
Average hourly football event. What is the probability that either team
43. earnings (N) 5 - 9 10 - 14 15 - 19 20 - 24 will win the gold?
A. 2/15 B. 7/15
No . of workers 17 32 25 24
C. 11/15 D. 13/15
E sti m a t e t h e m ode of th e a bove fr equen cy
distribution. 50. If x, y can take values from the set {1,2,3,4,}, find
A. 12.2 B. 12.7 the probability that the product of x and y is not
C. 12.9 D. 13.4 greater than 6.
A. 5/8 B. 5/16
44. Find the variance of the numbers K, K + 1, K + 2. C. ½ D. 3/8
 Mathematics 1999
1. If (a 2b3c)/a -1b4c5 12. The first term of a geometrical progression is twice
What is the value of P + 2q? its common ratio. Find the sum of the first two terms
A. 5/2 B. –5/4 of the progression if its sum to infinity is 8
C. –25/4 D. –10 A. 8/5 B. 8/3
C. 72/25 D. 56/9
2. Find the value of x if √2/(x + √2) = 1/(x - √2)
A. 3√2 + 4 B. 3√2 – 4 13. Tope bought x oranges at #5.00 each and some
C. 3 - 2√2 D. 4 + 2√2 mangoes at #4.00 each. If she bought twice as many
mangoes as oranges and spent at least #and at most
3. A trader bought 100 oranges at 5 for #1.20,20 oranges #, find the range of the value of x
got spoilt and the remaining were sold at 4 for #1.50. A. 4≤x≤5 B. 5≤x≤8
find the percentage gain or loss C. 5 ≤ x ≤ 10 D. 8 ≤ x ≤ 10
A. 30% gain B. 25% gain
C. 30% loss D. 25% loss 14. If m*n = m/n – n/m, for m,n E R, evaluate –3 *4
A. -25/12 B. –7/12
4. If U = {1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6}, P = {3, 4, 5}, Q = {2, 4, 6} C. 7/12 D. 25/12
and R = {1, 2, 3 4}, list elements of (PÈQ’ÇR).
A. {1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6} B. {1, 2, 3, 4} 15. Find the matrix T if ST = I where S = (-1, 1)
C. {1} D. Æ (1, -2)
and I is the identity matrix.
5. Divide 24346 by 426
A. 236 B. 356 A. (-2, 1) B. (-2, -1)
C. 526 D. 556 (-1, 1) (-1, -1)
C. (-1, -1) D. (-1, -1)
6. If 29 x (Y3) 9 = 35 (Y3) 9, find the value of Y (01, -1) (0, 1)
A. 4 B. 3
C. 2 D. 1 16. Divide 4x3 – 3x + 1 by 2x - 1
A. 2x2 – x + 1 B. 2x2 – x – 1
7. Simplify √(0.0023 x 750)/(0.00345) x 1.25 C. 2x2 + x + 1 D. 2x2 + x - 1
A. 15 B. 20
C. 40 D. 75 17. Three consecutive positive integers k, l and m are
such that l 2 = 3(k + m). find the value of m.
8. If log810 = x, evaluate log85 in terms of x. A. 4 B. 5
A. 1
/2x B. x – 1/ 4 C. 6 D. 7
1
C. x – /3 D. x – 1/ 2 y
18.
9. A group of market women sell at least one of yam, 45
O

plantain and maize. 12 of them sell maize, 10 sell -1 0 1 x

yam and 14 sell plantain. 5 sell plantain and maize, 4
sell yam and maize, 2 sell yam and plantain only
while 3 sell all the three items. How many women The shaded portion in the graph above is represented
are in the group? by
A. 25 B. 19 A. y + x – x3 0, y – x £ 0 B. y - + x 3 ³ 0, y – x £ 0
C. 18 D. 17 C. y + x – x3 £ 0, y + x ³ 0 D. y – x + x3 £ 0, y + x £ 0

10. Given that Q = (6, 0) and Q + P = (7, 2) 19. Factorize completely

(4, 5) (6, 8) x2 + 2xy + y2 + 3x + 3y – 18
evaluate /Q + 2P/ A. (x + y + 6)(x + y - 3) B. (x - y - 6)(x - y + 3)
A. 90 B. 96 C. (x - y + 6)(x - y - 3)
C. 102 D. 120
20. The sum of two members is twice their difference. If
11. A binary operation * is defined by a*b = ab + b for the difference of the numbers is P, find the larger of
any real number a and b. if the identity element is the two numbers.
zero, find the inverse of 2 under this operation A. p/2 B. 3p/2
A. 2/3 B. ½ C. 5p/2 D. 3p
C. –1/2 D. 56/9
21. Express 1/x3 - 1
A. B.

C. D.
22. In MNO, MN = 6 units, MO = 4 units and NO – 12 30. From the Point P, the bearings of two points Q and R
units. If the bisector of angle M meets NO at P, are N670W and N230E respectively. If the bearing of R
calculate NP. from Q is N680E and PQ = 150m, calculate PR.
A. 4.8 units B. 7.2 units A. 120m B. 140m
C. 8.0 units D. 18.0 units C. 150m D. 160m

23. Find the equation of the locus of a point P(x, y ) such 31.
that PV = PW, where V = (1, 1) and W = (3, 5) P T Q
x
A. 2x + 2y = 9 B. 2x + 3y = 8
C. 2x + y = 9 D. x + 2y = 8 O
S 110

24. 3 cm R
In the figure above, PQRS is a circle with ST//RQ. Find
4 cm
the value of x if PT = PS
A. 700 B. 550
0
C. 40 D. 350
6 cm

32. E
Find the value of l in the frustum above.
A. 5cm B. 6cm 34
O
F
C. 7cm D. 8cm H 42
O

X
25. G

In the diagrams above, EFGH is a cyclic quadrilateral

2m in which EH//FG and FH are chords. If ∠FHG = 420
120cm and ∠ΕFH = 340, calculate ∠HEG
A. 340 B. 420
Y 1cm Z 0
C. 52 D. 760

Find the length XZ in the triangle above 33. If the maximum value of y = 1+ hx – 3x2is 13, find h.
A. √7m B. √6m A. 13 B. 12
C. √5m D. √3m C. 11 D. 10

26. Find a positive value of a if the coordinate of the

1
centre of a circle x2 + y2 – 2ax + 4y - a = 0 is (a, -2) 34. Evaluate –2
(x - 1) 2
and the radius is 4 units A. -31/3 B. 7
A. 1 B. 2 C. 9 D. 11
C. 3 D. 4

π/4
27. A man 1.7m tall observes a bird on top of a tree at an 35. Evaluate (x -1)2dx
angle of 300. if the distance between the man’s head A. √2 + 1 B. √2 - 1
and the bird is 25m, what is the height of the tree? C. -√2 - 1 D. 1 - √2
A. 26.7m B. 14.2m
C. (1.7 + 25√3m)/3 D. (1.7 + 25√2m)/2 36. Find the area bounded by the curve
O y = x(2 - x), the x-axis, x = 0 and x = 2
28. A. 4 sq units B. 2sq units
9
P
C. 11/2 sq units D. 1/3 sq units
x
37. If y = 3x2 (x3 + 1)1/2find dy/dx
6
Z T A. 6x(x3+1) + 3x2/2(x3+1)1/2 B. 12x(x3+1) + 3x2/2(x3+1)1/2
In the figure above, TZ is tangent to the circle QPZ. C.(15x4 + 6x)/6x2(x3+1)1/2 D. 12x(x3+1) + 9x4/2(x3+1)1/2
Find x if TZ = 6 units and PQ = 9 units.
A. 3 B. 4
C. 5 D. 6 38. Find the volume of solid generated when the area
enclosed by y = 0, y = 2x and 3 is rotated about the x –
29. Find the tangent of the acute angle between the lines 2x axis.
+ y =3 and 3x – 2y = 5 A. 81π cubic units B. 36π cubic units
A. -7/4 B. 7/8 C. 18π cubic units D. 9π cubic units
C. 7/4 D. 7/2
39. What is the derivative of t2sin (3t - 5) with respects to the
variable? The grades of 36 students in a class test are as shown
A. 6t cos (3t - 5) B. 2dt sin (3t - 5) – 3t2 cos (3t - 5) in the pie chart above. How many students had
2
C. 2t sin (3t - 5) + 3t cos (3t - 5) excellent?
D. 2t sin (3t - 5) + t2 cos 3t A. 7 B. 8
C. 9 D. 12
40. Find the value of x for which the function y = x3 – x has No of students 2 2 11 10 16 51 40 10 25 15 20
a minimum value. 47. Marks 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
A. -√3 B. -√3/2
C. √3/3 D. √3
The marks scored by students in a test are given in the
41. Three boys play a game a luck in which their respective above. Find the median.
chances of wining are ½, 1/3 and ¼. What is the A. 7 B. 6
probability that one and only of the boys wins the game? C. 5 D. 4
A. 1/24 B. 1/12
C. 11/24 D. 23/24 48. A student calculated the mean of 5 numbers as 45, 3.
while rechecking his working, he discovered that his
42. A number is selected at random from 0 to 20. what is total was short by 20.5. what is the correct mean of the
the probability that the number is an odd prime? 5 numbers?
A. 8/21 B. 1/3 A. 24.8 B. 41.2
C. 2/7 D. 5/21 C. 49.4 D. 65.8

43. If 6Cr/6P/r = 1/6, find the value of r. 49. The sectorial allocations to various ministries in a state
A. 1 B. 3 budget are as follows:
C. 5 D. 6 Agriculture - #25 000 000.00
Education - #20 000 000 .00
44. If the standard deviation of the set of numbers 3, 6, x, Women affairs - #35 000 000.00
7, 5, is √2, find the least possible value of x. Commerce and
A. 2 B. 3 Industries - #20 000 000.00
C. 4 D. 6 In a pie chart to represent this information the
corresponding angle to agriculture is
45. How many two digit numbers can be formed from the A. 250 B. 450
0
digits 0, 1, 2, if a digit can be repeated and no number C. 50 D. 900
may begin with 0
A. 4 B. 12 50. The mean of four numbers is 5 and the mean deviation
C. 16 D. 20 is 3. find the fourth number if the mean deviation of the
first three numbers is 2.
46. A. 6 B. 10
C. 11 D. 17

Mathematics 2000
C. –2/5, 1 D. 2, 3/5
1. Let P = {1,2,u,v,w,x}
R = {2,3,u,v,w,5,6,y} 4. In a youth club with 94 members, 60 like modern
and R = (2,3,4,v,x,y) music and 50 like like traditional music. The number
of members who like both traditional and modern
Determine (P - Q) ∩ R. music is three times who do not like any type of
A. {1, x} B. {x, y} music. How many members like only one type of
C. {x} D. φ music?
A. 8 B. 24
2. If the population of a town was 240000 in January C. 62 D. 86
1998 and it increased by 2% each year, what would
be the population of the town in January 2000? 5. Evaluate (2.813 x 10-3) x 1.063
A. 480 000 B. 249 696 5.637 x 10-2
C. 249 600 D. 244 800 reducing each number to two significant figures and
leaving your answers in two significant figures.
3. If 2√3 - √2/√3 + 2√2 = m + n√6, A. 0.056 B. 0.055
Find the values of m and n respectively C. 0.054 D. 0.54
A. 1, -2 B. –2, 1
6. A man wishes to keep some money in a savings 3
3
2
deposit at 25% compound interest so that after 3 A. 2 B. 1
1
years he can buy a car for #150,000. how much does -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3
0 -1
he need to deposit now? -3 -2 -1 -1 1 2 3
-2
-2
A. #112,000.50. B. #96,000.00 -3
-3

C. #85,714.28 D. #76,800.00
3
3 2
7. If 31410 – 2567 = 340x, find x C. 2
D. 1
A. 2n + 1 B. 2n – 1 1
-3 -2 -1-10 1 2 3
C. 4 D. ¼ -3 -2 -1 0
-1
1 2 3 -2
-2 -3
-3
8. Audu bought an article for #50 000 and sold it to
Femi at a loss of x%. Femi later sold the article to
Oche at a profit of 40%. If Femi made a profit of
#10,000, find the value of x. 18. Find the values of t for which the determinant of the
A. 60 B. 50 matrix (t -4 0 0 )
C. 40 D. 20 (-1 t+t 1 ) is zero
(3 4 t-2)
9. Simplify 3(2n + 1) – 4(2n -1 )/2(n + 1) – 2n
A. 2n + 1 B. 2n - 1 A. 0, 2, 3 B. –4, 2, 3
C. 4 D. ¼ C. –4, -2, -3 D. 4, -2, 3

10. If P3446 – 23P26 = 2PP26, find the value of digit P. 19. If (x - 1), (x + 1) and (x - 2) are factors of the
A. 2 B. 3 polynomial ax3 + bx2 + cx – 1, find a, b, c, respectively
C. 4 D. 5 A. -1/2, 1, ½ B. ½, 1, ½
C. ½, 1, -1/2 D. ½, -1, ½
11. Evaluate 5-3log52 x 22log23
A. 8 B. 11/8 20. A trader realizes 10x –x2naira profit from the sale of
C. 2/5 D. 1/8 x bags of corn. How many bags will give him the
maximum profit?
12. A binary operation * is defined by a * b = a b. if a * 2 A. 4 B. 5
= 2 –a, find the possible values of a. C. 6 D. 7
A. 1, -1 B. 1, 2
C. 2, -2 D. 1, -2 21. Solve the inequality 2 – x > x2
A. x < -2 or x > 1 B. x > 2 or x < -1
13. The 3rd term of an A. P. is 4x – 2y and the 9th term is C. –1 < x> 2 D. –2 < x < 1
10x - 8y . find the common difference.
A. 19x - 17y B. 8x - 4y 22. If a and b are the roots of the equation 3x2 + 5x – 2 =
C. x–y D. 2x 0, find the value of 1/α + 1/β
A. -5/2 B. –2/3
14. Find the inverse of p under the binary operation * by C. ½ D. 5/2
p * q= p + q – pq, where p and q are real numbers
and zero is the identity. 23. Find the minimum value of the function f(θ ) = 2/3 –
A. p B. p–1 cosθ for ο ≤ θ ≤ 2π.
C. p/p – 1 D. p/p+1 A. ½ B. 2/3
C. 1 D. 2
(a, b)
15. A matrix P(a, b) is such that PT= p, where 24. A frustum of a pyramid with square base has its upper
(c, d) and lower sections as squares of sizes 2m and 5m
PT is the transpose of P, if b = 1, then P is respectively and the distance between them 6m. find
A. (0, 1) B. (0, 1) the height of the pyramid from which the frustum
(1, 0) (-1, 0) was obtained.
C. (0, 1) D. (1, 1) A. 8.0m B. 8.4m
(1, 1) (-1,0) C. 9.0m D. 10.0m

16. Evaluate (1/2 – ¼ + 1/8 – 1/16 + …….) -1 25. P is a point on one side of the straight line UV and P
A. 2/3 B. 0 moves in the same direction as UV. If the straight
C. –2/3 D. –1 line ST is on the locus of P and ∠ VUS = 500, find ∠
UST.
17. The solution of the simultaneous inequalities 2x – 2 A. 3100 B. 1300
0
£ y and 2y 2 £ x is represent by C. 80 D. 500
26. A ship sails a distance of 50km in the direction S50E 34. y
and then sails a distance of 50km in the direction
N400E. find the bearing of the ship from its original y= 16
position.
A. S900E B. N400E
0
C. S95 E D. N850E

27. An equilateral triangle of side √3 cm is inscribed in x

a circle. Find the radius of the circle.
A. 2/3cm B. 2cm
C. 1cm D. 3cm If the diagram above is the graph of y=x2, the shaded
area is
28. 3y = 4x – 1 and Ky = x + 3 are equations of two A. 64 square units B. 128/3 square units
straight lines. If the two lines are perpendicular to C. 64/3 square units D. 32 square units
each other, find K
A. -4/3 B. –3/4
C. ¾ S
D. 4/3 35. Find the value of (cos2θ – 1/sin 2θ) dθ
π

A. π B. π
/0
29. C. -π/ 0 D. π
O
50
P 30O R
36. If y = 2y cos 2x – sin 2x, find dy/dx when x = ë/4
Q A. π B. –π
C. π/2 D. – π/2

37. A bowl is designed by revolving completely the area

In the diagram above, if ∠ RPS = 500, ∠ RPQ = 300 enclosed by y = x2 – 1, y= 0, y = 3 and x ³ 0 around
and PQ = QR, find the value of ∠ PRS the y-axis. What is the volume of this bowl?
A. 800
F
B. 700 A. 7 π cubic units. B. 15 π/2 cubic units
8 π cubic units 17 π/2 cubic units.
0
C. 60 D. 500 C. D.

38. If the volume of a hemisphere is increasing at a steady

30. O rate of 8 πm 3s-1, at what rate is its radius changing
E N when it is 6m?
G
A. 2.50ms-1 B. 2.00ms-1
H C. 0.25ms-1 D. 0.20ms-1

39. A function f(x) passes through the origin and its first
derivative is 3x + 2. what is f(x)
In the diagram above, EFGH is a circle center O. FH A. y = 3/2x2 + 2x B. y = 3/2 x2 + x
is a diameter and GE is a chord which meets FH at C. 2
y = 3 x + x/2 D. y = 3 x2 + 2x
right angle at the point N. if NH = 8 cm and EG = 24
cm, calculate FH. 40. The expression ax2 + bx + c equals 5 at x = 1. if its
A. 16cm B. 20cm derivative is 2x + 1, what are the values of a, b, c,
C. 26cm D. 32cm respectively?
A. 1, 3, 1 B. 1, 2, 1
31. If P and Q are fixed points and X is a point which C. 2, 1, 1 D. 1, 1, 3
moves so that XP = XQ, the locus of X is
A. a straight line B. a circle 41. X and Y are two events. The probability of X and Y
C. the bisector ∠ PXQ D. the perpendicular is 0.7 and the probability of X is 0.4. If X and Y are
bisector of PQ independent, find the probability of Y.
A. 0.30 B. 0.50
32. In a regular polygon, each interior angle doubles its C. 0.57 D. 1.80
corresponding exterior angle. Find the number of
sides of the polygon. 42. If the mean of the numbers 0, x + 2, 3x + 6 and 4x +
A. 87 B. 6 8 is 4, find their mean deviation.
C. 4 D. 3 A. 0 B. 2
C. 3 D. 4
33. A predator moves in a circle of radius √2 centre (0,
0), while a prey moves along the line y = x. if 0≤ x≤ 43. In how many ways can the word MATHEMATICS
2, at which point(s) will they meet? be arranged?
A. (1, 1) only B. (1, 1) and (1, 2) A. 11!/9! 2! B. 11!/9! 2! 2!
C. 11!/2! 2! 2! D. 11!/2! 2!
 The cumulative frequency curve above represents
44. the ages of students in a school. Which are group
do 70% of the students belong?
A. 15.5 – 18.5 B. 15.5 – 19.5
C. 16.5 – 19.5 D. 17.5 – 20.5
A dice is rolled 240 times and the result depicted in
the table above. If a pie chart is constructed to 47. The variance of x, 2x, 3x 4x and 5x is
represent the data, the angle corresponding to 4 is A. x√2 B. 2x2
A. 100 B. 160 C. x 2
D. 3x
0
C. 40 D. 600
48. Find the sum of the range and the mode of the set of
45. If U = {x : x is an integer and {1 ≤ x ≤ 20} numbers 10, 5, 10, 9, 8, 7, 7, 10, 8, 10, 8, 4, 6, 9, 10,
E 1 = {x : x is a multiple of 3} 9, 10, 9, 7, 10, 6, 5
E 2 = {x : x is a multiple of 4} A. 16 B. 14
And an integer is picked at random from U, find the C. 12 D. 10
probability that it is not in E 2
A. ¾ B. 3/10 49. In how many ways can a delegation of 3 be chosen
C. ¼ D. 1/20 from among 5 men and 3 women, if at least one man
at least one woman must be included?
46. A. 15 B. 28
C. 30 D. 45

50.

No . Of
Pupils

The table above shows the frequency distribution of

the ages (in years) of pupils in a certain secondary
school. What percentage of the total number of pupils
is over 15 years but less than 21 years?
A. 35% B. 45%
C. 50% D. 60%

Mathematics 2001
1. Find the principal which amounts to #5,000 at simple 6. If y/2 = x, evaluate
interest in 5 years at 2% per annum (x3/y3 + 1/2) + (1/2 – x2/y2)
A. #5000 B. #4900 A. 5/16 B. 5/8
C. #4800 D. #4700 C. 5/4 D. 5/2
2. A ca r dea l er bough t a secon d-h a n d ca r for 7. Simplify (3√64a 3)-3
#250,000.00 and spent #70 000.00 refurbishing it. A. 8a B. 4a
He then sold the car for #400 000.00. what is the C. 1/4a D. 1/4a
percentage gain?
A. 20% B. 25% 8. Factorize 4x2 – 9y2 + 20x + 25
C. 32% D. 60% A. (2x – 3y)(2x + 3y) B. (2x + 5)(2x – 9y + 5)
C. (2x – 3y + 5)(2x – 3y - 5)
3. Evaluate 21.05347 – 1.6324 x 0.43, to 3 decimal D. (2x – 3y)(2x + 3y + 5)
places.
A. 20.351 B. 20.352 9. If tow graphs y = px2 and y = 2x2 – 1 intersect at x =
C. 20.980 D. 20.981 2, find the value of p in terms of q
A. (7 + q)/8 B. (8 – q)/2
4. Evaluate (0.14)2 x 0.275)/7(0.02) correct to 3 decimal C. (q – 8)/7 D. 7 / (q –1)
places
A. 0.033 B. 0.039 10. Solve the equations: m 2 + n 2 = 29;m + n = 7
C. 0.308 D. 0.358 A. (5, 2) and (5, 3) B. (5, 3) and (3, 5)
C. (2, 3) and (3, 5) D. (2, 5) and (5, 2)
5. Given that p = 1 + √2 and q = 1 - √2, evaluate (p2 –
q2)/2pq 11. Divide a 3x – 26a 2x + 156a x – 216 by
A. -2(2 + √2 ) B. 2(2 + √2) a 2x – 24a x + 108
C. -2√2 D. 2√2
 A. a x – 18 B. ax – 6 A. 4 B. –2
C. ax – 2 D. ax + 2 C. –4 D. –12

12. Find the integral values of x and y satisfying the 20. If P = 3 -3 4 then -2p is
inequality 3y + 5x £ 15, given that y > 0, y< 3 and 5 0 6
x > 0. 1 2 1
A. (1, 1), (2, 1), (1, 3) B. (1, 1), (1, 2), (1, 3)
C. (1, 1), (1, 2), (2, 1) D. (1, 1), (3, 1), (2, 2) A. -6, 4, -8 B -6, 4, -8
y
5, 0, 6 -10, 0, 6
y+
13. 2 x+
7, 5, -1 -14, 5, -1
2=
-x - 2= 0
1 2y0
-2
P
T
C. -6, -4, 2 D -6, 4, -8
x
S -1 -10, -2, -12 -10, 0, -12
-2 -14, 10, 2 -14, 40, 2

Triangle SPT is the solution of the linear inequalities 21. Find the number of sides of a regular polygon whose
A. 2y – x – 2 ≤ 0, y + 2x + 2 ≤ 0,≥0, x ≤ 0 interior angle is twice the exterior angle
B. 2y – x – 2 ≤ 0, y + 2x + 2 ≤ 0, ≤ 0 A. 2 B. 3
C. 2y – x – 2 ≤ 0, y + 2x + 2 ≤ 0, ≤ 0, x ≤ -1 C. 6 D. 8
D. -2y < x ≤ 2 ≤ 0, y + 2x + 2 ≤ 0, ≤ 0 S
22.
14.. The sixth term of an arithmetic progression is half of T
its twelfth term. The first term is equal to
75O
A. half of the common difference 25O
P Q R
B. double of the common difference
C. the common difference D. zero In the figure above, PQR is a straight line segment,
PQ = QT. Triangle PQT is an isosceles triangle, <
15. A man saves #100.00 in his first year of work and SRQ is 750 and < QPT = 250. calculate the value of <
each year saves #20.00 more than in the preceding RST.
year. In how many years will he save #580.00 A. 250 B. 450
0
A. 20 years B. 29 years C. 50 D. 550
C. 58 years D. 100 years
23. A cylindrical tank has a capacity of 3080m 3. what is
16. An operation * is defined on the set of real numbers the depth of the tank if the diameter of its base is
by a*b = a + b + 1. if the identity elements is -1, find 14m?
the inverse of the element 2 under. A. 20m B. 22m
A. -4 B. –2 C. 23m D. 25m
C. 0 D. 4
17 24. A sector of a circle of radius 7.2 cm which subtends
x k l m an angle 3000 at the centre is used to form a cone.
What is the radius of the base of the cone?
k l m k
A. 6cm B. 7cm
l m k l C. 8cm D. 9cm
m k l m 25. The chord ST of a circle is equal to the radius, r of
T h e i dent i t y el em en t wi t h respect t o t h e the circle. Find the length of arc ST.
multiplication shown in the table above is A. πr/2 B. πr/3
A. k B. l C. πr/6 D. πr/12
C. m D. o
26. A point P moves such that it is equidistant from the
18. Given that matrix k = (2, 1) the matrix points Q and R. find QR when PR = 8cm and < PRQ
(3, 4) = 300
k2 + k + 1, where I is the 2 x 2 identity matrix, is A. 4cm B. 4√3cm
A. (9, 8 ) B. (10, 7) C. 8cm D. 8√3cm
(22, 23) (21, 24)
27. Find the locus of a point which moves such that its
C. (7, 2) D. (6, 3) distance from the line y = 4 is a constant, k.
(12, 21) (13, 20) A. y=4+k B. y=k –4
C. y=k±4 D. y=4 ±k
19. Evaluate -1 -1 -1
3 1 1 28. A straight line makes an angle of 300 with the positive
1 2 1 x-axis and cuts the y-axis at y = 5. find the equation
of the straight line.
 40.
A. √3y = x + 5y√3 B. √3y = -x + 5√3
C. y=x+5 D. y = 1/10x + 5 No . of cars 8
7
6
5
29. P(-6, 1) and Q(6, 6) are the two ends of the diameter 4
3
of a given circle. Calculate the radius 2
1
A. 3.5 units B. 6.5 units

Yellow

White

Green

Blue
Red

Black
C. 7.0 units D. 13.0 units
Color of cars
30. Find the value of p if the line joining (p, 4) and (6, -
The bar chart above shows different colours of cars
2) is perpendicular to the line joining (2, p) and (-1,
passing a particular point of a certain street in two
3)
minutes. What fraction of the total number of cars is
A. 0 B. 3
yellow?
C. 4 D. 6
A. 4/15 B. 1/5
C. 3/25 D. 2/25
31. The bearing of P and Q from a common point N are
0200 and 300 0 respectively. If P and Q are also
41
equidistant from N, find the bearing of P from Q. No . of taxis 8
A. 3200 B. 2800 7
6
0
C. 070 D. 0400 5
4
3
2
32. 1
0 0

0.5
2.5
4.5
6.5
8.5
10.5
12.5
t t
No . of passengers

The histogram above shows the distribution of

3t passengers in taxis of a certain motor park. How many
taxis have more than 4 passenger?
Find the value of q in the diagram above.
A. 14 B. 15
A. 300 B. 600
0 C. 16 D. 17
C. 100 D. 1200
Using the table below to answer questions 42 and
33. Differentiate (2x + 5)2(x - 4) with respect to x
43
A. (2x + 5)(6x - 11) B. (2x + 5)(2x – 13)
C. 4(2x + 5)(x - 4) D. 4(2x + 5)(4x - 3) Score 4 7 8 11 13 8
Frequency 3 5 2 7 2 1
34. If y = x sin x, find dy/dx when x = π/2
A. π/2 B. 1
42. Find the square of the mode
C. –1 D. π/-2
A. 25 B. 49
C. 64 D. 121
35. If the gradient of the curve
y = 2kx2 + x + 1 at x = 1 find k
43. The mean score is
A. 1 B. 2
A. 11.0 B. 9.5
C. 3 D. 4
C. 8.7 D. 7.0
36. Find the rate of change of the volume V of a sphere
44. Find the range of 1/6, 1/3, 3/2, 2/3, 8/9 and 4/3
with respect to its radius r when r = 1
A. 4/3 B. 7/6
A. 4π B. 8π
C. 5/6 D. ¾
C. 12π D. 24π
45. Find the variance of 2, 6, 8, 6, 2 and 6
37. Find the dimensions of the rectangle of greatest area
A. √5 B. √6
which has a fixed perimeter p.
C. 5 D. 6
A. Square of sides p/4 B. Square of sides p/2
C. Square of sides p D. Square of sides 2p
46. Cumulative
frequency 50

38. Evaluate 2(2x - 3)2/3 dx 40

A. 2x – 3 + k B. 2(2x - 3) + k 30
P
C. 6/5(2x - 3)5/3 + k D. 3/5(2x - 3)5/3 + k 20

10
39. Find the area bounded by the curves Q Q Q
0
5.5

10.5

15.5

20.5

25.5

30.5

y = 4 – x2
A. 101/3 sq. units B. 102/3 sq. units Masses (Kg)
1
C. 20 /3 sq. units D. 202/3 sq. units
 The graph above shows the cumulative frequency 49.
of the distribution of masses of fertilizer for 48 Colour Blue Black Yellow White Brown
workers in one institution. Which of the following No . of beads 1 2 4 5 3
gives the interquartile range?
A. Q3 – Q1 B. Q3 – Q2 The distribution of colors of beads in a bowl is given
C. Q2 – Q1 D. ½ (Q3 – Q1) above. What is the probability that a bead selected at
random will be blue or white?
47. Find the number of ways of selecting 8 subjects from A. 1/15 B. 1/3
12 subjects for an examination. C. 2/5 D. 7/15
A. 498 B. 496
C. 495 D. 490 50. Teams P and Q are involved in a game of football.
What is the probability that the game ends in a draw?
48. If 6Pr = 6, find the value of 6Pr+1 A. ¼ B. 1/3
A. 15 B. 30 C. ½ D. 2/3
C. 33 D. 35

Mathematics 2002
1. A trader bought goats for #4 000 each. He sold them 8. Find the value of & if the line 2y - &x + 4 = 0 is
for #180 000 at a loss of 25%. How many goats did perpendicular to the line y + 1/ 4x – 7 =
he buy? 0
A. 36 B. 45 A. -8 B. –4
C. 50 D. 60 C. 4 D. 8

2. Simplify (√0.7 + √70)2 9. A bucket is 12cm in diameter at the top, 8cm in

A. 217.7 B. 168.7 diameter at the bottom and 4cm deep. Calculates its
C. 84.7 D. 70.7 volume.
A. 144πcm 3 B. 304πcm 3/3
3. Evaluate C. 72πcm 3
D. 128πcm 3/
(0.21 x 0.072 x 0.0054)/ (0.006 x 1.68 x 0.063)
correct to four significant figures. 10.
A. 0.1286 B. 0.1285 O
C. 0.01286 D. 0.01285 X Z

4. In a school , 220 st uden ts offer Biol ogy or

Mathematics or both. 125 offer Biology and 110 Y
Mathematics. How many offer Biology but not In the diagram below, XZ is the diameter of the circle
Mathematics? XYZW, with centre O and radius 15/2cm. If XY =
A. 125 B. 110 12cm, find the area of the triangle XYZ.
C. 95 D. 80 A. 75cm 2 B. 54cm 2
2
C. 45cm D. 27cm 2
5. Simplify 52.4 – 5.7 – 3.45 – 1.75
A. 42.2 B. 42.1 11. Find the coordinate of the midpoint of x and y
C. 41.5 D. 41.4 intercepts of the line 2y = 4x - 8
A. (-1, -2) B. (1, 2)
6. Without using tables, evaluate C. (2, 0) D. (1, -2)
(343)1/3 x (0.14)-1 x (25)1/2
A. 7 B. 8 12. A chord of a circle subtends an angle of 1200 at the
C. 10 D. 12 centre of a circle of diameter 4Ö3cm. Calculate the
area of the major sector.
7. A. 32πcm 2 B. 16πcm 2
2
C. 8πcm D. 4πcm 2
RO r
13. If tan q = 4/3, calculate sin 2 θ - cos2 θ.
A. 7/25 B. 9/25
In the diagram below are two concentric circles of C. 16/25 SD. 24/25
radii r and R respectively with centre O. if r = 2/5 R, P

express the area of the shaded portion in terms of π 14. x

and R. Q

A. 9
/ 25πR2 B. 5
/ 9πR2 R S
C. 21
/ 25πR 2
D 21
/ 23πR2 O
72
T
 23. The range of the data k + 2, k – 3, k + 4, k – 2, k, k – 5,
In the diagram above, PST is a straight line, PQ = k + 3, k – 1 and k + 6 is.
QS = RS. If < RSRT = 720, find x. A. 6 B. 8
A. 720 B. 360 C. 10 D. 11
0
C. 24 D. 180
24.
15. The locus of a point P which is equidistant from two
given points S and T is
A. a perpendicular to ST
B. a line parallel to ST The distribution above shows the number of days a
C. the angle bisector of PS and ST group of 260 students were absent from school in a
D. the perpendicular bisector ST particular term. How many students were absent for
at least four days in the term?
16. A solid hemisphere has radius 7cm. Find the total A. 40 B. 120
surface area. C. 160 D. 210
A. 462cm 2 B. 400cm 2
2
C. 308cm D. 66cm 2 25. Music History
U80
Q
17. 30 -x x 40 -x
50O
20
R
O
The venn diagram below shows the number of
P 128 students offering Music and History in a class of 80
students. If a student is picked at random from the
The angle PGR below is class, what is the probability that he offers Music
A. a scalene triangle only?
B. an isosceles triangle A. 0.13 B. 0.25
C. an equilateral triangle C. 0.38 D. 0.50
D. an obtuse – angled triangle
26. Find the mean of the data 7,-3,4,-2,5,-9,4,8,-6,12
18. The sum of the interior angles of a polygon is 20 A. 1 B. 2
right angles. How many sides does the polygon have? C. 3 D. 4
A. 10 B. 12
C. 20 D. 40 27. The probability of a student passing any examination
is 2/3. if the student takes three examination, what is
19. Find the equation of the set of points which are the probability that he will not pass any of them?
equidistant from the parallel lines x = 1 and x = 7 A. 1/27 B. 8/27
A. y= 4 B. y= 3 C. 4/9 D. 2/3
C. x =3 D. x=4
28. How many three-digit numbers can be formed from
20. 3cm 32564 without digit being repeated?
A. 10 B. 20
23cm C. 60 D. 120

29. The acres for rice, principle, cassava, cocoa and palm
oil, in a certain district are given respectively as 2,5,3,
In the diagram below, a cylinder is surrounded by a 11 and 9. what is the angle of the sector for cassava
hemispherical bowl. Calculate the volume of the in a pie chart?
solid. A. 360 B. 600
A. 216πcm 3 B. 198πcm 3 C. 108 0
D. 1800
3
C. 180πcm D. 162πcm 3
30. Calculate the mean deviation of the set of numbers
21. A hunter 1.6m tall, views a bird on top of a tree at an 7,3,14,9,7 and 8
angle of 450. If the distance between the hunter and A. 21/2 B. 21/3
1
the tree is 10.4m, find the height of the tree. C. 2 /6 D. 11/6
A. 8.8m B. 9.0m
C. 10.4m D. 12.0m 31. Find the maximum value of y in the equation
y = 1 – 2x – 3x2
22. The mean of a set of six numbers is 60. if the mean of A. 5/3 B. 4/3
the first five is 50, Find the sixth number in the set. C. 5/4 D. ¾
A. 110 B. 105
C. 100 D. 95 32. If the 9th term of an A. P is five times the 5th term,
find the relationship between a and d.
 A. a + 2d = 0 B. a + 3d = 0 C. (-3, 0) D. (9, 4)
C. 3a + 5d = 0 D. 2a + d = 0 (0 -3) (12, 1)

33. The time taken to do a piece of work is inversely 41. Find the range of values of x for which
proportional to the number of men employed. If it x + 2/4 – 2x – 3/3 <4
takes 45men to do a piece of work in 5 days, how A. x > -3 B. x<4
long will take 25 men? C. x > -6 D. x<8
A. 5 days B. 9 days
42. If x varies directly as n and x = 9 when n = 9, find x
C. 12 days D. 15 days
when n = 17/9
A. 27 B. 17
34. The binary operation is defined on the set of integers
C. 4 D. 3
p and q by p*q = pq + p + q. find 2 (3*4)
A. 19 B. 38 43. The sum of infinity of the series
C. 59 D. 67 1 + 1/3 + 1/9 + 1/27 + ……………… is
A. 3/2 B. 5/2
35. If –2 is the solution of the equation 2x + 1 – 3c = 2c C. 10/3 D. 11/3
+ 3x – 7, find the value of c.
A. 1 B. 2 44. Make r the subject of the formula
C. 3 D. 4 x/r + a = a/r
A. a/(x – a) B. (a/x + a
36. If N = 3 5 -4 C. a 2/(x – a) D. a 2/(x + a)
6 -3 -5
-2 2 1, find /N/ 45. If y = x2 – 1/x, find dy/dx
A. 2x + x2 B. 2x – x2
A. 91 B. 65 C. 2x – 1/x2 D. 2x – 1/x2
C. 23 D. 17

37. Use the graph below to find the values of p and q if 46. Evaluate sin3xdx
px + qy < 4 y A. -2/3 cos 3x + c B. –1/3 cos 3x + c
(0,2) C. 1/3 cos 3x + c D. 2/3 cos 3x + c
(-4,0)
x 47. A circle with a radius 5cm has its radius increasing
at the rate of 0.2cms-1. what will be the corresponding
increase in the area?
A. p = 1, q = 2 B. p = 2, q = 1 A. 5p B. 4p
C. p = -1, q = 2 D. p = 2, q = -1 C. 2p D. p

38. The inverse of the function f(x) = 3x + 4 is 48. If dy/dx = 2x – 3 and y = 3 when x = 0, find y in
A. 1/3(x + 4) B. 1/4(x + 3) terms of x.
C. 1/5(x - 5) D. 1/3(x - 4) A. x2 – 3x B. x2 – 3x + 3
2
C. 2x – 3x D. x2 – 3x – 3
39. Solve for x in the equation
x3 – 5x2 - x + 5 = 0 49. Find the derivative of y = sin 2(5x) with respect to x
A. 1, 1 or 5 B. –1, 1 or –5 A. 2 sin 5x cos 5x B. 5 sin 5x cos 5x
C. 1, 1 or –5 D. 1, -1 or 5 C. 10 sin 5x cos 5x D. 15 sin 5x cos 5x
40. If P = (2, 1)
(-3 0) and I is a 2 x 2 unit matrix, evaluate 50. The slope of the tangent to the curve y = 3x2 – 2x + 5
p2 – 2p + 41 at the point (1, 6) is
A. (2, 1) B. (1, 0) A. 1 B. 4
(4, 1) (0, 1) C. 5 D. 61.

Mathematics 2003
1. Simplify 1 – (21/ 3 x 11/ 4) + 3/ 5 A. 133 B. 113
A. -231/ 60 B. –27/15 C. 63 D. 84
C. –119/ 60 D. –11/15
3. Simplify 2134 x 234
2. A cinema hall contains a certain number of people. A. 132114 B. 103114
If 221/ 2% are children, 471/ 2% are men and 84 are C. 103214 D. 122314
women, find the number of men in the hall.
4. A woman buys 270 oranges for # 1800.00 and sells A. (1 3) B (1 -3)
at 5 for #40.00. what is her profit? (0 1) (0 -1)
A. #630.00 B. #360.00
C. #1620.00 D. #2160.00 C. (1 3) D. (-1 3)
(0 -1) (0 -1)
5. Simplify (√98 - √50)
√32 16. Find the values of x and y respectively if 3x – 5y + 5
A. ½ B. ¼ = 0 and 4x – 7y + 8 = 0
C. 1 D. 3 A. -4, -5 B. –5, -4
C. 5, 4 D. 4, 5
6. The sum of four numbers is 12145. what is the
average expressed in base five? 17. If –(x, 2) = (3, 3x)
A. 411 B. 401 (4x, 1) (4, –5) find the value of x
C. 141 D. 114 A. -2 B. –5
C. 2 D. 5
7. Evaluate log√24 + log1/216 – log432
A. -2.5 B. 5.5 18. Find the r ange of values of x sati sfying the
C. –5.5 D. 2.5 inequalities 5 + x ≤ 8 and 13 + ³ 7.
A. -6 ≤ x ≤ 3 B. -6 ≤ x ≤ -3
8. Given: C. 3≤x≤6 D. –3 ≤ x ≤ 3
U = {Even numbers between 0 and 30}
P = {Multiples of 6 between 0 and 30} 19. x varies directly as the product of U and V and
Q = {Multiples of 4 between 0 and 30} 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?
Find (PUQ)c. A. 4 B. 9
A. {0, 2, 6, 22, 26} B. {2, 4, 14, 18, 26} C. 6 D. 3
C. {2, 10, 14, 22, 26} D. {0, 10, 14, 22, 26} y
20.
9. In a class of 40 students, 32 offer Mathematics, 24 P 0
=
offer Physics and 4 offer neither Mathematics nor x+1=0 y -x
Physics. How many offer both Mathematics and
Physics?
A. 16 B. 4 x
C. 20 D. 8 O
y+
x=
10. Find (1/0.06 ÷ 1/0.042) , correct to two decimal
-1
0
places Q
A. 4.42 B. 3.14
C. 1.53 D. 1.43 Tr ia n gl e OPQ a bove i s th e sol ut i on of t h e
inequalities.
11. If 92x – 1/27x + 1 = 1, find the value of x. A. x – 1 ≤ 0, y + x ≤ 0, y, - x ≤ 0
A. 2 B. 8 B. x + 1 ≥ 0, y + x ≤ 0, y, - x ≥ 0
C. 5 D. 3 C. y + x ≤ 0, y – x ≥ 0, x – 1 ≥ 0
D. x –1 ≤ 0, y – x ≥ 0, y + x ≥ 0
12. Factorize completely
4abx – 2axy – 12b2x +6bxy 21. Three consecutive terms of a geometric progression
A. 2x(3b - a)(2b - y) B. 2x(a – 3b)(b - 2y) are given as n – 2, n and n + 3. find the common
C. 2x(2b - a)(3b - y) D. 2x(a – 3b)(2b - y) ratio.
A. 2/3 B. 3/2
13. The sum of the first n terms of an arithmetic C. ½ D. ¼
progression is 252. if the first term is –16 and the
last term is 72, find the number of terms in the series. 22. The length a person can jump is inversely
A. 7 B. 9 proportional to his weigth. If a 20kg person can jump
C. 6 D. 8 1.5 m, find the constant of proportionality.
A. 30 B. 60
14. The graphs of the function y = x2 + 4 and a straight C. 15 D. 20
line PQ are drawn to solve the equation x2 – 3x + 2 =
0. what is the equation of PQ? 23. P
N
A. y = 3x + 2 B. y = 3x – 4 O O
C. y = 3x + 4 D. y = 3x – 2 42O 40
M
15. A matrix P has an inverse P-1 = (1 -3) Q
(0, 1) Find P.
 In the diagram above, O is the centre of the circle, 29. An aeroplane flies due north from airports P to Q
POM is a diameter and ∠ MNQ = 420. calculate and then flies due east to R. if Q is equidistant from
∠QMP. P and R, find the bearing of P and R.
A. 1380 B. 1320 A. 2700 B. 0900
C. 420 D. 480 C. 135 0
D. 2250

24. The locus of a point P which moves on one side only 30. Find the value of p, if the line of which passes through
of a straight line XY so that ∠ XPY = 900 is. (-1, -p) and (-2, 2) is parallel to the line 2y + 8x – 17
A. the perpendicular bisector of XY = 0.
B. a circle C. a semicircle A. –2/7 B. 7/6
D. an arc of a circle through X,Y C. –6/7 D. 6/7
P R
25. 31. Find the equation of the locus of a point P(x, y) which
is equidistant form Q(0,0) and R(2, 1).
A. 2x + y = 5 B. 2x + 2y = 5
C. 4x + 2y = 5 D. 4x – 2y = 5

32. An arc of a circle subtends an angle of 300 on the

circumference of a circle of a radius 21cm. Find the
Q S length of the arc
A. 66cm B. 44cm
In the diagram above, PQ is parallel to RS. What is C. 22cm D. 11cm
the value of α + β + y?
A. 1800 B. 900 33. A trapezium has two parallel sides of length 5cm and
0
C. 200 D. 3600 9cm. If the area is 121cm 2, find the distance between
the parallel sides.
26. Whicch of the following is the graph of sinθ for A. 7cm B. 3cm
-π ≤ ο ≤ 3π C. 4cm D. 6cm
2 2
34. O Z
1 1
45
A. B.
0 0
3 3
2 2 2 2
1
2
1
2
X 7 cm

C. D.
1 1 Y

0
XYZ is a circle centre O and radius 7cm. Find the
3 0
2 2 2 3 area of the shaded region.
1 2 2 2
1 A. 14cm 2 B. 38cm 2
2
C. 77cm D. 84cm 2

27. R 35. A triangle has vertices P(-1, 6), Q(-3, -4) and R(1, -
4). Find the midpoints of PQ and QR respectively.
O
A. (-1, 0) and (-1, -1) B. (-2, 1) and (-1, -4)
C. (0, -1) and (-1, -4) D. (-2, 1) and (0, 1)
Q
40O
P S 36. Evaluate 3
(x2 – 2x)dx
2

A. 4/3 B. 1/3
In the diagram above, PQR is a straight line and PS C. 2 D. 4
is a tangent to the circle QRS with /PS/ = ∠/SR/ and
SPR = 400. find ∠PSQ. 37. If y = 3 sin (-4x), dy/ dx is
A. 200 B. 100 A. -12 cos (-4x) B. 12 sin (-4x)
C. 40 0
D. 300 C. 12x cos (4x) D. –12x cos (-4x)

28. If π/ 2 ≤ 2π, find the maximum value of f(θ) = 4/6 + 2 38. Determine the maximum value of
cos θ y = 3x2 + 5x – 3 at
A. 1 B. ½ A. 6 B. 0
C. 4 D. 2/3 C. 2. D. 4

39. Find the slope of the curve

y = 2x2 + 5x – 3 at (1, 4).
 A. 7 B. 9 A. #48.00 B. #96.00
C. 4 D. 6 C. #42.00 D. #84.00

40. 45. The range of 4, 3, 11, 9, 6, 15, 19, 23, 27, 24, 21 and
16 is
A. 23 B. 24
C. 21 D. 16

46.
Number 1 2 3 4 5 6
Frequency 12 20 x 21 x -1 28

The histogram above shows the ages of the victims The result of tossing a fair die 120 times is
of a pollution. How many people were involved in summarized above. Find the value of x.
the pollution? A. 21 B. 19
A. 18 B. 21 C. 22 D. 20
C. 15 D. 20
47. If nP3 – 6 (nC4) = 0, find the value of n
41. Value 0 1 2 3 4 A. 6 B. 5
C. 8 D. 7
Frequency 1 2 2 1 9
48. Two dice are thrown. What is the probability that the
Find the mean of the distribution above. sum of the numbers is divisible by 3.
A. 4 B. 3 A. ½ B. 1/3
C. 1 D. 2 C. ¼ D. 2/3

42. The mean of the numbers 3, 6, 4, x and 7 is 5. find 49. Find the number of committees of three that can be
the standard deviation formed consisting of two men and one woman from
A. 2 B. 3 four men and three women.
C. √3 D. √2 A. 24 B. 18
C. 3 D. 6
43. A bag contains 5 blsck ball and 3 red balls. Two balls
are picked at random without replacement. What is 50. By how much is the mean of 30, 56, 31, 55, 43 and
the probability that a black and a red balls are picked? 44 less than the median.
A. 5/14 B. 13/28 A. 0.50 B. 0.75
C. 3/14 D. 15/28 C. 0.17 D. 0.33

44. On a pie chart, there are four sectors of which three

angles are 450, 900 and 1350. if the smallest sector
represents #28.00, how much is the largest sector?

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C. (0, 0) and (1, 1) D. (√2, √2) only A 2
/ 25 B. 19
/ 60
7 19
C. / 12 D. / 35
1 4 2 4 3 4. A farmer planted 5000 grains of maize and harvested
_ 5000 cobs, each bearing 500 grains. What is the ratio
1 3 x 4 of the number of grains sowed to the number
harvested?
y 3 4 4 A. 1:500 B. 1:5000
C. 1:25000 D. 1:250000
Find x and y respectively in the subtraction above c
arried out in base 5 5. Three teachers shared a packet of chalk. The first
A. 2, 4 B. 3, 2 teacher got 2/5 of the chalk and the second teacher
C. 4, 2 D. 4, 3 received 2/15 of the remainder. What fraction did the
third teacher receive?
11 12
2. Find p, if 4516 – p7 = 3056 A. /25 B. /25
13 8
A. 6117 B. 1427 C. /25 D. /15
C. 1167 D. 627
1
3. / 10 x 2/ 3 + 1/ 4 6. Given that 3√42x, find the value of x
________________
A. 2 B. 3
1
/ 2 ÷ 3/ 5 - ¼ C. 4 D. 6
 y
7. Simplify 1/√3 + 2 in the form a + b√3
A. -2 - 3 B. –2+ 3 16.
C. 2- 3 D. 2+ 3
x
8. If 6logx2 – 3logx3 = 3log50.2, find x.
A. 3/8 B. ¾
C. 4/3 D. 8/3
P Q
9.

The shaded area in the diagram above is represented

by
A. {(x, y) : y + 3x < 6}
B. {(x, y) : y + 3x < - 6}
C. {(x, y) : y - 3x < 6}
R D. {(x, y) : y - 3x < - 6}

17. What are the integral values of x which satisfy the

inequality –1 < 3 – 2x ≤ 5?
The shaded region in the venn diagram above A. -2, 1, 0, -1 B. -1, 0, 1, 2
A. Pc ∩(QR)B. P∩Q C. -1, 0, 1, D. 0, 1, 2
C. Pc U(Q∩R) D. Pc ∩ (QUR)
18. The nth terms of two sequences are Qn – 3.2n-2 and
10. In a class of 40 students, each student offers at least Um = 3.22m – 3. find the product of Q2 and U2
one of Physics and Chemistry. If the number of A. 3 B. 6
students that offer Physics is three times the number C. 12 D. 18
that offer both subjects and the number that offers
Chemistry is twice the number that offer Physics, find 19. Given that the first and fourth terms of a G.P are 6
the number of students that offer Physics only. and 162 respectively, find the sum of the first three
A. 25 B. 15 terms of the progression.
C. 10 D. 5 A. 8 B. 27
C. 48 D. 78
11. Find the values of x where the curve
y = x3 + 2x2 – 5x – 6 crosses the x-axis. 20. Find the sum to infinity of the series ½, 1/6, 1/
A. -2, -1 and 3 B. -2, 1 and –3 18,……………
C. 2, -1 and –3 D. 2, 1 and 3 A. 1 B. ¾
C. 2/3 D. 1/3+
12. Find the remainder when
3x3 + 5x2 – 11x + is divided by x + 3 21. If the operation * on the set of integers is defined by
A. 4 B. 1 p*q = “pq, find the value of 4*(8*32).
C. –1 D. –4 A. 16 B. 8
C. 4 D. 3
13. Factorize completely ac – 2bc – a 2 + 4b2
A. (a – 2b)(c + a – 2b) 22. The inverse of the matrix (2 1)
B. (a – 2b)(c - a – 2b) (1 1)
C. (a – 2b)(c + a + 2b) is
D. (a – 2b)(c - a + 2b)
A. (1 1) B. (1 -1)
14. y is inversely proportional to x and y = 4 when x = 1/ (-1 2) (1 2)
2 . find x when y = 10
A. 1/10 B. 1/5 C. (1 1) D. (1 -1)
C. 2 D. 10 (1 2) (-1 2)

15. The length L of a simple pendulum varies directly as 23. If P = 1 0 -1

the square of its period T. if a pendulum with period 3 4 5
4 secs is 64cm long, find the length of a pendulum -1 0 1 then /P/ is
whose period is 9 sec. A. -8 B. 0
A. 36cm B. 96ccm C. 4 D. 8
C. 144cm D. 324cm
24. The sum of the interior angles of a pentagon is 6x +
6y. find y in terms of x
 A. y = 60 – x B. y = 90 – x A. (4, -4) B. (4, 4)
C. y = 120 – x D. y = 150 – x C. (2, 2) D. (1,1)

25. PQRSTV is a regular polygon of side 7cm inscribed in 33.

15 cm
a circle. Find the circumference of the circle PQRSTV. X
A. 22cm B. 42cm
C. 44cm D. 56cm
45O 60O
26. 35O
O
Find the value of x in the figure above.
20 A. 20√6 B. 15√6
C. 5√6 D. 3√6

34. The shadow of a pole 5√3 m high is 5m. find the

angle of elevation of the sun.
A. 300 B. 450
P, R and S lie on a circle centre O as shown above C. 60 0
D. 750
while Q lies outside the circle. Find ÐPSO.
A. 350 B. 400 35. Find the derivative of (2 + 3x)(1 - x) with respect to
0
C. 45 4 cm D. 550 x
A. 6x – 1 B. 1 – 6x
27. C. 6 D. –3

36. Find the derivative of the function

y = 2x2(2x - 1) at the point x= -1
A. -6 B. –4
C. 16 D. 18

In the diagram above, PQ =4cm and TS = 6cm, if the 37. If y – 3 cos (x/ 3), find dy/ dx when x = 3π/ 2
area of parallelogram PQTU is 32cm 2, find the area A. 2 B. 1
of the trapezium PQRU C. –1 D. –3
A. 24cm 2 B. 48cm 2
2
C. 60cm D. 72cm 2 38. What is the rate of change of the volume v of
hemisphere with respect to its radius r when r = 2?
28. An arc of a circle of length 22cm subtends an angle A. 2π B. 4π
of 3x0 at the centre of the circle. Find the value of x C. 8π D. 16π
if the diameter of the circle is 14cm.
A. 300 B. 600
0
C. 120 D. 1800
3
39. Evaluate 1
(x2 - 1) dx
29. Determine the locus of a point inside a square PQRS
which is equidistant from PQ and QR A. 62/3 B. 2
/3
A. The diagonal PR. B. The diagonal QS C. -2/3 D. -62/3
C. Side SR
D. The perpendicular bisector of PQ. 40. Other s
s 60O
Ma ize
n
Be a

30. The locus of a point which is 5cm from the line LM

is a 150O
A. pair of lines on opposite sides of LM and M i lle t
parallel to it, each distances 5cm form LM
B. line parallel to LM and 5cm from LM
C. pair of parallel lines on one side of LM and The pie chart above shows the distribution of the
parallel to LM crops harvested from a farmland in a year. If 3000
D. line distance 10cm from LM and tonnes of millet is harvested, what amount of beans
parallel to LM. is harvested?
A. 9000 tonnes B. 6000 tonnes
31. Find the value of α2 + β2 if a + b = and the distance C. 1500 tonnes D. 1200 tonnes
between the points (1, α) ands (β, 1) is 3 units.
A. 3 B. 5 41. I. Rectangular bars of equal width
C. 11 D. 14 II. The height of each rectangular bar
is proportional to the frequency of
32. Find the midpoint of the line joining P(-3, 5) and Q the3 corresponding class interval.
(5, -3). III. Rectangular bars have common
 sides with no gaps in between.
46. In how many ways can 2 students be selected from a
A histogram is described by group of 5 students in a debating competition?
A. I and II B. I and III A. 10 ways. B. 15 ways.
C. I,II and III D. II and III® C. 20 ways D. 25 ways.

42. 47. A committee of six is to be formed by a state governor

from nine state commissioners and three members
of the state house of assembly. In how many ways
can the members of the committee be chosen so as to
include one member of the house of assembly?
A. 924 ways B. 840 ways
C. 462 ways D. 378 ways
The graph above shows the cumulative frequency
curve of the distribution of marks in a class test. What 48. Some white balls were put in a basket containing
percentage of the students scored more than 20 twelve red balls and sixteen black balls. If the
marks? probability of picking a white ball from the basket is
A. 68% B. 28% 3/7, how many white balls were introduced?
C. 17% D. 8% A. 32 B. 28
C. 21 D. 12
43. The mean age of a group of students is 15 years. When
the age of a teacher, 45 years old, is added to the 49. An unbiased die is rolled 100 times and the outcome
ages of the students, the mean of their ages becomes is tabulated as follows:
18 years. Find the number of students in the group.
A. 7 B. 9
C. 15 D. 42

44. The weights of 10 pupils in a class are 15kg, 16kg,

17kg, 18kg, 16kg, 17kg, 17kg, 17kg, 18kg and 16kg. What is the probability of obtaining 5?
What is the range of this distribution? A. 1
/6 B. 1
/5
A. 1 B. 2 C. ¼ D. ½
C. 3 D. 4
50. A container has 30 gold medals, 22 silver medals and
45. Find the mean deviation of 1, 2, 3 and 4 18 bronze medals. If one medal is selected at random
A. 1.0 B. 1.5 from the container, what is the probability that it is
C. 2.0 D. 2.5 not a gold medal?
4 3
A. /7 B. /7
11 9
C. /35 D. /35