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Question 1
waec 2010

What is the angle between \(a = (3i - 4j)\) and \(b = (6i + 4j)\)?

A13°
B87°
C100°
D110°
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Question 2
waec 2010

Simplify \((1 + 2\sqrt{3})^{2} - (1 - 2\sqrt{3})^{2}\)

A0
B\(8\sqrt{3}\)
C13
D\(2 - 4\sqrt{3}\)
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Question 3
waec 2010

Find the maximum value of \(2 + \sin (\theta + 25)\).

A1
B2
C3
D4
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Question 4
waec 2010

The initial velocity of an object is \(u = \begin{pmatrix} -5 \\ 3 \end{pmatrix} ms^{-1}\). If the acceleration of the object is \(a = \begin{pmatrix} 3 \\ -4 \end{pmatrix} ms^{-2}\) and it moved for 3 seconds, find the final velocity.

A\(\begin{pmatrix} -14 \\ 15 \end{pmatrix} ms^{-1}\)
B\(\begin{pmatrix} -2 \\ 1 \end{pmatrix} ms^{-1}\)
C\(\begin{pmatrix} 4 \\ -9 \end{pmatrix} ms^{-1}\)
D\(\begin{pmatrix} 14 \\ -9 \end{pmatrix} ms^{-1}\)
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Question 5
waec 2010

A bicycle wheel of diameter 70 cm covered a distance of 350 cm in 2 seconds. How many radians per second did it turn?

A5
B7
C8
D10
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Question 6
waec 2010

A company took delivery of 12 vehicles made up of 7 buses and 5 saloon cars for two of its departments; Personnel and General Administration. If the Personnel department is to have at least 3 saloon cars, in how many ways can these vehicles be distributed equally between the departments?

A350
B455
C462
D571
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Question 7
waec 2010

If \(h(x) = x^{3} - \frac{1}{x^{3}}\), evaluate \(h(a) - h(\frac{1}{a})\).

A-1
B0
C\(2a^{3} - \frac{2}{a^{3}}\)
D\(\frac{2}{a^{3}} - 2a^{3}\)
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Question 8
waec 2010

Given that \(\frac{\mathrm d y}{\mathrm d x} = 3x^{2} - 4\) and y = 6 when x = 3, find the equation for y.

A\(x^{3} - 4x - 9\)
B\(x^{3} - 4x + 9\)
C\(x^{3} + 4x - 9\)
D\(x^{3} + 4x + 9\)
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Question 9
waec 2010

A stone is thrown vertically upwards and its height at any time t seconds is \(h = 45t - 9t^{2}\). Find the maximum height reached.

A45. 25 m
B45.50 m
C56.00 m
D56.25 m
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Question 10
waec 2010

Two forces \(F_{1} = (7i + 8j)N\) and \(F_{2} = (3i + 4j)N\) act on a particle. Find the magnitude and direction of \(F_{1} - F_{2}\).

A\((4\sqrt{2} N, 000°)\)
B\((4\sqrt{2} N, 045°)\)
C\((4\sqrt{2} N, 090°)\)
D\((4\sqrt{2} N, 180°)\)
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Question 11
waec 2010

Two particles are fired together along a smooth horizontal surface with velocities 4 m/s and 5 m/s. If they move at 60° to each other, find the distance between them in 2 seconds.

A\(2\sqrt{61}\)
B\(\sqrt{42}\)
C\(2\sqrt{21}\)
D\(2\sqrt{10}\)
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Question 12
waec 2010

Two forces (2i - 5j)N and (-3i + 4j)N act on a body of mass 5kg. Find in \(ms^{-2}\), the magnitude of the acceleration of the body.

A\(\frac{\sqrt{2}}{5}\)
B\(5\sqrt{2}\)
C\(2\sqrt{5}\)
D\(\frac{5\sqrt{2}}{2}\)
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Question 13
waec 2010

Yomi was asked to label four seats S, R, P, Q. What is the probability he labelled them in alphabetical order?

A\(\frac{1}{24}\)
B\(\frac{1}{6}\)
C\(\frac{2}{13}\)
D\(\frac{1}{4}\)
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Question 14
waec 2010

Find the direction cosines of the vector \(4i - 3j\).

A\(\frac{9}{10}, \frac{27}{10}\)
B\(\frac{17}{27}, -\frac{17}{27}\)
C\(\frac{4}{5}, -\frac{3}{5}\)
D\(\frac{4}{7}, \frac{-3}{7}\)
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Question 15
waec 2010

If \(\overrightarrow{OA} = 3i + 4j\) and \(\overrightarrow{OB} = 5i - 6j \) where O is the origin and M is the midpoint of AB, find OM.

A-2i - 10j
B-2i + 2j
C4i - j
D4i + j
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Question 16
waec 2010

Find the least value of n for which \(^{3n}C_{2} > 0, n \in R\).

A\(\frac{1}{3}\)
B\(\frac{1}{6}\)
C\(\frac{2}{3}\)
D1
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Question 17
waec 2010

P, Q, R, S are points in a plane such that PQ = 8i - 5j, QR = 5i + 7j, RS = 7i + 3j  and PS = xi + yj. Find (x, y).

A(-6, -15)
B(-6, 5)
C(20, 5)
D(20, 15)
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Question 18
waec 2010

In a class of 50 pupils, 35 like Science and 30 like History. What is the probability of selecting a pupil who likes both Science and History?

A0.10
B0.30
C0.60
D0.70
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Question 19
waec 2010

The probabilities that a husband and wife will be alive in 15 years time are m and n respectively. Find the probability that only one of them will be alive at that time.

Amn
Bm + n
Cm + n - 2mn
D1 - mn
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Question 20
waec 2010

The distance s metres of a particle from a fixed point at time t seconds is given by \(s = 7 + pt^{3} + t^{2}\), where p is a constant. If the acceleration at t = 3 secs is \(8 ms^{-2}\), find the value of p.

A\(\frac{1}{3}\)
B\(\frac{4}{9}\)
C\(\frac{5}{9}\)
D\(1\)
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