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Question 1
waec 2017

If \((2x^{2} - x - 3)\) is a factor of \(f(x) = 2x^{3} - 5x^{2} - x + 6\), find the other factor

A(x - 2)
B(x - 1)
C(x + 1)
D(x + \(\frac{3}{2}\))
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Question 2
waec 2017

If P = \({n^{2} + 1: n = 0,2,3}\) and Q = \({n + 1: n = 2,3,5}\), find P\(\cap\) Q.

A{5, 10}
B{4, 6}
C{1, 3}
D{ }
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Question 3
waec 2017

Given that \(f(x) = 2x^{2} - 3\) and \(g(x) = x + 1\) where \(x \in R\). Find g o f(x).

A\(2(x^{2} - 1)\)
B\(2x^{2} + 4x - 1\)
C\(2x^{2} + 6x - 1\)
D\(3(x^{2} - 1)\)
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Question 4
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The velocity, V, of a particle after t seconds, is \(V = 3t^{2} + 2t - 1\). Find the acceleration of the particle after 2 seconds.

A10\(ms^{-2}\)
B12\(ms^{-2}\)
C14\(ms^{-2}\)
D17\(ms^{-2}\)
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Question 5
waec 2017

Find the magnitude and direction of the vector \(p = (5i - 12j)\)

A(13, 113.38°)
B(13, 067.38°)
C(13, 025.38°)
D(13, 157.38°)
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Question 6
waec 2017

Solve \(3^{2x} - 3^{x+2} = 3^{x+1} - 27\)

A1 or 0
B1 or 2
C1 or -2
D-1 or 2
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Question 7
waec 2017

A force (10i + 4j)N acts on a body of mass 2kg which is at rest. Find the velocity after 3 seconds.

A\((\frac{5i}{3} + \frac{2j}{3})ms^{-1}\)
B\((\frac{10i}{3} + \frac{4j}{3})ms^{-1}\)
C\((5i + 2j)ms^{-1}\)
D\((15i + 6j)ms^{-1}\)
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Question 8
waec 2017

Given that a = 5i + 4j and b = 3i + 7j, evaluate (3a - 8b).

A9i + 44j
B-9i + 44j
C-9i - 44j
D9i - 44j
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Question 9
waec 2017
Face 1 2 3 4 5 6
Frequency 12 18 y 30 2y 45

 Given the table above as the result of tossing a fair die 150 times, find the mode.

A3
B4
C5
D6
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Question 10
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Face 1 2 3 4 5 6
Frequency 12 18 y 30 2y 45

Given the table above as the results of tossing a fair die 150 times. Find the probability of obtaining a 5.

A\(\frac{1}{10}\)
B\(\frac{1}{6}\)
C\(\frac{1}{5}\)
D\(\frac{3}{10}\)
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Question 11
waec 2017

Given that \( a = \begin{pmatrix} 2 \\ 3 \end{pmatrix}\) and \(b = \begin{pmatrix} -1 \\ 4 \end{pmatrix}\), evaluate \((2a - \frac{1}{4}b)\).

A\(\begin{pmatrix} \frac{17}{4} \\ 7 \end{pmatrix}\)
B\(\begin{pmatrix} \frac{17}{4} \\ 5 \end{pmatrix}\)
C\(\begin{pmatrix} \frac{17}{4} \\ 3 \end{pmatrix}\)
D\(\begin{pmatrix} \frac{17}{4} \\ 2 \end{pmatrix}\)
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Question 12
waec 2017

A fair die is tossed twice. What is its smple size?

A6
B12
C36
D48
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Question 13
waec 2017

In a class of 10 boys and 15 girls, the average score in a Biology test is 90. If the average score for the girls is x, find the average score for the boys in terms of x.

A\(200 - \frac{2x}{3}\)
B\(225 - \frac{3x}{2}\)
C\(250 - 2x\)
D\(250 - 3x\)
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Question 14
waec 2017

A curve is given by \(y = 5 - x - 2x^{2}\). Find the equation of its line of symmetry.

A\(x = \frac{-41}{8}\)
B\(x = \frac{-1}{4}\)
C\(x = \frac{1}{4}\)
D\(x = \frac{41}{8}\)
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Question 15
waec 2017

Differentiate \(\frac{5x^{3} + x^{2}}{x}, x\neq 0\) with respect to x.

A10x+1
B10x+2
Cx(15x+1)
Dx(15x+2)
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Question 16
waec 2017

The 3rd and 7th term of a Geometric Progression (GP) are 81 and 16. Find the 5th term.

A\(\frac{4}{729}\)
B\(\frac{81}{16}\)
C27
D36
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Question 17
waec 2017

There are 7 boys in a class of 20. Find the number of ways of selecting 3 girls and 2 boys

A1638
B2730
C6006
D7520
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Question 18
waec 2017

Simplify \(\frac{\sqrt{128}}{\sqrt{32} - 2\sqrt{2}}\)

A\(2\sqrt{2}\)
B\(3\sqrt{2}\)
C3
D4
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Question 19
waec 2017

Evaluate \(\int_{-1}^{0} (x+1)(x-2) \mathrm{d}x\)

A\(\frac{7}{6}\)
B\(\frac{5}{6}\)
C\(\frac{-5}{6}\)
D\(\frac{-7}{6}\)
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Question 20
waec 2017

If \(y = \frac{1+x}{1-x}\), find \(\frac{dy}{dx}\).

A\(\frac{2}{(1-x)^{2}}\)
B\(\frac{-2}{(1-x)^{2}}\)
C\(\frac{-1}{\sqrt{1-x}}\)
D\(\frac{1}{\sqrt{1-x}}\)
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