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Question 201
waec 2016

Express \(\frac{8 - 3\sqrt{6}}{2\sqrt{3} + 3\sqrt{2}}\) in the form \(p\sqrt{3} + q\sqrt{2}\).

A\(7\sqrt{3} - \frac{17\sqrt{2}}{3}\)
B\(7\sqrt{2} - \frac{17\sqrt{3}}{3}\)
C\(-7\sqrt{2} + \frac{17\sqrt{3}}{3}\)
D\(-7\sqrt{3} - \frac{17\sqrt{2}}{3}\)
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Question 202
waec 2016

If \(P = {x : -2 < x < 5}\) and \(Q = {x : -5 < x < 2}\) are subsets of \(\mu = {x : -5 \leq x \leq 5}\), where x is a real number, find \((P \cup Q)\).

A\({x : -5 < x < 5}\)
B\({x : -5 \leq x \leq 5}\)
C\({x : -5 \leq x < 5}\)
D\({x : -5 < x \leq 5}\)
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Question 203
waec 2015

Forces of magnitude 8N and 5N act on a body as shown above. Calculate, correct to 2 dp, the angle that the resultant makes with the horizontal.

A80.76°
B75.00°
C71.99°
D15.00°
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Question 204
waec 2015

Forces of magnitude 8N and 5N act on a body as shown above. Calculate, correct to 2 d.p., the resultant force acting at O.

A14.06N
B13.00N
C9.83N
D8.26N
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Question 205
waec 2015

Forces \(F_{1} = (8N, 030°)\) and \(F_{2} = (10N, 150°)\) act on a particle. Find the horizontal component of the resultant force.

A1.7N
B4.5N
C9.0N
D13.0N
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Question 206
waec 2015

The sum, \(S_{n}\),  of a sequence is given by \(S_{n} = 2n^{2} - 5\). Find the 6th term.

A112
B67
C45
D22
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Question 207
waec 2015

A 24N force acts on a body such that it changes its velocity from 5m/s to 9m/s in 2 secs.If the body is travelling in a straight line, calculate the distance covered in the period.

A22m
B18m
C14m
D10m
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Question 208
waec 2015

If \(2\sin^{2} \theta = 1 + \cos \theta, 0° \leq \theta \leq 90°\), find the value of \(\theta\). 

A90°
B60°
C45°
D30°
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Question 209
waec 2015

Simplify: \(^{n}C_{r} ÷ ^{n}C_{r-1}\)

A\(\frac{n(n-r)}{r}\)
B\(\frac{n}{r(n-r)}\)
C\(\frac{1}{r(n-r)}\)
D\(\frac{n+1-r}{r}\)
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Question 210
waec 2015

In calculating the mean of 8 numbers, a boy mistakenly used 17 instead of 25 as one of the numbers. If he obtained 20 as the mean, find the correct mean. 

A24
B23
C21
D19
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Question 211
waec 2015

Four fair coins are tossed once. Calculate the probability of having equal heads and tails.

A\(\frac{1}{4}\)
B\(\frac{3}{8}\)
C\(\frac{1}{2}\)
D\(\frac{15}{16}\)
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Question 212
waec 2015

Given that \(y = 4 - 9x\) and \(\Delta x = 0.1\), calculate \(\Delta y\).

A9.0
B0.9
C-0.3
D-0.9
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Question 213
waec 2015

A particle starts from rest and moves in a straight line such that its acceleration after t secs is given by \(a = (3t - 2) ms^{-2}\). Find the distance covered after 3 secs.

A\(10m\)
B\(9m\)
C\(\frac{13}{3} m\)
D\(\frac{9}{2} m\)
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Question 214
waec 2015

A particle starts from rest and moves in a straight line such that its acceleration after t seconds is given by \(a = (3t - 2) ms^{-2}\). Find the other time when the velocity would be zero.

A\(\frac{1}{3} seconds\)
B\(\frac{3}{4} seconds\)
C\(\frac{4}{3} seconds\)
D\(2 seconds\)
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Question 215
waec 2015

Find the coordinates of the point which divides the line joining P(-2, 3) and Q(4, 6) internally in the ratio 2 : 3.

A\((5\frac{2}{5}, \frac{2}{5})\)
B\((\frac{2}{5}, 5\frac{2}{5})\)
C\((\frac{-2}{5}, 5\frac{2}{5})\)
D\((\frac{2}{5}, 4\frac{1}{5})\)
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Question 216
waec 2015

Find \(\int \frac{x^{3} + 5x + 1}{x^{3}} \mathrm {d} x\)

A\(x^{2} + 10x + c\)
B\(x + \frac{5}{3}x^{3} + x^{4} + c\)
C\(x - 5x^{2} - 2x^{3} + c\)
D\(x - \frac{5}{x} - \frac{1}{2x^{2}} + c\)
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Question 217
waec 2015

If \(\begin{vmatrix}  1+2x & -1 \\ 6 & 3-x \end{vmatrix} = -3 \), find the values of x.

A\(x = 3, -2\)
B\(x = 4, \frac{-2}{3}\)
C\(x = -4, \frac{3}{2}\)
D\(x = 4, \frac{-3}{2}\)
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Question 218
waec 2015

Each of the 90 students in a class speak at least Igbo or Hausa. If 56 students speak Igbo and 50 speak Hausa, find the probability that a student selected at random from the class speaks Igbo only.

A\(\frac{28}{45}\)
B\(\frac{4}{9}\)
C\(\frac{8}{45}\)
D\(\frac{1}{9}\)
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Question 219
waec 2015

A mass of 75kg is placed on a lift. Find the force exerted by the floor of the lift on the mass when the lift is moving up with constant velocity. \([g = 9.8ms^{-2}]\)

A750N
B745N
C735N
D98N
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Question 220
waec 2015
Marks 0 1 2 3 4 5
Number of candidates 6 4 8 10 9

3

The table above shows the distribution of marks scored by students in a test. Find the interquartile range of the distribution.

A4
B3
C2
D1
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