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Question 1
jamb 1992

In the figure, if XZ is 10cm, calculate RY in cm

A10
B10(1 - \(\frac{1}{\sqrt{3}}\))
C10(1 - \(\frac{1}{\sqrt{2}}\))
D10(1 - \(\sqrt{3}\))
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Question 2
jamb 1992
The diagram is a circle with centre O. Find the area of the shaded portion
A9(\(\pi - 2) cm^2\)
B18\(\pi cm^2\)
C9\(\pi cm^2\)
D36\(\pi cm^2\)
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Question 3
jamb 1992

In the figure, PQR is a semicircle while PQ and QR are chords. QS is the perpendicular from Q to the diameter PR. What is the expression for QS?

AQS = PS\(\sqrt{SR}\)
BQS = \(\sqrt{(PS SR)}\)
CQS = 2\(\sqrt{(PS SR)}\)
DQS = \(\frac{1}{\sqrt{2}}\)\(\sqrt{(PS SR)}\)
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Question 4
jamb 1992

In the figure, TSP = 100° and PRQ = 20°. Find PQR.

A140o
B120o
C75o
D30o
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Question 5
jamb 1992

The sketch is the curve of y = ax2 + bx + c. Find a, b and c respectively

A1, 0, -4
B-2, 2, -4
C0, 1, -4
D2, -2, -4
E2, -2, -4
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Question 6
jamb 1992

A student has 5 courses to take from Mathematics and physics. There are 4 courses in Mathematics and 3 in Physics which he can choose his courses so that he takes exactly two courses in Physics?

A48
B12
C10
D7
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Question 7
jamb 1992

Five people are to be arranged in a row for a group photograph. How many arrangements are there if a married couple in the group insist on sitting next to each other?

A48
B24
C20
D10
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Question 8
jamb 1992

The probability of an event P is \(\frac{3}{4}\) while that of another event Q is \(\frac{1}{6}\). If the probability of both P and Q is \(\frac{1}{2}\). What is the probability of either P or Q.

A\(\frac{1}{96}\)
B\(\frac{1}{8}\)
C\(\frac{5}{6}\)
D\(\frac{11}{12}\)
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Question 9
jamb 1992
Two perfect dice are thrown together, Determine the probability of obtaining a total score of 8
A\(\frac{1}{12}\)
B\(\frac{5}{36}\)
C\(\frac{1}{6}\)
D\(\frac{7}{36}\)
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Question 10
jamb 1992
If the scores of 3 students in a test are 5, 6 and 7, find the standard deviation of their scores
A\(\frac{2}{3}\)
B\(\frac{2}{3}\sqrt{3}\)
C\(\sqrt{\frac{2}{3}}\)
D\(\sqrt{\frac{3}{2}}\)
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Question 11
jamb 1992

\(\begin{array}{c|c} \text{No. of children} & 0 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 5 & 6 \\ \hline \text{No. of families} & 7 & 11 & 6 & 7 & 7 & 5 & 3 \end{array}\)
Find the mode and median respectively of the distribution above

A2, 1
B1, 2
C1, 5
D5, 2
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Question 12
jamb 1992

\(\begin{array}{c|c} x & 2 & 4 & 6 & 8\\ \hline f & 4 & y & 6 & 5 \end{array}\)
If the mean of the above frequency distribution is 5.2, find y

A6.0
B5.2
C5.0
D4.0
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Question 13
jamb 1992

A store keeper checked his stock of five commodities and arrived at the following statics
\(\begin{array}{c|c} Comoditiy & Quantity\\ \hline F & 125\\ G & 113\\ H & 108\\ K & 216 \\ M & 68\end{array}\)
What angle will commodity H represent on a pie chart?

A216o
B108o
C68o
D62o
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Question 14
jamb 1992

Evaluate the integral \(\int^{\frac{\pi}{4}}_{\frac{\pi}{12}} 2 \cos 2x \mathrm {d} x\)

A-\(\frac{1}{2}\)
B-1
C\(\frac{1}{2}\)
D1
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Question 15
jamb 1992
a student blows a balloon and its volume increases at a rate of \(\pi\)(20 - t2)cm3S-1 after t seconds. If the initial volume is 0 cm3, find the volume of the balloon after 2 seconds
A37.00\(\pi\)
B37.33\(\pi\)
C40.00\(\pi\)
D42.67\(\pi\)
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Question 16
jamb 1992

Obtain a maximum value of the function f(x) x\(^3\) - 12x + 11

A-5
B-2
C2
D27
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Question 17
jamb 1992

Ice forms on a refrigerator ice-box at the rate of (4 - 06t)g per minute after t minutes. If initially there are 2g of ice in the box, find the mass of ice formed in 5 minutes

A19.5
B17.0
C14.5
D12.5
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Question 18
jamb 1992

If y = x sin x, Find \(\frac{d^2 y}{d^2 x}\)

A2 cosx - x sinx
Bsinx + x cosx
Csinx - x cosx
Dx sinx - 2 cosx
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Question 19
jamb 1992

Evaluate \(\lim \limits_{x \to 2} \frac{(x - 2)(x^2 + 3x - 2)}{x^2 - 4}\)

A7
B2
C3
D4
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Question 20
jamb 1992

Given that \(\theta\) is an acute angle and sin \(\theta\) = \(\frac{m}{n}\), find cos \(\theta\)

A\(\frac{\sqrt{n^2 - m^2}}{m}\)
B\(\frac{\sqrt{(n + m)(n - m)}}{n}\)
C\(\frac{m}{\sqrt{n^2 - m^2}}\)
D\(\sqrt{\frac{n}{n^2 - m^2}}\)
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