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Question 1091
jamb 1981
The area of a circular plate is one-sixteenth the surface area of a ball of a ball, If the area of the plate is given as P cm2, then the radius of the ball is
A\(\frac{2P}{\pi}\)
B\(\frac{P}{\sqrt{\pi}}\)
C\(\frac{P}{\sqrt{2\pi}}\)
D2\(\frac{P}{\pi}\)
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Question 1092
jamb 1981

The difference between the length and width of a rectangle is 6cm and the area is 135cm2. What is the length?

A25cm
B18cm
C15cm
D24cm
E27cm
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Question 1093
jamb 1981

The positive root of t in the following equation, 4t2 + 7t - 1 = 0, correct to 4 places of decimal, is

A1.0622
B10.6225
C0.1328
D0.3218
E2.0132
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Question 1094
jamb 1981

Evaluate \(\frac{6.3 \times 10^5}{8.1 \times 10^3}\) to 3 significant fiqures

A77.80
B778.0
C7.870
D8.770
E88.70
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Question 1095
jamb 1981

The number 25 when converted from the tens and units base to the binary base (base two) is one of the following

A10011
B111011
C111000
D11001
E110011
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Question 1096
jamb 1981
simplify \(\frac{6^{2n + 1} \times 9^n \times 4^{2n}}{18^n \times 2^n \times 12^{2n}}\)
A32n
B3 x 23n - 1
C2n
D6
E1
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Question 1097
jamb 1981

Two cars X and Y start at the same point and travel towards a point P which is 150km away. If the average speed of Y is 60km per hour and x arrives at P 25 minutes earlier than Y. What is the average speed of X?

A51\(\frac{3}{7}\)km per hour
B72km per hour
C37\(\frac{1}{2}\) km per hour
D66km per hour
E75km per hour
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Question 1098
jamb 1981

Given that 10\(^x\) = 0.2 and log\(_{10}\)2 = 0.3010, find x

A-1.3010
B-0.6990
C0.6990
D1.3010
E0.02
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Question 1099
jamb 1981

If \(\log_{2} y = 3 - \log_{2} x^{\frac{3}{2}}\), find y when x = 4.

A8
B\(\sqrt{65}\)
C4\(\sqrt{2}\)
D3
E1
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Question 1100
jamb 1981

In \(\bigtriangleup\)XYZ, XY = 3cm, XZ = 5cm and YZ = 7cm. If the bisector of XYZ meets XZ at W, what is the length of XW?

A1.5cm
B2.5cm
C3cm
D4cm
ENone of the above
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Question 1101
jamb 1981

Solve \(\frac{1}{x + 1}\) - \(\frac{1}{x + 3}\) = \(\frac{1}{4}\)

Ax = -1 or 3
Bx = 1 or 3
Cx = 1 or -5
Dx = -1 or 5
Ex = -1 or -3
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Question 1102
jamb 1981

Simplify \(\frac{\sqrt{2}}{\sqrt{3} - \sqrt{2}}\) - \(\frac{\sqrt{3} - \sqrt{2}}{\sqrt{3} + \sqrt{2}}\)

A2\(\sqrt{2} - \sqrt{3}\)
B3(\(\sqrt{6}\) - 1)
C\(\sqrt{6}\) - 3
D-\(\frac{1}{2}\)
E\(\frac{-\sqrt{3}}{\sqrt{2} - \sqrt{2}}\)
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Question 1103
jamb 1981

In one and a half hours, the minute hand of a clock rotates through an angle of

A90o
B180o
C640o
D450o
E540o
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Question 1104
jamb 1981

A micrometer is defined as one millionth of a millimeter. A length of 12,000 micrometres may be represented as

A0.00012m
B0.0000012m
C0.000012m
D0.00000012m
E0.000000012m
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Question 1105
jamb 1981

An isosceles triangle of sides 13cm, 13cm, 10cm is inscribed in a circle. What is the radius of the circle?

A7cm
B12cm
C8cm
D7cm
E69cm
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Question 1106
jamb 1981

By selling an article for N45.00 a man makes a profit of 8%. For how much should he have sold it in order to make a profit of 32%?

AN180.00
BN59.00
CN63.00
DN58.00
EN55.00
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Question 1107
jamb 1981

A sum of money invested at 5% per annum simple interest amounts to $285.20 after 3 years. How long will it take the same sum to amount to $434.00 at 7\(\frac{1}{2}\)% per annum simple interest?

A7\(\frac{1}{2}\) years
B10 years
C5 years
D12 years
E14 years
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Question 1108
jamb 1981

7 pupils of average age 12 years leave a class of 25 pupils of average age 14 years. If 6 new pupils of average age 11years join the class, what is the average age of the pupils now in the class?

A13years
B12 years 7\(\frac{1}{2}\) months
C13 years 5 months
D13 years 10 months
E11 years
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Question 1109
jamb 1981

If \(\sin x° = \frac{a}{b}\), what is \(\sin (90 - x)°\)?

A\(\frac{\sqrt{b^2 - a^2}}{b}\)
B1\(\frac{-a}{b}\)
C\(\frac{b^2 - a^2}{b}\)
D\(\frac{a^2 - b^2}{b}\)
E\(\sqrt{b^2 - a^3}\)
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Question 1110
jamb 1981

The weights of 30 new-born babies are given as follow: 6, 9, 5, 7, 6, 7, 5, 8, 9, 5, 7, 5, 8, 7, 8, 7, 5, 6, 5, 7, 6, 9, 9, 7, 8, 8, 7, 8, 9, 8. The mode is

A6
B5
C8
D7
E10
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