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Question 11

waec 1996

Which of the following is not true? You may construct a

Atriangle given all the three sides

Btriangle given one side and two angles

Ctriangle given two sides and the included angle

Dquatrilateral given all the four sides

Eparallelogram given two adjacent sides and the diagonal joining them

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Question 12

waec 1996

In the diagram above, TRQ is a straight line. Find p, if p = \(\frac{1}{3}\)(a + b + c)

A45^o

B60^o

C90^o

D120sup>o

E150^o

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Question 13

waec 1996

In the diagram above, find x correct to the nearest degree

A15^o

B25^o

C26^o

D36^o

E72^o

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Question 14

waec 1996

Each interior angle of a regular nonagon(nine sided polygon) is equal to

A160^o

B144^o

C140^o

D132^o

E36^o

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Question 15

waec 1996

How many sides has a polygon if the sum of its interior angle is 1440^o?

E10

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Question 16

waec 1996

The angle of a sector of a circle of radius 35cm is 288^o. Find the perimeter of the sector. [Take π = 22/7]

A246cm

B211cm

C141cm

D114cm

E44cm

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Question 17

waec 1996

two towns X and Y both on latitude 60^oS have longitude 27^oE and 33^oW respectively. Find to the nearest kilometers, the distance between X and Y measured along the parallel of latitude. [Take 2πR = 4 x 10⁴km, where R is the Radius of the earth]

A28850km

B16667km

C8333km

D6667km

E3333km

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Question 18

waec 1996

One side of a rectangle is 8cm and the diagonal is 10cm. What is the area of the rectangle?

A80cm²

B48cm²

C40cm²

D36cm²

E24cm²

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Question 19

waec 1996

Find, correct to 1 decimal place, the volume of cylinder of height 8cm and base radius 3cm. [Take π = 3.142]

A503.0cm³

B300.0cm³

C250.0cm³

D226.2cm³

E150.9cm³

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Question 20

waec 1996

If the hypotenuse of a right-angle isosceles triangle is 2, what is the length of each of the other side?

A1/√2

B√2 - 1

D√2

E√3

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Question 21

waec 1996

In the diagram above, O is the center of the circle of radius 3.5cm, ∠POQ = 60°. What is the area of the minor sector POQ?

[Take π = 22/7].

A148¹/₂cm²

B77cm²

C32¹/₁₂cm²

D6⁵/₁₂cm²

E1⁵/₆cm²

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Question 22

waec 1996

In the diagram above, O is the center of the circle of radius 3.5cm, ∠POQ = 60o

Use the information to answer the question below [Take π = 22/7]

What is the length of the arc PXQ?

A22cm

B18¹/₃cm

C\(\frac{11}{3}\)cm

D9¹/₆cm

E7¹/₃cm

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Question 23

waec 1996

The graph of 2y = 5x² - 3x² - 2 cuts the y axis at the point

A(1,0)

B(-2/5, 0)

C(0, -1)

D(0, -2)

E(0, 1)

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Question 24

waec 1996

The roots of a quadratic equation are -1/4 and 3. The quadratic equation is

A4x² - 13x - 3 = 0

B4x² - 11x - 3 = 0

C4x² + 11x - 3 = 0

D3x² - 11x - 3 = 0

E3x² - 11x + 3 = 0

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Question 25

waec 1996

Factorize 32x³ - 8xy²

A4(4x + y)(2x - y)

B(16x - y)(2x + y)

C8x(2x - y)

D8x(2x + y)(2x - y)

E4(2x + y)(4x - y)

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Question 26

waec 1996

Make p the subject if formula y = \(\frac{a + p}{a - p}\)

A\(p = \frac{a(y - 1)}{y + 1}\)

B\(p = \frac{2a - y}{a + y}\)

C\(p = \frac{ay}{y + 1}\)

D\(p = \frac{2y - 1}{y - 1}\)

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Question 27

waec 1996

Solve the equation

4/a

1/5a

= 3

A2¹/₅

B1²/₅

C1¹/₃

D1⁴/₁₅

E¹/₃

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Question 28

waec 1996

If x is a real number which of the following is more illustrated on the number line?

Ax < 4

Bx > -2

C-2 < x ≤ 4

D-3 ≤ x < 4

E-2 ≤ x < 4

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Question 29

waec 1996

M varies directly as n and inversely as the square of p. If M = 3, when n = 2 and p = 1, find M in terms of n and p.

AM = 2n/3p

BM = 3n²/2p²

CM = n²/2p

DM = 3n/2p²

EM = 2n/3p²

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Question 30

waec 1996

If 3p - q = 6 and 2p + 3q = 4, find q

B¹/₂

C2/3

E3³/₇

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