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Question 21
waec 2011

Esther was facing S 20° W. She turned 90° in the clock wise direction. What direction is she facing?

AN 70o W
BS 70o W
CN 20o W
DS 20o E
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Question 22
waec 2011
A regular polygon of n sides has each exterior angle to 45o. Find the value of n
A6
B8
C12
D15
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Question 23
waec 2011
A cylindrical container has a base radius of 14cm and height 18cm. How many litres of liquid can it hold? correct to the nearest litre [Take \(\pi = \frac{22}{7}\)]
A11
B14
C16
D18
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Question 24
waec 2011

One of the factors of (mn - nq - n\(^2\) + mq) is (m - n). The other factor is?

A(n - q)
B(q - n)
C(n + q)
D(q - m)
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Question 25
waec 2011

If a number is chosen at random from the set {x: 4 \(\leq x \leq 15\)}. Find the probability that it is a multiple of 3 or a multiple of 4

A\(\frac{1}{2}\)
B\(\frac{5}{12}\)
C\(\frac{7}{12}\)
D\(\frac{11}{12}\)
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Question 26
waec 2011
Solve the equation; 3x - 2y = 7, x + 2y = -3
Ax = 1, y = -2
Bx = 1, y = 3
Cx = -2, y = -1
Dx = 4, y = -3
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Question 27
waec 2011
Given that cos xo = \(\frac{1}{r}\), express tan x in terms of r
A\(\frac{1}{\sqrt{r}}\)
B\(\sqrt{r}\)
C\(\sqrt{r^2 + 1}\)
D\(\sqrt{r^2 - 1}\)
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Question 28
waec 2011
Solve for x in the equation; \(\frac{3}{5}\)(2x - 1) = \(\frac{1}{4}\)(5x - 3)
Azero
B1
C2
D3
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Question 29
waec 2011
If N112.00 exchanges for D14.95, calculate the value of D1.00 in naira
A0.13
B7.49
C8.00
D13.00
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Question 30
jamb 2011

The bar chart above shows the distribution of SS2 students in a school.

Find the total number of students

A180
B135
C210
D105
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Question 31
jamb 2011

The pie chart shows the distribution of courses offered by students. What percentage of the students offer English?

A30%
B25%
C35%
D20%
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Question 32
jamb 2011

From the venn diagram above, the complement of the set P\(\cap\)Q is given by

A{a, b, d, e}
B{b, d}
C{a, e}
D{c}
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Question 33
jamb 2011
Find the derivative of \(\frac {\sin\theta}{\cos\theta}\)
Asec2 \(\theta\)
Btan \(\theta\) cosec \(\theta\)
Ccosec \(\theta\)sec \(\theta\)
Dcosec2\(\theta\)
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Question 34
jamb 2011
Find the probability that a number picked at random from the set(43, 44, 45, ..., 60) is a prime number.
A\(\frac{2}{3}\)
B\(\frac{1}{3}\)
C\(\frac{2}{9}\)
D\(\frac{7}{9}\)
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Question 35
jamb 2011
In how many ways can five people sit round a circular table?
A24
B60
C12
D120
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Question 36
jamb 2011

In how many was can the letters of the word ELATION be arranged?

A6!
B7!
C5!
D8!
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Question 37
jamb 2011
\(\begin{array}{c|c}
Class Interval & 3 - 5 & 6 - 8 & 9 - 11 \\ \hline Frequency & 2 & 2 & 2 \end{array}\). Find the standard deviation of the above distribution.
A√5
B√6
C√7
D√2
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Question 38
jamb 2011

\(\begin{array}{c|c} No & 0 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 5 \\ \hline Frequency & 1 & 4 & 3 & 8 & 2 & 5 \end{array}\). From the table above, find the median and range of the data respectively.

A(8,5)
B(3, 5)
C(5 , 8)
D(5 , 3)
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Question 39
jamb 2011
The sum of four consecutive integers is 34. Find the least of these numbers
A7
B6
C8
D5
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Question 40
jamb 2011

Find \(\int\) cos4 x dx

A\(\frac{3}{4}\) sin 4x + k
B-\(\frac{1}{4}\) sin 4x + k
C-\(\frac{3}{4}\) sin 4x + k
D\(\frac{1}{4}\) sin 4x + k
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