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Question 21
waec 2020

Solve 3x - 2y = 10 and x + 3y = 7 simultaneously

Ax = -4 and y = 1
Bx = -1 and y = -4
Cx = 1 and y = 4
Dx = 4 and y = 1
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Question 22
waec 2020

If x = 3 and y = -1, evaluate 2(x\(^2\) - y\(^3\))

A24
B22
C20
D16
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Question 23
waec 2020

Given that \(\frac{\sqrt{3} + \sqrt{5}}{\sqrt{5}}\) 

= x + y\(\sqrt{15}\), find the value of (x + y) 

A1\(\frac{3}{5}\)
B1\(\frac{2}{5}\)
C1\(\frac{1}{5}\)
D\(\frac{1}{5}\)
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Question 24
waec 2020

An amount of N550,000.00 was realized when a principal, x was saved at 2% simple interest for 5 years. Find the value of x

AN470,000.00
BN480,000.00
CN490,000.00
DN500,000.00
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Question 25
waec 2020

If 101\(_{\text{two}}\) + 12\(_y\) = 23\(_{\text{five}}\). Find the value of y

A8
B7
C6
D5
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Question 26
waec 2020

Express 1 + 2 log10\(^3\) in the form log10\(^9\) 

Alog10\(^{90}\)
Blog10\(^{19}\)
Clog10\(^{9}\)
Dlog10\(^{6}\)
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Question 27
waec 2020

Simplify; [(\(\frac{16}{9}\))\(^{\frac{-3}{2}}\) x 16\(^{\frac{-3}{4}}\)]\(^{\frac{1}{3}}\)

A\(\frac{3}{4}\)
B\(\frac{9}{16}\)
C\(\frac{3}{8}\)
D\(\frac{1}{4}\)
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Question 28
waec 2020

If  X = {x : x < 7} and Y = {y:y is a factor of 24} are subsets of \(\mu\) = {1, 2, 3...10} find X \(\cap\) Y.

A{2, 3, 4, 6}
B{1, 2, 3, 4, 6}
C{2, 3, 4, 6, 8}
D{1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8}
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Question 29
waec 2020

Evaluate and correct to two decimal places, 75.0785 - 34.624 + 9.83 

A30.60
B50.29
C50.28
D30.63
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Question 30
jamb 2020

Find the non-zero positive value of x which satisfies the equation 

\(\begin{bmatrix} x & 1 & 0 \\ 1 & x & 1 \\ 0 & 1 & x \end{bmatrix}\) = 0

A2
B\(\sqrt{3}\)
C\(\sqrt{2}\)
D1
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Question 31
jamb 2020

A surveyor walks 500m up a hill which slopes at an angle of 30\(^o\). Calculate the vertical height through which he rises

A252m
B500m
C250m
D255m
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Question 32
jamb 2020

The mean age group of some students is 15years. When the age of a teacher, 45 years old, is added to the ages of the students, the mean of their ages become 18 years. Find the number of students in the group. 

A7
B9
C15
D42
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Question 33
jamb 2020

The sum of the interior angle of pentagon is 6x + 6y. Find y in terms of x.

Ay = 6 - x
By = 90 - x
Cy = 120 - x
Dy = 150 - x
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Question 34
jamb 2020

In a class of 40 students, 32 offer mathematics, 24 offer physics and 4 offer neither mathematics nor physics. How many offer both mathematics and physics? 

A4
B8
C16
D20
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Question 35
jamb 2020

Three consecutive terms of a geometric progression are give as n - 2, n and n + 3. Find the common ratio 

A\(\frac{3}{2}\)
B\(\frac{2}{3}\)
C\(\frac{1}{2}\)
D\(\frac{1}{4}\)
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Question 36
jamb 2020

The acres for rice, pineapple, cassava, cocoa and palm oil in a certain district are given respectively as 2, 5, 3, 11 and 9. What is the angle of the sector of cassava in a pie chart? 

A180\(^o\)
B36\(^o\)
C60\(^o\)
D108\(^o\)
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Question 37
jamb 2020

A cylindrical tank has a capacity of 3080m\(^3\). What is the depth of the tank if the diameter of its base is 14m?

A25m
B23m
C22m
D20m
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Question 38
jamb 2020

A sector of circle of radius 7.2cm which substends an angle of 300\(^o\) at the centre is used to form a cone. What s the radius of the base of the cone?

A8cm
B9cm
C6cm
D7cm
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Question 39
jamb 2020

The chord ST of a circle is equal to the radius r of the circle. Find the length of arc ST

A\(\frac{\pi r}{3}\)
B\(\frac{\pi r}{2}\)
C\(\frac{\pi r}{12}\)
D\(\frac{\pi r}{6}\)
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Question 40
jamb 2020

A binary operation x is defined by a x b = a\(^b\). If a x 2 = 2 - a, find the possible values of a?

A1, -2
B2, -1
C2, -2
D1, -1
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