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Question 31
jamb 1991

3% of a family's income is spent on electricity, 59% on food, 20% on transport, 11% on education and 7% on extended family. The angles subtended at the centre of the pie chart under education and food are respectively

A76.8o and 25.2o
B10.8o and 224.6o
C112.4o and 72.0o
D39.6o and 212.4o
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Question 32
jamb 1991

Find the total area of the surface of a solid cylinder whose base radius is 4cm and height is 5cm

A56\(\pi\) cm2
B72\(\pi\) cm2
C96\(\pi\) cm2
D192\(\pi\) cm2
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Question 33
jamb 1991
From a point Z, 60 m north of X, a man walks 60√3m eastwards to another point Y. Find the bearing of Y from X.
A0.30o
B045o
C060o
D090o
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Question 34
jamb 1991

If cos x = \(\sqrt{\frac{a}{b}}\) find cosec x

A\(\frac{b}{\sqrt{b - a}}\)
B\(\sqrt{\frac{b}{a}}\)
C\(\sqrt{\frac{b}{b - a}}\)
D\(\sqrt{\frac{b - a}{a}}\)
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Question 35
jamb 1991

Simplify \(\cos^{2} x (\sec^{2} x + \sec^{2} x \tan^{2} x)\)

Atan x
Btanx secx
C\(\sec^2 x\)
Dcosec2x
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Question 36
jamb 1991
A flagstaff stands on the top of a vertical tower. A man standing 60 m away from the tower observes that the angles of elevation of the top and bottom of the flagstaff are 64o and 62o respectively. Find the length of the flagstaff.
A60 (tan 62o - tan 64o)
B60 (cot 64o - cot 62o)
C60 (cot 62o - cot 64o)
D60 (tan 64o - tan 62o)
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Question 37
jamb 1991

If the exterior angles of a pentagon are x°, (x + 5)°, (x + 10)°, (x + 15)° and (x + 20)°, find x

A118o
B72o
C62o
D36o
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Question 38
jamb 1991
One angle of a rhombus is 60o. The shorter of the two diagonals is 8cm long. Find the length of the longer one.
A8\(\sqrt{3}\)
B\(\frac{16}{\sqrt{3}}\)
C\(\sqrt{3}\)
D\(\frac{10}{\sqrt{3}}\)
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Question 39
jamb 1991
The area of a square is 144 sq cm. Find the length of its diagonal
A11\(\sqrt{3cm}\)
B12cm
C12\(\sqrt{2cm}\)
D13cm
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Question 40
jamb 1991

Find the sum of the first 20 terms in an arithmetic progression whose first term is 7 and last term is 117.

A2480
B1240
C620
D124
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Question 41
jamb 1991
At what value of x is the function y = x2 - 2x - 3 minimum?
A1
B-1
C-4
D4
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Question 42
jamb 1991
Find the gradient of the line passing through the points (-2, 0) and (0, -4)
A2
B-4
C-2
D4
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Question 43
jamb 1991
Evaluate x2(x2 - 1)-\(\frac{1}{2}\) - (x2 - 1)\(\frac{1}{2}\)
A(x2 - 1)-\(\frac{1}{2}\)
B(x2 - 1)1
C(x2 - 1)
D(x2 - 1)-1
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Question 44
jamb 1991

Simplify \(\frac{\sqrt{1 + x} + \sqrt{x}}{\sqrt{1 + x} - \sqrt{x}}\)

A-2x - 2\(\sqrt{x (1 + x)}\)
B1 + 2x + 2\(\sqrt{x (1 + x)}\)
C\(\sqrt{x (1 + x)}\)
D1 + 2x - 2\(\sqrt{x (1 + x)}\)
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Question 45
jamb 1991

Solve the equation (x - 2) (x - 3) = 12

A2, 3
B3, 6
C-1, 6
D1, -6
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Question 46
jamb 1991
What is the nth term of the progression 27, 9, 3,......?
A27\(\frac{1}{3}\) n - 1
B3n + 2
C27 + 18(n - 1)
D27 + 6(n - 1)
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Question 47
jamb 1991
Find the positive number n, such that thrice its square is equal to twelve times the number
A1
B2
C3
D4
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Question 48
jamb 1991
Find the range of values of x which satisfy the inequality \(\frac{x}{2}\) + \(\frac{x}{3}\) + \(\frac{x}{4}\) < 1
Ax < \(\frac{12}{13}\)
Bx < 13
Cx < 9
D\(\frac{13}{12}\)
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Question 49
jamb 1991

Find the two values of y which satisfy the simultaneous equation 3x + y = 8, x\(^2\) + xy = 6.

A-1 and 5
B-5 and 1
C1 and 5
D1 and 1
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Question 50
jamb 1991
Which of the following is a factor of rs + tr - pt - ps?
A(p - s)
B(s - p)
Cr - p)
Dr + p)
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