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Question 451
jamb 2009

W is directly proportional to U. If W = 5 when U = 3, find U when W = 2/7

A6/35
B10/21
C21/10
D35/6
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Question 452
jamb 2009

Which of the following equations represent the graph above?

Ay = 2+7x+4x2
By = 2-7x+4x2
Cy = 2+7x-4x2
Dy = 2-7x-4x2
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Question 453
jamb 2009

A polynomial in x whose roots are 4/3 and -3/5 is?

A15x2 - 11x – 12
B15x2 + 11x – 12
C12x2 - x – 12
D12x2 + 11x – 15
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Question 454
jamb 2009

If \(p=\sqrt{\frac{rs^3}{t}}\), express r in terms of p, s and t?

A\(\frac{p^2 t}{s^3}\)
B\(\frac{p^3 t}{s^3}\)
C\(\frac{p^3 t}{s^2}\)
D\(\frac{p^ t}{s^3}\)
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Question 455
jamb 2009

I.S∩T∩W=S II. S ∪ T ∪ W = W
III. T ∩ W = S
If S⊂T⊂W, which of the above statements are true?

AI and II
BI and III
CII and III
DI, II and III
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Question 456
jamb 2009

If x = {n\(^2\)+1:n is a positive integer and 1 \(\leq\) n \(\leq\) 5},
Y = {5n:n is a positive integer and 1 \(\leq\) n \(\leq\) 5}, find x \(\cap\) y.

A{5,10}
B{5, 10, 15}
C{2, 5, 10}
D{5, 10, 15, 20}
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Question 457
jamb 2009

Simplify \(\frac{5+\sqrt{7}}{3+\sqrt{7}}\)

A17-√7
B4-√7
C15+√7
D7-√7
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Question 458
jamb 2009

If log\(_{10}\)2 = 0.3010 and log\(_{10}\)7 = 0.8451, evaluate log\(_{10}\)280

A3.4471
B2.4471
C1.4471
D1.4071
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Question 459
jamb 2009

A student spent 1/5 of his allowance on books, 1/2 of remainder on food and kept the rest for contingencies. What fraction was kept?

A7/15
B8/15
C2/5
D4/5
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Question 460
jamb 2009

A man bought a second-hand photocopying machine for N34,000. He serviced it at a cost of N2,000 and then sold it at a profit of 15%. What was the selling price?

AN37,550
BN40,400
CN41,400
DN42,400
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Question 461
jamb 2009

Evaluate \(\frac{81.81+99.44}{20.09+36.16}\) correct to 3 significant figures.

A6.24
B3.22
C2.78
D2.13
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Question 462
jamb 2009

Simplify \(7\frac{1}{12}-4\frac{3}{4}+2\frac{1}{2}\)

A4
B41/6
C45/6
D51/6
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Question 463
jamb 2009

If 55\(_x\) + 52\(_x\) = 77\(_{10}\) find X

A5
B6
C7
D10
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Question 464
jamb 2008

A student sitting on a tower 68 metres high observes his principal's car at the angle of depression of 20o. How far is the car from the bottom of the tower to the nearest metre?

A184m
B185m
C186m
D187m
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Question 465
jamb 2008

Calculate the distance between points L(-1, -6) and M(-3, -5)

A√5
B2√3
C√20
D√50
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Question 466
jamb 2008

\(\begin{pmatrix} -2 & 1 \\ 2 & 3 \end{pmatrix}\) \(\begin{pmatrix}p & q \\ r & s\end{pmatrix}\) = \(\begin{pmatrix} 1 & 0 \\0 & 1 \end{pmatrix}\). What is the value of r?

A-\(\frac{1}{8}\)
B\(\frac{3}{8}\)
C\(\frac{5}{8}\)
D\(\frac{1}{4}\)
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Question 467
jamb 2008

Find the values of x and y respectively if
\(\begin{pmatrix} 1 & 0 \\ -1 & -1\\ 2 & 2 \end{pmatrix}\) + \(\begin{pmatrix} x & 1 \\ -1 & 0\\ y & -2 \end{pmatrix}\) = \(\begin{pmatrix} -2 & 1 \\ -2 & -1\\ -3 & 0 \end{pmatrix}\)

A-3, -2
B-5, -3
C-2, -5
D-3, -5
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Question 468
jamb 2008

The result of rolling a fair die 150 times is as summarized in the table above. What is the probability of obtaining a 5?

A3/10
B1/5
C1/6
D1/10
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Question 469
jamb 2008

The probability of picking a letter T from the word OBSTRUCTION is?

A1/11
B2/11
C3/11
D4/11
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Question 470
jamb 2008

Find the number of ways of selecting 6 out of 10 subjects for an examination

A128
B216
C215
D210
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