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B. 12
C. 31/3
D None of the above
26. If tan(x+y) = 2 and tan x = 1. find tan-1 y 31. A car dealer bought a second-hand ear for
A. 2 ₦250,000.00 and spent ₦70,000.00
B. 1/3 refurbishing it. He then sold the car for
C. 1 ₦400.000,00. What is the percentage gain?
D. 3 A. 20%
B. 25%
27. Evaluate the expression sin (cos-1√3/2) C. 32%
A. 1/3 D. 60%
B. 1/2
C. 2/3 33. Evaluate 21.05347 — 1.6324 × 0.41, to 3
D. 3/2 decimal places.
A. 20.351
28. In a parallelogram ABCD, the lengths of B. 20.352
sides AB and AD are 5m and 6m respectively. C. 20.980
if A = 60°, find the length of the longest D. 20.98
diagonal of the parallelogram.
A. 8.12
B. 3.01
C. 9.45
D. 8.94
3. Of the following, the one which is a cube 8. A class contains 10 men and 20 women of
root of i is which half the men and half the women have
A. -i brown eyes. Find the probability that a person
B. Cos30° chosen at random is a man.
C. Cos90°+ i sin 30° A. 2/3
D. Cos120°+ i sin 120° B. 1/3
C. 5/6
4. x2 -6x + 8 > 0 is true for all values of x D. 3/4
where
A. 2 < x < 4 9. Let U be a universal set and let A and B be
B. x < 2 or > 4 events such that P(AꓴB) = 3/4 P(Ac ) = 2/3 and
C. x < 4 P(AՈB) =1/4
D. x > 2 Find P(B)
A. 2/3
5. Find the area enclosed between the curves B. 2/5
y=4 - x2 and y= x2 - 2x C.11/2
A. 22/3 D. 3/7
B. 43/4
C. 131/2 10. Two groups of male students cast their
D. 71/4 votes on a particular proposal. The results are
as follows:
In favour against
Group A 128 32
Group B 96 48
If a student is chosen at random, what is the
probability that he is against the proposal?
A. 3/19
B. 4/19
C. 5/19
D. 9/19
12, A gun of mass 8kg fires a bullet of mass 18. Suppose the radius of a circle is 3cm at a
80g at a speed 300m/s. with what initial speed certain instant and it is increasing at the rate of
does the gun recoil 0-5cm/s at what rate will the area be
A. 3ms-1 increasing at the instant
B. 6ms-1 A. 16π cm2 sec
C. 8ms-1 B. 20π cm2 sec
D. 7ms-1 C. 3π2
D. None
13. An object whose weight is 10ke is placed
on a smooth plane inclined at 30˚ to the 19. A curve passes through the point (4, -3).
horizontal, what force parallel to the plane is It's gradient is 2 — x. Find the equation of the
required to hold the mass at rest. curve.
(Take g = 10ms-2) A. 2y = 4x — x2 — 6
A. 20N B. y =4x + 2x2 — 2
B. 18N C. 2y = 4x - x2 + 12 = 0
C. 15.4N D. y + X2 - 6x + 11
D. 25N
20. A line passes through the point (5, -2) and
14. A particle of mass 3kg on a smooth surface its gradient is -3. Find the equation of the line.
is acted upon by a force F. If the acceleration A. y +3x — 16=0
produced in the particle is 2ms-2, find the B. y+ 3x — 13=0
magnitude of F. C. y = -3x + 1
A. 8N D. y = 3x — 1
B. 5N
C. 7N
D. 6N
16. lf each side of a cube expands by r% find 22. If (x+iy) (2+i) = 3 then
the approx. percentage change in the volume A. x=2 and y=1
of cube B. x.=-1 and y= 2
A. 4% C. X= 6/5 and y = -3/5
B. 5% D. x = -3/5 and y = 6/5
C. 3r%
D. 5/2% 23. The roots (s) of the
equation is (are)
17. A body from rest with an acceleration of
A. 9, 1
10m/s2. what is it velocity after 5 sec?
B. 9
A. 25 m/sec
C. (-3/4, 1)
B. 50 m/sec
D. 3, -1
2
24. that is the area enclosed by the curve; Y =
4x — x2, x= 1, x = 2, and the x-axis
A. 2/3
B. None
C. 21/4
D. 11/3
3
15. B
16. D
17. A
18. B
19. C
20. C
21. A
22. A
23. D
38. Oke deposited ₦800.00 in the bank at the
24. A
rate of 121/2% simple interest. After sometime
25. D
the total amount was one and half times the
26. D
principal. For how many years was the money
27. C
left in the bank?
28. D
A. 2
29. A
B. 4
30. D
C. 51/3
31. A
D. 8
32. B
33. B
39. If the surface area of a sphere of radius r,
34. B
when r=5cm it is deceased by 2%. Find the
35. C
percentage decreased in the surface area
36. D
A. 4%
37. B
B. 30%
38. D
C. 22%
39. D
D. 20%
40. D
ANSWERS
1. B
2. D
3. C
4. A
5. C
6. A
7. D
8. C
9. B
10. A
11. A
12. B
13. A
14. A
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NDA PAST QUESTIONS ON MATHEMATICS 2012
1. Evaluate (212)3 - (121)3 + (222)3
A. (313)3 7. Factorize completely 3a + 125ax3
A. (2a + 5x2)(4 + 25ax)
B. (1000)3
B. a(2 + 5x)(4 -10x + 25x2)
C. (1020)3 C. (2a + 5x)(4 -10ax 25x2)
D. (1222)3 D. a(2 + 5 x)( 4 + 10ax 25x2)
4. Find the smallest number by which 252 can be 9. Find all real numbers x which satisfy the
multiplied to obtain a perfect square inequality
1
A. 2 /3(x+1)-1>1/5(x+4)
B. 3 A. x < 11
C. 5 B. x < -1
D. 7 C. x > 6
D. x > 11
5. Find the reciprocal of
10. Factorise x2 + 2a + ax + 2x
A. (x + 2a)(x + 1)
B. (x + 2a)(x - 1)
C. (x2 - 1)(x - a)
D. (x + 2)( x+a)
Frequency 2 5 6 4 2 1
18. If Sin q =
Ɵ = 90°, find cos q A. 3.2
2 B. 1.85
A. √ C. 2.1
5
D. 2.21
2
24. A number of the for An4 + bn2 + Cn + d where A
= 4, b = 2, c = 2, d = 1 and n=10, is divisible by .
A. 2
B. 5
C. 7
D. 9
26. Which of the following is not true? . 32. A point Q divides a line segment MN joining the
A. cos(180 - x) = -cos point M (2,3)and N (6, -4) externally in
B. cos(180 + x) = -cos the ratio 5:2. Find the coordinates of Q,
C. cos(360 -x)) = -cos A. (34/3), -26/3)
D. cos(-x) = cos B. (34/5, -26/5)
27. Which of the following is true about any C. (34/7, -26/7)
rhombus D. (34/11, 24/11)
A. All the sided are equal
B. Two diagonals cut at right angles 33. Which of the following sets of points are col-
C. The angles are bisected by the diagonals. linear?
D. All of the above A. (0, 1), (2, 2), (3. 4)
B. (-2, 3), (1, 5), (2, 1)
28. Using trigonometric identities Cos 3 is same. as C. (6, 1), (0, -2), (4, 2)
A. Cos3x — 3 Cosx D. (-2, 4), (-3, 2), (5, 0)
B. 4Cos 3x — 3 Cosx
C. 3 Cos3x — 4 Cosx 34. Chuka walks at a velocity of 4km/h eastward. Ali
D. Cosx — 3 Cosx walks 3krn/h northwards. Find the velocity of Chuka
relative to Ali.
29. Sin x Cos y is same as A. 5km/h
A. ½ [Sin (x+y) Sin (x-y)] B. 4km/h
B. 1/2[ Cos (x-y) +Sin(x - y)] C. 6km/h
C. 1/2[ Sin (x - y) + Sin (x + y)] D. 8km/h
D. 1/2[ Sin (x - y) + Sin (x + y)]
35. A car of mass 1000kg has a uniform
acceleration of 3m/s2. Find the external force
30. What is the area of the triangle RTS to the
applied to the car.
nearest whole number?
A. 4 x 103N
B. 3 x103 N
C. 3 x 10-3 N
D. 4 x 10-3 N
3
X 1 2 3 4
Y 2 4 6 8
A. -1.0
B. 1.0
C. 0.0
D. 2
ANSWERS
1. C
2. C
36.In the figure above, what is the perimeter of the 3. D
equilateral triangle ABC 4. D
A. 3 5. D
B. 9 6. B
C. 10 7. B
D. 30 8. C
9. D
37. A pie chart of total number of students in a 10. D
school has a sector 35˚˚ representing 14 students. 11. D
How many students are there in the school 12. A
altogether? 13. A
A. 200 14. A
B. 140 15. A
C. 144 16. D
D. 250 17. C
18. D
38. lf a block of height 2.5cm represents 100 goats, 19. C
how high should the block be to represent 170 20. C
goats 21. B
A. 4.50 cm 22. B
B. 5.00 cm 23. C
C. 4.00 cm 24. D
D. 4.25 cm 25. A
26. B
39. Define the co-efficient of rank correlation 27. D
28. B
29. A
30. B
31. B
32. A
33. B
34. A
35. B
36. D
37. C
38. C
39. C
40. C
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NDA PAST QUESTIONS ON MATHEMATICS 2013
1. Find the product (2x2y-2z7)(3x2y4z-7) B. 30
A. x5y2z5 C. 50
B. 6x5y2z5 D. 60
C. 6x5yz5
D. 6x4z5
3. If p(x) = 7x3 – 12x2 +x/4 -1 and q(x) =-3x4 8. In the figure above L1 is parallel to L2 Ind
+x3 +6x2 -x + 8 L2 is parallel to L3. What is the value of
Find (p + x) a+b+c+d
A. 3x4 A. 180
B. -3x4 -6x2 -3x/4 +7 B. 270
C. -3x4 +8x2 _6x2 -7 C. 360
D. -3x4 +8x3 -6x2 -3x/4 +7 D. 450
Scores (x) 1 2 3 4 5
Frequency 2 4 K 8 10
7. In a circle O above, what is the value of a (y)
.
A. 20
If the average score for the students was 5.5, f(x) 2(N-1), 0≤ X≤ 1
find the value of k. Correct to the nearest (x-1)(x+1), l<X ≤ 2 is .
whole number A. Continuous and differentiable
A. 7 B. Continuous but not differentiable
B. 5 C. not continuous but differentiable
C. 4 D. neither continuous nor differentiable
D. 6
20. If Sin y= x sin(a+y), then /dx =
dy
17. Find the equation of the tangent to the 24. Which of the following is true about ary
curve y =x3 at the point (2, 8) rhombus?
A. 12x + y - 16 = 0 A. all the sided are equal
B. 12x - 2y + 16 .0 B. two diagonals cut at right angles
C. 12x - y-16 = 0 C. the angels are bisected
D. 12x - y + 16= 0 D. All of the above
18. Find the centre of the circle x2+ y2 -10x + 25. Find the point of intersection of the lines
4y = 7 +2y = 5 and 2x+ y =7
A. (-5, 2) A. (2, 1)
B. (5, 2) B. (-2. 5), 27
C. (-5, 4) C. (6, -3), 36
D. (-5. -2) D. (4, 3), 16
2
A. 1/2[Sin(x + y) + Sin(x-y)] B. 3
B. 1/2[Cos(x — y)+ Sin(x - y)] C. 4
C. 1/2[Sin(x — y)+Sin(x+y)] D. 1
D. 1/2[Sin(x — y)+Sin(x+y)]
31. A hunter 1.6m tall, views a bird on top of a
27. tree at an angle 45°. If the distance between
the hunter and the tree is 10.4m. find the
height of the tree
A. 12.0m
B. 10.4m
C. 9.0m
D. 8.8m
29.
A. 6
B. √6
C. 7
D. √7
ANSWERS
1. B
2. B
3. D
4. A
5. A
6. C
7. D
8. C
9. B
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NDA PAST QUESTIONS ON MATHEMATICS 2014
1. 5. How many two-digit numbers can
be formed from the digits 0, 1, 2, 3 .
If a digit can be repeated and no
number may begin with 0?
A. 4
B. 12
C. 16
D. 20
6. The sum of four numbers is 12145
2. Find the value of x for which the . What is the average expressed in
function y= x3- x has a minimum base five?
value. A. 114
A. -√3/3 B. 141
B. -√3/3
C. 401
C. -√3/3
D. 411
D. √3
7. Given:
3.
U= {Even numbers between 0 and
30}
P= {Multiples of 6 between 0 and 30}
Q= {Multiples of 4 between 0 and 30}
Find (PꓴQ)’
A. {2,10,14,22,26}
B. {0,10,14,22,26}
C. {2,4,14,18,26}
D. {0,2,6,22,26}
8. x varies directly as the product of u
and y and inversely as their sum. If x
=3 when u =3 and v= 1, what is the
value of x if u = 3 and v = 3?
4. If the maximum value of y= 1 + hx A. 3
- 3x2 is 13. Find h. B. 4
A. 13 C. 6
B. 12 D. 9
C. 11 9. Find the range of the values of x
D. 10 satisfying the inequalities 5+x ≤ 8
and 13 + x ≥ 7
A. -3 ≤ x ≤ 3 C. 30
B. 3 ≤ x ≤ 6 D. 50
C. -6 ≤ x ≤ 3
D. -6 ≤ x ≤ -3 14. In 1984, Ike was 24 years old
and his father was 45 years old, in
what year was Ike exactly half his
father’s age?
A. 1982
B. 1981
Find the value of x C. 1979
A. 5 D. 1978
B. 2
C. -2 15. If U and V are two distinct fixed
D. -5 points and W is a variable point such
that UWV is straight angle. What is
11. What is the maximum error in the the locus of W?
numbers 0.09800 ft3, assuming that it A. The perpendicular bisector of UV
is recorded accurately? B. A circle with UV are radius
A. 0.0005 ft3 C. A line parallel to the line UV
B. 0.0005 x 108 ft3 D. A circle with the line UV as the
C. 0.000005 ft3 diameter
D. 0.00005 ft3
16. Find the mean of the data :7, -3,
12. Udoh deposited ₦1500.00 in the 4, 2, 5, -9, 4, 8, -6, 12
bank. At the end of 5 years the A. 4
simple interest on the principal was B. 3
₦5500. At what rate per annum was C. 3
the interest paid? D. 1
A. 11%
B. 71/3% 17.
C. 5%
D. 31/2%
13. A number of pencils were shared
among Bisi, Sola and Tunde in the The distribution above shows the
ratio 2:3:5 respectively, If Bisi got 5, number of days a group of 260
how many were shared out? students were absent from school in
A. 15 a particular term. How many students
B. 25
2
were absent for at least four days in
the terms? 22. Evaluate log 2/3 (27/8) = x
A. 210 A. x = 2
B. 160 B. x = -3
C. 120 C. x = -2
D. 40 D. x = 3
18. A number was chosen at random 23. Perform the indicated operations:
from the number 1 to 30 inclusive.
What is the probability that the
number will be divisible by 5?
A. 1/30
B. 1/5
C. 5/30 A. ½ + i/2
D. 1/3 B. 1/2- i/2
C. 1/3 – i/3
D. 1/3 + i/3
19. A rectangular picture 6cm by 8cm
is enclosed by a France ½ cm wide,
calculate the area of the frame.
A. 15 sq.cm
B. 20 sq.cm
C. 13 sq.cm
D. 16 sq.cm A. 1
B. -1
20. For what values of x is x + 3(2-x) C. 2
≥ 4 – x? D. 3
A. x = 0
B. x ≤ 1 25. A car of mass 1000kg has a
C. x ≥ 2 uniform acceleration of 3m/s2. Find
D. x ≤ 2 the external force applied to the car.
A. 4 x 103 N
B. 3 x 103 N
C. 3 x 10-3 N
D. 4 x 10-3 N
26. Halima scored the following
marks in various subjects: X,72, 60,
3
73 and 90 and have an average of 31. The points of intersection
70%. Find the value of X. between 3x -y =7 and x + 2y -4 = 0 is
A. 35 .
B. 45 A. (3, 5)
C. 55 B. (1/3, 18/7)
D. 65 C. (7/18, 14/10)
D. (18/7, 10/14)
27. A student obtained the following
grade points out of 5 points: 3, 5, 4, 32. The slope of vertical line is given
5, 5, 3, 1, 2, 4 and 4. Find the as
average grade point for this student. A. undefined
A. 4.0 B. Ꚙ
B. 4.05 C. -Ꚙ
C. 4.50 D. none
D. 3.50
33. The equation of the line AB
28. Find the geometric mean of the passing through A(1, -1) and B (-1, -
numbers 3, 9 and 1. 13) is
A. 5 A. 2y + 8x =5
B. 2 B. y + x =7
C. 4 C. y=4x - 5
D. 3 D. 8x + y = 10
29. Find the harmonic mean of the 34. The equation of a circle with
numbers: 3, 4, 5, 6 correct to 2 d.p. centre C (2, 1) and radius r = 6 is
A. 4.21 A. x2 + y2 – 4x -2y = 31
B. 4.28 B. 2x2 + y2 – 4x = 8
C. 4.12 C. x2 – y2 - 8x – 2y = 31
D. 4.82 D. x2 + y2 -8x - 4y = 16
30. A cadet jogged at 20km/h from 5. Which of the following statement is
Old Site to New Site and on his correct in Mathematics?
return, he jogged at 15km/h. Find his A. a/0
average speed for the jogging B. 0/0
exercise. C. a/b. 1/0
A. 172/9 km/h D. 0/a
B. 17 1/7 km/h
C. 173/9 km/h 36. The equation ax5 + ax3 + b is
D. 17 km/h called
4
A. polynomial 40. Find the area of the sector of a
B. binomial circle of radius 8cm subtending an
C. trinomial angle of 60 ˚at the centre.
D. All of the above A. 33.52 cm2
B. 35.60 cm2
37. In the figure below PQ and QR C. 30.50 cm2
are chords of the circle PQR. QRS is D. 40 cm2
a straight line and PR equals to RS.
<PSR is 20˚. What is the size of ANSWERS
<POQ? 1. Bonus
2. C
3. Bonus
4. B
5. B
6. B
7. Bonus
8. C
9. C
A. 70 ˚ 10. Bonus
B. 90 ˚ 11. C
C. 80 ˚ 12. B
D. 60 ˚ 13. B
38. Find the gradient (or slope) of the 14. B
line passing through the given points 15. A
(3, -5) and (8, 15) 16. C
A. 4 17. B
B. 5 18. B
C. 6 19. A
D. 3 20. C
21. A
39. A pole of height 6m casts a 22. B
shadow 4.5m long, find the height of 23. B
a crane whose shadow is 75m long. 24. Bonus
A. 80m 25. B
B. 90m 26. C
C. 100m 27. A
D. 110m 28. D
29. A
5
30. B
31. D
32. A
33. C
34. A
35. D
36. A
37. C
38. A
39. C
40. A
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NDA PAST QUESTIONS ON MATHEMATICS 2015
1. The area of a square is 144 sq cm. Find the B. Equal sides with equal angles
length of the diagonal. C. None of the above
A. 13 cm D. All of the above
B. 12√2 cm
C. 12 cm 9. From the diagram below, find the value of x
D. 11√3cm
A. x = 5 or x = -4
B. x = 3 or x = -5
C. x = 4 or x = -5 11. Find the value of angle z
D. x = 0 or x = -2 A. 200°
B. 160°
8. A regular polygon is a polygon with: C. 60°
A. Equal sides with different angles
D. 80° 17. Find the distance between the points A(-1,
4) and B(-2, -3).
12. Find the value of angle y. A. 25√2
A. 140° B. 5√2
B. 120° C. 50√2
C. 130° D. 50
D. 110°
18. Evaluate |AC| the triangle with vertex A(-1,
13. Determine the basic solutions of 2cos Ɵ +
2
2), B(1, -3) and C(3,2)
cos Ɵ — 1 = 0 A. 16
A. π B. 13
B. 2π D. 41/2
C. π/3 D. 17
D. nπ
19. Find the area of triangle ABC with vertices
Use the given figure below to answer question A(2, 1), B(2, 4) and C(-2, 1)
(14) A. 6
B. 4
C. 8
D. 5
16. Ogive is defined as . 22. Find equation of the line through (2,3) and
A. Smooth curve obtained by plotting is perpendicular to the line 2x -3y +2=0
cumulative frequency against upper class A. 2y – 3x - 12 = 0
boundary B. 2y + 3x - 12 = 0
B. Smooth curve obtained by plotting C. 2y + 3x + 12 = 0
cumulative frequency against lower class D. 3x - 2y + 12 = 0
boundary
C. Smooth curve obtained by plotting
cumulative frequency against the mean.
D. None of the above
2
A. 0.01285 29. If a block of height 2.5 cm represents 100
B. 0.1286 goats, how high should the block be to
C. 0.1285 represent 170 goats.
D. 0.01286 A. 4.50 cm
B. 5.00 cm
24. A trader bought goats for ₦4000 each and C. 4.00 cm
sold all of them for ₦180,000 at a loss 25%. D. 4.25 cm
How many goats did he buy?
A. 50 30. The sum of 10th terms of an AP is 30 and
B. 60 its 12th term is 36. Find the first term and the
C. 36 common difference.
D. 45 A. 19.77, 5.07
B. -19.77, 5.07
25. If Musa scored 75 in Biology instead of 57, C. 19.77. -5.07
average mark in four subjects would have been D -19.77, -5.07
60. What was his total mark?
A. 282 31. If T varies inversely proportional to P and
B. 240 directly to U, formulate the problem
C. 222 A. T = K/P+U
D. 210 B. T α 1/P
C. T ∞ U
26. Divide the L.C.M of 48, 64, and 80 by their D. T = K/P + AU
H. C. F
A. 20 32. Find the equation of the tangent to the
B. 30 curve y = x3 at the point (2, 8)
C. 48 A. 12x + y — 16 = 0
D. 60 B. 12x — 2y + 16 = 0
C. 12x — y — 16 = 0
D. 12x — y + 16 = 0
3
C. 30
D. 50
ANSWERS
1. B
2. D
3. A
4. A
5. C
6. C
35. The triangle PQR above is 7. A
A. an isosceles triangle 8. B
B. an obtuse-angled triangle 9. C
C. a scalene triangle 10. D
D. an equilateral triangle 11. C
12. B
36 Find the sstandard deviation of the numbers 13. C
1, 7, 6, 3, 4, 5, 2, 8, 9 14. B
A. 6 15. B
B. √6 16. A
C. 7 17. B
D. √7 18. C
19. D
37. Find the arithmetic mean of the following 20. B
numbers 30, 32, 34, 36, 38, 40, 42 21. C
A. 34 22. B
B. 38 23. D
C. 36 24. B
D. 37 25. B
26. D
38. Five years ago, a father was 3 times as old 27. D
as his son. Now, their combined ages amount 28. C
to 110 years. What is the current age of the 29. D
father is? 30. B
A. 75 years 31. D
B. 60 years 32. C
C. 98 years 33. B
D. 80 years 34. D
35. A
39. Find the product of (2√y— 3y) and (3y + 36. B
2√y) 37. D
A. 4y + y2 38. D
B. 4y + 9y2 39. C
C. 4y - 9y2 40. B
D. -4y - 9y2
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NDA PAST QUESTIONS ON MATHEMATICS 2016
1. Evaluate (212)3 - (121)3 + (222)3 D. 0.5
A. (313)3
B. (1000)3 9. Find the compound interest on ₦450 in 3
C. (1020)3 years at 4% per annum to the nearest whole
D. (1222)3 number.
A. 54
B. 56
C. 57
D. 58
A. 4/5
10. Muhammad invests ₦100 on January 1st of
B. 5/4
each year at 4% per annum. Find the total
C. 2/5
amount on his investment at the end of 3
D. 6/7
years.
A. ₦330.8
3. Nwankwo buys a watch of ₦10 and sells it at
B. ₦324.1
₦6.50k. What is his percentage loss?
C. ₦320.0
A. 20%
D. ₦324.6
B. 25%
C. 30%
11. Find the range of values of x for which ½(x
D. 35%
— 1) + 1/3(x + 2) <
A. x > -1/5
4. An article costing N5 was sold at a gain of
B. x< -1/5
12.5%. Find the selling price?
C. -1/5< x ≤ 0
A. ₦5.5
D. None of the above
B. ₦6
C. ₦6.25
12.missing
D. ₦8
A. r≤ 1
B. |r|< 1
C. r ≠ 1
D. None
A. 3.2
B. 1.85
C. 2.1
D. 2.21
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32. Divide a line of length 60 cm into 4 parts
whose ratios are 3:7:6:4
A. 9:21: 18:12
B. 7:21:18:19
C. 9:21:30:0
D. None
ANSWERS
A. 120˚ 1. C
B. 60˚ 2. B
C. 30˚ 3. D
D. 240˚ 4. C
5. A
37. Let the point M has coordinates (-2, 6) and 6. C
the point N has coordinates (5, 9). Find the 7. D
gradient of line MN. 8. D
9. B
10. D
11. B
12. A
13. A
14. A
15. C
16. A
17. B
18. B
19. B
20. B
21. B
22. C
23. A
24. C
38. The gradient of the line B is M1 and the
25. A
gradient of the line CD is M2. The angle
26. A
between lines AB and CD is:
27. B
28. D
29. C
30. D
31. A
32. A
33. B
34. D
35. B
36. B
37. A
39. The equation of a circle centre (a, b), with 38. D
radius 3 units is 39. B
A. (x-y)2 + (y-b)2 = 9 40. C
B. (x-a)2 + (y-b)2 =3
C. (x+a)2 + (y+b)2 = 9
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NDA PAST QUESTIONS ON MATHEMATICS 2016
1. A regular polygon is a polygon with: B. ₦4,900
A. Equal sides, different angles C. ₦4,800
B. Equal sides equal angle D. ₦4,700
C. None of the above
D. All of the above 17. Simplify 63/4 +(211/3 of 21/4-21)
A. ¼
2. Find the median of 6,5,9,8,4,7,2,8,9,4 B. 1/6
A. 6 C. 2/7
B. 6.5 D. 3/5
C. 7
D. 7.5 18. If 126n = 86; find a positive value for n.
A. n = 8
3. The area of a circle is increasing at the rate B. n = 4
of 3 cm/sec. Find the rate of change of the C. n = 6
circumference when the radius is 2 cm D. n = 10
A. 4 cm/sec
B. 31/3 cm/sec 19. Find the quadratic factors of x2 + 4
C. 11/2 cm/sec A. x2 +2x + 2 and x2 -2x + 2
D. 21/4 cm/sec B. x2 + 2x -2 and x2 -x + 3
C. 2x2 +2x -1 and x2 -3x -1
4. Find the angle between the pairs of line D. 3x + x -1 and x- 2x + 3
i. y = 3x + 7
ii. 3y = x+8 21. Solve the Simultaneous equation:
A. 58˚ 3x +y =1
B. 53˚ 2x -3y =8
C. 57˚ A. x = -1 and y = -2
D. 53˚ B. x = 2 and y = -1
C. x = 1 and y = 2
13. Find the simple interest on ₦6,000 for 4 D. x = -2 and y = -1
years at 9% per annum
A. ₦2, 000 23. A Regular polygon is apolygon with:
B. ₦2,160 A. Equal sides, different angles
C. ₦3,000 B. Equal sides, equal angles
D. ₦3,160 C. Different sides equal angles
D. All of the above
14. How long will it take for prices to double if
the rate of inflation is 25% per annum?
A. 2 years
B. 4 years
C. 3 years
D. 5 years
A. A∩B’
B. A’∩B
C. A’ՍB
D. A–B