1995 WAEC SSCE Mathematics Past Questions

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A cylindrical container, closed at both ends, has a radius of 7cm and height 5cm [Take π = 22/7]What is the volume of the container?

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A cylindrical container, closed at both ends, has a radius of 7cm and height 5cm [Take π = 22/7]Find the total surface area of the container

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A water tank of height 1/2 m has a square base of side 11/2 m. lf it is filled with water from a water tanker holding 1500 litres, how many litres of water are left in the water tanker? [1000 litres = 1m3]

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The diagonals AC and BD of a rhombus ABCD are 16cm and 12cm long respectively. Calculate the area of the rhombus.

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In the diagram above. |AB| = 12cm, |AE| = 8cm, |DCl = 9cm and AB||DC. Calculate |EC|.

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Use the graph of y = 3x2 + x - 7 above to answer the question.Find the roots of the equation y=3x2 + x - 7

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Use the graph of y = 3x2 + x - 7 above to answer the question.What is the minimum value of y?

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Solve the following Simultaneous equations: x+ y = 3/2; x - y = 5/2 and use your result to find the value of 2y + x

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Solve the equation (x +2)(x - 7) = 0

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Solve the equation 3x2 + 25x -18 = 0

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If y = 1/x and x= 3 when y=4, find y when x=2

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Factorize the expression x(a - c) + y(c - a)

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What is the smaller value of x for which x2 - 3x + 2=O?

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Solve the inequality: 1/3(2x - 1) 5

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Which of the following could be the inequality illustrated in the sketch graph above?

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Find the values of x for which the expression is underlined;6x - 1/x2 + 4x - 5

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If R = [2, 4, 6, 7] and S = [1, 2, 4, 8], then R∪S equal

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lf 16/9 , x, 1, y are in Geometric Progression (GP), find the product of x and y.

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Find the nth term Un of the A.P., 11, 4, -3,....... .

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By selling some crates of soft drinks for N600.00, a dealer makes a profit of 50%. How much did the dealer pay for the drinks?

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