1996 WAEC SSCE Mathematics Past Questions

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In the diagram above, TRQ is a straight line. Find p, if p = 1/3(a + b + c).

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In the diagram above, find x correct to the nearest degree.

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Each interior angle of a regular nonagon(nine sided polygon) is equal to

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How many sides has a polygon if the sum of its interior angle is 1440o?

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The angle of a sector of a circle of radius 35cm is 288o. Find the perimeter of the sector. [Take π = 22/7]

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One side of a rectangle is 8cm and the diagonal is 10cm. What is the area of the rectangle?

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Find, correct to 1 decimal place, the volume of cylinder of height 8cm and base radius 3cm. [Take π = 3.142]

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If the hypotenuse of a right-angle isosceles triangle is 2, what is the length of each of the other side?

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In the diagram above, O is the center of the circle of radius 3.5cm, ∠POQ = 60oUse the information to answer the question below [Take π = 22/7]What is the area of the minor sector POQ?

1996

In the diagram above, O is the center of the circle of radius 3.5cm, ∠POQ = 60o.Use the information to answer the question below. [Take π = 22/7]What is the length of the arc PXQ?

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The graph of 2y = 5x2 - 3x2 - 2 cuts the y axis at the point

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The roots of a quadratic equation are -1/4 and 3. The quadratic equation is

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Factorize 32x3 - 8xy2

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Make p the subject if formula y = a + p/a - p

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Solve the equation 4/a + 1/5a = 3

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If x is a real number which of the following is more illustrated on the number line?

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M varies directly as an inversely as the square of p. If M = 3, when n = 2 and p = 1, find M in terms of n and p.

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If 3p - q = 6 and 2p + 3q = 4, find q

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Simplify 5/x - y - 4/y - x

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Expand (2x - 5)(x - 3)

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