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Mathematics Past Questions and Answers

Jamb 1981 Mathematics Questions

Question 31:
The area of a circular plate is one-sixteenth the surface area of a ball of a ball, If the area of the plate is given as P cm2, then the radius of the ball is
  • A \(\frac{2P}{\pi}\)
  • B \(\frac{P}{\sqrt{\pi}}\)
  • C \(\frac{P}{\sqrt{2\pi}}\)
  • D 2\(\frac{P}{\pi}\)
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Question 32:
Show that \(\frac{\sin 2x}{1 + \cos x}\) + \(\frac{sin2 x}{1 - cos x}\) is
  • A Sin x
  • B Cos<sup style='font-size: smaller;'>2</sup>x
  • C 2
  • D 3
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Question 33:
The first term of an Arithmetic progression is 3 and the fifth term is 9. Find the number of terms in the progression if the sum is 81
  • A 12
  • B 27
  • C 9
  • D 4
  • E 36
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Question 34:
Simplify T = \(\frac{4R_2}{R_1^{-1} + R_2^{-1} + 4R_3^{-1}}\)
  • A \(\frac{4R_1 \times R_2 R_3}{R_2R_3 + R_1R_3 + 4R_1 R_2}\)
  • B \(\frac{R_1 R_2 R_3}{R_2R_3 + R_1R_2 + 4R_1 R_2}\)
  • C \(\frac{16R_1 R_2 R_3}{R_2R_3 + R_1R_2 + R_1 R_2}\)
  • D \(\frac{4R_1 R_2 R_3}{4R_2R_3 + R_1R_2 + 4R_1 R_2}\)
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Question 35:
If b = a + cp and r = ab + \(\frac{1}{2}\)cp2, express b2 in terms of a, c, r.
  • A B<sup style='font-size: smaller;'>2</sup> = aV + 2cr
  • B B<sup style='font-size: smaller;'>2</sup> = ar + 2c<sup style='font-size: smaller;'>2</sup>r
  • C B<sup style='font-size: smaller;'>2</sup> = a<sup style='font-size: smaller;'>2</sup> = \(\frac{1}{2}\) cr<sup style='font-size: smaller;'>2</sup>
  • D B<sup style='font-size: smaller;'>2</sup> = \(\frac{1}{2}\)ar<sup style='font-size: smaller;'>2</sup> + c
  • E B<sup style='font-size: smaller;'>2</sup> = 2cr - a<sup style='font-size: smaller;'>2</sup>
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