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Mathematics Past Questions and Answers

Jamb 2008 Mathematics Questions

Question 46:
The result of rolling a fair die 150 times is as summarized in the table above. What is the probability of obtaining a 5
  • A <sup style='font-size: smaller;'>3</sup>/<sub style='font-size: smaller;'>10</sub>
  • B <sup style='font-size: smaller;'>1</sup>/<sub style='font-size: smaller;'>5</sub>
  • C <sup style='font-size: smaller;'>1</sup>/<sub style='font-size: smaller;'>6</sub>
  • D <sup style='font-size: smaller;'>1</sup>/<sub style='font-size: smaller;'>10</sub>
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Question 47:
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 48:
\(\begin{pmatrix} -2 & 1 \\ 2 & 3 \end{pmatrix}\) + \(\begin{pmatrix}p & q \\ r & s\end{pmatrix}\) = \(\begin{pmatrix} 1 & 0 \\0 & 1 \end{pmatrix}\). 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 49:
Calculate the distance between points L(-1, -6) and M(-3, -5)
  • A √5
  • B 2√3
  • C √20
  • D √50
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