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Mathematics Past Questions and Answers

Topic: Indices, Logarithms and Surds

Jamb Mathematics Questions - Indices, Logarithms and Surds

Question 46:
The base of a pyramid is a square of side 8cm. If its vertex is directly above the centre, find the height, given that the edge is 4.3cm
  • A 6cm
  • B 5cm
  • C 4cm
  • D 3cm
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Question 47:
If x varies inversely as the cube root of y and x = 1 when y = 8, find y when x = 3
  • A \(\frac{1}{3}\)
  • B \(\frac{2}{3}\)
  • C \(\frac{8}{27}\)
  • D \(\frac{4}{9}\)
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Question 48:
if x is the addition of the prime numbers between 1 and 6; and y the H.C.F. of 6, 9, 15. Find the product of x and y
  • A 27
  • B 30
  • C 33
  • D 90
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Question 49:
If \(log_{10} 2 = 0.3010\) and \(log_{10} 3 = 0.4771\), evaluate; without using logarithm tables, \(log_{10} 4.5\)
  • A 0.3010
  • B 0.4771
  • C 0.6532
  • D 0.9542
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Question 50:
The thickness of an 800 pages of book is 18mm. Calculate the thickness of one leaf of the book giving your answer in meters and in standard form
  • A 2.25 x 10<sup style='font-size: smaller;'>-4</sup>m
  • B 50 x 10<sup style='font-size: smaller;'>-4</sup>m
  • C 2.25 x 10<sup style='font-size: smaller;'>-5</sup>m
  • D 4.50 x 10<sup style='font-size: smaller;'>-5</sup>m
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