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Mathematics Past Questions and Answers

Topic: Surface areas and Volumes of simple solids

Jamb Mathematics Questions - Surface areas and Volumes of simple solids

Question 36:
Determine the distance on the earth's surface between two town P (lat 60°N, Long 20°E) and Q(Lat 60°N, Long 25°W) (Radius of the earth = 6400km)
  • A \(\frac{800\pi}{9}\)km
  • B \(\frac{800\sqrt{3\pi}}{9}\)km
  • C 800\(\pi\) km
  • D 800\(\sqrt{3\pi}\) km
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Question 37:
a student blows a balloon and its volume increases at a rate of \(\pi\)(20 - t2)cm3S-1 after t seconds. If the initial volume is 0 cm3, find the volume of the balloon after 2 seconds
  • A 37.00\(\pi\)
  • B 37.33\(\pi\)
  • C 40.00\(\pi\)
  • D 42.67\(\pi\)
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Question 38:
find the radius of a sphere whose surface area is 154cm2 (\(\pi = \frac{22}{7}\))
  • A 7.00cm
  • B 3.50cm
  • C 3.00cm
  • D 1.75cm
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Question 39:
An open rectangular box is made of wood 2cm thick. If the internal dimensions of the box are 50cm long, 36cm wide and 20cm deep, the box volume of wood in the box is
  • A 11 520cm<sup style='font-size: smaller;'>3</sup>
  • B 36 000cm<sup style='font-size: smaller;'>3</sup>
  • C 38 200cm<sup style='font-size: smaller;'>3</sup>
  • D 47 520cm<sup style='font-size: smaller;'>3</sup>
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Question 40:
In the frustum of the cone, the top diagram is twice the bottom diameter. If the height of the frustum is h centimeters, find he height of the cone
  • A 2h
  • B 2\(\pi\)h
  • C \(\pi\)h
  • D \(\frac{\pi h}{2}\)
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