JAMB Mathematics 1982 Past Questions

Rationalize the expression \(\frac{1}{\sqrt{2} + \sqrt{5}}\)

Simplify 3 - 2 \(\div\) \(\frac{4}{5}\) + \(\frac{1}{2}\)

If N560.70 is shared in the ratio 7 : 2 : 1, what is the smallest share?

Seven years ago, the age of a father was three times than that of his son, but in six years time the age of the son will be half that of his father, representing the present ages of the father and so by x and y, respectively, the two equations relating x and y are

The factors of 6x - 5 - x² are

The solution of the quadratic equation bx² + cx + a = 0 is given by

The graphical method of solving the equation x³ + 3x² + 4x - 28 = 0 is by drawing the graphs of the curves

Write the equation 2 log₂x - x log₂(1 + y) = 3 in a form not involving logarithms

Find \(\alpha\) and \(\beta\) such that x^{\(\frac{3}{8}\)} x y^{\(\frac{-6}{7}\)} x (\(\frac{y^{\frac{9}{7}}}{x^{\frac{45}{8}}}\))^{\(\frac{1}{9}\)} = \(\frac{y^{\alpha}}{y^{\beta}}\)

Which of the following lines is not parallel to the line 3y + 2x + 7 = 0?

What is the least possible value of \(\frac{9}{1 + 2x^2}\) if 0 \(\geq\) x \(\geq\) 2?

A man bought wrist watch for N150 but was only able to sell it for N120. Find the loss per cent on the transaction

Find the median of the set set of numbers 110, 116, 113, 119, 118, 127, 118, 117, 113

If f(x - 2) = 3x² + 4x + 1. Find the area of the sector

A sector of a circle is bounded by two radii 7cm long and an arc length 6cm. Find the area of the sector.

Given that p:q = \(\frac{1}{3}\):\(\frac{1}{2}\) and q:r = \(\frac{2}{5}\), find p:r

If sin \(\theta\) = \(\frac{m - n}{m + n}\); Find the value of 1 + tan²\(\theta\)

The currency used in a country is called 'Matimalik'(M) and is of base seven. A lady in that country bought 4 bags of rice at M56 per bag and and 3 tins of milk at M4 per tin. What is the total cost of the item she bought?

Solve for x, If \(\frac{\frac{2}{x}}{\frac{p^2 + p^2}{p^2 + p^2}}\) = m

Express 37.05 x 0.0042 in standard form

Find the values of x for which the expression \(\frac{(x - 3)(x - 2)}{x^2 + x - 2}\)

A stone Q is tied to a point P vertically above Q by an inelastic string of length 2 meters. How high does the stone rise when the string is inclined at an angle 60^o to the vertical?

Express 130 kilometers per second in meters per hour

The quantity y is partly constant and partly varies inversely as the square of x. With P and Q as constants, a possible relationship between x and y is

If \(\frac{3e + f}{3f - e}\) = \(\frac{2}{5}\), find the value of \(\frac{e + 3f}{f - 3e}\)

A world congress of mathematicians were held in Nice in 1970 with 800 people participating. There were 300 from Europe, 200 from America, 150 from Asia, 45 from Africa and 105 from Australia. Representing the above on a pie chart, the angle of the sector representing the participant is

The diameter of a metal rod is measured as 23.40 cm to four significant figures. What is the maximum error in the measurement?

In a regular polygon of n sides, each interior angle is 144^o. Find n

Simplify \(\frac{3}{2x - 1}\) + \(\frac{2 - x}{x - 2}\)

The solution to the quadratic equation 5 + 3x - 2x² = 0 is

A housewife bought 3 kilograms of garri at N13.00 per kg. She deposited N160. 00 for half a cow and bought 24 oranges at 10k each. She came back home with N20.60. She therefore left home with

The solution to the simultaneous equations 3x + 5y = 4, 4x + 3y = 5 is

The area of the curved surface of the cone generated by the sector of a circle radius 6cm and are length 22cm is (\(\pi\) = \(\frac{22}{7}\))

The square base of a pyramid of side 3cm has height 8cm. If the pyramid is cut into two parts by a plane parallel to the base midway between the base and the vertex, the volumes of the two sections are

Simplify f^{\(\frac{1}{2}\)}g²h^{\(\frac{1}{2}\)} \(\div\) f^{\(\frac{5}{2}\)}g^oh^{\(\frac{7}{3}\)}

Determine the mean monthly salary of 50 employees of a company from the following frequency distribution.
\(\begin{array}{c|c} \text{Monthly salary} & \text{Frequency}\\\hline N200.00 & 10\\ N325.00 & 5\\N100.00 & 20\\N120.00 & 2\\ N60.00 & 10\\ N80.00 & 3\end{array}\)

If the function y = 5x is graphed, what would be its intercept on the y-axis?

A side of a rhombus is 2cm in length. An angle of the rhombus is 60^o. What is the length of the diagonal facing this angle?

A variable y is inversely proportional to x², when y = 10, x = 2. What is y when x = 10?

Two distinct sectors i the same circle substend 100^o and 30^o respectively at the centre of the circle. Their corresponding arcs are in ratio

The arithmetic mean of the ages of 30 pupils in a class is 15.3 years. One boy leaves the class and one girl is enrolled, and the new average age of 30 pupils in the class becomes 15.2 years. How much older is the boy than the girl?

In the diagram, angle QPR = 90^o, angle PSR = 90^o and PR = 5 units. Find the length of QS.

The diagram is the distance time graph of a vehicle. Find its average speed in kilometers per hour during the journey

In the fiqure where PQRTU is a circle, ISTI = IRSI and angle TSR = 52^o. Find the angle marked m

If K is a constant, which of the following equations best describes the parabola?

PQRS is a parallelogram with area 50 square cm and the side PQ is 10cm long. T is a point on RS and TF is the altitude of the triangle TPQ. Find TF

In the figure, QRSt is a rectangle; PT// QM, angle P = 60^o. Find angle MUR

TP and TQ are tangents to a circle centre 0 and r is a point on the circumference of the circle as shown in the figure. If angle PTQ = 45^o, what is the magnitude of the angle PRO?