BUK Mathematics 2013/2014 Past Questions

Which of the following statements is not correct

If log 27 = 1.431, then the values of log 9 is

If log (a/b) + log (b/a) = log (a + b), then

(17)^3.5 × (17)^x = 17⁸, what is x

If $(x/y)^{a-1}$ = $(x/y)^{3-a}$ then, the value of a is ?

Given that 10⁰⁴³ = X, 10^0.71 = y and x^z = y² then the value of z is close to

If 5^a = 3125, then the value of 5^(a-3) is ?

The sum of the ages of 5 children born at the intervals of 3 years each is 50 years. What is the age of the youngest child

A is two years older than B who is twice as old as C. If the total of the ages of A,B and C be 27, then how old is B

From a group of 7 men and 6 women, five persons are to be selected to form a committee so that at least 3 men are there on the committee, in how many ways can it be done?

In how many different ways can the letters of the word READING be arranged in such a way that the vowels always come together?

Tickets numbered 1 to 20 are mixed up and then a ticket is drawn at random. what is the probability that the ticket drawn has a number which is a multiple of 3 or 5?

What is the probability of getting a sum 9 from two throws of a dice?

The common ratio of a GP is 2 If the fifth term is greater than the first term by 45, find the fifth term

Express 0.00379 in standard form

If the distance between the points (x,3) and (-x,2) is 5 Find x

Factorize 3a² - 7a - 6

The four interior angles of a quadrilateral are (x+20)°, (x+10)°, (2x-45)° and (x-25)°. Find the value of x

If A = {c, e, f} and B = {d, e, f} then A ⋂ B equals

Which of the following is not a quadratic expression?

If 2x² + kx - 14 = (x+2)(2x-7), find the value of k

Find the radius of a circle in which an arc of length 44cm subtends an angle of 200° (Take π = 22/7)

Which of the following equations has its roots as -2 and 5

Evaluate (0.11⁴) correct to two significant figures