WAEC Mathematics 2003 Past Questions

(a) If p varies directly as \(r^{2}\) and p = 3.2 when r = 4, find the value of p when r = 6.5.

(b) Solve the simultaneous equations :

\(\frac{x}{2} + \frac{y}{4} = 1 ; \frac{x}{3} - \frac{y}{4} = \frac{-1}{6}\)

Without using Mathematical tables or a calculator, simplify :

(a) \(\sqrt{50} - 3\sqrt{2}(2\sqrt{2} - 5) - 5\sqrt{32}\)

(b) \(\frac{1}{2} \log_{10} \frac{25}{4} - 2 \log_{10} \frac{4}{5} + \log_{10} \frac{320}{125}\).

(a) Simplify : \(625^{\frac{3}{8}} \times 5^{\frac{1}{2}} \div 25\)

(b) Solve the following equations correct to one decimal place. 

(i) \(\tan (\theta + 25)° = 5.145\)

(ii) \(5\cos \theta - 1 = 0\), where \(0° \leq \theta \leq 90°\).

  In the diagram, PQRS is a circle with centre O and radius 7cm. SQ and PR intersect at K and < SKR = 90°. If the length of the arc SR is four times that of arc PQ, find the length of the arc SR. [Take \(\pi = \frac{22}{7}\)].

The table shows the number of suitcases possessed by a group of travellers.

(a) Calculate the (i) median (ii) mean, correct to the nearest whole number.

(b) Draw a bar chart to represent the information.

(a) Simplify : \(\frac{\frac{1}{3}c^{2} - \frac{2}{3}cd}{\frac{1}{2}d^{2} - \frac{1}{4}cd}\)

(b) In the diagram, YPF is a straight line. < XPY = 44°, < MPF = 46°, < XYP = < MFP = 90°, /XY/ = 7cm and /MP/ = 9 cm. 

(i) Calculate, correct to 3 significant figures, /XM/ and /YF/ ; (ii) Find < XMP.

The table shows the monthly contributions and expenditure pattern of an employee in 1999.

(a) Draw a pie chart to illustrate the data.

(b) If the employee's gross monthly salary was N10,800.00, calculate (i) the pension contribution of the employee ; (ii) the income tax paid by the employee.

(c) If the pension contribution and income tax were deducted from the gross monthly salary, before payment, calculate the take- home pay of the employee.

(a) A = {1, 2, 5, 7} and B = {1, 3, 6, 7} are subsets of the universal set U = {1, 2, 3,...., 10}. Find (i) \(A'\) ; (ii) \((A \cap B)'\) ; (iii) \((A \cup B)'\) ; (iv) the subsets of B each of which has three elements.

(b) Write down the 15th term of the sequence, \(\frac{2}{1 \times 3}, \frac{2}{2 \times 4}, \frac{4}{3 \times 5}, \frac{5}{4 \times 6},...\).

(c) An Arithmetic Progression (A.P) has 3 as its first term and 4 as the common difference, (i) write an expression in its simplest form for the nth term ; (ii) find the least term of the A.P that is greater than 100.

The marks obtained by 40 students in an examination are as follows :

85 77 87 74 77 78 79 89 95 90 78 73 86 83 91 74 84 81 83 75 77 70 81 69 75 63 76 87 61 78 69 96 65 80 84 80 77 74 88 72.

(a) Copy and complete the table for the distribution using the above data.

(b) Draw a histogram to represent the distribution.

(c) Using your histogram, estimate the modal mark.

(d) If a student is chosen at random, find the probability that the student obtains a mark greater than 79.

In the diagram, PQT is a straight line and SQ // RT.

(a) Join QR and show that : (i) < RPS = < QRT ; (ii) < PRS = < QTR.

(b) ABC is a triangle. The sides AB and AC are produced to D and E respectively such that < DBC = 132° and < ECD = 96°. Show that \(\Delta\) ABC is isosceles.

An aeroplane flies due west for 3 hours from P (lat. 50°N, long. 60°W) to a point Q at an average speed of 600km/h. The aeroplane then flies due south from Q to a point Y 500km away. Calculate, correct to 3 significant figures, 

(a) the longitude of Q ;

(b) the latitude of Y . [Take the radius of the earth = 6400km and \(\pi = \frac{22}{7}\)].

Using ruler and a pair of compasses only,

(a) construct a quadrilateral PXYQ such that /PX/ = 9.9 cm, /QX/ = 10.2 cm, < QPZ = 75°, /QY/ = 10.4 cm and PQ // XY. 

(b) Construct the (i) locus \(l_{1}\) of points equidistant from X and Y ; (ii) locus \(l_{2}\) of points equidistant from QY and YX.

(c) Locate M, the point of intersection of \(l_{1}\) and \(l_{2}\).

(d) Measure /PM/.

The table below shows the values of the relation \(y = 11 - 2x - 2x^{2}\) for \(-4 \leq x \leq 3\).

(a) Copy and complete the table.

(b) Using a scale of 2 cm to 1 unit on the x- axis and 2 cm to 5 units on the y- axis, draw the graph of \(y = 11 - 2x - 2x^{2}\).

(c) Use your graph to find : (i) the roots of the equation \(11 - 2x - 2x^{2} = 0\) ; (ii) the values of x for which \(3 - 2x - 2x^{2} = 0\) ; (iii) the gradient of the curve at x = 1.