JAMB Mathematics Past Questions & Answers - Page 393

1,961.

By how much is the mean of 30, 56, 31, 55, 43 and 44 less than the median?

A.

0.75

B.

0.50

C.

0.33

D.

0.17

Correct answer is C

\(Mean = \frac{30+56+31+55+43+44}{6}\\=\frac{259}{6}=43.167\\Median = 30,31,43,44,55,56\\=\frac{43+44}{2}=\frac{87}{2}=43.5\\Median-mean = 43.5-43.17=0.33\)

1,962.

Determine the maximum value of y = 3x2 - x3

A.

zero

B.

2

C.

4

D.

6

Correct answer is C

y = 3x2 - x3
dy/dx = 6x - 3x2
as dy/dx = 0
6x - 3x2 = 0
3x (2 - x) = 0
this implies that 2 -x = 0 and 3x = 0
x = 2 (or) 0
But = dy/dx = 6x - 3x2
d2y/dx2 = 6 - 6x at x = 2
= 6 - 6(2)
= -6
y = 3x2 - x3
= 3(2)2 - 23
= 12 - 8
= 4

1,963.

If y = 3 sin(-4x), dy/dx is

A.

12x cos (4x)

B.

-12x cos (-4x)

C.

-12 cos (-4x)

D.

12 sin (-4x)

Correct answer is C

y = 3 sin(-4x)
dy/dx = 3 x - 4 cos (-4x)
= -12 cos (-4x)

1,964.

Evaluate \(\int^{2} _{3}(x^2 - 2x)dx\)

A.

4

B.

2

C.

4/3

D.

1/3

Correct answer is C

\(\int^{2} _{3}(x^2 - 2x)dx\\=\left[\frac{x^3}{3}-\frac{2x^2}{2}\right ]^{2}_{3}\\\left[\frac{x^3}{3}-x^2 + C\right ]^{2}_{3}\\\left[\frac{3^3}{3}-3^2 + C \right ]-\left[\frac{2^3}{3}-2^2 + C \right ]\\9-9-\left[\frac{8}{3}-4 \right ]\\=\frac{-8}{3}+4\\=\frac{4}{3}\)

1,965.

Find the slope of the curve y = 2x\(^2\) + 5x - 3 at (1, 4).

A.

4

B.

6

C.

7

D.

9

Correct answer is D

y = 2x\(^2\) + 5x - 3
dy/dx = 4x + 5
= 4 + 5
= 9