WAEC Past Questions and Answers - Page 1044

5,216.

Find the angle between i + 5j and 5i - J

A.

0\(^o\)

B.

45\(^o\)

C.

60\(^o\)

D.

90\(^o\)

Correct answer is D

a = i + 5j and b = 5i - j

cos\(\theta\) = \(\frac{a.b}{|a|.|b|}\)

= \(\frac{(1 \times 5) + (5x - 1)}{(\sqrt{1^2 + 5^2}) (5^2 + (-1))^2}\)

= \(\frac{5 - 5}{\sqrt{26}\times \sqrt{26}}\) = 0

x = cos\(^{-1}\)(0), x = 90\(^o\) 

5,217.

Calculate the probability that the product of two numbers selected at random with replacement from the set {-5,-2,4, 8} is positive

A.

\(\frac{2}{3}\)

B.

\(\frac{1}{2}\)

C.

\(\frac{1}{3}\)

D.

\(\frac{1}{6}\)

Correct answer is B

x -5 -2  4 8

-5 25 10 -20 -40

-2 10 4 -8 -16

4 10 4 -8 -16

4 -20 -8 16 32

8 -40 -16 32 64

Pr(Two numbers is positive) = \(\frac{8}{16}\) 

= \(\frac{1}{2}\) 

5,218.

Find the median of the numbers 9,7, 5, 2, 12,9,9, 2, 10, 10, and 18.

A.

7

B.

9

C.

10

D.

11

Correct answer is B

Rearrange;

2, 2, 5, 7, 9, 9, 9, 10, 10, 11, 12, 18

Median = 9

5,219.

If X = \(\frac{3}{5}\) and cos y = \(\frac{24}{25}\), where X and Y are acute, find the value of cos (X + Y). 

A.

\(\frac{117}{125}\)

B.

\(\frac{24}{25}\)

C.

\(\frac{3}{5}\)

D.

\(\frac{7}{25}\)

Correct answer is C

Cos (x + y) 

= cos x cos y - sin x sin y

cos (x + y) = \(\frac{4}{5} \times \frac{24}{25} - \frac{3}{5} \times \frac{7}{25}\)

= \(\frac{96}{125} - \frac{21}{125} = \frac{96 - 21}{125}\)

= \(\frac{75}{125}\)

= \(\frac{3}{5}\) 

5,220.

Given that P = {x : 1 \(\geq\) x \(\geq\) 6} and Q = {x : 2 < x < 10}. Where x are integers, find n(p \(\cap\) Q) 

A.

4

B.

6

C.

8

D.

10

Correct answer is A

P = {1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6}

Q = {3, 4 , 5, 6, 7, 8, 9}

P \(\cap\) Q = {3, 4, 5, 6}

n(P \(\cup\) Q) = 4